Planning an Escape PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iswan Dono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dono
vs
Munoz

200 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

183 cm
26
186 lbs
3 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 - 6 - 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 - 9 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mark Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz has a takedown stuffed.
Dono attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dono has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Dono.
Munoz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dono. Dono obviously looking to wear him down.
Munoz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Dono shows good takedown defense.

Munoz closes the distance and pushes Dono back into the cage.
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 is fighting off a takedown attempt but Munoz is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dono to the mat. Dono regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munoz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Munoz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dono swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dono avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dono is looking to stand up but Munoz isn't so interested in that idea.
Munoz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Munoz gets full guard.
Munoz is pulling down on Dono's head. It's preventing any offense from Dono, at least for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dono as he avoids it easily.
Iswan Dono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Munoz.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dono.
Munoz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dono defends well and Munoz ends up having to push Dono into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Munoz ducks right into an uppercut from Dono.
Munoz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dono!
Munoz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dono to score with a decent uppercut.
Munoz fails to land the takedown.
Munoz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dono defends well and Munoz ends up having to push Dono into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It looked like Dono was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Munoz.
Munoz looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dono bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dono lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Dono coming out on top.
Munoz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dono. Dono obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dono.
Dono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dono digs a good body shot into Munoz's ribs.
Munoz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Munoz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dono.

Munoz moves into the clinch successfully.
Dono jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Munoz walks away with a smile on his face. Dono gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dono throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iswan Dono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dono is looking to slow Munoz down with leg kicks.
Munoz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dono moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Munoz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dono lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Munoz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Munoz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dono lands with an overhand left.
Munoz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dono.
Munoz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dono defends well and Munoz ends up having to push Dono into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dono changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Dono. That snapped Munoz's head back.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dono connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dono scores with a nice right hand.
Dono fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Munoz.
Munoz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dono defends well and Munoz ends up having to push Dono into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dono uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dono sizes up Munoz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dono fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Munoz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dono lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dono bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Munoz's head.
Dono is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Munoz shoots for a takedown but Dono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dono scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Munoz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Munoz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dono. Dono obviously looking to wear him down.
Dono throws a head kick that Munoz semi-blocks.
Munoz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dono manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dono lunges at Munoz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Munoz's hand.
Dono bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Munoz's head.
Dono feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Munoz's calf.
Decent striking displayed by Dono there.
Dono slaps away a takedown attempt from Munoz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It looked like Dono wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Munoz dives in for a single leg takedown but Dono sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dono lands with a nice body punch.
Dono scores with a head kick. Munoz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iswan Dono dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Decent striking displayed by Dono there.
Munoz takes a kick to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Munoz or perhaps it was just good defense by Dono, which made it look bad.
Dono lands with a hook. Munoz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Munoz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dono finds it's way round the side to connect with Munoz's head.
Nice shot by Dono.
Dono moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dono moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munoz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Munoz rushes Dono and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Munoz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dono.
Munoz changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dono fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dono feints a jab promting Munoz to slip. Dono then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Munoz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono misses with a two punch combination.
Dono scores with a nice strike.
Munoz misses with a takedown
and Munoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iswan Dono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Munoz.
Munoz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dono connects with a nice looking jab.
Dono connects with a crisp jab.
Iswan Dono is winning the standup battle so far.
Dono connects with a looping right hand.
Dono scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dono connects with a solid leg kick.
Munoz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Munoz shoots and misses
and Dono makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dono looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dono lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dono lets loose with a powerful body kick. Munoz will feel that in the morning.
Dono lands with a good body shot.
Dono connects with a leg kick. Munoz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dono works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Munoz gets a clinch.
Dono tries to pull guard but Munoz holds him up against the cage and eventually Dono drops back down to his feet.

