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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergej Valentinovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Arrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergej Valentinovich had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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218 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sergej Valentinovich!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Arrol!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentinovich throws a body punch but Arrol moves out of range.
Valentinovich lands a jab to the nose.
Arrol walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Valentinovich checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arrol throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arrol connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Valentinovich's hands.
Arrol avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Arrol.
Arrol pivots, looking for a leg kick but Valentinovich is out of range and Arrol settles back down.
Valentinovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arrol throws a body shot but no joy.
William Arrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arrol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Valentinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentinovich pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arrol is out of range and Valentinovich settles back down.
A countering left hand to the body from Arrol misses.
Arrol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valentinovich connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentinovich. Valentinovich obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich lands with a nice body punch.
Valentinovich showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arrol.
And Valentinovich counters with a quick kick to the body but Arrol blocks it.
Arrol jabs at Valentinovich's body.
Arrol is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valentinovich.
No joy there for Valentinovich, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arrol is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Valentinovich rather than just go for the knockout.
Valentinovich throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Arrol walks into a stiff left hand from Valentinovich.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Valentinovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
A jab lands there for Valentinovich.
Arrol connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentinovich wants to clinch.
Arrol counters with a body kick.
Arrol takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich moves out of range of the strikes.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Arrol blocks it.
Valentinovich ducks under a wild hook from Arrol.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arrol throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Arrol tries a head kick but it misses.
Valentinovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentinovich scores with a push kick.
Valentinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Valentinovich fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arrol.
Arrol throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Valentinovich thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arrol smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Valentinovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arrol misses with a straight right.
Valentinovich goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like William Arrol has been cut.
Arrol misses the body punch
and Valentinovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Valentinovich avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Arrol.
Arrol fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Valentinovich manages to avoid it.
Valentinovich misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Arrol.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arrol defending well as Valentinovich loads up on a big left hand.
Arrol misses with a low kick as Valentinovich jumps back.
Arrol misses with a left hand
and Valentinovich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arrol misses the body punch
and Valentinovich counters with an outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Arrol misses the target.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arrol checks it well.
Valentinovich defending well as Arrol loads up on a big left hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arrol, as that shot connected.
Valentinovich throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arrol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a hook but Arrol avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arrol misses with a jab to the body
and Valentinovich counters with a straight right hand.
Arrol thows a leg kick but Valentinovich checks it
and Valentinovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentinovich has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arrol.
Arrol throws a sloppy head kick
and Valentinovich counters with a nice body shot.
Arrol is looking to land body kicks.
Valentinovich moves away from the strike by Arrol.
Arrol tried to score with a low kick but Valentinovich checks it.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Arrol.
Valentinovich takes a swing at Arrol's ribcage but misses.
Arrol misses with a body shot.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
A quick step to the side and Valentinovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol moves out of range of the body kick from Valentinovich.
Arrol throws out a counter right but Valentinovich avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinovich pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Valentinovich is looking to counter punch.
Valentinovich checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Valentinovich connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Arrol's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentinovich is just out of range.
Arrol throws a hook but Valentinovich blocks it.
Arrol blocks a jab.
Arrol misses with a hook. Valentinovich ducked under it nicely.
Valentinovich tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arrol is able to avoid easily.
Arrol paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Valentinovich stuns Arrol with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arrol works the jab nicely.
William Arrol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arrol is looking to slow Valentinovich down with leg kicks.
Arrol thumps Valentinovich with a low kick.
Arrol just misses with a punch to the body.
Arrol takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Valentinovich misses.
Arrol digs a good hook to Valentinovich's body.
A swing and a miss from Valentinovich.
Arrol just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentinovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich scores with a nice head shot.
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentinovich lands a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick which misses Arrol's front leg but catches the back leg as Arrol tries to avoid it.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Valentinovich goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arrol only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Arrol lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valentinovich has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valentinovich and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arrol looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Valentinovich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arrol manages to avoid it.
Jab, jab by Valentinovich - just one landing.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Arrol.
A slow jab from Valentinovich misses its intended target.
Arrol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentinovich.
Arrol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arrol throws the kick towards the body but Valentinovich avoids it.
Valentinovich walks into a stiff left hand from Arrol.
Valentinovich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Valentinovich scores with a nice strike.
Arrol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arrol.
Arrol tries to move into range but Valentinovich moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
Arrol throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Arrol throws a right hand that misses
and Valentinovich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arrol throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Arrol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valentinovich moves away.
