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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 1264 p4p, 1872 weight class) and Conor Larkin (ranked 184 p4p, 246 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Larkin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arroyo tests Larkin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Larkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larkin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arroyo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Larkin forces Arroyo back against the cage and clinches.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Larkin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arroyo is keeping busy.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
Larkin is working Arroyo over against the cage.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Larkin digs a right hand into Arroyo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arroyo's gas tank.
Larkin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Larkin displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arroyo up against the cage.
Larkin blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arroyo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Larkins head.
A head punch on the inside from Larkin fails to land.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
Arroyo throws a punch but it's blocked by Larkin.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Arroyo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Larkin has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Larkin cracks Arroyo with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arroyo.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Larkin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Arroyo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Larkin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arroyo backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Larkin is out of range.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Larkin throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Larkin throws a low kick but Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Larkin.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a nice strike.
Larkin darts in and clinches Arroyo up against the cage.
Larkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Larkin can't find room to land a body shot as Arroyo controls the action.
Larkin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Larkin trying to control the position but instead, Arroyo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Larkin into the cage.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Larkin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arroyo's half guard.
Larkin slows the pace down in half guard.
Larkin prevents Arroyo from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arroyo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arroyo missing with punches from the bottom.
Arroyo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Larkin trying to control from half guard but Arroyo is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Arroyo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Arroyo missing with punches from the bottom.
Arroyo is refusing to be controlled, as Larkin sits in half guard.
Larkin controlling the action here.
Arroyo missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Arroyo scores with a jab.
Arroyo with a nice cross.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Larkin with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Larkin gets the takedown into side control.
Arroyo throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Arroyo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arroyo throws a hook but Larkin avoids it easily.
Arroyo cracks Larkin with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Arroyo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Larkin to stand back up!
Larkin is rocked!
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larkin lands a jab to the nose.
Larkin is still on wobbly legs! Can Arroyo finish him?
Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin seems to have recovered his senses.
Arroyo swings widly with a right hand
and Larkin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Larkin.
Arroyo tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Arroyo tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Arroyo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Larkin wants to control but Arroyo is keeping him busy.
Arroyo misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Arroyo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Larkin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arroyo is working hard here to advance position.
Arroyo is not content to let Larkin control the position.
Larkin happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Arroyo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Larkin trying to control the position but Arroyo is working away.
Arroyo can't do much from the bottom here.
Arroyo wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Arroyo is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Larkin off and has taken his back!
Larkin felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arroyo misses with punches from the back.
Arroyo is punishing Larkin with strikes - can he finish him?!
Arroyo punches Larkin on the ear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Arroyo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Larkin covering up well under a series of strikes from Arroyo.
Larkin trying to control the position but Arroyo manages to sink in the hooks.
Larkin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Larkin trying to control but not successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo misses with an elbow to the head.
Conor Larkin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Arroyo misses with punches from the back.
Larkin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Larkin avoids the strikes from Arroyo.
Larkin trying to control the hands but Arroyo breaks the grip.
Arroyo throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Arroyo not allowing Larkin to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Arroyo misses with punches from the back.
Larkin looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the head.
Larkin covering up well under a series of strikes from Arroyo.
Even with his hooks in, Arroyo manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Arroyo is trying to stick to Larkin's back but Larkin is turning into Arroyo. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Arroyo's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Larkin.
Arroyo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Larkin controls the pace.
Let's hope that Larkin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larkin can do to turn this around?
Larkin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Arroyo throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Arroyo keeping full guard, as Larkin tries to pass.
Arroyo striking off his back but it's not causing Larkin any problems.
Arroyo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arroyo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Arroyo throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Arroyo will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Larkin is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Larkin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Nice defenses there by Larkin.
Larkin cracks a nice hook into Arroyo's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Arroyo blocks the leg kick.
Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Larkin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Larkin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arroyo throws a hook but Larkin blocks it.
Arroyo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Larkin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Arroyo throws a hook but Larkin avoids it easily.
Larkin is looking to clinch but Arroyo is avoiding it.
Larkin slips under a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Larkin misses.
Larkin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larkin is pressing down on Arroyo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arroyo is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin is looking to take a break and control but Arroyo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arroyo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Arroyo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Larkin controlling the pace.
Larkin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Larkin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Arroyo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Arroyo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Arroyo throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Larkin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Arroyo is just riding it out for now. Larkin eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Larkin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Arroyo is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Larkin has latched onto it... Big trouble! Larkin pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Arroyo is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Larkin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Conor Larkin!
During a confident post fight interview, Conor Larkin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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