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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 265 p4p, 278 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 30 p4p, 33 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 30 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a thumping low kick.
Assndrop has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Blacktalians MMA in the buildup to the fight.
An inside leg kick from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arroyo's sensitive parts.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Arroyo 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.
Arroyo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Assndrop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arroyo moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Assndrop sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arroyo cracks Assndrop with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arroyo.
Jab, jab by Assndrop - just one landing.
Arroyo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assndrop finds it's way round the side to connect with Arroyo's head.
Arroyo tried to score with a low kick but Assndrop checks it.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Assndrop moves out of range easily.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Assndrop misses with a low kick as Arroyo jumps back.
Assndrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arroyo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arroyo throws a leg kick which misses Assndrop's front leg but catches the back leg as Assndrop tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick
enabling Arroyo to counter with a crisp jab.
Assndrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop swings widly with a right hand
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Assndrop checks it.
Assndrop looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Assndrop takes one to the chin there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Assndrop misses with a right hand
and Arroyo counters with a thumping low kick.
Assndrop lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arroyo misses the jab.
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Assndrop is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Assndrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Assndrop lands an overhand right.
Arroyo wants to slow Assndrop down by chopping away at his legs.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Assndrop's shoulder, as Assndrop tries to avoid the shot.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Assndrop tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assndrop thumps Arroyo with a low kick.
Assndrop swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And Arroyo responds with a good body kick, but Assndrop manages to step out the way in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assndrop throws out a leg kick but Arroyo moves out of range and Assndrop only half commits.
Arroyo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assndrop takes one to the chin there.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Arroyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Assndrop misses
and Arroyo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arroyo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assndrop throws an off balance right hand
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Assndrop.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Assndrop has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Assndrop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arroyo counters with a left to the body.
Assndrop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a poor cross that misses
and Arroyo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Assndrop throws a lazy uppercut
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assndrop checks a leg kick.
Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Assndrop's shoulder, as Assndrop tries to avoid the shot.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo checks a leg kick nicely.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little jabbing left from Arroyo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Assndrop checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arroyo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Assndrop stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arroyo scores with a nice strike.
Arroyo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assndrop half committed to a counter leg kick.
Assndrop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arroyo.
Assndrop connects with a right hand. Arroyo shakes it off.
Arroyo misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut
and Assndrop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
Assndrop swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Javier Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop throws a leg kick
enabling Arroyo to counter with a crisp jab.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop throws a low kick but Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assndrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arroyo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Assndrop has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Assndrop and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assndrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses
and Assndrop counters with a thumping low kick.
Arroyo blocks the body kick.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Assndrop is looking to slow Arroyo down with leg kicks.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body shot.
Assndrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arroyo can pounce on him.
Arroyo lands with an uppercut that bounces Assndrop off the cage and back into range.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Assndrop throws a hook but Arroyo blocks it.
Assndrop jabs Arroyo right on the nose. Arroyo blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Assndrop throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assndrop cracks a nice hook into Arroyo's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop tried to counter with a leg kick but Arroyo avoided it.
Assndrop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Assndrop lands with an overhand left.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop lunges at Arroyo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arroyo's hand.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
Assndrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Assndrop throws a low kick but Arroyo moves out of range easily.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Assndrop throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
Arroyo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assndrop.
Assndrop throws out a leg kick but Arroyo moves out of range and Assndrop only half commits.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Arroyo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
Arroyo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arroyo throws a low kick, looking for Assndrop's leg but Assndrop calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Arroyo.
Arroyo connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo lands with an overhand left.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Arroyo looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Assndrop throws a lazy uppercut
and Arroyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Assndrop misses with a hook. Arroyo ducked under it nicely.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Assndrop moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut
and Arroyo counters with an inside leg kick.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Assndrop throws a hook but Arroyo blocks it.
Assndrop throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arroyo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Assndrop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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 throws a shot to the body.
Assndrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arroyo on the side of the head.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Assndrop chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arroyo can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses the body punch
and Arroyo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop backing away here, and Arroyo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A clash of legs there as Arroyo blocks the low kick.
Arroyo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Assndrop attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
Arroyo throws out a counter right but Assndrop avoids it with no problem.
Assndrop swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
A low kick from Arroyo misses
and Assndrop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arroyo thinking.
Arroyo throws a wild body kick that Assndrop sees coming a mile off.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
Assndrop connects with a crisp jab.
Assndrop lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assndrop.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Assndrop slips the punch.
Arroyo moves out of range of the leg kick from Assndrop.
The crowd cheers as Arroyo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Assndrop doesn't seem phased though.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop throws a right hand that misses
and Arroyo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Assndrop's knee momentarily.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo thows a leg kick but Assndrop checks it
and Assndrop counters with a nice low kick that buckles Arroyo's knee momentarily.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Arroyo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arroyo.
Maurits Assndrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arroyo lands a jab.
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 Maurits Assndrop.
Well Arroyo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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