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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klay Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Haapalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapalainen has chosen Lentävä Kalakukko as his entrance music. Mikko Haapalainen is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Klay Montez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikko Haapalainen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapalainen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Montez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Haapalainen has his feet on Montez's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Montez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haapalainen was well out of range. Poor timing from Montez.
Montez shoots for a takedown but Haapalainen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Montez closes the distance and clinches.
Haapalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montez throws a hook but Haapalainen avoids it easily.
Montez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Haapalainen closes the distance and pushes Montez back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Haapalainen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montez leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Haapalainen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Haapalainen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Haapalainen misses with an elbow over the top.
Haapalainen gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Haapalainen wants to stand but Montez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haapalainen is trying to control. Montez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Haapalainen seems to be working for a kimura but Montez defends the submission attempt.
Montez preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Montez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haapalainen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Montez is trying to break the clinch but Haapalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Montez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montez clinches up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haapalainen jumps guard but Montez stands there with Haapalainen around his waist. Haapalainen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Montez tries to break free but Haapalainen pushes him back against the cage.
Haapalainen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haapalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montez is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Haapalainen is trying to force a seperation but Montez has the dominant position.
Montez stalls.
Montez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Montez prevents Haapalainen from breaking the clinch.
Haapalainen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Haapalainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Montez smiles and moves away.
Haapalainen shoots in and drives through. Montez sprawls well.
Montez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haapalainen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Montez is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Haapalainen tries to clinch there but Montez circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen leaves Montez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Haapalainen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Montez defends it well.
A slapping leg kick lands for Haapalainen.
Montez rushes Haapalainen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Haapalainen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Montez.
Haapalainen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Montez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Haapalainen defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mikko Haapalainen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Haapalainen blocks a head kick by Montez.
Haapalainen tries to counter by closing the distance.
Montez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Haapalainen throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Haapalainen has closed the distance and engaged Montez in a clinch.
Haapalainen manages to break the clinch.
Haapalainen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Montez to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haapalainen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Montez trying to control the position from guard on top but Haapalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez stops Haapalainen from standing up.
Haapalainen is trying to keep Montez in close.
Montez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Haapalainen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Montez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Montez trying to control the position from guard on top but Haapalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Haapalainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Montez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Haapalainen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Montez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Haapalainen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Haapalainen shoots in and drives through. Montez sprawls well.
Haapalainen stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Haapalainen avoids it really well and circles away.
Montez clinches up with Haapalainen and pushes him back against the cage.
Haapalainen drags the fight down to the ground.
Montez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen wants to get back to his feet but Montez is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Montez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montez wants to control from the top but Haapalainen keeps moving.
Haapalainen being controlled here, momentarily.
Montez trying to control but Haapalainen is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikko Haapalainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Haapalainen wants to clinch up but Montez keeps it at a distance.
Klay Montez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Haapalainen but Haapalainen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Montez thows a leg kick but Haapalainen checks it
and Haapalainen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Montez wants to improve his position but Haapalainen is controlling well.
Haapalainen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Haapalainen throwing shots but Montez is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Haapalainen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Montez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez wants to sweep but no luck.
Haapalainen stands up and waves to Montez to follow him.
Montez gets a clinch.
Haapalainen is looking for a takedown.
Montez tries to work over Haapalainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Haapalainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Montez struggles to land a body shot inside as Haapalainen controls his hands.
Haapalainen is trying to drag Montez to the mat but Montez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Haapalainen is trying to maintain a safe position but Montez gets an underhook and turns Haapalainen into the cage.
Montez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Montez working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Haapalainen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Klay Montez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montez can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montez has Haapalainen pressed against the cage, preventing Haapalainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Montez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Haapalainen after a bit of a struggle.
Montez blocking some punches.
Haapalainen manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Haapalainen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haapalainen is keeping the position for now.
Montez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Haapalainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montez wants to control from the top but Haapalainen keeps moving.
