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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brian Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jander Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Collins as Silva shoots in.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Collins.
Collins pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Collins follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Collins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Collins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva goes for a double leg but Collins avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Collins continues to drive forward.
The fighters circle momentarily. Collins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Jander Silva has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Collins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brian Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Collins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Collins drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Collins is looking for the KO!
Silva is rocked!
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Collins moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Silva! Collins continues to tee off on Silva, landing with a left and a right! Collins connects with a right hand that leaves Silva sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Collins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Collins!
Brian Collins decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernado Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philip Peralta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goncalves kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wind of Change - Scorpions. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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156 lbs
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161 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bernado Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Philip Peralta!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peralta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goncalves dodges the punch combination from Peralta.
Peralta swings for the body but Goncalves moves out of range.
Goncalves feinted with a counter takedown.
Goncalves misses with a head kick.
Goncalves has Peralta up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Peralta - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goncalves drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Peralta gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Peralta is fighting off a takedown attempt but Goncalves is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Peralta to the mat. Peralta regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncalves slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Goncalves is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Nordic Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Goncalves seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Peralta for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves prevents Peralta from getting back to his feet.
Goncalves controlling from the top position.
Goncalves won't allow Peralta to get back to his feet.
Goncalves trying to control the position from guard on top but Peralta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Peralta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Goncalves avoids the head kick by Peralta.
Peralta throws a leg kick
and Goncalves moves into the clinch.
Goncalves turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Peralta seems a little lost for a moment, as Goncalves dominates the positioning.
Goncalves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Goncalves lands a decent elbow from side control.
Peralta is trying to buck Goncalves off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Goncalves seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Goncalves trying to control the action but Peralta is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Peralta looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Goncalves lands a decent elbow from side control.
Goncalves wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peralta keeps working.
Goncalves is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Peralta is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Goncalves throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Goncalves has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goncalves lands a few punches from side control.
Goncalves grinds an elbow into Peralta's temple.
Goncalves wants to stand but Peralta is controlling his arm.
Goncalves postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Peralta is trying to escape the position but Goncalves is controlling the position.
Goncalves is chipping away with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goncalves tries to score with some ground and pound. Peralta controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Goncalves tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The ground and pound from Goncalves seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernado Goncalves dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Peralta gets a takedown into half guard.
Peralta throwing shots but Goncalves is blocking nicely.
Peralta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peralta wants to pass to mount but Goncalves is defending the position.
Goncalves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peralta.
Goncalves is looking to control Peralta's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Goncalves avoid being mounted?
Goncalves is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peralta can do to turn this around?
Goncalves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peralta throwing shots but Goncalves is blocking nicely.
Peralta throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peralta lands strikes from half guard.
Peralta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goncalves's head.
Goncalves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goncalves taking some punishment here, with Peralta in his half guard.
Goncalves is positioning himself well to prevent Peralta advancing to mount.
Peralta is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Peralta connects with a nice short shot to Goncalves's temple.
Peralta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Goncalves is trying to control but can't.
Goncalves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peralta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goncalves's head.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peralta misses with a double jab.
Goncalves shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Peralta is trying to defend but Goncalves finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Peralta is looking to escape.
Peralta is refusing to be controlled, as Goncalves sits in half guard.
Goncalves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peralta's head.
Goncalves throwing shots but Peralta is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves passes the guard and advances to mount!
Goncalves lands a big shot there that rocks Peralta but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Goncalves fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Peralta is in a horrible position here. Goncalves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Peralta wants to get back to his feet.
Goncalves is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Peralta can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Goncalves cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Peralta blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns Peralta that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Peralta is squirming around, avoiding Goncalves's attempts to control the action.
Goncalves with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Peralta takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernado Goncalves dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Goncalves closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Peralta quickly recovers to half guard.
Still in half guard, Goncalves seems content to control.
Goncalves is looking for a kimura but Peralta is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Goncalves to get the leverage.
