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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cyborg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg's entrance music is Awaken . A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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154 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Cyborg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jon Arona!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arona misses with a body shot.
Arona doesn't manage to clinch there - Cyborg circles away.
Arona tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cyborg swivels and escapes.
A jab from Arona misses.
Cyborg thows a body shot but no joy.
Cyborg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Arona looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cyborg working the head and body with strikes.
Cyborg lands an elbow.
Cyborg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arona tries to buck Cyborg off but Cyborg is having none of it.
Cyborg trying to control the action but Arona is working from the bottom.
Cyborg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Arona being controlled for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona is trying to improve his position.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cyborg trying to control the position but Arona is working away.
Cyborg is staying tight to Arona's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Cyborg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Arona tries to bum rush Cyborg with a series of wild strikes but Cyborg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cyborg lunges at Arona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arona's hand.
Arona misses with a head kick.
Cyborg tries to bum rush Arona with a series of wild strikes but Arona uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arona misses with a head kick.
Arona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cyborg manages to avoid it.
Cyborg scores with a jab. Arona acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cyborg misses with a hook to the body
and Arona counters with a straight right hand.
Cyborg moves out of range of the body kick from Arona.
A right-left combo lands from Cyborg.
Arona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arona doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cyborg counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cyborg.
Cyborg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cyborg slips nicely into half guard.
Cyborg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cyborg controlling the action here.
Arona is not content to let Cyborg control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cyborg lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arona trying to control here.
Cyborg is taking a breather. Arona says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Arona keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arona taking some punishment here, with Cyborg in his half guard.
Arona is in trouble now - Cyborg has advanced to mount!
Cyborg looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg with the ground and pound from mount.
Arona can't escape the position.
Cyborg lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cyborg controlling the pace for now.
Cyborg lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Arona is trying to escape the mount.
Cyborg looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cyborg landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cyborg misses with a kick to the body.
Cyborg lands a nice shot to the body.
Jon Arona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arona misses with a shot to the body
and Cyborg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cyborg preventing the sweep.
Cyborg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cyborg stopping the sweep attempt from Arona.
Cyborg wants to control from the top but Arona keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cyborg stays in close to Arona's body and controls the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Cyborg.
Arona missing with a left hand there. Cyborg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg moves out of range of the leg kick from Arona.
Arona gets caught flat footed, as Cyborg shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cyborg preventing the sweep.
Cyborg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Arona is keeping the position for now.
Cyborg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arona keeping moving, preventing Cyborg from controlling successfully.
Arona tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cyborg pushing down on Arona's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cyborg prevents Arona from improving his position.
Cyborg takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cyborg working over Arona with some ground and pound. Arona looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Chris Cyborg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cyborg thows a huge punch but Arona dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cyborg is controlling the pace.
Arona trying to control but Cyborg postures up.
Arona wants to improve his position but Cyborg is controlling well.
Cyborg is trying to control the action in half guard but Arona is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cyborg controlling the pace.
Arona gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arona wants to sweep here but Cyborg controlling him for the moment.
Cyborg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Arona looking for a sweep. Not yet Arona, not yet.
Cyborg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cyborg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cyborg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cyborg is pushing down on Arona's leg trying to pass to half guard. Arona is fighting to maintain full guard but Cyborg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Arona is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cyborg scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cyborg is looking to take a break and control but Arona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four 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.
Cyborg passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Arona!
Cyborg working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cyborg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arona hang on?
Cyborg controlling from mount.
Cyborg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Arona hang on?
Cyborg controlling from the full mount.
Cyborg is landing with some decent strikes but Arona is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Cyborg dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Arona throws a head kick that misses.
Cyborg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arona.
Arona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cyborg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cyborg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cyborg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arona circles away quickly and effectively.
Cyborg moves out of range of the body kick.
Arona cracks a nice hook into Cyborg's ribs.
Arona gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cyborg counters with a left to the body.
Arona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cyborg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cyborg counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cyborg lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona misses with a straight left.
Arona darts in trying to clinch
and Cyborg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Arona has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cyborg has passed into side control.
Cyborg landing strikes.
Cyborg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Arona keeps working.
Cyborg works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arona tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cyborg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg trying to control the position but Arona is working away.
A lull in the action here as Cyborg stalls from top position.
Cyborg trying to control the position but Arona is working away.
Cyborg lands a decent elbow from side control.
Arona takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cyborg is looking to take a break and control but Arona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arona is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg scoring with punches from side control.
Arona is trying to escape the position but Cyborg is controlling the position.
Cyborg working the ground and pound.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Cyborg is putting a hurting on Arona here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cyborg is chipping away with strikes.
Arona is looking to reverse the position.
Arona is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cyborg is looking to take a break and control but Arona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arona is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Arona manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cyborg looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Cyborg there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cyborg connects with a nice short shot to Arona's temple.
Cyborg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arona wants to improve his position but Cyborg is controlling well.
Cyborg frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Arona is squirming around, avoiding Cyborg's attempts to control the action.
Jon Arona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cyborg is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Arona can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Cyborg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cyborg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Cyborg!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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