WorldClass Invitational 3 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fabian Cortez (ranked 3139 p4p, 389 weight class) and Jax Thomas (ranked 3773 p4p, 445 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cortez
vs
Thomas

181 cm
25
171 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
176 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fabian Cortez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jax Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Thomas - just one landing.

It looks like Fabian Cortez has been cut.
Thomas has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cortez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt - Thomas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cortez looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Thomas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cortez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cortez misses with a shot to the body
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez misses the body punch
and Thomas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fabian Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas slips a straight right by Cortez.
Cortez doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Cortez! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cortez to his feet! Cortez is in big trouble!

Cortez is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabian Cortez. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Cortez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thomas cracks Cortez on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Cortez falls backwards against the ropes. Thomas follows up with more strikes that drop Cortez to his knees. Thomas keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Cortez! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jax Thomas!
After winning the bout, Jax Thomas thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walter Lang (ranked 4052 p4p, 466 weight class) and Ricky Sterling (ranked 7210 p4p, 651 weight class). Lang comes into the arena with Welcome to the Jungle blaring out of the sound system. Ricky Sterling is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lang
vs
Sterling

170 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
26
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ricky Sterling!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lang throws a quick counter head kick but Sterling was just out of range.
A jab from Lang misses.
Lang connects with a body shot that sends Sterling's belly button to the back.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Sterling slips the punch.
Lang swings for the body but Sterling moves out of range.
Lang circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Lang counter with a right hand.
Lang keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Lang.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Sterling tries to counter with a clinch but Lang shakes him off and moves away.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sterling.
Lang feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sterlings jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang throws a head kick but Sterling moves out of range.
Sterling tries to counter with a clinch but Lang shakes him off and moves away.
Lang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sterling is looking to clinch but Lang is avoiding it.
Lang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sterling tries to clinch up but Lang circles away and keeps his distance.
Lang jabs at Sterling's body.
Lang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Sterling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.

Lang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Sterling has closed the distance and engaged Lang in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lang.
Lang blocks an elbow strike.
Sterling told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Sterling throws an elbow that misses.

Lang breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lang missing with a left hand there. Sterling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lang misses with a head kick.
Lang works the jab nicely.
Lang misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sterling.

Sterling takes the fight into the clinch.
Sterling creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Lang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sterling avoids the head kick by Lang.
Sterling wants to counter the offense by Lang and move into the clinch position.
Lang throws a sloppy head kick and Sterling moves out of range easily.
Jab by Lang.
Sterling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
Lang scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sterling moves out of range of the leg kick from Lang.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sterling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Sterling is rocked!
Lang cracks Sterling with a hook to the temple - Sterling is on wobbly legs here! Lang swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sterling falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Lang wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Walter Lang!
Walter Lang gave a mention to Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eisson Franco (ranked 4385 p4p, 210 weight class) and Fred Norris (ranked 5388 p4p, 244 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Franco
vs
Norris

170 cm
20
135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
139 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eisson Franco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fred Norris!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Franco.
Norris misses the jab.
Norris throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Norris misses the target.
Franco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
Franco was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norris looks to land a left hand but Franco moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norris throws a lazy uppercut
and Franco counters with a series of strikes. Norris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Franco slips a straight right by Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris looks to land a combination but Franco avoids it well.
Norris lands a glancing blow to the side of Franco's head.
Fred Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Norris throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Franco to counter with a crisp jab.
Franco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Norris sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Franco somewhat.
Norris scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Norris scores with a punch to the head.

Franco shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Norris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Franco throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Norris is adopting a defensive guard.
Franco postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Norris works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Norris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Franco.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Norris is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Franco wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Norris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Norris wants to sweep here but Franco controlling him for the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franco throwing strikes from guard but Norris blocks nicely.
Norris is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've been informed that Norris has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Franco throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris is trying to keep Franco in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco cracks Norris with a solid left hand.
Franco stopping the sweep attempt from Norris.
Franco wants to control from the top but Norris keeps moving.
Norris looking to control.
Norris really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Franco. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Norris keeping moving, preventing Franco from controlling successfully.
Norris is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norris. Franco does a little dance to reset his feet.
Norris misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Norris dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Norris throws a one two combo.
Fred Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Franco half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Franco ducks down to avoid it.
Norris uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franco has time to react.
Norris scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fred Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris loads up on a big right hand but Franco slips the punch.
Franco is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Franco throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Eisson Franco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Norris wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris slaps away a takedown attempt from Franco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab by Norris.
Franco with a poor takedown
and Norris counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eisson Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Norris swings for the body but Franco moves out of range.
Norris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris misses with an uppercut. Franco saw that one coming.
Franco gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a head shot.
Norris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franco's head.
Norris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norris digs a good body shot into Franco's ribs.
Norris works the jab nicely.
Norris thuds his right hand into Franco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Franco 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Franco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a looping left.
Franco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Norris cracks a nice hook into Franco's ribs.
Norris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Franco counters with a good, hard body kick but Norris shrugs it off.
Norris tries to bum rush Franco with a series of wild strikes but Franco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norris 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.
Franco tries for a takedown but Norris sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franco takes one on the button.
Norris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Franco counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco takes one to the chin there.
Franco moves away from the strike by Norris.
Norris connects with a body shot that sends Franco's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Franco walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A punch combination from Norris misses.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Norris.

