Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: FCL 69- Islay vs Kowalczyk
Date: Dec 21, 2024

#R1#
Arai stuns Gurnisson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arai throws a looping overhand right but Gurnisson ducks down to avoid it.
A lazy left from Arai finds it's target.
Arai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gurnisson shoots in looking for a takedown but Arai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gurnisson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Arai looks to land a right hand but Gurnisson moved out of range.
Gurnisson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Arai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gurnisson throws a lazy right hand but Arai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai cracks Gurnisson with an open hand slap.
Arai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arai misses with a wild body shot.
Gurnisson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gurnisson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Gurnisson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gurnisson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gurnisson slips under a jab.
Gurnisson throws out a counter right but Arai avoids it with no problem.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on Gurnisson's shoulder, as Gurnisson tries to avoid the shot.
Gurnisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Arai misses with a combination
and Gurnisson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gurnisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T2#
Gurnisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gurnisson has his takedown stuffed
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint Arai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gotrek Gurnisson.
Arai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gurnisson slips under a jab from Arai.
Arai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gurnisson at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
A counter left hand to the body from Arai misses its target.
Arai connects with a crisp jab.
Gurnisson misses with a straight right.
Arai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gurnisson back to the cage. Arai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Saint Arai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gurnisson shoots in for a takedown but Arai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T3#
A jab lands there for Arai.
Gurnisson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
Arai feints a jab promting Gurnisson to slip. Arai then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gurnisson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arai lands a two punch combo.
Arai scores with a nice right hand.
Arai lands a right hook to the body. #TD2#
Gurnisson gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gurnisson is working away from the top position though.#T4##SUB2#
Arai is defending against the submission attempts here by Gurnisson. #SUB2#
Gurnisson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Arai trying to hold on to Gurnisson's head to control him but Gurnisson postures up. #SUB2#
Gurnisson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Gurnisson is working for a submission of some sort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Arai digs a good body shot into Gurnisson's ribs.
Gurnisson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gurnisson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arai throws out the jab.
Arai swings for the body but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Arai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gurnisson.
Arai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai lands a jab to the head.
Arai lands with a nice body punch.
Arai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gurnisson backs up against the cage.
Gurnisson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arai.
Arai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gurnisson can do to turn this around?#T1#
Arai connects with a crisp jab.
Arai swings for the body but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Gurnisson cracks Arai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arai moves out of range as Gurnisson strikes.
Arai is looking for a counter combo.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gurnisson.
Arai jabs at Gurnisson's body.
Nice shot lands for Arai.
Arai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gurnisson momentarily.
Gurnisson ducks under a wild hook from Arai.
Arai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gurnisson slips a jab from Arai.#T2#
Arai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gurnisson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gurnisson looks to land a left hand but Arai moved out of range nicely.
Gurnisson slips under a jab.
Gurnisson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gurnisson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Gurnisson misses.
Arai throwing a counter right hand but Gurnisson manages to avoid it.
Saint Arai is winning the standup battle so far.
Arai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gurnisson.
A slow jab from Arai misses its intended target.
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Gurnisson scores with a sloppy right hand. Arai should have avoided that one.
Gurnisson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arai is fending him off so far but Gurnisson persists. Nope, Arai circles away and we're back to standing.
Arai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #T3#
Gurnisson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arai at a distance.
Saint Arai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai throws a hook to the side of Gurnisson's head but Gurnisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurnisson with the counter takedown but Arai avoids it easily.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Gurnisson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arai misses with a jab to the body
and Gurnisson counters with a left to the body.
Gurnisson throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Arai misses the target.
Arai lands a nice shot that snaps Gurnisson's head back.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gurnisson.
Gurnisson misses with an uppercut. Arai saw that one coming.
Gurnisson misses with a takedown attempt
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Arai misses the jab.
Arai swings widly with a right hand
and Gurnisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gurnisson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai.
Arai lands a right hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Gurnisson feints the counter takedown.
Gurnisson slips under a jab from Arai.
Gurnisson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arai defending well as Gurnisson loads up on a big left hand.
Arai lands a body shot.
Gurnisson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R3#
Arai lands with a nice body punch.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Arai throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gurnisson counter with a right hand.
Arai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gurnisson misses with a straight left.
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gurnisson throws an ugly left hook that misses
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arai stalks Gurnisson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gurnisson's face. Gurnisson staggers backwards, shaken.
Arai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurnisson throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gurnisson in his tracks.
Gurnisson misses with a double jab.
Arai digs a good hook to Gurnisson's body.
Arai scores with a punch to the head.
Gurnisson tries for a takedown but Arai circles away easily
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gurnisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Arai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arai missing with a left hand there. Gurnisson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arai throws a right hand that misses
and Gurnisson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2#
Gurnisson slips a jab from Arai.
Gurnisson misses with a wild body shot.
Arai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Arai misses with a left hand
and Gurnisson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook 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!
Gurnisson slips under a jab.
Gurnisson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gurnisson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arai.
Gurnisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Gurnisson scores with a nice strike.
Gurnisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
Arai misses with a hook
and Gurnisson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gurnisson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arai moves out of range as Gurnisson strikes.
It looked like Arai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gurnisson.
Arai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gurnisson at a distance.
Gurnisson missing with a left hand there. Arai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arai looks to land a right hand but Gurnisson moved out of range.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Gurnisson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gurnisson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A nice combination there by Arai.
Gurnisson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gurnisson looks to score with a jab to the body but Arai is just out of range.#T4#
Gurnisson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gurnisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
Arai looks to land a left hand but Gurnisson moved out of range nicely.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Arai throws a right hand that misses
and Gurnisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai works Gurnisson's body with a nice hook.
A punch combination from Gurnisson misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Arai. That snapped Gurnisson's head back.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gurnisson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Good shot there by Arai.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Gurnisson misses.
Gurnisson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai digs a good body shot into Gurnisson's ribs.
Arai looks to land a left hand but Gurnisson moved out of range nicely.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
Arai misses with a few strikes there. #T1#
Gurnisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gurnisson throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
Gurnisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gurnisson moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Gurnisson scores with a one two! Arai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gurnisson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gurnisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gurnisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai. #T2#
Arai digs a good hook to Gurnisson's body.
Arai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Gurnisson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gurnisson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gurnisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai slips under a jab from Gurnisson.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai connects with a right hand. Gurnisson shakes it off.
Arai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T3#
Gurnisson dives in for a single leg takedown but Arai sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gurnisson ducks under a wild hook from Arai.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurnisson manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Gurnisson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arai scores with a jab.
Gurnisson misses with an uppercut.
Arai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Arai lands with a hook. Gurnisson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gurnisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurnisson manages to avoid it.
Gurnisson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arai was well out of range. Poor timing from Gurnisson.
Gurnisson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T4#
Arai throws out a loose jab but Gurnisson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arai connects with a single shot there.
Gurnisson lands a jab.
Arai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gurnisson counters with a left to the body.
Gurnisson throws a body shot but no joy.
Arai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gurnisson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gurnisson's head backwards.
Donk. Arai catches Gurnisson right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai had his way with Gotrek Gurnisson in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R5#
Nice straight punches there by Arai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arai.
Gurnisson tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Arai lands an overhand right.
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gurnisson drops his hands momentarily and Arai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Gurnisson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai sizes up Gurnisson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
Arai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gurnisson scores with a decent looking hook.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurnisson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T1#
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gurnisson.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gurnisson! But no joy.
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurnisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gurnisson throws the left hand but Arai avoids the punch easily.
Gurnisson misses the shot to the body.
Gurnisson misses the shot to the body.
Arai scores with a jab.
Gotrek Gurnisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Arai thuds his right hand into Gurnisson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurnisson.
Gurnisson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gurnisson throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gurnisson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gurnisson fails with the takedown.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurnisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.#T3#
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurnisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Gurnisson to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurnisson moves away.
Gurnisson swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A cross from Arai lands.
Gurnisson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gurnisson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arai throws a right hand that Gurnisson ducks under and follows up with a left that Gurnisson also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gurnisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai. #T4#
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
Gurnisson feints the counter takedown.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurnisson.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arai throws a sloppy body shot
letting Gurnisson counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai throws a lazy right hand but Gurnisson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gurnisson on the side of the head.
Gurnisson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gurnisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai throws a series of punches but Gurnisson avoids them all with ease.
A telegraphed right hand from Arai misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Arai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arai, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!
Saint Arai retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Saint Arai 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.

