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Event:
FCL - 30
Date: May 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Arai.
Arai throws the left hand but Castillo avoids the punch easily.
Castillo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castillo loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Arai now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on Castillo's shoulder, as Castillo tries to avoid the shot.
Arai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Castillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai keeps the fight on the outside.
Castillo misses the body punch
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Arai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castillo throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arai! But no joy.
Arai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castillo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Arai loads up on a big right hand but Castillo slips the punch.
Castillo tests Arai's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Arai as he connects with a hook.
Castillo connects with a body shot.
Arai lands a jab to Castillo's midsection.
Saint Arai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arai swings for the body but Castillo moves out of range.
Arai slips under a jab.
Arai connects with a body shot that sends Castillo's belly button to the back.
A punch lands to the side of Castillo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Richard Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Castillo misses.
Castillo misses with a hook
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arai lands a jab to the nose.
Castillo throws a hook but Arai blocks it.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Castillo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castillo misses with an uppercut
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castillo misses with a hook
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai stuffs the takedown.
Castillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a series of strikes. Castillo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.
Castillo feinted with a counter takedown.
Arai misses with a wild body shot.
Castillo tries for a takedown but Arai sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arai throws a shot from downtown. Castillo moves away and avoids it.
Arai smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a nice body shot.
Castillo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Castillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Castillo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Castillo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arai on the side of the head.
Castillo throws a body shot but no joy.
Arai swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arai throws a looping overhand right but Castillo ducks down to avoid it.
Arai throws a right hand that Castillo ducks under and follows up with a left that Castillo also avoids with ease.
As Arai looks to move away, Castillo throws a big counter combo but Arai just gets out of the way.
Arai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Castillo. Castillo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An attempted straight right counter from Castillo misses the target.
Castillo cracks a nice hook into Arai's ribs.
Castillo misses with a right hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD#
Castillo scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai parries the strikes from Castillo easily there. Castillo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Arai to escape.
Castillo lands a nice forearm strike.
Arai has one of Castillo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.#SUB#
Castillo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4#
Arai tries to buck Castillo off but Castillo is having none of it.
Castillo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Arai down.
Arai wants to control but Castillo postures up.
Castillo working the ground and pound.#SUB#
Castillo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arai parries the strikes from Castillo easily there. Castillo is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Arai to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.
Castillo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Castillo wants to clinch up but Arai keeps it at a distance.
Arai misses with a shot to the body
and Arai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Castillo looks to land a combination but Arai avoids it well.
Saint Arai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arai ducks right into an uppercut from Castillo.
Castillo tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arai digs a good body shot into Castillo's ribs.
No joy there for Arai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Castillo misses with a hook to the body
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castillo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Castillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Castillo is just out of range.#T1#
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.
Arai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Castillo.
Castillo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arai moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arai moves out of range as Castillo strikes.
Castillo is looking to clinch.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Arai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arai misses with a two punch combination.
Castillo cracks Arai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castillo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Castillo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Arai avoids it really well and circles away.
Castillo throws a hook but Arai avoids it easily.
Castillo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arai.
Arai cracks Castillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai lands a nice hook to Castillo's body. Castillo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arai keeps the fight on the outside.
Arai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Castillo throws a good cross that connects.
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.
Arai lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Arai.
Castillo throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castillo was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Castillo swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Castillo.
The fighters circling - Arai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castillo throws out a loose jab but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillo tries to clinch up.
Arai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arai connects with a single shot there.
Castillo misses with a right hand
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arai throws the left hand but Castillo avoids the punch easily.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castillo misses with a looping right.#T4#
Castillo throws a jab but it's blocked by Arai.
Castillo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arai.
Arai misses with a looping right.
Castillo looks to land a right hand but Arai moved out of range.
Castillo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circling - Castillo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castillo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castillo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Castillo misses with a straight right.
Arai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Castillo misses.
Castillo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castillo misses with a body shot.
Castillo misses with a hook
and Arai counters with a right hand to the body.
Castillo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Castillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Castillo moves in looking to clinch but Arai pushes him off.
Good shot there by Arai.
Castillo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Castillo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arai on the side of the head.
Arai throws a body punch but Castillo moves out of range.
Castillo needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.
Arai tries to bum rush Castillo with a series of wild strikes but Castillo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arai swings for the body but Castillo moves out of range.
Arai misses with an uppercut. Castillo saw that one coming.