Franco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Norris keeping hold of Franco's head, controlling as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! 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.

Norris misses with a lunging right hand
and Franco counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Norris as Franco shoots in.
Norris swings widly with a right hand
and Franco counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Norris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Norris's corner calls for a 1-2. Norris obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Norris throws a big shot that misses.
Franco is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris misses with a straight left.
Franco ducks under a wild hook from Norris.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Franco. Norris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Franco dives in and grabs Norris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes down on Franco's head and hops out.
Franco has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franco there as he acknowledges the shot.
Norris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Franco at a distance.
The fighters circling - Norris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Norris backs away, Franco returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Franco shoots in looking for a takedown. Norris tries to sprawl out of it but Franco keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Norris manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eisson Franco. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Norris does it's job there.
Norris lands with a nice body punch.
Norris catches Franco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Franco misses with a takedown attempt - Norris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Norris throws a hook but Franco avoids it easily.
Norris catches Franco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franco fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Norris to the ground. Franco is now in Norris's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Franco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Franco working some strikes from top position.
Franco with a nice head shot there.
Franco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Norris is trying to keep Franco in close.
Franco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris looking to control.
Eisson Franco overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Franco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Franco looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franco trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franco is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Norris is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Norris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franco throwing strikes but missing.
Franco lands a couple of digs.
Norris is trying to control the position but Franco postures up.
Franco postures up in Norris's guard and throws a big left but Norris blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Norris looking to control.
Franco trying to control the position from guard on top but Norris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Norris misses with a hook. Franco ducked under it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norris 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Fred Norris!
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight for Fred Norris!
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight for Fred Norris!

Fred Norris wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Johnson (ranked 4319 p4p, 470 weight class) and Mikko Makela (ranked 4859 p4p, 516 weight class). Mikko Makela has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Johnson
vs
Makela

178 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Likes musicals

Aspire Nutrition
Fanatic Inc.

Phantom Fightwear

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrew Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikko Makela!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a head kick but Makela moves out of range.
Makela tries for a takedown but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Johnson tries to clinch but Makela is having none of it.
Johnson throws a combination that misses

and Makela counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is not content to let Makela control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Makela is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is not content to let Makela control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makela misses with the ground and pound.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makela on the ground.
Makela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.

Makela thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Johnson parries the strikes from Makela easily there. Makela is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Johnson to escape.
Makela wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Dungeon Brawler Gym ($800/week) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Makela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Makela cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Makela working the head and body with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Makela landing strikes.
Makela has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Makela trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Makela controlling from side mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Makela is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Johnson is trying to buck Makela off.

Makela is working to tighten his grip on Johnson's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Johnson has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Makela is really squeezing tight and eventually Johnson passes out! Makela breaks the hold and jumps onto the ropes to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mikko Makela!

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
27%

Co-main event

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Donald Qfc (ranked 5485 p4p, 492 weight class) and Abdel Mumu (ranked 1278 p4p, 149 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Qfc
vs
Mumu

178 cm
25
158 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Donald Qfc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Abdel Mumu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mumu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Qfc moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Qfc seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mumu.
Mumu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Qfc sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mumu throws the kick towards the body but Qfc avoids it.
Mumu lands with a nice body kick.
Qfc tries to clinch up.
Mumu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mumu 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.
Mumu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Qfc is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mumu, right into the meat.
Qfc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donald Qfc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Qfc is looking to clinch.
Qfc blocks the body kick.
Mumu keeps the fight on the outside.
Qfc fails in his attempt to clinch.

Qfc moves into range and clinches up with Mumu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mumu lands a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mumu pushes Qfc back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mumu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Mumu breaks the clinch.
Qfc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mumu circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Mumu to counter with a crisp jab.
Qfc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Qfc throws a body shot but no joy.

Qfc moves into the clinch.
Mumu lands with a light punch inside.
Qfc throws a punch but it's blocked by Mumu.
Mumu blocks an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Mumu as the two fighters clinch.
Qfc tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mumu's elbow.
Mumu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Qfc is breathing heavily.
Mumu lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mumu pushes Qfc back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Mumu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mumu lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Qfc or not.
Mumu scores with a nice hook to the head.

Mumu pulls guard effortlessly.

Mumu looking for a triangle here. Qfc is fighting it but it looks tight! Mumu pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Qfc is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Abdel Mumu! Abdel Mumu retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Abdel Mumu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.