Goncalves is keen to just control but Peralta is a slippery customer.
Goncalves prevents Peralta from standing back up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Goncalves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Peralta's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goncalves wants to take a breather but Peralta is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Goncalves shoots in for a takedown but Peralta shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Peralta throws a head kick but Goncalves moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Peralta.
Bernado Goncalves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goncalves dodges the punch combination from Peralta.
Goncalves tries to counter with a takedown but Peralta is quick to defend against it.
Goncalves throws a head kick that misses.
Goncalves shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goncalves.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernado Goncalves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Peralta finds it's way through Goncalves's defenses.
Peralta throws a head kick but Goncalves moves out of range.
Peralta has managed to clinch.
Peralta is pushing Goncalves up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goncalves has Peralta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Peralta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Peralta gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Peralta thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Goncalves's head.
Goncalves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Peralta pulls his head out easily.
Goncalves is trying to maintain the position but Peralta is very close to passing his half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peralta working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Peralta lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Goncalves is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peralta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bernado Goncalves overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Peralta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peralta not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Goncalves is trying to stand back up but Peralta is controlling him
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Peralta has closed the distance and engaged Goncalves in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peralta takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Goncalves blocks an elbow strike from Peralta.
Peralta misses with some punches.
Peralta trying to control the position but instead, Goncalves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Peralta into the cage.
Goncalves is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peralta can't break the clinch.
Goncalves being controlled against the cage.
Peralta misses with a punch to the body.
Peralta throws a punch but it's blocked by Goncalves.
Goncalves blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Goncalves has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Peralta after a bit of a struggle.
Philip Peralta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernado Goncalves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Peralta tries to stall but Goncalves uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Peralta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Goncalves 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernado Goncalves!
After winning the bout, Bernado Goncalves thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Philip Peralta stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck off '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rimario Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rimario Gracie has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Timothy Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimario Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Donald Grub and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simpson moves into the clinch.
Simpson wants to take the fight to the mat but Gracie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Simpson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gracie is trying to keep an underhook but Simpson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Simpson.
Gracie is pressing down on Simpson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Simpson has his hands clasped together but Gracie extends and breaks Simpson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rimario Gracie!
A very excited looking Rimario Gracie made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calixtro Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teofilo Sotolongo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Teofilo Sotolongo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Calixtro Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teofilo Sotolongo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sotolongo throws a hook but Guerrero avoids it easily.
Guerrero is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo scores with the left hand. Guerrero knows he should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sotolongo. Guerrero does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotolongo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotolongo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sotolongo misses with an uppercut
and Guerrero counters by clinching up.
Sotolongo struggles to land a body shot inside as Guerrero controls his hands.
Guerrero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotolongos head.
Sotolongo's coach down at Lebowski MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sotolongo's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sotolongo throws a head punch that misses.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Guerrero blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guerrero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sotolongo blocks an uppercut.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Sotolongo tries to circle away but Guerrero has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero lands a right hand.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.
Sotolongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero working aggressively here.
Guerrero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sotolongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.
Guerrero tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sotolongo's elbow.
Guerrero lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Guerrero.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sotolongo is trying to push Guerrero away but Guerrero has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sotolongo or not.
Sotolongo looks winded!
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero lands a left hand.
Guerrero throws a punch but it's blocked by Sotolongo.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Guerrero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sotolongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Sotolongo is rocked!
Guerrero working aggressively here.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.
Sotolongo lands a hook that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero blocks an uppercut.
Guerrero slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.
Guerrero leaning his opponent against the cage.
Guerrero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sotolongo tries to work over Guerrero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.
Sotolongo breaks the clinch.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Sotolongo is having none of it.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Guerrero tries to clinch
and Sotolongo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guerrero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerrero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerrero tries to clinch
enabling Sotolongo to counter with a crisp jab.
Sotolongo circles away from the clinch attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Guerrero 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotolongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
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!
