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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Arnold (ranked 1672 p4p, 65 weight class) and Jeremy Pettis (ranked 1449 p4p, 54 weight class). Jeremy Pettis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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134 lbs
30 - 9 - 0 |
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144 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Arnold!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Pettis!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold rushes Pettis and presses him up against the cage.
Arnold trying to land knees to the body.
Pettis has had enough of the clinch but Arnold keeps him there for the moment.
Pettis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Arnold lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Arnold.
Arnold is leaning against Pettis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pettis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pettis.
Arnold tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arnold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arnold misses with a punch to the body.
Pettis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Arnolds head.
A head punch on the inside from Arnold fails to land.
Arnold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold has Pettis pressed against the cage, preventing Pettis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arnold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Arnold as the two fighters clinch.
Arnold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arnold prevents Pettis from breaking the clinch.
Arnold misses with the head strike.
Arnold pushes off an throws an elbow but Pettis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pettis can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arnold keeps control of Pettis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Arnold swings wildly with an uppercut but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pettis is looking to break free of the clinch but Arnold has double underhooks.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
Arnold tries to land a leg kick but Pettis saw it coming and moves away.
Pettis throws out a counter right but Arnold avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Arnold.
It seemed like Pettis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pettis. That did some damage!
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnold.
Pettis tries to counter by closing the distance.
BJ Arnold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arnold tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettis! But no joy.
Arnold throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pettis counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Arnold.
Arnold clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis wants to get back to striking at distance but Arnold won't allow it.
Pettis tries to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling the position.
Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold clinches up against the cage.
Pettis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
Pettis blocks a low kick nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Arnold as he connects with a hook.
Arnold misses with a shot to the body
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arnold lands a leg kick that knocks Pettis off balance momentarily.
Pettis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pettis moves out of range as Arnold throws a body kick.
Pettis wants to counter with a clinch but Arnold pushes him away.
Pettis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis walks into a jab.
Arnold connects with a solid leg kick.
Arnold connects with a solid leg kick.
Arnold lands a nice hook to Pettis's body. Pettis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pettis checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettis! But no joy.
Arnold with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arnold throws a low kick but Pettis avoids it.
Arnold closes the distance and clinches.
Arnold lands with a right to the head.
Arnold throws a head punch that misses.
Arnold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Arnold misses.
Arnold throws a leg kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the body from Arnold misses
and Pettis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pettis ducks under a wild hook from Arnold.
Pettis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Arnold swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pettis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Arnold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pettis or not.
Pettis tries to break the clinch but Arnold is controlling the position.
Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Arnold misses with a body shot
and Pettis counters with a stiff right hand.
Arnold throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pettis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Arnold dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Arnold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pettis.
Pettis throws out a counter right but Arnold avoids it with no problem.
Pettis walks into a jab.
A low kick from Arnold is predictable there
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnold misses the shot to the body.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arnold misses with a body punch
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arnold wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold misses with the body kick
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Arnold throws a front kick aimed at Pettis's knee but Pettis avoids it well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pettis! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arnold has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Arnold listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arnold looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pettis throws out a counter right but Arnold avoids it with no problem.
Arnold misses with a right hand
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Arnold throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
Arnold ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pettis moves away.
Arnold misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arnold scores with a punch to the head.
Pettis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Arnold.
Pettis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pettis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Arnold throws a sloppy body shot
and Pettis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arnold connects with a body shot.
Pettis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arnold.
Pettis wants to counter the offense by Arnold and move into the clinch position.
Arnold throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arnold throws an off balance right hand
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
BJ Arnold is winning the standup battle so far.
Arnold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pettis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pettis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Arnold throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arnold misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pettis counters with a three punch combo that has Arnold backing up. Arnold nods at Pettis to acknowledge the strikes.
Arnold is looking to wear down Pettis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pettis swats away the attempt to clinch by Arnold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis walks into a straight right hand from Arnold.
Arnold throws a head kick that misses
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Arnold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pettis manages to avoid it.
Arnold misses with a jab to the body
and Pettis counters with a nice uppercut.
Arnold throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arnold throws a hook to the side of Pettis's head but Pettis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pettis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arnold swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pettis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A low kick from Arnold misses
and Pettis counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold misses with a body shot
and Pettis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arnold lands a right hook to the body.
Pettis avoids the body shot from Arnold.
Arnold misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arnold scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arnold scores with a sloppy right hand. Pettis should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Arnold is predictable there
letting Pettis counter with a right hand.
Arnold throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Arnold has Pettis up against the cage in a clinch.
Pettis is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Pettis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pettis checks a low kick from Arnold.
Arnold throws an overhand right that lands on Pettis's shoulder, as Pettis tries to avoid the shot.
Pettis wants to counter the offense by Arnold and move into the clinch position.
Arnold connects with a body shot that sends Pettis's belly button to the back.
Arnold with a nice cross.
Arnold is looking to clinch but Pettis is avoiding it.
Pettis throws out a counter right but Arnold avoids it with no problem.
Arnold throws out a leg kick but Pettis moves out of range and Arnold only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Arnold misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arnold throws a leg kick which misses Pettis's front leg but catches the back leg as Pettis tries to avoid it.
Arnold rushes Pettis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arnold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Arnold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Pettis.
Arnold throws out a loose jab but Pettis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arnold misses with the combination.
Arnold misses with a low kick.
Arnold connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pettis. Pettis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Arnold throws a lazy right hand but Pettis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Pettis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arnold swings for the body but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Arnold.
Arnold attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Pettis as he checks the leg kick.
Arnold clinches up against the cage.
Arnold tries to work over Pettis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice left hand lands by Arnold.
Pettis is trying to push Arnold away but Arnold has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Arnold tries a body shot but Pettis blocks it.
Arnold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pettis can do to turn this around?
Arnold tries to throw a body punch but Pettis avoids it by throwing Arnold back against the cage.
Pettis wants to get back to striking at distance but Arnold won't allow it.
Pettis manages to break the clinch.
Arnold throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Arnold takes a swing at Pettis's ribcage but misses.
Arnold fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pettis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arnold throws a low kick but Pettis moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
Arnold scores with a hook to the body. Pettis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arnold lands with an overhand left.
Arnold tried to score with a low kick but Pettis checks it.
A little jabbing left from Pettis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arnold tries to clinch but Pettis is having none of it.
Arnold throws a body punch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Arnold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pettis wants to counter the offense by Arnold and move into the clinch position.
Arnold throws a looping overhand right but Pettis ducks down to avoid it.
Pettis steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Arnold.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arnold, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Arnold misses with a body shot
and Pettis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pettis.
Arnold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arnold has a couple of punches blocked by Pettis.
Pettis wants to break free but Arnold has control.
Arnold works on Pettis's body with a couple of short punches.
Arnold escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
A cross from Arnold lands.
Pettis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis ducks into an uppercut from Arnold and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ Arnold!
BJ Arnold is the new bantamweight champion!
BJ Arnold seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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