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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and L Manning Hines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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151 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Isaac Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, L Manning Hines!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hines sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hines stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hines wants it to stay on the feet.
Hines is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bennett.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaac Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett takes a swing at Hines's ribcage but misses.
Hines drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hines tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennett is retaining full guard.
Hines chips away with some ground and pound.
Hines throws a big elbow that misses.
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.
Hines works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hines is looking to advance position but Bennett won't allow it.
Bennett wants to improve his position but Hines is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hines not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hines drops an elbow to the side of Bennett's head.
Hines not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bennett wants to sweep but Hines has passed to side control!
Hines in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bennett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bennett tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Hines looking to finish Bennett with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bennett!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hines has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bennett's face.
Hines with the ground and pound from mount.
Hines is landing with some decent strikes but Bennett is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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!
Bennett is working to get back to half guard.
Hines trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
Hines tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hines dominating with strikes here.
Hines working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bennett is rocked!
Hines postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Bennett badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Hines around the waist but Hines pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Hines is the winner by TKO! Hines jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). L Manning Hines!
After the fight, L Manning Hines was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Behring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Munoz comes to the cage accompanied by Lil Wayne ft Drake - Right above it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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155 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
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jackson Munoz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ian Behring!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Munoz misses its intended target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Munoz.
Munoz leaves Behring with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Munoz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Munoz throws a body punch but Behring moves out of range.
Behring walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Munoz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Munoz.
Munoz connects with a right hand. Behring shakes it off.
Behring closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Munoz to the mat! Munoz manages to get full guard.
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!
Behring wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
Behring is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Munoz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Munoz has escaped and now he's on top!
Munoz gets to his feet - Behring follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Behring.
Behring changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Munoz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Behring slips a jab from Munoz.
Behring shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Munoz but Munoz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jackson Munoz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A jab from Munoz misses.
Behring misses with a takedown
and Munoz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Behring! Munoz lets Behring back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Behring is rocked!
It looks like Ian Behring has been cut.
Jackson Munoz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ian Behring.
Munoz cracks Behring with a hook to the temple - Behring is on wobbly legs here! Munoz swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Behring falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Munoz wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackson Munoz!
After winning the bout, Jackson Munoz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bratt Nardello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sinéad O'Connor - The Foggy Dew kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Bratt Nardello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Carmen!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmen needs to keep his hands up - Nardello had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Shane Carmen has been cut.
Nardello feints a jab promting Carmen to slip. Nardello then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carmen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carmen swinging wildly here.
Nardello will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nardello steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carmen.
Nardello moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That has opened up Shane Carmen's cut even more.
Nardello ducks under a wild hook from Carmen.
Nardello flashes Carmen a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Carmen's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Carmen crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Nardello punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bratt Nardello!
After the fight, Bratt Nardello was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Black Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Heinz Bauser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karl Heinz Bauser will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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208 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Black Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Heinz Bauser!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauser throws a leg kick but Coleman moved away.
Bauser has managed to clinch.
Bauser decides to pull guard.
Bauser not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Coleman lands a couple of digs.
Coleman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bauser's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Coleman stands up over Bauser, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bauser throws his legs up looking for a submission but Coleman uses it to pass to side control.
Coleman wants to control but Bauser is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman scoring with punches from side control.
Coleman lands some shots froms side control.
Coleman is working Bauser over with some ground and pound from side control.
Coleman is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bauser's shoulder. That is not cool.
Coleman is chipping away with strikes.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Bauser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bauser is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bauser trying to remain calm as Coleman controls from the top position.
Bauser wants to control but Coleman postures up.
Coleman lands an elbow.
Coleman scoring with punches and elbows.
Bauser tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Coleman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauser is trying to control Coleman's posture but Coleman avoids it.
Bauser tries to buck Coleman off but Coleman is having none of it.
Coleman 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.
A lull in the action here as Coleman stalls from top position.
Bauser manages to work his way to half guard, despite Coleman's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman winds up and cracks Bauser with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bauser tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
Coleman not doing much here.
We've been hearing that Coleman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bauser is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
Coleman lands with a punch from half guard.
Bauser is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
Coleman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bauser wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman working Bauser over with strikes.
