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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Wesson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Arkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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221 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Wesson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Arkley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wesson.
Wesson moves in looking to clinch but Arkley pushes him off.
Arkley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A clash of legs there as Wesson blocks the low kick.
Wesson misses the shot to the body.
Wesson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wesson misses with a straight left.
Wesson connects with a body shot that sends Arkley's belly button to the back.
Wesson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Arkley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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!
Arkley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wesson to score with a decent uppercut.
Wesson swings for the body but Arkley moves out of range.
Arkley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wesson.
Some wild striking there from Wesson.
Arkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wesson manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson checks the leg kick.
Arkley misses with the combination.
Arkley misses with a body shot.
Arkley tries to land a front kick but Wesson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wesson throws a good cross that connects.
Arkley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wesson swings for the body but Arkley moves out of range.
Arkley connects with a body shot.
Arkley throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wesson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arkley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wesson swinging wildly here.
Arkley drops Wesson with a left right combo! Arkley follows him down to the ground into side control.
Wesson is rocked!
It looks like John Wesson has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Wesson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Arkley's best efforts.
Arkley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Arkley thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Arkley trying to control the pace.
Wesson manages to get to full guard.
Wesson being controlled here, momentarily.
Arkley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson is looking to stand up but Arkley isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Arkley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
OK we're going to have a standup here. James Arkley hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arkley.
Arkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Arkley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wesson tries to clinch up but Arkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Arkley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wesson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wesson in his tracks.
Arkley throws a leg kick which misses Wesson's front leg but catches the back leg as Wesson tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arkley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arkley shoots in for a double leg but Wesson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wesson forces Arkley back against the cage and clinches.
Wesson throws a head punch that misses.
Wesson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arkley's elbow.
Arkley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arkley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wesson is out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arkley blocks a body shot from Wesson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Arkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wesson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Arkley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice shot lands for Wesson.
Arkley with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wesson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A right hand to the body from Wesson.
Wesson struggles to land a body shot inside as Arkley controls his hands.
Wesson taking a breather.
Arkley presses Wesson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wesson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arkley's elbow.
Wesson tries to work over Arkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wesson working aggressively here.
Wesson tries a body shot but Arkley blocks it.
Arkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wesson is looking to clinch but Arkley is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson throws a jab but it's blocked by Arkley.
Arkley throws a sloppy head kick and Wesson moves out of range easily.
Arkley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wesson misses with a hook.
Wesson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arkley.
Wesson digs a good body shot into Arkley's ribs.
James Arkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wesson looks to land a left hand but Arkley moved out of range nicely.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wesson tries to clinch up.
Wesson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arkley counters with a nice body kick.
Arkley thumps Wesson with a low kick.
Wesson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John Wesson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wesson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arkley at a distance.
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!
Wesson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arkley fakes the leg kick and cracks Wesson in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arkley misses with a takedown attempt - Wesson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wesson. Arkley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arkley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wesson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wesson throws an off balance right hand
and Arkley counters with an outside leg kick.
Arkley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wesson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
John Wesson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Arkley.
Arkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wesson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wesson looks to score with a jab to the body but Arkley is just out of range.
Wesson tries to clinch but Arkley is having none of it.
Wesson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arkley counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wesson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wesson wants to clinch up but Arkley keeps it at a distance.
Wesson is looking to clinch.
Arkley jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wesson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arkleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wesson misses with a jab to the body
and Arkley counters with a head kick. That will keep Wesson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Arkley throws a head kick that misses.
Arkley scores with a head kick.
Arkley keeps the fight on the outside.
Wesson throws a big shot that misses.
Nice cross by Wesson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arkley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley moves out of range of the strikes.
Wesson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Arkley on the side of the head.
Arkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wesson throws a right hand that Arkley ducks under and follows up with a left that Arkley also avoids with ease.
Arkley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Arkley connects with an inside leg kick.
Wesson connects with a looping right hand.
Wesson closes the distance but Arkley moves to the side
and Arkley counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arkley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arkley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wesson scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Wesson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Wesson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Arkley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wesson avoids it really well and circles away.
Arkley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wesson clinches.
Wesson wants to break free but Arkley has control.
Wesson misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Wesson.
Arkley blocks a body shot from Wesson.
Wesson tries to break free but Arkley pushes him back against the cage.
Arkley has had enough of the clinch but Wesson keeps him there for the moment.
Wesson misses with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wesson fails to land.
Wesson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Arkley has him pressed against the cage.
Wesson struggles to land a body shot inside as Arkley controls his hands.
Arkley lands a nice shot to the body.
Arkley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wesson tries to work over Arkley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arkley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arkley slips a straight right by Wesson.