Munoz has picked Dono up - he's going for a ride! Munoz dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Munoz wants to free his trapped foot but Dono is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Munoz looks to land a strike but Dono avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dono with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Munoz can't handle though.
Dono is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Munoz can do to turn this around?
Dono is controlling Munoz's posture.
Munoz preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz trying to control the position from guard on top but Dono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Munoz postures up in Dono's guard and throws a big left but Dono blocks it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dono keeping moving, preventing Munoz from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Dono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dono connects with an inside leg kick.
Munoz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dono lands a jab.
Dono connects with a single shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dono.
Dono jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Dono shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dono looks to land a combination. Munoz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Munoz shoots in but Dono avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dono attempts a counter takedown but Munoz avoids it well and moves away.
Dono is looking to slow Munoz down with leg kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Munoz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Munoz throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dono looking to control.
Munoz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dono works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dono not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dono has momentary wrist control but Munoz slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munoz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iswan Dono dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Dono chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Munoz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Munoz moves out of range as Dono throws a body kick.
Munoz wants to clinch.
Munoz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dono throws a series of punches but Munoz avoids them all with ease.
Dono is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dono ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Munoz is looking to clinch.
Dono tests Munoz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dono scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Munoz doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munoz goes for a double leg but Dono avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Dono continues to drive forward.
Dono is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A punch combination from Munoz misses.
Dono lands a front kick.
Dono lands with a slapping head kick.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono connects with a jab.
Munoz blocks a head kick by Dono.
Munoz is looking to clinch but Dono is avoiding it.
Dono connects with a right hand. Munoz shakes it off.
Dono bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Munoz's head.
Munoz shoots for a takedown but Dono saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dono lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dono scores with a hook to the body. Munoz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iswan Dono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dono lands a nice looking kick to the body. Munoz takes a step back to recover.
Munoz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dono swivels and escapes.
Iswan Dono has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Munoz.
Dono lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dono fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Munoz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dono. That one must have hurt.
Mark Munoz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dono swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Munoz has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dono.
Munoz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dono bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Munoz's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Dono coming out on top.

Munoz moves into the clinch.
Dono tries to score a body lock takedown but Munoz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Munoz drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dono pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dono lands a slapping body shot.
Munoz shoots in looking for a takedown. Dono tries to sprawl out of it but Munoz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dono manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Dono wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dono connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Iswan Dono is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dono cracks Munoz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dono lands with a good body shot.
Dono lands with a kick to the ribs.
Dono lands a head kick!
Munoz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Munoz takes one on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dono.
Dono lands a head kick!
Dono lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Munoz at a distance.
Dono fakes the leg kick and cracks Munoz in the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Munoz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dono.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dono lands with a thumping leg kick.
Munoz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dono can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Munoz. Those never looked like landing.
Munoz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dono lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dono jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dono throws a head kick that Munoz semi-blocks.
Munoz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Munoz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice jab there from Dono.
Dono connects with a right hand. Munoz shakes it off.
Dono slaps away a takedown attempt from Munoz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Munoz takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iswan Dono showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dono, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iswan Dono!
A victorious Iswan Dono thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
77%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klay Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen The Game - 100 ft. Drake as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Montez
vs
West

175 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

180 cm
21
184 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
West connects with a single shot there.
Montez is looking to clinch.
West drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Montez defends it well.
West lands a jab to Montez's midsection.
Montez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from West.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montez.
West is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Montez tries to sprawl but West drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
West thows a huge punch but Montez dodges it nicely.
West missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Montez tries to get to full guard but West has control of the leg.
West really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Montez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montez's head.

Montez is defending against the submission attempts here by West.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Montez looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from West.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

West is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Montez defends it well.

West is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Montez is just riding it out for now. West eventually gives up the hold.
Montez lands with a few short shots to the body.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
West thows a huge punch but Montez dodges it nicely.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice sprawl there from West as Montez shoots in.
Good exchange - West coming out on top.
West moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
West moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot lands for West.
West scores with a nice head shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Montez or perhaps it was just good defense by West, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West lands with a nice combination. Montez backs away looking to recover.
Montez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. West defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a jab.

West shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. West showed some decent athleticism there.

West looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

West is working for a submission of some sort.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Montez's head.
West thows a huge punch but Montez dodges it nicely.
West drops an elbow to the side of Montez's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West working over Montez with some ground and pound. Montez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Montez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters are battling for position here. Montez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Montez wants to get back to his feet but West is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
West makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Montez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Montez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
West sizes up Montez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

West shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Montez moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Montez wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
West postures up.
Montez wants to get back to his feet but West is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
West throwing strikes but missing.
Montez is trying to control the position but West postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as West accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
West stands up over Montez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Montez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Montez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Montez moves in looking to clinch but West pushes him off.

West closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Montez quickly recovers to half guard.
Montez is looking for a sweep. West is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

West is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Montez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time West.
West thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West with the ground and pound but Montez uses the opportunity to regain guard.
West throwing strikes but missing.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
West working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Montez's head.
Montez striking off his back but it's not causing West any problems.
Montez keeping moving, preventing West from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
West cracks Montez with an open hand slap.
West swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montez fails with a takedown attempt.
West is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West scores with a jab.
Montez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
West lands the left hand.
Montez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract West.
Montez sets himself, and West steps forward looking for the clinch! Montez avoids it this time.
Montez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. West tries to avoid it but Montez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag West to the ground. West escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Klay Montez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Montez misses with a head kick.
Montez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Montez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and West counters with a nice body shot.
West stalks Montez and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Montez's face. Montez staggers backwards, shaken.
West has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Montez throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
Andrew West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Klay Montez has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

West closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Montez has one foot on West's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Montez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has West pinned against the cage. West gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

West decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
West is trying to control the action in half guard but Montez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
West throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Montez trying to control here.
West looks to land a strike but Montez avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
West postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew West showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Klay Montez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

West uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

West closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - West lands in his opponent's guard.
Montez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
West is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
West throwing strikes from guard but Montez blocks nicely.
Montez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Montez scrambles and gets back to his feet.
West cracks Montez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez takes a kick to the side of the head.
West dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
West works the jab nicely.
West circles away from the clinch attempt.
West swats away the attempt to clinch by Montez.
West smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Montez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from West.
West swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Montez.
Montez walks into a jab.
West with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Montez tries to score a power double leg takedown but West sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Montez somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West lands a right hook to the body.
West lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Montez drops his hands momentarily and West takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

West feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
West connects with a couple of short punches.
Montez trying to control the position.
West with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez working a defensive guard here.
Montez controlling the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Montez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
West throws an elbow that misses. Montez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in West's guard. Nice move by Montez!
West has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Montez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now West is on top in guard.

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.
West scoring with punches to the head and body.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Montez has wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

West scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Montez pushes West off and gets back to his feet.
Montez closes the distance but West moves to the side
and Montez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
West lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

West looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Montez has one foot on West's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Montez. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Montez gets a takedown into half guard.
Klay Montez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andrew West is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
West tries to roll over but Montez keeps him under control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew West comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well West 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew West!
Andrew West spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
50%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Stelling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Charles might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Have Heart - Armed With A Mind. Stelling has chosen London Calling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Charles
vs
Stelling

178 cm
19
170 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

178 cm
24
175 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Vikai Gear Island

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 7 - 5 - 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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Stelling !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stelling .
Stelling shoots in and drives through. Charles sprawls well.
Charles swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stelling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stelling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Charles gets a takedown into half guard.
Charles takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling blocking the ground and pound attempt from Charles.
Charles not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Charles decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stelling misses with a shot to the body
and Charles counters with a straight right hand.

Charles closes the distance and pushes Stelling back into the cage.
Stelling tries to circle away but Charles has him pinned against the cage.

Charles pulls guard.
Charles lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Stelling is looking to stand up but Charles isn't so interested in that idea.
Charles trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stelling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Charles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stelling shoots in for a double leg but Charles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stelling .
Stelling fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Charles avoids it really well and circles away.
Stelling throws a head kick but Charles moves out of range.

Stelling gets tackled into the cage by Charles. Charles maintains the clinch.

Stelling 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stelling tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stelling thinking.
Stelling shoots in for a double leg but Charles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stelling looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Charles wants it to stay on the feet.
Stelling throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Charles to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles lands a nice looking body shot.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stelling .
Stelling is looking to land body kicks.
Charles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stelling under the eye.

Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Stelling is trying to force a seperation but Charles has the dominant position.
Charles is pressed up against the cage. Stelling has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Charles down to the mat. Charles avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charles lunges at Stelling with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stelling 's hand.
Charles cracks a nice hook into Stelling 's ribs.
Jack Stelling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Charles moves into range and clinches up with Stelling .

