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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Hunter (ranked 4368 p4p, 4385 weight class) and Scott Arfield (ranked 0 p4p, 380 weight class). Arfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Saturday Night- Whigfield. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Will Hunter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Arfield!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arfield moves into range and clinches up with Hunter.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arfield takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hunter wants to break free but Arfield has control.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Arfield.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arfield pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arfield presses Hunter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter wants to break free but Arfield has control.
Arfield holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arfield lands a damaging elbow.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but Arfield keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Arfield.
Arfield prevents Hunter from breaking the clinch.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Arfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Arfield.
A hook to the body from Arfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
A short left from Arfield.
Hunter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A hook to the body from Arfield.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Arfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Hunter is trying to push Arfield away but Arfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arfield landing knees to the head.
Arfield working Hunter over with knees to the body.
Arfield lands a shot to the body.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Arfield.
A right handed body shot lands from Arfield.
A short right from Arfield.
Hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Arfield won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Arfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arfield. That one must have hurt.
Arfield misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter gets tackled into the cage by Arfield. Arfield maintains the clinch.
Arfield landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Arfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Arfield.
Arfield scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Arfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Arfield dominated that round.
That's time! Hunter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hunter lands with a kick to the temple. Arfield shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Arfield instigates a clinch.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Arfield has the dominant position.
Arfield has Hunter pressed against the cage, preventing Hunter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hunter can't break the clinch.
Hunter tries to circle away but Arfield has him pinned against the cage.
Arfield ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Arfield no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hunter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Arfield, up you get!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arfield closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Come on Arfield - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield is controlling him.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield is controlling him.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Arfield landing knees to the body.
Arfield keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunter's efforts to push away.
Arfield is working Hunter over against the cage.
Arfield avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hunter wants to get back to striking at distance but Arfield won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Arfield.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A hook to the body from Arfield.
Arfield breaks from the clinch.
Hunter misses with a right hand
and Arfield counters with a two punch combo.
Arfield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hunter counters with a straight right hand.
Arfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hunter takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Arfield.
Arfield digs a right hand underneath Hunter's ribcage. Hunter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hunter is trying to push Arfield away but Arfield has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunter tries to circle away but Arfield has him pinned against the cage.
Hunter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hunter is looking to break free of the clinch but Arfield has double underhooks.
Arfield cracks Hunter with a nice body shot.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Arfield has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hunter wants to break free but Arfield has control.
The referee calls for Arfield to work.
Hunter tries to break free but Arfield pushes him back against the cage.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Arfield has the dominant position.
Nice body punch from Arfield.
Arfield has Hunter pressed against the cage, preventing Hunter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Arfield.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hunter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Arfield has the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Arfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hunter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hunter feints a jab promting Arfield to slip. Hunter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Arfield slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hunter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Arfield.
Arfield avoids a kick to the body.
Hunter throws a sloppy head kick and Arfield moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Hunter. Those never looked like landing.
Arfield clinches.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
Hunter is trying to break free.
Arfield presses Hunter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arfield leaning his opponent against the cage.
Arfield has Hunter pressed against the cage, preventing Hunter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Arfield.
Arfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scott Arfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hunter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice body punch from Arfield.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Arfield prevents Hunter from breaking the clinch.
Hunter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but Arfield keeps him there for the moment.
Arfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Arfield stalling against the cage.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Arfield digs a right hand underneath Hunter's ribcage. Hunter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arfield digs a right hand into Hunter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hunter's gas tank.
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Arfield.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Arfield lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunter backwards.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arfield has Hunter pressed against the cage, preventing Hunter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arfield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Will Hunter is winning the standup battle so far.
Arfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arfield avoiding damage.
Hunter wants to break free but Arfield has control.
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter is trying to break the clinch but Arfield has him pressed against the cage.
Hunter can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hunter working hard to break the clinch.
Arfield keeps control of Hunter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hunter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Arfield has the dominant position.
Hunter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arfield lands a nice uppercut.
Arfield stalling the fight.
Arfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arfield stalling in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Hunter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Will Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Arfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hunter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Arfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Arfield winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Arfield!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Arfield thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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