It looked like Valentinovich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Arrol takes a swing at Valentinovich's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Arrol misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Valentinovich tenderised Arrol's leg. Arrol is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentinovich blocks the leg kick.
Valentinovich is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arrol defending well as Valentinovich loads up on a big left hand.
Arrol misses with a body shot
and Valentinovich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arrol throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Valentinovich on the side of the head.
Arrol tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Valentinovich ducks right into an uppercut from Arrol.
Arrol misses with a jab to the body
and Valentinovich counters with a series of strikes. Arrol will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Arrol misses.
Valentinovich fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol is breathing heavily.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrol.
Valentinovich connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentinovich throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentinovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arrol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arrol goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Valentinovich scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Valentinovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arrol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich throws a shot to the body.
Valentinovich throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Arrol misses.
Arrol lands a nice looking body shot.
Valentinovich misses with a low kick.
Valentinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arrol.
Valentinovich throws a head kick but Arrol moves out of range.
Valentinovich backing away here, and Arrol unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valentinovich lands with a thumping leg kick.
Valentinovich takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valentinovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrol's calf.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sergej Valentinovich will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on William Arrol's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Arrol scores with a hook.
Valentinovich keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Valentinovich. Those never looked like landing.
Valentinovich delivers a nice body kick.
Arrol throws a nice inside leg kick.
Valentinovich slips a jab from Arrol.
Valentinovich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
Valentinovich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Valentinovich misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Valentinovich there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arrol wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arrol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arrol throws a low kick but Valentinovich moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentinovich scores with a jab to the head.
Arrol rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valentinovich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arrol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Valentinovich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arrol.
Arrol takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arrol takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arrol throws a body punch but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Arrol avoids the body shot from Valentinovich.
Arrol fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arrol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Valentinovich.
Arrol throws a leg kick but Valentinovich sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arrol misses with a straight left.
Valentinovich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arrol.
Arrol throws out a leg kick but Valentinovich moves out of range and Arrol only half commits.
Arrol blocks a head kick by Valentinovich.
Arrol thumps Valentinovich with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentinovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arrol.
Arrol thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arrol misses with a low kick.
Valentinovich bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Arrol blocks the low kick.
Arrol looks to throw the jab but Valentinovich is out of range.
Valentinovich lands a slapping body shot.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arrol has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Arrol.
Valentinovich was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Valentinovich feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arrol's calf.
Arrol throws a low kick but Valentinovich avoids it.
Valentinovich throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arrol misses with a shot to the body
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Valentinovich thuds his shin into the meat of Arrol's side.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Valentinovich with a nice cross.
Valentinovich throws a leg kick but Arrol sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arrol lands a body shot.
Arrol misses with a hook.
Arrol swats away the attempt to clinch by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentinovich blocks the leg kick.
Valentinovich checks a leg kick.
Arrol with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentinovich to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentinovich lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Valentinovich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valentinovich scores with a leg kick.
Arrol throws a hook to the side of Valentinovich's head but Valentinovich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valentinovich throws a jab when Arrol was well out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Valentinovich there.
Nice uppercut lands for Arrol. That snapped Valentinovich's head back.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Arrol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Valentinovich.
Arrol misses with a looping left.
You can see that Arrol has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Arrol ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sergej Valentinovich did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on William Arrol's cut.
That's time! Valentinovich's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Valentinovich feints and then cracks Arrol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrol down.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentinovich checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich needs to keep his hands up - Arrol had a free shot at his head there.
Arrol lands with a straight right. Valentinovich didn't see that one coming.
Valentinovich lunges at Arrol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arrol's hand.
Valentinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol throws a jab when Valentinovich was well out of range.
Valentinovich appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentinovich checks it well.
Valentinovich looks to score with a jab to the body but Arrol is just out of range.
Valentinovich lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arrol throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a stiff right hand.
Arrol takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arrol throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valentinovich feints and then cracks Arrol's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arrol down.
Arrol takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arrol swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arrol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valentinovich misses with a body kick.
Arrol throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Valentinovich avoids the body shot from Arrol.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arrol with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Valentinovich uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arrol.
Arrol takes a swing at Valentinovich's ribcage but misses.
Arrol looks for the body kick but Valentinovich saw that one coming.
Valentinovich thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arrol lands a right hook to the body.