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sotolongo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Sotolongo misses.
Guerrero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sotolongo.
Guerrero slips under a jab from Sotolongo.
Guerrero seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calixtro Guerrero dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Guerrero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Guerrero tries to clinch there but Sotolongo circles away.
Guerrero moves into range and clinches up with Sotolongo.
Guerrero lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sotolongo cracks Guerrero with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guerrero.
Guerrero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guerrero tries to throw a body punch but Sotolongo avoids it by throwing Guerrero back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Guerrero working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Guerrero lands a left hand.
Sotolongo pulls Guerrero into guard.
Sotolongo has his hands on Guerrero's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotolongo is continuing to stall.
Sotolongo working a defensive guard here.
Sotolongo wants to sweep here but Guerrero controlling him for the moment.
Guerrero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sotolongo can do to turn this around?
Sotolongo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sotolongo trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Sotolongo wants to pass the guard but Guerrero is keeping the position.
Guerrero wants to stand but Sotolongo is controlling the position.
Sotolongo trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo stops Guerrero from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guerrero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sotolongo 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.
Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sotolongo.
Sotolongo throws out a loose jab but Guerrero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrero is looking to counter the offense by Sotolongo and move into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Sotolongo.
Teofilo Sotolongo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guerrero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guerrero doesn't manage to clinch there - Sotolongo circles away.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo takes a swing at Guerrero's ribcage but misses.
Guerrero tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sotolongo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sotolongo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero is looking to clinch.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero tries to clinch
letting Sotolongo counter with a right hand.
Sotolongo lands with an uppercut that bounces Guerrero off the cage and back into range.
A big left from Sotolongo misses.
Guerrero staying out of range there.
Guerrero tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Sotolongo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guerrero wants to clinch but Sotolongo slips to the side
and Sotolongo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sotolongo swings for the body but Guerrero moves out of range.
Guerrero has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teofilo Sotolongo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Guerrero tries to clinch but Sotolongo moves away
and Sotolongo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guerrero clinches up with Sotolongo and pushes him back against the cage.
Sotolongo lands a right hand.
Guerrero prevents a body shot from Sotolongo.
Guerrero lands with a left to the head.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
Sotolongo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Guerrero throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotolongos head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotolongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotolongo presses Guerrero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sotolongo blocks a body shot from Guerrero.
Sotolongo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with some punches.
Guerrero lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Guerrero swings wildly with an uppercut but Sotolongo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sotolongo misses with the head strike.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Guerrero misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sotolongo tries to circle away but Guerrero has him pinned against the cage.
Calixtro Guerrero has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Guerrero misses with a punch to the body.
Sotolongo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guerrero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
Guerrero misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sotolongo.
Sotolongo lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero slows down the pace here.
Sotolongo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrero stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.
Guerrero tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrero throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Guerrero fails to land.
Sotolongo blocks an uppercut.
Sotolongo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guerrero swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guerrero lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotolongo jumps guard but Guerrero stands there with Sotolongo around his waist. Sotolongo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Guerrero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sotolongo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Sotolongo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Guerrero lands a nice uppercut.
Guerrero scores with a shot to the side of Sotolongo's head.
Guerrero lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sotolongo backwards.
Guerrero makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guerrero misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sotolongo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guerrero backwards.
Guerrero working aggressively here.
Guerrero has a couple of punches blocked by Sotolongo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero misses with a punch on the inside.
Sotolongo blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Sotolongo.
Guerrero is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sotolongo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Guerrero is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotolongo mutters something to Guerrero before pushing him back against the cage. As Guerrero comes back towards him, Sotolongo unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Guerrero clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teofilo Sotolongo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marx Bronson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Wates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Wates will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx Bronson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Edward Wates!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wates darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bronson moves into full guard.
Bronson working for a triangle but Wates defends it easily.
Wates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bronson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wates gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bronson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wates tries to stand but Bronson is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wates would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bronson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wates is aware though and is defending well.
