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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arun Sowler (ranked 4789 p4p, 2486 weight class) and Pierce Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sowler comes to the cage accompanied by Mary - Alex G. This should be fireworks!
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| 178 cm 18 130 1 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm 25 141 3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt Solid boxing Granite chin |
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Good wrestler Excellent boxer Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Arun Sowler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierce Warner! The judges for this bout are James Glass, Paul Tew and Phil Schofield.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Warner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Warner scores with a jab. Sowler acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Sowler lands a right hook to the body.
Sowler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sowler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Warner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sowler is able to avoid easily. Warner thuds his right hand into Sowler's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Sowler takes a swing at Warner's ribcage but misses. Warner throws out a counter right but Sowler avoids it with no problem. Sowler walks into a left hand. Warner jabbing away but nothing is landing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Sowler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Warner works the jab nicely. Sowler jabs at Warner's body. Warner ducks right into an uppercut from Sowler. Sowler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Warner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warner moves into the clinch successfully.
Warner lands with a light punch inside. Warner presses Sowler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Sowler has had enough of the clinch but Warner keeps him there for the moment. A short right from Warner on the inside. The referee is keeping an eye on Warner - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Warner lands with a left to the head. Sowler tries to break the clinch but Warner is controlling the position. Warner lands with a short shot to the head. Sowler wants to get back to striking at distance but Warner won't allow it.
Sowler is trying to break the clinch but Warner has him pressed against the cage. Warner digs a right hand into Sowler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sowler's gas tank. Warner scores with a shoulder strike. A hook to the body from Warner.
Sowler is breathing heavily. A right hand to the body from Warner.
Warner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sowler backwards. Stalling in the clinch from Warner.
The referee calls for Warner to work.
The crowd are getting on Warner's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch. Sowler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Warner pushes Sowler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Warner presses Sowler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Warner cracks Sowler with a nice body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Warner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. A short right hand to the side of the head by Warner. Warner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Warner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Warner lands a nice shot to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Warner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Warner lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sowler backwards. A right handed body shot lands from Warner.
Warner working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warner breaks the clinch.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Warner looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sowler went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Warner 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 Sowler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sowler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Sowler is looking for a counter combo. Warner lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Warner stuns Sowler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Arun Sowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Sowler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sowler there as he acknowledges the shot.
 Sowler is rocked! Warner misses with a wild combination.
Warner throws a right and a left that both miss. Warner lands a right hook to the body.
Warner scores with a jab. Sowler acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Oh Sowler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Sowler loses concentration momentarily and Warner pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Sowler crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Warner finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Pierce Warner! In defeat, Arun Sowler stepped up to the mic, saying 'Alright bro.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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