Montez slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Montez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Haapalainen keeps working.
Haapalainen has hold of Montez's hands but Montez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haapalainen wants to get back to full guard but Montez has mounted him!
Mikko Haapalainen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Montez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Montez looking to control but Haapalainen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haapalainen is desperately trying to improve his position but Montez has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Klay Montez.
Well Haapalainen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mikko Haapalainen!
Mikko Haapalainen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelling comes to the cage accompanied by London Calling. Lawlor has chosen I Have A Dream as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Stelling !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Lawlor!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Lawlor. No joy for Stelling on that attempt.
Lawlor connects with a jab.
Lawlor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stelling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stelling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lawlor stalks Stelling and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stelling 's face. Stelling staggers backwards, shaken.
Lawlor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice uppercut lands for Lawlor. That snapped Stelling 's head back.
Lawlor lands a really nice looking cross but Stelling seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Stelling .
Lawlor cracks Stelling with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawlor scores with a shot to the body.
Stelling walks into a jab.
Lawlor scores with a nice right hand.
Lawlor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stelling on the side of the head.
Stelling takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stelling is rocked!
Stelling gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Oh Stelling is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lawlor jabs Stelling to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lawlor sizes up Stelling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Stelling takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stelling is breathing heavily.
Stelling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
BOOM! Lawlor lands a beautiful left hook that drops Stelling . Stelling tries to recover but Lawlor is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Stelling lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benny Lawlor!
Benny Lawlor decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Jack Stelling was interviewed post fight and said 'Don't Worries Fans, I Will Come Back And Win For My UK Fans'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iswan Dono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Hofstadter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iswan Dono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Hofstadter!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dono moves out of range as Hofstadter strikes.
Hofstadter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hofstadter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hofstadter shoots in for a double leg but Dono sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dono lands with a straight right. Hofstadter didn't see that one coming.
Dono scores with a jab to the head.
Hofstadter needs to keep his hands up - Dono had a free shot at his head there.
Dono misses with the combination.
Hofstadter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dono has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Hofstadter has eaten all the pies!
Dono looks for the body kick but Hofstadter saw that one coming.
Hofstadter throws a lazy right hand but Dono sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dono lands with a straight right. Hofstadter didn't see that one coming.
Dono scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hofstadter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dono bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hofstadter's head.
Dono fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hofstadter is out of range.
Iswan Dono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dono throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hofstadter.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hofstadter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono scores with a body shot.
Dono lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dono works the jab nicely.
Hofstadter slips a jab from Dono.
Nice body kick from Dono.
Dono cracks Hofstadter with an open hand slap.
Hofstadter takes one to the chin there.
Dono scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dono throws out a loose jab but Hofstadter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dono tries to land a front kick but Hofstadter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dono is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hofstadter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Dono to the ground. Hofstadter is now in Dono's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hofstadter drops back looking for a leg! Dono is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dono manages to kick Hofstadter off! Hofstadter jumps back into Dono's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hofstadter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hofstadter engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hofstadter works over Dono with some ground and pound from guard.
Hofstadter trying to control but Dono is working from the bottom.
Hofstadter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dono is trying to control the position but Hofstadter postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hofstadter looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Dono avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dono is on top in guard.
Hofstadter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Dono postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dono throws a strike but Hofstadter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hofstadter throwing strikes from guard but Dono blocks nicely.
Hofstadter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dono is keeping the position for now.
Hofstadter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dono can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hofstadter controls the pace.
Hofstadter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iswan Dono dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hofstadter needs to keep his hands up - Dono had a free shot at his head there.
Crunch! Dono slams his shin into Hofstadter's torso.
Dono throws the left hand but Hofstadter avoids the punch easily.
Hofstadter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dono.
Dono throws a sloppy head kick and Hofstadter moves out of range easily.
Hofstadter shoots in and bounces Dono off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Dono wants to sweep here but Hofstadter controlling him for the moment.
