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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class) and Arzlan Bathory (ranked 21 p4p, 2 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Arzlan Bathory enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
31 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bathory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Arendse as he checks the leg kick.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arendse's calf.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arendse uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bathory.
Bathory tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arendse is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
Bathory wants to slow Arendse down by chopping away at his legs.
Arendse throws a push kick but Bathory slaps the foot to one side.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bathory lands a left hand.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse tries a body shot but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Arendse.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse blocking some punches.
Arendse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse clinches up against the cage.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bathory or not.
Arendse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Arendse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bathory.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Bathory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arendse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Bathory connects with a jab.
Arendse tries to clinch but Bathory moves out of range.
Arendse takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse cracks Bathory with an open hand slap.
Arendse checks a leg kick.
Arendse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arendse was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arendse checks a leg kick nicely.
Arendse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bathory 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.
Bathory looks to land a body kick but Arendse moved away.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Bathory throws an overhand right that lands on Arendse's shoulder, as Arendse tries to avoid the shot.
Bathory scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Arendse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse misses with a hook
and Bathory cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bathory checks a low kick from Arendse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bathory. Arendse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arendse lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bathory takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse cracks Bathory with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arendse walks into a jab.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bathory! But no joy.
Bathory scores with a punch to the head.
Bathory cracks the inside of Arendse's front leg.
Bathory has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bathory there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arendse tries to clinch but Bathory moves out of range.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bathory thuds a left hand into Arendse's body.
Bathory scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bathory lands a head shot.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Bathory's shoulder, as Bathory tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arendse moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bathory keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crunch! Arendse slams his shin into Bathory's torso.
Arendse fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bathory on the side of the head.
Bathory has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Arendse throws a jab when Bathory was well out of range.
Bathory misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a body kick that misses
and Arendse counters with a right hand to the body.
Arendse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bathory.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch but Bathory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bathory throws a leg kick but Arendse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Bathory walks into a stiff left hand from Arendse.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
Arendse throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Arendse cracks Bathory with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arendse forces Bathory back against the cage and clinches.
Bathory misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Arendse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Bathory.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory blocks a body shot from Arendse.
Bathory goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bathory is pushing Arendse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arendse takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bathory loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
Arendse lands a leg kick that knocks Bathory off balance momentarily.
Arendse throws a body punch but Bathory moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Arendse.
Arendse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Arendse motions for Bathory to come forward. Arendse throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Arendse jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Arendse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crunch! Arendse slams his shin into Bathory's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bathory works the jab nicely.
Arendse slips under a jab.
Arendse is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arendse's calf.
Arendse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Bathory misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arendse. Arendse obviously looking to wear him down.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arendse has Bathory up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bathory fails to land.
Bathory tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arendse's elbow.
Arendse takes a shot to the head.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
A short right from Bathory on the inside.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Enitan Arendse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Bathory.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bathory.
Bathory lands a right hand.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bathory lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
Bathory's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bathory swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arendse tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bathory is able to avoid easily.
Bathory looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Bathory misses with a looping left.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Bathory misses.
Bathory tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Bathory.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory strikes.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory misses the jab.
Arendse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a leg kick.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Arendse scores with a nice head shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bathory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Arendse is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arendse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bathory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arendse.
Arendse connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bathory misses.
Arendse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arendse throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
A shot to the body from Bathory misses
and Arendse counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bathory's knee momentarily.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
Bathory misses with a straight right.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arendse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bathory, pushing him back against the cage.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
A right hand to the body from Arendse.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse misses with some punches.
A short right from Bathory.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Bathory.
Arendse doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bathory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Arendse lands with a hook. Bathory tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arendse cracks the inside of Bathory's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arendse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arendse blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Arendse misses.
Bathory connects with the punch.
A big left from Arendse misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arendse has time to react.
Arendse throws a wild body kick that Bathory sees coming a mile off.
Arendse throws a hook but Bathory blocks it.
Bathory has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arendse.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
A slow jab from Bathory misses its intended target.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory with a nice cross.
A swing and a miss from Bathory.
Arendse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bathory misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Bathory misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse connects with the punch.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
Bathory has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arendse.
Bathory throws a low kick but Arendse avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arendse tries to clinch up but Bathory circles away and keeps his distance.
Arendse misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Arendse moves out of range of the leg kick from Bathory.
Bathory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arendse.
Arendse shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory slips under a jab.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arendse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Bathory was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arendse clobbers Bathory with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse slips under a jab.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Arendse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory 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.
Arendse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bathory. Bathory obviously looking to wear him down.
Bathory needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Bathory lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arendse throws a wild body kick that Bathory sees coming a mile off.
Arendse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bathory throws out the jab.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory scores with a jab. Arendse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arendse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arendse jabs Bathory right on the nose. Bathory blinks but takes it well.
Bathory misses with a few strikes there.
Arendse throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Bathory connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arendse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick.
