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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kohinata Minoru Ii (ranked 1251 p4p, 660 weight class) and Jeremy Arnason (ranked 163 p4p, 87 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Arnason's choice of entrance music: Michael Jackson - Off The Wall. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kohinata Minoru Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Arnason!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minoru Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arnason.
Arnason is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Minoru Ii.
Arnason takes a swing at Minoru Ii's ribcage but misses.
Arnason misses with a few strikes there.
Minoru Ii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Arnason circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Arnason counter with a right hand.
Arnason swings widly with a right hand
and Minoru Ii counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arnason stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arnason wants it to stay on the feet.
Arnason misses with an uppercut.
Arnason fails to land with a series of punches.
Minoru Ii looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Minoru Ii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason swings for the body but Minoru Ii moves out of range.
Arnason lands an overhand right.
Minoru Ii gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnason.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minoru Ii.
Minoru Ii can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason tries to throw a body punch but Minoru Ii avoids it by throwing Arnason back against the cage.
Arnason prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kohinata Minoru Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters up against the cage, Arnason throws an elbow but misses.
Minoru Ii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arnason lands with a light punch inside.
Arnason controlling the action here for a moment.
Arnason is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting on Arnason's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Arnason misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minoru Ii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Arnason fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Minoru Ii throws a head kick that misses.
Arnason works over Minoru Ii's head and body with a nice combination.
Arnason jabs Minoru Ii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Minoru Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arnason scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arnason lands a nice shot 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!
Minoru Ii moves away from the strike by Arnason.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minoru Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Minoru Ii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Arnason manages to circle out of the way.
Arnason just misses with a punch to the body.
Arnason missing with a left hand there. Minoru Ii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minoru Ii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Arnason lands with a good body shot.
Minoru Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnason looks to throw the jab but Minoru Ii is out of range.
As Arnason tries to get set, Minoru Ii tries to push him back and clinch up but Arnason manages to avoid the attempt.
Minoru Ii looks for a takedown but Arnason sprawls well.
Arnason leaves Minoru Ii with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnason! But no joy.
Minoru Ii tries to clinch but Arnason is having none of it.
Minoru Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason jabs at Minoru Ii's body.
Arnason cracks Minoru Ii with a good jab.
Arnason connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Minoru Ii's hands.
Arnason waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minoru Ii.
Arnason fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minoru Ii manages to avoid it.
Minoru Ii closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Jeremy Arnason has been cut.
Arnason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Minoru Ii or perhaps it was just good defense by Arnason, which made it look bad.
Arnason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minoru Ii moves away.
Minoru Ii blocks a jab.
Arnason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minoru Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arnason avoids it really well and circles away.
Arnason misses with a wild body shot.
Minoru Ii seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minoru Ii shoots in looking for a takedown but Arnason manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Minoru Ii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arnason is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Minoru Ii slips a straight right by Arnason.
Minoru Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnason.
Minoru Ii wants to land a leg kick but Arnason is out of range.
Arnason smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arnason connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Arnason. Beautiful body shot.
Arnason lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnason looks to land a left hand but Minoru Ii moved out of range nicely.
Arnason throws an overhand right that lands on Minoru Ii's shoulder, as Minoru Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Minoru Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnason.
Nice sprawl there from Arnason as Minoru Ii shoots in.
Arnason doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Minoru Ii misses with a body kick.
Arnason throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minoru Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arnason, as that shot connected.
Arnason misses with a left hand
and Minoru Ii counters by moving into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Arnason's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Minoru Ii on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arnason connects with a body shot.
Arnason misses with a double jab
and Minoru Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnason misses with a two punch combination.
Minoru Ii tries to clinch but Arnason moves out of range.
Minoru Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arnason avoids it really well and circles away.
Minoru Ii gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnason misses with a short punch on the inside.
Minoru Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Arnason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnason can't find room to land a body shot as Minoru Ii controls the action.
Minoru Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Minoru Ii blocking some punches.
Arnason lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnason.
Nice body punch from Arnason - that landed with a thud.
Minoru Ii has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arnason is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Arnason misses with the head strike.
Arnason misses with a punch on the inside.
Minoru Ii blocking some punches.
Minoru Ii manages to break the clinch.
Minoru Ii shoots in for a double leg but Arnason sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arnason has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kohinata Minoru Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minoru Ii tries to close the distance and clinch but Arnason swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arnason stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Arnason wants it to stay on the feet.
Arnason throws a nice looking combination but Minoru Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arnason throws a looping overhand right but Minoru Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Minoru Ii fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arnason avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minoru Ii slips under a jab from Arnason.
