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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Luka Dragovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arroyo Malavino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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167 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Luka Dragovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arroyo Malavino!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Malavino scores with a jab to the body.
Malavino misses with a kick to the body.
Malavino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dragovic.
A shot to the liver by Malavino. Beautiful body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Malavino.
Dragovic misses with a wild body shot.
Dragovic changes levels and scores with a jab 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!
Dragovic tries to clinch but Malavino moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Malavino.
Malavino throws a body kick that misses
and Dragovic counters with a series of strikes. Malavino will be more careful next time no doubt.
Malavino will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Malavino comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Malavino fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dragovic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dragovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malavino.
Dragovic swings for the body but Malavino moves out of range.
Malavino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malavino is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic fails to land with a series of punches.
Dragovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malavino throws out the jab.
Malavino clobbers Dragovic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malavino fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dragovic gets tackled into the ropes by Malavino. Malavino maintains the clinch.
A short right from Malavino on the inside.
Malavino breaks the clinch.
Dragovic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Malavino. Malavino obviously looking to wear him down.
Malavino is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dragovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Malavino misses with a straight left.
Malavino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dragovic throws a nice looking combination but Malavino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Luka Dragovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malavino fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dragovic, pushing him back against the ropes.
Malavino with a knee to the head.
It looks like Luka Dragovic has been cut.
Malavino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragovics head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragovic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Malavino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malavino tries a body shot but Dragovic blocks it.
Malavino is stalling here.
Malavino cracks Dragovic with a nice body shot.
Malavino has Dragovic pressed against the ropes.
Malavino lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dragovic being controlled against the ropes.
Malavino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Dragovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Malavino 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 Dragovic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dragovic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dragovic misses with a hook to the body
and Malavino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragovic throws a nice looking combination but Malavino bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Malavino lands a right hook to the body.
Dragovic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malavino.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Malavino throws a half hearted mid kick.
No joy there for Dragovic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Malavino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dragovic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dragovic throws a head kick that Malavino semi-blocks.
Dragovic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragovic misses with a looping right.
Malavino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dragovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragovic throws a looping overhand right but Malavino ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malavino was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragovic.
Malavino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dragovic.
Dragovic misses with a hook.
Dragovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Malavino throws the left hand but Dragovic avoids the punch easily.
Dragovic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragovic moves forwards but Malavino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dragovic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick by Malavino misses
and Dragovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dragovic falls off balance throwing a combination
and Malavino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malavino has managed to clinch.
Malavino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragovic tries to circle away but Malavino has him pinned against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino lands with a light punch inside.
Malavino tries a body shot but Dragovic blocks it.
Malavino stalls.
Dragovic tries to break free but Malavino pushes him back against the ropes.
Malavino lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragovic backwards.
Malavino lands a left hand.
Malavino has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malavino obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malavino tries to work over Dragovic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragovic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Malavino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luka Dragovic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Malavino scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragovic should have avoided that one.
Dragovic tries to bum rush Malavino with a series of wild strikes but Malavino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick misses from Dragovic.
Malavino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dragovic swings for the body but Malavino moves out of range.
Malavino lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dragovic lands a high kick!
Malavino fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dragovic on the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Dragovic misses.
Dragovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Malavino thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dragovic if he has to take too many more of those.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Malavino, as that shot connected.
Malavino uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dragovic has time to react.
Dragovic is rocked!
Dragovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malavino darts in and clinches Dragovic up against the ropes.
Dragovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Malavino gets through Dragovic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Malavino on the inside.
Malavino prevents Dragovic from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Malavino to work.
Malavino lands a nice uppercut.
Malavino stalls.
Malavino lands an elbow that stopped Dragovic in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Malavino won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Malavino obliges.
Dragovic takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Malavino.
Malavino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malavino throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Malavino throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malavino is working Dragovic over against the ropes.
Malavino scores with a shot to the side of Dragovic's head.
Malavino gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luka Dragovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dragovic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malavino lands a jab to Dragovic's midsection.
A jab lands there for Dragovic.
Malavino thumps Dragovic with a low kick.
Dragovic avoids the head kick by Malavino.
Malavino connects with a right hand. Dragovic shakes it off.
Dragovic tries to clinch but Malavino is having none of it.
Dragovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malavino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Malavino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dragovic tries to bum rush Malavino with a series of wild strikes but Malavino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malavino throws out a loose jab but Dragovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Malavino pushes Dragovic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dragovic wants to get back to striking at distance but Malavino won't allow it.
Malavino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragovic's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino lands a right hand.
Malavino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Malavino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragovics head.
Dragovic tries to break free but Malavino pushes him back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Malavino as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Malavino.
Malavino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dragovic blocks it with crossed arms.
A body shot lands from Malavino.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malavino.
Dragovic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malavino.
Dragovic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino lands an uppercut.
Dragovic blocks an elbow strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malavino lands with a left to the head.
Dragovic being controlled against the ropes.
Dragovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Malavino scores with a shoulder strike.
Malavino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dragovic is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Malavino is struggling to control the position.
Dragovic takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arroyo Malavino dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Luka Dragovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dragovic misses the body punch
and Malavino counters with an inside leg kick.
Malavino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dragovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Malavino counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Malavino.
Malavino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Malavino throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dragovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Malavino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dragovic.
Dragovic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dragovic tries to break free but Malavino pushes him back against the ropes.
Malavino lands a body shot.
Dragovic tries to circle away but Malavino has him pinned against the ropes.
Malavino leaning against his opponent.
Dragovic is trying to break the clinch but Malavino has him pressed against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malavino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Malavino trying to land knees to the body.
Malavino comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dragovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Luka Dragovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Malavino.
Dragovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Malavino creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malavino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malavino is leaning against Dragovic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malavino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malavino pushes Dragovic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malavino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dragovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Malavino.
A short left from Malavino.
Dragovic avoids the elbow strike from Malavino, against the ropes.
Malavino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragovic swinging wildly here.
Malavino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malavino scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dragovic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragovic takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malavino digs a good body shot into Dragovic's ribs.
Malavino fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dragovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arroyo Malavino is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arroyo Malavino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malavino 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arroyo Malavino!
A very excited looking Arroyo Malavino 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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