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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armando Elcock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Armando Elcock!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elcock paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Elcock misses with a body kick.
A big right from Elcock misses.
Elcock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Elcock. That did some damage!
Elcock looks to land a body kick but Arrol moved away.
Elcock moves out of range as Arrol throws a body kick.
Elcock gets tackled into the cage by Arrol. Arrol maintains the clinch.
Arrol misses with the head strike.
Arrol lands a left hand.
Arrol pushes Elcock back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arrol lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arrol.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Elcock.
Arrol tries a body shot but Elcock blocks it.
Arrol pushes Elcock back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol misses with some punches.
Arrol tries to work over Elcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arrol with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Elcock blocks a body shot from Arrol.
Arrol misses with some punches.
Elcock blocks an uppercut.
Arrol lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Arrol's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Arrol scores with a shoulder strike.
Arrol has Elcock pressed against the cage, preventing Elcock from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arrol misses with a punch on the inside.
Arrol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Elcock blocking some punches.
Arrol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elcock.
Elcock has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arrol seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Elcock can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol tries to work over Elcock's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arrol is working Elcock over against the cage.
Arrol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arrol misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Arrol scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Arrol working aggressively here.
Elcock blocks an uppercut.
Elcock blocks a body shot from Arrol.
Arrol misses with a punch on the inside.
Arrol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Arrol.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elcock.
Elcock blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol throws a head punch that misses.
Arrol misses with a punch on the inside.
Elcock blocks an uppercut.
Arrol lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Elcock blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Elcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arrol misses with some punches.
Arrol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Elcock.
Elcock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol can't find room to land a body shot as Elcock controls the action.
Arrol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arrol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Arrol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Elcock working hard to break the clinch.
Elcock wants to get back to striking at distance but Arrol won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elcock.
Arrol prevents Elcock from breaking the clinch.
Arrol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arrol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arrol makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Arrol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Elcock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Elcock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Elcock unleashes a big counter combination but Arrol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Elcock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arrol.
Elcock looks to land a combination but Arrol avoids it well.
Arrol throws a nice inside leg kick.
Elcock gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arrol.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Elcock's jab looks to have found its range, popping Arrol under the eye.
Elcock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arrol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Elcock can do to turn this around?
Elcock misses with a hook. Arrol ducked under it nicely.
Arrol throws a low kick but Elcock moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elcock throws out a powerful jab.
Arrol lunges at Elcock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Elcock's hand.
Arrol wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol misses the shot to the body.
Arrol gets a clinch.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Elcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol tries to throw a body punch but Elcock avoids it by throwing Arrol back against the cage.
Elcock wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elcock's elbow.
Arrol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol lands with a short shot to the head.
Arrol can't find room to land a body shot as Elcock controls the action.
Arrol keeps control of Elcock as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arrol stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arrol.
Arrol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol scores with a shot to the side of Elcock's head.
Arrol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
William Arrol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arrol works on Elcock's body with a couple of short punches.
Elcock is breathing heavily.
Arrol can't find room to land a body shot as Elcock controls the action.
Arrol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Elcock takes a 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!
Arrol lands with a light punch inside.
Arrol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arrol lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Elcock.
A short right from Arrol on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arrol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arrol throws a punch but it's blocked by Elcock.
Arrol working aggressively here.
Arrol lands with a right to the head.
Arrol lands a nice shot to the body.
Elcock blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arrol tries to throw a body punch but Elcock avoids it by throwing Arrol back against the cage.
Elcock wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arrol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elcock's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Elcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arrol keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Elcock's efforts to push away.
Arrol tries a body shot but Elcock blocks it.
Arrol misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol working aggressively here.
Arrol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Elcock's elbow.
Elcock's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Arrol 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Elcock just misses with a punch to the body.
Elcock scores with a nice head shot.
Elcock throws a head kick that Arrol semi-blocks.
Elcock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arrol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Elcock, pushing him back against the cage.
Arrol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arrol 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.
Arrol misses with the head strike.
Arrol misses with the head strike.
Arrol has a couple of punches blocked by Elcock.
Elcock is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elcock breaks the clinch.
Arrol tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arrol tried to score with a low kick but Elcock checks it.
Elcock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Elcock lunges at Arrol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arrol's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Arrol feints and then cracks Elcock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Elcock down.
Arrol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Elcock throws a head kick but Arrol moves out of range.
Arrol tried to counter with a leg kick but Elcock avoided it.
Arrol misses with a leg kick.
Arrol lands with a thumping leg kick.
Elcock throws a hook but Arrol blocks it.
Elcock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Armando Elcock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Elcock lands with a shot to the body.
Elcock throws a head kick but Arrol moves out of range.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Elcock was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Elcock keeps the fight on the outside.
Arrol jabs Elcock right on the nose. Elcock blinks but takes it well.
Arrol gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arrol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Elcock.
A right hand to the body from Arrol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Elcock wants to break free but Arrol has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Elcock.
Arrol lands an uppercut.
Arrol digs a right hand into Elcock's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Elcock's gas tank.
Arrol misses with some punches.
Arrol throws a head punch that misses.
Arrol misses with a body punch.
Arrol prevents Elcock from breaking the clinch.
Arrol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Elcock backwards.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Arrol.
Elcock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Elcock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Armando Elcock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arrol swings wildly with an uppercut but Elcock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol struggles to land a body shot inside as Elcock controls his hands.
Arrol lands a shoulder strike.
Arrol misses with a body punch.
Arrol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arrol misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arrol.
Arrol lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Elcock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arrol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Elcock.
Elcock misses with a double jab
and Arrol counters with a nice uppercut.
Elcock throws a sloppy head kick and Arrol moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Arrol.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arrol.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Elcock fails to land with a series of punches.
Elcock lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Elcock's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Elcock duly obliges.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Elcock looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Elcock throws a sloppy head kick
and Arrol counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arrol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Elcock throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Arrol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arrol, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Arrol!
William Arrol thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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