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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aragorn Arathorm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arathorm comes to the cage accompanied by Aragorn Soundtrack. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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196 lbs
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197 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aragorn Arathorm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drizzt Do Urden!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arathorm moves out of range of the body kick from Do Urden.
Do Urden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arathorm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arathorm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Arathorm throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Do Urden parries the strikes from Arathorm easily there. Arathorm is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Do Urden to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Do Urden is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Arathorm asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Arathorm trying to control the action but Do Urden is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Arathorm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Urden tries to escape but Arathorm is in control.
Arathorm tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Arathorm has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sloppy strikes there by Arathorm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Do Urden throws a solid leg kick but Arathorm takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a series of punches but Arathorm moves out of range.
Arathorm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Do Urden wants to stand and escape but Arathorm is having none of it.
Arathorm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Arathorm with a flurry of punches that miss.
Do Urden wants to get back to his feet but Arathorm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arathorm might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arathorm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do Urden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arathorm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arathorm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arathorm postures up in Do Urden's guard and throws a big left but Do Urden blocks it.
Arathorm stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Do Urden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Do Urden rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arathorm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Do Urden misses with a straight left.
Do Urden misses with a head kick.
Do Urden fails in his attempt to clinch.
Do Urden wants to land a leg kick but Arathorm is out of range.
Do Urden tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Arathorm moves out of range.
Do Urden scores with a head kick.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Arathorm lands in his opponent's guard.
Arathorm postures up in Do Urden's guard and throws a big left but Do Urden blocks it.
Do Urden wants to get back to his feet but Arathorm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arathorm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Do Urden utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arathorm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Do Urden avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arathorm postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Arathorm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A cross from Do Urden lands.
Do Urden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Do Urden scores with a nice right hand.
Do Urden with a jab.
Do Urden throws a head kick but Arathorm moves out of range.
Arathorm shoots for a takedown but Do Urden saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Do Urden cracks a nice hook into Arathorm's ribs.
Do Urden tries a head kick but it misses.
Do Urden tries to clinch but Arathorm moves out of range.
Do Urden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arathorm was well out of range. Poor timing from Do Urden.
A nice inside leg kick there by Do Urden. That's going to slow Arathorm down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Do Urden misses with a body shot.
Do Urden is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Do Urden throws a hook to the side of Arathorm's head but Arathorm sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do Urden scores with a head kick.
Do Urden throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Do Urden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arathorm moves out of range as Do Urden strikes.
Do Urden swings for the body but Arathorm moves out of range.
Do Urden connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arathorm looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Do Urden!
Arathorm scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Do Urden?
Arathorm won't let Do Urden get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arathorm lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Arathorm throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Arathorm throwing strikes here but Do Urden is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Arathorm landing strikes from the mount.
Do Urden is bucking up trying to escape but Arathorm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Do Urden's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Arathorm misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Arathorm lands a nice shot to the head.
Do Urden is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Do Urden is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm looking to control but Do Urden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arathorm fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Do Urden is in a horrible position here. Arathorm smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Arathorm scoring with strikes but Do Urden is staying in there.
Do Urden taking shots to the head.
Arathorm landing strikes from the mount and Do Urden is in trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Urden tries to buck Arathorm off but he can't manage it.
Do Urden is bucking up trying to escape but Arathorm cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
It looks like Drizzt Do Urden has been cut.
Do Urden manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Do Urden, under a barage of strikes from Arathorm.
Arathorm throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Arathorm.
Arathorm is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Arathorm throwing shots but Do Urden is blocking nicely.
Do Urden pushes Arathorm off and gets back to his feet.
Do Urden throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Do Urden tries a head kick but it misses.
Do Urden throws and low kick but Arathorm moves out of range easily.
Do Urden lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden tries to clinch up.
Nice takedown defense from Do Urden. No joy for Arathorm on that attempt.
Do Urden connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a nice shot that snaps Arathorm's head back.
Do Urden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Do Urden misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Do Urden catches Arathorm right on the button with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Arathorm does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aragorn Arathorm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Drizzt Do Urden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Do Urden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arathorm circles away quickly and effectively.
Do Urden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arathorm swats away the attempt to clinch by Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a head kick that misses.
Do Urden pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arathorm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Urden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Do Urden ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Do Urden tries a head kick but it misses.
Do Urden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arathorm moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arathorm checks a leg kick.
Do Urden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Do Urden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arathorm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Do Urden feints and then cracks Arathorm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arathorm down.
Do Urden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arathorm slips a jab and a cross from Do Urden.
Arathorm shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arathorm thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Do Urden to regain full guard.
Do Urden wants to get back to his feet but Arathorm is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Arathorm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Do Urden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arathorm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Do Urden scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Drizzt Do Urden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crunch! Do Urden slams his shin into Arathorm's torso.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Arathorm.
Arathorm moves away from the strike by Do Urden.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Do Urden misses.
Arathorm misses with a shot to the body
and Do Urden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Do Urden connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arathorm's hands.
Do Urden lands with a nice combination. Arathorm backs away looking to recover.
Do Urden scores with a kick to the midsection.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arathorm checks a leg kick.
Do Urden keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Arathorm looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Arathorm has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Do Urden.
Do Urden throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Do Urden tries to clinch up but Arathorm circles away and keeps his distance.
Do Urden delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Do Urden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arathorm stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice inside leg kick there by Do Urden. That's going to slow Arathorm down.
Do Urden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arathorm doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arathorm crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Do Urden - the referee stops the clock and Arathorm gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Do Urden. Arathorm manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Drizzt Do Urden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Do Urden has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drizzt Do Urden!
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