Coleman takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Coleman dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bauser throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bauser throws a wild body kick that Coleman sees coming a mile off.
A quick step to the side and Coleman tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coleman misses with a double jab.
Coleman throws a right and a left that Bauser avoids nicely.
Bauser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Coleman was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bauser.
Coleman digs a good hook to Bauser's body.
Bauser takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bauser closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bauser tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Coleman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bauser jumps guard.
Coleman trying to control but Bauser is working from the bottom.
Coleman is pushing down on Bauser's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bauser is fighting to maintain full guard but Coleman has managed to sneak the leg through.
Coleman controlling the pace.
Bauser has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coleman is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Bauser's temple.
Coleman scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bauser is looking to improve his position.
Bauser is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Coleman pulls his head out easily.
Bauser is breathing heavily.
Coleman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bauser is rocked!
Coleman lands a big elbow - Bauser is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Coleman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Black Coleman!
Black Coleman gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Sandow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sandow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aint No Grave . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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186 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Damien Sandow!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sandow tries for a takedown but The Kid circles away easily
and The Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Damien Sandow has been cut.
The Kid stuffs the takedown.
Sandow fails with a takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from The Kid on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bill The Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Sandow.
A shot to the liver by The Kid. Beautiful body shot.
Sandow tries for a takedown but The Kid circles away easily
and The Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid cracks Sandow with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sandow looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can The Kid finish him?
Sandow is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Kid lands a brutal uppercut that launches Sandow off his feet! Sandow tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill The Kid!
After the fight, Bill The Kid was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Damien Sandow stepped up to the mic, saying 'One of the best i have ever fought congratualtions to him he is the real deal '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Peso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerson comes to the cage accompanied by RAP JIU-JITSU. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Gerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Peso!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gerson fails to land the takedown.
A nice side step and Peso releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Peso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gerson throws a big counter combination but Peso scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Peso just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerson is looking to counter the offense by Peso and move into the clinch.
Peso throws the left hand but Gerson avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Gerson misses the target.
Peso takes a swing at Gerson's ribcage but misses.
Peso misses with a hook. Gerson ducked under it nicely.
Gerson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab from Peso.
Peso misses with a body shot.
Peso misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peso misses with a body shot.
Peso shoots in and bounces Gerson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Gerson working for a triangle but Peso defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Peso is defending well. Gerson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Peso has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gerson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ricardo Gerson!
A very excited looking Ricardo Gerson 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mehmet Muhammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Bishop Of Bath And Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Bishop Of Bath And Wells 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mehmet Muhammad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Muhammad.
Of Bath And Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhammad moves away.
Of Bath And Wells fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Muhammad on the side of the head.
Muhammad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a sloppy right hand. Muhammad should have avoided that one.
Of Bath And Wells throws a body punch but Muhammad moves out of range.
Muhammad misses with an uppercut.
Muhammad ducks under a wild hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muhammad.
Muhammad scores with a body shot.
Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muhammad.
Jab from Muhammad.
Of Bath And Wells's coach down at LOD: Contenders was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Of Bath And Wells's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Of Bath And Wells lands a right hook to the body.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Of Bath And Wells finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Of Bath And Wells throws a looping overhand right but Muhammad ducks down to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Of Bath And Wells on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Muhammad.
Muhammad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Of Bath And Wells there.
Muhammad throws a body punch but Of Bath And Wells moves out of range.
Muhammad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A slow jab from Of Bath And Wells misses its intended target.
Muhammad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Of Bath And Wells throws an overhand right that lands on Muhammad's shoulder, as Muhammad tries to avoid the shot.
Muhammad closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Of Bath And Wells blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhammad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muhammad struggles to land a body shot inside as Of Bath And Wells controls his hands.
Of Bath And Wells blocking some punches.
Of Bath And Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Muhammad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muhammad prevents Of Bath And Wells from breaking the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left hand lands to the body for Muhammad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad pressing his opponent against the cage.
Of Bath And Wells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muhammad has him pressed against the cage.
Of Bath And Wells takes a shot to the head.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muhammad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muhammad gets through Of Bath And Wells's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Of Bath And Wells's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of Bath And Wells lands a really nice looking cross but Muhammad seems unphased.
