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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Blaydes (ranked 10 p4p, 78 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 1 p4p, 12 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Blaydes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arroyo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blaydes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range and Blaydes settles back down.
Blaydes throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
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.
Blaydes digs a good body shot into Arroyo's ribs.
Arroyo throws out a loose jab but Blaydes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaydes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arroyo manages to circle out of the way.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Blaydes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arroyo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaydes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arroyo scrambles back to his feet.
Blaydes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
Blaydes throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo connects with a body shot.
Blaydes throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blaydes needs to keep his hands up - Arroyo had a free shot at his head there.
Arroyo misses with a straight right.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arroyo misses with a low kick as Blaydes jumps back.
Blaydes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Blaydes has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Blaydes misses the target.
Arroyo cracks Blaydes with an open hand slap.
Blaydes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaydes.
A jab from Arroyo finds it's way through Blaydes's defenses.
Javier Arroyo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arroyo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Blaydes looks to land a combination but Arroyo avoids it well.
Arroyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaydes jabs at Arroyo's body.
Arroyo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Arroyo breaks away and moves out of range.
Arroyo throws out a leg kick but Blaydes moves out of range and Arroyo only half commits.
Blaydes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Arroyo throws a shot to the body.
Arroyo swings widly with a right hand
and Blaydes counters by clinching up.
Arroyo can't break the clinch.
Arroyo tries to break free but Blaydes pushes him back against the cage.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Blaydes has him pressed against the cage.
Arroyo breaks from the clinch.
Blaydes blocks a leg kick.
Arroyo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blaydes. Blaydes obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes misses with a few strikes there.
Blaydes slips under a jab.
Blaydes connects with a body shot that sends Arroyo's belly button to the back.
Arroyo lands the left hand.
Blaydes lands a glancing blow to the side of Arroyo's head.
Blaydes clinches with his opponent.
Blaydes cracks Arroyo with a nice body shot.
Blaydes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Blaydes lands a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Arroyo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Blaydes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Blaydes slaps the foot to one side.
Blaydes instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo breaks the clinch.
Arroyo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And Blaydes counters with a quick kick to the body but Arroyo blocks it.
Arroyo with the inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arroyo throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Arroyo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arroyo.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
Blaydes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arroyo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Blaydes had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Arroyo works Blaydes's body with a nice hook.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arroyo throws a chopping leg kick but Blaydes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaydes.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Blaydes slips the punch.
Blaydes moves into the clinch.
Arroyo is trying to force a seperation but Blaydes has the dominant position.
Arroyo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arroyo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Blaydes seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blaydes throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Blaydes down.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes is looking to counter the offense by Arroyo and move into the clinch.
Javier Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blaydes with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arroyo to score with a decent uppercut.
Blaydes slips a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the body
and Blaydes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arroyo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Blaydes's head.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Blaydes walks into a left hand.
Arroyo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Blaydes moves into the clinch.
Arroyo tries to break the clinch but Blaydes is controlling the position.
Blaydes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Blaydes has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blaydes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arroyo has had enough of the clinch but Blaydes keeps him there for the moment.
Blaydes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaydes fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaydes 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.
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arroyo misses with a left hand
enabling Blaydes to counter with a crisp jab.
Blaydes takes one to the chin there.
Blaydes drops his hands momentarily and Arroyo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blaydes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Blaydes closes the distance and clinches.
Blaydes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaydes misses with the head strike.
Blaydes lands a nice uppercut.
Arroyo working hard to break the clinch.
Arroyo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Blaydes on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Arroyo just manages to avoid it.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blaydes checks it well.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Blaydes checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body kick.
Arroyo misses the jab.
Blaydes uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Blaydes fires out a quick counter leg kick but Arroyo just manages to avoid it.
Arroyo misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaydes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Blaydes.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaydes.
Arroyo is trying to break the clinch but Blaydes is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a left hand.
Blaydes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Arroyo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arroyo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Arroyo. That snapped Blaydes's head back.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaydes manages to avoid it.
As Arroyo backs away, Blaydes returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arroyo throws a right hand that misses
enabling Blaydes to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a hook to the side of Blaydes's head but Blaydes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arroyo throws a wild body kick that Blaydes sees coming a mile off.
Blaydes takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arroyo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Blaydes moves into the clinch.
Blaydes throws a head punch that misses.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Arroyo connects with a body shot that sends Blaydes's belly button to the back.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
As Arroyo tries to get set, Blaydes tries to push him back and clinch up but Arroyo manages to avoid the attempt.
Arroyo throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
Arroyo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo throws a lazy uppercut
and Blaydes counters by moving into the clinch.
Blaydes misses with the head strike.
Arroyo prevents a body shot from Blaydes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Blaydes.
Blaydes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arroyo backwards.
Blaydes has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Arroyo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Blaydes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick misses from Blaydes.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
Arroyo throws an overhand right that lands on Blaydes's shoulder, as Blaydes tries to avoid the shot.
Blaydes throws a low kick, looking for Arroyo's leg but Arroyo calmly moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Arroyo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arroyo.
Blaydes connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but Arroyo sees it coming and moves out of range.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body kick.
Arroyo throws a solid leg kick but Blaydes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arroyo.
Arroyo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blaydes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arroyo scrambles back to his feet.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blaydes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaydes is looking to counter the offense by Arroyo and move into the clinch.
Blaydes takes one to the chin there.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Blaydes slips the punch.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Arroyo breaks away and moves out of range.
Blaydes misses with a low kick.
Arroyo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Blaydes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blaydes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blaydes wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blaydes goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Blaydes slaps the foot to one side.
