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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hin Areni (ranked 853 p4p, 115 weight class) and Mate Orsic (ranked 1434 p4p, 181 weight class). Areni comes into the arena with Mosaique blaring out of the sound system. Mate Orsic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hin Areni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mate Orsic!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Steven Brown and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orsic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orsic misses with a two punch combination.
Orsic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Areni.
Areni throws a right and a left that Orsic avoids nicely.
Orsic throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic ducks under a wild hook from Areni.
Orsic throws a hook to the side of Areni's head but Areni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Areni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Areni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orsic throws a nice looking combination but Areni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Areni's corner calls for a 1-2. Areni obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
Orsic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Areni looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Areni with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orsic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Orsic has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Areni sizes up Orsic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Areni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orsic's calf.
Areni avoids the body shot from Orsic.
Mate Orsic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Areni misses with an uppercut. Orsic saw that one coming.
Orsic lands with a right hand.
Areni defending well as Orsic loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Areni.
Areni slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Areni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Orsic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Areni.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areni. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Areni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Areni missing with a left hand there. Orsic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsic walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Orsic missing with a left hand there. Areni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsic throws a looping overhand right but Areni ducks down to avoid it.
Areni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Orsic under the eye.
Orsic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Areni wants to sweep here but Orsic controlling him for the moment.
Areni trying to control the position.
Areni keeping full guard, as Orsic tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Areni is trying to keep Orsic in close.
Areni keeping moving, preventing Orsic from controlling successfully.
Areni looking for a sweep. Not yet Areni, not yet.
Areni controls Orsic momentarily but Orsic frees himself.
Areni looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Areni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Orsic throws a body shot but no joy.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Areni throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Orsic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Areni looks to score with a jab to the body but Orsic is just out of range.
Orsic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Areni.
Orsic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Orsic misses its intended target.
Areni takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Areni blocks a jab.
Areni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Orsic.
Orsic slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Areni there.
Good standup being displayed there by Areni as he connects with a hook.
Areni is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Areni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orsic.
Areni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Areni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hin Areni is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Orsic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Orsic throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orsic misses with an uppercut
and Areni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic swings widly with a right hand
and Areni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Areni throws a hook but Orsic blocks it.
Areni missing with a left hand there. Orsic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orsic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Areni.
Orsic misses with a kick to the body
and Areni counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Areni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Areni on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orsic misses the shot to the body.
Areni connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orsic. Orsic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Orsic lands a glancing blow to the side of Areni's head.
Orsic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Areni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsic moves away.
Areni throws a shot from downtown. Orsic moves away and avoids it.
Orsic looks to throw the jab but Areni is out of range.
Orsic scores with the left hand. Areni knows he should have avoided that one.
Orsic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Areni darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Areni scores with a hook to the body. Orsic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hin Areni dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Areni needs to keep his hands up - Orsic had a free shot at his head there.
Areni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hin Areni is winning the standup battle so far.
Orsic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Orsic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Areni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsic manages to avoid it.
Areni throws a body shot but no joy.
Orsic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Areni ducks under a wild hook from Orsic.
Orsic staying out of range there.
Orsic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Areni.
Areni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Orsic swings for the body but Areni moves out of range.
Orsic throws a body punch but Areni moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Areni misses the target.
Areni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Areni misses with a straight right.
Orsic throws a body punch but Areni moves out of range.
Orsic misses with a wild body shot.
Orsic lands a nice shot to the body.
Areni digs a good body shot into Orsic's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Areni.
Areni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orsic can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsic swings for the body but Areni moves out of range.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Orsic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Areni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orsic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Areni.
Orsic throws out a counter right but Areni avoids it with no problem.
Areni throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Orsic catches Areni right on the button with a cross.
Sloppy strikes from Areni. Those never looked like landing.
Areni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orsic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Areni jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Orsic digs a good body shot into Areni's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orsic.
Areni throws a body punch but Orsic moves out of range.
Areni staying out of range there.
Areni was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Areni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Areni looks to land a right hand but Orsic moved out of range.
Orsic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Areni throws out the jab.
Orsic misses with a looping left.
Areni just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Areni swings for the body but Orsic moves out of range.
Areni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsic.
Orsic misses the body punch
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Areni fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orsic manages to avoid it.
Areni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Areni tried to score with a low kick but Orsic checks it.