A big right from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Muhammad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Of Bath And Wells was well out of range. Poor timing from Muhammad.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a counter right but Muhammad avoids it with no problem.
Muhammad swings away with a body shot that misses
and Of Bath And Wells cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Of Bath And Wells pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muhammad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Of Bath And Wells lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Muhammad at a distance.
Of Bath And Wells scores with the left hand. Muhammad knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Bath And Wells jabs at Muhammad's body.
Muhammad misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Of Bath And Wells was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muhammad.
Muhammad scores with a jab. Of Bath And Wells acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Of Bath And Wells tries to move into range but Muhammad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muhammad misses with an uppercut
enabling Of Bath And Wells to counter with a crisp jab.
Muhammad throws a right hand that misses
and Muhammad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice straight punches there by Muhammad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muhammad.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a hook to the body. Muhammad takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muhammad's hands.
Muhammad is rocked!
It looks like Mehmet Muhammad has been cut.
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!
Of Bath And Wells uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muhammad.
Muhammad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Of Bath And Wells displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muhammad throws out the jab.
Muhammad slips a jab from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muhammad doesn't seem bothered though.
Muhammad just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Bath And Wells ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muhammad misses with a two punch combination.
Muhammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Bath And Wells.
Muhammad misses with an uppercut
and Of Bath And Wells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Bath And Wells moves away.
Muhammad lands a nice hook to Of Bath And Wells's body. Of Bath And Wells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Of Bath And Wells throws out a loose jab but Muhammad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Muhammad misses its target.
Of Bath And Wells slips under a jab from Muhammad.
Muhammad digs a good hook to Of Bath And Wells's body.
Of Bath And Wells looks to land a left hand but Muhammad moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Bath And Wells throws a shot to the body.
Muhammad throws the left hand but Of Bath And Wells avoids the punch easily.
Muhammad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid it.
Muhammad throws a right hand that Of Bath And Wells ducks under and follows up with a left that Of Bath And Wells also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but The Bishop Of Bath And Wells will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mehmet Muhammad's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muhammad misses with a hook. Of Bath And Wells ducked under it nicely.
Muhammad misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Of Bath And Wells! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Of Bath And Wells there.
Muhammad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Of Bath And Wells tries to keep at a distance but Muhammad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body punch.
Of Bath And Wells working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Of Bath And Wells scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muhammad prevents Of Bath And Wells from breaking the clinch.
Muhammad misses with a body punch.
Of Bath And Wells working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Bath And Wells presses Muhammad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muhammad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Of Bath And Wells up against the cage.
Of Bath And Wells digs a right hand into Muhammad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muhammad's gas tank.
Of Bath And Wells is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhammad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Of Bath And Wells wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Of Bath And Wells breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muhammad throwing a counter right hand but Of Bath And Wells manages to avoid it.
Muhammad thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Of Bath And Wells misses.
Of Bath And Wells throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muhammad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Of Bath And Wells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhammad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Of Bath And Wells gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Of Bath And Wells takes a swing at Muhammad's ribcage but misses.
Muhammad looks to land a combination but Of Bath And Wells avoids it well.
Muhammad defending well as Of Bath And Wells loads up on a big left hand.
Muhammad throws a series of punches but Of Bath And Wells avoids them all with ease.
Of Bath And Wells looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Bath And Wells feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Muhammad sprawling to the canvas! Muhammad rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Of Bath And Wells finish him?!
Oh Muhammad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muhammad misses with an uppercut.
Muhammad seems to have got his legs back now.
Of Bath And Wells works Muhammad's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad lands an overhand right.
Muhammad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Bath And Wells.
Of Bath And Wells slips a jab from Muhammad.
Of Bath And Wells uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muhammad.
Of Bath And Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muhammad.
Of Bath And Wells swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muhammad missing with a left hand there. Of Bath And Wells was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Of Bath And Wells takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Of Bath And Wells misses the jab.
Of Bath And Wells with a nice cross.
Muhammad tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Of Bath And Wells as he connects with a hook.
Muhammad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Of Bath And Wells has time to react.
Muhammad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Muhammad misses with an uppercut.
