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C392: Arroyo vs Jiang II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Amrani (ranked 2178 p4p, 2022 weight class) and Rukter Demenok (ranked 189 p4p, 172 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Demenok's choice of entrance music: The Moby Dick Speech. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 2, fighting out of London, Ibrahim Amrani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 21 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rukter Demenok!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amrani ducks under a wild hook from Demenok.
Demenok 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.
Amrani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Amrani. Demenok shrugs it off though.
Amrani cracks Demenok with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Rukter Demenok has been cut.
Amrani looks to score with a jab to the body but Demenok is just out of range.
Demenok scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Amrani doesn't seem bothered though.
Amrani throws a right and a left that both miss.
Demenok lands a jab to Amrani's midsection.
Amrani has been working on his boxing with his coaches at WillyQuay MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Demenok throws a nice outside leg kick.
Amrani forces Demenok back against the cage and clinches.
Demenok can't break the clinch.
Demenok has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Amrani scores with a shot to the side of Demenok's head.
Demenok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Amrani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Demenok misses with a punch to the body.
Demenok scores with a shoulder strike.
Amrani blocks an uppercut.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Demenok.
A nice right hand lands inside from Amrani.
Demenok doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Demenok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Demenok has a couple of punches blocked by Amrani.
Amrani working aggressively here.
Demenok scores with a shoulder strike.
Demenok misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Amrani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Amrani creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demenok swings wildly with an uppercut but Amrani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Demenok misses with the head strike.
Demenok goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Demenok stalling in the clinch but Amrani improves position.
Demenok is looking to control Amrani's arms but Amrani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Demenok has his back to the cage.
Demenok is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Amrani has denied him.
Amrani prevents a body shot from Demenok.
Demenok lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amrani.
Amrani working aggressively here.
A short left from Amrani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demenok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Demenok misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Demenok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Demenok misses with a punch on the inside.
Amrani is working for takedown but Demenok is calmly controlling the position for now.
Demenok misses with a punch on the inside.
Amrani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Amrani is trying to trip Demenok. He has hold of a leg but Demenok is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Amrani persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Demenok keeping full guard, as Amrani tries to pass.
Demenok manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Amrani fails in his attempt to clinch.
Demenok lands a nice looking body shot.
Demenok scores with a spinning back kick!
Demenok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Amrani gets a clinch.
Demenok struggles to land a body shot inside as Amrani controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Demenok scores with a nice short uppercut.
Amrani lands with a left to the head.
Demenok misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demenok lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Demenok is trying to force a seperation but Amrani has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Demenok.
Amrani blocks a body shot from Demenok.
Amrani misses with the head strike.
Amrani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amrani gets through Demenok's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Amrani working aggressively here.
Demenok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Demenok creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Demenok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Demenok.
Amrani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Amrani.
Amrani lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amrani.
Demenok scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Amrani scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Demenok fails to land.
Demenok misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amrani can't get the takedown.
Amrani pulls guard.
Demenok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Amrani has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Demenok has managed to get both his arms back between Amrani's legs - danger averted.
Demenok must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Amrani striking off his back but it's not causing Demenok any problems.
Demenok wants to get up but he can't break Amrani's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Demenok stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Amrani doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Demenok is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Amrani rather than just go for the knockout.
Amrani tries to move into range but Demenok moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Demenok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Amrani misses with a body kick.
Demenok dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Amrani. That did some damage!
Demenok throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Demenok scores with a push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amrani swings for the body but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok thows a leg kick but Amrani checks it
enabling Amrani to counter with a crisp jab.
Demenok lands a leg kick that knocks Amrani off balance momentarily.
Amrani moves in looking to clinch but Demenok pushes him off.
Amrani clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ibrahim Amrani will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rukter Demenok's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Demenok takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Demenok scores with a hook to the body. Amrani takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Amrani.
Demenok throws a body shot but no joy.
Demenok throws a head kick but Amrani moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Demenok's corner calls for a 1-2. Demenok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Amrani throws a body punch but Demenok moves out of range.
Demenok fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Amrani is out of range.
Amrani staying out of range there.
Demenok connects with an inside leg kick.
Demenok misses with an attempted mid kick.
Amrani connects with a right hand. Demenok shakes it off.
Amrani gets the takedown into side control.
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!
Demenok wants to get back to his feet but Amrani drags him back down.
Amrani moves into full mount!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Demenok can do anything to dispel that myth.
Demenok trying desperately to get to his feet.
Amrani working Demenok over with strikes here.
Amrani unloading with bombs!
Amrani cracks Demenok with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Demenok is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Amrani 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.
Amrani lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Amrani cracks Demenok with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Demenok trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ibrahim Amrani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Amrani looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Demenok covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ibrahim Amrani!
An out of breath and clearly excited Ibrahim Amrani thanked Bloodbath MMA Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marek Cervenka (ranked 1136 p4p, 1180 weight class) and Graham Mantle (ranked 106 p4p, 112 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 18 - 2, fighting out of London, Graham Mantle!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mantle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cervenka swivels and escapes.
Cervenka throws a lazy right hand but Mantle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mantle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cervenka.
Mantle closes the distance and clinches.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the side of Mantle's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cervenka.
Mantle has clasped his hands together around Cervenka's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Mantle tries to score with some ground and pound. Cervenka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mantle working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Cervenka wants to get back to his feet but Mantle drags him back down.
Mantle is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cervenka wants to get back to his feet.
Mantle tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Mantle is controlling him well.
Cervenka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cervenka is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Mantle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mantle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cervenka wants to get back to his feet but Mantle drags him back down.
Mantle wants to control but Cervenka is keeping him busy.
Cervenka wants to get back to his feet but Mantle drags him back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mantle misses the shot to the body.
Mantle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mantle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mantle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cervenka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Mantle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mantle slips a jab and a cross from Cervenka.
Cervenka leaves Mantle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mantle needs to keep his hands up - Cervenka had a free shot at his head there.
Jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Mantle moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mantle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Cervenka. No joy for Mantle on that attempt.
Marek Cervenka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.
Mantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
Mantle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cervenka.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
Mantle misses with a kick to the body.
