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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zhou Guanglong (ranked 5002 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafik Arfah (ranked 24493 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhou Guanglong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhou Guanglong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rafik Arfah!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arfah misses the jab.
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah is having none of it.
Guanglong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guanglong tries to clinch there but Arfah circles away.
Guanglong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arfah circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Arfah misses the target.
Guanglong is looking to counter punch.
Guanglong wants to clinch up but Arfah keeps it at a distance.
Guanglong moves out of range of the leg kick from Arfah.
Arfah throws a leg kick but Guanglong sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Guanglong blocks a jab.
Guanglong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arfah throws a shot from downtown. Guanglong moves away and avoids it.
Arfah misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guanglong doesn't manage to clinch there - Arfah circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arfah! But no joy.
Arfah throws a body punch but Guanglong moves out of range.
Guanglong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arfah counters with an outside leg kick.
Guanglong doesn't manage to clinch there - Arfah circles away.
Guanglong tries to clinch there but Arfah circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guanglong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Guanglong doesn't manage to clinch there - Arfah circles away.
Guanglong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zhou Guanglong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch but Arfah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Arfah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Guanglong wants to clinch.
Guanglong ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch but Arfah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guanglong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guanglong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arfah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah moves out of range.
Guanglong doesn't manage to clinch there - Arfah circles away.
Guanglong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guanglong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arfah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arfah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arfah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arfah misses with a wild body shot.
Guanglong is looking to counter punch.
Guanglong tries to clinch up but Arfah circles away and keeps his distance.
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guanglong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guanglong closes the distance and pushes Arfah back into the cage.
Arfah is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arfah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guanglong drops Arfah with a big knee straight up the middle! Arfah is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Rafik Arfah 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!
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arfah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guanglong doesn't manage to clinch there - Arfah circles away.
Arfah misses with a wild body shot.
Guanglong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arfah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arfah should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Guanglong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guanglong tries to clinch there but Arfah circles away.
Arfah swats away the attempt to clinch by Guanglong.
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah is having none of it.
Guanglong tries to clinch up but Arfah circles away and keeps his distance.
Guanglong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arfah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arfah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guanglong is looking to clinch but Arfah is avoiding it.
Guanglong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arfah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guanglong is looking to clinch but Arfah is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guanglong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guanglong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arfah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guanglong is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guanglong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah moves out of range.
Arfah throws out a counter right but Guanglong avoids it with no problem.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Arfah has eaten all the pies!
Guanglong is looking to clinch but Arfah is avoiding it.
Guanglong moves in looking to clinch but Arfah pushes him off.
Arfah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guanglong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guanglong wants to clinch.
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah is having none of it.
Guanglong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arfah throws out a counter right but Guanglong avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guanglong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guanglong tries to clinch up.
Arfah swats away the attempt to clinch by Guanglong.
Guanglong tries to clinch there but Arfah circles away.
A nice side step and Arfah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arfah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guanglong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arfah misses the jab.
Guanglong checks a leg kick nicely.
Guanglong wants to clinch.
Arfah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch but Arfah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guanglong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arfah throws out a counter right but Guanglong avoids it with no problem.
Arfah misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Guanglong misses the target.
Guanglong wants to clinch but Arfah slips to the side
and Arfah counters with an outside leg kick.
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah is having none of it.
Guanglong wants to clinch up but Arfah keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafik Arfah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafik Arfah's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guanglong is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Arfah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arfah misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Guanglong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Guanglong tries to clinch up but Arfah circles away and keeps his distance.
Guanglong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guanglong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arfah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guanglong slips under a jab from Arfah.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch but Arfah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guanglong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guanglong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guanglong fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arfah. Guanglong does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Arfah in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Guanglong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guanglong moves in looking to clinch but Arfah pushes him off.
It seemed like Arfah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arfah keeps the fight on the outside.
Guanglong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guanglong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arfah.
Arfah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arfah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guanglong.
Guanglong moves in looking to clinch but Arfah pushes him off.
Arfah looks to score with a jab to the body but Guanglong is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guanglong moves in looking to clinch but Arfah pushes him off.
Arfah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arfah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arfah keeps the fight on the outside.
Arfah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arfah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guanglong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guanglong avoids the body shot from Arfah.
Guanglong tries to clinch up but Arfah circles away and keeps his distance.
Guanglong is looking to clinch.
Arfah misses with a hook. Guanglong ducked under it nicely.
Arfah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arfah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guanglong has closed the distance and engaged Arfah in a clinch.
Guanglong lands a knee to the head.
Guanglong with a knee to the head.
Guanglong blocks an uppercut.
Guanglong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arfah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Guanglong crunches a lovely knee into Arfah's ribcage.
Arfah is breathing heavily.
Guanglong drops Arfah with a big knee straight up the middle! Arfah is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Arfah is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah moves out of range.
Arfah is still on wobbly legs! Can Guanglong finish him?
Guanglong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arfah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch but Arfah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arfah keeps the fight on the outside.
Guanglong doesn't manage to clinch there - Arfah circles away.
Arfah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Guanglong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arfah seems to have recovered his senses.
Arfah keeps the fight on the outside.
Guanglong tries to clinch there but Arfah circles away.
Arfah looks to land a right hand but Guanglong moved out of range.
Guanglong doesn't manage to clinch there - Arfah circles away.
Guanglong wants to clinch up but Arfah keeps it at a distance.
Arfah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guanglong was well out of range. Poor timing from Arfah.
Guanglong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guanglong is looking to clinch but Arfah is avoiding it.
Rafik Arfah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arfah throws a body punch but Guanglong moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Guanglong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guanglong fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guanglong tries to clinch up.
Guanglong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arfah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arfah misses with a body shot.
Arfah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arfah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guanglong tries to clinch but Arfah moves out of range.
Arfah throws a hook to the side of Guanglong's head but Guanglong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guanglong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arfah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arfah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arfah throws out a counter right but Guanglong avoids it with no problem.
Arfah throws a hook but Guanglong blocks it.
Guanglong throws a counter high kick but Arfah was just alert enough to avoid it.
Guanglong wants to clinch up but Arfah keeps it at a distance.
Arfah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Guanglong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arfah keeps the fight on the outside.
Guanglong is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guanglong is looking to clinch but Arfah is avoiding it.
Arfah keeps the fight on the outside.
Arfah only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arfah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guanglong manages to avoid it.
Guanglong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Guanglong gets a clinch.
Guanglong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Guanglong connects with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Rafik Arfah's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guanglong scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Guanglong obliges.
Guanglong lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guanglong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Guanglong landing knees to the body.
Guanglong lands a knee to the head.
Guanglong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guanglong lands a big knee to the head and Arfah goes down! Guanglong pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhou Guanglong!
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