Event: FCL - 64
Date: Nov 14, 2024

#R1#
Gurnisson misses the shot to the body.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gurnisson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai lands an overhand right.
Arai throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Gurnisson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arai won't be happy with that.
Arai is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB#
Gurnisson is trying to get an arm triangle but Arai is defending well. #SUB#
Gurnisson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Arai, who protects the arm well.
Arai is not content to let Gurnisson control the position. #T1#
Arai tries to escape but Gurnisson is in control.
Arai tries to buck Gurnisson off but Gurnisson is having none of it.
Gurnisson prevents Arai from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Arai's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arai is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gurnisson is staying active.#SUB#
Gurnisson tries for a kimura but Arai is defending well.
Arai tries to bench press Gurnisson off him but Gurnisson keeps the position. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gurnisson trying to control the position but Arai is working away. #SUB#
Gurnisson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Who's going to make the next move?
Arai manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gurnisson's best efforts.
Arai is trying to stand.
Arai is trying to control but can't. #T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arai.
Jab, jab by Arai - just one landing.
A cross from Arai lands.
Arai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arai throws a nice looking combination but Gurnisson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Saint Arai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gurnisson throws a sloppy body shot
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Gurnisson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arai loads up on a big right hand but Gurnisson slips the punch.
Gurnisson feinted with a counter takedown.
Arai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gurnisson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arai thinking. #T4#
Gurnisson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurnisson throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gurnisson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gurnisson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gurnisson blocks a jab.
Arai looks to land a left hand but Gurnisson moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from Arai.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gurnisson.
Arai avoids the body shot from Gurnisson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gurnisson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A big right from Gurnisson misses.
Arai scores with the left hand. Gurnisson knows he should have avoided that one.
Arai throws a right hand that misses
and Gurnisson counters with a left to the body.
Gurnisson digs a good hook to Arai's body.
Gurnisson lands a jab to the nose.
Arai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arai misses with a hook.
Gurnisson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurnisson is looking to wear down Arai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurnisson avoids the body shot from Arai.
Arai lands with a cross.
Arai misses with a straight left.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range. #T1#
Arai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gurnisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gurnisson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gurnisson has a takedown stuffed.
Arai slaps away a takedown attempt from Gurnisson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gurnisson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A counter left hand to the body from Gurnisson misses its target.
Arai misses with a lunging right hand
and Gurnisson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Arai misses the target.
Arai lands with a hook. Gurnisson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T2#
Arai swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gurnisson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Gurnisson slips a jab from Arai.
Some wild striking there from Arai.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Gurnisson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab by Arai.
A big left from Gurnisson misses.
Saint Arai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Saint Arai seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Gurnisson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai misses with a straight right.
A quick step to the side and Gurnisson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the body from Arai misses
and Gurnisson counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gurnisson.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Gurnisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gurnisson scores with a jab. Arai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab lands there for Gurnisson.
Arai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4#
Arai scores with a nice right hand.
Arai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gurnisson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gurnisson slips a jab from Arai.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Gurnisson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gurnisson misses with a shot to the body
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gurnisson lands with a straight right. Arai didn't see that one coming.
Gurnisson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Arai cracks Gurnisson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arai misses with an uppercut. Gurnisson saw that one coming.
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Gurnisson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gurnisson.
Arai misses with a wild body shot.
Gurnisson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Arai looks to land a combination. Gurnisson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gurnisson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gurnisson.
Gurnisson walks into a left hand.
Gurnisson misses with a straight left. #CL#
Gurnisson drives through and clinches with Arai against the cage. #BC#
Gurnisson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gurnisson misses with a left hand
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Gurnisson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arai! But no joy.
Gurnisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Gurnisson throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
Arai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arai takes a swing at Gurnisson's ribcage but misses.
Gurnisson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
Gurnisson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
Arai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gurnisson throws out the jab.
Arai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T2#
Arai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gurnisson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gurnisson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gurnisson blocks a jab.
It looked like Gurnisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Arai.
Arai lands a nice hook to Gurnisson's body. Gurnisson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
A jab from Gurnisson misses.
Gurnisson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gurnisson ducks under a wild hook from Arai.#T3#
Gurnisson misses with a left hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gurnisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai misses with a hook.
It looked like Gurnisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai digs a good body shot into Gurnisson's ribs.
Gurnisson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arai lands a jab to the nose.
Arai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Gurnisson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Arai won't be happy with that.