Wates got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bronson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wates has managed to get both his arms back between Bronson's legs - danger averted.
Wates is posturing up here but Bronson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Wates tries to roll out but it's too tight and Wates has to tap! Slick submission there by Bronson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marx Bronson!
Marx Bronson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Knuckles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Grucha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pawel Grucha has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Knuckles's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pawel Grucha!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grucha fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grucha feints and as Knuckles raises his hands in defense, Grucha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grucha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Grucha slips nicely into half guard.
Knuckles knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grucha on the ground.
Grucha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grucha looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Grucha moves into full mount! Knuckles won't be happy about that!
Grucha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grucha throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knuckles is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Knuckles has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Grucha lands a big elbow.
Grucha unloads with some shots from mount but Knuckles bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grucha lands a big shot there that rocks Knuckles but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
It looks like Danny Knuckles has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grucha looking to finish with strikes here!
Grucha is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Knuckles has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Grucha throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Grucha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grucha throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Knuckles because Grucha loaded up on that one.
Grucha punching from mount but Knuckles doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Grucha moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Knuckles has worked his arm free - good work by Knuckles!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grucha working the ground and pound but Knuckles is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Grucha has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Grucha advances nicely into full mount.
Grucha looking to finish with strikes here!
Grucha unloads with some shots from mount but Knuckles bucks and avoids them well.
Knuckles is breathing heavily.
Knuckles wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Grucha.
Grucha throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Knuckles because Grucha loaded up on that one.
Knuckles trying desperately to get to his feet.
Grucha working the ground and pound effectively.
Grucha with shots to the head and body - Knuckles looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grucha working for a submission but Knuckles is keeping him at bay.
Knuckles is in a horrible position here. Grucha smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Grucha throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Knuckles has his hands clasped together but Grucha breaks the hold and Knuckles is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Grucha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pawel Grucha!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaius Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roan Jenkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaius Octavius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roan Jenkinson's chin.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Gaius Octavius !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roan Jenkinson!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Jenkinson. No joy for Octavius on that attempt.
Jenkinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Octavius , pushing him back against the cage.
Octavius drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jenkinson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jenkinson stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaius Octavius . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkinson instigates a clinch.
Jenkinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Octavius is looking for a takedown.
A hook to the body from Jenkinson.
Jenkinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenkinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Octavius backwards.
Octavius is breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenkinson.
Still in the clinch, Jenkinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenkinson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Octavius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jenkinson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Jenkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Jenkinson as the two fighters clinch.
Jenkinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Octavius .
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenkinson.
Jenkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jenkinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Octavius backwards.
Jenkinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jenkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Octavius s head.
Jenkinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenkinson lands a body punch.
Jenkinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Octavius backwards.
Jenkinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jenkinson scores with a shot to the side of Octavius 's head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenkinson.
Jenkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenkinson.
A hook to the body from Jenkinson.
Octavius takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkinson lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jenkinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenkinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Octavius backwards.
Jenkinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Octavius s head.
Jenkinson gets through Octavius 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Octavius is rocked!
Octavius takes a shot to the head.
Oh Octavius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jenkinson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Octavius 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Octavius drops to his knees and Jenkinson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roan Jenkinson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chester Emerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emerson has chosen Inner Circle - Bad Boys as his entrance music. Chester Emerson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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154 lbs
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160 lbs
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Woods!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chester Emerson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emerson swats away the attempt to clinch by Woods.
Emerson tries to counter with a clinch but Woods shakes him off and moves away.
Woods lands an overhand right.
Emerson has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Woods.
Woods tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emerson's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emersons head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Emerson.
Woods scores with a shot to the side of Emerson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emerson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Emerson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerson blocks an uppercut.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods lands a hook that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
Woods misses with some punches.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Emerson.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods tries a body shot but Emerson blocks it.
Emerson blocking some punches.