Cervenka throws a shot from downtown. Mantle moves away and avoids it.
Mantle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mantle darts in and clinches Cervenka up against the cage.
Mantle manages to break the clinch.
Cervenka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cervenka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mantle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mantle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cervenka circles away.
Cervenka looks to throw the jab but Mantle is out of range.
Cervenka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mantle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mantle gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mantle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the side of Mantle's head.
Mantle trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cervenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka looking to throw knees to the head but Mantle is blocking nicely.
Mantle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a head punch that misses.
Cervenka swings wildly with an uppercut but Mantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cervenka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cervenka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mantle.
Cervenka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cervenka working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mantle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cervenka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Cervenka dominated that round.
That's time! Cervenka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mantle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cervenka's waist but Cervenka gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mantle off to one side.
Cervenka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cervenka rushes Mantle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cervenka.
Cervenka tries to throw a body punch but Mantle avoids it by throwing Cervenka back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cervenka.
Cervenka gets through Mantle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cervenka swings wildly with an uppercut but Mantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mantle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cervenka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marek Cervenka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cervenka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cervenka scores with a hook to the body.
Cervenka lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cervenka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka tries to throw a body punch but Mantle avoids it by throwing Cervenka back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cervenka fails to land.
Cervenka misses with some punches.
Cervenka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cervenka misses with a punch on the inside.
Cervenka swings wildly with an uppercut but Mantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cervenka misses with a punch on the inside.
Cervenka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mantle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Cervenka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mantle is trying to pull guard but Cervenka turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cervenka looking to throw knees to the head but Mantle is blocking nicely.
Cervenka prevents Mantle from breaking the clinch.
Cervenka has a couple of punches blocked by Mantle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the head but Mantle blocks with his arms.
Mantle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cervenka.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cervenka throws a head punch that misses.
Cervenka looking to throw knees to the head but Mantle is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Cervenka fails to land.
Cervenka misses with a punch to the body.
Cervenka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mantle's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantle tries to pull guard but Cervenka won't allow it.
Marek Cervenka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.
Cervenka has a couple of punches blocked by Mantle.
Mantle is struggling to control the position.
Cervenka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mantle jumps into guard, dragging Cervenka to the mat.
Mantle pulls Cervenka in close to prevent any damage.
Cervenka trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mantle's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mantle can do to turn this around?
Mantle wants to sweep but no luck.
Cervenka is looking to stand up but Mantle won't let him.
Cervenka postures up.
Mantle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mantle has a closed guard, preventing Cervenka from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cervenka throws a big shot that misses.
Cervenka misses with a right hand
and Mantle counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice shot lands for Cervenka.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mantle ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Mantle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cervenka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cervenka wants it to stay on the feet.
Mantle moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Mantle defending well as Cervenka loads up on a big left hand.
Cervenka thuds a left hand into Mantle's body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mantle or perhaps it was just good defense by Cervenka, which made it look bad.
Cervenka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mantle.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Mantle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mantle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cervenka sets himself, and Mantle steps forward looking for the clinch! Cervenka avoids it this time.
Graham Mantle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mantle forces Cervenka back against the cage and clinches.
Cervenka misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marek Cervenka dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mantle throws a right and a left that Cervenka avoids nicely.
Mantle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Mantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mantle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cervenka is fending him off so far but Mantle persists. Nope, Cervenka circles away and we're back to standing.
Cervenka throws a hook to the side of Mantle's head but Mantle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mantle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mantle has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mantle is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cervenka is defending well.
Mantle blocks a body shot from Cervenka.
Cervenka working aggressively here.
Cervenka scores with a knee to the head.
Cervenka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervenka gets underhooks to prevent Mantle's takedown attempt.
Marek Cervenka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Graham Mantle.
Mantle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mantle blocks a body shot from Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a head punch that misses.
Cervenka tries to land a knee to the head but Mantle blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cervenka lands an uppercut.
Mantle looking for a takedown.
Mantle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Mantle blocks an uppercut.
Mantle wants to stall.
Mantle is trying to force a seperation but Cervenka has the dominant position.
Cervenka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mantle breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Mantle.
Cervenka stuns Mantle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cervenka sizes up Mantle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cervenka catches Mantle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cervenka looks to throw the jab but Mantle is out of range.
Cervenka throws the left hand but Mantle avoids the punch easily.
Mantle drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cervenka preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cervenka keeping full guard, as Mantle tries to pass.
Mantle passes Cervenka's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mantle stops Cervenka from getting back to his feet.
Mantle is looking to advance position but Cervenka won't allow it.
Mantle seems to be looking for submissions.
Mantle prevents Cervenka from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mantle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cervenka throws a body shot but no joy.
Cervenka throws an off balance right hand
and Mantle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mantle.
Mantle trying to control but Cervenka is working from the bottom.
Mantle tries to stand but Cervenka is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mantle trying to control the position from guard on top but Cervenka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mantle stops Cervenka from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Graham Mantle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marek Cervenka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marek Cervenka is winning the standup battle so far.
Cervenka looks to land a right hand but Mantle moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marek Cervenka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cervenka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marek Cervenka!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Hoon Chai (ranked 871 p4p, 956 weight class) and Odin Markkanen (ranked 80 p4p, 89 weight class). Odin Markkanen acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeong Hoon Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Odin Markkanen!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Chai does it's job there.
We've been told by Chai's head coaches at Master Chai's Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Chai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chai throws a shot from downtown. Markkanen moves away and avoids it.
Markkanen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Markkanen.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
Chai misses the shot to the body.
Chai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Markkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Markkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chai misses with a straight left.
Jeong Hoon Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Markkanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Markkanen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
Markkanen tries to move into range but Chai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Markkanen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Markkanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Markkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Markkanen defending well as Chai loads up on a big left hand.
Chai throws a body punch but Markkanen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Chai misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chai swings wildly with an uppercut but Markkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chai misses with a body punch.
Markkanen is trying to pull guard but Chai has him pressed against the cage.
Chai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Markkanen backwards.
Markkanen blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Chai.
Chai can't find room to land a body shot as Markkanen controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Chai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Markkanen.
