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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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157 lbs
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175 cm
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rey shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Munoz as he jumps to the side.
Rey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rey shoots in and drives through. Munoz sprawls well.
A swing and a miss from Rey.
Sloppy strikes from Rey. Those never looked like landing.
Munoz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munoz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Munoz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rey fails to land with a series of punches.
Munoz gets caught flat footed, as Rey shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rey wants to get up but he can't break Munoz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Munoz controlling Rey's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz has a closed guard, preventing Rey from standing up.
Rey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Munoz on the ground.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stephen Munoz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice sprawl there from Rey as Munoz shoots in.
Munoz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munoz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Arturo Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
Rey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rey counters with a three punch combo that has Munoz backing up. Munoz nods at Rey to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rey duly obliges.
Munoz wants to clinch up but Rey keeps it at a distance.
Rey pivots, looking for a leg kick but Munoz is out of range and Rey settles back down.
Rey stalks Munoz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Munoz's face. Munoz staggers backwards, shaken.
Rey misses with a double jab.
Rey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rey.
Rey throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Rey is breathing heavily.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Rey shows good takedown defense.
Rey throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Rey shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Munoz defends it nicely.
Rey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rey.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munoz is defended easily by Rey.
Munoz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rey defends it nicely.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Nice sprawl there from Rey as Munoz shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Munoz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Munoz forces Rey back against the cage and clinches.
Rey blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey wants to break free but Munoz has control.
Rey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rey!
Munoz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rey is out of range.
A combination from Rey does no damage.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt - Rey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rey throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rey!
Munoz drives through and clinches with Rey against the cage.
Munoz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Munoz.
Rey tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz missing with knees to the body.
Rey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Rey throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rey dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Munoz's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Arturo Rey is winning the standup battle so far.
Rey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Munoz staying out of range there.
Rey fails with a takedown attempt.
Munoz closes the distance and clinches.
Munoz manages to pull guard.
Rey wants to control from the top but Munoz keeps moving.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Munoz is adopting a defensive guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Munoz closes the distance and clinches up with Rey, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes Rey against the cage but Rey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rey misses with a wild combination.
Rey lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arturo Rey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rey tries to clinch up.
Rey tries to bum rush Munoz with a series of wild strikes but Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Munoz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey throws a series of punches but Munoz avoids them all with ease.
Munoz has managed to clinch.
Munoz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rey up against the cage.
Munoz tries for a takedown but Rey manages to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munoz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rey to keep the fight standing.
Arturo Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
Rey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rey connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Munoz's hands.
Munoz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rey circles away.
Rey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rey trying to control the position but instead, Munoz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rey into the cage.
Munoz tries a body shot but Rey blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Rey breaks the clinch.
Munoz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rey can pounce on him.
Munoz tries to clinch there but Rey circles away.
Rey cracks a nice hook into Munoz's ribs.
Rey tries to clinch but Munoz moves out of range.
Munoz tries to clinch up but Rey circles away and keeps his distance.
Munoz rushes Rey and presses him up against the cage.
Rey tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Rey is trying to break free.
Rey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Rey. No joy for Munoz on that attempt.
Munoz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Munoz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey has had enough of the clinch but Munoz keeps him there for the moment.
Rey is looking to break free of the clinch but Munoz has double underhooks.
Munoz working aggressively here.
Rey has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheers as Rey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Munoz doesn't seem phased though.
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!
Rey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz tries for a takedown but Rey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arturo Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Rey shoots in for a takedown but Munoz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt - Rey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rey wants to clinch.
Rey tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
Rey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Munoz looks for a takedown but Rey sprawls well.
Munoz is looking to clinch.
Rey shoots for a takedown but Munoz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rey duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey misses with a series of wild punches.
Munoz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Munoz fails with a takedown attempt.
Arturo Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
Rey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rey's corner calls for a 1-2. Rey obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That kick from Rey tenderised Munoz's leg. Munoz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Munoz closes the distance and clinches up with Rey, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes Rey against the cage but Rey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Munoz checks a low kick from Rey.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
Munoz is looking to clinch but Rey is avoiding it.
Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rey lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Munoz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rey.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz dives in and grabs Rey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rey pushes down on Munoz's head and hops out.
Munoz tries to clinch there but Rey circles away.
Rey lands a really nice looking cross but Munoz seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Rey.
Rey thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Munoz shoots in but Rey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rey misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rey.
Rey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Munoz is defended easily by Rey.
Munoz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Munoz misses with a head kick.
Rey misses with a double jab
and Munoz counters with an inside leg kick.
Rey throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Munoz.
Rey throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Arturo Rey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rey throws a right and a left that Munoz avoids nicely.
Munoz tries to clinch but Rey moves out of range.
Rey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rey.
Rey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Munoz on the side of the head.
Munoz shoots in but Rey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Munoz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Munoz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rey tries to avoid it but Munoz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rey to the ground. Rey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Rey. Those never looked like landing.
Stephen Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Munoz leaves Rey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Rey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rey, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Rey!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Arturo Rey waved his t-shirt featuring Untouchable Fight Gear 's logo in front of the cameras.
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