Dono preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hofstadter stops Dono from standing up.
Dono being controlled here, momentarily.
Hofstadter has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Hut - $50. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Dono will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Let's hope that Hofstadter has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dono being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hofstadter chips away with some ground and pound.
Dono avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dono avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dono throws a looping overhand right but Hofstadter ducks down to avoid it.
Dono throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dono throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hofstadter scores with a takedown into Dono's guard.
Hofstadter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hofstadter seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Dono working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hofstadter.
Hofstadter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hofstadter working some strikes from top position.
Hofstadter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hofstadter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hofstadter throws a big elbow that misses.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hofstadter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hofstadter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dono moves away from the strike by Hofstadter.
Hofstadter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dono tries to avoid it but Hofstadter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dono to the ground. Dono escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hofstadter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hofstadter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dono gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dono is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dono tries to lock up and control but Hofstadter gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hofstadter landing shots from mount.
The referee warns Dono that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Hofstadter scoring with strikes but Dono is staying in there.
Hofstadter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ivan Hofstadter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hofstadter is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dono is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hofstadter raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Hofstadter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Dono throws a nice looking combination but Hofstadter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hofstadter takes a swing at Dono's ribcage but misses.
Hofstadter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dono. Dono obviously looking to wear him down.
Dono lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hofstadter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hofstadter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dono is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hofstadter can do to turn this around?
Dono attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dono really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dono takes a swing at Hofstadter's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Dono.
Dono is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hofstadter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dono goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hofstadter.
Hofstadter with the counter takedown but Dono avoids it easily.
Hofstadter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hofstadter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Hofstadter.
Hofstadter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dono!
Hofstadter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hofstadter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dono's face.
Hofstadter lands with some strikes.
Hofstadter raining down shots from the mount!
Dono is rocked!
Hofstadter drops a big elbow. That's hurt Dono! More shots from Hofstadter and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Hofstadter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Have Heart - Armed With A Mind. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Recall stuns Charles with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Recall circles away.
Recall thuds a left hand into Charles's body.
Recall throws a combination. Charles tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Charles shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Recall as he avoids it easily.
Recall throws out a counter right but Charles avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Recall misses.
Hanson Recall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall connects with a nice looking jab.
Recall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Recall looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Charles avoids the body shot from Recall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Recall looks to land a combination but Charles avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Recall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Recall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Recall looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Recall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Charles walks away with a smile on his face. Recall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Charles avoids the body shot from Recall.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Charles with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Recall to score with a decent uppercut.
Charles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Recall.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Recall enables Charles to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Recall manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Recall wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Charles is now in half guard.
Charles prevents Recall from improving his position.
Recall trying to control from the bottom.
Charles passes into side control, despite Recall's attempt to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles wants to control but Recall is keeping him busy.
Recall tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Recall is trying to control Charles's posture but Charles avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to score with some ground and pound. Recall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Recall manages to work his way to half guard, despite Charles's best efforts.
Charles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Recall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Recall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Charles pulls his head out easily.
Charles slips a nice elbow through Recall's hands, connecting with Recall's forehead.
Recall missing with punches from the bottom.
Recall is trying to maintain the position but Charles is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Recall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Charles wants to stand up but Recall is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Recall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Recall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Recall is trying to get back to full guard.
Charles is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Recall is just riding it out for now. Charles eventually gives up the hold.
Recall wants to control but Charles is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Recall looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Charles is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Recall has managed to free his arm - good work.
Charles prevents Recall from improving his position.
Charles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Recall tries to roll over but Charles keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hanson Recall dominated that round.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Recall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Recall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Recall misses the shot to the body.
Charles lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Charles wants to clinch up but Recall keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Recall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Recall throws a nice looking combination but Charles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Recall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Charles ducks under a wild hook from Recall.
Nice cross by Charles.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Recall.
Hanson Recall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Recall misses with a double jab.
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Recall circles away.