Markkanen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Chai is trying to keep an underhook but Markkanen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markkanen looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Markkanen in particular looking to stall.
Markkanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chai defends it well.
Markkanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chai sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Markkanen seems to be working for a kimura but Chai defends the submission attempt.
Chai is positioning himself well to prevent Markkanen advancing to mount.
Chai is not content to let Markkanen control the position.
Markkanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Markkanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chai defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Markkanen is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chai is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markkanen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Markkanen is looking to advance position but Chai won't allow it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Markkanen misses with a looping right.
Chai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jeong Hoon Chai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Markkanen slips a jab from Chai.
As Chai backs off Markkanen throws a huge counter combo but Chai manages to avoid it all.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Markkanen is defended easily by Chai.
Markkanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Chai circles away.
Markkanen tries to bum rush Chai with a series of wild strikes but Chai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Markkanen shoots in but Chai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeong Hoon Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odin Markkanen.
Markkanen wants to clinch up but Chai keeps it at a distance.
Markkanen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chai misses with the combination.
Jeong Hoon Chai is winning the standup battle so far.
Chai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Markkanen doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai misses with a straight left.
That kick from Chai tenderised Markkanen's leg. Markkanen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Odin Markkanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Markkanen misses with the combination.
Chai looks to throw the jab but Markkanen is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markkanen looks for a takedown but Chai sprawls well.
Nice shot by Chai.
Markkanen ducks under a wild hook from Chai.
Markkanen slips under a jab from Chai.
Chai throws a lazy right hand but Markkanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Markkanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jeong Hoon Chai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chai lands a jab to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chai.
Chai scores with a nice head shot.
Chai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chai lands a nice hook to Markkanen's body. Markkanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chai throws a hook but Markkanen avoids it easily.
Markkanen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Markkanen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chai misses with a hook.
Markkanen moves away from the strike by Chai.
Chai just misses with a punch to the body.
Chai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Markkanen moves in looking to clinch but Chai pushes him off.
A counter left hand to the body from Chai misses its target.
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chai sprawls well. Chai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Markkanen gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice shot lands for Chai.
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown but Chai shows good takedown defense.
Markkanen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Chai desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Markkanen is working for a submission of some sort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Markkanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Markkanen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Markkanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chai sees it coming and defends easily.
Chai is doing well to control the position and prevent Markkanen from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Markkanen trying to pass the guard but Chai defending well.
Markkanen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chai is controlling Markkanen's trapped leg to prevent Markkanen from advancing to side control.
Markkanen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Chai is staying active underneath Markkanen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Chai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Hoon Chai dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Markkanen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chai but Chai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Chai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Chai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Markkanen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chai misses with a straight right.
Chai misses with a hook. Markkanen ducked under it nicely.
Chai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chai lands a slapping body shot.
Chai pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chai slaps away a takedown attempt from Markkanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jeong Hoon Chai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Odin Markkanen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chai takes a swing at Markkanen's ribcage but misses.
Chai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Markkanen is stalling in the full guard.
Markkanen looking to sit in guard and control but Chai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chai has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Markkanen is proving hard to escape from.
Markkanen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Chai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Chai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Markkanen is desperately trying to improve his position but Chai has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Markkanen tries to lock up and control but Chai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Markkanen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chai tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Markkanen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chai content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chai has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Odin Markkanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Markkanen is trying desperately to improve position.
Markkanen tries to control Chai's body but Chai pushes him off. Markkanen squirms to his side and now Chai has his back!
Markkanen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Markkanen is in bad spot here.
Markkanen looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Jeong Hoon Chai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Odin Markkanen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Markkanen is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Hoon Chai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Hoon Chai!
A victorious Jeong Hoon Chai thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronan Darongo (ranked 884 p4p, 727 weight class) and Valdo Calamari (ranked 111 p4p, 99 weight class). Darongo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Chaos And Destruction. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronan Darongo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Valdo Calamari!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Darongo.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darongo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dissolution Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Darongo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Calamari counters with a single leg into guard. Darongo didn't expect that.
Calamari is looking to work some ground and pound but Darongo has wrist control.
Calamari throws a big right hand that misses.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Calamari working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Calamari throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Darongo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Calamari working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Calamari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Calamari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calamari stopping the sweep attempt from Darongo.
Darongo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Calamari with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Calamari working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calamari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calamari trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Darongo manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Darongo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Calamari wants to sweep here but Darongo controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darongo controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo continues to stall.
More hug and hope from Darongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Darongo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Calamari wants to sweep here but Darongo controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darongo tries a low kick but Calamari avoids it.
Calamari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Darongo lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valdo Calamari 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.
Darongo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Calamari.
Nice body punch from Darongo.
Darongo lands a jab.
Darongo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Calamari's sensitive parts.
Darongo connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo looks to throw the jab but Calamari is out of range.
Calamari changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Darongo just misses with a punch to the body.
Calamari with the counter takedown but Darongo avoids it easily.
Calamari moves out of range of the strikes.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo throws a hook but Calamari blocks it.
Calamari drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Darongo defends it well.
Darongo thows a leg kick but Calamari checks it
so Calamari counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Valdo Calamari has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calamari working some strikes from top position.
Calamari is working Darongo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Calamari keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Darongo's head.
Calamari scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Calamari throws an elbow that misses. Darongo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Calamari's guard. Nice move by Darongo!
Calamari 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.
Calamari is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari trying to strike off his back.
Darongo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Darongo won't allow Calamari to sweep him here.
Darongo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Darongo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calamari 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.
Darongo trying to control but Calamari is working from the bottom.
Darongo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Calamari wants to hit a sweep here but Darongo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Calamari there!
Darongo controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Calamari avoids a series of strikes thrown by Darongo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ronan Darongo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Darongo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Calamari takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Darongo throws an overhand right that lands on Calamari's shoulder, as Calamari tries to avoid the shot.
Calamari feints the counter takedown.
Calamari takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Darongo is looking to chop away at Calamari's legs.
Calamari tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Darongo misses with a straight left.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darongo swings for the body but Calamari moves out of range.
And Calamari tries to counter it with a takedown but Darongo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Darongo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calamari can do to turn this around?