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Charles pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Charles decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stelling , up you get!
Charles takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Stelling shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Charles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stelling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stelling wants to clinch.
Charles throwing a counter right hand but Stelling manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Charles dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Charles clinches up with Stelling and pushes him back against the cage.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stelling can do to turn this around?
A bit of stalling here from Charles.

Stelling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stelling misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danny Charles is winning the standup battle so far.

Charles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Stelling to the ground. Charles is now in Stelling 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Charles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Charles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles works over Stelling with some ground and pound from guard.
Charles passes into half guard.

Charles decides to return to a standing position.
Jack Stelling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Charles moves into the clinch successfully.
Stelling is trying to push Charles away but Charles has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Charles stalling in the clinch.
Stelling taking a breather.
Charles wants a takedown but no success here.
Charles keeps control of Stelling as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles is stalling here.

Stelling 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stelling takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Stelling throws a counter combo.
Stelling tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charles swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stelling wants to land a leg kick but Charles is out of range.
Charles stuffs the takedown attempt from Stelling . Stelling gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Stelling , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Charles cracks Stelling with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Charles.
Stelling is breathing heavily.
Stelling tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charles counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Charles shoots in and gets a takedown into Stelling 's guard.

Stelling manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

Charles breaks the clinch.
Charles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stelling is defended easily by Charles.
Charles tests Stelling 's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelling throws a sloppy head kick
and Charles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Charles rushes Stelling and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stelling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stelling drops down looking for an ankle pick but Charles pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stelling .
Stelling walks into a jab.
Charles lands a jab to Stelling 's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Charles. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Charles dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Stelling takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Charles clinches.
Stelling letting Charles take a breather here.
Charles avoiding damage.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stelling tries to score a power double leg takedown but Charles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Stelling somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stelling shoots in for a takedown but Charles shows good takedown defense.
Stelling takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Stelling .

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stelling tries to keep at a distance but Charles has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stelling is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Charles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Charles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Charles instigates a clinch.
Charles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stelling letting Charles take a breather here.

Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelling tries for a takedown but Charles circles away easily
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Stelling .
Charles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stelling doesn't seem bothered though.
Charles catches Stelling with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Charles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Stelling darts in looking for a takedown but Charles gets double underhooks and turns Stelling into the cage.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Charles lands with a hook. Stelling tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stelling wants to clinch
and Charles counters with a nice body shot.
Stelling darts in looking for a takedown but Charles gets double underhooks and turns Stelling into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Charles misses its target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stelling looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A lazy left from Charles finds it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Charles.
Charles jabs at Stelling 's body.
Charles swings for the body but Stelling moves out of range.
Charles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stelling at a distance.
Jack Stelling has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Charles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stelling at a distance.
Stelling with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Charles to score with a decent uppercut.

Charles closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Charles has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stelling uses from the top position.
Danny Charles overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Charles is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Stelling has his hands clasped together but Charles extends and breaks Stelling 's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Charles.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Danny Charles!
Danny Charles gave a mention to Vikai Gear Island in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Kmiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 2pac - All Eyez On Me. 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!

Jackson
vs
Kmiec

193 cm
19
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julius Jackson!
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, Damian Kmiec!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kmiec closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jackson to the mat! Jackson manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kmiec won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kmiec sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kmiec missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kmiec won't allow Jackson to get back to his feet.
Kmiec not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Jackson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kmiec is pushing Jackson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Jackson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kmiec backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands an uppercut.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Kmiec blocks a body shot from Jackson.

Kmiec pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kmiec counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jackson!
Kmiec controlling the position.
Kmiec tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jackson's legs.
Jackson holds on to Kmiec's head and controls the position momentarily.
Jackson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kmiec has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kmiec tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kmiec stands up and beckons Jackson to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Kmiec.
Kmiec shoots for a double leg takedown but Jackson sprawls well. He's pushed Kmiec's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jackson lands a nice hook to Kmiec's body. Kmiec takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jackson scores with a hook to the body. Kmiec takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kmiec loses concentration momentarily and Jackson pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Kmiec crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jackson finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Julius Jackson!
A less than humble Julius Jackson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitkoslav Boychitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boychitch
vs
Franklin

195 cm
26
210 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

165 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitkoslav Boychitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Franklin!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Boychitch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Franklin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Franklin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Franklin fails to land with a series of punches.
Franklin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Franklin there as he acknowledges the shot.