Emerson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Woods misses with a hook to the ribs.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Woods blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Emerson.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Emerson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Woods misses with some punches.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Emerson has a couple of punches blocked by Woods.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Emerson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Woods takes a shot to the head.
Woods's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Woods.
A short uppercut from Emerson.
Nice body punch from Woods.
Emerson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Woods seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Emerson can turn it around.
Emerson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
A head punch on the inside from Emerson fails to land.
Woods lands a body punch.
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson can't find room to land a body shot as Woods controls the action.
Woods misses with a punch to the body.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emerson throws a head punch that misses.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Woods lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Emerson.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emerson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emerson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Emerson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Woods misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Woods.
Emerson scores with a hook to the body.
Emerson lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
A short right from Woods.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Emerson is pushing Woods up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Woods misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Emerson.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
A head punch on the inside from Emerson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tim Woods will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Woods has managed to clinch.
Woods really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Emerson leaning against his opponent.
The referee is keeping an eye on Emerson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Woods.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Emerson cracks Woods with a nice body shot.
Tim Woods has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Woods misses with some punches.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Woods.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods is trying to maintain a safe position but Emerson gets an underhook and turns Woods into the cage.
Woods lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Woods lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emerson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Emerson.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Emerson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Woods lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
A head punch on the inside from Emerson fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Emerson.
Emerson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Woods fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Emerson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Emerson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Woods.
Emerson lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods blocking some punches.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Emerson lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Emerson.
Emerson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
Woods lands a nice uppercut.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson blocks an uppercut.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Emerson.
Emerson lands a body shot.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Emerson.
Woods presses Emerson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Woods blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emerson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Woods blocking some punches.
Woods doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emerson misses with some punches.
Woods is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Emersons head.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Emerson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Good body shot from Woods.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods lands a right hand.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Emerson blocks an uppercut.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Emerson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emerson pushes Woods back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emerson struggles to land a body shot inside as Woods controls his hands.
Woods misses with some punches.
Emerson gets through Woods's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Emerson lands a right hand.
Woods lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Emerson.
Woods misses with a short punch on the inside.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods lands with a short shot to the head.
Woods working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods lands with a left to the head.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tim Woods will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Woods bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Emerson's head.
Woods throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emerson clinches.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson slows down the pace here.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Emerson taking a breather.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emerson tries to throw a body punch but Woods avoids it by throwing Emerson back against the cage.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson working aggressively here.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Emerson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Woods is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emerson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Woods misses with some punches.
Woods blocking some punches.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Emerson pushes Woods back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Emerson stalls.
Emerson lands a nice uppercut.
Emerson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Emerson.
Emerson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emerson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Woods swings wildly with an uppercut but Emerson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Woods blocking some punches.
Woods throws a punch but it's blocked by Emerson.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Emerson throws a head punch that misses.
Woods is looking to control Emerson's arms but Emerson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Woods has his back to the cage.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods misses with some punches.
Emerson scores with a shot to the side of Woods's head.
Woods tries a body shot but Emerson blocks it.
Emerson lands a right hand.
Emerson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Emerson misses with the head strike.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Woods misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Woods.
Woods blocking some punches.
Emerson lands an uppercut.
Emerson prevents a body shot from Woods.
Woods blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emerson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
A short right from Emerson on the inside.
Woods fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emerson lands with a light punch inside.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Emerson prevents a body shot from Woods.
Emerson blocking some punches.
Emerson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Emerson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Woods backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Emerson.
Woods lands with a short shot to the head.
Emerson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Emerson misses with a punch on the inside.
Emerson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tim Woods is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Emerson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Woods is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Woods blocks an uppercut.
Oh Woods is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Woods tries to work over Emerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Emerson blocking some punches.
Chester Emerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Woods seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Woods throws a head punch that misses.
Emerson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emerson.
Woods working aggressively here.
Emerson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Woods scores with a nice short uppercut.