Darongo thuds a left hand into Calamari's body.
Darongo looks to score with a jab to the body but Calamari is just out of range.
Calamari is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darongo throws a poor cross that misses
and Calamari counters with a shoot takedown. Darongo fights it but they end up in guard.
Calamari throws a big right hand that misses.
Calamari stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Darongo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Calamari must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Calamari throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Calamari with a flurry of punches that miss.
Calamari throwing strikes but missing.
Calamari throwing strikes but missing.
Calamari landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calamari throws a strike but Darongo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Darongo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Calamari wants to sweep but no luck.
Darongo passes Calamari's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darongo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Calamari has a hand on Darongo's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Darongo takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darongo controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Darongo prevents Calamari from getting the reversal.
Darongo controlling from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Darongo prevents Calamari from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronan Darongo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Darongo 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronan Darongo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ronan Darongo made sure he mentioned Bloodbath MMA Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danila Bagrov (ranked 567 p4p, 556 weight class) and Julius Lew (ranked 79 p4p, 77 weight class). Bagrov comes to the cage accompanied by Империя зла. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danila Bagrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julius Lew!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bagrov slips under a jab from Lew.
Bagrov feinted with a counter takedown.
A big right from Lew misses.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lew tries to clinch up.
Bagrov attempts a counter takedown but Lew avoids it well and moves away.
Lew lands a big uppercut and Bagrov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Bagrov looks OK. Lew waves Bagrov back to his feet!
 Bagrov is rocked!
 It looks like Danila Bagrov has been cut.
Lew missing with a left hand there. Bagrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bagrov attempts a counter takedown but Lew avoids it well and moves away.
Bagrov slips under a jab from Lew.
Bagrov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Bagrov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Lew sprawls and moves away.
Julius Lew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lew throws a lazy right hand but Bagrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bagrov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lew thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bagrov feinted with a counter takedown.
Bagrov slips under a jab.
Bagrov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bagrov ducks under a wild hook from Lew.
Bagrov tries to counter with a takedown but Lew is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bagrov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lew tries to land a body kick
and Bagrov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lew won't be happy with that.
Bagrov working away.
Bagrov misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bagrov advances nicely into full mount.
Bagrov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bagrov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bagrov landing punches.
Bagrov postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lew looks a forlorn figure.
Bagrov landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagrov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bagrov working the ground and pound effectively.
 Lew is rocked!
Bagrov 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.
Lew can't escape the position.
Lew is still in real trouble! Can Bagrov finish him?
Bagrov postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Lew out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Bagrov goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Danila Bagrov!
An out of breath Danila Bagrov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Moses Okafor (ranked 311 p4p, 804 weight class) and Wanderlei Rua (ranked 42 p4p, 105 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Moses Okafor has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Moses Okafor seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moses Okafor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Rua!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okafor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rua.
Rua misses with a left hand
and Okafor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Wanderlei Rua has been cut.
Okafor throws a series of punches but Rua avoids them all with ease.
Rua misses with a body shot.
Okafor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rua jabs Okafor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Okafor takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Moses Okafor has been cut.
Okafor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Okafor is breathing heavily.
Rua pounces like a tiger and cracks Okafor with a vicious hook! Okafor is down but not out! Rua follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wanderlei Rua!
A very excited looking Wanderlei Rua made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Miles O Brien (ranked 401 p4p, 113 weight class) and Chest Mangold (ranked 51 p4p, 18 weight class). O Brien kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sweet Leaf. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles O Brien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chest Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mangold misses.
Chest Mangold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangold throws a lazy uppercut
and O Brien counters with an inside leg kick.
O Brien on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mangold. Mangold obviously looking to wear him down.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mangold takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mangold throws a hook but O Brien avoids it easily.
Mangold scores with a leg kick.
O Brien misses with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien throws a lazy body kick
and Mangold counters with an outside leg kick.
O Brien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mangold misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mangold blocks the leg kick.
O Brien throws a jab when Mangold was well out of range.
O Brien takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mangold misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from O Brien.
Mangold moves into range and clinches up with O Brien.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
O Brien lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Brien swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Mangold misses.
O Brien tried to counter with a leg kick but Mangold avoided it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from O Brien 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 Mangold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mangold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mangold blocks a head kick by O Brien.
Mangold follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Mangold lands a jab to the head.
O Brien moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mangold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Brien slips under a jab.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mangold's head.
O Brien looks to score with a jab to the body but Mangold is just out of range.
O Brien fakes the leg kick and cracks Mangold in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mangold.
O Brien tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mangold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
O Brien avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears O Brien was looking to counter with a kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as O Brien checks a leg kick.
It appears O Brien was looking to counter with a kick there.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mangold to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses the shot to the body.
O Brien takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mangold is looking to score with low kicks.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangold.
Mangold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of O Brien's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mangold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by O Brien.
O Brien moves out of range of the body kick.
O Brien cracks Mangold with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Chest Mangold has been cut.
Mangold connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chest Mangold dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chest Mangold's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
O Brien walks into a left hand.
Mangold lands with a right hand.
Mangold has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mangold throws a good cross that connects.
Mangold thumps O Brien with a low kick.
Mangold has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
O Brien slips under a jab from Mangold.
Mangold tests O Brien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
O Brien ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mangold moves away.
A little jabbing left from Mangold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mangold scores with a jab to the body.
Mangold jabs at O Brien's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mangold scores with a jab to the head.
O Brien throws a body kick that misses
and Mangold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Brien with a hook.
Mangold missing with a left hand there. O Brien was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Brien is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mangold.
O Brien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
O Brien swings widly with a right hand
and Mangold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Brien thows a leg kick but Mangold checks it
and Mangold counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mangold blocks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mangold.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
O Brien goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mangold tries a quick counter leg kick but O Brien is wise to it.
Chest Mangold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
O Brien shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mangold slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
A little jabbing left from Mangold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mangold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
O Brien throws a poor cross that misses
and Mangold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Mangold - just one landing.
Mangold avoids the head kick by O Brien.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Mangold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mangold ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Mangold.
O Brien looks for the body kick but Mangold saw that one coming.
Mangold checks a leg kick.