Arai explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gurnisson was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai with a jab.
Gurnisson throws a big shot that misses.
Arai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Gurnisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Gurnisson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai.
Gurnisson dodges the punch combination from Arai.
Gurnisson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R4#
Gurnisson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left and a right from Arai both land. Nice combination.
Arai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gurnisson throws the left hand but Arai avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Arai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arai throws a shot from downtown. Gurnisson moves away and avoids it.
Arai misses with a looping left.
Gurnisson misses with a body punch
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gurnisson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai looks to land a combination but Gurnisson avoids it well.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
Gurnisson misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Arai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gurnisson.
Arai lands a lovely overhand right.
Gurnisson throws a hook but Arai blocks it.
Gurnisson throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
Arai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arai misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD#
and Gurnisson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Arai's guard.
Arai is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Arai not doing much here.
Arai trying to mount his opponent but Gurnisson defends it. #T2#
Gurnisson wants to control but Arai is keeping busy. #SUB#
Gurnisson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arai pulls his head out easily.
Arai is looking to take a break and control but Gurnisson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arai controlling the pace.
Arai is trying to control. Gurnisson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Arai trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Gurnisson actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arai not doing much here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Arai trying to control from half guard but Gurnisson is working away. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Arai slaps away a takedown attempt from Gurnisson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Arai lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gurnisson circles away quickly and effectively.
Gurnisson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gurnisson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai moves out of range as Gurnisson strikes.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gurnisson moves away.
Gurnisson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gurnisson somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gurnisson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Arai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gurnisson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arai lunges at Gurnisson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gurnisson's hand.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gurnisson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Gurnisson misses.
Arai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gurnisson at a distance.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gurnisson is just out of range.
Arai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Arai misses the jab.
Arai connects with a looping right hand.
Gurnisson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gurnisson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gurnisson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gurnisson scores with a jab to the body.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurnisson takes one to the chin there.
Gurnisson blocks a jab.
Arai throws a shot to the body.
Gotrek Gurnisson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Gurnisson misses the jab.
Arai lands a nice shot to the body.
Arai throws a body punch but Gurnisson moves out of range.
Donk. Arai catches Gurnisson right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arai misses with a series of wild punches.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Gurnisson misses the target.
Arai throws a hook to the side of Gurnisson's head but Gurnisson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Arai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gurnisson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Gurnisson. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gurnisson walks into a stiff left hand from Arai.
Arai misses with a looping right.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gurnisson manages to avoid it.
Gurnisson connects with a nice looking jab.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gurnisson slips a straight right by Arai.
Gurnisson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gurnisson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arai slips under a jab.
Gurnisson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arai misses with a jab to the body
and Gurnisson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T4#
Gurnisson punishes Arai's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Gurnisson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Arai quickly recovers to half guard.
Arai is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Arai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gurnisson throwing strikes from guard but Arai blocks nicely.
Gurnisson won't allow Arai to get back to his feet.
Arai is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Arai's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Arai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!
Saint Arai is the new featherweight champion!
An out of breath Saint Arai thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: FCL - 57
Date: Oct 11, 2024

#R1#
Salad feints and then cracks Arai's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arai down.
Arai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salad misses with a lunging right hand
and Salad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Salad gets tackled into the cage by Arai. Arai maintains the clinch.
Salad lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Arai manages to break the clinch.
Salad stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Salad wants it to stay on the feet.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arai is out of range and Salad settles back down.
Salad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Salad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
Arai has Salad up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Salad.
Salad prevents the takedown attempt.
Tater Salad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint Arai.
Salad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Arai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Salad to keep the fight standing.#T1#
A right hook to the body lands for Salad.
Arai tries to pull guard but Salad holds him up against the cage and eventually Arai drops back down to his feet.
Arai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arai is trying to pull guard but Salad has him pressed against the cage.
Arai tries to pull guard but Salad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Arai turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Arai manages to end up in side control.
Arai working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Arai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Salad is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Arai working away.
Arai misses with the ground and pound.
Arai staying calm.
Salad is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Arai trying to control the action but Salad is working from the bottom.
Arai fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Arai has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arai working the ground and pound but Salad is defending the strikes.
Salad regains half guard.
Salad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arai is taking a breather. Salad 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.#T3#
It looks like Arai might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arai prevents Salad from improving his position.
Salad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arai not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Salad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Salad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Salad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
No luck for Arai with that takedown attempt. #T4#
Arai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Saint Arai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai lands a right hook to the body. #TD2#
Arai scores with a takedown into Salad's guard.
Arai advances position into side control!
Salad is not content to let Arai control the position.
Salad tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arai wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Salad misses with a few strikes there.
Arai changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Salad tries to avoid it but Arai manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Salad to the ground. Salad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salad looks to throw the jab but Arai is out of range.
Arai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arai throws a body punch but Salad moves out of range.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Salad is just out of range.
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arai throws out a loose jab but Salad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salad is looking to counter punch.
Salad tries to bum rush Arai with a series of wild strikes but Arai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tater Salad is winning the standup battle so far.
Arai moves in looking to clinch but Salad pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salad stuffs the takedown.
Salad throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Arai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salad, pushing him back against the cage.
Arai wants a takedown.
Tater Salad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint Arai.#T1#
Salad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Salad.
Arai can't get the takedown.
Salad pushes Arai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Salad misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Salad breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Arai misses its intended target.
Salad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arai looks to land a combination but Salad avoids it well.
Arai throws a lazy uppercut
and Salad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Salad misses the jab.
Arai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salad dips to his left and cracks Arai with an uppercut!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Salad but Salad pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arai is looking to clinch.
Salad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Salad throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Arai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Salad, as that shot connected.
Arai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Arai slips under a jab from Salad.#T3#
Arai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Salad misses with a lunging right hand
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Salad thinking.
Arai scores with a hook to the body. Salad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Salad is fending him off so far but Arai persists. Nope, Salad circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Salad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arai tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Salad defends well and Arai ends up having to push Salad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Arai moves away from the strike by Salad.
Arai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Salad avoids the body shot from Arai.
It looked like Salad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Salad misses.
Arai slips under a jab from Salad.
Salad misses with a head kick.
Arai slips under a jab from Salad.#T4#
Salad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Arai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arai tries to clinch up.
Arai shoots in looking for a takedown but Salad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Arai blocks a jab.
Salad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai with a poor takedown
and Salad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arai connects with a single shot there.
Jab from Arai.
Arai scores with a sloppy right hand. Salad should have avoided that one.
Salad with a nice cross.
Jab by Salad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tater Salad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Arai or perhaps it was just good defense by Salad, which made it look bad.
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Arai takes a swing at Salad's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Arai rushes Salad and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Salad manages to break the clinch.
Arai misses with a takedown attempt
and Salad counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Salad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tater Salad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint Arai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salad moves away from the strike by Arai.
Salad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai closes this distance looking for a takedown but Salad circles away.#T1#
Arai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Salad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A chopping leg kick lands by Salad.
Salad looks to throw the jab but Arai is out of range.
Salad throws a shot from downtown. Arai moves away and avoids it.
Arai throws a body shot but no joy.
Arai misses with a hook.
Salad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Arai is looking to clinch.
Arai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Salad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arai connects with a single shot there.
Arai throws out a loose jab but Salad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salad throwing a counter right hand but Arai manages to avoid it.#T2#
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salad moves away.
Arai misses with a double jab.
A little feinted left hand from Salad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
A slow jab from Salad misses its intended target.
Arai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arai throws a jab when Salad was well out of range.
Salad blocks a jab.
Salad slips under a jab from Arai.
Salad throwing a counter right hand but Arai manages to avoid it.
Arai closes the distance but Salad moves to the side
and Salad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salad misses with a left hand
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T3#
Salad misses with a hook. Arai ducked under it nicely.
Arai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arai jabs at Salad's body.
Salad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Salad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arai connects with a crisp jab.
Salad cracks Arai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arai fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Salad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Arai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Salad's waist but Salad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arai off to one side.
Salad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Salad scores with a jab. Arai acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Arai shoots in looking for a takedown but Salad manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Arai's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Salad moves out of range of the strikes.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arai keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Salad looks to land a left hand but Arai moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Salad.
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salad.
Arai throws a hook but Salad avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Salad on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saint Arai.
I think Arai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!
After winning the bout, Saint Arai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: FCL - 52
Date: Sep 15, 2024

