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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maurits Assndrop (ranked 285 p4p, 315 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 38 p4p, 41 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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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 - 3, 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 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop misses with a leg kick
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Assndrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Assndrop looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arroyo avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assndrop.
Arroyo blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop scores with a sloppy right hand. Arroyo should have avoided that one.
Assndrop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arroyo defending well as Assndrop loads up on a big left hand.
Arroyo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arroyo misses the shot to the body.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo lands with a nice body punch.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Arroyo throws out a loose jab but Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop motions for Arroyo to come forward. Assndrop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Assndrop's hands.
A jab lands there for Arroyo.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
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.
Assndrop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Arroyo blocks a leg kick.
Arroyo throws out a loose jab but Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Arroyo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Assndrop thuds his right hand into Arroyo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Assndrop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Assndrop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Assndrop misses with a right hand
and Arroyo counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assndrop walks into a straight right hand from Arroyo.
Assndrop throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Crunch! Arroyo slams his shin into Assndrop's torso.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assndrop.
Assndrop pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Assndrop throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but Arroyo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arroyo slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Arroyo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Assndrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Assndrop moved away.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Assndrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo feints a counter leg kick.
A low kick lands for Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a right hand that misses
and Arroyo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Assndrop's knee momentarily.
Arroyo jabs Assndrop right on the nose. Assndrop blinks but takes it well.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Arroyo scores with a nice body kick.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop misses with a left hand
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo catches Assndrop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo connects with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Assndrop throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assndrop is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Arroyo's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Assndrop fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assndrop tried to score with a low kick but Arroyo checks it.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assndrop throws a leg kick but Arroyo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Assndrop blocks it well.
Arroyo connects with a nice looking jab.
A lazy body kick from Assndrop
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assndrop rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Arroyo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arroyo slips a jab from Assndrop.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arroyo connects with a body shot.
Arroyo wants to slow Assndrop down by chopping away at his legs.
Assndrop misses with a low kick as Arroyo jumps back.
Assndrop slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Assndrop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arroyo manages to circle out of the way.
Arroyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Assndrop lands an overhand right.
Arroyo slips under a jab from Assndrop.
Despite the aggression on Arroyo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arroyo throws the kick towards the body but Assndrop avoids it.
Assndrop tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arroyo manages to circle out of the way.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nice cross by Arroyo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop misses with a body shot
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Assndrop misses the target.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop takes a swing at Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Assndrop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assndrop. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Assndrop swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Arroyo scores with a body shot.
Javier Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assndrop tries to land a leg kick but Arroyo saw it coming and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arroyo, as that shot connected.
Arroyo moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Arroyo only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Arroyo scoring well with a low kick there.
Arroyo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Assndrop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Assndrop might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arroyo.
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 throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arroyo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Assndrop misses with a hook
and Arroyo counters with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assndrop throws a push kick but Arroyo slaps the foot to one side.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assndrop.
Arroyo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Assndrop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arroyo with a hook.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Arroyo moved out of range.
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assndrop throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo scores with a jab.
Assndrop looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
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 half committed to a counter leg kick.
Assndrop takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Assndrop is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Assndrop is predictable there
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Assndrop misses with a right hand
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Assndrop sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jab, jab by Assndrop - just one landing.
Assndrop misses with a left hand
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Assndrop throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Assndrop.
Assndrop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arroyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arroyo throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
Assndrop was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arroyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assndrop at a distance.
Arroyo blocks a jab.
Assndrop lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
Arroyo scores with a spinning back kick!
Assndrop is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Assndrop defending well as Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Assndrop lands a nice hook to Arroyo's body. Arroyo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Assndrop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arroyo throws a poor cross that misses
and Assndrop counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Assndrop's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Assndrop throws a solid leg kick but Arroyo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assndrop.
Good exchange - Arroyo coming out on top.
Assndrop walks into a straight right hand from Arroyo.
Assndrop swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a low kick but Arroyo avoids it.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A swing and a miss from Assndrop.
Arroyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assndrop.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo slips a jab from Assndrop.
Arroyo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a body shot.
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 walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assndrop throws a leg kick which misses Arroyo's front leg but catches the back leg as Arroyo tries to avoid it.
Assndrop scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Assndrop's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A low kick from Assndrop misses
and Arroyo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo is looking to slow Assndrop down with leg kicks.
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.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assndrop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Assndrop moved away.
Assndrop has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arroyo.
Assndrop will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo tests Assndrop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Assndrop misses with a leg kick.
Arroyo connects with a solid leg kick.
Assndrop lands a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Assndrop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arroyo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Assndrop throws a chopping leg kick but Arroyo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assndrop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Assndrop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assndrop tried to counter with a leg kick but Arroyo avoided it.
Assndrop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Assndrop scores with a jab. Arroyo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Assndrop thows a leg kick but Arroyo checks it
and Arroyo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Arroyo throws a hook but Assndrop blocks it.
Assndrop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Arroyo just manages to avoid it.
Assndrop lands a nice hook to Arroyo's body. Arroyo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Arroyo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arroyo swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Arroyo tests Assndrop's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Assndrop.
Arroyo misses with a left hand
and Assndrop moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Arroyo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Arroyo.
Arroyo is leaning against Assndrop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arroyo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arroyo.
A shot in the inside from Arroyo.
Nice body punch from Arroyo - that landed with a thud.
Arroyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Arroyo connects with the punch.
Assndrop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Assndrop misses.
Arroyo wants to land a leg kick but Assndrop is out of range.
Arroyo cracks Assndrop with an open hand slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Assndrop lands a nice looking body shot.
Maurits Assndrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
A very excited looking Javier Arroyo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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