Castillo appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Castillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Castillo lunges at Arai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arai's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai misses with a shot to the body
letting Castillo counter with a right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Arai. #T1#
Castillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castillo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Arai needs to keep his hands up - Castillo had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Arai misses.
Castillo misses with a lunging right hand
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai misses with a straight left.
Castillo misses with a hook
and Arai counters with a nice body shot.
Arai punishes Castillo's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai works Castillo's body with a nice hook.
Castillo shoots in for a takedown but Arai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castillo throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.
Arai thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castillo.
Arai scores with a hook to the body. Castillo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arai connects with a body shot.
Castillo tries to clinch
and Castillo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Castillo to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Castillo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Richard Castillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castillo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arai throws out the jab.
Castillo misses with an uppercut. Arai saw that one coming.
Castillo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Castillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Arai is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Arai on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arai closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T3#
Arai misses the shot to the body.
Castillo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Castillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillo shoots in looking for a takedown. Arai tries to sprawl out of it but Castillo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arai manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Castillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Castillo backs off Arai throws a huge counter combo but Castillo manages to avoid it all.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Castillo darts in and clinches Arai up against the cage.
Arai is looking to break free of the clinch but Castillo has double underhooks.
Castillo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Arai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Castillo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castillo misses with a short punch on the inside. #T4##BC2#
Arai breaks the clinch.
Castillo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Castillo connects with a looping right hand.
Castillo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Castillo moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Castillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arai was well out of range. Poor timing from Castillo.
Castillo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arai scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castillo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Arai.
Arai digs a good body shot into Castillo's ribs.
Nice jab there from Castillo.
Castillo missing with a left hand there. Arai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saint Arai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saint Arai! |
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Event:
FCL - 21
Date: Apr 12, 2024 |
#R1#
Arai lands a jab-cross combination.
Jesse Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arai blocks a jab.
Arai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kim throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arai cracks a nice hook into Kim's ribs.
Kim takes one to the chin there.
Arai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arai went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Arai stuns Kim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a three punch combo that has Kim backing up. Kim nods at Arai to acknowledge the strikes.
Arai lands a jab.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai scores with a sloppy right hand. Kim should have avoided that one.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Kim swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arai appears to be looking for a big counter.
Arai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kim misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Arai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kim swings widly with a right hand
and Kim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kim throws a poor cross that misses
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fighters circling - Kim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arai connects with a nice looking jab.
#T1#
Kim misses with a looping left.
Kim misses with a hook
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Kim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kim on the side of the head.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kim rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai lands with a straight right. Kim didn't see that one coming.
Kim might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kim throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Kim throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
As Kim looks to move away, Arai throws a big counter combo but Kim just gets out of the way.
Arai digs a good hook to Kim's body.
Kim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kim back to the cage. Arai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
Arai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kim stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kim throws a big shot that misses.
Kim scores with a sloppy right hand. Arai should have avoided that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Arai. That snapped Kim's head back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kim.
Arai is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kim misses with a hook
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Arai scores with a three punch combo!
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kim misses with an uppercut
letting Arai counter with a right hand.
Arai lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kim misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Kim throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#ROC#Kim is rocked!
Arai connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Kim to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Arai!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Saint Arai! |
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Event:
STC11| Helmsley x Muzhaiev
Date: Mar 17, 2024 |
#R1#
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez lands a nice looking body shot.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Arai.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arai in his tracks.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arai.
Arai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arai misses with a series of wild punches.
Gonzalez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzalez punishes Arai's body with a nice straight punch.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gonzalez lands a jab.
Gonzalez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arai throws a jab but it's blocked by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Arai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Arai slips a straight right by Gonzalez.
Arai drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gonzalez lunges at Arai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arai's hand.
Arai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gonzalez moves away.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws out a counter right but Arai avoids it with no problem.
Arai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gonzalez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arai has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ricardo Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez moves out of range of the strikes.
Gonzalez thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai lands a nice hook to Gonzalez's body. Gonzalez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
and Arai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gonzalez thinking.
Arai misses with a body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gonzalez, as that shot connected.
Gonzalez misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Arai. That snapped Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gonzalez.
Arai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gonzalez misses with an uppercut
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Gonzalez misses its intended target.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai scores with a punch to the head.
Gonzalez scores with a nice strike.#T3#
Arai scores with a jab to the body.
Arai scores with a shot to the body.
Arai looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Gonzalez misses with a lunging right hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arai throws out a loose jab but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Arai tries to move into range but Gonzalez moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gonzalez throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
Gonzalez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on Gonzalez's shoulder, as Gonzalez tries to avoid the shot.