#R1#
Arai throws a series of punches but Malm moves out of range.
Malm throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.#CL2#
Arai clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Malm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malm misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Arai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malm moves to clinch but Arai breaks away
and Arai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arai fails to land with a series of punches.
Roger Malm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malm misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai is looking to clinch.
Arai fails with the takedown.
Arai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Malm throws out the jab.
Malm throws a poor cross that misses
and Arai counters with a left and a right that stings Malm.
A slow jab from Malm misses its intended target. #T1#
Malm throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Malm forces Arai back against the cage and clinches.
Malm throws a punch but it's blocked by Arai.
Arai fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Malm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Malm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Arai is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malm to keep the fight standing.
Roger Malm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint Arai.
Malm working aggressively here.
Arai fails to pull guard.
Malm struggles to land a body shot inside as Arai controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malm. #BC2#
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai moves out of range as Malm strikes.
Malm keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Malm throws a big shot that misses.#T2##TD2#
Arai drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Malm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Malm trying to keep a closed guard but Arai is proving a slippery customer.
Arai preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Malm looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Malm looking to control but Arai passes into half guard.
Arai keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Malm is trying to maintain the position but Arai is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Arai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arai sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Malm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arai pulls his head out easily.
Malm is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Arai jumps into side control!
Malm can't do much from the bottom here.
Arai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malm keeps working.
Malm managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Arai.
Arai is looking to take a break and control but Malm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malm is trying to control Arai's posture but Arai avoids it. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
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.
Arai is looking to take a break and control but Malm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malm struggling a bit here.
Malm gets back to half guard.
Arai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Malm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arai has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Malm wants to hold on but Arai pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Arai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malm sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD2#
Malm tries to sprawl but Arai drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Malm is refusing to be controlled, as Arai sits in half guard.
Malm wants to control but Arai is keeping busy.
Malm is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Arai is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Arai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Malm keeps working. #SUB#
Malm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Malm looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arai moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Malm.
Malm is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Arai tries to score with some ground and pound. Malm controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Arai trying to control the position but Malm is working away.
Arai working away.
Arai throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Arai working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Arai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Malm tries to buck Arai off but Arai is having none of it.
Arai working the ground and pound but Malm is defending the strikes.
Arai working the ground and pound but Malm is defending the strikes.
Arai is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. #SU2#
Arai has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Arai missing with a left hand there. Malm was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Malm lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Malm loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Malm moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malm on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malm looks to land a left hand but Arai moved out of range nicely.
Arai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Malm misses with a right hand
and Malm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Malm wants to clinch
and Arai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Arai misses.
Malm wants to clinch up but Arai keeps it at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai with a hook.
Arai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Malm misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Arai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Malm swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arai defending well as Malm loads up on a big left hand.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.#T3#
The fighters circling - Malm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Malm misses.
Saint Arai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arai tries for a takedown but Malm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Malm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Malm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Malm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arai lands with a nice body punch.
Jab, jab by Arai - just one landing.
Malm is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Malm misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Arai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Arai as he connects with a hook.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Arai.
Arai moves out of range of the strikes.
Arai's corner calls for a 1-2. Arai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T4#
Malm misses with a two punch combination.
Arai will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roger Malm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint Arai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malm tries to bum rush Arai with a series of wild strikes but Arai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arai throws a hook but Malm avoids it easily.
Malm lands a jab.
Arai throws a nice looking combination but Malm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Malm wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Malm misses with the combination.
Arai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Malm looks to land a right hand but Arai moved out of range.
Roger Malm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arai misses with a series of wild punches.
Arai misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A left and a right from Arai both land. Nice combination.
Malm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Malm fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arai moves out of range as Malm strikes.
Arai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Malm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Arai.
Malm misses with a body punch #CL2#
and Arai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Arai is looking to break free of the clinch but Malm has double underhooks.
Malm tries to throw a body punch but Arai avoids it by throwing Malm back against the cage.
Arai blocks a body shot from Malm.
Malm keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arai's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Arai's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1#
Arai is trying to pull guard but Malm has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Malm fails to land. #BC2#
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Malm throws a combination that misses
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai tries to clinch there but Malm circles away.
Malm smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Malm lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arai at a distance.
Arai connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Malm's hands.
Arai circles away from the clinch attempt
and Malm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Malm on the side of the head.
Malm throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a nice body shot.
Malm throws a hook but Arai blocks it.
Malm tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Arai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Malm momentarily.
Malm throws a body shot but no joy.
Malm misses with a series of wild punches.
Arai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arai staying out of range there.
Malm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Malm wants it to stay on the feet.#CL2#
Arai has Malm up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Malm.
Arai goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malm prevents it.
Roger Malm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saint Arai.
Arai tries to pull guard but Malm holds him up against the cage and eventually Arai drops back down to his feet.
Malm stalling.
Malm just leaning against Arai, taking a breather. #T3#
Arai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Malm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arai goes for a takedown in the clinch but Malm prevents it. #TD2#
Arai pulls Malm into guard.
Saint Arai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malm tries to free his leg and advance position but Arai is retaining full guard.
Arai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Malm's guard. #REVB#
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Arai trying to control but Malm is working from the bottom.
Arai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB#
Malm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Malm has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T4#
Arai sitting in guard here, content to control. #SUB#
Malm working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Arai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Arai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Malm escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Malm looking for a guillotine here but Arai defends easily.
Arai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malm works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saint Arai.
I've got Arai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!
After winning the bout, Saint Arai thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: FCL - 48
Date: Aug 23, 2024

