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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 3364 p4p, 6230 weight class) and Aaron Tate Jr (ranked 407 p4p, 569 weight class). Aaron Tate Jr acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Tate Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Jr ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Tate Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Arroyo counters with a right hand to the body.
Tate Jr misses with a looping right.
Arroyo connects with a solid leg kick.
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tate Jr lands with a hook. Arroyo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
Arroyo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Tate Jr will feel that in the morning.
Tate Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arroyo tries to clinch but Tate Jr is having none of it.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arroyo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Jr.
Arroyo gets a clinch.
A short uppercut from Arroyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tate Jr.
Arroyo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tate Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Tate Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate Jr blocking some punches.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Arroyo.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Tate Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo scores with a shot to the side of Tate Jr's head.
Arroyo is pushing Tate Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Arroyo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tate Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arroyo trying to control the position but instead, Tate Jr has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arroyo into the cage.
Nice body punch from Arroyo - that landed with a thud.
Arroyo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arroyo has Tate Jr pushed against the cage.
Arroyo gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Tate Jr is trying to break the clinch but Arroyo has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo stalling the fight.
Arroyo cracks Tate Jr with a nice body shot.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Arroyo prevents Tate Jr from breaking the clinch.
Tate Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Arroyo won't allow it.
Arroyo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
Tate Jr tries a body shot but Arroyo blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Arroyo.
Arroyo taking a breather.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tate Jr can't break the clinch.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tate Jr's coach down at Black Swans was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tate Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tate Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Arroyo is struggling to control the position.
Arroyo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arroyo misses with a punch on the inside.
Arroyo gets through Tate Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tate Jr.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Jr - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Arroyo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Jr's efforts to push away.
Tate Jr tries to work over Arroyo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo lands an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
That's time! Arroyo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Tate Jr.
Tate Jr throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
Arroyo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arroyo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Arroyo moves into the clinch.
Arroyo just leaning against Tate Jr, taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Arroyo tries to work over Tate Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate Jr can do to turn this around?
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Arroyo won't allow it.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arroyo is pushing Tate Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arroyo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tate Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tate Jr blocks an uppercut.
Tate Jr looking to stall.
Tate Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Arroyo fails to land.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Tate Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice left hand lands by Arroyo.
Tate Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Arroyo has double underhooks.
Arroyo pushes off an throws an elbow but Tate Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Arroyo jumps guard.
Arroyo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tate Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tate Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Arroyo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Arroyo wants to control from the top but Tate Jr keeps moving.
Tate Jr wants to stand but Arroyo is controlling the position.
Arroyo trying to control the position from guard on top but Tate Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo pushing down on Tate Jr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arroyo is working for a submission of some sort.
Arroyo is looking to take a break and control but Tate Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arroyo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tate Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tate Jr wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arroyo is looking for a kimura here.
Tate Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Arroyo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tate Jr trying to control here.
Arroyo stops Tate Jr from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Arroyo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate Jr's head.
Arroyo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Javier Arroyo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate Jr misses with a body shot.
Tate Jr misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arroyo.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Nice body kick from Arroyo.
A right-left combo lands from Tate Jr.
Arroyo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Jr throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
Tate Jr misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Tate Jr.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Tate Jr ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Tate Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Arroyo slams his shin into Tate Jr's torso.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tate Jr.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with a looping right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Jr. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tate Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Tate Jr.
Arroyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tate Jr. That did some damage!
Arroyo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tate Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Arroyo cracks Tate Jr with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Tate Jr slips the punch.
Tate Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A shot to the body from Tate Jr misses
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arroyo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tate Jr slips under a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arroyo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tate Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arroyo.
Tate Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Tate Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Arroyo.
Arroyo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tate Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Tate Jr misses with a hook.
Arroyo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo feints and then cracks Tate Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tate Jr down.
Arroyo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arroyo!
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arroyo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tate Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tate Jr moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Tate Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Tate Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Jr.
Arroyo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tate Jr lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo lands a front kick.
Tate Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Arroyo pushes Tate Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Arroyo misses with a knee to the head.
Tate Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arroyo effectively controlling the action here.
Arroyo drags the fight down to the ground.
Javier Arroyo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tate Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tate Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Arroyo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Tate Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tate Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arroyo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Arroyo looking for a guillotine here but Tate Jr defends easily.
Aaron Tate Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arroyo 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
An out of breath Javier Arroyo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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