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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 197 p4p, 250 weight class) and Kurt Cobain (ranked 30 p4p, 37 weight class). Cobain comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Smells Like Teen Spirit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Cobain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo slips under a jab from Cobain.
Cobain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobain.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobain.
Arroyo swings for the body but Cobain moves out of range.
Arroyo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Cobain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arroyo tried to score with a low kick but Cobain checks it.
Cobain has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cobain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cobain tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arroyo is able to avoid easily.
Arroyo throws a leg kick which misses Cobain's front leg but catches the back leg as Cobain tries to avoid it.
Cobain misses the jab.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobain misses with a looping left.
Arroyo misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Cobain misses its intended target.
Cobain throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobain 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.
Cobain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arroyo tries to land a front kick but Cobain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cobain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cobain misses with the combination.
Cobain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arroyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Cobain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cobain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arroyo.
Cobain misses with a leg kick.
Cobain blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobain! But no joy.
Arroyo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arroyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cobain is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobain misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Cobain jabs Arroyo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cobain tries to work over Arroyo's front leg with a kick but Arroyo checks it.
Arroyo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cobain moves out of range of the body kick from Arroyo.
A slow jab from Cobain misses its intended target.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobain.
Arroyo checks a leg kick nicely.
Cobain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cobain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Cobain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Arroyo checks a leg kick nicely.
Arroyo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo takes a swing at Cobain's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Cobain down.
Nice body punch from Cobain.
Cobain walks into a straight right hand from Arroyo.
Cobain throws a leg kick but Arroyo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Cobain misses with a looping left.
Arroyo tests Cobain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobain on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arroyo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobain.
Arroyo throws a head kick that misses.
Cobain throws a shot to the body.
Cobain scores with a jab. Arroyo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobain misses with a low kick.
A little feinted left hand from Arroyo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arroyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arroyo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobain fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arroyo lands with a right hand.
Arroyo scores with a leg kick.
Cobain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cobain misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Cobain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cobain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Cobain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobain.
Cobain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arroyo.
Cobain throws a front kick that sends Arroyo stumbling back into the cage.
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 Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cobain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arroyo checks it well.
Cobain takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A low kick lands for Arroyo.
Cobain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobain swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arroyo checks a leg kick nicely.
Cobain just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo throws a leg kick
and Cobain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobain.
Cobain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Arroyo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
No joy there for Cobain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cobain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arroyo checks it well.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arroyo.
Cobain throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Arroyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
Arroyo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arroyo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cobain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobain throws a leg kick but Arroyo moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cobain checks a leg kick.
A big right from Cobain misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Arroyo as he connects with a hook.
Cobain misses with a straight left.
Arroyo walks into a straight right hand from Cobain.
Cobain lands with a hook. Arroyo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cobain lands a really nice looking cross but Arroyo seems unphased.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Cobain with an uppercut!
Cobain throws an overhand right that lands on Arroyo's shoulder, as Arroyo tries to avoid the shot.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobain manages to avoid it.
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!
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Cobain moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Arroyo finds it's target.
Cobain with the inside leg kick.
Cobain slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Cobain.
Cobain misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arroyo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cobain doesn't seem bothered though.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
Cobain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cobain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A shot to the liver by Arroyo. Beautiful body shot.
Cobain connects with a leg kick.
Cobain throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Arroyo lands the left hand.
Cobain scores with a nice head shot.
Cobain lands a head kick. Arroyo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobain throws a leg kick but Arroyo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo throwing a counter right hand but Cobain manages to avoid it.
Arroyo slips under a jab.
Arroyo avoids a kick to the body.
Arroyo tried to counter with a leg kick but Cobain avoided it.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Cobain moves out of range easily.
Cobain misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo jabs Cobain right on the nose. Cobain blinks but takes it well.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses.
Cobain misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cobain misses with a straight left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Cobain sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobain.
A shot to the body from Cobain misses
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Cobain takes one to the chin there.
Cobain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arroyo tried to score with a low kick but Cobain checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobain sizes up Arroyo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cobain defending well as Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Cobain throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Cobain checks it.
Arroyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cobain.
Arroyo lands with a right hand.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cobain misses with a body shot.
Cobain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cobain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Cobain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws out a loose jab but Cobain uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut. Cobain saw that one coming.
Cobain ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Cobain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arroyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cobain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice uppercut lands for Arroyo. That snapped Cobain's head back.
Cobain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arroyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cobain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobain.
It looked like Arroyo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Some bone on bone action there as Cobain checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arroyo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cobain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arroyo.
Cobain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cobain misses with a left hand
and Arroyo counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Arroyo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arroyo wants to slow Cobain down by chopping away at his legs.
Cobain lands a jab.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Cobain ducked under it nicely.
Cobain is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arroyo with a body shot.
Cobain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Arroyo tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobain throws a shot to the body.
Cobain misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Cobain.
The fighters circling - Cobain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobain misses with a low kick.
Cobain wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Arroyo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arroyo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body kick.
Arroyo scores with a spinning back kick!
Arroyo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arroyo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobain misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Cobain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A good leg kick by Cobain.
Cobain checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Cobain has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cobain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cobain 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.
Cobain staying out of range there.
Arroyo 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.
Cobain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arroyo.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Cobain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arroyo misses with a head kick.
Cobain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Cobain drops his hands momentarily and Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arroyo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cobain now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arroyo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Cobain.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobain.
Arroyo misses with a straight left.
Cobain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arroyo connects with a crisp jab.
Kurt Cobain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Cobain misses the target.
Arroyo misses with a kick to the body
and Cobain counters with an outside leg kick.
Arroyo throws a front kick that sends Cobain stumbling back into the cage.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Cobain off balance momentarily.
Arroyo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cobain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arroyo tries to land a front kick but Cobain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cobain slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Cobain misses its intended target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Cobain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arroyo has got the better of the exchanges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo cracks Cobain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobain misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Arroyo.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arroyo - that will leave a mark!
Cobain shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cobain scores with a jab to the head.
Arroyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cobain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cobain digs a good hook to Arroyo's body.
Arroyo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Cobain - just one landing.
It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
Arroyo takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cobain is able to avoid easily.
Cobain throws a poor cross that misses
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Arroyo.
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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
A victorious Javier Arroyo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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