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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieran McArthur (ranked 492 p4p, 268 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 68 p4p, 40 weight class). Kieran McArthur had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodriguez is looking to land body kicks.
Good exchange - McArthur coming out on top.
Rodriguez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McArthur is able to avoid easily.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
McArthur misses with a right hand
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
McArthur lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodriguez's head.
McArthur misses the shot to the body.
McArthur scores with a punch to the head.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McArthur was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick but McArthur checks it.
McArthur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rodriguez throws out the jab.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rodriguez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez throws a poor cross that misses
and McArthur counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
McArthur connects with a looping right hand.
McArthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rodriguez.
McArthur fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rodriguez on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from McArthur.
Rodriguez misses with a looping left.
McArthur throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
McArthur misses with an uppercut
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
McArthur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McArthur chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A big left from Rodriguez misses.
McArthur keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McArthur tries to land a front kick but Rodriguez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McArthur looks to land a left hand but Rodriguez moved out of range nicely.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut. McArthur saw that one coming.
McArthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping body kick lands there for McArthur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McArthur tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McArthur gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body.
McArthur throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice body punch from McArthur.
Jab by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McArthur.
McArthur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rodriguez. Rodriguez obviously looking to wear him down.
Rodriguez closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McArthur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
Rodriguez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from McArthur misses.
Rodriguez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McArthur misses with a two punch combination.
Rodriguez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur wants to slow Rodriguez down by chopping away at his legs.
McArthur scores with a hook to the body. Rodriguez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rodriguez 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.
McArthur walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rodriguez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McArthur tries to move into range but Rodriguez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and moves out of range.
McArthur moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
Rodriguez 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.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rodriguez crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from McArthur - the referee stops the clock and Rodriguez gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says McArthur. Rodriguez manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McArthur feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
McArthur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
McArthur wants to land a leg kick but Rodriguez is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rodriguez! But no joy.
Rodriguez avoids a kick to the body.
McArthur avoids a kick to the body.
McArthur scores with a nice right hand.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and McArthur makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Rodriguez tries to land a front kick but McArthur steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McArthur scoring well with a low kick there.
It looks like McArthur has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McArthur misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the kisser.
McArthur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McArthur is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A lazy left from McArthur finds it's target.
Rodriguez throws a looping overhand right but McArthur ducks down to avoid it.
Rodriguez throws a front kick that sends McArthur stumbling back into the cage.
Rodriguez takes one to the chin there.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
As Rodriguez backs away, McArthur returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. McArthur ducked under it nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rodriguez.
A counter left hand to the body from McArthur misses its target.
McArthur scores with a jab. Rodriguez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McArthur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rodriguez counters with a head kick.
McArthur punishes Rodriguez's body with a nice straight punch.
Rodriguez slips under a jab from McArthur.
McArthur checks a leg kick.
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 Kieran McArthur will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McArthur can pounce on him.
McArthur ducks under a wild hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McArthur scores with a sloppy right hand. Rodriguez should have avoided that one.
Rodriguez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rodriguez lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by McArthur. That's going to slow Rodriguez down.
McArthur blocks a jab.
McArthur thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kieran McArthur is winning the standup battle so far.
McArthur jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rodriguez. McArthur does a little dance to reset his feet.
McArthur catches Rodriguez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McArthur tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
McArthur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Despite the aggression on Rodriguez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McArthur throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur throws a hook but Rodriguez avoids it easily.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McArthur defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McArthur looks to throw a body kick
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McArthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
McArthur moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
McArthur is looking to slow Rodriguez down with leg kicks.
Rodriguez 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.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McArthur slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
A swing and a miss from Rodriguez.
McArthur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rodriguez's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Rodriguez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, McArthur has got the better of the exchanges.
Rodriguez needs to keep his hands up - McArthur had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McArthur moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McArthur 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 Rodriguez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rodriguez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McArthur lands with a hook. Rodriguez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McArthur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McArthur.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McArthur lands with a nice body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for McArthur.
