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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Sten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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134 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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140 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Sten!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sten loads up on a big right hand but Arnold slips the punch.
Sten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arnold. That one must have hurt.
Sten needs to keep his hands up - Arnold had a free shot at his head there.
Arnold scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Arnold throws a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnold. Sten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sten steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
Arnold has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sten tests Arnold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arnold moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sten swings for the body but Arnold moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Sten blocks the low kick.
Sten checks a low kick from Arnold.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten lands a slapping body shot.
Sten throws a poor cross that misses
and Arnold counters with a nice body kick.
Sten avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Arnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Sten lands a really nice looking cross but Arnold seems unphased.
Arnold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sten.
A jab from Arnold misses.
Sten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A counter left hand to the body from Arnold misses its target.
Sten swings widly with a right hand
and Arnold counters with a good low kick that Sten was not able to check.
Sten misses with a straight right.
Arnold is looking to counter punch.
Arnold looks to land a body kick but Sten moved away.
Arnold tries to land a front kick but Sten steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sten wants to counter with a clinch but Arnold pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten avoids the head kick by Arnold.
Arnold moves out of range of the body kick from Sten.
Arnold misses with a looping right.
We've been informed that Sten has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Arnold moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arnold loads up on a big right hand but Sten slips the punch.
Sten wants to counter with a clinch but Arnold pushes him away.
Sten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold lands a lovely overhand right.
Sten throws a wild body kick that Arnold sees coming a mile off.
That kick from Arnold tenderised Sten's leg. Sten is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arnold misses with a straight right.
Arnold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sten. That did some damage!
Sten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten throws the left hand but Arnold avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Arnold misses its target.
Sten throws out a loose jab but Arnold uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Sten misses
and Arnold counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sten throws a combination. Arnold tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arnold throws a head kick but Sten moves out of range.
Arnold throws a body kick that misses
and Sten holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sten breaks from the clinch.
Arnold throws a shot from downtown. Sten moves away and avoids it.
Arnold takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sten throws a head kick that misses.
Sten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arnold counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
A punch lands to the side of Sten 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sten.
Arnold throwing a counter right hand but Sten manages to avoid it.
Sten throws a looping overhand right but Arnold ducks down to avoid it.
Sten listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sten misses with a left hand
and Arnold counters with an outside leg kick.
Arnold uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Arnold throws a wild body kick that Sten sees coming a mile off.
Sten wants to counter with a clinch but Arnold pushes him away.
Sten swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arnold counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnold walks into a left hand.
Arnold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Sten throws a predictable looking body shot
and Arnold counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sten lands a nice hook to Arnold's body. Arnold takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arnold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Arnold dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arnold connects with a single shot there.
Sten blocks a jab.
Sten is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
BJ Arnold is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnold scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arnold tries to work over Sten's front leg with a kick but Sten checks it.
Arnold moves forwards but Sten connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sten dips to his left and cracks Arnold with an uppercut!
Sten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sten throws a sloppy body shot
and Arnold counters with a nice leg kick.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Sten.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten misses with a hook
and Arnold counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sten thinking.
Sten misses with an uppercut. Arnold saw that one coming.
Sten attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Arnold fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sten blocks a leg kick.
Sten takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arnold throws a sloppy head kick and Sten moves out of range easily.
Sten keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Arnold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sten can do to turn this around?
Arnold lands a slapping body shot.
Sten throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arnold. Sten does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnold slips a jab from Sten.
Sten uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
Sten misses with a hook
and Arnold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sten walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Good leg kick by Arnold there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sten thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arnold turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Sten misses.
A little feinted left hand from Arnold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Arnold misses the target.
Sten misses with a lunging right hand
and Arnold counters with a thumping low kick.
Sten's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sten steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arnold. That one must have hurt.
Arnold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arnold misses with a looping left.
Arnold tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sten was well out of range. Poor timing from Arnold.
Arnold finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sten circles away quickly and effectively.
Sten tries to counter with a clinch but Arnold shakes him off and moves away.
Sten looks to land a left hand but Arnold moved out of range nicely.
Arnold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sten counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A hook to the body from Arnold.
Sten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sten slips a jab from Arnold.
Arnold lands with a nice body punch.
A swing and a miss from Arnold.
Sten tries to counter by closing the distance.
Arnold looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sten misses with an uppercut. Arnold saw that one coming.
Arnold uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sten.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sten moves away.
Arnold moves out of range as Sten strikes.
Sten drops his hands momentarily and Arnold takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sten looks to throw the jab but Arnold is out of range.
Arnold moves out of range of the strikes.
Arnold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arnold misses with a looping left.
Arnold throws a front kick that sends Sten stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arnold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sten throws out the jab.
Arnold moves out of range of the body kick from Sten.
It looked like Arnold was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Arnold throws a jab but it's blocked by Sten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Arnold dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick from Sten misses
and Arnold counters with a nice kick to the body.
Arnold connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arnold jabs Sten to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sten motions for Arnold to come forward. Sten throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arnold lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Arnold connects with an inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Sten blocks the leg kick.
Arnold sets himself, and Sten steps forward looking for the clinch! Arnold avoids it this time.
Arnold misses with a straight left.
Sten tries to counter with a clinch but Arnold shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sten lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arnold throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sten misses with a lunging right hand
and Arnold cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arnold connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sten's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold throws a leg kick that misses.
Arnold throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arnold.
Sten throws a looping overhand right but Arnold ducks down to avoid it.
Arnold misses with a body shot.
Sten lands with a shot to the body.
Sten throws a big shot that misses.
Arnold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sten tries to counter with a clinch but Arnold shakes him off and moves away.
Arnold blocks the body kick.
Arnold checks a leg kick.
BJ Arnold is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold looks to land a left hand but Sten moved out of range nicely.
Arnold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sten swings widly with a right hand
and Arnold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arnold.
Arnold throws a body kick that misses.
Sten wants to counter with a clinch but Arnold pushes him away.
Sten fakes the leg kick and cracks Arnold in the body.
Arnold avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sten lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sten looks to land a right hand but Arnold moved out of range.
Arnold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arnold takes a swing at Sten's ribcage but misses.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Sten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sten throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Arnold was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from Arnold finds it's way through Sten's defenses.
Arnold works Sten's body with a nice hook.
Sten misses with a body kick.
Arnold feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arnold works the jab nicely.
Sten throws a lazy right hand but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sten throws an overhand right that lands on Arnold's shoulder, as Arnold tries to avoid the shot.
Arnold jabs Sten right on the nose. Sten blinks but takes it well.
Sten pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arnold appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sten throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arnold counters with a left to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Sten misses the target.
Arnold throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sten avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold tries to work over Sten's front leg with a kick but Sten checks it.
Sten takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sten digs a good hook to Arnold's body.
Sten misses with a kick to the body
and Arnold makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Arnold misses the target.
That kick from Arnold tenderised Sten's leg. Sten is trying to keep his angry face on.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arnold.
Sten throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Arnold tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sten throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnold looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jab from Arnold.
Dan Sten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arnold.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Arnold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arnold, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Arnold!
A victorious BJ Arnold thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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RATING
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