Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: UGD 75:Dykstra Vs Beaumont
Date: Sep 15, 2017

#R1#
Arrol moves away from the strike by Montana.
Montana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Arrol misses the body punch
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrol takes one to the chin there.
Montana shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Arrol eats them both and turns towards Montana to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Arrol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Montana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montana follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Arrol swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Arrol connects with a crisp jab.
Arrol seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Montana jabs at Arrol's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Montana misses the target.
Arrol misses with a hook.
Arrol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana misses with a body shot.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol throws a hook but Montana avoids it easily.
Arrol throws a shot to the body. #T1#
Montana misses with a straight right.
Arrol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arrol moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Montana looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Montana blocks a jab.
Arrol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Arrol moves away and avoids it.
Montana throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arrol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Montana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arrol doesn't seem bothered though.
Arrol dives in for a single leg takedown but Montana sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Montana punishes Arrol's body with a nice straight punch.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Arrol moved out of range nicely.
Montana throws an overhand right that lands on Arrol's shoulder, as Arrol tries to avoid the shot.
Montana is looking to score with low kicks.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arrol throws a shot from downtown. Montana moves away and avoids it.
Montana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Montana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Arrol takes a swing at Montana's ribcage but misses.
Montana throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arrol takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arrol staying out of range there.
Montana just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Arrol misses its target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arrol.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Montana.
Coke Montana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arrol. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Montana steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Montana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Arrol looks to land a left hand but Montana moved out of range nicely.#T3#
Montana throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Arrol is predictable there
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana staying out of range there.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana scores with a leg kick.
Montana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arrol.
Arrol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montana looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arrol scores with a jab. Montana acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Montana misses with a looping right.
Arrol misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Arrol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Montana's sensitive parts.
Arrol waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Montana.
Arrol cracks the inside of Montana's front leg. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arrol misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Arrol moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMontana.
Arrol moves out of range as Montana throws a body kick.
Arrol throws a lazy uppercut
and Montana counters with a three punch combo that has Arrol backing up. Arrol nods at Montana to acknowledge the strikes.
Arrol swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana scores with a nice strike.
Arrol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arrol jabs Montana to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Montana with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arrol.
Arrol doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Montana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Arrol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Montana connects with a body shot.
Arrol slips a straight right by Montana.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coke Montana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Arrol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montana.
Arrol works Montana's body with a nice hook.
Montana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Montana misses with a hook
and Arrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montana throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
Montana takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arrol throws a looping overhand right but Montana ducks down to avoid it.
Montana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arrol.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Montana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Montana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana slips under a jab from Arrol.
Coke Montana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montana thuds his right hand into Arrol's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arrol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Montana tries to avoid it but Arrol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Montana to the ground. Montana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Montana looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arrol swings away with a body shot that misses
and Montana counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrol fails with the takedown.#T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Montana.
Arrol swats away the attempt to clinch by Montana.
Montana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montana misses with a low kick.
Arrol missing with a left hand there. Montana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Montana misses.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Montana was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Arrol thows a leg kick but Montana checks it
and Montana makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Montana takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Montana paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Montana throws a nice inside leg kick.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Arrol moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana cracks Arrol with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arrol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Montana throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Arrol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Arrol tries to clinch up.
Montana appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Montana tried to score with a low kick but Arrol checks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arrol. Arrol obviously looking to wear him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
Montana throws a low kick, looking for Arrol's leg but Arrol calmly moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Arrol misses its target.
Arrol tries to score with a low kick but Montana moves his leg out of the way.
Montana misses with a jab to the body
and Arrol counters with a leg kick.
Arrol walks forward, straight into a front kick from Montana.
Arrol misses with a wild body shot.
Montana feints a counter leg kick.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Montana is just out of range.#T3#
Arrol lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Montana at a distance.
Arrol misses with a looping left.
Montana looks to land a left hand but Arrol moved out of range nicely.
Arrol lands with an uppercut that bounces Montana off the cage and back into range.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A jab from Arrol does it's job there.
Arrol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Montana finds it's way round the side to connect with Arrol's head. #CL2#
Montana clinches up with Arrol and pushes him back against the cage.
Montana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arrol throws a head punch that misses.
Arrol scores with a hook to the body.
Arrol tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Arrol back against the cage.
Montana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Montana lands with a right to the head. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montana's elbow.
Arrol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Montana throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arrols head.
Arrol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arrol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arrol lands a body punch.
Arrol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Montana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Montana. #BC2#
Montana breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arrol.
Montana moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Montana turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol throws out a loose jab but Montana uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Coke Montana will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Montana lands a nice shot to the body.
Montana lands a head shot.
A swing and a miss from Arrol.
Montana checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Montana checks a leg kick.
Montana avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arrol throws a nice looking combination but Montana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Montana counters with a body kick.
Montana thumps Arrol with a low kick.
Arrol throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Montana counter with a right hand.
Arrol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Arrol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Montana throws a combination. Arrol tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Arrol with a hook.#T1#
Montana throws a body punch but Arrol moves out of range.
Montana scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Montana.
Montana walks into a jab.
Montana misses with a right hand
and Arrol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrol is looking to score with low kicks.
Montana pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Arrol.
Arrol lands a nice looking body shot.
Montana tries to score with a low kick but Arrol moves his leg out of the way.
Arrol throws an off balance right hand
and Montana counters with a low kick, right behind Arrol 's knee.
Arrol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Arrol misses the target.
Arrol looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Montana lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arrol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arrol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Montana smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
William Arrol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Arrol slips under a jab from Montana.
Montana misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Montana throws a shot from downtown. Arrol moves away and avoids it.
Montana's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arrol misses the jab.
Montana takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Montana.
Montana throws out a counter right but Arrol avoids it with no problem.
Montana takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice leg kick lands there from Montana.
Arrol misses with a body shot.
Arrol lands a leg kick that knocks Montana off balance momentarily.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Montana moves away.
Arrol misses the jab.
Montana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arrol. Montana does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Montana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Montana jabs Arrol right on the nose. Arrol blinks but takes it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrol.
Montana cracks a nice hook into Arrol's ribs.
Arrol feints and then cracks Montana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montana down.
Arrol throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Arrol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Montana.
Arrol is looking to clinch but Montana is avoiding it.
Arrol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Montana manages to avoid it.
Arrol walks into a left hand.
Montana takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montana misses with a straight left.
Montana is looking to chop away at Arrol's legs.
Arrol lands with an uppercut that bounces Montana off the cage and back into range.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Arrol.
Montana misses with a body kick.
Arrol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arrol misses with a low kick as Montana jumps back.
Montana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arrol connects with an inside leg kick.
Montana throws an overhand right that lands on Arrol's shoulder, as Arrol tries to avoid the shot.
Montana avoids the body shot from Arrol.
Arrol feints and then cracks Montana's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Montana down.
Montana throws a lazy right hand but Arrol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Montana connects with a body shot that sends Arrol's belly button to the back.
Arrol slips a straight right by Montana.
Arrol is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Coke Montana.
Well Montana 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coke Montana!
A relieved looking Coke Montana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Ascension 0811
Date: Aug 11, 2017