Franklin clinches up with Boychitch and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Boychitch to keep the fight standing.
Boychitch working hard to break the clinch.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Boychitch holds him up against the cage and eventually Franklin drops back down to his feet.
Boychitch tries to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling the position.
Franklin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin goes for a takedown in the clinch but Boychitch prevents it.
Mitkoslav Boychitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Franklin.
Franklin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boychitchs head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boychitch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boychitch is trying to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling him.
Boychitch is trying to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin just leaning against Boychitch, taking a breather.
Franklin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Franklin is pushing Boychitch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Franklin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

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.
Boychitch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Franklin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boychitch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Franklin tries to land knees in the clinch but Boychitch avoids the damage to the body.
Boychitch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Franklin has him pressed against the cage.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Boychitch forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boychitch is trying to break free.
Boychitch tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
Franklin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Boychitch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Franklin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boychitch's efforts to push away.
Boychitch has had enough of the clinch but Franklin keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Franklin manages to break the clinch.
Franklin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boychitch.
Franklin wants to clinch up but Boychitch keeps it at a distance.
Franklin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boychitch throws a nice head kick!
Boychitch cracks the inside of Franklin's front leg.
Boychitch scores with a jab to the head.
Boychitch lands with a nice combination. Franklin backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boychitch scores with a kick to the body.
Franklin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boychitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boychitch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Franklin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boychitch.
Boychitch seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boychitch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Franklin's hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Boychitch counters with a nice leg kick.
Boychitch scores with a body shot.
Boychitch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boychitch tests Franklin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boychitch cracks Franklin with a good jab.
Boychitch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Franklin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Franklin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boychitch connects with a body shot that sends Franklin's belly button to the back.
Boychitch is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Good exchange - Boychitch coming out on top.
Franklin lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Boychitch goes down and covers up as Franklin starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Franklin!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by US Army - We Are Soldiers. Richard Winters will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sokolov
vs
Winters

180 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
26
189 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Highland Clothing

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Sokolov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Winters!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov throws a body shot but no joy.
Winters swings for the body but Sokolov moves out of range.

Sokolov takes the fight into the clinch.
Sokolov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokolov lands a shoulder strike.

It looks like Richard Winters has been cut.
Sokolov throws a head punch that misses.
Sokolov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Winters tries to throw a body punch but Sokolov avoids it by throwing Winters back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sokolov fails to land.
Sokolov stalls.
Winters tries to break the clinch but Sokolov is controlling the position.
Sokolov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Sokolov fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with the head strike.
Sokolov dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sokolov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sokolov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sokolov lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Winters.
Sokolov lands a right hand.
Winters misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokolov.
A left hand lands to the body for Sokolov.
Sokolov struggles to land a body shot inside as Winters controls his hands.
Winters misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winters blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokolov misses with the head strike.
Winters blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Winters misses with a punch on the inside.
Winters has a couple of punches blocked by Sokolov.
Sokolov stalling the fight.
Sokolov is leaning against Winters and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sokolov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sokolov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sokolov lands a shoulder strike.
Sokolov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokolov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
Sokolov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Winterss head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov stalling against the cage.
Sokolov lands a body punch.
Winters looks winded!
A body shot lands from Sokolov.
Sokolov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Winters struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokolov controls his hands.
Winters has a couple of punches blocked by Sokolov.
Sokolov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Winters or not.
A shot in the inside from Sokolov.
A nice left hand lands by Sokolov.
Sokolov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Winters up against the cage.
Sokolov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sokolov.
Winters throws a punch but it's blocked by Sokolov.
Sokolov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Winters fails to land.
Sokolov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sokolov lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Winters misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Sokolov as the two fighters clinch.
Sokolov lands a shot to the body.
Sokolov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Sokolov.
Sokolov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sokolov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sokolov avoiding damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sokolov.

