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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 50 p4p, 182 weight class) and Enitan Arendse (ranked 6 p4p, 27 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 36 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse throws a hook but Bathory avoids it easily.
Arendse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arendse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bathory. That did some damage!
Bathory lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arendse looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bathory avoids the body shot from Arendse.
It looked like Bathory was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bathory definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bathory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arendse gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bathory takes a shot to the head.
Arendse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bathory's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bathory duly obliges.
Arendse blocks the body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bathory on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse misses with a body shot.
A big right from Arendse misses.
Arendse walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bathory.
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Bathory slips the punch.
Arendse lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from Bathory finds it's target.
Bathory throws the kick towards the body but Arendse avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory checks a leg kick.
Arendse wants to clinch.
Arendse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arendse misses with a hook. Bathory ducked under it nicely.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Arendse moves away and avoids it.
Arendse scores with a jab.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bathory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
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 looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Arendse misses its intended target.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Arendse releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bathory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arendse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Bathory comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
That kick from Bathory tenderised Arendse's leg. Arendse is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bathory misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse throws out a loose jab but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory throws a front kick aimed at Arendse's knee but Arendse avoids it well.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bathory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Bathory was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bathory connects with a single shot there.
Arendse tries a low kick but Bathory avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bathory.
Bathory ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
A big right from Bathory misses.
Bathory swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
Arendse throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Arendse takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bathory misses with an uppercut.
Arendse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Bathory throws a shot from downtown. Arendse moves away and avoids it.
Arendse throws a jab when Bathory was well out of range.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
That kick from Arendse tenderised Bathory's leg. Bathory is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arendse misses with a leg kick.
Bathory moves away from the strike by Arendse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Bathory looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
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.
Bathory takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arendse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bathory stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
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.
Arendse throws a leg kick that misses.
Bathory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arendse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bathory wants to land a leg kick but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bathory.
Arendse throws a jab when Bathory was well out of range.
Bathory clobbers Arendse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
Bathory moves away from the strike by Arendse.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bathory.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Bathory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bathory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bathory checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bathory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bathory moves out of range as Arendse throws a body kick.
Bathory misses with a few strikes there.
Arendse scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arendse tries to clinch but Bathory is having none of it.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Bathory is just out of range.
Arendse on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arendse takes a swing at Bathory's ribcage but misses.
Bathory tests Arendse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bathory connects with an inside leg kick.
Bathory moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse throws a leg kick but Bathory checks it.
Arendse throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bathory. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Arendse lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Arendse misses.
The fighters circling - Bathory throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arendse blocks the body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bathory.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
Bathory tries to land a leg kick but Arendse saw it coming and moves away.
Arendse counters with a body 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 Arzlan Bathory will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arendse dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bathory. That did some damage!
Enitan Arendse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A punch combination from Bathory misses.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bathory fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arendse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bathory moves out of range of the leg kick from Arendse.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Bathory.
Bathory looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Arendse misses.
Arendse misses with a leg kick.
Bathory scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Arendse.
Bathory bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bathory uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arendse.
Arendse avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arendse is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bathory sizes up Arendse with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Arendse lands a nice shot that snaps Bathory's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Bathory misses.
Bathory feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arendses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bathory throws a low kick, looking for Arendse's leg but Arendse calmly moves out of range.
Arendse slips a jab from Bathory.
Arendse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory lands with an uppercut that bounces Arendse off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse throws a leg kick but Bathory checks it.
Bathory appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bathory scores with a decent looking hook.
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bathory moves away.
Arendse misses with a body kick.
Bathory throws out a loose jab but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bathory blocks a low kick nicely.
Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bathory wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bathory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Bathory looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Nice body kick from Arendse.
Bathory swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arendse is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bathory with a body shot.
Bathory chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arendse misses with a low kick as Bathory jumps back.
Arendse blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab, jab by Bathory - just one landing.
Arendse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arendse clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arendse lands a nice shot to the body.
Arendse tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Arendse scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bathory has Arendse pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Arendse.
Bathory slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bathory.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
Bathory manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Arendse struggles to land a body shot inside as Bathory controls his hands.
Arendse misses with a body punch.
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.
Bathory is struggling to control the position.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Arendse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory blocking some punches.
Arendse digs a right hand underneath Bathory's ribcage. Bathory let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arendse digs a right hand into Bathory's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bathory's gas tank.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Bathory.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Bathory throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arendse throws a low kick but Bathory moves out of range easily.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Bathory avoids it.
Arendse has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arendse there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Bathory throws a chopping leg kick but Arendse manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arendse looks to land a body kick but Bathory moved away.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Bathory uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Bathory takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Bathory throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Bathory throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Arendse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse takes one to the chin there.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bathory.
Arendse checks a low kick from Bathory.
Bathory changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arendse is looking to score with low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Bathory's head but Bathory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bathory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory scores with a nice right hand.
Bathory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arendse throws a nice looking combination but Bathory bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, jab by Bathory - just one landing.
Bathory lands a leg kick that knocks Arendse off balance momentarily.
Arendse walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bathory.
Arendse is looking to slow Bathory down with leg kicks.
Bathory cracks Arendse with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arendse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bathory clobbers Arendse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bathory lands a glancing blow to the side of Arendse's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arendse is trying to counter with his kicks.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Arendse throws the left hand but Bathory avoids the punch easily.
Bathory throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Arendse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arendse throws the kick towards the body but Bathory avoids it.
Bathory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bathory. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bathory.
Arendse moves forwards but Bathory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bathory.
Arendse takes one to the side of the head.
Arendse misses with a looping left.
Bathory throws a big shot that misses.
Bathory feints and then cracks Arendse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arendse down.
Nice defenses there by Bathory.
Bathory checks a leg kick nicely.
Bathory throws the left hand but Arendse avoids the punch easily.
Bathory throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arendse scores with a head kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arendse has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Come on Bathory - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory has Arendse pushed against the cage.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Arendse misses with a punch to the body.
Enitan Arendse seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bathory trying to stall but Arendse improves his position.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arendse has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Bathory displaying some good clinch control by pressing Arendse up against the cage.
Arendse working hard to break the clinch.
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.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Bathory avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bathory tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bathory - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bathory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bathory looking to stall.
Bathory will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arendse up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Arzlan Bathory.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bathory.
Arendse slips a jab from Bathory.
Bathory moves into range and connects with a jab.
A big right from Arendse misses.
Bathory checks the leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bathory 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Arzlan Bathory!
A very excited looking Arzlan Bathory 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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