Despite the aggression on Recall's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Recall gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Charles to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Charles tries to free his leg and advance position but Recall is retaining full guard.
Charles trying to stand up but can't free himself from Recall's guard.
Charles preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Charles throws a big elbow that misses.
Recall is looking for a triangle but Charles pushes his legs off easily.
Recall is looking to sweep but instead, Charles has passed into half guard.
Recall tries to roll over but Charles keeps him under control.
We've been informed that Recall has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Recall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Charles.
Recall is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Recall flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Charles sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Recall defending well though.
Danny Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles lands with a punch from half guard.
Recall blocking the ground and pound attempt from Charles.
Charles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Recall wants to control but Charles is keeping busy.
Recall moves into full guard.
Recall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Charles trying to control but Recall is working from the bottom.
Charles landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall wants to improve his position but instead Charles has moved into half guard.
Recall moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Recall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Recall looking for subs off his back but Charles has passed one foot through into half guard.
Charles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is keen to just control but Recall is a slippery customer.
Recall trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Recall slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Recall is looking to improve his position.
Charles not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Charles is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Recall is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Charles dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A nice combination there by Recall.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Recall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Recall. Those never looked like landing.
Charles shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Recall appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Recall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Charles with a body shot.
Recall misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Recall misses.
Charles tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Recall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Charles swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Recall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Charles displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Recall throws out the jab.
Hanson Recall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Recall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Recall misses with the combination.
Recall is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Charles rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles pushes Recall up against the cage in a clinch.
Recall is trying to drag Charles to the mat but Charles just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Charles jumps guard but Recall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Recall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Charles has Recall pressed against the cage, preventing Recall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Recall tries to pull guard but Charles holds him up against the cage and eventually Recall drops back down to his feet.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanson Recall.
Recall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Recall drags the fight down to the ground.
Charles slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Charles lands a nice forearm strike.
Charles wants to control but Recall is keeping him busy.
Recall is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall strikes from the bottom but Charles takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Recall bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Recall avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Recall trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles wants to stand and escape but Recall is having none of it.
Recall stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Charles is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Recall is aware though and is defending well.
Recall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Charles's head.
Charles is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Recall is controlling him.
Charles keeping full guard, as Recall tries to pass.
Charles trying to keep a closed guard but Recall is proving a slippery customer.
Recall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Recall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Recall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Charles's head.
Charles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Recall works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Recall wants to work for an arm triangle but Charles is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Charles wants to get back to his feet.
Charles is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Highland Brawl Academy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Charles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Recall.
Hanson Recall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Charles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Charles tries to clinch up but Recall circles away and keeps his distance.
Recall defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Charles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hanson Recall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Recall has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hanson Recall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luciano Andrade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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!
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200 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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24
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luciano Andrade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rawlings checks a leg kick.
Andrade has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Rawlings gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andrade.
Rawlings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rawlings has managed to clinch.
Andrade takes a knee right on the jaw!
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Rawlings controls the action.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Andrade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rawlings.
Rawlings throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Andrades head.
Rawlings pressing his opponent against the cage.
Andrade misses with a punch on the inside.
Rawlings throws a punch but it's blocked by Andrade.
Rawlings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rawlings moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Andrade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Andrade.
Rawlings trying to stall but Andrade improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade stalling.
Andrade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Andrade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rawlings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rawlings gets a clinch.
The referee calls for Andrade to work.
Andrade scores with a shot to the side of Rawlings's head.
Andrade tries to work over Rawlings's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andrade lands a right hand.
Rawlings content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
A head punch on the inside from Rawlings fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andrade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rawlings or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andrade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rawlings lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Luciano Andrade has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrade lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Andrade.
Rawlings tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andrade misses with a body punch.
Rawlings is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rawlings landing knees to the head.
Andrade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rawlings throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Andrade blocks it with crossed arms.
Rawlings blocks a body shot from Andrade.