Gonzalez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arai in his tracks.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez misses the body punch
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai lands a nice shot that snaps Gonzalez's head back.
Gonzalez stuns Arai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gonzalez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arai.
Arai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arai defending well as Gonzalez loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Arai circles away.
Arai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez throws a shot from downtown. Arai moves away and avoids it.
Gonzalez cracks Arai with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arai moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Arai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arai ducks under a wild hook from Gonzalez.
Arai just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai staying out of range there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai. #T5#
Arai throws a series of punches but Gonzalez moves out of range. #CL2#
Gonzalez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Arai, pushing him back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arai.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Gonzalez lands a left hand.
#BC#
Arai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Gonzalez misses.
Gonzalez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arai.
A jab from Arai misses.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T6#
Gonzalez looks to land a left hand but Arai moved out of range nicely.
Gonzalez throws a body shot but no joy.
As Gonzalez looks to move away, Arai throws a big counter combo but Gonzalez just gets out of the way.
Arai lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez lands with a straight right. Arai didn't see that one coming.
Arai swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez scores with a jab to the body.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Arai moves out of range.
Gonzalez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Gonzalez moves out of range as Arai strikes.
Gonzalez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Arai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gonzalez's head backwards.
Gonzalez lands a glancing blow to the side of Arai's head.
Gonzalez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice combination there by Arai.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from Arai.#T7#
Arai moves away from the strike by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A counter left hand to the body from Arai misses its target.
Gonzalez throws a hook but Arai avoids it easily.
Gonzalez throws a right hand that misses
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arai. Gonzalez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gonzalez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Arai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Arai drops his hands momentarily and Gonzalez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Gonzalez has Arai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with some punches.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arai tries to break the clinch but Gonzalez is controlling the position. #T8#
Arai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gonzalez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gonzalez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Arai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gonzalez has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Arai blocking some punches.
Gonzalez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gonzalez swings wildly with an uppercut but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Arai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gonzalez can turn it around.#T9#
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
Arai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gonzalez has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Arai breaks from the clinch.
Arai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gonzalez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Arai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzalez.#CL2#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Gonzalez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gonzalez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Gonzalez fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ricardo Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R2#
Arai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gonzalez staying out of range there.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez looks to land a right hand but Arai moved out of range.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arai connects with a looping right hand.
Nice jab there from Gonzalez.
Arai lands a head shot.
Gonzalez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters with a two punch combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arai lands with a shot to the body.
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arai lands a jab to Gonzalez's midsection.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gonzalez swings widly with a right hand
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T1#
Gonzalez blocks a jab.
Jab, jab by Gonzalez - just one landing.
Arai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gonzalez.
Arai swings for the body but Gonzalez moves out of range.
Gonzalez takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Gonzalez lands a jab to the head.
Gonzalez throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arai throwing a counter right hand but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gonzalez manages to avoid it.
Gonzalez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gonzalez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arai counters with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Arai finish him?
Gonzalez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.
Gonzalez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arai scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one. #T2#
Nice body punch from Arai.
Arai circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Gonzalez to the canvas! Gonzalez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Arai keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saint Arai! |
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Event:
STC8| Rodriguez x Helmsley
Date: Feb 18, 2024 |
#R1#
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arai cracks King with an open hand slap.
Arai's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Arai duly obliges.
Arai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King misses with a hook
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King tests Arai's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and Arai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King throws an overhand right that lands on Arai's shoulder, as Arai tries to avoid the shot.
King misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arai moves out of range as King strikes.
King throws a lazy right hand but Arai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.
King misses with a body shot.
Arai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arai lands a body shot.
Arai scores with a shot to the body.
Arai dips to his left and cracks King with an uppercut!#T1#
Arai sizes up King with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from King misses.
King throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
Arai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arai misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a hook. Arai ducked under it nicely.
Arai missing with a left hand there. King was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King throws a poor cross that misses
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
King connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Danga de danga de dang - Arai scores with a four punch combination!
King misses with an uppercut. Arai saw that one coming.
King looks to throw the jab but Arai is out of range.
Arai lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
King fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arai manages to avoid it.
King misses the body punch
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Arai is looking for the big counter here.
Arai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from King misses.
King misses with a left hand
and King takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Arai misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King misses with a looping left.
King defending well as Arai loads up on a big left hand.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arai.
King takes a body punch but keeps moving.