Mangold looks like he wants to counter punch here.
O Brien throws a right hand that misses
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
O Brien misses the body punch
and Mangold counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mangold.
O Brien misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mangold throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mangold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Brien.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mangold avoids the head kick by O Brien.
O Brien looks to throw a body kick
and Mangold counters with a nice uppercut.
O Brien is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Mangold moves out of range easily.
O Brien lands a nice looking body shot.
Mangold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by O Brien.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chest Mangold showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chest Mangold's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
O Brien checks a low kick from Mangold.
Mangold gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for O Brien.
Mangold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
O Brien tries to throw a body punch but Mangold avoids it by throwing O Brien back against the cage.
Mangold misses with a hook from the clinch.
O Brien lands a body punch.
O Brien working some nice short punches in the clinch.
O Brien lands a shoulder strike.
Mangold tries to throw a body punch but O Brien avoids it by throwing Mangold back against the cage.
O Brien has a couple of punches blocked by Mangold.
Mangold can't find room to land a body shot as O Brien controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Mangold - that landed with a thud.
O Brien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
O Brien pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Mangold finds it's way through O Brien's defenses.
Mangold lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Brien has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mangold.
O Brien moves out of range of the strikes.
O Brien half committed to a counter leg kick.
Mangold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mangold scores with a nice right hand.
O Brien misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Mangold.
Mangold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by O Brien.
Miles O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mangold cracks O Brien with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mangold throws a good cross that connects.
O Brien slips under a jab.
Mangold misses the jab.
O Brien cracks Mangold with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mangold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Brien misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
O Brien misses with a jab to the body
and Mangold counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Brien misses with a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mangold! But no joy.
O Brien throws a head kick that misses.
Mangold cracks O Brien with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Brien throws a lazy head kick
letting Mangold counter with a right hand.
Mangold scores with a hook.
Mangold bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
O Brien with a nice calf kick.
Mangold scores with a kick to the body.
Mangold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. O Brien catches Mangold right on the button with a cross.
O Brien takes a jab right on the kisser.
O Brien misses with a leg kick
and Mangold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on O Brien. That did some damage!
Mangold throws a nice inside leg kick.
O Brien takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mangold clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mangold.
O Brien lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chest Mangold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mangold winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chest Mangold!
During a confident post fight interview, Chest Mangold thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 38 p4p, 168 weight class) and Lucas Traumen (ranked 4 p4p, 22 weight class). Lucas Traumen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucas Traumen!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traumen misses with an uppercut. Blaydes saw that one coming.
Blaydes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Blaydes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaydes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaydes moves into the clinch.
Blaydes blocks an uppercut.
Blaydes tries for a takedown but Traumen manages to get underhooks.
Blaydes misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blaydes.
Traumen lands with a left to the head.
Traumen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Traumen manages to break the clinch.
Blaydes is looking to clinch.
Traumen throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traumen throws a hook but Blaydes avoids it easily.
Traumen throws a leg kick that misses.
Blaydes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Traumen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Blaydes somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Traumen as Blaydes shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oscar Blaydes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Traumen misses with a leg kick
and Blaydes counters with an outside leg kick.
Lucas Traumen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaydes blocks a jab.
Traumen throws a series of punches but Blaydes moves out of range.
Blaydes shoots in for a double leg but Traumen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blaydes tries for a takedown but Traumen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Traumen! But no joy.
Traumen swinging wildly here.
Blaydes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Traumen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Traumen misses.
Traumen misses the shot to the body.
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch but Traumen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaydes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A swing and a miss from Traumen.
A jab from Traumen misses.
Traumen throws a shot from downtown. Blaydes moves away and avoids it.
Blaydes pushes Traumen up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Traumen can't find room to land a body shot as Blaydes controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Blaydes.
Blaydes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blaydes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Traumen's elbow.
Blaydes lands with a light punch inside.
Traumen blocking some punches.
Traumen tries to throw a body punch but Blaydes avoids it by throwing Traumen back against the cage.
Blaydes wants a takedown but no success here.
Blaydes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Traumen.
Blaydes is leaning against Traumen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Traumen fails to land.
Traumen lands with a right to the head.
Blaydes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaydes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Traumen - that landed with a thud.
Blaydes misses with some punches.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Traumen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Traumen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blaydes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaydes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Traumen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Traumen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Blaydes is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Traumen to the mat. Traumen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Blaydes's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Traumen wants to stand but Blaydes is controlling the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen trying to keep a closed guard but Blaydes is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaydes is in close to Traumen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Traumen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've been hearing that Blaydes has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Blaydes stands up over Traumen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Traumen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blaydes stops Traumen from standing up.
Traumen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Traumen keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blaydes distracts Traumen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Traumen is looking to stand up but Blaydes isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Oscar Blaydes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Blaydes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Traumen cracks a nice hook into Blaydes's ribs.
Traumen cracks Blaydes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blaydes tries to clinch up but Traumen circles away and keeps his distance.
Traumen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blaydes connects with a right hand. Traumen shakes it off.
Traumen walks into a stiff left hand from Blaydes.
Blaydes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traumen throws out the jab.
Traumen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Traumen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Traumen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucas Traumen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes checks the leg kick.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Blaydes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Traumen throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
Traumen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Blaydes counters with a shoot takedown. Traumen fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Blaydes lands a couple of digs.
Traumen is looking to stand back up but Blaydes counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Traumen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaydes is trying to control the action in half guard but Traumen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Traumen is looking to control Blaydes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Traumen avoid being mounted?
Blaydes slips a nice elbow through Traumen's hands, connecting with Traumen's forehead.
Traumen wants to control but Blaydes is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Traumen won't allow Blaydes to pass to mount.
Blaydes working Traumen over with strikes.
Traumen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blaydes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Blaydes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes prevents Traumen from getting back to his feet.
Blaydes is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Traumen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Blaydes off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
A slow jab from Traumen misses its intended target.
Blaydes attempts a counter takedown but Traumen avoids it well and moves away.
Traumen misses with an uppercut. Blaydes saw that one coming.
Lucas Traumen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaydes moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Traumen misses with a hook to the body
and Blaydes counters with a nice body shot.
