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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hector Santos De Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Laukkanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Mutilation of Christ. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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156 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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150 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hector Santos De Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Laukkanen!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos De Arroyo throws a looping overhand right but Laukkanen ducks down to avoid it.
Hector Santos De Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos De Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen is looking to land body kicks.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a hook.
Laukkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook but Laukkanen blocks it.
A good leg kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen pushes Santos De Arroyo away with a front kick.
Santos De Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Laukkanen.
Laukkanen moves forwards but Santos De Arroyo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Laukkanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laukkanen thumps Santos De Arroyo with a low kick.
Santos De Arroyo connects with a body shot that sends Laukkanen's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laukkanen misses with an uppercut. Santos De Arroyo saw that one coming.
Santos De Arroyo throws a series of punches but Laukkanen moves out of range.
Laukkanen shoots in and gets a takedown into Santos De Arroyo's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Laukkanen wants to control from the top but Santos De Arroyo keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Laukkanen controls the pace.
Laukkanen wants to control from the top but Santos De Arroyo keeps moving.
Santos De Arroyo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Laukkanen is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Laukkanen's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jarmo Laukkanen has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Laukkanen scores with a body shot.
Laukkanen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos De Arroyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Laukkanen. Laukkanen obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo slips a jab and a cross from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laukkanen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook but Laukkanen blocks it.
Santos De Arroyo throws an off balance right hand
and Laukkanen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Santos De Arroyo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laukkanen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A leg kick checked by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Laukkanen's head but Laukkanen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos De Arroyo scores with a body shot.
Laukkanen connects with a high kick.
It looks like Hector Santos De Arroyo has been cut.
No joy there for Laukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen lands a big head kick that sends Santos De Arroyo tumbling to the mat! Laukkanen takes a step backwards and waves Santos De Arroyo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Santos De Arroyo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos De Arroyo looks to land a right hand but Laukkanen moved out of range.
Oh Santos De Arroyo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Laukkanen lands a jab to Santos De Arroyo's midsection.
Laukkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Laukkanen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santos De Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Laukkanen's shoulder, as Laukkanen tries to avoid the shot.
Laukkanen scores with a takedown into Santos De Arroyo's guard.
Laukkanen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santos De Arroyo seems to have got his legs back now.
Laukkanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Laukkanen is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos De Arroyo has wrist control.
Laukkanen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Laukkanen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos De Arroyo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Laukkanen has gone for a leg lock! Santos De Arroyo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Laukkanen's guard.
Laukkanen trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Laukkanen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Laukkanen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hector Santos De Arroyo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Santos De Arroyo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Santos De Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laukkanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Laukkanen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Santos De Arroyo on his heels. He'll look to pass Santos De Arroyo's guard now, I'm sure.
Santos De Arroyo working a defensive guard here.
Laukkanen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Santos De Arroyo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo keeping moving, preventing Laukkanen from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jarmo Laukkanen wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a double jab.
Santos De Arroyo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Laukkanen circles away quickly and effectively.
Jarmo Laukkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Laukkanen scores with a body shot.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Laukkanen can pounce on him.
Laukkanen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Santos De Arroyo takes a step back to recover.
Santos De Arroyo scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that Santos De Arroyo semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laukkanen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laukkanen throws a sloppy head kick and Santos De Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Laukkanen scores with the left hand. Santos De Arroyo knows he should have avoided that one.
Santos De Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a straight right.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Laukkanen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slow jab from Santos De Arroyo misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laukkanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Santos De Arroyo's calf.
Santos De Arroyo works Laukkanen's body with a nice hook.
Laukkanen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Santos De Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laukkanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santos De Arroyo.
Laukkanen throws a nice head kick!
Laukkanen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Laukkanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos De Arroyo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Laukkanen scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Laukkanen lands.
Laukkanen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a body shot.
Santos De Arroyo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Santos De Arroyo misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Laukkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos De Arroyo throws a nice looking combination but Laukkanen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice body kick there by Laukkanen.
A big right from Santos De Arroyo misses.
Laukkanen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laukkanen moves away.
Laukkanen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Santos De Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Laukkanen is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice combination there by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Laukkanen misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarmo Laukkanen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hector Santos De Arroyo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Laukkanen fails to land with a series of punches.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laukkanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos De Arroyo is just out of range.
Laukkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Santos De Arroyo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Santos De Arroyo connects with a nice looking jab.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a looping left.
Santos De Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Santos De Arroyo misses with a right hand
and Laukkanen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Laukkanen scores with a head kick.
Santos De Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Laukkanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Laukkanen connects with a leg kick. Santos De Arroyo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A cross from Santos De Arroyo lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Laukkanen tries a head kick but it misses.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen throws out a powerful jab.
Laukkanen misses with a head kick.
Santos De Arroyo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Laukkanen slips a jab and a cross from Santos De Arroyo.
Laukkanen connects with a solid leg kick.
Santos De Arroyo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Laukkanen on the side of the head.
Laukkanen avoids the body shot from Santos De Arroyo.
Laukkanen ducks under a wild hook from Santos De Arroyo.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Laukkanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laukkanen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santos De Arroyo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Santos De Arroyo.
Laukkanen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Laukkanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Laukkanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos De Arroyo moves away.
Santos De Arroyo swings widly with a right hand
and Laukkanen counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos De Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Laukkanen slips the punch.
Santos De Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Laukkanen counters with a good low kick that Santos De Arroyo was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Santos De Arroyo throws a leg kick but Laukkanen moved away.
Laukkanen blocks a jab.
Santos De Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Laukkanen defending well as Santos De Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Laukkanen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laukkanen lands a slapping body shot.
Laukkanen throws a head kick that half lands.
A jab from Santos De Arroyo misses.
Laukkanen scores with a leg kick.
Santos De Arroyo avoids the head kick by Laukkanen.
Santos De Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Santos De Arroyo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Laukkanen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Laukkanen. Santos De Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Laukkanen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos De Arroyo on the side of the head.
Hector Santos De Arroyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laukkanen lands with a kick to the temple. Santos De Arroyo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Laukkanen throws a nice head kick!
Laukkanen misses with a wild body shot.
Santos De Arroyo throws a looping overhand right but Laukkanen ducks down to avoid it.
Santos De Arroyo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laukkanen counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Laukkanen misses with a two punch combination.
Santos De Arroyo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Laukkanen throws a head kick but Santos De Arroyo moves out of range.
Santos De Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Santos De Arroyo did well to prevent Laukkanen getting side control.
Laukkanen trying to mount his opponent but Santos De Arroyo defends it.
Laukkanen slips a nice elbow through Santos De Arroyo's hands, connecting with Santos De Arroyo's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos De Arroyo is looking to control Laukkanen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Santos De Arroyo avoid being mounted?
Laukkanen trying to control the action but Santos De Arroyo is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jarmo Laukkanen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laukkanen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarmo Laukkanen!
Jarmo Laukkanen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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