Of Bath And Wells lands a big uppercut and Muhammad crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Muhammad looks OK. Of Bath And Wells waves Muhammad back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhammad forces Of Bath And Wells back against the cage and clinches.
Muhammad lands an uppercut.
Muhammad swings wildly with an uppercut but Of Bath And Wells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Bath And Wells's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Of Bath And Wells closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Of Bath And Wells moves out of range of the strikes.
Of Bath And Wells swings for the body but Muhammad moves out of range.
Of Bath And Wells jabs Muhammad to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Muhammad 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.
Of Bath And Wells scores with a nice right hand.
Muhammad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muhammad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muhammad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Bath And Wells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muhammad ducks under a wild hook from Of Bath And Wells.
Muhammad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Of Bath And Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muhammad moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Of Bath And Wells sends Muhammad crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Of Bath And Wells is motioning to the referee to let Muhammad up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Good shot there by Muhammad.
Of Bath And Wells misses the shot to the body.
Mehmet Muhammad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch lands to the side of Muhammad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Muhammad misses the shot to the body.
Of Bath And Wells connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Muhammad out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). The Bishop Of Bath And Wells!
The Bishop Of Bath And Wells decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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 into the arena with The Imperial March blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
27 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Vader !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Arnold. Vader shrugs it off though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arnold.
Vader shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vader was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Arnold manages to get back to half guard.
Vader missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vader is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arnold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arnold actively working from the bottom here.
Vader missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Arnold trying to control but Vader postures up.
Vader will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arnold looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold trying to control here.
Arnold felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Vader is working for a submission of some sort.
Vader scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Vader is pressing down on Arnold's thigh, looking to free his foot. Arnold is holding on for now.
Arnold avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vader .
That's two 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.
Vader lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arnold manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
We've been hearing that Vader has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing Vader from controlling successfully.
Arnold controls Vader momentarily but Vader frees himself.
Vader throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vader sitting in guard here, content to control.
Arnold has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Arnold keeping full guard, as Vader tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing Vader from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Vader looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnold is just out of range.
Vader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vader listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arnold misses with a body shot.
Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vader .
BJ Arnold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Arnold.
Arnold throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vader manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Vader on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arnold with a hook.
Arnold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vader takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vader scores with a nice strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader .
Arnold takes one to the side of the head.
Vader on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arnold. Arnold obviously looking to wear him down.
Arnold swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Arnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vader on the side of the head.
Arnold throws a body punch but Vader moves out of range.
Arnold is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vader rather than just go for the knockout.
Vader misses with a straight left.
Arnold appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arnold misses with a few strikes there.
Arnold lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but BJ Arnold will probably get the nod.
That's time! Vader 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arnold looks to score with a jab to the body but Vader is just out of range.
Vader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Arnold misses
and Vader counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnold moves away from the strike by Vader .
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnold connects with the punch.
Vader takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Arnold moves out of range of the strikes.
Arnold misses with a head kick.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Vader .
Vader loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Arnold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold misses with a hook.
It looked like Vader was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arnold.
BJ Arnold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vader doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arnold swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Vader throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arnold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold tries to clinch
and Vader counters with an inside leg kick.
Arnold bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Vader misses.
Arnold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arnold stuffs the takedown attempt from Vader . Vader gets slowly back to his feet.
Arnold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Vader walks into a jab.
That kick from Arnold tenderised Vader 's leg. Vader is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arnold takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arnold throws a leg kick
enabling Vader to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnold fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice body punch from Vader .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold moves in looking to clinch but Vader pushes him off.
Arnold scores with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arnold.
Arnold slips under a jab from Vader .
Vader manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Arnold on his heels. He'll look to pass Arnold's guard now, I'm sure.
Vader looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arnold working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Vader has passed into half guard!
Vader slips a nice elbow through Arnold's hands, connecting with Arnold's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold controlling the position for now.
Vader throwing shots but Arnold is blocking nicely.
Vader lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Arnold is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vader scores with a couple of nice shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arnold trying to control here.
Arnold is trying to control but Vader passes into side control!
Vader working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Arnold looking for a sweep but Vader has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Vader scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Vader cracks Arnold with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vader looking to control but Arnold is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Arnold wants to hold on but Vader pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arnold lands a body shot.