Traumen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blaydes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Traumen can pounce on him.
Traumen throws a hook to the side of Blaydes's head but Blaydes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blaydes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blaydes moves away from the strike by Traumen.
Blaydes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Traumen connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traumen throws out the jab.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Traumen breaks away and moves out of range.
Traumen scores with a push kick.
Traumen throws an overhand right that lands on Blaydes's shoulder, as Blaydes tries to avoid the shot.
Traumen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaydes wants to land a leg kick but Traumen is out of range.
Blaydes checks a low kick from Traumen.
Blaydes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Traumen throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaydes is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Traumen.
Traumen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blaydes.
Traumen throws a hook but Blaydes blocks it.
Blaydes slips under a jab from Traumen.
As Traumen tries to get set, Blaydes tries to push him back and clinch up but Traumen manages to avoid the attempt.
Traumen misses with a hook
and Blaydes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Traumen scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Blaydes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blaydes scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaydes lands a couple of elbows.
Traumen keeping moving, preventing Blaydes from controlling successfully.
Blaydes stops Traumen from standing up.
Blaydes landing some decent shots from guard.
Traumen striking off his back but it's not causing Blaydes any problems.
Blaydes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Traumen pushes Blaydes off and scrambles back to his feet.
Blaydes scores with a hook.
Blaydes avoids the body shot from Traumen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucas Traumen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blaydes checks a leg kick.
Blaydes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Traumen throws a good cross that connects.
Traumen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traumen.
Blaydes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blaydes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Traumen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Traumen throws an overhand right that lands on Blaydes's shoulder, as Blaydes tries to avoid the shot.
Traumen misses with a body shot
and Blaydes counters with an outside leg kick.
Traumen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Traumen lands with a good body shot.
Traumen looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaydes is just out of range.
Blaydes attempts a counter takedown but Traumen avoids it well and moves away.
Traumen swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaydes.
Traumen misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Traumen's defenses.
Traumen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaydes counters with a thumping low kick.
Traumen swats away the attempt to clinch by Blaydes.
Traumen takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
Blaydes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Traumen.
Blaydes tries to clinch up.
Blaydes blocks a jab.
Blaydes instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Traumen.
Blaydes lands a shoulder strike.
Traumen taking a breather.
Blaydes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Blaydes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen breaks the clinch.
A low kick lands for Traumen.
Blaydes moves in looking to clinch but Traumen pushes him off.
Traumen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Traumen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blaydes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Blaydes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaydes scoring with some ground and pound.
Blaydes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Traumen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Traumen prevents Blaydes from improving his position.
Traumen throwing shots but Blaydes is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes wants to improve his position but Traumen is controlling well.
Blaydes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Traumen.
Blaydes tries to roll over but Traumen keeps him under control.
Traumen wants to control but Blaydes is keeping him busy.
Blaydes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Blaydes is looking for a triangle but Traumen pushes his legs off easily.
Blaydes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blaydes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Traumen preventing the sweep.
Traumen wants to get up but he can't break Blaydes's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Traumen postures up.
Traumen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Traumen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaydes is trying to control the position but Traumen postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Traumen misses with an uppercut. Blaydes saw that one coming.
Traumen thumps Blaydes with a low kick.
Blaydes has managed to clinch.
Blaydes lands with a short shot to the head.
Traumen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Traumen throws an overhand right that lands on Blaydes's shoulder, as Blaydes tries to avoid the shot.
Blaydes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Blaydes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Traumen throws out the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lucas Traumen just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Blaydes shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Traumen is trying to defend but Blaydes finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Traumen has one foot on Blaydes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Blaydes just misses with a punch to the body.
Traumen lands with a straight right. Blaydes didn't see that one coming.
Traumen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaydes on the side of the head.
Traumen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaydes.
Blaydes lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blaydes shoots in looking for a takedown. Traumen tries to sprawl out of it but Blaydes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Traumen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Blaydes tries to clinch up but Traumen circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen with a nice cross.
Blaydes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Traumen counters with a straight right hand.
Traumen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blaydes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Traumen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaydes dives in and scores a takedown into Traumen's guard.
Blaydes landing some decent shots from guard.
Traumen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blaydes is in close to Traumen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen keeping moving, preventing Blaydes from controlling successfully.
Traumen trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Traumen striking off his back but it's not causing Blaydes any problems.
Traumen wants to stand up but Blaydes is controlling him.
Blaydes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Traumen wants to get back to his feet but Blaydes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Blaydes scoring with some ground and pound.
Blaydes stops Traumen from standing up.
Blaydes with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaydes cracks Traumen with a solid left hand.
Traumen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Traumen's head.
Blaydes chips away with some ground and pound.
Blaydes makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Oscar Blaydes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blaydes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blaydes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blaydes scoring with some ground and pound.
Traumen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Blaydes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Traumen's head.
Blaydes trying to control the position from guard on top but Traumen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blaydes passes into half guard.
Traumen flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Traumen keeps working.
Traumen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Traumen.
Blaydes chips away with some ground and pound.
Blaydes trying to control but Traumen is working from the bottom.
Traumen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Traumen wriggles free and stands up.
A low kick from Traumen misses
and Blaydes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Blaydes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaydes tries a body shot but Traumen blocks it.
Blaydes has a couple of punches blocked by Traumen.
Traumen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Oscar Blaydes will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Blaydes avoids the head kick by Traumen.
Blaydes doesn't manage to clinch there - Traumen circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaydes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Traumen looks to land a right hand but Blaydes moved out of range.
Traumen throws a series of punches but Blaydes avoids them all with ease.
Blaydes scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Traumen 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.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Traumen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes scoring well with a low kick there.
Traumen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
Blaydes half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Traumen throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaydes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Traumen misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Traumen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Traumen throws an overhand right that lands on Blaydes's shoulder, as Blaydes tries to avoid the shot.
Traumen throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
Traumen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Traumen throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Traumen cracks a nice hook into Blaydes's ribs.
Traumen misses with an uppercut. Blaydes saw that one coming.
Blaydes wants to clinch.
Traumen swings for the body but Blaydes moves out of range.
