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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!
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
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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energy
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hype
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