#R1#
Magn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrol on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arrol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magn has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Arrol's corner calls for a 1-2. Arrol obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arrol bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arrol bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Arrol looks to land a left hand but Magn moved out of range nicely.
Magn misses with a wild body shot.
Magn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arrol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Magn scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL2#
Magn closes the distance and clinches.
Arrol scores with a hook to the body.
Magn misses with a body punch.
Arrol lands with a light punch inside.
Arrol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Magn's efforts to push away.#T1##BC2#
Magn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arrol tries to close the distance and clinch but Magn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arrol backing away here, and Magn unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arrol lands a body shot.
Magn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good work by Magn as he checks the leg kick.
Arrol moves out of range of the strikes.
Arrol jabs Magn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arrol misses with a hook.
Magn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Magn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arrol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arrol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Magn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magn misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
Magn tries a quick counter leg kick but Arrol is wise to it.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Arrol.
Magn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magn lands a jab to Arrol's midsection.
Magn misses with a lunging right hand
and Arrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol blocks it.
Magn tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Arrol there.
A big right from Magn misses.
Magn misses with a leg kick
and Arrol counters with a nice leg kick.
Magn takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Magn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magn just misses with a punch to the body.
Magn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arrol swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arrol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Magn moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn tries to clinch there but Arrol circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Magn.
Arrol doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Magn swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Arrol to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Magn misses.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arrol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.
Magn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arrol.
Magn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Arrol throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Arrol sets himself, and Magn steps forward looking for the clinch! Arrol avoids it this time.
Arrol connects with a looping right hand. #T4#
Magn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol throws a low kick but Magn avoids it.
Arrol pushes Magn away with a front kick.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
As Magn backs away, Arrol returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
Magn jabs at Arrol's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Arrol missing with a left hand there. Magn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magn works the jab nicely.
Arrol connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arrol. Magn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magn delivers a nice body kick.
Magn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Magn lands a nice hook to Arrol's body. Arrol takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Arrol dominated that 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.
#R2#
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Magn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magn is out of range and Arrol settles back down.
Magn thuds a left hand into Arrol's body.
Arrol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Magn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magn thuds a left hand into Arrol's body.
Magn avoids the body shot from Arrol.
A countering left hand to the body from Magn misses.
Magn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Magn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
Nice body kick there by Magn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magn throws a body punch but Arrol moves out of range.
Magn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Magn throws a leg kick which misses Arrol's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrol tries to avoid it.
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!
Magn blocks a head kick by Arrol.
Arrol misses with a hook. Magn ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magn cracks the inside of Arrol's front leg.
Magn walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Magn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Magn.
Magn thumps Arrol with a low kick.
Magn tries a head kick but it misses.
Arrol misses with a leg kick.
Magn staying out of range there.
Arrol feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Magn digs a good hook to Arrol's body.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Magn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A good leg kick by Magn.
Magn looks to land a body kick but Arrol moved away.
Magn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrol's calf.
A big left from Arrol misses.
Magn tries to counter with a clinch but Arrol shakes him off and moves away.#T2#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arrol, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arrol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Magn is out of range.
Magn throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A good leg kick by Magn.
Magn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Magn looks to land a left hand but Arrol moved out of range nicely.
Magn misses with a looping left.
Arrol slips a straight right by Magn.
Magn throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
Magn misses with a straight left.
Magn throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.
Arrol lands an overhand right.
Magn looks to throw the jab but Arrol is out of range.
Magn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arrol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrol tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T3#
Arrol moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Magn checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A solid body kick from Magn.
Arrol throws a half hearted mid kick.
Magn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arrol throws a jab when Magn was well out of range.
Magn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magn throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arrol.
Magn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
William Arrol is winning the standup battle so far.
Magn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Magn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrol's sensitive parts.
Arrol misses the body punch
and Magn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Arrol throws a leg kick
and Magn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Magn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Magn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Arrol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magn lands a nice shot to the body.
Magn takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magn throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol walks into a left hand.
Magn is looking to clinch.
Arrol scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magn.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Magn.
Arrol throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magn.
Magn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Arrol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Einar Magn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Magn scores with a body shot.
Magn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arrol throws a lazy right hand but Magn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Magn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Magn misses.
Magn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arrol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magn.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Magn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrol tries to land a leg kick but Magn saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol throws a body punch but Magn moves out of range.
Magn tries to counter with a clinch but Arrol shakes him off and moves away.
Magn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magn looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Magn tries to bum rush Arrol with a series of wild strikes but Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arrol wants to clinch up but Magn keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Magn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arrol walks into a left hand. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Magn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Arrol.
Arrol tries a body shot but Magn blocks it.
Magn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arrol's elbow.
Arrol tries to work over Magn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Arrol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magn pushes off an throws an elbow but Arrol leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arrol throws a head punch that misses.
Magn throws a punch but it's blocked by Arrol.
Arrol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magn works on Arrol's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Magn tries to circle away but Arrol has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magn.
Arrol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magn backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Magn misses with a punch to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Magn. #BC2#
Magn manages to break the clinch.
Arrol throws a nice head kick!
Magn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arrol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Magn's calf.
Arrol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magn misses with a left hand
and Arrol counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arrol on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol clobbers Magn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magn misses with a body kick.
Arrol is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Magn misses with a body kick.
Arrol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Magn is just out of range.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Magn moves out of range of the strikes.
Magn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol closes the distance but Magn moves to the side
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Magn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magn moves forwards but Arrol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arrol cracks Magn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Magn checks it well.
A countering left hand to the body from Magn misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magn. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Arrol clinches with his opponent. #T4#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Magn. #CUT2#
It looks like William Arrol has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Magn.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magn's elbow.
Arrol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arrol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magn backwards. #BC2#
Magn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Magn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arrol. That's going to slow Magn down.
Arrol dips to his left and cracks Magn with an uppercut!
Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magn.
Magn pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magn cracks Arrol with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arrol, as that shot connected.
Magn tries to clinch but Arrol is having none of it.
Arrol avoids the head kick by Magn.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Arrol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arrol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Arrol!
William Arrol decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Ascension 0715
Date: Jul 15, 2017

#R1#
That kick from Payakaroon tenderised Arrol's leg. Arrol is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been informed that Payakaroon has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Payakaroon scores with a decent looking hook.
A combination from Arrol does no damage.
A punch combination from Payakaroon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Arrol misses the target.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Payakaroon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Payakaroon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arrol connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Arrol gets tackled into the cage by Payakaroon. Payakaroon maintains the clinch.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payakaroon's elbow.
Payakaroon pushes Arrol back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Payakaroon tries to throw a body punch but Arrol avoids it by throwing Payakaroon back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arrol.
Arrol works on Payakaroon's body with a couple of short punches.
Payakaroon looks winded!
Payakaroon looking to slow down the pace here.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arrol.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Payakaroon.
Arrol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arrol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arrol blocking some punches.
Payakaroon misses with the head strike.
Payakaroon blocks an uppercut.
Arrol misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Arrol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Payakaroon misses with a punch on the inside.
Payakaroon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arrols head.
Good body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arrol cracks Payakaroon with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Arrol - that landed with a thud.
Payakaroon takes a shot to the head.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Arrol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Arrol tries a body shot but Payakaroon blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arrol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Arrol.
Arrol throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arrol gets through Payakaroon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Arrol - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Arrol.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Payakaroon.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arrol.
Arrol working aggressively here.
Payakaroon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Payakaroon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Payakaroon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payakaroon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arrol. #T3#
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arrol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payakaroon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payakaroon.
Arrol blocks an uppercut.
Arrol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Payakaroon.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arrol.
Payakaroon misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arrol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arrol avoids it.
Arrol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arrol.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Payakaroon.
Good body shot from Arrol.
Arrol digs a right hand underneath Payakaroon's ribcage. Payakaroon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arrol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payakaroon backwards. #T4#
A short right from Arrol on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arrol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arrol looking to throw knees to the head but Payakaroon is blocking nicely.
Arrol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payakaroon.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol pushes Payakaroon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arrol throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Arrol.
A short uppercut from Arrol.
Arrol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Arrol scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#
Payakaroon is rocked!
Arrol tries to work over Payakaroon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
Payakaroon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payakaroon misses with some punches.
Payakaroon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Arrol dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##KD#
Arrol cracks Payakaroon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Arrol has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Payakaroon to stand back up!
Payakaroon is still on wobbly legs! Can Arrol finish him?#CL#
Arrol clinches with his opponent.
Payakaroon seems to have recovered his senses.
Payakaroon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Payakaroon missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Arrol.
Arrol gets through Payakaroon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arrol unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Payakaroon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Arrol is unloading with more strikes now! Payakaroon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Arrol!
Our winner, William Arrol, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Samart Payakaroon had this to say: 'It's been a great tournament. I have no regrets other than the regret I have in informing my opponent that his mom is waiting for me in the locker room! OH YEA BABY!!'.

