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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glen Gorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorman has chosen Pinned Down as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Glen Gorman!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo is looking to slow Gorman down with leg kicks.
Arroyo throws a wild body kick that Gorman sees coming a mile off.
We've been told by Arroyo's head coaches at Masaru Fighting Systems II that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Arroyo fakes the leg kick and cracks Gorman in the body.
Arroyo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arroyo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorman.
Gorman 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.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gorman.
Arroyo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gorman blocks a leg kick.
Arroyo thumps Gorman with a low kick.
Gorman checks a leg kick.
Gorman misses with a kick to the body
and Arroyo counters by clinching up.
Gorman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arroyo.
Arroyo stalling against the cage.
Arroyo can't find room to land a body shot as Gorman controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo has Gorman pressed against the cage.
Gorman taking a breather.
Gorman taking a breather.
Gorman seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Arroyo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Gorman fails to land.
A short left from Gorman.
Arroyo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorman controls his hands.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arroyo tries a body shot but Gorman blocks it.
Arroyo avoiding damage as Gorman throws knees to the body.
Arroyo stalling against the cage.
Arroyo misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a body punch.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorman's elbow.
Gorman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Arroyo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorman.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arroyo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arroyo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arroyo as Gorman tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gorman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorman.
Arroyo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorman throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorman's elbow.
Arroyo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gorman is keeping busy.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorman's elbow.
Gorman tries a body shot but Arroyo blocks it.
Arroyo working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Gorman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorman controls his hands.
Arroyo trying to control the position but instead, Gorman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arroyo into the cage.
Gorman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gorman.
Arroyo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gorman can't break the clinch.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorman controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arroyo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gormans head.
Arroyo is stalling here.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arroyo misses with a head kick.
Gorman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arroyo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gorman at a distance.
Gorman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arroyo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arroyo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Gorman's leg. Gorman is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gorman misses with a looping right.
Arroyo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Glen Gorman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo scores with a push kick.
Gorman digs a good body shot into Arroyo's ribs.
Arroyo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gorman throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Gorman looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gorman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arroyo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
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!
Gorman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Javier Arroyo is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gorman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Gorman moves out of range.
Gorman checks a low kick from Arroyo.
Arroyo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gorman can do to turn this around?
Gorman finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gorman moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo darts in and clinches Gorman up against the cage.
Arroyo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorman's elbow.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Gorman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gorman working aggressively here.
Arroyo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arroyo 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.
Come on Gorman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a short shot to the head.
Arroyo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorman misses with some punches.
Gorman trying to land knees 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!
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike.
Arroyo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gorman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gorman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arroyo blocks an uppercut.
Gorman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arroyo misses with some punches.
Gorman throws a punch but it's blocked by Arroyo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arroyo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arroyo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Arroyo.
Gorman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arroyo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gorman backwards.
Arroyo misses with a body punch.
Arroyo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arroyo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gorman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gorman misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo working aggressively here.
Arroyo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Arroyo misses with a body punch.
Arroyo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorman scores with a hook to the body.
Gorman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Arroyo.
Gorman blocking some punches.
Gorman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Arroyo dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Gorman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gorman avoids a kick to the body.
Arroyo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorman.
Gorman scores with a kick to the body.
Arroyo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arroyo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Gorman.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Gorman avoids the head kick by Arroyo.
Gorman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gorman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo is looking to counter the offense by Gorman and move into the clinch.
Gorman slips a jab from Arroyo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Gorman lands with a right hand.
Arroyo lands a nice hook to Gorman's body. Gorman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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!
Gorman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gorman scores with the left hand. Arroyo knows he should have avoided that one.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gorman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a kick to the temple. Gorman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo throws an off balance right hand
and Arroyo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Arroyo blocks the leg kick.
Arroyo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Arroyo.
Gorman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Gorman misses with a kick to the body.
Gorman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorman.
Gorman scores with a nice body kick.
Arroyo lands a nice hook to Gorman's body. Gorman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Gorman moves out of range easily.
Arroyo misses with a body kick.
Arroyo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gorman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gorman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Glen Gorman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Arroyo coming out on top.
Arroyo scores with a one two! Gorman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gorman is rocked!
Gorman misses with a body kick.
A combination from Arroyo does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Gorman there.
Gorman misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut.
Arroyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Gorman.
Gorman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gorman, as that shot connected.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Gorman moves out of range.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gorman just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gorman lands a really nice looking cross but Arroyo seems unphased.
Arroyo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gorman.
Arroyo dodges the punch combination from Gorman.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Gorman moves out of range.
Gorman works Arroyo's body with a nice hook.
Gorman sizes up Arroyo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gorman slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gorman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gorman blocks a head kick by Arroyo.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gorman.
Arroyo gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gorman gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Glen Gorman!
Glen Gorman decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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