Traumen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Traumen scores with a leg kick.
Traumen takes one to the chin there.
Blaydes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Traumen doesn't seem bothered though.
Traumen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Traumen misses with a straight left.
Traumen just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice body punch from Traumen.
Traumen cracks Blaydes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Traumen swings widly with a right hand
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaydes wants to clinch up but Traumen keeps it at a distance.
Traumen misses with a hook
and Traumen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaydes shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes has Traumen up against the cage in a clinch.
Traumen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Traumen breaks the clinch.
Traumen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaydes.
Traumen looks to land a right hand but Blaydes moved out of range.
Blaydes shoots in and gets a takedown into Traumen's guard.
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Traumen keeps moving.
Blaydes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Traumen's head.
Traumen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Blaydes stands up over Traumen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Traumen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blaydes is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blaydes wants to control from the top but Traumen keeps moving.
Blaydes keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Traumen's head.
Blaydes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Traumen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Blaydes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Traumen's head.
Blaydes content to stall in guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lucas Traumen.
I think Traumen 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 47:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 49:48
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lucas Traumen!
Lucas Traumen tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 15 p4p, 45 weight class) and Da Jiang (ranked 2 p4p, 7 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Da Jiang!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arroyo to score with a decent uppercut.
Jiang jabs at Arroyo's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arroyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jiang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Jiang throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arroyo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jiang is looking to slow Arroyo down with leg kicks.
Jiang tries to clinch up but Arroyo circles away and keeps his distance.
Jiang takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arroyo lands a really nice looking cross but Jiang seems unphased.
Arroyo cracks Jiang with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.
Jiang misses with a straight right.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arroyo walks into a stiff left hand from Jiang.
It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
Jiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo tries to land a front kick but Jiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arroyo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jiang misses with a body punch
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Jiang looks to land a right hand but Arroyo moved out of range.
Jiang is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Arroyo rather than just go for the knockout.
Arroyo digs a good body shot into Jiang's ribs.
Arroyo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arroyo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jiang lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
Arroyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jiang checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiang checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Jiang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiang tries to move into range but Arroyo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arroyo checks the leg kick.
Jiang is looking to land body kicks.
Arroyo misses with a jab to the body
and Jiang makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Jiang.
Arroyo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jiang was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Jiang moves out of range easily.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jiang misses with a hook. Arroyo ducked under it nicely.
Arroyo lands with a straight right. Jiang didn't see that one coming.
Jiang tries to clinch but Arroyo is having none of it.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Jiang.
Jiang feints a counter leg kick.
Jiang is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jiang. That did some damage!
Jiang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jiang throws a low kick but Arroyo avoids it.
Jiang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jiang scores with a jab to the body.
Jiang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arroyo throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Arroyo.
Jiang wants to counter the offense by Arroyo and move into the clinch position.
Arroyo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jiang.
Arroyo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Arroyo tries to land a front kick but Jiang steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arroyo. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiang slips under a jab.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Jiang moved out of range nicely.
Jiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jiang cracks Arroyo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arroyo throws out a leg kick but Jiang moves out of range and Arroyo only half commits.
Jiang takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut. Jiang saw that one coming.
Jiang lands a nice hook to Arroyo's body. Arroyo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arroyo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jiang walks into a straight right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jiang.
Arroyo lands with a shot to the body.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Jiang slips the punch.
Jiang lands with a nice body kick.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Jiang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang misses with a low kick.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
Jiang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arroyo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jiang scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jiang.
That kick from Jiang tenderised Arroyo's leg. Arroyo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arroyo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
Jiang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jiang feints and then cracks Arroyo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arroyo down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Da Jiang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jiang works Arroyo's body with a nice hook.
Jiang ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Jiang counters with a nice body kick.
Arroyo works the jab nicely.
Da Jiang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arroyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jiang!
Jiang walks into a straight right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with an inside leg kick.
Jiang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo takes a swing at Jiang's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arroyo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jiang's sensitive parts.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiang is just out of range.
Arroyo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jiang fakes the leg kick and cracks Arroyo in the body.
Jiang connects with a leg kick.
Jiang connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang thumps Arroyo with a low kick.
Jiang has closed the distance and engaged Arroyo in a clinch.
Jiang putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Arroyo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arroyo tries to circle away but Jiang has him pinned against the cage.
Arroyo is looking to break free of the clinch but Jiang has double underhooks.
Jiang pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jiang keeps control of Arroyo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jiang lands a left hand.
Arroyo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jiang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Jiang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Jiang.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Jiang lands a nice shot to the body.
Jiang scores with a shoulder strike.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jiang works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jiang keeps control of Arroyo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section. Arroyo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Arroyo is trying to push Jiang away but Jiang has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jiang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jiang - that landed with a thud.
Jiang tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Jiang back against the cage.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo.
Jiang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arroyo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jiang can turn it around.
Jiang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arroyos head.
Arroyo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arroyo blocks a body shot from Jiang.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jiang.
A short right from Jiang.
Jiang lands a good knee to the midsection. Arroyo won't want to take too many of those.
Jiang lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Arroyo decides to pull guard.
Jiang gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jiang throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arroyo throws the kick towards the body but Jiang avoids it.
Jiang scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jiang is out of range.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Jiang is looking to slow Arroyo down with leg kicks.
Jiang throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jiang checks it well.
Jiang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Jiang throws a low kick, looking for Arroyo's leg but Arroyo calmly moves out of range.
Jiang darts in trying to clinch
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Jiang swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jiang dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arroyo. That did some damage!
Arroyo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arroyo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jiang is able to avoid easily.
Jiang throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.
Jiang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiang lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Jiang.
Arroyo scores with a decent looking hook.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That kick from Jiang tenderised Arroyo's leg. Arroyo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jiang fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiang takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arroyo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jiang. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Jiang feints a counter leg kick.
Jiang looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jiang just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Da Jiang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jiang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jiang is looking to clinch but Arroyo is avoiding it.
Arroyo checks the leg kick.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Jiang.
Jiang throws a nice looking combination but Arroyo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arroyo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arroyo misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jiang! But no joy.