King lands with a straight right. Arai didn't see that one coming.
King uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arai.
King throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
A nice side step and Arai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marley King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King dips to his left and cracks Arai with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by King. Beautiful body shot.
King closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arai slips under a jab from King.#T3#
Arai misses with a hook.
It looked like King was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arai.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Arai let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
King lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
King throws a hook to the side of Arai's head but Arai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
King throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
Arai throws an overhand right that lands on King's shoulder, as King tries to avoid the shot.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
King tries to move into range but Arai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
King misses with a right hand
and Arai counters with a stiff right hand.
Arai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
King keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arai.
Decent striking displayed by King there.
Arai is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! King had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
King misses with a left hand
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arai slips a straight right by King.#T4#
King connects with a crisp jab.
King throws a hook but Arai blocks it.
A nice side step and Arai releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
King looks to throw the jab but Arai is out of range.
King is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arai misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but King was well out of range. Poor timing from Arai.
Arai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent King stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
King loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Arai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arai looks to land a right hand but King moved out of range.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Arai misses the target.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Arai's shoulder, as Arai tries to avoid the shot.
Arai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling King to score with a decent uppercut.
Arai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from King.
Despite the aggression on Arai's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arai works King's body with a nice hook.#T5#
Nice body punch from Arai.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King cracks Arai with a right hand to the side of the head.
Arai works King's body with a nice hook.
King scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Arai does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Arai misses.
King swings widly with a right hand
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Arai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arai loads up on a big right hand but King slips the punch.
King throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Arai's hands.
King misses with a straight left. #T6#
King misses with a hook
and Arai connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
King throws a body shot but no joy.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Arai.
King throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.
Arai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arai takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arai lands a nice hook to King's body. King takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arai defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Arai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
King lands a jab to the head.
Good shot there by King.
King uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arai.
King throws a jab when Arai was well out of range.#T7#
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
Arai throws out a counter right but King avoids it with no problem.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arai scores with a body shot.
King ducks right into an uppercut from Arai.
King tries to clinch up.
Arai lands a right hook to the body.
King misses with an uppercut. Arai saw that one coming.
Arai scores with a body shot.
Arai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arai connects with a body shot.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arai throws out a powerful jab.
King tries to clinch there but Arai circles away.
#T8#
Nice body punch from Arai.
Arai slips a straight right by King.
King digs a good body shot into Arai's ribs.
Arai connects with a looping right hand.
King misses with a hook
and Arai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
King takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a hook but Arai avoids it easily.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Arai does it's job there.
Arai misses with a straight left.
King loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Arai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King misses with a body shot
and Arai counters with a series of strikes. King will be more careful next time no doubt.
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
King needs to keep his hands up - Arai had a free shot at his head there.#T9#
Arai scores with a jab to the body.
King misses with an uppercut
and Arai counters with a three punch combo that has King backing up. King nods at Arai to acknowledge the strikes.
Arai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by King.
King misses with a looping right.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a right hand to the body.
King throws a looping overhand right but Arai ducks down to avoid it.
Arai throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Arai lands a right hook to the body.
Arai thuds a left hand into King's body.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King takes a swing at Arai's ribcage but misses.
Arai looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King loads up on a big right hand but Arai slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arai digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Arai lands an impressive looking overhand right. King doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saint Arai dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R2#
King misses with a right hand
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arai.
Arai digs a good body shot into King's ribs.
A big right from Arai misses.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Arai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King moves forwards but Arai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Arai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws a lazy right hand but Arai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
King throws a body punch but Arai moves out of range.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arai moves away.
King catches Arai with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arai thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
King takes the fight into the clinch. #T1#
Arai is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Arai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arai wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
King prevents Arai from breaking the clinch.
King misses with the head strike.
King has Arai pressed against the ropes, preventing Arai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Arai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Arai.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arai as King tries to tie him up.
Arai can't break the clinch.
#T2#
Arai is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Arai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Arai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arai has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from King.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arai's efforts to push away.
Arai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
King prevents Arai from breaking the clinch.#T3#
King will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Arai up against the ropes.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Arai as King tries to tie him up.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Arai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Arai takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#T4#
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Arai uses good head movement to avoid it.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai wants to break the clinch but can't.
King looking to slow down the pace here.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arai working hard to break the clinch.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Arai misses with a short punch on the inside.
King keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Arai's efforts to push away.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Marley King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T5#
King has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai can't break the clinch.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
Arai has had enough of the clinch but King keeps him there for the moment.
