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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes to the cage accompanied by The Imperial March. Darth Vader is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Darth Vader !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Arnold!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Arnold crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vader - the referee stops the clock and Arnold gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vader . Arnold manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Arnold.
Arnold tries to clinch up.
Vader looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Vader throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Vader throws a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Vader throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Vader closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Arnold keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Vader will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Arnold looking for submissions off his back.
Vader is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold trying to hold on to Vader 's head to control him but Vader postures up.
Arnold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Vader wants to control but Arnold is keeping him busy.
Arnold is looking to control Vader 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Arnold avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vader throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Arnold slips under a jab.
Arnold throws out a counter right but Vader avoids it with no problem.
Arnold has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vader goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darth Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold moves out of range as Vader strikes.
Arnold tries to clinch but Vader moves out of range.
Vader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnold's calf.
Vader misses with an uppercut. Arnold saw that one coming.
A big right from Arnold misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vader lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Arnold has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Arnold and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Arnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Vader .
Nice uppercut lands for Arnold. That snapped Vader 's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Arnold pinned against the cage. Arnold gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arnold looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Arnold. That snapped Vader 's head back.
Arnold connects with a solid leg kick.
Arnold lands a right hook to the body.
An inside leg kick from Vader misses.
A little jabbing left from Arnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arnold tries to clinch but Vader is having none of it.
Vader moves out of range as Arnold strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arnold wants to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Arnold.
Arnold is looking to land body kicks.
Arnold dips to his left and cracks Vader with an uppercut!
Arnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arnold looks to land a left hand but Vader moved out of range nicely.
And Vader counters with a quick kick to the body but Arnold blocks it.
Arnold misses with a kick to the body.
Vader connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Darth Vader will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Arnold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vader tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arnold is able to avoid easily.
Vader shoots in and bounces Arnold off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Arnold is looking for a triangle but Vader pushes his legs off easily.
Vader with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vader postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Vader stands up over Arnold, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Vader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arnold can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Arnold is looking for a triangle but Vader pushes his legs off easily.
Arnold trying to keep a closed guard but Vader is proving a slippery customer.
Vader sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Arnold is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vader slips nicely into half guard.
Arnold tries to get to full guard but Vader has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arnold actively working from the bottom here.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vader slips a nice elbow through Arnold's hands, connecting with Arnold's forehead.
Vader working over Arnold with some ground and pound. Arnold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Vader takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vader is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Vader looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Arnold looks a forlorn figure.
Arnold takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arnold?
Vader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Arnold?
Arnold is squirming around, avoiding Vader 's attempts to control the action.
Vader 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 keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vader landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader raining down hammerfists from mount.
Vader looking to finish Arnold with some ground and pound. This is bad for Arnold!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vader putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vader prevents Arnold from getting the reversal.
Vader dominating with strikes here.
Vader tries to control but Arnold wriggling away.
Vader landing strikes from the mount and Arnold is in trouble!
Vader trying to control but Arnold is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that second round.
That's time! Vader 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vader changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vader tries to score with a low kick but Arnold moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Arnold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vader with a poor takedown
and Arnold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Vader takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arnold.
Vader loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
A nice side step and Arnold releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold misses with a body kick.
Vader shoots in but no luck this time.
Good leg kick by Vader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vader closes the distance and clinches up with Arnold, looking for a takedown. Vader pushes Arnold against the cage but Arnold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Vader . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands a head shot.
Arnold throws a combination. Vader tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arnold is looking to clinch.
Arnold throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arnold tries to work over Vader 's front leg with a kick but Vader checks it.
As Arnold backs away, Vader returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vader checks the leg kick nicely there.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vader tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arnold swivels and escapes.
Arnold tries a quick counter leg kick but Vader is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Vader .
Vader looks to land a body kick but Arnold moved away.
Vader throws a shot from downtown. Arnold moves away and avoids it.
Arnold thuds his right hand into Vader 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader .
Vader lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A shot to the liver by Arnold. Beautiful body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Arnold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arnold lands a nice looking body kick.
Arnold wants to slow Vader down by chopping away at his legs.