Minoru Ii throws a leg kick but Arnason sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arnason keeps the fight on the outside.
Arnason slaps away a takedown attempt from Minoru Ii, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arnason appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Minoru Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arnason.
Minoru Ii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arnason uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Minoru Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Arnason.
Arnason with a nice cross.
Minoru Ii misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A countering left hand to the body from Arnason misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arnason changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Minoru Ii takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arnason has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Arnason, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Arnason coming out on top.
Arnason throws a shot to the body.
Arnason lands with an overhand left.
A combination from Arnason does no damage.
Minoru Ii lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Minoru Ii avoids them all with ease.
Arnason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arnason dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arnason connects with a looping right hand.
Arnason throws a hook to the side of Minoru Ii's head but Minoru Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arnason darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnason throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arnason looks to land a right hand but Minoru Ii moved out of range.
Arnason lands a really nice looking cross but Minoru Ii seems unphased.
Minoru Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnason fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arnason lands a nice looking body shot.
Arnason throws a body punch but Minoru Ii moves out of range.
Arnason throws a series of punches but Minoru Ii avoids them all with ease.
Arnason tries to bum rush Minoru Ii with a series of wild strikes but Minoru Ii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Arnason.
Minoru Ii wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Minoru Ii fails to land the takedown.
Minoru Ii ducks under a wild hook from Arnason.
Arnason ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Minoru Ii moves away.
Arnason lands a body shot.
Kohinata Minoru Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arnason avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, jab by Arnason - just one landing.
Minoru Ii walks into a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Arnason showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Arnason's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Minoru Ii takes a jab right on the kisser.
Minoru Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Minoru Ii looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arnason connects with a right hand. Minoru Ii shakes it off.
Sloppy strikes from Arnason. Those never looked like landing.
Arnason looks to land a right hand but Minoru Ii moved out of range.
Minoru Ii throws a body kick that misses
and Arnason counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnason. Minoru Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minoru Ii's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Arnason connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Minoru Ii scrambles back to his feet.
Minoru Ii throws out a powerful jab.
A right-left combo lands from Arnason.
Arnason avoids the body shot from Minoru Ii.
Jeremy Arnason seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnason ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Minoru Ii shoots in for a takedown but Arnason shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab lands there for Arnason.
Minoru Ii defending well as Arnason loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Minoru Ii is defended easily by Arnason.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnason throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Minoru Ii attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Minoru Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Minoru Ii closes the distance and clinches.
Minoru Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Arnason.
Arnason throws a head punch that misses.
Arnason misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Arnason on the inside.
Minoru Ii jumps guard but Arnason stands there with Minoru Ii around his waist. Minoru Ii gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kohinata Minoru Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arnason struggles to land a body shot inside as Minoru Ii controls his hands.
Arnason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnason lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Minoru Ii fails to pull guard.
Arnason using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Minoru Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Minoru Ii tries to pull guard but Arnason holds him up against the cage and eventually Minoru Ii drops back down to his feet.
Arnason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minoru Ii.
Arnason doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minoru Ii tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Arnason just stands there and leans against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnason wants to stall.
Arnason throws a head punch that misses.
Minoru Ii taking a breather.
Arnason avoiding damage as Minoru Ii throws knees to the body.
Arnason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minoru Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnason pushes Minoru Ii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnason with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Arnason lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minoru Ii.
Arnason lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Arnason fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arnason.
Arnason stalling in the clinch.
Minoru Ii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Arnason is defending well.
Arnason lands a damaging elbow.
Minoru Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Minoru Ii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Arnason pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Minoru Ii tries to pull guard but Arnason won't allow it.
Arnason struggles to land a body shot inside as Minoru Ii controls his hands.
Minoru Ii goes for a takedown in the clinch but Arnason prevents it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arnason makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arnason.
Minoru Ii tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnason avoids the damage to the body.
Arnason tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minoru Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minoru Ii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arnason blocks it with crossed arms.
Arnason lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minoru Ii backwards.
Arnason lands a left hand.
Minoru Ii manages to break the clinch.
Minoru Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minoru Ii slips a straight right by Arnason.
Arnason connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jeremy Arnason is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arnason fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Minoru Ii on the side of the head.
Minoru Ii walks into a left hand.
Arnason misses with a looping left.
Kohinata Minoru Ii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minoru Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minoru Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arnason throws out the jab.
Minoru Ii is looking for a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Arnason comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arnason 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Arnason!
During a confident post fight interview, Jeremy Arnason thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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