Woods misses with the head strike.
Woods working aggressively here.
Woods lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emerson backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on Emerson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emerson gets through Woods's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Emerson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Woodss head.
Woods has a couple of punches blocked by Emerson.
Woods swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Emerson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chester Emerson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Woods 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keijo Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garcia Vega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Maamme Laulu. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Keijo Virtanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Garcia Vega!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Virtanen dodges the punch combination from Vega.
Vega rushes Virtanen and presses him up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vega lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Virtanen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Virtanen pushes a forearm under Vega's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Vega is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keijo Virtanen!
During a confident post fight interview, Keijo Virtanen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March. Darth Vader is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Darth Vader !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Arnold!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arnold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vader - the referee stops the clock and Arnold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vader . Arnold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arnold.
Arnold tries to clinch up.
Vader looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vader throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vader throws a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Vader throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Vader closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Arnold keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Vader will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arnold looking for submissions off his back.
Vader is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold trying to hold on to Vader 's head to control him but Vader postures up.
Arnold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vader wants to control but Arnold is keeping him busy.
Arnold is looking to control Vader 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arnold avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vader throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arnold slips under a jab.
Arnold throws out a counter right but Vader avoids it with no problem.
Arnold has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darth Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold moves out of range as Vader strikes.
Arnold tries to clinch but Vader moves out of range.
Vader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnold's calf.
Vader misses with an uppercut. Arnold saw that one coming.
A big right from Arnold misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vader lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arnold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arnold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Vader .
Nice uppercut lands for Arnold. That snapped Vader 's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arnold pinned against the cage. Arnold gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arnold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Arnold. That snapped Vader 's head back.
Arnold connects with a solid leg kick.
Arnold lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Vader misses.
A little jabbing left from Arnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arnold tries to clinch but Vader is having none of it.
Vader moves out of range as Arnold strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arnold wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Arnold.
Arnold is looking to land body kicks.
Arnold dips to his left and cracks Vader with an uppercut!
Arnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnold looks to land a left hand but Vader moved out of range nicely.
And Vader counters with a quick kick to the body but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold misses with a kick to the body.
Vader connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darth Vader will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arnold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vader tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arnold is able to avoid easily.
Vader shoots in and bounces Arnold off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Arnold is looking for a triangle but Vader pushes his legs off easily.
Vader with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vader postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vader stands up over Arnold, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arnold can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arnold is looking for a triangle but Vader pushes his legs off easily.
Arnold trying to keep a closed guard but Vader is proving a slippery customer.
Vader sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Arnold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vader slips nicely into half guard.
Arnold tries to get to full guard but Vader has control of the leg.
That's two 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.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arnold actively working from the bottom here.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vader slips a nice elbow through Arnold's hands, connecting with Arnold's forehead.
Vader working over Arnold with some ground and pound. Arnold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vader is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vader looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arnold looks a forlorn figure.
Arnold takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arnold?
Vader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arnold?
Arnold is squirming around, avoiding Vader 's attempts to control the action.
Vader has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Arnold keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vader landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vader looking to finish Arnold with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arnold!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vader prevents Arnold from getting the reversal.
Vader dominating with strikes here.
Vader tries to control but Arnold wriggling away.
Vader landing strikes from the mount and Arnold is in trouble!
Vader trying to control but Arnold is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that second round.
That's time! Vader 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vader tries to score with a low kick but Arnold moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Arnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vader with a poor takedown
and Arnold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vader takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arnold.
Vader loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold misses with a body kick.
Vader shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Vader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vader closes the distance and clinches up with Arnold, looking for a takedown. Vader pushes Arnold against the cage but Arnold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Vader . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands a head shot.
Arnold throws a combination. Vader tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arnold is looking to clinch.
Arnold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arnold tries to work over Vader 's front leg with a kick but Vader checks it.
As Arnold backs away, Vader returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vader checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vader tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arnold swivels and escapes.
