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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Arun Sowler (ranked 5320 p4p, 3981 weight class) and Samoan Joe Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sowler comes to the cage accompanied by Mary - Alex G. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Arun Sowler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samoan Joe Two!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two throws a head kick that misses.
Two slips a jab and a cross from Sowler.
Sowler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Two circles away quickly and effectively.
Sowler lands a lovely overhand right.
Sowler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Two's head.
Sowler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Two counters with a head kick.
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.
Some wild striking there from Sowler.
Sowler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sowler backing away here, and Two unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arun Sowler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sowler swings for the body but Two moves out of range.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Sowler throws a right and a left that Two avoids nicely.
Sowler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Two moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Two dodges the punch combination from Sowler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sowler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Two plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Two lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sowler misses with a few strikes there.
Sowler misses with a two punch combination.
Sowler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Two throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sowler tries to bum rush Two with a series of wild strikes but Two uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Two throws a head kick that half lands.
Sowler swings for the body but Two moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sowler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Sowler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Two looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sowler throws a right hand that Two ducks under and follows up with a left that Two also avoids with ease.
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!
Two goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Two keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sowler.
Sowler is looking to wear down Two with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sowler lands with a straight right. Two didn't see that one coming.
Sowler throws a right and a left that Two avoids nicely.
Two raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Two lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sowler scores with a hook.
Sowler misses with a wild body shot.
Sowler misses with a wild body shot.
Two throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sowler misses with a few strikes there.
Sowler is breathing heavily.
Two tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sowler looks to score with a jab to the body but Two is just out of range.
And Two responds with a good body kick, but Sowler manages to step out the way in time.
Two throws a sloppy head kick and Sowler moves out of range easily.
Two throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Two showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sowler.
Sowler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Two.
Sowler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTwo.
A head kick misses from Two.
Two plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Two lands a head kick. Sowler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Two throws a head kick that Sowler semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sowler misses with a body shot.
Sowler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sowler misses with a wild combination.
Two raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A head kick from Two lands but Sowler takes it in his stride.
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!
Sowler misses with a wild body shot.
Sowler throws an overhand right that lands on Two's shoulder, as Two tries to avoid the shot.
Two lands with a kick to the temple. Sowler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sowler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Two steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sowler.
Sowler works Two's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arun Sowler dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sowler throws a nice looking combination but Two bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Two is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sowler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sowler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Two was well out of range. Poor timing from Sowler.
Two is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sowler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sowler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Two moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sowler misses with a double jab.
Sowler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Two misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sowler takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sowler takes a kick to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Sowler misses
and Two counters with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sowler throws a hook to the side of Two's head but Two sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sowler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Two circles away quickly and effectively.
Arun Sowler is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sowler misses with a straight left.
Sowler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTwo.
Sowler misses with the combination.
Two is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sowler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Sowler does no damage.
Two throws a big counter head kick but Sowler avoids it with no problem.
Sowler misses with an uppercut. Two saw that one coming.
Two throws a counter combo.
Sowler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sowler misses with a wild body shot.
Sowler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Two can do to turn this around?
Two fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sowler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Two.
Two raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Sowler misses the shot to the body.
Two only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sowler misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sowler throws a right hand that Two ducks under and follows up with a left that Two also avoids with ease.
Sowler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Two was well out of range. Poor timing from Sowler.
Two bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Two throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sowler.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sowler looks to score with a jab to the body but Two is just out of range.
Two plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sowler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sowler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTwo.
Sowler throws a series of punches but Two moves out of range.
Two unleashes a big counter combination but Sowler bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Good leg kick by Two.
Sowler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Two flicks out a counter leg kick but Sowler steps away.
Sowler just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two throws a nice head kick!
Two throws a nice head kick!
Two lands with a slapping head kick.
Two lands with a kick to the temple. Sowler shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Two lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sowler will feel that in the morning.
Two lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Sowler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Two tries a head kick but it misses.
Two feints and then cracks Sowler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sowler down.
Sowler throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Sowler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Two finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sowler missing with a left hand there. Two was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sowler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Two shapes to counter with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Two. That's going to slow Sowler down.
A good leg kick by Two.
Two slips a jab and a cross from Sowler.
Two throws a big counter head kick but Sowler avoids it with no problem.
A good leg kick by Two.
Two slips a jab and a cross from Sowler.
Sowler throws a series of punches but Two moves out of range.
And Two responds with a good body kick, but Sowler manages to step out the way in time.
Sowler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sowler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sowler misses with a double jab
and Two counters with a head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Samoan Joe Two will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sowler takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sowler fails to land with a series of punches.
Sowler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTwo.
Sowler swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Two counters with a low kick, right behind Sowler 's knee.
Sowler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Two.
Sowler misses with a double jab
and Two counters with a big head kick but Sowler shrugs it off.
A big right from Sowler misses.
Two connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sowler misses with a wild body shot.
Sowler backing away here, and Two unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Sowler scores with a four punch combination!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Two keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Two throws a head kick that half lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sowler swings widly with a right hand
and Two counters with a low kick, right behind Sowler 's knee.
Two pushes Sowler away with a front kick.
Two throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sowler.
Two lands with a slapping head kick.
Sowler misses with a body shot.
Two throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sowler.
Two throws a head kick that half lands.
Sowler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Two manages to avoid it.
Sowler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Two manages to avoid it.
Sowler just misses with a punch to the body.
Sowler blocks a head kick by Two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sowler cracks a nice hook into Two's ribs.
Sowler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sowler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sowler misses with a combination
and Two counters with a nice body kick.
Sowler misses with a few strikes there.
Sowler has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sowler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Two throws a front kick that sends Sowler stumbling back into the cage.
Sowler misses with the combination.
Two looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Sowler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sowler backing away here, and Two unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Two throws a head kick that Sowler semi-blocks.
Two connects with a high kick.
Sloppy strikes from Sowler. Those never looked like landing.
Sowler moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTwo.
Two lands a leg kick that knocks Sowler off balance momentarily.
Two lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Two throws a head kick that Sowler semi-blocks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Two!
Sowler will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sowler just misses with a punch to the body.
Two is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sowler misses the shot to the body.
Two is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sowler just misses with a punch to the body.
Two plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Two throws a head kick that half lands.
Arun Sowler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Two connects with a high kick.
Sowler throws a hook but Two blocks it.
Two bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sowler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Two throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Two lands a head kick!
Sowler misses with a body punch
and Two counters with a head kick. That will keep Sowler thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Sowler looks to land a combination but Two avoids it well.
Two lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sowler misses with a hook.
Two throws a fast counter high kick but Sowler manages to duck under it in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samoan Joe Two comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Two has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samoan Joe Two!
Samoan Joe Two thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Arun Sowler stepped up to the mic, saying 'Alright bro.'.
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