Event: Ascension 0408
Date: Apr 08, 2017

#R1#
Clones Jr throws a hook to the side of Arrol's head but Arrol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arrol wants to counter the offense by Clones Jr and move into the clinch position.
Arrol throws a jab but it's blocked by Clones Jr. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arrol misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Clones Jr breaks the clinch.
Arrol closes the distance looking to clinch
and Clones Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arrol misses with a straight right.
Clones Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Arrol scores with a jab to the head.
Arrol lands with an overhand left.
Clones Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Arrol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arrol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Clones Jr.
Arrol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Arrol cracks Clones Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arrol dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Clones Jr. That did some damage!
Clones Jr connects with a body shot.
Clones Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clones Jr blocks a jab.
Clones Jr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arrol throws a leg kick
and Clones Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arrol throws a body punch but Clones Jr moves out of range.
A jab from Arrol misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clones Jr.
Arrol's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Clones Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arrol scrambles back to his feet.
Arrol moves out of range as Clones Jr strikes.
Clones Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clones Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arrol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Don Clones Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrol throws a low kick but Clones Jr moves out of range easily.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Clones Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Clones Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Clones Jr needs to keep his hands up - Arrol had a free shot at his head there.
Arrol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arrol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Clones Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Clones Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arrol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clones Jr is out of range and Arrol settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Arrol chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clones Jr can pounce on him.
Clones Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Clones Jr misses with a straight left.
Clones Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arrol works the jab nicely.
Clones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A leg kick checked by Clones Jr.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T3#
Clones Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Clones Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Clones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Clones Jr lands a head shot.
Arrol misses with a wild body shot.
Clones Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Arrol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Clones Jr checks a low kick from Arrol.
A quick step to the side and Clones Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clones Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arrol lands a right hook to the body.
Arrol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Clones Jr is out of range and Arrol settles back down.
Clones Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrol throws a leg kick
and Clones Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Clones Jr moved away.
Arrol bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Clones Jr's head.
Arrol lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol throws a right and a left that Clones Jr avoids nicely. #T4#
Arrol tries to close the distance and clinch but Clones Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clones Jr throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.
Clones Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clones Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clones Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Arrol's head.
A shot to the liver by Clones Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Arrol misses with a low kick as Clones Jr jumps back.
Arrol blocks a leg kick.
Arrol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arrol throws a low kick but Clones Jr moves out of range easily.
Clones Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arrol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arrol throws out a counter right but Clones Jr avoids it with no problem.
Clones Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Arrol should have avoided that one.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrol misses with a leg kick.
Jab from Clones Jr.
Arrol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but William Arrol will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Arrol walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arrol is looking to clinch.
Clones Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arrol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Clones Jr.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Clones Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arrol ducks under a wild hook from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr misses with a kick to the body.
Arrol wants to slow Clones Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
William Arrol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Arrol misses
and Clones Jr counters with a good low kick that Arrol was not able to check.
Clones Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Arrol counters with a thumping low kick.
Clones Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clones Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arrol. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bone on bone clash there as Arrol blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clones Jr. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Clones Jr misses
and Arrol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrol tries to score with a low kick but Clones Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Arrol misses with a looping right.#T1#
Jab from Arrol.
Arrol throws a low kick but Clones Jr moves out of range easily.
A big right from Clones Jr misses.
Clones Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Arrol seems unphased.
Arrol misses with a body shot
and Clones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clones Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Clones Jr avoids the body shot from Arrol.
Crunch! Clones Jr slams his shin into Arrol's torso.
Arrol tries a low kick but Clones Jr avoids it.
Arrol slips under a jab from Clones Jr.
Arrol throws a low kick but Clones Jr avoids it.
Arrol blocks a leg kick.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Clones Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arrol tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Clones Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arrol.
Clones Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol. #T2#
Clones Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arrol on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clones Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arrol under the eye.
Nice body kick there by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr scores with a spinning back kick!
Clones Jr connects with a body shot that sends Arrol's belly button to the back.
Arrol is breathing heavily.
Clones Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clones Jr.
A big right from Clones Jr misses.
Arrol takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Clones Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Clones Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arrol's head backwards.
Arrol throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clones Jr.
Arrol scores with a shot to the body.
Arrol moves out of range of the strikes.
Arrol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Clones Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Clones Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
A big right from Arrol misses.
The fighters circling - Arrol throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clones Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Arrol just manages to avoid it.
Arrol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Clones Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A big right from Arrol misses.
Arrol with a nice cross.
Clones Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arrol throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr moves away from the strike by Arrol.
Crunch! Clones Jr slams his shin into Arrol's torso.
Clones Jr throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arrol appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Clones Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Arrol's shoulder, as Arrol tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Clones Jr there.
Clones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Clones Jr.
Arrol wants to counter the offense by Clones Jr and move into the clinch position.
Arrol tries to land a leg kick but Clones Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Arrol misses with a body shot
and Clones Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Clones Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Arrol wants to clinch up but Clones Jr keeps it at a distance.#T4#
Arrol throws a leg kick but Clones Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Clones Jr appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arrol scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Clones Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrol throws a sloppy body shot
and Clones Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A left lands for Clones Jr.
Arrol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Clones Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clones Jr throws out a loose jab but Arrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arrol misses with an uppercut
and Clones Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Arrol throws a low kick but Clones Jr avoids it.
Clones Jr loads up on a big right hand but Arrol slips the punch.
Clones Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Arrol off the cage and back into range.
Clones Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrol takes one on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Clones Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Clones Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Clones Jr misses.
Arrol throws a low kick but Clones Jr avoids it.
Arrol is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Clones Jr.
Arrol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arrol throws a low kick but Clones Jr moves out of range easily.
Clones Jr throwing a counter right hand but Arrol manages to avoid it.
A jab from Clones Jr misses.
Arrol let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Clones Jr moves out of range as Arrol strikes.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Clones Jr is just out of range.
Arrol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clones Jr dips to his left and cracks Arrol with an uppercut!
Clones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arrol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol moves away from the strike by Clones Jr.
Arrol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clones Jr's calf.
Arrol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Arrol's shoulder, as Arrol tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clones Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Clones Jr works the jab nicely.#T1#
Clones Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arrol.
Arrol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clones Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Arrol seems unphased. #ROC#
Arrol is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Clones Jr misses the target.
Arrol is still on wobbly legs! Can Clones Jr finish him?
Clones Jr cracks the inside of Arrol's front leg.
Clones Jr lands with an overhand left.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Clones Jr moved away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Clones Jr - that will leave a mark!
Clones Jr misses with a leg kick.
Arrol seems to have recovered his senses.
Clones Jr misses with a head kick.
Clones Jr misses with a body kick.
Clones Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Arrol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Clones Jr.
Clones Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arrol misses with a body shot.
Clones Jr misses with a body shot. #T2#
Clones Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clones Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arrol doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arrol ducks under a wild hook from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arrol. That did some damage!
Arrol blocks a jab.
Arrol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clones Jr.
Arrol let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arrol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arrol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Clones Jr is able to avoid easily.
Clones Jr misses with an uppercut.
Arrol takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Clones Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Arrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good standup being displayed there by Clones Jr as he connects with a hook.
Arrol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Arrol releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T3#
Clones Jr sizes up Arrol with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clones Jr throws a body kick that misses.
Clones Jr misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Arrol releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arrol moves forwards but Clones Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Clones Jr does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arrol. Clones Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clones Jr with a nice cross.
Arrol staying out of range there.
Clones Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arrol lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arrol scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clones Jr moves away from the strike by Arrol.
Clones Jr keeps Arrol at a distance using the push kick.
Clones Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Arrol makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
Arrol is looking to clinch.
Arrol staying out of range there.
Clones Jr cracks the inside of Arrol's front leg.
Arrol misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Arrol misses.
Arrol has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clones Jr.
Clones Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arrol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arrol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Clones Jr's calf.
Arrol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#CL2#
Clones Jr tries to keep at a distance but Arrol has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clones Jr misses with some punches.
Clones Jr tries a body shot but Arrol blocks it.
Arrol misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Clones Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clones Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arrol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Clones Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Clones Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Clones Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Clones Jr!
A victorious Don Clones Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Ascension 0318
Date: Mar 18, 2017

