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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Howard Wolowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Arnold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Howard Wolowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wolowitz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Arnold on the side of the head.
Wolowitz scores with a nice strike.
Arnold misses with a straight right.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wolowitz.
Arnold is trying to improve his position.
Wolowitz working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Arnold tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolowitz wants to control but Arnold is keeping him busy.
Wolowitz working the ground and pound but Arnold is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Arnold's face as Wolowitz controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Arnold's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arnold is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wolowitz lands a jab to the nose.
Wolowitz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Arnold keeping full guard, as Wolowitz tries to pass.
Wolowitz stopping the sweep attempt from Arnold.
Arnold trying to keep a closed guard but Wolowitz is proving a slippery customer.
Wolowitz is in close to Arnold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Arnold manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wolowitz manages to get himself to full guard.
Arnold wants to control from the top but Wolowitz keeps moving.
Arnold looking to sit in guard and control but Wolowitz gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wolowitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wolowitz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wolowitz throws a big right hand that misses.
Arnold controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Wolowitz misses.
Arnold shoots in but Wolowitz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolowitz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arnold darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Wolowitz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolowitz is looking for a sweep. Arnold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arnold trying to control the pace.
Wolowitz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wolowitz.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wolowitz is on top in guard.
Wolowitz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wolowitz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Howard Wolowitz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arnold jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wolowitz throws a hook but Arnold avoids it easily.
Howard Wolowitz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Wolowitz throws out a loose jab but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wolowitz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Arnold manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing Wolowitz from controlling successfully.
Wolowitz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Arnold keeping moving, preventing Wolowitz from controlling successfully.
Wolowitz throwing strikes from guard but Arnold blocks nicely.
Wolowitz trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arnold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wolowitz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolowitz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arnold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arnold drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arnold misses with a takedown
and Wolowitz counters with a nice body shot.
Wolowitz misses with a looping right.
Arnold has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wolowitz finds it's way round the side to connect with Arnold's head.
Wolowitz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnold throws a lazy right hand but Wolowitz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold throws a strike but Wolowitz avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Wolowitz trying to keep a closed guard but Arnold is proving a slippery customer.
Wolowitz is pulling down on Arnold's head. It's preventing any offense from Arnold, at least for the moment.
Arnold is looking to work some ground and pound but Wolowitz has wrist control.
Arnold missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolowitz controlling Arnold's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arnold with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wolowitz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Arnold keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolowitz.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolowitz.
The crowd cheers as Wolowitz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arnold doesn't seem phased though.
Wolowitz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arnold backs up against the cage.
Arnold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wolowitz.
Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wolowitz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Arnold misses the target.
Wolowitz with a poor takedown
and Arnold counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arnold wants to control from the top but Wolowitz keeps moving.
Arnold looking to pass the guard.
Arnold postures up in Wolowitz's guard and throws a big left but Wolowitz blocks it.
Wolowitz keeping moving, preventing Arnold from controlling successfully.
Arnold thows a big elbow that misses.
Wolowitz trying to keep a closed guard but Arnold is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tim Arnold will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wolowitz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arnold.
Wolowitz misses with a straight left.
No luck for Arnold with that takedown attempt.
Arnold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wolowitz misses with a straight left.
Arnold throws the left hand but Wolowitz avoids the punch easily.
Wolowitz lands with a hook. Arnold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wolowitz thows a body shot but no joy.
Wolowitz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolowitz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wolowitz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arnold.
Wolowitz scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Arnold.
Wolowitz dives in and grabs Arnold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Arnold pushes down on Wolowitz's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolowitz throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Arnold takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Arnold takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wolowitz lands with an uppercut that bounces Arnold off the cage and back into rage.
Wolowitz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wolowitz loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
Wolowitz misses with a looping left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Arnold.
Wolowitz tests Arnold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arnold walks into a jab.
Wolowitz with a nice cross.
Wolowitz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Wolowitz lands with a straight right. Arnold didn't see that one coming.
Arnold drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wolowitz is keeping the position for now.
Wolowitz is trying to keep Arnold in close.
Howard Wolowitz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wolowitz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wolowitz 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.
Arnold trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolowitz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wolowitz trying to control the position.
Wolowitz keeping moving, preventing Arnold from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold postures up in Wolowitz's guard and throws a big left but Wolowitz blocks it.
Arnold trying to control but Wolowitz is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wolowitz lands a head shot.
Nice shot by Wolowitz.
Arnold fails with a takedown attempt.
Howard Wolowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Arnold.
Wolowitz lands a jab to Arnold's midsection.
Arnold slips a straight right by Wolowitz.
Wolowitz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Arnold.
Arnold changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wolowitz tries to avoid it but Arnold manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wolowitz to the ground. Wolowitz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Arnold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wolowitz misses.
Wolowitz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnold.
Arnold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Arnold misses its intended target.
Arnold looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Arnold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wolowitz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wolowitz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arnold is one step ahead there.
Wolowitz has control of Arnold's left arm, preventing Arnold from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Howard Wolowitz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wolowitz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Howard Wolowitz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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