Winters is rocked!
Winters has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sokolov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Winters can turn it around.
Winters takes a shot to the head.
Winters is still on wobbly legs! Can Sokolov finish him?
A left hand lands to the body for Sokolov.
Winters seems to have recovered his senses.
Sokolov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sokolov.
Sokolov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sokolov lands a hook that snaps the head of Winters backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokolov lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Winters to his knees! Sokolov keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Sokolov!
A less than humble Fedor Sokolov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kage
vs
Fitzgerald

180 cm
25
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franklin Fitzgerald!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzgerald thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fitzgerald looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kage ducks under a wild hook from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald misses with a double jab

and Kage counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fitzgerald can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kage is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fitzgerald defends it well.
Fitzgerald is refusing to be controlled, as Kage sits in half guard.

Kage is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kage.
Kage definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fitzgerald controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kage is looking to advance position but Fitzgerald won't allow it.
Kage looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kage wants to control but Fitzgerald is keeping him busy.
Fitzgerald is positioning himself well to prevent Kage advancing to mount.
Fitzgerald wants to get back to full guard.
Kage works his way into full mount!

Kage looking for a guillotine from mount but Fitzgerald is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fitzgerald can't escape the position.
Fitzgerald takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzgerald avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kage.
Kage sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kage has control of Fitzgerald's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Fitzgerald regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Kage throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Fitzgerald tries to hold on but Kage pushes him away.

Kage is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Fitzgerald has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Fitzgerald!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kage looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kage working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fitzgerald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fitzgerald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Fitzgerald pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kage is keeping the position for now.

Kage had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fitzgerald defends it easily.
Kage wants to sweep here but Fitzgerald controlling him for the moment.
Kage trying to control the position.
Fitzgerald engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fitzgerald thuds his shin into the meat of Kage's side.
Fitzgerald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kage looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice takedown defense from Fitzgerald. No joy for Kage on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fitzgerald! But no joy.
Kage shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fitzgerald pinned against the cage. Fitzgerald gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes from Fitzgerald. Those never looked like landing.
Kage avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kage looks to land a left hand but Fitzgerald moved out of range nicely.
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 Kobe Kage will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fitzgerald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fitzgerald looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kage is looking to counter punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a body punch but Kage moves out of range.
Fitzgerald ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kage moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Fitzgerald misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzgerald avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fitzgerald lands with an uppercut that bounces Kage off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzgerald cracks Kage with an open hand slap.
Fitzgerald connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzgerald slips under a jab from Kage.
Fitzgerald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald scores with a hook to the body. Kage takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fitzgerald has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fitzgerald misses with a body kick.
Franklin Fitzgerald seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Fitzgerald lands a left and a right that send Kage crashing to the mat, dazed. Fitzgerald thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kage is rocked!
Kage gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Fitzgerald points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Kage wakes up just in time to hear Fitzgerald thank his coaches in the post fight interview.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Franklin Fitzgerald!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hery Rabemananjara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dahl
vs
Rabemananjara

185 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gabriel Dahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hery Rabemananjara!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rabemananjara.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dahl. That's going to slow Rabemananjara down.
Rabemananjara moves out of range of the strikes.
Dahl moves in looking to clinch but Rabemananjara pushes him off.
Dahl tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabemananjara was well out of range. Poor timing from Dahl.
Dahl sizes up Rabemananjara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dahl.
Dahl misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rabemananjara to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dahl throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rabemananjara takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dahl fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rabemananjara is out of range.
Dahl definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rabemananjara throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabemananjara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rabemananjara avoids a kick to the body.
Rabemananjara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dahl can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rabemananjara. Dahl does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dahl is looking to counter the offense by Rabemananjara and move into the clinch.
Dahl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dahl throws a good cross that connects.
Rabemananjara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dahl.
Rabemananjara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dahl.
A countering left hand to the body from Rabemananjara misses.
A swing and a miss from Dahl.
Dahl scores with a kick to the body.