#R1#
Edwards takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arai throws out a loose jab but Edwards uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Arai in a clinch.
Edwards lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai lands the left hand.#CL2#
Edwards moves into the clinch.
Arai presses Edwards against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Edwards fails to land. #BC2#
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Edwards moves into the clinch successfully.
Edwards swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Edwards breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Arai gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edwards is one step ahead there.
Edwards controls from within his opponent's guard. #T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Arai is on top in guard. #REVR#
Arai sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Edwards looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Edwards had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arai defends it easily.
Arai sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Edwards is trying to control the position but Arai postures up.
Edwards will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position. #SUB2#
Edwards has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arai can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Edwards wants to sweep here but Arai controlling him for the moment.
Arai not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arai lands the left hand.
Arai's jab looks to have found its range, popping Edwards under the eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Edwards is defended easily by Arai.
Arai tries to bum rush Edwards with a series of wild strikes but Edwards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edwards has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edwards there as he acknowledges the shot.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai. #T4#
Edwards moves in looking to clinch but Arai pushes him off.
Arai works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Edwards tries to clinch but Arai is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some wild striking there from Arai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Edwards looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Arai misses.
Edwards jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai works the jab nicely.
Edwards moves to clinch but Arai breaks away
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Arai throws a right and a left that Edwards avoids nicely.
Edwards shoots and misses
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charlie Edwards seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edwards throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Edwards gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Edwards can do to turn this around?#BC#
Arai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arai stuffs the takedown.
Arai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Edwards on the side of the head.
Edwards shoots and misses
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Edwards thinking.
Edwards tries to clinch but Arai is having none of it.
Edwards tries to clinch but Arai moves away
letting Arai counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Edwards pushes Arai up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Edwards to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Edwards creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Arai with a nice cross.
Arai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T1#
Nice shot by Arai.
A swing and a miss from Arai.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edwards manages to avoid it.
Edwards gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arai.
Arai leaves Edwards with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Saint Arai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Edwards.
No luck for Edwards with that takedown attempt.
Arai lands with a shot to the body.
Arai loads up on a big right hand but Edwards slips the punch.
Saint Arai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edwards moves away.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt - Arai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Edwards rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a two punch combo.
Edwards wants to clinch.#T2##CL2#
Edwards clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai lands a jab-cross combination. #CL2#
Arai tries to keep at a distance but Edwards has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arai blocks a body shot from Edwards. #BC#
Arai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Edwards has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Edwards shoots in looking for a takedown. Arai tries to sprawl out of it but Edwards keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arai misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Edwards clinches. #T3##BC#
Arai manages to break the clinch.
Edwards swings widly with a right hand
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Edwards closes the distance and pushes Arai back into the cage.
Edwards works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #BC2#
Edwards breaks from the clinch.
Arai swats away the attempt to clinch by Edwards.
Arai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Edwards wants to clinch up but Arai keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Arai in a clinch. #BC#
Arai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Edwards closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Arai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Edwards wants to control but Arai is keeping him busy.
Arai is looking to regain half guard here but Edwards keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
Edwards trying to control the action but Arai is working from the bottom.
Arai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Edwards trying to control the pace. #ES#
Arai pushes Edwards off and gets back to his feet.
Edwards closes the distance but Arai moves to the side
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai 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!#R3#
Jab from Edwards.
Charlie Edwards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arai throws a lazy right hand but Edwards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edwards thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Edwards has closed the distance and engaged Arai in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Edwards. #BC2#
Edwards pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arai swings for the body but Edwards moves out of range.
Arai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Edwards.
Edwards blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai works Edwards's body with a nice hook.
Edwards moves away from the strike by Arai.
Edwards wants to clinch.#T1#
Edwards tries to clinch up.
Edwards connects with a good right hand that stumbles Arai. Arai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Arai circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arai sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Edwards somewhat.
Edwards closes the distance and clinches up with Arai, looking for a takedown. Edwards pushes Arai against the cage but Arai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Arai is looking to counter punch.
Edwards on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arai lands with a cross.
Edwards moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Edwards has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Edwards misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Saint Arai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Edwards.
Arai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL2#
Edwards takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Arai breaks the clinch. #T2#
Arai punishes Edwards's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Edwards.
Edwards closes the distance but Arai moves to the side
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai catches Edwards with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Arai gets tackled into the cage by Edwards. Edwards maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Edwards. #BC#
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai takes a swing at Edwards's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Edwards forces Arai back against the cage and clinches.#BC2#
Edwards manages to break the clinch.
Edwards blocks a jab.
Arai throws a shot to the body.
Arai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T3#
Edwards takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Edwards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Arai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Edwards.
Edwards tries to clinch up but Arai circles away and keeps his distance.
Edwards doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Edwards takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arai connects with a body shot.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Edwards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL2#
Edwards moves into range and clinches up with Arai.#BC#
Arai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Edwards will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Edwards misses.
Arai misses with a hook. Edwards ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Arai. No joy for Edwards on that attempt.
Edwards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Edwards fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Arai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Arai takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Edwards drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arai misses with an uppercut.
Arai works over Edwards's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from Arai misses.
Edwards throws out a counter right but Arai avoids it with no problem.
Arai bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Edwards sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Edwards on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arai lands with a hook. Edwards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Arai throws a jab but it's blocked by Edwards.
Arai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Edwards at a distance.
A punch combination from Arai misses.
Arai looks to land a left hand but Edwards moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Arai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arai, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!
A very excited looking Saint Arai 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.

Event: FCL - 42
Date: Jul 19, 2024

#R1#
Arai misses with a straight left.
Gurnisson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arai tries to avoid it but Gurnisson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arai to the ground. Arai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai.
Gurnisson scores with a hook to the body. Arai takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gurnisson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arai.
Arai cracks Gurnisson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arai connects with a body shot.
Arai swinging wildly here.
Gurnisson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Gurnisson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arai misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Gurnisson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Arai digs a good hook to Gurnisson's body.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurnisson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Gurnisson gets tackled into the cage by Arai. Arai maintains the clinch.
Arai struggles to land a body shot inside as Gurnisson controls his hands.
Arai is trying to break free.
Gurnisson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Arai has had enough of the clinch but Gurnisson keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arai.
Arai lands with a left to the head.
Gurnisson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arai has him pressed against the cage.
Arai trying to control the position but instead, Gurnisson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Arai into the cage.
Gurnisson has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai misses with an elbow over the top.
Arai takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Gurnisson can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action. #TD#
Gurnisson drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gurnisson is looking for a triangle but Arai pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Gurnisson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Arai is defending well. Gurnisson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Arai has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gurnisson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gotrek Gurnisson!
Gotrek Gurnisson retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Gotrek Gurnisson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: FCL - 36
Date: Jun 15, 2024