Bathory takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A clash of legs there as Arendse blocks the low kick.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Arendse lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick misses from Bathory.
Bathory moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arendse. That's going to slow Bathory down.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Bathory looks to land a body kick but Arendse moved away.
Arendse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A good leg kick by Arendse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Bathory does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Arendse wants to clinch up but Bathory keeps it at a distance.
Bathory shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Arendse drives through and clinches with Bathory against the cage.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Bathory.
Bathory pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arendse connects with a jab.
A big left from Arendse misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bathory throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A lazy left from Bathory finds it's target.
Bathory has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arendse misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.
Arendse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bathory steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Bathory bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory scores with a sloppy right hand. Arendse should have avoided that one.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bathory is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arendse with a body shot.
Nice cross by Bathory.
Arendse misses with a looping right.
Arendse wants to slow Bathory down by chopping away at his legs.
Arendse moves out of range as Bathory throws a body kick.
Bathory catches Arendse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory connects with a solid leg kick.
Jab from Bathory.
Arendse misses the jab.
Arendse backing away here, and Bathory unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bathory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arendse looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Arzlan Bathory just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bathory flicks out a counter leg kick but Arendse steps away.
Enitan Arendse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bathory manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arendse.
Bathory throws a leg kick which misses Arendse's front leg but catches the back leg as Arendse tries to avoid it.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arendse.
Bathory is looking to slow Arendse down with leg kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Arendse finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bathory throws a head kick that Arendse semi-blocks.
Bathory takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Arendse moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Bathory finds it's way through Arendse's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bathory ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arendse moves away.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory lands an overhand right.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arendse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bathory connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arendse scrambles back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as Bathory blocks the low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Bathory.
Bathory finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bathory.
A slow jab from Arendse misses its intended target.
Bathory with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bathory gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arendse.
Arendse connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bathory's hands.
Arendse swings for the body but Bathory moves out of range.
Bathory jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Arendse 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.
Bathory fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arendse checks it well.
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bathory blocks a jab.
Arendse backing away here, and Bathory unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arendse cracks Bathory with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory throws a push kick but Arendse slaps the foot to one side.
Arendse avoids the head kick by Bathory.
Bathory is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a hook. Bathory ducked under it nicely.
Bathory misses with an uppercut. Arendse saw that one coming.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Bathory avoids it.
Arendse throws a shot to the body.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Bathory throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Arendse.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arendse checks a leg kick.
Arendse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bathory finds it's way round the side to connect with Arendse's head.
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bathory.
Arendse avoids a kick to the body.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Arendse works the jab nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arendse.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bathory.
Bathory lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arendse circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bathory misses with a low kick.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse lands with an uppercut that bounces Bathory off the cage and back into range.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arendse rushes Bathory and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Bathory's head.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Bathory gets through Arendse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Bathory swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bathory tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arendse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arendse can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bathory has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arendse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse scores with a nice hook to the head.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bathory lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bathory scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bathory gets through Arendse's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse lands a right hand.
Bathory lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Bathory.
Bathory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bathory lands a nice uppercut.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arendse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Bathory does it's job there.
Bathory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Bathory on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arendse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bathory manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arendse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A good leg kick by Bathory.
Bathory thumps Arendse with a low kick.
Arendse drives through and clinches with Bathory against the cage.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory has a couple of punches blocked by Arendse.
Bathory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory missing with knees to the body.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
Bathory's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arendse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arendse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arendse pushes Bathory back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bathory throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Bathory misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bathory blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bathory misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Bathory.
Bathory doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bathory tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arendse.
Bathory prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Bathory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Arendse.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
A short right from Bathory.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bathory lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arendse.
Arendse manages to break the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Bathory throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Arendse throws a leg kick but Bathory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arendse moves out of range of the body kick from Bathory.
Arendse half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arendse throws a solid leg kick but Bathory takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arendse.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bathory was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Arendse is looking to clinch but Bathory is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory works over Arendse's head and body with a nice combination.
Bathory slips a jab from Arendse.
A jab from Bathory misses.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bathory.
Bathory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arendse doesn't seem bothered though.
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arendse cracks Bathory with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse is looking to clinch.
Bathory lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arendse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arendse misses with a right hand
and Bathory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arendse's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory thumps Arendse with a low kick.
Bathory slips a straight right by Arendse.
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arendse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bathory. That one must have hurt.
Arendse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arendse throws a shot from downtown. Bathory moves away and avoids it.
Bathory connects with the punch.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bathory can pounce on him.
Arendse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bathory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arendse's calf.
Arendse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Bathory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
A combination from Bathory does no damage.
Bathory misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Bathory lands with a straight right. Arendse didn't see that one coming.
Bathory lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bathory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arendse.
Arzlan Bathory is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Bathory was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bathory 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory! Arzlan Bathory retains his lightweight title!
Arzlan Bathory thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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