Arroyo connects with a crisp jab.
Arroyo throws a right hand that misses
and Blaydes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arroyo, as that shot connected.
A clash of legs there as Blaydes blocks the low kick.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arroyo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaydes is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Blaydes moves in looking to clinch but Arroyo pushes him off.
Blaydes 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.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Arroyo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arroyo lands with a shot to the body.
Blaydes misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Blaydes lands a nice looking body kick.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arroyo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Blaydes lands a body shot.
Blaydes misses with a looping left.
Arroyo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Arroyo misses
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaydes avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Blaydes throws a counter high kick but Arroyo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Arroyo 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaydes misses the target.
Blaydes slips under a jab.
Blaydes swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blaydes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Blaydes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arroyo - the referee stops the clock and Blaydes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arroyo. Blaydes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Blaydes slips a jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blaydes needs to keep his hands up - Arroyo had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a series of punches but Blaydes avoids them all with ease.
Arroyo scores with a jab.
Blaydes throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body shot.
Blaydes lands with a kick to the temple. Arroyo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Blaydes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A bone on bone clash there as Blaydes blocks the leg kick.
Arroyo thumps Blaydes with a low kick.
Blaydes slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a swing at Blaydes's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
Good shot there by Arroyo.
Arroyo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Blaydes looks to land a body kick but Arroyo moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a solid leg kick but Blaydes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arroyo.
Arroyo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaydes is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blaydes takes a swing at Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
Arroyo throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Blaydes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blaydes is looking to clinch.
Blaydes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arroyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blaydes backing away here, and Arroyo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arroyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arroyo throws a front kick aimed at Blaydes's knee but Blaydes avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Blaydes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arroyo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arroyo misses with a looping right.
Blaydes is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Blaydes lands a head kick. Arroyo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Arroyo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blaydes under the eye.
Blaydes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arroyo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Blaydes moved out of range nicely.
Blaydes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arroyo can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Blaydes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arroyo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blaydes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo scores with a nice strike.
Blaydes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arroyo looks to throw the jab but Blaydes is out of range.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Blaydes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blaydes tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arroyo manages to circle out of the way.
Blaydes misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Arroyo throws a jab when Blaydes was well out of range.
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blaydes checks a leg kick nicely.
Arroyo blocks a jab.
Arroyo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blaydes with a body shot.
Arroyo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blaydes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arroyo thumps Blaydes with a low kick.
Blaydes lands an overhand right.
Blaydes lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Blaydes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Blaydes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Arroyo does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blaydes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blaydes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Blaydes slips under a jab.
Blaydes walks into a stiff left hand from Arroyo.
Blaydes jabs Arroyo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Arroyo misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blaydes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blaydes moves away from the strike by Arroyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Blaydes slaps the foot to one side.
Nice shot by Arroyo.
Blaydes avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Blaydes 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.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arroyo pushes Blaydes away with a front kick.
Blaydes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaydes was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a nice hook to Blaydes's body. Blaydes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Arroyo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blaydes on the side of the head.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arroyo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blaydes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Arroyo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaydes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaydes is looking to clinch but Arroyo is avoiding it.
Arroyo throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaydes walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arroyo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Blaydes slips the punch.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blaydes.
Arroyo scores with a decent looking hook.
Blaydes throws a hook but Arroyo avoids it easily.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes 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.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Oscar Blaydes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Blaydes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arroyo! But no joy.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the body
and Blaydes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arroyo throws a leg kick that misses.
Arroyo throws a solid leg kick but Blaydes takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arroyo.
Blaydes misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Arroyo thumps Blaydes with a low kick.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes moves in looking to clinch but Arroyo pushes him off.
Arroyo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blaydes throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Blaydes.
Blaydes moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a looping right.
Arroyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaydes.
Arroyo misses with a leg kick
and Blaydes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blaydes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Blaydes off balance momentarily.
Blaydes will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arroyo throws the kick towards the body but Blaydes avoids it.
Arroyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arroyo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blaydes misses with a leg kick.
Blaydes throws a leg kick but Arroyo checks it.
Arroyo lands a jab to Blaydes's midsection.
Blaydes 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.
Blaydes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes misses the shot to the body.
Blaydes misses with a body kick.
Blaydes misses the jab.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Blaydes's leg. Blaydes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick there by Arroyo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Arroyo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blaydes with a body shot.
Blaydes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arroyo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaydes. That did some damage!
Arroyo lands a jab to the head.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
A counter left hand to the body from Blaydes misses its target.
Arroyo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blaydes. Blaydes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blaydes connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands a jab to Blaydes's midsection.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
Blaydes lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaydes throws out the jab.
Arroyo digs a good hook to Blaydes's body.
Arroyo lands with a shot to the body.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Arroyo lands with a right hand.
A jab from Arroyo finds it's way through Blaydes's defenses.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
A slow jab from Arroyo misses its intended target.
Blaydes misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaydes walks into a stiff left hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blaydes closes the distance and clinches.
Arroyo is trying to force a seperation but Blaydes has the dominant position.
Blaydes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blaydes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blaydes with a nice calf kick.
Blaydes throws a looping overhand right but Arroyo ducks down to avoid it.
Blaydes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arroyo finds it's way round the side to connect with Blaydes's head.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Blaydes moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arroyo.
Blaydes swings for the body but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Blaydes tries to counter by clinching up but Arroyo breaks away and moves out of range.
Arroyo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Blaydes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Arroyo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arroyo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 45:50
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Javier Arroyo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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