#R1#
Garcia Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia Jr moves away.
Garcia Jr throws a right and a left that Arai avoids nicely.
Garcia Jr throws a combination that misses
and Arai counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia Jr. #CL#
Garcia Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Arai being controlled against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Arai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garcia Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arai connects with a body shot.#T1#
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with the combination.
Arai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but Arai moves away
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Edgar Garcia Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garcia Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Arai.
A big right from Arai misses.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr slips under a jab from Arai.
Arai ducks under a wild hook from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr sets himself, and Arai steps forward looking for the clinch! Garcia Jr avoids it this time.
Arai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Arai takes the fight into the clinch.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches. #T2#
Arai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Arai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Garcia Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Garcia Jr's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garcia Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arai.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Arai blocks it.
Arai tries to break free but Garcia Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Arai digs a right hand into Garcia Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia Jr's gas tank. #BC#
Garcia Jr manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia Jr misses the target.
Arai unleashes a big counter combination but Garcia Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Garcia Jr throws a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr connects with a body shot.
Arai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab. Arai acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3##CL#
Garcia Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Arai tries to break free but Garcia Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Garcia Jr takes a shot to the head.
Garcia Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arai's elbow.
Arai looking to stall.
A short left from Garcia Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Garcia Jr. #BC2#
Arai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia Jr feints a jab promting Arai to slip. Garcia Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arai slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Arai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Arai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garcia Jr ducks under a wild hook from Arai.#T4#
Garcia Jr punishes Arai's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Arai dips to his left and cracks Garcia Jr with an uppercut!#CL2#
Arai moves into range and clinches up with Garcia Jr.
Arai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Arai lands a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr tries to work over Arai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Arai to work.
Arai has a couple of punches blocked by Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Garcia Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garcia Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod.
That's time! Garcia Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Garcia Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai connects with a nice looking jab.
Garcia Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Garcia Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Arai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.#CL2#
Arai drives through and clinches with Garcia Jr against the cage.
Arai lands an uppercut.
Arai prevents a body shot from Garcia Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai misses with a punch on the inside.
Arai is trying to push Garcia Jr away but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arai prevents a body shot from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garcia Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arais head.
Garcia Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Arai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr blocks an uppercut.
Arai tries to throw a body punch but Garcia Jr avoids it by throwing Arai back against the cage.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Arai controls his hands.
Garcia Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arai is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garcia Jr.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Arai controls his hands.
Garcia Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr just leaning against Arai, taking a breather.
Arai lands with a right to the head.
Arai goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Arai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arai! But no joy.
Arai circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Garcia Jr gets tackled into the cage by Arai. Arai maintains the clinch.
Arai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Garcia Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garcia Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arai's elbow.
Arai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saint Arai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Arai.
Arai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia Jr working aggressively here.
Arai misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garcia Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr looking to stall.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Arai letting Garcia Jr take a breather here.#T3#
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Arai avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Arai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arai.
Garcia Jr tries a body shot but Arai blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Arai.
Garcia Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Garcia Jr misses with a body punch.
Garcia Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia Jr throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Arai breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Arai lands.
Garcia Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Saint Arai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garcia Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arai paws at him with a jab and circles away.#T4#
Arai tries to clinch up.
Garcia Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Arai slips a straight right by Garcia Jr.
Arai slips a jab from Garcia Jr.
Arai throws out a counter right but Garcia Jr avoids it with no problem.
Garcia Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Arai circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Garcia Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Arai rushes Garcia Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #BC2#
Arai breaks the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Saint Arai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Arai throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Garcia Jr clinches up against the cage.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia Jr leaning against his opponent.
Garcia Jr keeps control of Arai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Garcia Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arai lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Garcia Jr tries to throw a body punch but Arai avoids it by throwing Garcia Jr back against the cage.
Arai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arai misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garcia Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arai's elbow.
Arai prevents a body shot from Garcia Jr.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Arai misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
A short body shot lands from Garcia Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Arai letting Garcia Jr take a breather here.
Garcia Jr misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arai dodges the punch combination from Garcia Jr.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garcia Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arai scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Garcia Jr.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Garcia Jr.
Arai is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Edgar Garcia Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but Arai moves away
and Garcia Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Arai closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia Jr misses with the head strike.
Garcia Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Arai controls his hands.
Arai doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Garcia Jr breaks from the clinch.
Garcia Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Garcia Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arai.
Edgar Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Garcia Jr finds it's way through Arai's defenses.
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Garcia Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Garcia Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai. #CL#
Garcia Jr has managed to clinch.
Arai tries a body shot but Garcia Jr blocks it. #T3#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arai as Garcia Jr tries to tie him up.
Garcia Jr lands a left hand.
Arai prevents Garcia Jr from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Arai.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garcia Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arai.
Arai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garcia Jrs head.
Arai taking a breather.
Arai working aggressively here.
Arai blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Garcia Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garcia Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Arai is trying to maintain a safe position but Garcia Jr gets an underhook and turns Arai into the cage.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Garcia Jr has Arai pressed against the cage.
Garcia Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arai lands a shoulder strike.
Arai misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Arai controls the action.
Arai digs a right hand into Garcia Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garcia Jr's gas tank.
Arai lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Arai breaks the clinch.
Arai lands a lovely overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Saint Arai.
Well Arai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!

