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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sarah Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Arthur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Arthur has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sarah Simpson's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 New York, Sarah Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Arthur!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arthur tries to clinch but Simpson moves out of range.
Arthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arthur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Simpson pinned against the cage. Simpson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Simpson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Simpson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arthur rushes Simpson and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Arthur.
Arthur jumps guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simpson wanted to stand there but Arthur had control of the position.
Arthur controls Simpson momentarily but Simpson frees himself.
Arthur lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Simpson!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Arthur cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arthur landing strikes from the mount.
Arthur connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Arthur punishing his opponent with strikes.
Simpson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Simpson is squirming around, avoiding Arthur's attempts to control the action.
Arthur gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Arthur connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Arthur lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Simpson backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arthur changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Simpson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simpson is not content to let Arthur control the position.
Arthur is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Arthur really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simpson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Arthur decides to stand back up.
Arthur shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Simpson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur won't allow Simpson to sweep him here.
Arthur would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Arthur wants to pass the guard but Simpson is keeping the position.
Simpson wants to stand up but Arthur is controlling him.
Simpson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Simpson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Simpson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Arthur fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simpson, pushing him back against the cage.
Arthur landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arthur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Simpson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Arthur tries to clinch but Simpson is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arthur tries a head kick but it misses.
Simpson moves in looking to clinch but Arthur pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Arthur dominated that round.
That's time! Simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Arthur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Arthur gets a takedown into half guard.
Arthur controlling the pace.
Arthur wants to control but Simpson is keeping him busy.
Simpson tries to get to full guard but Arthur has control of the leg.
Arthur is keen to just control but Simpson is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arthur wants to stand up but Simpson is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Arthur manages to mount him!
Arthur trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Arthur avoids the attempt from Simpson to control.
Simpson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arthur trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arthur stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Simpson tries for a takedown but Arthur circles away easily
and Arthur counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Simpson!
Simpson bucks up and throws Arthur to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Simpson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arthur moves into the clinch.
Arthur tries to score a body lock takedown but Simpson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Arthur is working Simpson over against the cage.
Arthur tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arthur breaks the clinch.
Simpson looks to clinch
and Arthur counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Simpson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Arthur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Simpson but Simpson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sarah Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Arthur.
Simpson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arthur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Simpson's guard.
Simpson looking for a sweep. Not yet Simpson, not yet.
Arthur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simpson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Simpson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Simpson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Arthur!
Simpson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arthur is in a horrible position here. Simpson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Arthur is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Simpson.
Arthur is in a horrible position here. Simpson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Arthur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Simpson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Simpson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Arthur lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Simpson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Arthur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Simpson tries to avoid it but Arthur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Simpson to the ground. Simpson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arthur gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Simpson looking to slow down the pace here.
Arthur turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Arthur manages to end up in side control.
Arthur laying and praying for a moment but Simpson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Simpson is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Simpson gets full guard.
Arthur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Simpson's guard.
Arthur looking to pass the guard.
Arthur lands a couple of digs.
Arthur has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Simpson is proving hard to escape from.
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.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Arthur from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Arthur forces Simpson back against the cage and clinches.
Arthur jumps guard but Simpson stands there with Arthur around his waist. Arthur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Simpson is working for takedown but Arthur is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arthur tries for a takedown but Simpson manages to get underhooks.
Sarah Simpson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Arthur.
Arthur jumps guard but Simpson stands there with Arthur around his waist. Arthur gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Arthur jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Simpson walks away with a smile on his face. Arthur gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Simpson tries to clinch
so Arthur counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Arthur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simpson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arthur wants to stand but Simpson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Arthur from controlling successfully.
Arthur showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Simpson pushes Arthur off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arthur feints and as Simpson raises his hands in defense, Arthur changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arthur stands and steps away. Simpson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Simpson tries to clinch
and Arthur counters with a single leg into guard. Simpson didn't expect that.
Simpson working a defensive guard here.
Arthur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Simpson's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arthur trying to control the position from guard on top but Simpson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Arthur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arthur 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Arthur!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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