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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kieran McArthur (ranked 538 p4p, 863 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 80 p4p, 127 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 26 - 13 - 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 39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McArthur misses with a body shot.
McArthur throws an off balance right hand
and Ozolinsh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh scores with a head kick.
It looks like Kieran McArthur has been cut.
McArthur 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 misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Ozolinsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like McArthur wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up but McArthur circles away and keeps his distance.
McArthur lands with a right hand.
Kieran McArthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolinsh throws a body shot but no joy.
McArthur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
McArthur with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ozolinsh misses with a kick to the body.
Ozolinsh avoids the body shot from McArthur.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolinsh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McArthur. Ozolinsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozolinsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up.
McArthur feints and then cracks Ozolinsh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ozolinsh down.
McArthur throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McArthur avoids the head kick by Ozolinsh.
McArthur bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ozolinsh's head.
Ozolinsh slips a jab from McArthur.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McArthur scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ozolinsh in his tracks.
McArthur misses with a hook.
Ozolinsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but McArthur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ozolinsh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McArthur scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the body.
McArthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
McArthur delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McArthur's corner calls for a 1-2. McArthur obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for McArthur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh connects with a body shot that sends McArthur's belly button to the back.
Ozolinsh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McArthur.
McArthur scores with a body shot.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch.
McArthur darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McArthur fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Ozolinsh misses.
Ozolinsh misses with a jab, cross combination.
McArthur swings for the body but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
McArthur sets himself, and Ozolinsh steps forward looking for the clinch! McArthur avoids it this time.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch.
Ozolinsh checks the leg kick.
Ozolinsh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch but McArthur is avoiding it.
A nice leg kick lands there from McArthur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McArthur 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 throws a sloppy body shot
and Ozolinsh counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Ozolinsh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ozolinsh takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozolinsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McArthur looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McArthur lands a glancing blow to the side of Ozolinsh's head.
McArthur lands a nice shot that snaps Ozolinsh's head back.
McArthur moves out of range of the body kick from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to move into range but McArthur moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ozolinsh takes a swing at McArthur's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from McArthur. Ozolinsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
McArthur tries to keep at a distance but Ozolinsh has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McArthur creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur lands a shot to the body.
McArthur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ozolinsh or not.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as McArthur controls his hands.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as McArthur controls the action.
McArthur breaks the clinch.
McArthur fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh moves into the clinch.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McArthur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McArthur tries to break free but Ozolinsh pushes him back against the cage.
McArthur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McArthur blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McArthur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McArthur rather than just go for the knockout.
McArthur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ozolinsh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur tries to land a front kick but Ozolinsh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McArthur scores with a jab to the head.
McArthur is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ozolinsh can do to turn this around?
McArthur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ozolinsh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McArthur.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up.
McArthur connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by McArthur.
Ozolinsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
McArthur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch there but McArthur circles away.
McArthur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by McArthur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McArthur will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from McArthur.
Ozolinsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McArthur throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozolinsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ozolinsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McArthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozolinsh.
McArthur takes a swing at Ozolinsh's ribcage but misses.
McArthur throws a hook but Ozolinsh avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McArthur with a body shot.
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
McArthur with a nice calf kick.
Ozolinsh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ozolinsh moves out of range as McArthur strikes.
McArthur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ozolinsh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ozolinsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McArthur stuns Ozolinsh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ozolinsh 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 paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McArthur throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McArthur ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
McArthur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McArthur swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozolinsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kieran McArthur is winning the standup battle so far.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch but McArthur is avoiding it.
Ozolinsh throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Ozolinsh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McArthur. McArthur obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozolinsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McArthur scores with a nice strike.
A clash of legs there as Ozolinsh blocks the low kick.
McArthur misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ozolinsh drives through and clinches with McArthur against the cage.
Ozolinsh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but McArthur avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Ozolinsh tries a body shot but McArthur blocks it.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McArthur throws a solid leg kick but Ozolinsh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McArthur.
A combination from Ozolinsh does no damage.
McArthur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ozolinsh will feel that in the morning.
McArthur blocks a head kick by Ozolinsh.
McArthur misses with a right hand
and Ozolinsh counters by clinching up.
McArthur misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ozolinsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McArthur avoids it.
Ozolinsh tries a body shot but McArthur blocks it.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McArthur avoids it.
McArthur lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
McArthur's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McArthur lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
McArthur scores with a hook to the body. Ozolinsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozolinsh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ozolinsh gets a clinch.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McArthur scores with a spinning back kick!
Ozolinsh has managed to clinch.
Ozolinsh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McArthur lands with a right to the head.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McArthur tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McArthur's elbow.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Ozolinsh taking a breather.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as McArthur controls the action.
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.
That's time! McArthur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
McArthur swings for the body but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
McArthur turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McArthur lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ozolinsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McArthur paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McArthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McArthur scores with a nice body kick.
Ozolinsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but McArthur swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McArthur throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McArthur is looking to chop away at Ozolinsh's legs.
McArthur lunges at Ozolinsh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ozolinsh's hand.
Ozolinsh throws a series of punches but McArthur avoids them all with ease.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch.
McArthur moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ozolinsh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Teodors Ozolinsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ozolinsh rushes McArthur and presses him up against the cage.
McArthur cracks Ozolinsh with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur tries to throw a body punch but Ozolinsh avoids it by throwing McArthur back against the cage.
McArthur misses with a body punch.
McArthur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
McArthur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur cracks Ozolinsh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from McArthur misses.
McArthur cracks Ozolinsh with an open hand slap.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ozolinsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
McArthur scores with a jab. Ozolinsh acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch.
Ozolinsh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from McArthur as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McArthur throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
McArthur cracks Ozolinsh with a good jab.
Ozolinsh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McArthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ozolinsh.
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!
Ozolinsh blocks a leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for McArthur. That snapped Ozolinsh's head back.
McArthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by McArthur.
McArthur scores with a hook to the body. Ozolinsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ozolinsh throws a quick inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by McArthur. Beautiful body shot.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and clinches.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
McArthur lands a hook that snaps the head of Ozolinsh backwards.
Ozolinsh missing with knees to the body.
McArthur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McArthur lands a body shot.
McArthur throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
Ozolinsh has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McArthur.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but McArthur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from McArthur fails to land.
McArthur scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The referee calls for Ozolinsh to work.
McArthur breaks from the clinch.
Ozolinsh takes a jab right on the kisser.
McArthur throws a hook but Ozolinsh avoids it easily.
McArthur misses with a low kick as Ozolinsh jumps back.
Ozolinsh tries to counter by closing the distance.
McArthur circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ozolinsh blocks a leg kick.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch up but McArthur circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozolinsh doesn't manage to clinch there - McArthur circles away.
McArthur throws the left hand but Ozolinsh avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot by McArthur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a wild body kick that Ozolinsh sees coming a mile off.
Ozolinsh 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 connects with an inside leg kick.
McArthur scores with a hook to the body. Ozolinsh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McArthur misses with a leg kick.
Ozolinsh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ozolinsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McArthur scores with a jab to the head.
McArthur throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ozolinsh tries to counter with a clinch but McArthur shakes him off and moves away.
Ozolinsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ozolinsh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ozolinsh takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Teodors Ozolinsh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozolinsh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kieran McArthur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McArthur, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano 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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