Event: FCL - 30
Date: May 17, 2024

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Arai.
Arai throws the left hand but Castillo avoids the punch easily.
Castillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Arai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on Castillo's shoulder, as Castillo tries to avoid the shot.
Arai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai keeps the fight on the outside.
Castillo misses the body punch
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Arai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillo throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arai! But no joy.
Arai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arai loads up on a big right hand but Castillo slips the punch.
Castillo tests Arai's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Arai as he connects with a hook.
Castillo connects with a body shot.
Arai lands a jab to Castillo's midsection.
Saint Arai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arai swings for the body but Castillo moves out of range.
Arai slips under a jab.
Arai connects with a body shot that sends Castillo's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Castillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Richard Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Castillo misses with a hook
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arai lands a jab to the nose.
Castillo throws a hook but Arai blocks it.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo misses with an uppercut
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castillo misses with a hook
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai stuffs the takedown.
Castillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a series of strikes. Castillo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.
Castillo feinted with a counter takedown.
Arai misses with a wild body shot.
Castillo tries for a takedown but Arai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arai throws a shot from downtown. Castillo moves away and avoids it.
Arai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a nice body shot.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Castillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arai on the side of the head.
Castillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arai throws a looping overhand right but Castillo ducks down to avoid it.
Arai throws a right hand that Castillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillo also avoids with ease.
As Arai looks to move away, Castillo throws a big counter combo but Arai just gets out of the way.
Arai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castillo. Castillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Castillo misses the target.
Castillo cracks a nice hook into Arai's ribs.
Castillo misses with a right hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Castillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai parries the strikes from Castillo easily there. Castillo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Arai to escape.
Castillo lands a nice forearm strike.
Arai has one of Castillo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.#SUB#
Castillo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4#
Arai tries to buck Castillo off but Castillo is having none of it.
Castillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Arai down.
Arai wants to control but Castillo postures up.
Castillo working the ground and pound.#SUB#
Castillo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arai parries the strikes from Castillo easily there. Castillo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Arai to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.
Castillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Castillo wants to clinch up but Arai keeps it at a distance.
Arai misses with a shot to the body
and Arai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castillo looks to land a combination but Arai avoids it well.
Saint Arai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arai ducks right into an uppercut from Castillo.
Castillo tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arai digs a good body shot into Castillo's ribs.
No joy there for Arai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castillo misses with a hook to the body
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.#T1#
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.
Arai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castillo.
Castillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arai moves out of range as Castillo strikes.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Arai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo cracks Arai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Castillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arai avoids it really well and circles away.
Castillo throws a hook but Arai avoids it easily.
Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arai.
Arai cracks Castillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai lands a nice hook to Castillo's body. Castillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arai keeps the fight on the outside.
Arai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castillo throws a good cross that connects.
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.
Arai lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Arai.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Castillo swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Castillo.
The fighters circling - Arai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Arai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arai connects with a single shot there.
Castillo misses with a right hand
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arai throws the left hand but Castillo avoids the punch easily.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castillo misses with a looping right.#T4#
Castillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Arai.
Castillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai.
Arai misses with a looping right.
Castillo looks to land a right hand but Arai moved out of range.
Castillo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
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!
Castillo misses with a straight right.
Arai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Castillo misses.
Castillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo misses with a body shot.
Castillo misses with a hook
and Arai counters with a right hand to the body.
Castillo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Castillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Arai pushes him off.
Good shot there by Arai.
Castillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arai on the side of the head.
Arai throws a body punch but Castillo moves out of range.
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.
Arai tries to bum rush Castillo with a series of wild strikes but Castillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arai swings for the body but Castillo moves out of range.
Arai misses with an uppercut. Castillo saw that one coming.
Castillo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castillo lunges at Arai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arai's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai misses with a shot to the body
letting Castillo counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Arai. #T1#
Castillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arai needs to keep his hands up - Castillo had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Arai misses.
Castillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai misses with a straight left.
Castillo misses with a hook
and Arai counters with a nice body shot.
Arai punishes Castillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai works Castillo's body with a nice hook.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown but Arai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castillo throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.
Arai thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Arai scores with a hook to the body. Castillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arai connects with a body shot.
Castillo tries to clinch
and Castillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Castillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richard Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arai throws out the jab.
Castillo misses with an uppercut. Arai saw that one coming.
Castillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Arai is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Arai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arai closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T3#
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Castillo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Castillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Arai tries to sprawl out of it but Castillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Castillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Castillo backs off Arai throws a huge counter combo but Castillo manages to avoid it all.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Castillo darts in and clinches Arai up against the cage.
Arai is looking to break free of the clinch but Castillo has double underhooks.
Castillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castillo misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4##BC2#
Arai breaks the clinch.
Castillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Castillo connects with a looping right hand.
Castillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castillo moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Castillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arai was well out of range. Poor timing from Castillo.
Castillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arai scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Arai.
Arai digs a good body shot into Castillo's ribs.
Nice jab there from Castillo.
Castillo missing with a left hand there. Arai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Arai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai!

Event: FCL - 21
Date: Apr 12, 2024

#R1#
Arai lands a jab-cross combination.
Jesse Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai blocks a jab.
Arai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arai cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Arai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arai stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a three punch combo that has Kim backing up. Kim nods at Arai to acknowledge the strikes.
Arai lands a jab.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arai connects with a nice looking jab. #T1#
Kim misses with a looping left.
Kim misses with a hook
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Kim might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
As Kim looks to move away, Arai throws a big counter combo but Kim just gets out of the way.
Arai digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kim back to the cage. Arai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
Arai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Arai should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Arai. That snapped Kim's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Arai is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kim misses with a hook
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Arai scores with a three punch combo!
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kim misses with an uppercut
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Arai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC#Kim is rocked!
Arai connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Kim to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Arai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Saint Arai!

Event: STC11| Helmsley x Muzhaiev
Date: Mar 17, 2024

#R1#
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Arai.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arai in his tracks.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arai.
Arai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arai misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzalez punishes Arai's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arai throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Arai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arai slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Arai drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez lunges at Arai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arai's hand.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Arai avoids it with no problem.
Arai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arai has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Arai. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Arai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a nice strike.#T3#
Arai scores with a jab to the body.
Arai scores with a shot to the body.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arai throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Arai tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arai in his tracks.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez stuns Arai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Arai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arai defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Arai circles away.
Arai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Arai moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez cracks Arai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arai moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Arai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arai ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai. #T5#
Arai throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range. #CL2#
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arai, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arai.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Gonzalez lands a left hand. #BC#
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arai.
A jab from Arai misses.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T6#
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Arai moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Arai throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
Arai lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Arai didn't see that one coming.
Arai swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez lands a glancing blow to the side of Arai's head.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Arai.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Arai.#T7#
Arai moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Arai misses its target.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Arai avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Arai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Gonzalez has Arai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arai tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position. #T8#
Arai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Arai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arai blocking some punches.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gonzalez can turn it around.#T9#
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Arai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Arai breaks from the clinch.
Arai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.#CL2#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricardo Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R2#
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Arai moved out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arai connects with a looping right hand.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Arai lands a head shot.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a two punch combo.
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!
Arai lands with a shot to the body.
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arai lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Arai swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Arai finish him?
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arai scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one. #T2#
Nice body punch from Arai.
Arai circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gonzalez to the canvas! Gonzalez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Arai keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saint Arai!