Andrade scores with a hook to the body.
Andrade managing to block the knees to the body from Rawlings.
Andrade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rawlings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rawlings leaning against his opponent.
Rawlings working Andrade over with knees to the body.
Andrade stalling.
Rawlings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings moves into range and clinches up with Andrade.
Rawlings misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rawlings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rawlings pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rawlings drives through and clinches with Andrade against the cage.
Andrade lands a right hand.
Rawlings drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A short body shot lands from Andrade as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
Rawlings missing with knees to the body.
Rawlings breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrade lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rawlings shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Andrade as he avoids it easily.
Andrade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Andrade cracks Rawlings with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrade tries to keep at a distance but Rawlings has taken the fight into the clinch.
Andrade lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Andrade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Andrade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Andrade lands an uppercut.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade tries to work over Rawlings's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rawlings trying to land knees to the body.
Rawlings's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Rawlings's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Andrade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Andrade.
Andrade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Andrade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Andrade lands a right hand.
Rawlings drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Luciano Andrade will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luciano Andrade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Andrade clinches with his opponent.
Rawlings will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andrade up against the cage.
Andrade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rawlings takes a shot to the head.
Rawlings prevents a body shot from Andrade.
Andrade struggles to land a body shot inside as Rawlings controls his hands.
The referee calls for Andrade to work.
Rawlings escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rawlings fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andrade, pushing him back against the cage.
Rawlings trying to land knees to the body.
Rawlings trying to control the position but instead, Andrade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rawlings into the cage.
Rawlings has a couple of punches blocked by Andrade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrade lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Andrade.
Andrade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Andrade slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch on the inside from Andrade fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
Rawlings lands a knee to the head.
Andrade can't find room to land a body shot as Rawlings controls the action.
Rawlings fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rawlings manages to break the clinch.
Rawlings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andrade throws a right and a left that Rawlings avoids nicely.
Andrade clinches up with Rawlings and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rawlings takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rawlings working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrade trying to stall but Rawlings improves his position.
Andrade scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
Rawlings looking to slow down the pace here.
Andrade lands with a short shot to the head.
Andrade scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Andrade on the inside.
Andrade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rawlings manages to pull guard.
Andrade controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Andrade stops Rawlings from standing up.
Rawlings had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Andrade defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andrade is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Andrade tries to free his leg and advance position but Rawlings is retaining full guard.
Andrade is working hard here to advance position.
Rawlings being controlled here, momentarily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Andrade slips a jab from Rawlings.
Rawlings gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andrade pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrade.
Rawlings can't get the takedown.
Andrade will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rawlings up against the cage.
Rawlings lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rawlings is trying to maintain a safe position but Andrade gets an underhook and turns Rawlings into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Andrade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rawlings looking to throw knees to the head but Andrade is blocking nicely.
Andrade lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andrade lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luciano Andrade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luciano Andrade's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Andrade lands with an overhand left.
Andrade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawlings drives through and clinches with Andrade against the cage.
Andrade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rawlings is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Andrade is defending well for now.
Andrade lands a nice uppercut.
Andrade misses with a body punch.
Andrade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rawlings tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andrade is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rawlings can do to turn this around?
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rawlings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rawlings throws a poor cross that misses
and Rawlings takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andrade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Andrade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andrade misses with a punch to the body.
Andrade lands a right hand.
Andrade stalls.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rawlings fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rawlings using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Andrade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rawlings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rawlings fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andrade manages to avoid it.
Andrade tries to keep at a distance but Rawlings has taken the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rawlings misses with a knee strike.
Luciano Andrade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rawlings with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andrade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrade avoiding damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rawlings just misses with a elbow thrown towards Andrade's brow.
Rawlings breaks the clinch.
Andrade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rawlings closes the distance and pushes Andrade back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Andrade.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rawlings is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Andrade stalling against the cage.
Rawlings is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andrade works on Rawlings's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andrade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rawlings swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Andrade.
