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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephen Munoz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stephen Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Munoz clinches.
Munoz has Rey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rey tries to break free but Munoz pushes him back against the cage.
Rey prevents the takedown attempt.
Munoz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rey misses with a few strikes there.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rey as he avoids it easily.
Arturo Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
Rey misses with a two punch combination.
Munoz tries to clinch but Rey is having none of it.
Munoz swats away the attempt to clinch by Rey.
Rey closes the distance and clinches.
Munoz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Munoz throws an elbow but misses.
Munoz landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Munoz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Munoz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch but Munoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munoz closes the distance and clinches.
Rey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Munoz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Munoz missing with knees to the body.
Rey is trying to force a seperation but Munoz has the dominant position.
Munoz misses with a knee strike.
Rey looking to slow down the pace here.
Munoz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Munoz.
Rey has had enough of the clinch but Munoz keeps him there for the moment.
Rey is pressed up against the cage. Munoz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rey down to the mat. Rey avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rey keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rey tries to bum rush Munoz with a series of wild strikes but Munoz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munoz throws a sloppy head kick and Rey moves out of range easily.
Rey's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rey duly obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rey misses with a double jab.
Rey tries to clinch up.
Munoz dives in and grabs Rey's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rey pushes down on Munoz's head and hops out.
Munoz throws a head kick but Rey moves out of range.
Munoz looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Rey does no damage.
Munoz throws a right and a left that Rey avoids nicely.
Munoz misses with a few strikes there.
Munoz misses with a takedown attempt - Rey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheers as Rey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Munoz doesn't seem phased though.
Rey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Munoz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rey wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
A nice combination there by Rey.
Rey plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rey tries to score with a low kick but Munoz moves his leg out of the way.
Rey thows a body kick. Munoz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rey defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Munoz.
Danga de danga de dang - Rey scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey tries to clinch there but Munoz circles away.
Rey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Munoz's head backwards.
Rey closes the distance and clinches.
Rey tries to circle away but Munoz has him pinned against the cage.
Rey is trying to force a seperation but Munoz has the dominant position.
Munoz manages to break the clinch.
Munoz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Munoz darts in and clinches Rey up against the cage.
Rey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Munoz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rey after a bit of a struggle.
Munoz is trying to break the clinch but Rey is controlling him.
Rey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rey 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.
Rey catches Munoz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Munoz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Munoz shoots in but no luck this time.
Rey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rey scores with a head kick.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown but Rey shows good takedown defense.
Arturo Rey is winning the standup battle so far.
Rey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rey throws a series of punches but Munoz avoids them all with ease.
Arturo Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Munoz misses with a head kick.
Arturo Rey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rey scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munoz keeps the fight on the outside.
Munoz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rey can pounce on him.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Rey swinging wildly here.
Rey is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Munoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Munoz slips a jab and a cross from Rey.
A combination from Rey does no damage.
Munoz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rey circles away.
Arturo Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
Rey tries to close the distance and clinch but Munoz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Munoz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Munoz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Rey is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Munoz.
Rey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch but Rey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Munoz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rey lands a nice shot that snaps Munoz's head back.
Rey fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Munoz is out of range.
Rey tries to score with a low kick but Munoz moves his leg out of the way.
Rey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rey throws a sloppy head kick and Munoz moves out of range easily.
Munoz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Munoz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munoz clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz manages to break the clinch.
Rey swings for the body but Munoz moves out of range.
Rey misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz tries to clinch but Rey moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Rey.
Munoz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rey sprawls well. Rey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Munoz gets slowly back to his feet.
Rey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Munoz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rey wants to clinch up but Munoz keeps it at a distance.
Rey swinging wildly here.
Rey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Munoz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rey wants to get back to striking at distance but Munoz won't allow it.
Munoz has Rey pressed against the cage, preventing Rey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rey is trying to push Munoz away but Munoz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rey stalling in the clinch but Munoz improves position.
Stephen Munoz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Munoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rey blocks a head kick by Munoz.
Rey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from Rey does no damage.
Rey looks to clinch
and Munoz counters by clinching up.
Rey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rey tries to break free but Munoz pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz trying to land knees to the body.
Munoz is looking for a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rey has had enough of the clinch but Munoz keeps him there for the moment.
Rey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Rey takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arturo Rey dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Munoz walks into a left hand.
Rey throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
Rey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rey wants it to stay on the feet.
Munoz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rey throws a right hand that Munoz ducks under and follows up with a left that Munoz also avoids with ease.
Rey misses with a wild combination.
Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Munoz fails with the takedown.
Munoz shoots in for a double leg but Rey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arturo Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Munoz.
Munoz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Munoz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Munoz moves in looking to clinch but Rey pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rey tries to clinch but Munoz is having none of it.
Rey blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Munoz misses.
Munoz avoids the head kick by Rey.
Munoz throws a head kick but Rey moves out of range.
Rey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Munoz circles away quickly and effectively.
Munoz clinches up against the cage.
Rey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Munoz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Munoz wants to take the fight to the mat but Rey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rey is trying to break free.
Munoz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rey is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Munoz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Munoz blocks a head kick by Rey.
Rey throws a nice looking combination but Munoz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Arturo Rey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Munoz shoots in looking for a takedown. Rey tries to sprawl out of it but Munoz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Munoz throws a solid leg kick but Rey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Munoz.
Munoz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rey throws a series of punches but Munoz moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rey tries a head kick but it misses.
Munoz is looking to clinch.
Munoz closes the distance and pushes Rey back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz jumps guard but Rey turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munoz tries to throw a body punch but Rey avoids it by throwing Munoz back against the cage.
Rey is trying to break the clinch but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Rey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Munoz has him pressed against the cage.
Munoz blocks an uppercut.
Munoz is looking for a takedown.
Rey wants to get back to striking at distance but Munoz won't allow it.
Rey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Munoz letting Rey take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Munoz prevents Rey from breaking the clinch.
Rey managing to block the knees to the body from Munoz.
Arturo Rey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz can't find room to land a body shot as Rey controls the action.
Rey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Munoz.
Munoz tries for a takedown but Rey manages to get underhooks.
Munoz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rey.
Munoz is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Munoz has Rey pressed against the cage, preventing Rey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rey taking a breather.
Rey is trying to break free.
Stephen Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rey looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arturo Rey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arturo Rey!
Arturo Rey very nearly forgot to thank Untouchable Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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