Event: STC8| Rodriguez x Helmsley
Date: Feb 18, 2024

#R1#
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arai cracks King with an open hand slap.
Arai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Arai duly obliges.
Arai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King misses with a hook
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King tests Arai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws an overhand right that lands on Arai's shoulder, as Arai tries to avoid the shot.
King misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arai moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a lazy right hand but Arai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.
King misses with a body shot.
Arai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arai lands a body shot.
Arai scores with a shot to the body.
Arai dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!#T1#
Arai sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from King misses.
King throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
Arai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a hook. Arai ducked under it nicely.
Arai missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Arai scores with a four punch combination!
King misses with an uppercut. Arai saw that one coming.
King looks to throw the jab but Arai is out of range.
Arai lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
King misses the body punch
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Arai is looking for the big counter here.
Arai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from King misses.
King misses with a left hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arai misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King misses with a looping left.
King defending well as Arai loads up on a big left hand.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arai.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King lands with a straight right. Arai didn't see that one coming.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arai.
King throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
A nice side step and Arai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King dips to his left and cracks Arai with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arai slips under a jab from King.#T3#
Arai misses with a hook.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arai.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King misses with a right hand
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arai.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Arai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
King misses with a left hand
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arai slips a straight right by King.#T4#
King connects with a crisp jab.
King throws a hook but Arai blocks it.
A nice side step and Arai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King looks to throw the jab but Arai is out of range.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arai misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Arai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arai looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Arai misses the target.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Arai's shoulder, as Arai tries to avoid the shot.
Arai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Arai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Despite the aggression on Arai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arai works King's body with a nice hook.#T5#
Nice body punch from Arai.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King cracks Arai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arai works King's body with a nice hook.
King scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arai loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arai's hands.
King misses with a straight left. #T6#
King misses with a hook
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai.
King throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
Arai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arai lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arai defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by King.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arai.
King throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.#T7#
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Arai throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai scores with a body shot.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Arai.
King tries to clinch up.
Arai lands a right hook to the body.
King misses with an uppercut. Arai saw that one coming.
Arai scores with a body shot.
Arai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai connects with a body shot.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arai throws out a powerful jab.
King tries to clinch there but Arai circles away. #T8#
Nice body punch from Arai.
Arai slips a straight right by King.
King digs a good body shot into Arai's ribs.
Arai connects with a looping right hand.
King misses with a hook
and Arai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a hook but Arai avoids it easily.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Arai does it's job there.
Arai misses with a straight left.
King loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King misses with a body shot
and Arai counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.#T9#
Arai scores with a jab to the body.
King misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Arai to acknowledge the strikes.
Arai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King misses with a looping right.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a right hand to the body.
King throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
Arai throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Arai lands a right hook to the body.
Arai thuds a left hand into King's body.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Arai lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Saint Arai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R2#
King misses with a right hand
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Arai digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
A big right from Arai misses.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King moves forwards but Arai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a lazy right hand but Arai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arai moves away.
King catches Arai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
King takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Arai is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Arai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arai wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
King prevents Arai from breaking the clinch.
King misses with the head strike.
King has Arai pressed against the ropes, preventing Arai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Arai.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arai as King tries to tie him up.
Arai can't break the clinch. #T2#
Arai is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Arai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Arai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arai has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arai's efforts to push away.
Arai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King prevents Arai from breaking the clinch.#T3#
King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arai up against the ropes.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arai as King tries to tie him up.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Arai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arai takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#T4#
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai wants to break the clinch but can't.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arai working hard to break the clinch.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Arai misses with a short punch on the inside.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arai's efforts to push away.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marley King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T5#
King has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai can't break the clinch.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Arai has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Arai blocks the elbow strike.
Arai is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arai.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arai is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position. #T6#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King misses with some punches.
Arai is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King slows down the pace here.
Arai wants to break the clinch but can't.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
King keeps control of Arai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arai wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it. #T7#
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai wants to break free but King has control.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Arai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Arai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King tries to throw a body punch but Arai avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
Arai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King is trying to stall. #T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Arai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arai can't break the clinch.
Arai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King lands a left hand.
King trying to control the position but instead, Arai has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Arai.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arais head.
Marley King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arai is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
King lands with a left to the head. #T9#
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arai is keeping busy.
Arai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Arai.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arai.
King prevents Arai from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King misses with some punches.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King wants to stall.
King misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marley King showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Saint Arai!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Saint Arai!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Saint Arai!

Saint Arai wins by unanimous decision!

Event: STC5| Howell x Rodriguez
Date: Jan 21, 2024

#R1#
Billy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arai is fending him off so far but Billy persists. Nope, Arai circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Arai misses the target.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Billy.
Arai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Billy misses with a hook to the body
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Billy. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Arai.
Billy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Billy misses with a hook
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arai throws a big counter combination but Billy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arai lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Arai.
Arai connects with a body shot that sends Billy's belly button to the back.
Billy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai. #T1#
Arai throws a series of punches but Billy avoids them all with ease.
Billy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arai looks to land a combination but Billy avoids it well.
Arai scores with a jab.
Billy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Billy shoots for a takedown but Arai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for Arai.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD2#
Billy dives in and scores a takedown into Arai's guard.#SUB2#
Billy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Arai dives on top into guard.#REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Billy looking for a guillotine here but Arai defends easily.
Arai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Arai trying to control but Billy is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Billy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Billy on the ground.#SUB2#
Billy working for a triangle but Arai defends it easily.
Arai wants to stand but Billy is controlling his posture from full guard. #T3#
Arai wants to pass the guard but Billy is keeping the position.
Arai trying to control the position from guard on top but Billy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Billy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Billy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arai trying to control but Billy is working from the bottom.
Arai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Billy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Billy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Arai has his hands clasped together but Billy extends and breaks Arai's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Billy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silly Billy!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2023

#R1#
Arai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Derrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Arai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arai throws a body punch but Derrone moves out of range. #CL#
Derrone moves into the clinch.
Derrone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD#
Derrone successfully pulls guard.
Derrone controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Derrone wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
Derrone closes the distance and clinches.
Derrone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Derrone missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Arai is trying to force a seperation but Derrone has the dominant position.
Derrone is working for takedown but Arai is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conald Derrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Derrone manages to pull guard.
Arai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Derrone's head.#SUB#
Derrone is looking for a triangle but Arai pushes his legs off easily.
Arai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Derrone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arai defends it easily.
Derrone wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Derrone has his feet on Arai's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Arai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derrone.
Arai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Derrone back to the cage. Arai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Arai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Derrone takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derrone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Derrone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arai being controlled against the cage.
Arai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Arai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Derrone wants to take the fight to the mat but Arai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Derrone fails to pull guard.
Derrone is breathing heavily.#T3#
Derrone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arai after a bit of a struggle.
Derrone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arai blocks it with crossed arms.
Derrone has Arai pressed against the cage, preventing Arai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Derrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arai walks away with a smile on his face. Derrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Derrone takes one to the chin there.
Arai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arai scores with a hook to the body. Derrone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arai scores with a nice right hand. #ROC2#Derrone is rocked!
Arai cracks Derrone with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Derrone tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Arai pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Derrone is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saint Arai!

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