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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Benedict Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sturd Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sturd Jr has chosen Waka Flocka Flame - 50K (Neon Dreams Remix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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191 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Benedict Arnold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Sturd Jr!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sturd Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sturd Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arnold has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arnold closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sturd Jr feints and then cracks Arnold's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arnold down.
Arnold ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr.
We've been hearing reports that Arnold has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arnold doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr is looking to chop away at Arnold's legs.
Arnold avoids a kick to the body.
Sturd Jr walks into a straight right hand from Arnold.
It looks like Jason Sturd Jr has been cut.
Arnold throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sturd Jr on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sturd Jr moves out of range as Arnold strikes.
Sturd Jr counters with a body kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sturd Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Arnold cracks Sturd Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arnold checks a low kick from Sturd Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sturd Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Arnold rushes Sturd Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd Jr.
Arnold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sturd Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturd Jr has had enough of the clinch but Arnold keeps him there for the moment.
Sturd Jr working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Sturd Jr fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sturd Jr.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Arnold tries to work over Sturd Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch.
Sturd Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick there by Sturd Jr.
Arnold misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good standup being displayed there by Sturd Jr as he connects with a hook.
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!
Sturd Jr lands a front kick.
Arnold fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sturd Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Sturd Jr controls the action.
Sturd Jr manages to break the clinch.
Arnold wants to clinch but Sturd Jr slips to the side
and Sturd Jr counters with a body kick.
Arnold throws the left hand but Sturd Jr avoids the punch easily.
Sturd Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arnold throws a counter high kick but Sturd Jr was just alert enough to avoid it.
Sturd Jr connects with a leg kick. Arnold looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sturd Jr.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sturd Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Arnold lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sturd Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Sturd Jr lands with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Sturd Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Arnold wants to clinch up but Sturd Jr keeps it at a distance.
Sturd Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sturd Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturd Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturd Jr misses the jab.
Sturd Jr throws a shot from downtown. Arnold moves away and avoids it.
Sturd Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Arnold is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arnold throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arnold slips a straight right by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr cracks the inside of Arnold's front leg.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd Jr. Arnold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arnold swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sturd Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arnold walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturd Jr throws a low kick but Arnold moves out of range easily.
Sturd Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sturd Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Arnold counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arnold throws a body shot but no joy.
Arnold misses with an uppercut.
Sturd Jr raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sturd Jr.
Arnold throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Arnold throws an off balance right hand
and Sturd Jr counters with a single leg into guard. Arnold didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Arnold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A right-left combo lands from Sturd Jr.
Arnold is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Arnold blocks a jab.
Sturd Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Arnold throwing a counter right hand but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arnold throws out the jab.
Sturd Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arnold thuds a left hand into Sturd Jr's body.
Arnold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arnold misses with a looping right.
Arnold will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arnold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Arnold.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Arnold checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arnold lands with a kick to the temple. Sturd Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturd Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Arnold is looking to clinch but Sturd Jr is avoiding it.
Sturd Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
Nice uppercut there from Sturd Jr.
Arnold misses with a hook to the body
and Sturd Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lunges at Arnold with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Arnold's hand.
Arnold displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturd Jr throws out the jab.
Arnold moves in looking to clinch but Sturd Jr pushes him off.
Sturd Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sturd Jr.
Arnold just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Sturd Jr - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sturd Jr tries to keep at a distance but Arnold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sturd Jr is trying to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling him.
Arnold working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arnold.
Sturd Jr blocking some punches.
Sturd Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sturd Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sturd Jr lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold can't find room to land a body shot as Sturd Jr controls the action.
Sturd Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arnold.
Sturd Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Sturd Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
Sturd Jr misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Sturd Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr blocks an uppercut.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sturd Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Arnold tries to work over Sturd Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sturd Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Arnold swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arnold blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd Jr.
Still in the clinch, Arnold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sturd Jr is trying to break the clinch but Arnold has him pressed against the cage.
Arnold throws a head punch that misses.
Sturd Jr working aggressively here.
Arnold blocking some punches.
Arnold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sturd Jr blocks a body shot from Arnold.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sturd Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sturd Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sturd Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arnold tries to move into range but Sturd Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arnold checks a leg kick.
Sturd Jr looks to land a left hand but Arnold moved out of range nicely.
Sturd Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arnold sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arnold was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Arnold swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand.
Sturd Jr misses with a hook. Arnold ducked under it nicely.
Sturd Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sturd Jr lands a head kick. Arnold smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sturd Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Arnold. Those never looked like landing.
Sturd Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Sturd Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Sturd Jr's cut.
That's time! Arnold's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sturd Jr blocks a jab.
Arnold swings for the body but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
A slow jab from Sturd Jr misses its intended target.
Arnold misses with a straight right.
Arnold stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sturd Jr.
Arnold blocks a jab.
Sturd Jr thumps Arnold with a low kick.
Arnold throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sturd Jr feints the counter takedown.
Sturd Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arnold avoids a kick to the body.
Arnold keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Arnold takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sturd Jr ducks under a wild hook from Arnold.
Sturd Jr lands with a hook. Arnold tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That kick from Arnold tenderised Sturd Jr's leg. Sturd Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sturd Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arnold throws a series of punches but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Arnold walks into a jab.
Arnold walks into a jab.
Sturd Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Arnold is just out of range.
Sturd Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Arnold counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Arnold throws a body punch but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr throws a lazy right hand but Arnold sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arnold walks into a left hand.
Sturd Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedict Arnold has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arnold dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr.
Arnold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sturd Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Arnold on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arnold takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sturd Jr connects with a single shot there.
Arnold keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arnold throws a jab when Sturd Jr was well out of range.
Jason Sturd Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arnold slips under a jab.
Sturd Jr misses with a body kick.
Arnold swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sturd Jr.
Arnold tries to move into range but Sturd Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Arnold has closed the distance and engaged Sturd Jr in a clinch.
Sturd Jr prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Benedict Arnold has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Sturd Jr on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arnold.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Sturd Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sturd Jr working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Arnold - that landed with a thud.
Sturd Jr working aggressively here.
Sturd Jr prevents a body shot from Arnold.
Sturd Jr prevents a body shot from Arnold.
A head punch on the inside from Sturd Jr fails to land.
Arnold throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold tries to throw a body punch but Sturd Jr avoids it by throwing Arnold back against the cage.
Arnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arnold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sturd Jr's elbow.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Sturd Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sturd Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Sturd Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A left and a right from Sturd Jr both land. Nice combination.
Arnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arnold throwing a counter right hand but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.
Sturd Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sturd Jr looks to land a body kick but Arnold moved away.
Arnold appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sturd Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arnold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Sturd Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sturd Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd Jr!
An out of breath Jason Sturd Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Benedict Arnold spoke after the fight, saying 'Stupid auto flight, free win for opponent'.
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