Arroyo throws a front kick aimed at Jiang's knee but Jiang avoids it well.
Jiang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arroyo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jiang fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Jiang moves out of range.
Jiang chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jiang wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang throws a sloppy head kick and Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jiang if he has to take too many more of those.
Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Jiang.
Jiang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jiang slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arroyo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jiang. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arroyo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jiang takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arroyo throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo backing away here, and Jiang unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jiang fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Jiang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jiang wants to clinch up but Arroyo keeps it at a distance.
Jiang throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Jiang throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jiang misses with a looping right.
Jiang misses with a body kick.
Jiang throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo jabs Jiang to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arroyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arroyo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arroyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jiang at a distance.
Jiang throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Jiang is looking to clinch.
Jiang lands a head shot.
Jiang staying out of range there.
Arroyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jiang is out of range.
A nice combination there by Jiang.
Jiang throws a head kick but Arroyo moves out of range.
Jiang misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arroyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Arroyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arroyo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jiang can pounce on him.
Arroyo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiang.
Jiang gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arroyo.
Jiang takes a swing at Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Jiang moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the body
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arroyo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Some bone on bone action there as Jiang checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arroyo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jiang walks into a stiff left hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Jiang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arroyo's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiang is looking to land body kicks.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jiang throws out the jab.
Arroyo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arroyo scores with a shot to the body.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Jiang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jiang walks into a left hand.
Jiang throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arroyo.
Arroyo is looking to land body kicks.
A solid body kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jiang sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arroyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jiang looks to throw the jab but Arroyo is out of range.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Jiang.
Crunch! Arroyo slams his shin into Jiang's torso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Da Jiang just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
Arroyo throws out a leg kick but Jiang moves out of range and Arroyo only half commits.
Jiang only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jiang swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo takes a swing at Jiang's ribcage but misses.
Jiang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jiang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Jiang lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jiang throws a series of punches but Arroyo moves out of range.
Jiang with a nice calf kick.
Arroyo scores with a push kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jiang looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arroyo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arroyo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arroyo scores with the left hand. Jiang knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiang tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick from Arroyo.
That kick from Jiang tenderised Arroyo's leg. Arroyo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jiang tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arroyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jiang tries to clinch there but Arroyo circles away.
Arroyo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jiang doesn't seem bothered though.
Jiang throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arroyo works the jab nicely.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Jiang closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Jiang.
Jiang has Arroyo pressed against the cage, preventing Arroyo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jiang cracks Arroyo with a nice body shot.
A short left from Jiang.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang scores with a shoulder strike.
Jiang is pushing Arroyo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jiang.
Arroyo jumps guard but Jiang turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jiang can't find room to land a body shot as Arroyo controls the action.
Jiang scores a nice knee to the body.
Jiang unloads a knee to the mid-section.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jiang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jiang.
Arroyo managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arroyo can't break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Jiang.
Arroyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jiang checks a leg kick nicely.
Jiang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jiang takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jiang waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Jiang lands a right hook to the body.
Jiang has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arroyo throws a big shot that misses.
Jiang looks to throw the jab but Arroyo is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Arroyo there.
Arroyo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arroyo throws a looping overhand right but Jiang ducks down to avoid it.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arroyo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Jiang's shoulder, as Jiang tries to avoid the shot.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jiang is just out of range.
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo cracks Jiang with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Jiang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jiang there.
Jiang tries to work over Arroyo's front leg with a kick but Arroyo checks it.
Good work by Jiang as he checks the leg kick.
Arroyo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jiangs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Arroyo there.
Jiang checks a leg kick.
Arroyo 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.
Jiang lunges at Arroyo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arroyo's hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Jiang down.
Jiang looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo scores with a jab.
Jiang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Jiang has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo can't break the clinch.
Jiang works on Arroyo's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang gets through Arroyo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Da Jiang will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jiang scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jiang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Jiang throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo throws a chopping leg kick but Jiang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jiang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arroyo.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
Jiang throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Jiang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo thuds a left hand into Jiang's body.
Arroyo tries to score with a low kick but Jiang moves his leg out of the way.
Jiang misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jiang if he has to take too many more of those.
Jiang avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiang uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Jiang lands with a straight right. Arroyo didn't see that one coming.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiang.
Jiang stuns Arroyo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Jiang.
Jiang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arroyo.
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Jiang's leg. Jiang is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jiang defending well as Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Arroyo defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Jiang.
Jiang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jiang displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
Arroyo throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jiang.
Arroyo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jiang moves out of range of the leg kick from Arroyo.
Javier Arroyo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo jabs at Jiang's body.
Arroyo misses the jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arroyo misses with a kick to the body.
Arroyo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jiang lands a nice looking body shot.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiang.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jiang ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jiang dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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.
Arroyo throws a leg kick that misses.
Jiang's corner calls for a 1-2. Jiang obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arroyo needs to keep his hands up - Jiang had a free shot at his head there.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo misses with a body punch
and Jiang counters with a low kick, right behind Arroyo 's knee.
Jiang with a nice cross.
Arroyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Arroyo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jiang.
Jiang throws a leg kick which misses Arroyo's front leg but catches the back leg as Arroyo tries to avoid it.
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arroyo is looking to score with low kicks.
Jiang looks to land a body kick but Arroyo moved away.
Arroyo defending well as Jiang loads up on a big left hand.
Jiang doesn't manage to clinch there - Arroyo circles away.
Jiang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Jiang is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Jiang blocks the leg kick.
Jiang connects with an inside leg kick.
Jiang ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Jiang paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jiang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arroyo on the side of the head.
Jiang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jiang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jiang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Arroyo tries to move into range but Jiang moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Jiang counter with a right hand.
Good leg kick by Arroyo.
Nice shot lands for Arroyo.
Jiang lands a really nice looking cross but Arroyo seems unphased.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Jiang connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arroyo is rocked!
Jiang jabs Arroyo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Arroyo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jiang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arroyo seems to have got his legs back now.
Jiang moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Da Jiang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jiang winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 45:50
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Da Jiang!
Da Jiang is the new lightweight champion!
A relieved looking Da Jiang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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