#R1#
Arrol is looking to chop away at Jung's legs.
Jung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arrol steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jung.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jung misses with a wild body shot.
Jung misses with a leg kick
and Arrol counters with a leg kick.
Arrol throws a jab but it's blocked by Jung.
Jung tries to land a leg kick but Arrol saw it coming and moves away.
Jung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arrol.
Jung tries a low kick but Arrol avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jung, right into the meat.
Arrol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Jung connects with a nice looking jab.
Jung throws a hook to the side of Arrol's head but Arrol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been hearing reports that Jung has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sungwon Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jung connects with a right hand. Arrol shakes it off.#T1#
Arrol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jung stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jung moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Arrol is trying to counter with his kicks.
Arrol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jung has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arrol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arrol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jung throws out a loose jab but Arrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung scores with a leg kick.
Arrol looks to land a left hand but Jung moved out of range nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arrol.
Arrol tries to land a leg kick but Jung saw it coming and moves away.
Jung half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jung misses with a looping right.
A slow jab from Jung misses its intended target.
Arrol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol stuffs the takedown.
Jung throws an overhand right that lands on Arrol's shoulder, as Arrol tries to avoid the shot.
Arrol misses with a wild body shot.
Arrol misses with a looping right.#T2#
Jung checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol throws a body punch but Jung moves out of range.
Jung just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol throws a shot from downtown. Jung moves away and avoids it.
Jung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Jung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jung throws a low kick, looking for Arrol's leg but Arrol calmly moves out of range.
Arrol missing with a left hand there. Jung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jung half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jung's corner calls for a 1-2. Jung obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arrol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Jung is just out of range.
Jung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jung ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jung feints and then cracks Arrol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrol down.
Arrol throws a looping overhand right but Jung ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Arrol misses.
Decent striking displayed by Jung there.#T3#
Jung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jung.
Jung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Arrol just misses with a punch to the body.
Jung throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arrol throws an overhand right that lands on Jung's shoulder, as Jung tries to avoid the shot.
Arrol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jung manages to avoid it.
Jung dives in and grabs Arrol's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arrol pushes down on Jung's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sungwon Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Jung.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jung moves away.#TD#
Jung shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Arrol napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jung throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Arrol tries to buck Jung off but Jung is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Arrol wants to control but Jung postures up.
Arrol tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung tries to advance to mount but can't. #T4#
Arrol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jung wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Arrol regains half guard.
Arrol is looking to improve his position.
Arrol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jung.
Jung wants to control but Arrol is keeping him busy.
Jung lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Arrol trying to control but Jung postures up.
Arrol is not content to let Jung control the position.
Arrol moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arrol swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sungwon Jung will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Jung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arrol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arrol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arrol looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arrol lands a jab to the head.
Jung misses with an uppercut.
Arrol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Arrol misses its intended target.
Arrol's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jung motions for Arrol to come forward. Jung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jung stuns Arrol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jung bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arrol's head backwards.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arrol.
Donk. Arrol catches Jung right on the button with a cross.
Arrol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jung lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jung was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Arrol walks into a stiff left hand from Jung.#T1#
A good leg kick by Jung.
Arrol swings for the body but Jung moves out of range.
Jung turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol looks to throw the jab but Jung is out of range.
Sungwon Jung is winning the standup battle so far.
Arrol just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol stuffs the takedown attempt from Jung. Jung gets slowly back to his feet.
Jung jabs Arrol to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab from Jung.
Arrol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jung uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Jung lands with a hook. Arrol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Arrol throws a hook to the side of Jung's head but Jung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jung avoids the body shot from Arrol.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Jung is just out of range.#T2#
Arrol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jung.
Jung misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jung takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jung throws a front kick aimed at Arrol's knee but Arrol avoids it well.
Jung connects with a solid leg kick.
Jung scores with a jab. Arrol acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Arrol has closed the distance and engaged Jung in a clinch.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Arrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung scores with a shot to the side of Arrol's head.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Arrol.
A left hand lands to the body for Arrol.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Arrol.
Jung lands with a light punch inside.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Arrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung working aggressively here.
A short left from Arrol. #T3#
Jung lands with a light punch inside.
Jung throws a punch but it's blocked by Arrol.
Arrol lands on the inside with an uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Sungwon Jung has been cut.
Arrol tries to throw a body punch but Jung avoids it by throwing Arrol back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Arrol.
Jung makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Jung on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land. #TD#
Jung pulls guard effortlessly.
Jung keeping full guard, as Arrol tries to pass.
Jung not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arrol trying to control the position from guard on top but Jung is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arrol's guard. #REVR#
Arrol keeping moving, preventing Jung from controlling successfully.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.#T4#
Jung throws a big elbow that misses.
Arrol looking for a sweep. Not yet Arrol, not yet.
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!
Jung is in close to Arrol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sungwon Jung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jung won't allow Arrol to sweep him here.
Arrol working a defensive guard here.
Jung in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sungwon Jung dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sungwon Jung's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jung fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arrol misses with a wild body shot.
Jung throws a shot from downtown. Arrol moves away and avoids it.
Arrol takes one to the side of the head.
Jung uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arrol.
Arrol throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arrol is looking to score with low kicks.
Arrol tries to clinch up.
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Arrol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jung checks it well.
Jung drops his hands momentarily and Arrol takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol lands a nice shot to the body.
Jung misses with a body shot.
Jung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jung comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jung darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
A lazy left from Arrol finds it's target.
Arrol slips under a jab.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrol.
Jung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jung there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arrol just misses with a punch to the body.
Jung darts in looking for a takedown but Arrol gets double underhooks and turns Jung into the cage.
Arrol pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arrol takes a swing at Jung's ribcage but misses.
Arrol throws a hook to the side of Jung's head but Jung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Jung.
Jung cracks Arrol with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Arrol. No joy for Jung on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sungwon Jung. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arrol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arrol ducks under a wild hook from Jung.
Arrol tried to score with a low kick but Jung checks it.
William Arrol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jung checks it well.
Jung throws the left hand but Arrol avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arrol throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Jung counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Arrol!
Jung wants to control but Arrol is keeping him busy.
Jung postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Jung working the body and head with strikes.
Jung trying to control the position but Arrol is working away.
Jung working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ground and pound from Jung seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Arrol is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Arrol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jung. #T3#
Jung lands strikes from half guard.
Jung is trying to control. Arrol wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Arrol holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Jung is pressing down on Arrol's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arrol is holding on for now.
Jung throwing shots but Arrol is blocking nicely.
Arrol is trying to maintain the position but Jung is very close to passing his half guard.
Jung lands strikes from half guard.
Arrol moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Arrol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.
Arrol wants to sweep here but Jung controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Arrol pulls Jung in close to prevent any damage.
Jung wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.
Arrol looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jung missing with a left hand there. Arrol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #TD#
Jung feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Arrol is trying to keep Jung in close. #SUB2#
Arrol has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jung should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Arrol has tightened it up now! Jung should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). William Arrol!
William Arrol very nearly forgot to thank Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Sungwon Jung had this to say: 'I dunno, I'll be better next time. These bad decisions are hurting me.'.