Valentinovich checks a low kick from Arrol.
Arrol throws a shot to the body.
Arrol drops his hands momentarily and Valentinovich takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Valentinovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arrol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valentinovich.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arrol checks a leg kick.
Valentinovich throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arrol throws a poor cross that misses
letting Valentinovich counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arrol thumps Valentinovich with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Arrol.
Arrol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arrol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arrol throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arrol swings away with a body shot that misses
and Valentinovich counters with a thumping low kick.
A swing and a miss from Arrol.
Valentinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valentinovich turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valentinovich was well out of range. Poor timing from Arrol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arrol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Valentinovich. Valentinovich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valentinovich cracks Arrol with an open hand slap.
Arrol fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valentinovich checks it well.
Valentinovich throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheers as Arrol lands an impressive looking overhand right. Valentinovich doesn't seem phased though.
Arrol takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentinovich misses with a straight right.
Arrol flicks out a counter leg kick but Valentinovich steps away.
Arrol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valentinovich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Valentinovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arrol digs a good hook to Valentinovich's body.
Arrol throws a half hearted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arrol misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentinovich throws a looping overhand right but Arrol ducks down to avoid it.
Valentinovich cracks Arrol with an open hand slap.
Arrol connects with a leg kick. Valentinovich looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Good shot there by Arrol.
Arrol misses with a lunging right hand
and Valentinovich counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Valentinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentinovich.
Arrol misses with a head kick.
Valentinovich checks a leg kick.
Valentinovich stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Arrol.
Valentinovich tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arrol was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich misses with a head kick.
Arrol lands a body shot.
Valentinovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arrol has time to react.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arrol swings for the body but Valentinovich moves out of range.
Valentinovich looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but William Arrol will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Arrol's cut.
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. 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.
Valentinovich misses with the combination.
Valentinovich takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Valentinovich lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arrol moves out of range of the leg kick from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arrol moves away.
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arrol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Arrol wants to slow Valentinovich down by chopping away at his legs.
Arrol thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentinovich fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arrol is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Valentinovich.
Arrol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arrol throws a body shot but no joy.
Valentinovich tried to counter with a leg kick but Arrol avoided it.
Valentinovich misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arrol misses with a low kick as Valentinovich jumps back.
Arrol misses with a looping right.
Arrol keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arrol will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arrol darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Valentinovich misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Valentinovich takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A leg kick checked by Valentinovich.
A clash of legs there as Arrol blocks the low kick.
Valentinovich throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Valentinovich fakes the leg kick and cracks Arrol in the body.
Arrol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valentinovich lands a body shot.
Arrol is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Arrol scoring well with a low kick there.
William Arrol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Valentinovich. Arrol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arrol lands with a 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!
Valentinovich throws a leg kick
letting Arrol counter with a right hand.
Valentinovich throws a series of punches but Arrol moves out of range.
Arrol throws out a loose jab but Valentinovich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arrol dodges the punch combination from Valentinovich.
Arrol paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arrol throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valentinovich blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Valentinovich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arrol.
Valentinovich dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arrol throws an overhand right that lands on Valentinovich's shoulder, as Valentinovich tries to avoid the shot.
Valentinovich looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valentinovich.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Valentinovich.
Valentinovich fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arrol checks it well.
Arrol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arrol explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Arrol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Valentinovich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Arrol looks to score with a jab to the body but Valentinovich is just out of range.
Valentinovich went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arrol throws a solid leg kick but Valentinovich takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arrol.
Arrol misses with a shot to the body
and Valentinovich counters with a nice body kick.
Sergej Valentinovich is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Valentinovich feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arrols jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Decent striking displayed by Valentinovich there.
Arrol on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Valentinovich. Valentinovich obviously looking to wear him down.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arrol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arrol has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Valentinovich.
Valentinovich scoring well with a low kick there.
Good shot there by Valentinovich.
Valentinovich connects with an inside leg kick.
Valentinovich connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Valentinovich staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Valentinovich blocks the leg kick.
Arrol scores with a hook to the body. Valentinovich takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Valentinovich lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arrol's sensitive parts.
Valentinovich on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Valentinovich throws a shot to the body.
Arrol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arrol attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Valentinovich staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sergej Valentinovich.
Well Valentinovich has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 49:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:48
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sergej Valentinovich!
Sergej Valentinovich retains his light heavyweight title!
Sergej Valentinovich seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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