McArthur moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McArthur moves out of range as Rodriguez strikes.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from McArthur lands.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from McArthur.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
McArthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rodriguez can do to turn this around?
McArthur fakes the leg kick and cracks Rodriguez in the body.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McArthur slips under a jab from Rodriguez.
A cross from McArthur lands.
McArthur with a hook.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
McArthur misses with a body punch
and Rodriguez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
McArthur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Rodriguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McArthur was well out of range. Poor timing from Rodriguez.
McArthur swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rodriguez.
McArthur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodriguez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from McArthur.
McArthur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crunch! McArthur slams his shin into Rodriguez's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from McArthur.
Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Kieran McArthur has been cut.
Rodriguez clobbers McArthur with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
McArthur thinks about countering with a body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a two punch combination.
McArthur feints and then cracks Rodriguez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodriguez down.
McArthur connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rodriguez momentarily.
McArthur with the inside leg kick.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Rodriguez moved away.
McArthur finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but McArthur avoids it with no problem.
McArthur walks into a straight right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from McArthur.
An inside leg kick lands from McArthur.
Nice body kick from McArthur.
McArthur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Rodriguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A combination from McArthur does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Rodriguez misses the target.
Rodriguez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McArthur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rodriguez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
McArthur motions for Rodriguez to come forward. McArthur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Rodriguez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rodriguez lunges at McArthur with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McArthur's hand.
Rodriguez tests McArthur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McArthur tries to work over Rodriguez's front leg with a kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Rodriguez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McArthur.
Rodriguez walks into a straight right hand from McArthur.
McArthur scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McArthur scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McArthur lands with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as McArthur checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
McArthur lands with a nice body kick.
McArthur takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Rodriguez checks it.
Rodriguez checks a low kick from McArthur.
McArthur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.
McArthur slips under a jab.
McArthur lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rodriguez dips to his left and cracks McArthur with an uppercut!
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McArthur lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodriguez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McArthur.
McArthur ducks right into an uppercut from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but McArthur moved out of range.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez misses with a body kick.
Rodriguez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McArthur.
Rodriguez is trying to counter with his kicks.
McArthur connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McArthur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
McArthur throws a leg kick
letting Rodriguez counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez thuds a left hand into McArthur's body.
McArthur throws a solid leg kick but Rodriguez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McArthur.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
A lazy left from McArthur finds it's target.
McArthur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rodriguez in his tracks.
McArthur gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rodriguez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McArthur defending well as Rodriguez loads up on a big left hand.
McArthur takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ryan Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodriguez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McArthur circles away quickly and effectively.
McArthur clinches with his opponent.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McArthur.
McArthur slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
McArthur moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by McArthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from McArthur.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Rodriguez saw that one coming.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick from McArthur lands but Rodriguez takes it in his stride.
McArthur swings for the body but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Good leg kick by McArthur.
McArthur moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
McArthur slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but McArthur moved out of range nicely.
McArthur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McArthur half committed to a counter leg kick.
McArthur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rodriguez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McArthur can pounce on him.
McArthur looks to land a body kick but Rodriguez moved away.
Rodriguez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rodriguez 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.
McArthur staying out of range there.
Rodriguez throws a hook but McArthur avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McArthur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez misses with a hook. McArthur ducked under it nicely.
Rodriguez connects with a right hand. McArthur shakes it off.
A low kick lands for McArthur.
McArthur lands a jab to Rodriguez's midsection.
Rodriguez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McArthur lands a nice looking body shot.
Rodriguez scores with a jab to the jaw.
McArthur uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rodriguez has time to react.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick which misses McArthur's front leg but catches the back leg as McArthur tries to avoid it.
Rodriguez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McArthur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rodriguez avoids the body shot from McArthur.
McArthur pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rodriguez throws a hook but McArthur blocks it.
Rodriguez misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran McArthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McArthur has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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