Event: Ascension 0225
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Arrol lands a jab to Renato's midsection.
Arrol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arrol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Renato's sensitive parts.
Renato scores with a jab to the head.
Renato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Renato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Renato throws a low kick but Arrol avoids it.
Arrol feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Renato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arrol lands a two punch combo.
Arrol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've been told by Arrol's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Arrol moves into the clinch.
Renato lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato lands a body shot.
Renato lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Renato.
A short right from Renato.
Renato blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Renato lands with a right to the head.
Arrol lands a shoulder strike.
Renato working aggressively here. #T1#
Arrol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Renato taking a breather.
Renato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Renato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Renato holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Renato fails to land.
Renato misses with some punches.
Renato blocks a body shot from Arrol.
Arrol blocking some punches.
Arrol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Renato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renato's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Renato lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arrol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arrol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
A hook to the body from Renato.
Renato displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arrol up against the cage.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Renato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arrol misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Renato lands a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Renato.
Renato lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Arrol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arrol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Renato lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arrol backwards.
Renato lands a nice shot to the body.
Renato displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arrol up against the cage.#T3#
Renato doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renato tries to work over Arrol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Renato blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arrol.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renato's elbow.
Renato misses with a punch on the inside.
Arrol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Renato.
Renato leaning his opponent against the cage.
Renato misses with a punch to the body.
Renato throws a punch but it's blocked by Arrol.
Renato is looking to control Arrol's arms but Arrol gets an underhook and turns him. Now Renato has his back to the cage.
Arrol blocking some punches.
Arrol lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Arrol. #T4#
Arrol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Renato backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Renato - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arrol blocks an uppercut.
Renato has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arrol seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Renato can turn it around.
Arrol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arrol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Renato.
Renato cracks Arrol with a nice body shot.
Renato blocks a body shot from Arrol.
Renato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Renato backwards.
Arrol struggles to land a body shot inside as Renato controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arrol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arrol pushes Renato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Renato blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arrol can't find room to land a body shot as Renato controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Renato.
Arrol misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that William Arrol will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Arrol finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arrol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arrol with a jab.
Renato scoring well with a low kick there.
Arrol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Renato.
Renato scores with a hook to the body. Arrol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arrol swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Renato counters with a nice uppercut.
Renato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arrol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato looks to land a body kick but Arrol moved away.
Arrol tries to clinch but Renato moves out of range.
Renato throws a fast counter high kick but Arrol manages to duck under it in time.
Renato blocks a leg kick.
Renato now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Renato throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Renato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arrol throws a front kick aimed at Renato's knee but Renato avoids it well. #T1#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Renato.
Arrol misses the shot to the body.
Renato misses with a body kick.
Arrol tried to counter with a leg kick but Renato avoided it.
Renato moves out of range as Arrol strikes.
Arrol throws a sloppy body shot
and Renato counters with a body kick that stops Arrol in his tracks momentarily.
Arrol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Renato.
It appears Arrol was looking to counter with a kick there.
Arrol scores with a nice right hand.
Renato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arrol swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
Renato doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Renato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Renato throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Renato throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Renato lands the left hand.
Renato lands a head shot.
Arrol thumps Renato with a low kick.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Renato checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arrol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arrol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Renato misses with a looping right.
It looked like Arrol was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Renato.
Renato lands a front kick.
Arrol takes one to the side of the head.
Renato with a jab.
Renato misses with a low kick as Arrol jumps back.
A good leg kick by Renato.
Arrol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Renato throws a leg kick which misses Arrol's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrol tries to avoid it.
Renato throws a body shot but no joy.
Arrol blocks a head kick by Renato.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arrol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
Renato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Renato lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrol's sensitive parts.
Arrol lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Renato.
Renato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arrol throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Renato releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arrol checks a leg kick.
Renato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Renato throws out a powerful jab.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Renato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Renato misses with a low kick.
Arrol blocks the body kick. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
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!
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy left from Renato finds it's target.
Arrol throws a lazy right hand but Renato sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Renato. Beautiful body shot.
Arrol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Renato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Renato moves away.
Arrol scores with a jab.
Arrol lands with a straight right. Renato didn't see that one coming.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Renato.
Crunch! Renato slams his shin into Arrol's torso.
Renato looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Renato jabs at Arrol's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Renato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tiago Renato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Renato takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
#R3#
Renato fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arrol staying out of range there.
Arrol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Renato under the eye.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Renato.
Arrol doesn't manage to clinch there - Renato circles away.
Renato throws a series of punches but Arrol avoids them all with ease.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Renato moved away.
Renato throws out a counter right but Arrol avoids it with no problem.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Renato scoring well with a low kick there.
Arrol misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato checks a leg kick.
Arrol moves out of range of the body kick.
Arrol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Renato is able to avoid easily.
Renato tries a quick counter leg kick but Arrol is wise to it.
Arrol 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.
Jab, jab by Renato - just one landing.
Renato swings for the body but Arrol moves out of range. #T1#
Renato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arrol.
Renato only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Renato throws a body shot but no joy.
Arrol tries to close the distance and clinch but Renato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Renato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arrol keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Renato.
Renato bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Renato takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Renato misses the shot to the body.
Renato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Renato throws a big shot that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arrol on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arrol tries to work over Renato's front leg with a kick but Renato checks it.
A shot to the body from Arrol misses
and Renato counters with a nice leg kick.
Renato keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Renato missing with a left hand there. Arrol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Renato throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T2#
Arrol cracks Renato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big right from Renato misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Renato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arrol slips under a jab from Renato.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Renato takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Renato finds it's way through Arrol's defenses.
Renato fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arrol has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arrol is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arrol motions for Renato to come forward. Arrol throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Renato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Renato throws a low kick but Arrol moves out of range easily.
Renato throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Renato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Renato.
Renato cracks the inside of Arrol's front leg.
Arrol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arrol tests Renato's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Renato thuds a left hand into Arrol's body.
Arrol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Renato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arrol.
Renato looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arrol. Renato does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Renato.
Renato has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arrol throws out a leg kick but Renato moves out of range and Arrol only half commits.
Renato follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Renato crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arrol - the referee stops the clock and Renato gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arrol. Renato manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Renato.
Renato turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renato. That's going to slow Arrol down. #CL#
Arrol clinches.
Renato can't find room to land a body shot as Arrol controls the action.
Renato scores with a shoulder strike.
Arrol is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arrol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Renato.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renato misses with a punch on the inside.
Renato lands with a left to the head.
Renato scores with a shoulder strike.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Renato is trying to maintain a safe position but Arrol gets an underhook and turns Renato into the cage.
Arrol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land.
Arrol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arrol misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Renato breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Renato swats away the attempt to clinch by Arrol.
Arrol throws a hook but Renato blocks it.
Arrol moves in looking to clinch but Renato pushes him off.
Arrol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Renato is out of range.
It seemed like Renato was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Arrol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arrol tries to clinch but Renato is having none of it.
Arrol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arrol swings for the body but Renato moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Renato.
Arrol throws a body shot but no joy.
Arrol throws a shot from downtown. Renato moves away and avoids it.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Renato connects with an inside leg kick.
Arrol moves to clinch but Renato breaks away
and Renato counters with a left to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato lands a nice looking body kick.
Renato walks into a straight right hand from Arrol.
Renato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Arrol jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
Renato thows a body kick. Arrol tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Renato looks to land a body kick but Arrol moved away.
Renato takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renato was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Arrol thumps Renato with a low kick.
Arrol walks into a straight right hand from Renato.
Good exchange - Renato coming out on top.
Arrol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Renato has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arrol tries to clinch but Renato moves away
and Renato counters with a straight right hand.
Arrol lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Renato works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renato misses with an attempted mid kick.
Renato fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arrol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renato.#T2#
Renato connects with a single shot there.
Arrol tries to land a leg kick but Renato saw it coming and moves away.
Arrol misses the shot to the body.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arrol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arrol lands a nice looking body shot.
Renato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Renato swings for the body but Arrol moves out of range.
Arrol avoids the head kick by Renato.
Arrol misses the body punch
and Renato counters with a right hand to the body.
Arrol will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arrol misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Renato counters with a thumping low kick.
Arrol takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arrol checks a leg kick nicely.
Arrol is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T3#
Renato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Renato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arrol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Renato throws a chopping leg kick but Arrol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Renato fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arrol throws a leg kick
and Renato counters with a good low kick that Arrol was not able to check.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Renato lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arrol throws a jab when Renato was well out of range.
Arrol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Renato.
Arrol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Renato.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arrol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Renato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Renato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T4#
