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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Arlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morten Eriksen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Andrei Arlovski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrei Arlovski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Morten Eriksen!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eriksen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Eriksen throws an overhand right that lands on Arlovski's shoulder, as Arlovski tries to avoid the shot.
Arlovski bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eriksen's head backwards.
Eriksen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arlovski.
Arlovski misses with the combination.
Eriksen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arlovski.
Eriksen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eriksen is looking to clinch but Arlovski is avoiding it.
Eriksen misses with a combination
and Arlovski counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Arlovski misses.
Eriksen is looking to clinch.
Arlovski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arlovski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Arlovski duly obliges.
It looks like Morten Eriksen has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Eriksen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Arlovski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eriksen counters by clinching up.
Eriksen lands a shot to the body.
Eriksen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arlovski up against the cage.
Arlovski avoiding damage as Eriksen throws knees to the body.
Arlovski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Eriksen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arlovski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Eriksen has Arlovski pressed against the cage, preventing Arlovski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eriksen struggles to land a body shot inside as Arlovski controls his hands.
Eriksen lands a body shot.
Eriksen breaks the clinch.
Arlovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Eriksen does no damage.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eriksen ducks right into an uppercut from Arlovski.
Eriksen misses with a combination
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Arlovski scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Eriksen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arlovski.
Arlovski cracks a nice hook into Eriksen's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eriksen tries to clinch there but Arlovski circles away.
Arlovski lands a head shot.
Arlovski throws out a powerful jab.
Arlovski throws a series of punches but Eriksen moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arlovski counters with a series of strikes. Eriksen will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski moves out of range of the body kick from Eriksen.
Eriksen tries to clinch but Arlovski moves out of range.
Arlovski is working the combinations to good effect here.
Eriksen instigates a clinch.
Arlovski wants to break free but Eriksen has control.
Eriksen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eriksen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eriksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arlovski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Eriksen looks gassed!
Arlovski tries to keep at a distance but Eriksen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arlovski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Come on Eriksen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arlovski is trying to break free.
A right hook to the body lands for Eriksen.
Arlovski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Eriksen breaks from the clinch.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eriksen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arlovski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eriksen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arlovski counters with a one-two to the body.
Eriksen is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Eriksen moves in looking to clinch but Arlovski pushes him off.
Eriksen moves in looking to clinch but Arlovski pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arlovski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morten Eriksen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Eriksen lands with a good body shot.
Eriksen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arlovski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arlovski lands a jab to the head.
Andrei Arlovski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Eriksen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arlovski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arlovski moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Eriksen walks into a stiff left hand from Arlovski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arlovski lands with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Arlovski scores with a four punch combination!
Arlovski fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Eriksen is breathing heavily.
Arlovski lands with a nice combination. Eriksen backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a one two combo.
Arlovski misses with a few strikes there.
Arlovski goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Eriksen misses with a combination
and Arlovski counters with a crisp one two that drops Eriksen! Arlovski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Eriksen to his feet! Eriksen is in big trouble!
Eriksen is rocked!
Left hook, right uppercut from Arlovski.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arlovski.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arlovski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arlovski scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Arlovski scores with a four punch combination!
Arlovski digs a good hook to Eriksen's body.
Eriksen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arlovski with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arlovski lands with a hook. Eriksen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a series of strikes that have Eriksen backpedaling.
Arlovski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Eriksen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arlovski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arlovski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arlovski lands a jab-cross combination.
Arlovski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arlovski lands a two punch combo.
Arlovski scores with a body shot.
Arlovski jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arlovski lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eriksen backs up against the cage.
Arlovski lands a glancing blow to the side of Eriksen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arlovski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arlovski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A right-left combo lands from Arlovski.
Arlovski throws a nice looking combination but Eriksen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arlovski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arlovski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Eriksen can do to turn this around?
Arlovski jabs at Eriksen's body.
Arlovski lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arlovski works Eriksen's body with a nice hook.
Eriksen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Eriksen tries to clinch but Arlovski is having none of it.
Eriksen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arlovski tries to bum rush Eriksen with a series of wild strikes but Eriksen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen misses with a double jab
and Eriksen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Eriksen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Andrei Arlovski is winning the standup battle so far.
Eriksen misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Arlovski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arlovski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eriksen circles away quickly and effectively.
Eriksen tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut there from Arlovski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski looks to land a combination but Eriksen avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arlovski lands with a good body shot.
Arlovski lands a two punch combo.
Eriksen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrei Arlovski dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Morten Eriksen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Arlovski avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arlovski lands a right hook to the body.
Arlovski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arlovski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Eriksen clinches up against the cage.
Eriksen manages to break the clinch.
Arlovski just misses with a punch to the body.
Arlovski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eriksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arlovski counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eriksen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arlovski counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eriksen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arlovski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eriksen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arlovski's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Arlovski duly obliges.
Arlovski cracks Eriksen with a good jab.
Eriksen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arlovski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Eriksen at a distance.
Arlovski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arlovski lands with a nice combination. Eriksen backs away looking to recover.
Arlovski lands with a good body shot.
Arlovski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arlovski is looking to wear down Eriksen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Arlovski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arlovski swinging wildly here.
Arlovski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Eriksen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arlovski scores with a jab to the body.
Arlovski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Eriksen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arlovski.
Arlovski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arlovski lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eriksen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arlovski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eriksen counters by moving into the clinch.
Eriksen lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eriksen slows down the pace here.
Arlovski wants to get back to striking at distance but Eriksen won't allow it.
Eriksen breaks the clinch.
Eriksen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Eriksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Arlovski to counter with a crisp jab.
Arlovski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Eriksen misses with a wild combination.
Arlovski works over Eriksen's head and body with a nice combination.
Arlovski thuds a left hand into Eriksen's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Arlovski.
Eriksen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arlovski lands a jab to Eriksen's midsection.
Nice uppercut lands for Arlovski. That snapped Eriksen's head back.
Eriksen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arlovski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eriksen.
Arlovski moves away from the strike by Eriksen.
Arlovski lands with a nice combination. Eriksen backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arlovski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arlovski throws a one two combo.
Morten Eriksen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eriksen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arlovski counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Arlovski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arlovski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:26
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Arlovski!
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