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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 9 p4p, 99 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 1 p4p, 11 weight class). Enitan Arendse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ephram Urani's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Urani misses with an uppercut.
Urani looks to land a right hand but Arendse moved out of range.
Arendse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urani.
Urani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arendse.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urani.
Urani has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Arendse attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse throws a low kick but Urani avoids it.
A big left from Urani misses.
Arendse jabs Urani right on the nose. Urani blinks but takes it well.
Urani fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arendse.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Urani walks into a left hand.
Urani catches Arendse with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Urani is looking to score with low kicks.
Arendse wants to land a leg kick but Urani is out of range.
Urani takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arendse scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jab, jab by Arendse - just one landing.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urani.
Arendse is looking to clinch.
Urani takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Urani cracks Arendse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani scores with a nice strike.
Arendse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arendse walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Urani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arendse lands a right hook to the body.
Arendse scores with a nice body kick.
Arendse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Urani throws a leg kick but Arendse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Urani lands the left hand.
Urani looks to throw the jab but Arendse is out of range.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Urani appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Urani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Urani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arendse throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani just misses with a punch to the body.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse tests Urani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arendse has closed the distance and engaged Urani in a clinch.
Urani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arendse working aggressively here.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani lands a right hand.
Urani lands a left hand.
Urani lands with a right to the head.
Arendse blocks an uppercut.
Arendse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arendse.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Urani's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Arendse lands a right hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Arendse lands with a light punch inside.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Arendse lands an uppercut.
Urani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urani lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Urani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urani looking to stall.
Arendse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arendse blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arendse.
A head punch on the inside from Urani fails to land.
Urani lands a shoulder strike.
Arendse lands a hook that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse can't find room to land a body shot as Urani controls the action.
Arendse cracks Urani with a nice body shot.
Arendse lands a body punch.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Urani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike.
Urani prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Urani throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Urani.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
A bit of stalling here from Urani.
Arendse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arendse blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Urani lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arendse.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani blocks an uppercut.
Arendse lands a nice uppercut.
Urani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arendse prevents a body shot from Urani.
Arendse lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urani.
Urani swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arendse gets through Urani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Urani just leaning against Arendse, taking a breather.
Urani lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arendse.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Urani takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Arendse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urani moves into the clinch.
Arendse working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arendse as Urani tries to tie him up.
Urani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Arendse does it's job there.
Arendse scores with a shot to the body.
Arendse swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Urani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arendse looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Urani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arendse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Urani looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse clinches up against the cage.
Arendse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arendse scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Urani misses with a punch to the body.
Urani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Urani blocking some punches.
Arendse makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Urani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urani pulls guard effortlessly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani wants to sweep but no luck.
Urani working for submissions but it's allowed Arendse to get to half guard.
It looks like Arendse is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse prevents Urani from improving his position.
Urani looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Arendse prevents Urani from improving his position.
Urani is staying active underneath Arendse, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Urani is looking to get back to full guard here but Arendse has managed to pass to side control instead.
Urani regains half guard.
Urani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Urani.
Urani pulls Arendse in to control the position.
Urani trying to keep a closed guard but Arendse is proving a slippery customer.
Arendse looking to pass the guard.
Urani isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Arendse stacks Urani on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Arendse!
Urani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arendse wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse controlling the position from side mount.
Urani tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arendse wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urani sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Urani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Urani.
Arendse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Arendse looking to pass the guard.
Urani controls Arendse momentarily but Arendse frees himself.
Arendse's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Urani has his foot on Arendse's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Arendse works his way back into a safe position though.
Urani looking for a guillotine here but Arendse defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enitan Arendse dominated that second round.
That's time! Arendse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arendse slips under a jab from Urani.
Urani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Arendse loads up on a big right hand but Urani slips the punch.
A solid body kick from Arendse.
Urani waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arendse.
Arendse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urani looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Urani misses with a low kick.
Urani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for Arendse.
Arendse connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Urani misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Arendse.
Arendse uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urani.
Arendse was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Urani getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arendse throws the left hand but Urani avoids the punch easily.
Arendse avoids a kick to the body.
Arendse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arendse goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Arendse connects with a leg kick.
Arendse avoids the head kick by Urani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urani takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Urani throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arendse on the side of the head.
Arendse takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Arendse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urani's sensitive parts.
Enitan Arendse is winning the standup battle so far.
Arendse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urani fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arendse on the side of the head.
Urani checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arendse keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Urani.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Urani tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arendse swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arendse ducks under a wild hook from Urani.
Arendse throws a shot from downtown. Urani moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Urani releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Urani misses with a wild body shot.
Arendse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urani.
Arendse slips under a jab.
Urani checks a leg kick.
Urani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arendse manages to avoid it.
Urani looks to land a left hand but Arendse moved out of range nicely.
It appears Arendse was looking to counter with a kick there.
Arendse misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arendse misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urani! But no joy.
Urani slips under a jab from Arendse.
Urani lands with a right hand.
Arendse scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Urani doesn't seem bothered though.
Arendse lands an overhand right.
Arendse takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urani.
Arendse throws a big shot that misses.
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
Arendse throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urani can do to turn this around?
Arendse throws a head kick that misses.
Urani looks to score with a jab to the body but Arendse is just out of range.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Uranis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arendse throws a hook to the side of Urani's head but Urani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urani.
Urani avoids the body shot from Arendse.
Urani lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Urani as he checks the leg kick.
Arendse finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Urani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arendse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arendse takes one on the button.