Arrol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arrol tries to close the distance and clinch but Renato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arrol throws a body shot but no joy.
Arrol moves in looking to clinch but Renato pushes him off.
Renato wants to counter with a clinch but Arrol pushes him away.
Arrol lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renato throws a hook but Arrol blocks it.
Arrol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Renato stuns Arrol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrol.
Renato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arrol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Renato checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Renato buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tiago Renato dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R5#
Arrol connects with an inside leg kick.
Arrol slips under a jab.
Arrol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arrol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Renato lands a nice shot to the body.
Arrol needs to keep his hands up - Renato had a free shot at his head there.
Arrol throws a sloppy body shot
and Renato counters with a good low kick that Arrol was not able to check.
Arrol cracks Renato with a good jab.
Arrol misses with a body shot.
Arrol moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol moves away from the strike by Renato.
Renato misses with a hook
and Arrol counters with a nice leg kick.
Arrol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol throws a body punch but Renato moves out of range. #T1#
Renato looks to land a right hand but Arrol moved out of range.
Arrol looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Renato slips a straight right by Arrol.
Arrol lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Renato lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arrol lands with a shot to the body.
Arrol tries to work over Renato's front leg with a kick but Renato checks it.
Renato looks to land a left hand but Arrol moved out of range nicely.
Arrol throws a looping overhand right but Renato ducks down to avoid it.
Arrol feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Renato's calf.
Renato scores with the left hand. Arrol knows he should have avoided that one.
Renato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol thuds his right hand into Renato's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Renato misses with a hook.
Renato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol half committed to a counter leg kick.
William Arrol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Renato lands with a thumping leg kick.
Renato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arrol.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arrol.
Renato keeps the fight on the outside.
Renato scores with a leg kick.
Renato throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arrol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Renato.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Renato lands a front kick.
Arrol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Renato looking to land some kicks to the body here. #T3#
Good work by Arrol as he checks the leg kick.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Arrol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Renato counters with a nice uppercut.
Renato scores with a push kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Arrol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol moves away from the strike by Renato.
Renato looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Renato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Renato slips a straight right by Arrol.
Renato connects with a leg kick. Arrol looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Renato moved away.
Arrol tries to close the distance and clinch but Renato swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arrol misses with a hook
and Renato counters with a leg kick. #T4#
A slapping leg kick lands for Renato.
A shot to the liver by Arrol. Beautiful body shot.
Renato scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arrol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Renato.
Arrol takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Renato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arrol is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Arrol lands a right hook to the body.
Arrol on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Renato looks to land a right hand but Arrol moved out of range.
Renato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol misses with a body shot.
Renato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrol.
Renato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tiago Renato comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Renato 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 46:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tiago Renato!
Tiago Renato is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Tiago Renato misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Ascension 0204
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Aires swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arrol only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arrol throws a low kick but it's checked well by Aires.
Arrol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aires finds it's way round the side to connect with Arrol's head.
Aires blocks a leg kick.
Arrol takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Arrol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
Aires uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Good leg kick by Arrol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Aires swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arrol! But no joy.
Arrol lands a nice shot that snaps Aires's head back.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrol lands with a hook. Aires tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol checks a leg kick.
Aires looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Arrol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
Aires throwing a counter right hand but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Aires throws the left hand but Arrol avoids the punch easily.
Aires pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Aires throws an off balance right hand
and Arrol counters with an outside leg kick.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Arrol throws out a counter right but Aires avoids it with no problem.
Arrol slips under a jab.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arrol thumps Aires with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Aires or perhaps it was just good defense by Arrol, which made it look bad.
Arrol slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Aires misses with a series of wild punches.
Aires throws a leg kick but Arrol moved away.
Arrol thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
Arrol lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aires's sensitive parts.
Arrol moves away from the strike by Aires.
It seemed like Arrol was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Arrol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aires slips under a jab.
Aires takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol missing with a left hand there. Aires was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aires throwing a counter right hand but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Arrol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A big right from Aires misses.
Aires throws a shot from downtown. Arrol moves away and avoids it.#TD#
Aires is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Arrol's half guard.
Arrol is looking to improve his position.
Aires is trying to control the action in half guard but Arrol is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arrol is positioning himself well to prevent Aires advancing to mount.
Nice strikes from Aires there. #T3#
Arrol wants to get back to full guard.
Aires is controlling the pace.
Aires not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aires looks to land a strike but Arrol avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Arrol pulls Aires in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arrol is on top in guard. #REVB#
Arrol slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.#SUB2#
Arrol is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Aires has escaped the position, nice work there.
Arrol working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T4#
Aires tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Aires regains half guard.
Aires is looking for a sweep. Arrol is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arrol wants to pass the guard but Aires is defending well.
Aires is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Renegade Training Center, so we'll see if he gets out of it.#SUB2#
Arrol is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Aires sees it coming and defends easily.
Aires controlling the position for now.
Arrol wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aires keeps working.
Aires moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Arrol dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Arrol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aires throws out the jab.
Arrol swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arrol lands an overhand right.
Aires ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aires pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Arrol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good standup being displayed there by Aires as he connects with a hook.
William Arrol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aires checks a leg kick nicely.
Aires slips a jab and a cross from Arrol.
Aires is looking to counter punch.
Aires defending well as Arrol loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Aires misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aires there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aires lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Aires tries to land a front kick but Arrol steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
No joy there for Arrol, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #TD#
Aires drives through with a takedown into guard. #T1#
Aires is in close to Arrol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aires is in close to Arrol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Arrol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aires scoring with punches to the head and body.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arrol is on top in guard. #REVB#
Arrol trying to control but Aires is working from the bottom.
Aires trying to control the position.
Bruno Aires overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arrol wants to control from the top but Aires keeps moving. #T2#
Arrol is looking to pass into half guard but Aires pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Aires is in guard.#REVR#
Aires postures up.
Aires is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arrol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aires is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Arrol is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aires is in close to Arrol's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Arrol wants to sweep but no luck.
Aires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T3#
Arrol seems keen to control Aires's posture.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Aires's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Arrol controlling the position.
Aires chips away with some ground and pound.
Arrol pulls Aires in to control the position.
Aires landing some decent shots from guard.
Arrol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aires scoring with some ground and pound. #T4#
Aires wants to control from the top but Arrol keeps moving.
Aires stands and throws Arrol's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Arrol is trying to control Aires's posture but Aires avoids it.
Aires scoring with punches from side control.
Arrol struggling a bit here.
Aires in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #SUB#
Aires is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Arrol is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Aires tries for a kimura but Arrol is defending well.
Arrol gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Aires dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R3#
Aires throws the left hand but Arrol avoids the punch easily.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Aires lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arrol slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arrol is looking to chop away at Aires's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
Aires misses with a wild body shot.
Aires avoids the head kick by Arrol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Aires throws a chopping leg kick but Arrol manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arrol misses with an uppercut.
Aires tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Aires avoids the head kick by Arrol. #T1#
Aires scores with a hook to the body. Arrol takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Aires pushes Arrol away with a front kick.
Aires throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrol.
Arrol throws a leg kick that misses.
Arrol loads up on a big right hand but Aires slips the punch.
Aires slips a straight right by Arrol.
Decent striking displayed by Arrol there.
Arrol misses with a hook
and Aires counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arrol thinking.
Aires throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
Aires moves out of range as Arrol strikes.
Aires tests Arrol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arrol throws a looping overhand right but Aires ducks down to avoid it.
Arrol throws a jab when Aires was well out of range.#T2#
Arrol thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arrol sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Aires throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Arrol swings for the body but Aires moves out of range.
Arrol throws a head kick but Aires moves out of range.
Arrol misses with an uppercut
and Aires counters with a two punch combo.
Aires chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arrol can pounce on him.
Aires scores with a sloppy right hand. Arrol should have avoided that one.
Aires bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arrol stuffs the takedown attempt from Aires. Aires gets slowly back to his feet.
Aires just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol scores with a nice strike.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Aires sees it coming and moves out of range.
William Arrol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Aires shoots in looking for a takedown. Arrol tries to sprawl out of it but Aires keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arrol manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Aires. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arrol takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arrol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A jab from Aires misses.
Arrol lands with an overhand left.
Arrol throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Aires to counter with a crisp jab.
Aires gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Aires on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol lands with a slapping head kick. #T4#
A cross from Aires lands.
Arrol scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arrol throws a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Arrol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aires darts in looking for a takedown but Arrol gets double underhooks and turns Aires into the cage.
Aires is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arrol lands with a good body shot.
Aires misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arrol.
Aires walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Aires checks it.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Aires tries for a takedown but Arrol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Aires there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheers as Aires lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arrol doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Arrol really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Aires tests Arrol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aires keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aires smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Aires takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aires throws an overhand right that lands on Arrol's shoulder, as Arrol tries to avoid the shot.
Arrol lands a lovely overhand right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arrol.
Aires closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arrol circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arrol checks a leg kick.
Aires avoids the body shot from Arrol.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aires shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Arrol as he jumps to the side.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aires lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arrol has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arrol and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Aires throws a shot from downtown. Arrol moves away and avoids it.
