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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bombada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Werner Arber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arber has chosen Pink Floyd - Money as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buzz Bombada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Werner Arber!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Arber.
Arber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bombada takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Arber connects with a body shot that sends Bombada's belly button to the back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bombada has his takedown stuffed
and Arber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bombada keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arber.
Bombada shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Arber looking for a sweep. Not yet Arber, not yet.
Arber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bombada's guard.
Bombada throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bombada is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bombada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bombada knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arber on the ground.
Arber is looking to work some ground and pound but Bombada has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arber stands up over Bombada, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Arber trying to control but Bombada is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada trying to keep a closed guard but Arber is proving a slippery customer.
Bombada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bombada throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bombada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Arber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arber has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Arber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arber postures up in Bombada's guard and throws a big left but Bombada blocks it.
Arber thows a big elbow that misses.
Bombada might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Arber keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bombada's head.
Bombada keeping moving, preventing Arber from controlling successfully.
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.
Arber working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Arber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Arber throwing strikes but missing.
Bombada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arber.
Arber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Arber works over Bombada with some ground and pound from guard.
Arber thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bombada working a defensive guard here.
Arber wants to pass the guard but Bombada is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bombada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arber.
Bombada has Arber pulled in close to control his posture.
Arber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bombada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Arber drops back, looking for a kneebar! Bombada looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Bombada looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Bombada!
Bombada landing a few strikes.
Arber regains half guard.
Arber wants to improve his position but Bombada is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arber trying to control here.
Arber is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Bombada is staying active.
Well, if Bombada is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Arber is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Arber regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bombada postures up.
Bombada has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bombada with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bombada trying to control but Arber is working from the bottom.
Bombada stopping the sweep attempt from Arber.
Arber is trying to keep Bombada in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Werner Arber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bombada shoots in and gets a takedown into Arber's guard.
Arber keeping moving, preventing Bombada from controlling successfully.
Bombada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bombada landing with the ground and pound.
Arber is controlling Bombada's posture.
Arber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bombada!
Arber unloads with some shots from mount but Bombada bucks and avoids them well.
Arber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bombada taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arber unloads with some shots from mount but Bombada bucks and avoids them well.
Arber thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bombada wants to hold on but Arber pushes him away.
Arber throwing strikes but Bombada recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Arber throwing shots but Bombada is blocking nicely.
Bombada wants to control but Arber is keeping busy.
Bombada wants to improve his position but Arber is controlling well.
Arber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bombada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arber.
Arber with the ground and pound but Bombada uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bombada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arber.
Arber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Arber with a nice head shot there.
Arber throwing strikes but missing.
Bombada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bombada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arber trying to control but Bombada is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Arber drops back looking for a leg! Bombada is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Bombada manages to kick Arber off! Arber jumps back into Bombada's guard.
Bombada looking to control.
Bombada pulls Arber in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bombada can't keep his opponent in guard - Arber advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Arber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arber works his way into full mount!
Arber looking to ground and pound but Bombada is blocking nicely.
Arber throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arber cracks Bombada with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bombada is desperately trying to improve his position but Arber has a good base and remains in mount.
Bombada is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werner Arber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bombada misses with a takedown attempt
and Arber counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arber lands with an uppercut that bounces Bombada off the cage and back into rage.
Arber stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arber thuds a left hand into Bombada's body.
Arber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombada.
Bombada has his takedown stuffed
and Arber counters with a stiff right hand.
Arber connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bombada needs to keep his hands up - Arber had a free shot at his head there.
Arber misses with a hook. Bombada ducked under it nicely.
Arber with a jab.
Arber punishes Bombada's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice jab there from Arber.
Arber scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bombada walks into a stiff left hand from Arber.
Arber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Arber dips to his left and cracks Bombada with an uppercut!
Arber is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Arber lands with a shot to the body.
Arber will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bombada tries for a takedown but Arber circles away easily
and Arber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Bombada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bombada walks into a jab.
Buzz Bombada is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bombada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bombada misses with a takedown
and Arber counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arber lands the left hand.
Arber connects with a body shot.
Bombada has his takedown stuffed
and Arber counters with a stiff right hand.
Arber has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arber dips to his left and cracks Bombada with an uppercut!
Bombada with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Arber to counter with a crisp jab.
Arber scores with a nice right hand.
Bombada drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bombada shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bombada showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Arber manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Arber holds on and takes a little breather.
Bombada working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Arber throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arber manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Arber looking to secure an arm triangle but Bombada defends it well.
Arber lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Arber there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Arber trying to control but Bombada is having none of it.
Arber dominating with strikes here.
Arber avoids the attempt from Bombada to control.
Arber landing strikes from the mount and Bombada is in trouble!
Arber throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arber trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee warns Bombada that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bombada is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Arber lands with some strikes.
Arber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Arber looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arber throwing strikes here but Bombada is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Arber scoring with strikes but Bombada is staying in there.
Bombada wants to control but Arber is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werner Arber really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bombada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arber.
Bombada looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Werner Arber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bombada is looking to work some ground and pound but Arber has wrist control.
Bombada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Arber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bombada got a little sloppy there for a moment and Arber has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bombada has managed to get both his arms back between Arber's legs - danger averted.
Arber looking for a sweep. Not yet Arber, not yet.
Bombada lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Arber is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bombada connects with a couple of short punches.
Arber wants to sweep here but Bombada controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arber is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Arber utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bombada scoring with some ground and pound.
Bombada trying to control but Arber is working from the bottom.
Arber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bombada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Arber trying to keep a closed guard but Bombada is proving a slippery customer.
Arber manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bombada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Arber unloads with some shots from mount but Bombada bucks and avoids them well.
Arber throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Arber is landing with some decent strikes but Bombada is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bombada tries to lock up and control but Arber gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bombada is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Bombada wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Arber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arber thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Arber dominating with strikes here.
Arber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bombada taking shots to the head.
Arber throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Arber throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bombada wants to control but Arber is having none of it.
Arber lands a big shot there that rocks Bombada but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bombada tries to hold on but Arber pushes him away.
Arber looking to finish Bombada with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bombada!
Bombada is trying desperately to improve position.
Bombada blocking the ground and pound.
Arber fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Arber working the ground and pound effectively.
Bombada is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Arber.
Arber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Werner Arber 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bombada fails with the takedown
and Arber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Arber.
Arber is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bombada.
Bombada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arber to score with a decent uppercut.
Arber lands a right hook to the body.
Arber lands a nice shot that snaps Bombada's head back.
Some wild striking there from Arber.
Bombada slips under a jab.
Bombada shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Arber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bombada gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Arber counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Bombada. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bombada gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Arber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Arber looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bombada tries to roll over but Arber keeps him under control.
Arber tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bombada knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Arber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bombada wants to improve his position but Arber is controlling well.
Arber landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Arber throwing shots but Bombada is blocking nicely.
Arber is looking for a kimura here.
Arber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bombada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Arber wants to control but Bombada is keeping him busy.
Arber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Arber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arber is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bombada wants to control but Arber is keeping busy.
Arber missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bombada taking some punishment here, with Arber in his half guard.
Bombada holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Arber with the ground and pound but Bombada uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bombada is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Arber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Buzz Bombada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Werner Arber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four 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.
Bombada being controlled here, momentarily.
Arber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bombada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Arber throws a big right hand that misses.
Bombada wants to stand and escape but Arber is having none of it.
Arber missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arber thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Arber chips away with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Werner Arber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Arber 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 45:50
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Werner Arber!
Werner Arber is the new featherweight champion!
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