Arai blocks the elbow strike.
Arai is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arai.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arai is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position. #T6#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
King misses with some punches.
Arai is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
King slows down the pace here.
Arai wants to break the clinch but can't.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Arai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
King keeps control of Arai as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arai wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
#T7#
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Arai.
Arai wants to break free but King has control.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Arai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Arai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
Arai is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King tries to throw a body punch but Arai avoids it by throwing King back against the ropes.
Arai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the ropes.
King is trying to stall.
#T8#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Arai's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arai can't break the clinch.
Arai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King lands a left hand.
King trying to control the position but instead, Arai has worked for underhooks and has pushed King into the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saint Arai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A shot in the inside from Arai.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arais head.
Marley King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arai is looking to break free of the clinch but King has double underhooks.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arai backwards.
King lands with a left to the head. #T9#
Arai tries to break the clinch but King is controlling the position.
King is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Arai is keeping busy.
Arai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Arai.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
King misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arai.
King prevents Arai from breaking the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
King misses with some punches.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
King wants to stall.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marley King showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Saint Arai!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Saint Arai!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Saint Arai!
Saint Arai wins by unanimous decision! |
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Event:
STC5| Howell x Rodriguez
Date: Jan 21, 2024 |
#R1#
Billy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Arai is fending him off so far but Billy persists. Nope, Arai circles away and we're back to standing.
An attempted straight right counter from Arai misses the target.
Arai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Billy.
Arai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Billy misses with a hook to the body
and Arai counters with a straight right hand.
Arai goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Billy. Those never looked like landing.
Nice uppercut there from Arai.
Billy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Billy misses with a hook
enabling Arai to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arai throws a big counter combination but Billy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arai lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Arai.
Arai connects with a body shot that sends Billy's belly button to the back.
Billy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arai.
#T1#
Arai throws a series of punches but Billy avoids them all with ease.
Billy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arai looks to land a combination but Billy avoids it well.
Arai scores with a jab.
Billy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Billy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Billy shoots for a takedown but Arai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab lands there for Arai.
Arai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Billy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD2#
Billy dives in and scores a takedown into Arai's guard.#SUB2#
Billy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Arai dives on top into guard.#REVR#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB2#
Billy looking for a guillotine here but Arai defends easily.
Arai slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T2#
Arai trying to control but Billy is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Billy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Arai gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Arai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Billy on the ground.#SUB2#
Billy working for a triangle but Arai defends it easily.
Arai wants to stand but Billy is controlling his posture from full guard. #T3#
Arai wants to pass the guard but Billy is keeping the position.
Arai trying to control the position from guard on top but Billy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Billy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Arai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB2#
Billy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Arai trying to control but Billy is working from the bottom.
Arai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Billy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#SUB2#
Billy is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Arai has his hands clasped together but Billy extends and breaks Arai's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Billy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silly Billy! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 26, 2023 |
#R1#
Arai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Derrone fails with a takedown attempt.
Arai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Arai throws a body punch but Derrone moves out of range. #CL#
Derrone moves into the clinch.
Derrone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD#
Derrone successfully pulls guard.
Derrone controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES#
Derrone wriggles free and stands up. #CL#
Derrone closes the distance and clinches.
Derrone is looking to take this one to the mat.
Derrone missing with knees to the body.
#T1#
Arai is trying to force a seperation but Derrone has the dominant position.
Derrone is working for takedown but Arai is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conald Derrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Derrone manages to pull guard.
Arai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Derrone's head.#SUB#
Derrone is looking for a triangle but Arai pushes his legs off easily.
Arai trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Derrone had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Arai defends it easily.
Derrone wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES#
Derrone has his feet on Arai's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Arai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derrone.
Arai pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Derrone back to the cage. Arai follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Arai darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Derrone takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Derrone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL#
Derrone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Arai being controlled against the cage.
Arai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Arai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Derrone wants to take the fight to the mat but Arai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Derrone fails to pull guard.
Derrone is breathing heavily.#T3#
Derrone has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arai after a bit of a struggle.
Derrone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Arai blocks it with crossed arms.
Derrone has Arai pressed against the cage, preventing Arai from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Derrone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Arai walks away with a smile on his face. Derrone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Derrone takes one to the chin there.
Arai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arai scores with a hook to the body. Derrone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arai scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC2#Derrone is rocked!
Arai cracks Derrone with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Derrone tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Arai pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Derrone is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saint Arai! |
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