Rawlings connects with a knee to the head.
Andrade lands a nice uppercut.
Rawlings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rawlings has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings tries to throw a body punch but Andrade avoids it by throwing Rawlings back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Andrade.
Rawlings missing with knees to the body.
Rawlings manages to break the clinch.
Andrade instigates a clinch.
Rawlings with a knee to the head.
Rawlings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Andrade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rawlings will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Andrade up against the cage.
Rawlings lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rawlings lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Andrade managing to block the knees to the body from Rawlings.
Rawlings breaks from the clinch.
Rawlings clinches with his opponent.
Good body shot from Andrade.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawlings fails to pull guard.
Andrade lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrade is stalling here.
Andrade cracks Rawlings with a nice body shot.
Rawlings stalling in the clinch but Andrade improves position.
Dave Rawlings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrade lands a nice shot to the body.
Andrade lands a body punch in the clinch.
Andrade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Andrade digs a right hand underneath Rawlings's ribcage. Rawlings let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Andrade works on Rawlings's body with a couple of short punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Andrade just leaning against Rawlings, taking a breather.
Andrade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Luciano Andrade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rawlings.
A short uppercut from Andrade.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luciano Andrade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Andrade, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luciano Andrade!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Issa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitkoslav Boychitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafa Issa could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mitkoslav Boychitch's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafa Issa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitkoslav Boychitch!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Boychitch as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Rafa Issa has been cut.
A jab lands there for Boychitch.
Boychitch sends Issa crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Boychitch is motioning to the referee to let Issa up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Issa is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boychitch is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Issa hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mitkoslav Boychitch!
During a confident post fight interview, Mitkoslav Boychitch thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West comes to the cage accompanied by The Game - 100 ft. Drake. This should be a great matchup!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fitzgerald comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzgerald there.
Fitzgerald tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fitzgerald scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Andrew West has been cut.
West has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fitzgerald finds it's way round the side to connect with West's head.
Fitzgerald scores with a crisp jab that stopped West in his tracks.
West is rocked!
A slow jab from Fitzgerald misses its intended target.
West defending well as Fitzgerald loads up on a big left hand.
A low kick from West is predictable there
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh West is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
West seems to have got his legs back now.
Fitzgerald managing to control the position.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
West postures up in Fitzgerald's guard and throws a big left but Fitzgerald blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a strike but Fitzgerald rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
West wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
West is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Fitzgerald postures up.
Fitzgerald is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fitzgerald won't allow West to sweep him here.
West is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fitzgerald wants to stand but West has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald preventing the sweep.
West has a closed guard, preventing Fitzgerald from standing up.
Fitzgerald wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
West is trying to keep Fitzgerald in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
West misses with the combination.
Fitzgerald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
West thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot by Fitzgerald.
West takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fitzgerald slips a jab and a cross from West.
West gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andrew West's cut is getting worse.
Fitzgerald closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops West! Fitzgerald dives in looking to finish! West is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Franklin Fitzgerald!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jhonny Iskandar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ganbaatar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iskandar comes to the cage accompanied by Aku Bukan Pengemis Cinta. Khan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bad Seed - Watch It Burn. Jhonny Iskandar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jhonny Iskandar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ganbaatar Khan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iskandar is looking to chop away at Khan's legs.
Nice body kick from Khan.
A head kick misses from Khan.
A shot to the liver by Khan. Beautiful body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Khan.
Iskandar is breathing heavily.
Khan doesn't manage to clinch there - Iskandar circles away.
A head kick by Khan - that's a beauty! Iskandar is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Khan can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ganbaatar Khan!
A victorious Ganbaatar Khan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Jhonny Iskandar was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bo Taka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hall's choice of entrance music: Take it Outside. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Taka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Hall!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Taka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Taka, as that shot connected.