Urani drives through and clinches with Arendse against the cage.
Enitan Arendse has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Urani tries to pull guard but Arendse won't allow it.
Urani struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Urani keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arendse's efforts to push away.
Urani blocking some punches.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urani blocks a body shot from Arendse.
Urani decides to pull guard.
Urani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arendse is one step ahead there.
Urani is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani has an active guard here but Arendse has managed to pass into half guard.
Urani is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Arendse's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Arendse's back!
Urani seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Arendse's chin but Arendse turns very nicely into Urani's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Arendse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani wants to sweep but no luck.
Arendse showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Urani has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Arendse can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Enitan Arendse did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Urani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arendse tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arendse wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arendse bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urani's head.
Arendse checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arendse throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urani! But no joy.
Arendse jabs Urani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arendse on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Urani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Urani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arendse clinches.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Urani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Urani fails to land.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urani tries to pull guard but Arendse won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Urani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arendse lands with a left to the head.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
Arendse lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Urani working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Arendse's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Urani on the inside.
Arendse lands with a left to the head.
Urani is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Urani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urani tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urani blocking some punches.
Arendse tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Urani.
Urani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Urani.
Arendse misses with the head strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arendse is trying to force a seperation but Urani has the dominant position.
Urani working aggressively here.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Urani.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Urani lands a body punch in the clinch.
Urani fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Enitan Arendse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ephram Urani.
A right hook to the body lands for Arendse.
Urani digs a right hand underneath Arendse's ribcage. Arendse let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Urani is struggling to control the position.
Arendse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Urani leaning against his opponent.
Urani stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Urani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani is trying to pull guard but Arendse has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Urani - that landed with a thud.
Urani manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Urani swings wildly with an uppercut but Arendse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Urani prevents a body shot from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
A short right from Urani.
A short left from Urani.
A short body shot lands from Arendse as the two fighters clinch.
Urani digs a right hand into Arendse's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Arendse's gas tank.
Arendse lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Arendse tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Arendse back against the cage.
Arendse is trying to break the clinch but Urani is controlling him.
Urani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani has a couple of punches blocked by Arendse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arendse.
Arendse breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Urani throws a jab but it's blocked by Arendse.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Arendse with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arendse.
Urani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arendse is looking to clinch but Urani is avoiding it.
Urani scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arendse in his tracks.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse slips under a jab from Urani.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
Urani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arendse.
Urani thinks about the counter body kick.
Arendse takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Urani wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Enitan Arendse will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Arendse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arendse.
Urani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Urani checks a leg kick.
Urani missing with a left hand there. Arendse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body punch from Urani.
Arendse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arendse jabs Urani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arendse tries to score with a low kick but Urani moves his leg out of the way.
Urani turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arendse.
Arendse looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
Urani blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arendse throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Urani connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Urani staying out of range there.
Urani misses with a kick to the body.
Arendse fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani throws a hook but Arendse avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Urani manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Urani misses its intended target.
Arendse slips under a jab from Urani.
Urani throws a right and a left that Arendse avoids nicely.
Urani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Urani.
Urani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
Urani moves out of range of the strikes.
Arendse avoids the head kick by Urani.
Arendse takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Arendse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Urani throws a series of punches but Arendse avoids them all with ease.
Arendse bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Urani's head backwards.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Urani's shoulder, as Urani tries to avoid the shot.
Arendse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Urani to score with a decent uppercut.
Arendse misses with a low kick.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Urani bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Arendse's head backwards.
Arendse takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Urani misses with a looping right.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arendse pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Urani's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani lands the left hand.
Urani with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arendse to score with a decent uppercut.
Arendse takes a swing at Urani's ribcage but misses.
Arendse pushes Urani away with a front kick.
Arendse swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
And Urani responds with a good body kick, but Arendse manages to step out the way in time.
Urani will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Urani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urani throws the left hand but Arendse avoids the punch easily.
Arendse tries to close the distance and clinch but Urani swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Arendse - that will leave a mark!
Urani walks forward, straight into a front kick from Arendse.
Arendse takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Urani. That's going to slow Arendse down.
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
Urani tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arendse blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani moves out of range as Arendse strikes.
Arendse lands a nice leg kick that just misses Urani's sensitive parts.
Arendse fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urani takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arendse blocks a jab.
Arendse avoids the body shot from Urani.
Arendse checks the leg kick.
Urani takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Urani appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arendse feints and then cracks Urani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urani down.
Urani with a hook.
Arendse throws a leg kick which misses Urani's front leg but catches the back leg as Urani tries to avoid it.
Arendse throws a jab when Urani was well out of range.
Arendse lands a jab.
Urani misses with an uppercut.
That kick from Arendse tenderised Urani's leg. Urani is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arendse scores with a shot to the side of Urani's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse struggles to land a body shot inside as Urani controls his hands.
Urani lands a hook to the side of the head.
Urani lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Arendse pushes Urani back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arendse cracks Urani with a nice body shot.
Urani has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arendse.
Urani throws a punch but it's blocked by Arendse.
Urani tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Urani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Urani fails to land.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Urani manages to pull guard.
Urani looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Arendse has picked Urani up and slammed him! Urani can't keep hold of the triangle and Arendse manages to pass to side control!
Urani is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Urani is looking for a sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani being controlled for a moment.
Arendse trying to control the action but Urani is working from the bottom.
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 Enitan Arendse.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arendse, 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:45
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enitan Arendse!
Enitan Arendse retains his lightweight title!
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