Arkley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arkley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wesson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wesson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Arkley feints and then cracks Wesson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wesson down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wesson moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wesson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arkley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arkley thows a body kick. Wesson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arkley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arkley lands with an overhand left.
Arkley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wesson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arkley's head.
Arkley misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wesson looks to throw the jab but Arkley is out of range.
A jab from Wesson misses.
Arkley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arkley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wesson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesson throws a shot from downtown. Arkley moves away and avoids it.
Wesson misses with a straight right.
Arkley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arkley throws a head kick that misses.
Wesson throws a lazy uppercut
and Arkley counters with a good, hard body kick but Wesson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley connects with a high kick.
Arkley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by Arkley.
Wesson tries to clinch up but Arkley circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arkley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wesson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arkley.
Arkley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arkley lands with a kick to the temple. Wesson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arkley misses the shot to the body.
Wesson wants to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wesson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arkley - the referee stops the clock and Wesson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arkley. Wesson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Arkley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Wesson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arkley lands a jab to the nose.
Arkley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arkley throws a hook to the side of Wesson's head but Wesson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arkley misses with a body shot.
Arkley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wesson.
Wesson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wesson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The fighters circling - Wesson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arkley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wesson's head.
Wesson dips to his left and cracks Arkley with an uppercut!
Arkley blocks a jab.
Wesson misses with an uppercut
and Arkley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Arkley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Arkley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wesson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arkley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wesson throws a right hand that Arkley ducks under and follows up with a left that Arkley also avoids with ease.
Wesson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wesson scores with a jab. Arkley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Arkley circles away.
Wesson moves in looking to clinch but Arkley pushes him off.
Wesson darts in and clinches Arkley up against the cage.
Wesson tries to throw a body punch but Arkley avoids it by throwing Wesson back against the cage.
Arkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Wesson has double underhooks.
Wesson lands a body punch.
Wesson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wesson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wesson working aggressively here.
Arkley lands with a short shot to the head.
Wesson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wesson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arkley prevents a body shot from Wesson.
Wesson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wesson has a couple of punches blocked by Arkley.
Wesson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wesson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Arkley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wesson backwards.
Arkley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wesson throws a punch but it's blocked by Arkley.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arkley.
Wesson tries a body shot but Arkley blocks it.
Arkley gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Wesson regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wesson has an active guard here but Arkley has managed to pass into half guard.
Wesson pushes Arkley off looking to stand but Arkley dives back in and keeps control.
Arkley works his way into side control.
Wesson is pushing Arkley's head away, looking to escape. Arkley manages to hold on to the position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arkley is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Check out the look on Arkley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Arkley happy to just control the position for now.
Wesson is not content to let Arkley control the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wesson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wesson stops Arkley from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that John Wesson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Wesson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Wesson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arkley defending well as Wesson loads up on a big left hand.
Arkley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Arkley throws the kick towards the body but Wesson avoids it.
Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Arkley circles away.
Wesson wants to clinch.
Arkley slips under a jab from Wesson.
A head kick misses from Arkley.
Wesson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arkley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wesson moves away.
Wesson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wesson misses with a hook to the body
and Arkley counters with a head kick. That will keep Wesson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wesson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Arkley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arkley is looking to land body kicks.
Arkley is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wesson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Arkley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wesson tries to clinch there but Arkley circles away.
Wesson tries to clinch up.
Wesson tries to clinch but Arkley is having none of it.
Wesson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Arkley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arkley throws a series of punches but Wesson avoids them all with ease.
Wesson with a nice cross.
Arkley misses with a body punch
and Wesson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Wesson.
Arkley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wesson.
Wesson lands with a cross.
Arkley throws a jab when Wesson was well out of range.
Arkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Wesson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Arkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arkley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arkley sizes up Wesson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wesson doesn't manage to clinch there - Arkley circles away.
A jab lands there for Wesson.
Wesson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arkley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wesson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arkley throws a series of punches but Wesson avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wesson manages to avoid it.
Wesson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arkley.
Arkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wesson.
Arkley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arkley swats away the attempt to clinch by Wesson.
Wesson takes one on the button.
Wesson clinches up with Arkley and pushes him back against the cage.
Arkley lands a right hand.
Wesson can't find room to land a body shot as Arkley controls the action.
Arkley misses with a knee to the head.
Wesson is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wesson blocks a body shot from Arkley.
Wesson tries a body shot but Arkley blocks it.
Wesson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arkley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wesson trying to stall but Arkley improves his position.
Wesson is trying to break the clinch but Arkley has him pressed against the cage.
Arkley is trying to force a seperation but Wesson has the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arkley lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arkley.
Arkley tries to land knees in the clinch but Wesson avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Wesson.
I think Wesson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for James Arkley!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for James Arkley!
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight for James Arkley!
James Arkley wins by unanimous decision! James Arkley retains his light heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, James Arkley made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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