Vader on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arnold with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vader tries for a takedown but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arnold lands with a cross.
Arnold misses with a body shot.
Vader throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arnold counters with a leg kick.
Arnold has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vader .
Arnold tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Vader counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vader postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold has his hands on Vader 's head, controlling the position.
Vader connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing Vader from controlling successfully.
Arnold is trying to keep Vader in close.
Arnold being controlled here, momentarily.
Arnold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Arnold is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Vader wants to control from the top but Arnold keeps moving.
Vader lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Vader working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vader scoring with punches to the head and body.
Darth Vader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vader postures up.
Vader wants to control from the top but Arnold keeps moving.
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 controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader pushing down on Arnold's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Arnold is looking to get back to full guard here but Vader has managed to pass to side control instead.
Arnold is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Vader tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vader scoring with punches from side control.
Arnold is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vader off and has taken his back!
Arnold is not going to allow Vader to sit and survive in this position.
You can see the frustration on Vader 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
You can see the frustration on Vader 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Arnold somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Vader breaks Arnold's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vader makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Vader throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arnold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Arnold scores with a punch to the head.
Vader keeps the fight on the outside.
Vader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vader , right into the meat.
Vader blocks a jab.
Arnold getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vader takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arnold stuns Vader with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vader throws a jab when Arnold was well out of range.
Arnold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vader throws an off balance right hand
and Vader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arnold moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Arnold lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arnold clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vader backwards.
Vader misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vader tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vader misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Vader controls the action.
Arnold prevents the takedown attempt.
Arnold takes a shot to the head.
Vader misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vader is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vader fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vader misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Arnold tries a body shot but Vader blocks it.
Arnold tries to work over Vader 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vader throws a leg kick that is checked
and Arnold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arnold fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vader on the side of the head.
Vader takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arnold misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vader takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vader throws a leg kick but Arnold sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Arnold works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arnold.
Vader tries a head kick but it misses.
Vader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arnold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vader throws a sloppy head kick and Arnold moves out of range easily.
Arnold lands a jab to the head.
Vader misses the shot to the body.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader .
Nice cross by Arnold.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnold takes a swing at Vader 's ribcage but misses.
Arnold misses with a body kick.
Arnold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vader throws a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vader fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Vader 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Arnold blocks a head kick by Vader .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnold was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader .
Arnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vader looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arnold cracks a nice hook into Vader 's ribs.
Vader throws the left hand but Arnold avoids the punch easily.
Arnold misses with a looping left.
Arnold connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arnold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Vader .
Arnold chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot by Arnold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Arnold dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Arnold thows a leg kick but Vader checks it
and Vader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vader 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 shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Arnold sprawls well. Arnold wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vader gets slowly back to his feet.
Arnold doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Arnold throws the kick towards the body but Vader avoids it.
Vader waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnold.
Arnold was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arnold feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vader 's calf.
Arnold lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vader 's sensitive parts.
Vader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold punishes Vader 's body with a nice straight punch.
Arnold has closed the distance and engaged Vader in a clinch.
Arnold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arnold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold lands a nice shot to the body.
Vader working aggressively here.
Arnold misses with a body punch.
Vader tries a body shot but Arnold blocks it.
Vader pulls Arnold into guard.
Vader looking for a sweep. Not yet Vader , not yet.
Arnold slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Vader is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Arnold off and has taken his back!
Arnold is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Vader off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Arnold tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold tries to hold on but Vader postures up.
Arnold is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vader scoring with strikes but Arnold is staying in there.
Arnold tries to hold on but Vader postures up.
Vader with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arnold is wriggling around trying to escape.
Arnold tries to hold on but Vader pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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.
Vader tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arnold is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vader with good strikes from the mount here!
Vader with good strikes from the mount here!
Vader avoids the attempt from Arnold to control.
Arnold is squirming around, avoiding Vader 's attempts to control the action.
The referee warns Arnold that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vader working Arnold over with strikes here.
Arnold tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Vader raining down hammerfists from mount.
Arnold is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Arnold scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Vader land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Vader stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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