Arnold tries a quick counter leg kick but Vader is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Vader .
Vader looks to land a body kick but Arnold moved away.
Vader throws a shot from downtown. Arnold moves away and avoids it.
Arnold thuds his right hand into Vader 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader .
Vader lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A shot to the liver by Arnold. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arnold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnold lands a nice looking body kick.
Arnold wants to slow Vader down by chopping away at his legs.
Vader was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arnold can pounce on him.
Arnold checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Vader misses
and Arnold counters with a left to the body.
Vader throws a sloppy body shot
and Arnold counters with a good, hard body kick but Vader shrugs it off.
Vader misses with a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Vader misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnold! But no joy.
Vader pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arnold is out of range and Vader settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arnold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arnold checks a leg kick.
Arnold counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Vader . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vader .
Arnold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vader scores with a decent looking hook.
Arnold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Vader tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vader tries to land a front kick but Arnold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Arnold really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arnold checks a leg kick.
Arnold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vader wants to slow Arnold down by chopping away at his legs.
Arnold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arnold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vader will feel that in the morning.
Arnold punishes Vader 's body with a nice straight punch.
Arnold misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arnold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vader . Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnold replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vader blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vader works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vader stuns Arnold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Vader blocks the body kick.
Vader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Vader misses.
BJ Arnold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arnold blocks the body kick.
Vader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnold's calf.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vader - that will leave a mark!
Vader throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arnold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body kick from Vader .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arnold.
A head kick misses from Vader .
Arnold counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arnold's sensitive parts.
BJ Arnold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arnold lands a nice looking body kick.
Vader misses with a looping left.
Arnold misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Arnold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arnold lands a slapping body shot.
Arnold connects with a looping right hand.
Arnold blocks a head kick by Vader .
Arnold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vader bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnold's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vader lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vader takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vader throws a counter high kick but Arnold was just alert enough to avoid it.
Vader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arnold is trying to counter with his kicks.
Arnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vader misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Arnold misses.
Vader misses with a leg kick.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Arnold.
Vader gets a double leg takedown into Arnold's guard.
Arnold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader trying to control but Arnold is working from the bottom.
Darth Vader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arnold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arnold is trying to control the position but Vader postures up.
Vader is working Arnold over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Arnold has his foot on Vader 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vader works his way back into a safe position though.
Vader trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab by Vader .
Vader looking to score a takedown here. Arnold is defending well but Vader drives through and ends up in Arnold's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader had his way with BJ Arnold in 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. This is the final round!
Arnold connects with a nice looking jab.
Vader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnold misses with a low kick as Vader jumps back.
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arnold throws out the jab.
Arnold tries to sprawl but Vader drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Arnold is trying to control but can't.
Arnold actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader wants to pass to mount but Arnold is defending the position.
Vader not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader trying to control from half guard but Arnold is working away.
Vader sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arnold defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arnold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Vader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Arnold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Vader tried to counter with a leg kick but Arnold avoided it.
Arnold throws a leg kick
and Vader counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
BJ Arnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold keeps Vader at a distance using the push kick.
Vader throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnold throws the kick towards the body but Vader avoids it.
Vader shoots in for a takedown but Arnold shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.
Arnold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arnold moves into the clinch.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Vader has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arnold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Arnold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arnold blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arnold.
Darth Vader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arnold tries to score with a low kick but Vader moves his leg out of the way.
Arnold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vader 's hands.
Vader doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arnold counters with a body kick that stops Vader in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Vader . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arnold checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader checks a low kick from Arnold.
Vader feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arnold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arnold throws a leg kick that misses.
Vader misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Arnold.
Vader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arnold. That did some damage!
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader .
Arnold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vader .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader blocks a low kick nicely.
Vader lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Arnold.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Arnold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vader 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 48:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Vader !
Darth Vader is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Darth Vader thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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