Hall drops his hands momentarily and Taka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taka lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hall falls backwards - clearly groggy! Taka dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Taka!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bo Taka made sure he mentioned Vikai Gear Island, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
In defeat, Bobby Hall stepped up to the mic, saying 'I tried. First of all I want to thank god for allowing me to get in the cage and to do what I do and come out safely and him as well. Full credit to Him for bringing his A-game. Much respect. '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hery Rabemananjara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernardo Muriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hery Rabemananjara!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muriel darts in and clinches Rabemananjara up against the cage.
Rabemananjara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Rabemananjara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Rabemananjara effectively controlling the action here.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Rabemananjara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel cracks Rabemananjara with a nice body shot.
Rabemananjara scores with a shoulder strike.
Rabemananjara lands a left hand.
Rabemananjara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Rabemananjara controls the action.
Muriel taking a breather.
Muriel tries a body shot but Rabemananjara blocks it.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabemananjara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Rabemananjara on the inside.
Rabemananjara struggles to land a body shot inside as Muriel controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel stalling the fight.
Rabemananjara is trying to maintain a safe position but Muriel gets an underhook and turns Rabemananjara into the cage.
Rabemananjara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee calls for Muriel to work.
Muriel avoiding damage.
Muriel throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Muriel wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muriel.
Rabemananjara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel presses Rabemananjara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabemananjara lands with a short shot to the head.
Muriel lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muriel.
Muriel leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Muriel for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Muriel lands with a light punch inside.
Rabemananjara lands a nice shot to the body.
Muriel has Rabemananjara pushed against the cage.
Muriel blocking some punches.
Rabemananjara has a couple of punches blocked by Muriel.
Muriel misses with the head strike.
Rabemananjara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Rabemananjara scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Muriel gets through Rabemananjara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rabemananjara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muriel digs a right hand underneath Rabemananjara's ribcage. Rabemananjara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muriel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muriel taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rabemananjara tries to work over Muriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muriel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rabemananjara up against the cage.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Rabemananjara has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rabemananjara blocks an uppercut.
Rabemananjara misses with a body punch.
Rabemananjara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rabemananjara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabemananjara swings wildly with an uppercut but Muriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut.
Rabemananjara lands a hook that snaps the head of Muriel backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara looking to stall.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rabemananjara as Muriel tries to tie him up.
Rabemananjara struggles to land a body shot inside as Muriel controls his hands.
Rabemananjara working aggressively here.
Rabemananjara throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Muriel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rabemananjara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muriel presses Rabemananjara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rabemananjara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muriel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
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!
Rabemananjara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muriel lands an uppercut.
Rabemananjara lands with a light punch inside.
Rabemananjara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muriel effectively controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bernardo Muriel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Muriel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rabemananjara moves away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muriel.
Muriel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Rabemananjara's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Muriel clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut.
Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Rabemananjara controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel stalling against the cage.
Muriel tries to work over Rabemananjara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rabemananjara swings wildly with an uppercut but Muriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rabemananjara working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel blocks a body shot from Rabemananjara.
A short uppercut from Muriel.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rabemananjara lands an uppercut.
Rabemananjara is trying to maintain a safe position but Muriel gets an underhook and turns Rabemananjara into the cage.
Rabemananjara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muriel taking a breather.
Rabemananjara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muriel leaning against his opponent.
Rabemananjara letting Muriel take a breather here.
Bernardo Muriel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Muriel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Rabemananjara swings wildly with an uppercut but Muriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rabemananjara backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara lands with a right to the head.
Muriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muriel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muriel.
Muriel prevents a body shot from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara prevents a body shot from Muriel.
Rabemananjara lands a left hand.
Muriel tries to throw a body punch but Rabemananjara avoids it by throwing Muriel back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rabemananjara - that landed with a thud.
Muriel trying to stall but Rabemananjara improves his position.
A short right from Muriel.
Rabemananjara lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muriel lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Muriel.
A short right from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Rabemananjara as the two fighters clinch.