Dahl rushes Rabemananjara and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dahl tries to pull guard but Rabemananjara forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dahl pushes Rabemananjara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rabemananjara lands with a short shot to the head.
Rabemananjara tries to stall but Dahl uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dahl scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dahl tries to pull guard but Rabemananjara won't allow it.
Rabemananjara throws a head punch that misses.
Dahl swings wildly with an uppercut but Rabemananjara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dahl misses with a punch to the body.
Dahl misses with a hook from the clinch.

Dahl pulls guard successfully.

Dahl looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Rabemananjara is defending well. Dahl quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Rabemananjara has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Dahl celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Dahl!
Post fight, Gabriel Dahl took to the microphone: 'I would never lose to zyd/nehi'.

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demitrious Dalby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalby kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TOM PETTY - I WON'T BACK DOWN. Cornelis Spilbergen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Dalby
vs
Spilbergen

199 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
211 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demitrious Dalby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spilbergen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dalby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spilbergen counters with a straight right hand.
Dalby tries to clinch up
and Spilbergen counters with a left to the body.
Dalby blocks a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Spilbergen. That snapped Dalby's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Spilbergen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spilbergen tries to keep at a distance but Dalby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spilbergen can't find room to land a body shot as Dalby controls the action.
Spilbergen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spilbergen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spilbergen pushes Dalby back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spilbergen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spilbergen cracks Dalby with a nice body shot.
Spilbergen avoids the elbow strike from Dalby, against the cage.
Spilbergen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen blocks an elbow strike from Dalby.
Dalby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Spilbergen scores with a hook to the body.
Spilbergen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spilbergen cracks Dalby with a nice body shot.
Dalby is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dalby backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spilbergen.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spilbergen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spilbergen lands a body punch.
Spilbergen lands a nice uppercut.
Spilbergen lands a left hand.

Dalby is rocked!
Spilbergen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Dalby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spilbergen digs a right hand underneath Dalby's ribcage. Dalby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen throws a big uppercut that drops Dalby! More strikes from Spilbergen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dalby lies dazed against the cage as Spilbergen celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelis Spilbergen!
Demitrious Dalby spoke after the fight, saying 'I WILL COME BACK STRONGER AND CAPTURE WHAT IS MINE , THE TLO LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP !!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shoei Braz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bernardo Muriel has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Muriel
vs
Braz

187 cm
26
205 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

175 cm
26
205 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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 10 - 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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shoei Braz!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muriel lands a head kick!
Muriel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Braz momentarily.
Muriel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Braz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muriel slaps away a takedown attempt from Braz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Braz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Muriel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Muriel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) in the buildup to the fight.
Braz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Braz has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Muriel gets caught napping as Braz dives in and scores a takedown. Muriel manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braz throws a big right hand that misses.
Braz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Braz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Braz postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Braz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Braz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Muriel on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muriel tries to get out of the position.
Braz postures up in Muriel's guard and throws a big left but Muriel blocks it.
Muriel seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muriel lands with a straight right. Braz didn't see that one coming.
Bernardo Muriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Braz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Braz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Braz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Braz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Braz closes the distance and clinches up with Muriel, looking for a takedown. Braz pushes Muriel against the cage but Muriel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Muriel takes a swing at Braz's ribcage but misses.
Braz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Braz is defended easily by Muriel.
Bernardo Muriel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoei Braz.
Braz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muriel.
Muriel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Braz tries to move into range but Muriel moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Braz fails with the takedown.
Muriel connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Muriel cracks Braz with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muriel throws a leg kick which misses Braz's front leg but catches the back leg as Braz tries to avoid it.
Muriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A jab lands there for Muriel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Muriel. Beautiful body shot.
Muriel lands a jab.
Braz walks into a jab.
Muriel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Muriel scores with a head kick. Braz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Muriel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Braz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Muriel cracks the inside of Braz's front leg.
Braz avoids a kick to the body.

Braz dives in and scores a takedown into Muriel's guard.
Braz pushes down on Muriel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Braz trying to mount his opponent but Muriel defends it.
Muriel is refusing to be controlled, as Braz sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Braz has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Braz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Braz lands with a punch from half guard.
Braz wants to take a breather but Muriel is having none of it.

Braz seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Muriel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Shoei Braz!
Shoei Braz is the new light heavyweight champion!
Shoei Braz thanked the fans post fight for their support.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

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