Arrol only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T1#
Aires fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arrol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Aires is out of range.
Aires looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arrol works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aires displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arrol throws out the jab.
Aires blocks a head kick by Arrol.
Aires appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Aires moves out of range as Arrol strikes.
Aires ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arrol scores with a hook.#TD#
Aires shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Aires showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aires seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Arrol tries to get to full guard but Aires has control of the leg.
Arrol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Aires's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Aires's back!
Arrol has the hooks in. Aires is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Arrol not allowing Aires to control his hands.
Aires is in bad spot here. #SUB2#
Arrol looking for the choke from the back.
Aires is in bad spot here.
Aires turns into Arrol and is now in his guard.
Aires scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arrol is on top in guard. #REVB#
Arrol trying to control but Aires is working from the bottom.
Arrol trying to stand up but can't free himself from Aires's guard.
Aires wants to sweep here but Arrol controlling him for the moment. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aires controls Arrol momentarily but Arrol frees himself.
Arrol is looking to stand up but Aires won't let him.
Aires 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.
Arrol stands and throws Aires's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Aires wants to control but Arrol postures up.
Aires is looking for a sweep.
Arrol in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Arrol tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily. #SUB2#
Arrol looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Arrol dominated that fourth 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!
#R5#
Arrol walks into a left hand.
Aires throws a lazy right hand but Arrol sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arrol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Aires takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Arrol slaps away a takedown attempt from Aires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Aires connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aires manages to avoid it.
Aires is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arrol.
Arrol throws a body punch but Aires moves out of range. #T1#
Arrol thuds a left hand into Aires's body.#TD#
Aires closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Arrol's guard.
Arrol managing to control the position.
Arrol controls Aires momentarily but Aires frees himself.
Arrol wants to sweep here but Aires controlling him for the moment.
Arrol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Aires's guard. #REVB#
Arrol controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Arrol wants to stand but Aires is controlling his posture from full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Aires is on top in guard. #REVR##T2#
Arrol wants to sweep but no luck.
Arrol wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Arrol is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Aires wants to pass the guard but Arrol is keeping the position.
Bruno Aires has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Aires throws a big elbow that misses.
Arrol controlling the position.
Aires connects with a couple of short punches.
Arrol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aires scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Arrol trying to control the position.
Arrol is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Aires landing with the ground and pound.
Arrol looking to control.
William Arrol is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aires trying to control the position from guard on top but Arrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Aires distracts Arrol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Aires being controlled here momentarily.
Aires lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Arrol has momentary wrist control but Aires slips an elbow through the middle.
Aires connects with a couple of short punches.
Aires throws a big right hand that misses.
Arrol trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Aires showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Arrol 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Arrol!
William Arrol is the new light heavyweight champion!
William Arrol took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$) for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: Ascension 0114
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
Pereira loads up on a big right hand but Arrol slips the punch.
Pereira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pereira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arrol is out of range and Pereira settles back down.
Nice straight punches there by Pereira. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pereira.
Pereira walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arrol checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Pereira as he connects with a hook.
Arrol throws a low kick but Pereira avoids it.
A jab lands there for Arrol.#CL2#
Arrol closes the distance and clinches.
We've been hearing reports that Pereira has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Arrol - that landed with a thud.
Pereira tries to break free but Arrol pushes him back against the cage.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Pereira uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arrol.
Pereira prevents a body shot from Arrol. #T1#
Arrol pushes Pereira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Arrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arrol gets through Pereira's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pereira lands with a left to the head.
Pereira wants a takedown.
Arrol keeps control of Pereira as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Arrol.
Pereira throws a head punch that misses.
Pereira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arrol blocking some punches.
Pereira blocks a body shot from Arrol.
A short body shot lands from Arrol as the two fighters clinch.
Pereira is breathing heavily.
Arrol tries a body shot but Pereira blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arrol.
Pereira tries to stall but Arrol uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
The referee is keeping an eye on Pereira - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pereira tries to circle away but Arrol has him pinned against the cage.
Arrol tries to throw a body punch but Pereira avoids it by throwing Arrol back against the cage.
Arrol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arrol has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Pereira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Arrol can turn it around.
Arrol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land.
Arrol lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrol misses with a body punch.
Pereira is trying to break free.
Arrol lands a nice shot to the body.
Arrol lands a left hand.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pereira blocking some punches.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Arrol controls the action.
Arrol lands an uppercut.
Pereira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pereira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pereira swings wildly with an uppercut but Arrol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol working aggressively here. #T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Arrol.
Pereira misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol lands an uppercut.
Pereira is looking to break free of the clinch but Arrol has double underhooks.
Pereira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pereira can't find room to land a body shot as Arrol controls the action.
Arrol lands a hook that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Arrol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Pereira wants to get back to striking at distance but Arrol won't allow it.
Arrol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pereira's efforts to push away.
Arrol lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pereira backwards.
Nice body punch from Arrol - that landed with a thud. #BC#
Pereira's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arrol cracks Pereira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC2#
Pereira is rocked!
Arrol moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oh Pereira is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pereira moves away.
Pereira seems to have got his legs back now.
Arrol throws a jab when Pereira was well out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pereira scores with a shot to the body. #T4#
Pereira looks to throw the jab but Arrol is out of range.
Pereira has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arrol finds it's way round the side to connect with Pereira's head.
Arrol misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Arrol clinches.
Arrol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pereira lands with a light punch inside.
Pereira misses with the head strike.
Pereira is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arrol is keeping busy.
Arrol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pereira effectively controlling the action here.
Arrol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pereira - that landed with a thud.
Arrol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arrol lands a nice shot to the body.
Pereira misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land.
Arrol misses with a body punch.
Arrol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Arrol dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A lazy left from Pereira finds it's target.
Arrol digs a good body shot into Pereira's ribs.
Pereira pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arrol is out of range and Pereira settles back down.
Arrol lands a right hook to the body.
Arrol works Pereira's body with a nice hook.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Pereira.
Arrol feints a counter leg kick.
Arrol is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pereira rather than just go for the knockout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arrol. That's going to slow Pereira down.
Pereira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arrol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That kick from Arrol tenderised Pereira's leg. Pereira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arrol wants to land a leg kick but Pereira is out of range.
Arrol fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pereira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arrol is fending him off so far but Pereira persists. Nope, Arrol circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arrol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pereira.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrol drops Pereira with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Pereira! Arrol dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Arrol!
A very excited looking William Arrol rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Ascension 1217
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1#
Arrol throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ruden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arrol checks a low kick from Ruden.
Ruden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arrol.
Arrol scores with a jab to the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Joe Ruden has been cut.
Ruden lands a jab to the head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arrol working aggressively here.
Arrol prevents the takedown attempt.
Arrol is leaning against Ruden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ruden working aggressively here.
Arrol working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Arrol fails to land. #BC2#
Ruden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arrol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arrol cracks Ruden with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ruden.
Ruden shoots in and drives through. Arrol sprawls well.
Ruden has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Arrol avoids the body shot from Ruden.
Arrol tries to clinch but Ruden is having none of it.
William Arrol is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arrol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ruden tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arrol clobbers Ruden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arrol.
Ruden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruden was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruden moves away.
Ruden scores with a body shot.
Ruden misses with a straight left.
Arrol lands with a right hand. #CUT#
That has opened up Joe Ruden's cut even more.
Arrol sizes up Ruden with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruden looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruden thows a leg kick but Arrol checks it
letting Arrol counter with a right hand.
Arrol throws a leg kick which misses Ruden's front leg but catches the back leg as Ruden tries to avoid it.
Ruden lands a really nice looking cross but Arrol seems unphased. #T2#
Ruden checks a leg kick nicely.
Arrol throws a chopping leg kick but Ruden manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arrol scores with a decent looking hook.
Arrol looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arrol slips a jab from Ruden.
Ruden misses with a wild body shot.
Arrol moves in looking to clinch but Ruden pushes him off.
Ruden shapes to counter with a head kick.
Arrol is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruden tries to move into range but Arrol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrol.
Arrol connects with a right hand. Ruden shakes it off.#CUT#
The cut above Joe Ruden's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruden changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arrol tries to avoid it but Ruden manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arrol to the ground. Arrol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
William Arrol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Ruden.
Arrol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ruden. Ruden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ruden throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Ruden. Those never looked like landing. #T3#
Arrol jabs at Ruden's body.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#ROC#
Ruden is rocked!#CUT#
Joe Ruden's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#TD2#
Ruden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruden looks winded!
Arrol is positioning himself well to prevent Ruden advancing to mount.
Ruden seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Arrol keeping hold of Ruden's head, controlling as best he can.
Arrol is looking to improve his position.
Arrol is controlling Ruden's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB2#
Ruden is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Arrol sees it coming and defends easily.
Arrol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Ruden wants to pass the guard but Arrol is defending well.
Arrol keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ruden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Ruden is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Arrol doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ruden.
Arrol is holding on to half guard well.
Arrol blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ruden.
Arrol is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ruden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ruden's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Arrol dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Ruden's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Arrol doesn't manage to clinch there - Ruden circles away.
A slow jab from Arrol misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Ruden blocks the low kick.
Ruden avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arrol scores with a jab to the head.
Arrol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ruden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Arrol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Ruden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ruden takes one to the chin there.
Ruden misses with a straight right.
Ruden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ruden.
Arrol throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Arrol moves into the clinch successfully.
Arrol scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ruden lands with a left to the head. #T1#
Arrol misses with some punches.
A short right from Arrol on the inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Ruden's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). William Arrol!
William Arrol spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: Ascension 1116
Date: Nov 16, 2016

