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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Ellacuria (ranked 1299 p4p, 573 weight class) and Sime Soldic (ranked 97 p4p, 37 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Ellacuria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sime Soldic!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellacuria clinches.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Soldic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arturo Ellacuria seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No joy there for Ellacuria, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ellacuria takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice leg kick from Soldic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soldic bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ellacuria's head backwards.
Soldic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellacuria throws out a loose jab but Soldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Soldic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ellacuria tries to clinch there but Soldic circles away.
Ellacuria tries to clinch up.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick lands for Soldic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A nice inside leg kick there by Soldic. That's going to slow Ellacuria down.
Soldic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ellacuria drives through and clinches with Soldic against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Soldic.
Ellacuria has Soldic pressed against the cage, preventing Soldic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ellacuria is looking to control Soldic's arms but Soldic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ellacuria has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic blocks an uppercut.
Soldic tries to break the clinch but Ellacuria is controlling the position.
Ellacuria stalling in the clinch but Soldic improves position.
Ellacuria is struggling to control the position.
Soldic breaks from the clinch.
Ellacuria connects with a looping right hand.
Ellacuria really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soldic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Soldic scores with a nice right hand.
Soldic with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ellacuria rushes Soldic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Soldic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ellacuria lands an uppercut.
Soldic can't break the clinch.
Ellacuria is looking to control Soldic's arms but Soldic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ellacuria has his back to the cage.
Soldic lands with a left to the head.
Soldic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Soldic connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellacuria has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Soldic.
Soldic scores with a body shot.
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
It seemed like Soldic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A lazy left from Soldic finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ellacuria tries to clinch up but Soldic circles away and keeps his distance.
Ellacuria throws a series of punches but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic tries to keep at a distance but Ellacuria has taken the fight into the clinch.
Soldic wants to get back to striking at distance but Ellacuria won't allow it.
Ellacuria misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Soldic tries to circle away but Ellacuria has him pinned against the cage.
Ellacuria lands a knee to the body.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ellacuria looks to land a combination. Soldic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ellacuria walks into a straight right hand from Soldic.
Soldic throws out a powerful jab.
Soldic's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ellacuria connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Soldic scrambles back to his feet.
Ellacuria tries to move into range but Soldic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ellacuria misses the jab.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ellacuria tests Soldic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soldic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ellacuria misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Soldic lands a jab to the nose.
Ellacuria throws a nice looking combination but Soldic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Soldic connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Soldic staying out of range there.
Ellacuria throws an overhand right that lands on Soldic's shoulder, as Soldic tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Soldic there.
Soldic tests Ellacuria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soldic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellacuria. That did some damage!
Ellacuria throws a lazy right hand but Soldic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ellacuria misses with an uppercut. Soldic saw that one coming.
Soldic connects with a solid leg kick.
Soldic lands a glancing blow to the side of Ellacuria's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Jab from Ellacuria.
Soldic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ellacuria doesn't manage to clinch there - Soldic circles away.
Soldic digs a good hook to Ellacuria's body.
Soldic tests Ellacuria's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Soldic scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Soldic.
Ellacuria lands with an overhand left.
Soldic is rocked!
Soldic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ellacuria momentarily.
Soldic is still on wobbly legs! Can Ellacuria finish him?
Ellacuria tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Soldic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic seems to have recovered his senses.
Soldic avoids the head kick by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria wants to clinch up but Soldic keeps it at a distance.
Ellacuria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soldic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ellacuria.
Soldic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ellacuria tries to clinch but Soldic moves out of range.
Soldic scores with a hook to the body. Ellacuria takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A lazy left from Soldic finds it's target.
Soldic scoring well with a low kick there.
Soldic takes a swing at Ellacuria's ribcage but misses.
Ellacuria is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Soldic slips under a jab.
Soldic cracks Ellacuria with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Soldic lands a really nice looking cross but Ellacuria seems unphased.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Soldic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sime Soldic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soldic avoids the head kick by Ellacuria.
Soldic avoids the head kick by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ellacuria scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soldic in his tracks.
Soldic takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soldic throws a leg kick which misses Ellacuria's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellacuria tries to avoid it.
A slow jab from Ellacuria misses its intended target.
Ellacuria misses with the combination.
Soldic lands with a shot to the body.
Ellacuria loads up on a big right hand but Soldic slips the punch.
Ellacuria is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soldic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ellacuria walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellacuria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from Ellacuria misses.
Ellacuria works the jab nicely.
Soldic throws a leg kick which misses Ellacuria's front leg but catches the back leg as Ellacuria tries to avoid it.
Ellacuria moves forwards but Soldic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Soldic ducks under a wild hook from Ellacuria.
Soldic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellacuria tries to clinch there but Soldic circles away.
Soldic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ellacuria.
Ellacuria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soldic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Soldic scores with a shot to the body.
Soldic scores with a hook.
Soldic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ellacuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ellacuria tries to close the distance and clinch up but Soldic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Soldic.
Ellacuria closes the distance and clinches.
Ellacuria throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soldic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Soldic jabs at Ellacuria's body.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Soldic lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Soldic scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Soldic.
Ellacuria throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Soldic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ellacuria is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Soldic.
Good standup being displayed there by Ellacuria as he connects with a hook.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ellacuria throws out the jab.
Ellacuria needs to keep his hands up - Soldic had a free shot at his head there.
Ellacuria takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ellacuria throws a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Soldic.
An inside leg kick lands from Soldic.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Soldic.
Soldic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ellacuria.
Soldic swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellacuria.
Ellacuria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Soldic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ellacuria closes the distance and pushes Soldic back into the cage.
Soldic breaks from the clinch.
Soldic getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Soldic cracks Ellacuria with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ellacuria throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Ellacuria does no damage.
Soldic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ellacuria. That did some damage!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ellacuria looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic lands with a good body shot.
Jab, jab by Soldic - just one landing.
Ellacuria takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Soldic misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Soldic.
Soldic walks into a left hand.
Soldic swats away the attempt to clinch by Ellacuria.
Soldic connects with a right hand. Ellacuria shakes it off.
Soldic lands a nice hook to Ellacuria's body. Ellacuria takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ellacuria listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soldic 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soldic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Soldic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ellacuria doesn't seem bothered though.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ellacuria loads up on a big right hand but Soldic slips the punch.
Ellacuria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Soldic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ellacuria.
Soldic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ellacuria misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellacuria cracks Soldic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ellacuria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ellacuria throws a looping overhand right but Soldic ducks down to avoid it.
Ellacuria throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ellacuria walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Soldic lands with an overhand left.
Soldic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Soldic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ellacuria's sensitive parts.
Ellacuria misses with a looping left.
Ellacuria fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ellacuria wants to clinch up but Soldic keeps it at a distance.
Soldic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ellacuria gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Soldic.
Ellacuria plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Soldic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Soldic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ellacuria drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ellacuria is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ellacuria on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Ellacuria is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ellacuria misses with a looping left.
Ellacuria seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot lands for Soldic.
Soldic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sime Soldic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Soldic lands an overhand right.
Ellacuria scores with a jab. Soldic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A lazy left from Soldic finds it's target.
Ellacuria cracks Soldic with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Soldic falls to his knees and Ellacuria doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arturo Ellacuria!
A victorious Arturo Ellacuria thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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