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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 133 p4p, 106 weight class) and Matteo Boretti (ranked 20 p4p, 17 weight class). Arundel comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones. Boretti has chosen Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boretti slips under a jab from Arundel.
Despite the aggression on Boretti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arundel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boretti finds it's way round the side to connect with Arundel's head.
Arundel throws a head kick but Boretti moves out of range.
Arundel takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Boretti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arundel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arundel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Arundel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws out a loose jab but Arundel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti misses with a hook
and Arundel counters with a nice body kick.
Boretti throws a combination that misses
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arundel blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Boretti lands a body shot.
Boretti wants to clinch but Arundel slips to the side
and Arundel counters with a thumping low kick.
Boretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arundel lands a jab to Boretti's midsection.
A head kick misses from Boretti.
Arundel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arundel throws a body punch but Boretti moves out of range.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arundel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arundel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arundel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arundel cracks Boretti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arundel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arundel looks for the body kick but Boretti saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boretti scores with a decent looking hook.
Arundel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boretti manages to avoid it.
Boretti throws a hook but Arundel avoids it easily.
Arundel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arundel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Arundel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Arundel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boretti takes one to the chin there.
Boretti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boretti misses with a body shot.
Arundel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arundel tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arundel misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel thows a body kick. Boretti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arundel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arundel cracks Boretti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Arundel tries to land a front kick but Boretti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
letting Boretti counter with a right hand.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick and Arundel moves out of range easily.
Arundel avoids a kick to the body.
Arundel checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Boretti blocks the low kick.
Boretti moves out of range as Arundel strikes.
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 Latrobe Arundel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arundel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boretti misses with a left hand
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Boretti is looking to score with low kicks.
Arundel feints and then cracks Boretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boretti down.
Boretti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Latrobe Arundel has been cut.
Arundel blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick and Arundel moves out of range easily.
Arundel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel thumps Boretti with a low kick.
Arundel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arundel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boretti.
Boretti slips a jab from Arundel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boretti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arundel.
Boretti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boretti moves in looking to clinch but Arundel pushes him off.
Arundel lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arundel misses with a body punch.
Boretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arundel avoids it.
Arundel swings wildly with an uppercut but Boretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti is trying to force a seperation but Arundel has the dominant position.
Arundel breaks from the clinch.
Arundel thuds his right hand into Boretti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boretti cracks Arundel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arundel scores with a shot to the body.
Arundel scores with a nice right hand.
Boretti moves out of range of the leg kick from Arundel.
Arundel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boretti moves away.
Boretti misses with a series of wild punches.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arundel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
Arundel throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Boretti misses.
Arundel throws a shot to the body.
Boretti connects with a high kick.
Boretti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boretti defending well as Arundel loads up on a big left hand.
Boretti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boretti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arundel scores with a hook to the body. Boretti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arundel.
Boretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arundel.
Boretti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boretti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arundel counters with a crisp right hand that drops Boretti! Arundel lets Boretti back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Boretti is rocked!
Boretti lands with a kick to the temple. Arundel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Arundel finish him?
Boretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Latrobe Arundel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arundel delivers a nice body kick.
Boretti seems to have recovered his senses.
Boretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arundel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boretti can do to turn this around?
Arundel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boretti staying out of range there.
Arundel throws a jab but it's blocked by Boretti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arundel's head.
A punch combination from Boretti misses.
Boretti throws a right hand that misses
and Arundel counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arundel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boretti.
As Boretti backs away, Arundel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arundel punishes Boretti's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arundel. That's going to slow Boretti down.
Arundel throws the left hand but Boretti avoids the punch easily.
Arundel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boretti! But no joy.
Arundel looks to throw the jab but Boretti is out of range.
Arundel throws a hook but Boretti avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Boretti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boretti closes the distance but Arundel moves to the side
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Matteo Boretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boretti sprawling to the canvas! Boretti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Arundel finish him?!
Boretti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arundel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
Boretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Arundel finish him?
Boretti throws a looping overhand right but Arundel ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Arundel misses the target.
Arundel looks to score with a jab to the body but Boretti is just out of range.
Boretti counters with a body kick.
Boretti seems to have recovered his senses.
Boretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arundel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arundel thows a leg kick but Boretti checks it
and Boretti counters with a thumping low kick.
Boretti thows a leg kick but Arundel checks it
and Arundel counters with a head kick that drops Boretti to the mat! Boretti scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boretti.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
Arundel is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Boretti flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Boretti is out cold! Arundel holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Latrobe Arundel!
A relieved looking Latrobe Arundel 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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