#R1#
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Arrol moves out of range.
Valentinovich lands a jab to the nose.
Arrol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentinovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arrol throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arrol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentinovich's hands.
Arrol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Arrol.
Arrol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valentinovich is out of range and Arrol settles back down.
Valentinovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arrol throws a body shot but no joy.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Valentinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentinovich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arrol is out of range and Valentinovich settles back down.
A countering left hand to the body from Arrol misses.
Arrol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valentinovich connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentinovich. Valentinovich obviously looking to wear him down. #T1#
Valentinovich lands with a nice body punch.
Valentinovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arrol.
And Valentinovich counters with a quick kick to the body but Arrol blocks it.
Arrol jabs at Valentinovich's body.
Arrol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentinovich.
No joy there for Valentinovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arrol is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valentinovich rather than just go for the knockout.
Valentinovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arrol walks into a stiff left hand from Valentinovich.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Valentinovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
A jab lands there for Valentinovich.
Arrol connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentinovich wants to clinch.
Arrol counters with a body kick.
Arrol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #T2#
Valentinovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Arrol blocks it.
Valentinovich ducks under a wild hook from Arrol.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arrol throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Arrol tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentinovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentinovich scores with a push kick.
Valentinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arrol.
Arrol throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Valentinovich thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arrol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valentinovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arrol misses with a straight right.
Valentinovich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#
It looks like William Arrol has been cut.
Arrol misses the body punch
and Valentinovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentinovich avoids a kick to the body. #T3#
Valentinovich blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Arrol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
Valentinovich misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Arrol.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arrol defending well as Valentinovich loads up on a big left hand.
Arrol misses with a low kick as Valentinovich jumps back.
Arrol misses with a left hand
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrol misses the body punch
and Valentinovich counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arrol checks it well.
Valentinovich defending well as Arrol loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arrol, as that shot connected.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arrol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arrol misses with a jab to the body
and Valentinovich counters with a straight right hand.
Arrol thows a leg kick but Valentinovich checks it
and Valentinovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentinovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arrol.
Arrol throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentinovich counters with a nice body shot.
Arrol is looking to land body kicks.
Valentinovich moves away from the strike by Arrol.
Arrol tried to score with a low kick but Valentinovich checks it.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Arrol.
Valentinovich takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Arrol misses with a body shot.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
A quick step to the side and Valentinovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol moves out of range of the body kick from Valentinovich.
Arrol throws out a counter right but Valentinovich avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Valentinovich is looking to counter punch.
Valentinovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentinovich connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Arrol's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentinovich is just out of range.
Arrol throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Arrol blocks a jab.
Arrol misses with a hook. Valentinovich ducked under it nicely.
Valentinovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arrol is able to avoid easily.
Arrol paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valentinovich stuns Arrol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arrol works the jab nicely.
William Arrol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrol is looking to slow Valentinovich down with leg kicks.
Arrol thumps Valentinovich with a low kick.
Arrol just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Valentinovich misses.
Arrol digs a good hook to Valentinovich's body.
A swing and a miss from Valentinovich.
Arrol just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentinovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #T1#
Valentinovich scores with a nice head shot.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentinovich lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick which misses Arrol's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrol tries to avoid it.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valentinovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arrol only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arrol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valentinovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentinovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arrol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentinovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Valentinovich - just one landing.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Arrol.
A slow jab from Valentinovich misses its intended target.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentinovich.
Arrol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T2#
Arrol misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol throws the kick towards the body but Valentinovich avoids it.
Valentinovich walks into a stiff left hand from Arrol.
Valentinovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentinovich scores with a nice strike.
Arrol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrol.
Arrol tries to move into range but Valentinovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Arrol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arrol throws a right hand that misses
and Valentinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrol throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
It looked like Valentinovich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Arrol takes a swing at Valentinovich's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Arrol misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
That kick from Valentinovich tenderised Arrol's leg. Arrol is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentinovich blocks the leg kick.
Valentinovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arrol defending well as Valentinovich loads up on a big left hand.
Arrol misses with a body shot
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arrol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentinovich on the side of the head.
Arrol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentinovich ducks right into an uppercut from Arrol.
Arrol misses with a jab to the body
and Valentinovich counters with a series of strikes. Arrol will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Arrol misses.
Valentinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol is breathing heavily.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrol.
Valentinovich connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentinovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arrol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T4#
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arrol goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Valentinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Valentinovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arrol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a shot to the body.
Valentinovich throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Arrol lands a nice looking body shot.
Valentinovich misses with a low kick.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrol.
Valentinovich throws a head kick but Arrol moves out of range.
Valentinovich backing away here, and Arrol unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentinovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentinovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrol's calf.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Arrol's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Arrol scores with a hook.
Valentinovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinovich. Those never looked like landing.
Valentinovich delivers a nice body kick.
Arrol throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentinovich slips a jab from Arrol.
Valentinovich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Valentinovich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Valentinovich there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arrol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arrol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arrol throws a low kick but Valentinovich moves out of range easily. #T1#
Valentinovich scores with a jab to the head.
Arrol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentinovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Arrol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arrol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arrol throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Valentinovich.
Arrol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arrol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentinovich.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arrol misses with a straight left.
Valentinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Arrol throws out a leg kick but Valentinovich moves out of range and Arrol only half commits.
Arrol blocks a head kick by Valentinovich.
Arrol thumps Valentinovich with a low kick.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentinovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arrol.
Arrol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Valentinovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Arrol blocks the low kick.
Arrol looks to throw the jab but Valentinovich is out of range.
Valentinovich lands a slapping body shot.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arrol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Arrol.
Valentinovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Valentinovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrol's calf.
Arrol throws a low kick but Valentinovich avoids it.
Valentinovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arrol misses with a shot to the body
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Valentinovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich thuds his shin into the meat of Arrol's side.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Valentinovich with a nice cross.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Arrol sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arrol lands a body shot.
Arrol misses with a hook.
Arrol swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentinovich blocks the leg kick.
Valentinovich checks a leg kick.
Arrol with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentinovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentinovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentinovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
Valentinovich lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich scores with a leg kick.
Arrol throws a hook to the side of Valentinovich's head but Valentinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentinovich throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Valentinovich there.
Nice uppercut lands for Arrol. That snapped Valentinovich's head back.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentinovich.
Arrol misses with a looping left.
You can see that Arrol has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Arrol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sergej Valentinovich did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on William Arrol's cut.
That's time! Valentinovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Valentinovich feints and then cracks Arrol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrol down.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentinovich checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich needs to keep his hands up - Arrol had a free shot at his head there.
Arrol lands with a straight right. Valentinovich didn't see that one coming.
Valentinovich lunges at Arrol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arrol's hand.
Valentinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol throws a jab when Valentinovich was well out of range.
Valentinovich appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentinovich checks it well.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Valentinovich lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arrol throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentinovich feints and then cracks Arrol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrol down.
Arrol takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Arrol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arrol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentinovich misses with a body kick.
Arrol throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Arrol.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arrol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentinovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arrol.
Arrol takes a swing at Valentinovich's ribcage but misses.
Arrol looks for the body kick but Valentinovich saw that one coming.
Valentinovich thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arrol lands a right hook to the body.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Arrol.
Arrol throws a shot to the body.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Valentinovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Valentinovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.#T2#
Arrol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentinovich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arrol checks a leg kick.
Valentinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol throws a poor cross that misses
letting Valentinovich counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arrol thumps Valentinovich with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Arrol.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arrol swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Arrol.
Valentinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valentinovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.#T3#
Arrol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valentinovich. Valentinovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich cracks Arrol with an open hand slap.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentinovich checks it well.
Valentinovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Arrol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentinovich doesn't seem phased though.
Arrol takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentinovich misses with a straight right.
Arrol flicks out a counter leg kick but Valentinovich steps away.
Arrol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentinovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Valentinovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrol digs a good hook to Valentinovich's body.
Arrol throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Valentinovich throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
Valentinovich cracks Arrol with an open hand slap.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Valentinovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good shot there by Arrol.
Arrol misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentinovich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valentinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentinovich.
Arrol misses with a head kick.
Valentinovich checks a leg kick.
Valentinovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arrol.
Valentinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a head kick.
Arrol lands a body shot.
Valentinovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arrol has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrol swings for the body but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but William Arrol will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Arrol's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Valentinovich misses with the combination.
Valentinovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arrol moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arrol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol wants to slow Valentinovich down by chopping away at his legs.
Arrol thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arrol is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Valentinovich.
Arrol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arrol throws a body shot but no joy.
Valentinovich tried to counter with a leg kick but Arrol avoided it.
Valentinovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T1#
Arrol misses with a low kick as Valentinovich jumps back.
Arrol misses with a looping right.
Arrol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arrol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arrol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valentinovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentinovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A leg kick checked by Valentinovich.
A clash of legs there as Arrol blocks the low kick.
Valentinovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentinovich fakes the leg kick and cracks Arrol in the body.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentinovich lands a body shot.
Arrol is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Arrol scoring well with a low kick there.
William Arrol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol lands with a cross.
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!
Valentinovich throws a leg kick
letting Arrol counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich throws a series of punches but Arrol moves out of range.
Arrol throws out a loose jab but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol dodges the punch combination from Valentinovich.
Arrol paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentinovich blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Valentinovich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arrol.
Valentinovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arrol throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot.
Valentinovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valentinovich.#T3#
Nice shot lands for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arrol checks it well.
Arrol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arrol explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arrol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentinovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentinovich is just out of range.
Valentinovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Valentinovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
Arrol misses with a shot to the body
and Valentinovich counters with a nice body kick.
Sergej Valentinovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentinovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arrols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Valentinovich there.
Arrol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentinovich. Valentinovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Arrol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentinovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valentinovich staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentinovich blocks the leg kick.
Arrol scores with a hook to the body. Valentinovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valentinovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrol's sensitive parts.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentinovich throws a shot to the body.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentinovich staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergej Valentinovich.
Well Valentinovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergej Valentinovich!
Sergej Valentinovich retains his light heavyweight title!
Sergej Valentinovich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Ascension 1102
Date: Nov 02, 2016

#R1#
Arrol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Murphy! But no joy.
Arrol scores with the left hand. Murphy knows he should have avoided that one. #CUT#
It looks like Cedric Murphy has been cut.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arrol manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Murphy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arrol.
Arrol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arrol cracks Murphy with a good jab.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Arrol takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy looks to throw a body kick
and Arrol counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol scores with a body shot.
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!
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arrol.
Arrol throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Murphy lands a really nice looking cross but Arrol seems unphased.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arrol under the eye.
Murphy checks a low kick from Arrol.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol throws a head kick that Murphy semi-blocks.
Murphy works Arrol's body with a nice hook.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murphy tests Arrol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Arrol lands a glancing blow to the side of Murphy's head.#CUT#
That has opened up Cedric Murphy's cut even more.
Murphy walks into a stiff left hand from Arrol.#ROC#
Murphy is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Arrol finish him?
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy darts in trying to clinch
and Arrol rattles Murphy with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Murphy tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Arrol dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Murphy stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). William Arrol!
William Arrol gave a mention to Lion Fightwear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
Cedric Murphy spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck off... i am the best. next time i will kick his head off..'.

Home

What is MMA Tycoon?

Forgot Details

MMA Affiliate Program

Managers online: 926

Total users: 40234