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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 111 p4p, 232 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 17 p4p, 34 weight class). Alderidge is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Portland, Oregon. Javier Arroyo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 21 - 10 - 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 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Arroyo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alderidge wants to clinch but Arroyo slips to the side
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alderidge takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Alderidge tries to clinch up but Arroyo circles away and keeps his distance.
Alderidge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arroyo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alderidge swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Arroyo.
Alderidge tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Alderidge moves into the clinch.
Arroyo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Alderidge uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alderidge can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alderidge is looking to work some ground and pound but Arroyo has wrist control.
Alderidge throws a big right hand that misses.
Alderidge controls from within his opponent's guard.
Alderidge stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Arroyo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two 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.
Alderidge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alderidge is in close to Arroyo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alderidge showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alderidge trying to control the position from guard on top but Arroyo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Alderidge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arroyo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Alderidge throws a low kick but Arroyo avoids it.
Arroyo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alderidge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Arroyo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alderidge doesn't seem bothered though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alderidge throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arroyo is trying to push Alderidge away but Alderidge has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alderidge misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alderidge lands a body shot.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Alderidge throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alderidge needs to keep his hands up - Arroyo had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with a kick to the body
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alderidge gets a clinch.
Arroyo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo avoids a kick to the body.
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo scoring well with a low kick there.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses.
Jab, jab by Arroyo - just one landing.
Arroyo cracks Alderidge with a good jab.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Alderidge tries to clinch but Arroyo moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arroyo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Alderidge avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a leg kick which misses Arroyo's front leg but catches the back leg as Arroyo tries to avoid it.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alderidge can do to turn this around?
Alderidge checks a leg kick nicely.
Alderidge throws a low kick but Arroyo avoids it.
Arroyo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Alderidge has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arroyo finds it's way round the side to connect with Alderidge's head.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
A low kick lands for Arroyo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Arroyo thows a body kick. Alderidge tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Alderidge tries to close the distance and clinch but Arroyo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arroyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like Javier Arroyo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alderidge connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arroyo scrambles back to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arroyo.
Alderidge drops his hands momentarily and Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alderidge looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Alderidge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
Alderidge drives through and clinches with Arroyo against the cage.
Alderidge tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arroyo's elbow.
Alderidge doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Arroyo is trying to force a seperation but Alderidge has the dominant position.
Alderidge tries a body shot but Arroyo blocks it.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alderidge tries to clinch but Arroyo is having none of it.
It looked like Arroyo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Alderidge avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A countering left hand to the body from Alderidge misses.
Arroyo cracks Alderidge with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the body
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge moved away.
A big right from Alderidge misses.
Nice straight punches there by Arroyo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arroyo.
Arroyo digs a good hook to Alderidge's body.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Arroyo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alderidge.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Alderidge.
Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arroyo takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alderidge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
Alderidge throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Alderidge misses.
Donk. Arroyo catches Alderidge right on the button with a cross.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Alderidge swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arroyo misses with a kick to the body.
Alderidge takes a swing at Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arroyo counters with a good low kick that Alderidge was not able to check.
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo walks into a jab.
Arroyo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Alderidge on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alderidge tries to clinch up.
Alderidge uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo misses the jab.
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 referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Alderidge moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Arroyo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alderidge is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Arroyo scoring well with a low kick there.
Alderidge avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arroyo cracks Alderidge with a right hand to the side of the head.
Alderidge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alderidge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Alderidge looks to land a right hand but Arroyo moved out of range.
Alderidge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arroyo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo takes one to the side of the head.
Alderidge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Alderidge with an uppercut!
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alderidge checks it well.
Alderidge throws out a counter right but Arroyo avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo with a nice cross.
Alderidge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Arroyo counters with a quick kick to the body but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alderidge throws a leg kick that misses.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Alderidge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arroyo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alderidge stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Alderidge is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arroyo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Alderidge scores with the left hand. Arroyo knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alderidge.
Arroyo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arroyo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Alderidge moves out of range.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Alderidge misses the jab.
Arroyo looks to land a body kick but Alderidge moved away.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Alderidge tries to land a body kick
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arroyo tests Alderidge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
A lazy left from Arroyo finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alderidge moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo cracks a nice hook into Alderidge's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Alderidge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alderidge moves into the clinch successfully.
Good body shot from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arroyo.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Alderidge holds him up against the cage and eventually Arroyo drops back down to his feet.
Arroyo tries to pull guard but Alderidge forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alderidge lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Alderidge.
Arroyo is looking to break free of the clinch but Alderidge has double underhooks.
Ranger Alderidge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alderidge lands a nice uppercut.
Arroyo breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Javier Arroyo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arroyo, 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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