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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Squirrel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bathory comes to the cage accompanied by Brain Scan. Squirrel is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bio Crisis - Delirio. 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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226 lbs
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World class MT
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Squirrel!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bathory misses with an uppercut
and Squirrel counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Squirrel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Squirrel.
Squirrel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bathory circles away quickly and effectively.
Bathory throws a wild body kick that Squirrel sees coming a mile off.
Squirrel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bathory tries to close the distance and clinch but Squirrel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bathory has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Squirrel shoots in and bounces Bathory off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Bathory keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory wants to get back to his feet but Squirrel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Squirrel is looking to work some ground and pound but Bathory has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bathory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squirrel throwing strikes from guard but Bathory blocks nicely.
Squirrel throws a big elbow that misses.
Squirrel wants to control from the top but Bathory keeps moving.
Squirrel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Squirrel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Squirrel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Squirrel throws a big elbow that misses.
Squirrel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Squirrel won't allow Bathory to get back to his feet.
Squirrel sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bathory gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bathory lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Squirrel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bathory keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bathory is looking to clinch.
Bathory throws a right hand that Squirrel ducks under and follows up with a left that Squirrel also avoids with ease.
Squirrel with the counter takedown but Bathory avoids it easily.
Squirrel misses with the combination.
Bathory gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bathory lands a right hand.
Bathory is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bathory makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bathory controlling the action here for a moment.
Bathory misses with a knee to the head.
Bathory looking to stall.
Bathory leaning against his opponent.
Squirrel digs a right hand underneath Bathory's ribcage. Bathory let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Squirrel wants a takedown.
Arzlan Bathory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Squirrel.
Squirrel swings wildly with an uppercut but Bathory uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Squirrel misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Squirrel tries to score a body lock takedown but Bathory shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Squirrel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bathory tries to clinch but Squirrel is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bathory looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bathory tries to clinch up but Squirrel circles away and keeps his distance.
Bathory just misses with a punch to the body.
Squirrel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Squirrel throws out a counter right but Bathory avoids it with no problem.
Bathory closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Squirrel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bathory gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bathory stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Squirrel being controlled against the cage.
Bathory taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel blocks an uppercut.
Squirrel being controlled against the cage.
Bathory misses with the head strike.
Bathory lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Squirrel backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bathory fails to land.
Squirrel is trying to break the clinch but Bathory has him pressed against the cage.
Squirrel lands a hook that snaps the head of Bathory backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Bathory.
Bathory throws a head punch that misses.
Squirrel is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bathory is defending well.
Bathory lands an elbow that stopped Squirrel in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Steve Squirrel has been cut.
Bathory lands a left hand that snaps the head of Squirrel backwards.
Bathory pressing his opponent against the cage.
Squirrel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bathory's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel has a couple of punches blocked by Bathory.
Squirrel misses with the head strike.
Bathory taking a breather.
Bathory tries to land knees in the clinch but Squirrel avoids the damage to the body.
Squirrel lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Squirrel works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Squirrel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bathory is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Squirrel might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bathory haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Squirrel passes Bathory's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel wants to free his trapped foot but Bathory is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Squirrel prevents Bathory from improving his position.
Bathory manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bathory showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squirrel.
Arzlan Bathory is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bathory tries to clinch up but Squirrel circles away and keeps his distance.
Bathory has closed the distance and engaged Squirrel in a clinch.
Squirrel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bathory has him pressed against the cage.
Squirrel blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel tries to work over Bathory's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bathory manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Squirrel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bathory pushes Squirrel up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short left from Bathory.
Still in the clinch, Squirrel scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Arzlan Bathory has been cut.
Squirrel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Squirrel keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bathory's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bathory is looking to clinch but Squirrel is avoiding it.
Bathory tries to clinch but Squirrel is having none of it.
Squirrel with the counter takedown but Bathory avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Squirrel.
Squirrel lands an overhand right.
Bathory tries to clinch but Squirrel is having none of it.
Bathory tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Squirrel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Squirrel connects with a body shot that sends Bathory's belly button to the back.
Squirrel closes the distance and pushes Bathory back into the cage.
Squirrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arzlan Bathory has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bathory leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bathory prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bathory is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Squirrel misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Squirrel wants a takedown.
Arzlan Bathory has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Squirrel.
Squirrel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Squirrel misses with a body shot
and Bathory counters with a one-two to the body.
Squirrel pushes Bathory up against the cage in a clinch.
Bathory is pushing Squirrel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bathory lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Squirrel.
Bathory content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bathory working aggressively here.
Squirrel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bathory stops a takedown attempt from Squirrel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel wants to take the fight to the mat but Bathory manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bathory lands a right hand that snaps the head of Squirrel backwards.
Squirrel has Bathory pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bathory manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Squirrel working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Squirrel on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Squirrel tries to pull guard but Bathory forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Squirrel blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Squirrel's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Bathory.
Squirrel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bathory after a bit of a struggle.
Bathory content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bathory crunches a lovely knee into Squirrel's ribcage.
Squirrel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bathory lands with a short shot to the head.
Bathory controlling the action here for a moment.
Bathory softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bathory.
Bathory scores with a shoulder strike.
Squirrel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bathory gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bathory scores with a shot to the side of Squirrel's head.
Bathory taking a breather.
Bathory misses with a punch on the inside.
Bathory is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Squirrel is keeping busy.
Bathory just leaning against Squirrel, taking a breather.
Squirrel breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Bathory. Those never looked like landing.
Bathory is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arzlan Bathory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Squirrel fails with a takedown attempt.
Bathory doesn't manage to clinch there - Squirrel circles away.
And Squirrel tries to counter it with a takedown but Bathory pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bathory wants to clinch up but Squirrel keeps it at a distance.
Squirrel misses with a lunging right hand
and Bathory counters with a nice leg kick.
Bathory throws a head kick but Squirrel moves out of range.
Bathory avoids the head kick by Squirrel.
Bathory fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bathory is looking to clinch but Squirrel is avoiding it.
Squirrel is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Squirrel throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bathory tries to clinch but Squirrel moves out of range.
Bathory tries to close the distance and clinch but Squirrel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arzlan Bathory showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bathory has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arzlan Bathory!
A victorious Arzlan Bathory thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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