Muriel leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Muriel.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabemananjara pushes Muriel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Muriel is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muriel.
Rabemananjara can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Muriel prevents a body shot from Rabemananjara.
Muriel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muriel cracks Rabemananjara with a nice body shot.
Rabemananjara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muriel blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Muriel.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rabemananjara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rabemananjara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rabemananjara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muriel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rabemananjara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muriel throws a head punch that misses.
Rabemananjara misses with a punch on the inside.
Rabemananjara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muriel is leaning against Rabemananjara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rabemananjara lands a right hand.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike.
Rabemananjara misses with a punch on the inside.
Muriel blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Muriel.
Rabemananjara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muriel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rabemananjara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Rabemananjara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Rabemananjara on the inside.
Muriel has Rabemananjara pushed against the cage.
Rabemananjara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Muriel - that landed with a thud.
Rabemananjara tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel lands a body shot.
Muriel blocking some punches.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut.
Rabemananjara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rabemananjara backwards.
Rabemananjara has a couple of punches blocked by Muriel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara throws a head punch that misses.
Muriel blocks a body shot from Rabemananjara.
Rabemananjara can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
A short left from Muriel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muriel.
A short right from Muriel on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Muriel.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
Muriel tries to work over Rabemananjara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muriel leaning against his opponent.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabemananjara being controlled against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rabemananjara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muriel's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara misses with a punch to the body.
Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Rabemananjara fails to land.
Muriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rabemananjara misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muriel lands a left hand.
Rabemananjara tries to throw a body punch but Muriel avoids it by throwing Rabemananjara back against the cage.
Rabemananjara misses with some punches.
Muriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rabemananjara backwards.
Muriel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rabemananjara up against the cage.
Rabemananjara tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
Muriel leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Rabemananjara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muriel's elbow.
Rabemananjara tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Muriel fails to land.
Muriel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rabemananjara can do to turn this around?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muriel.
Rabemananjara pushes Muriel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muriel.
Rabemananjara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel gets through Rabemananjara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muriel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rabemananjara fails to land.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut.
Muriel lands a left hand.
Muriel digs a right hand underneath Rabemananjara's ribcage. Rabemananjara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rabemananjara lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabemananjaras head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muriel.
Muriel tries to work over Rabemananjara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Muriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rabemananjara backwards.
Rabemananjara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muriel working aggressively here.
Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rabemananjara backwards.
Muriel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Muriel lands with a light punch inside.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Rabemananjara controls the action.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muriel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muriel lands with a right to the head.
Rabemananjara is rocked!
Rabemananjara tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
Muriel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabemananjara or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - Muriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Muriel tries to land a front kick but Rabemananjara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muriel takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Muriel scores with a jab to the head.
Rabemananjara tries to keep at a distance but Muriel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Rabemananjara uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rabemananjara blocks a body shot from Muriel.
Rabemananjara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muriel's elbow.
Good body shot from Muriel.
Muriel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabemananjara or not.
Muriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel lands with a left to the head.
Rabemananjara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Muriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rabemananjara prevents a body shot from Muriel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
Rabemananjara is still on wobbly legs! Can Muriel finish him?
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Rabemananjara controls his hands.
Muriel lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Muriel - that landed with a thud.
Rabemananjara seems to have recovered his senses.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Muriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Muriel blocking some punches.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muriel.
Rabemananjara misses with a body punch.
Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Rabemananjara fails to land.
Muriel slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabemananjara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rabemananjara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel just leaning against Rabemananjara, taking a breather.
Rabemananjara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muriel lands with a right to the head.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rabemananjara's elbow.
Rabemananjara working aggressively here.
Muriel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Muriel cracks Rabemananjara with a nice body shot.
Muriel lands a left hand.
Muriel lands a big right hand that drops Rabemananjara! The killer instinct kicks in and Muriel finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Muriel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernardo Muriel!
Bernardo Muriel retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Bernardo Muriel 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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