Vader was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Vader chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arnold can pounce on him.
Arnold checks the leg kick nicely there.
A low kick from Vader misses
and Arnold counters with a left to the body.
Vader throws a sloppy body shot
and Arnold counters with a good, hard body kick but Vader shrugs it off.
Vader misses with a leg kick
and Arnold counters with a straight right hand.
Vader misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnold! But no joy.
Vader pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arnold is out of range and Vader settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arnold slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Arnold checks a leg kick.
Arnold counters with a body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Vader . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vader .
Arnold does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vader scores with a decent looking hook.
Arnold throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A quick step to the side and Vader tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vader tries to land a front kick but Arnold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Arnold really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arnold checks a leg kick.
Arnold lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vader wants to slow Arnold down by chopping away at his legs.
Arnold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arnold lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vader will feel that in the morning.
Arnold punishes Vader 's body with a nice straight punch.
Arnold misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arnold fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vader . Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnold replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Vader blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vader works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Vader stuns Arnold with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold swings for the body but Vader moves out of range.
Vader blocks the body kick.
Vader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Vader misses.
BJ Arnold seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arnold blocks the body kick.
Vader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnold's calf.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vader - that will leave a mark!
Vader throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arnold moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice body kick from Vader .
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arnold.
A head kick misses from Vader .
Arnold counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arnold's sensitive parts.
BJ Arnold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arnold lands a nice looking body kick.
Vader misses with a looping left.
Arnold misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Arnold's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arnold lands a slapping body shot.
Arnold connects with a looping right hand.
Arnold blocks a head kick by Vader .
Arnold swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vader bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Vader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Arnold's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vader lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vader takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vader throws a counter high kick but Arnold was just alert enough to avoid it.
Vader swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arnold is trying to counter with his kicks.
Arnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vader misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Arnold misses.
Vader misses with a leg kick.
Vader throws a jab but it's blocked by Arnold.
Vader gets a double leg takedown into Arnold's guard.
Arnold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader trying to control but Arnold is working from the bottom.
Darth Vader overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Arnold utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arnold is trying to control the position but Vader postures up.
Vader is working Arnold over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Arnold has his foot on Vader 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Vader works his way back into a safe position though.
Vader trying to control the position from guard on top but Arnold is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab by Vader .
Vader looking to score a takedown here. Arnold is defending well but Vader drives through and ends up in Arnold's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader had his way with BJ Arnold in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Arnold connects with a nice looking jab.
Vader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arnold misses with a low kick as Vader jumps back.
Vader displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arnold throws out the jab.
Arnold tries to sprawl but Vader drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Arnold is trying to control but can't.
Arnold actively working from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader wants to pass to mount but Arnold is defending the position.
Vader not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader trying to control from half guard but Arnold is working away.
Vader sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Arnold defending well though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Arnold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arnold manages to avoid it.
Vader tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Arnold was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Vader tried to counter with a leg kick but Arnold avoided it.
Arnold throws a leg kick
and Vader counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
BJ Arnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold keeps Vader at a distance using the push kick.
Vader throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnold throws the kick towards the body but Vader avoids it.
Vader shoots in for a takedown but Arnold shows good takedown defense.
A telegraphed right hand from Vader misses the target.
Arnold takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arnold moves into the clinch.
Arnold misses with some punches.
Vader has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Arnold avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arnold's elbow.
Arnold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arnold breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Arnold pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arnold blocks a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Arnold.
Darth Vader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arnold tries to score with a low kick but Vader moves his leg out of the way.
Arnold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vader 's hands.
Vader doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Arnold counters with a body kick that stops Vader in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darth Vader . That's going to take a lot out of him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arnold checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader checks a low kick from Arnold.
Vader feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arnold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arnold throws a leg kick that misses.
Vader misses with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Arnold.
Vader dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arnold. That did some damage!
Arnold uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader .
Arnold defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vader .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader blocks a low kick nicely.
Vader lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Arnold.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Arnold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vader 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 William Gold scores the fight 48:46
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Vader !
Darth Vader is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Darth Vader thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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