Sloppy strikes from Orsic. Those never looked like landing.
Areni throwing a counter right hand but Orsic manages to avoid it.
Areni changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Areni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Areni with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Areni lands a head shot.
Areni misses the shot to the body.
Orsic misses with an uppercut.
Orsic throws a big shot that misses.
Areni lands a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Areni.
Areni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Orsic has time to react.
Orsic loads up on a big right hand but Areni slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Areni on the side of the head.
Areni jabs Orsic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Orsic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Areni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orsic.
Orsic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Orsic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Orsic defending well as Areni loads up on a big left hand.
Orsic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Areni throws a lazy right hand but Orsic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orsic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Orsic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Areni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orsic works the jab nicely.
Orsic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Areni.
Nice shot by Orsic.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
Orsic misses the jab.
Areni stuffs the takedown attempt from Orsic. Orsic gets slowly back to his feet.
Areni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orsic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsic staying out of range there.
Orsic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Areni was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsic.
Areni jabs Orsic right on the nose. Orsic blinks but takes it well.
Orsic throws a body punch but Areni moves out of range.
Orsic misses with a straight left.
Areni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Orsic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Orsic throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Areni misses its target.
Orsic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Areni.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Orsic checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orsic! But no joy.
Orsic misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Orsic.
Orsic scores with a shot to the body.
Orsic misses with an uppercut
and Areni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Areni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orsic.
Areni misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hin Areni dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Areni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Orsic.
Orsic slips under a jab.
Orsic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Areni.
Orsic misses with a looping left.
Orsic blocks a jab.
Areni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orsic was well out of range. Poor timing from Areni.
Orsic misses with a wild body shot.
Jab, jab by Areni - just one landing.
Areni throws a body punch but Orsic moves out of range.
Areni uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Orsic.
Areni scores with a punch to the head.
Areni lands with a nice body punch.
Orsic moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Areni misses with a hook. Orsic ducked under it nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Areni here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Orsic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Areni.
Areni looks to throw the jab but Orsic is out of range.
Orsic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areni. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Areni misses with an uppercut. Orsic saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orsic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Areni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orsic moves away.
Orsic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Areni was well out of range. Poor timing from Orsic.
Orsic swings for the body but Areni moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Orsic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Areni. Orsic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orsic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Areni lands a jab to Orsic's midsection.
Orsic moves away from the strike by Areni.
Orsic blocks a jab.
Areni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Areni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Areni throws a big shot that misses.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
Areni throws a solid leg kick but Orsic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Areni.
Orsic throws a series of punches but Areni moves out of range.
Orsic scores with a jab to the body.
Areni loads up on a big right hand but Orsic slips the punch.
Mate Orsic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orsic looks to score with a jab to the body but Areni is just out of range.
Areni connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Areni throws a jab when Orsic was well out of range.
Orsic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Areni.
A nice side step and Orsic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Orsic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Areni swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Orsic throws a hook but Areni avoids it easily.
Orsic misses with a right hand
and Areni counters with a nice uppercut.
Orsic misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Areni misses the target.
Areni punishes Orsic's body with a nice straight punch.
Areni moves out of range of the strikes.
Areni is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Areni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Orsic.
Areni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orsic lands with a straight right. Areni didn't see that one coming.
Areni misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Orsic! But no joy.
Orsic takes a swing at Areni's ribcage but misses.
Areni tries to land a leg kick but Orsic saw it coming and moves away.
Orsic blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws a hook to the side of Areni's head but Areni sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orsic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Areni wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orsic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Areni throws a good cross that connects.
Orsic gets a takedown into half guard.
Areni is concentrating on defense, preventing Orsic from advancing position.
Areni moves into full guard.
Areni is trying to control the position but Orsic postures up.
Orsic trying to control but Areni is working from the bottom.
Orsic postures up.
Areni is controlling Orsic's posture.
Orsic advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orsic throws a strike aimed at the side of Areni's head but Areni avoids it well.
Areni is trying to control Orsic's posture but Orsic avoids it.
Areni is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Orsic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Areni is trying to get back to full guard.
Orsic is thwarting Areni's attempts to control the position.
Areni is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Orsic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Orsic seems to be working for a kimura but Areni defends the submission attempt.
Orsic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Areni is just riding it out for now. Orsic eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mate Orsic.
I think Areni has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hin Areni!
Our winner, Hin Areni, 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.
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