Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 21, 2017

#R1#
Muakbar misses with an uppercut
and Freeman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Muakbar misses
letting Freeman counter with a right hand. #CL#
Muakbar instigates a clinch.
Muakbar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muakbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freeman working hard to break the clinch.
Muakbar keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freeman wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Muakbar. #BC#
Muakbar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muakbar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muakbar misses with a lunging right hand
and Muakbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muakbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Freeman is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Freeman's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good standup being displayed there by Muakbar as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Muakbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Freeman, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muakbar keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Freeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Freeman tries to break free but Muakbar pushes him back against the cage.#T1#
Freeman blocks a body shot from Muakbar.
Muakbar has Freeman pressed against the cage, preventing Freeman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Muakbar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Freeman backwards.
Muakbar lands a body punch. #TD#
Muakbar gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Muakbar postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Muakbar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muakbar 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.
Muakbar works over Freeman with some ground and pound from guard.
Muakbar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muakbar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Muakbar throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muakbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Our spies down at at Elite Gym inform us that Freeman has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Muakbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Freeman has wrist control.
Freeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Muakbar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Muakbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar is in close to Freeman's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T2#
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!#SUB#
Muakbar drops back looking for a leg! Freeman is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Freeman manages to kick Muakbar off! Muakbar jumps back into Freeman's guard.
Freeman trying to control the position here.
Freeman trying to control the position.
Muakbar throws a big elbow that misses.
Muakbar preventing the sweep.
Muakbar throwing strikes from guard but Freeman blocks nicely.
Muakbar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Muakbar throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muakbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muakbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Muakbar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muakbar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Muakbar throws an elbow that misses. Freeman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muakbar's guard. Nice move by Freeman!#REVB#
Muakbar pulls Freeman in close to his closed guard and prevents Freeman from doing any damage or advancing position.#SU2#
Freeman gets to his feet. Muakbar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Muakbar walks into a left hand.
Freeman avoids the body shot from Muakbar. #T4#
Muakbar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Freeman.
Muakbar throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman throws out a counter right but Muakbar avoids it with no problem.
Muakbar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Muakbar slips a jab from Freeman.
Muakbar misses with a series of wild punches.
Muakbar throws a hook but Freeman blocks it.
Muakbar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muakbar just misses with a punch to the body.
Freeman appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Muakbar throws a combination. Freeman tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Muakbar throws a right hand that misses
and Freeman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice jab there from Muakbar. #ROC#
Freeman is rocked!
Muakbar lands an uppercut, right on the button! Freeman tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Haji Muakbar!
During a confident post fight interview, Haji Muakbar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Nate Freeman stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm glad the belt went to a fellow LOD member, unfortunately it wasn't me tonight. Sorry to disappoint my fans!'.

Event: MMMA 44 Gray vs Juravlev
Date: Oct 07, 2017

#R1#
Artist getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#TD2#
Artist scores with a takedown into Muakbar's guard.
Muakbar is controlling Artist's posture.
Artist scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Artist postures up in Muakbar's guard and throws a big left but Muakbar blocks it.
Muakbar managing to control the position.
Muakbar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muakbar trying to control the position here.
Artist trying to control the position from guard on top but Muakbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Muakbar is trying to keep Artist in close. #T1#
Muakbar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Artist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muakbar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Artist working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Artist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muakbar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Artist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Artist distracts Muakbar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Artist working his ground and pound in the gym.
Muakbar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Artist keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Muakbar's head.
Artist with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Artist is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Artist postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Artist landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Artist trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Artist throws a big right hand that misses.
Artist wants to control from the top but Muakbar keeps moving.
Muakbar wants to sweep but no luck.
Artist looking to sit in guard and control but Muakbar gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Muakbar throws a strike but Artist rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Artist throwing strikes from guard but Muakbar blocks nicely.
Artist throws a strike but Muakbar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Muakbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Artist has wrist control.
Muakbar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Artist works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muakbar wants to control from the top but Artist keeps moving. #T3#
Muakbar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Artist has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Muakbar doesn't defend quickly enough and Artist has managed to lock this one up! Can Muakbar escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Artist on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). The Artist!
A relieved looking The Artist thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Haji Muakbar stepped up to the mic, saying 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.

Event: MMMA London 2
Date: Aug 02, 2017

#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Whitfield. Those never looked like landing.
Muakbar scores with a shot to the body.
We've been told by Muakbar's head coaches at Holding Cell that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jab, jab by Muakbar - just one landing. #CUT#
It looks like Kevin Whitfield has been cut.
Muakbar misses the shot to the body.
Whitfield thuds a left hand into Muakbar's body.#CL#
Whitfield tries to keep at a distance but Muakbar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muakbar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitfield can't get the takedown.
Muakbar presses Whitfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muakbar gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Whitfield.
Whitfield looking for a takedown.
Haji Muakbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Whitfield.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muakbar.
Whitfield has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muakbar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Muakbar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muakbar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whitfield.
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!
Whitfield goes for a takedown attempt but Muakbar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T1#
Whitfield swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muakbar misses with a left hand
and Muakbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muakbar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Whitfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#KD#
Muakbar lands a big shot that drops Whitfield! Can he finish him? #ROC#
Whitfield is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muakbar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Whitfield's head.
Whitfield is still in real trouble! Can Muakbar finish him?
Whitfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muakbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muakbar trying to control but Whitfield is working from the bottom.
Whitfield seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitfield managing to control the position.
Whitfield is trying to keep Muakbar in close.
Whitfield has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Muakbar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T2#
Muakbar throwing strikes but missing.
Muakbar postures up in Whitfield's guard and throws a big left but Whitfield blocks it. #SUB2#
Muakbar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Whitfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muakbar postures up and lands a big shot to Whitfield's brow.
Muakbar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitfield not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Muakbar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Muakbar throwing strikes from guard but Whitfield blocks nicely.
Muakbar is looking to work some ground and pound but Whitfield has wrist control.
Whitfield seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #T3#
Let's hope that Whitfield has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Muakbar content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar landing with the ground and pound.
Whitfield wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Whitfield is continuing to stall.
Muakbar stopping the sweep attempt from Whitfield.
Muakbar distracts Whitfield with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
Muakbar throwing strikes but missing.
Whitfield is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Muakbar throws a big right hand that misses.
Muakbar connects with a couple of short punches.
Muakbar throwing strikes from guard but Whitfield blocks nicely.
Muakbar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muakbar landing with the ground and pound.
Muakbar lands a couple of digs.
Our spies down at at Nemesis Gym inform us that Whitfield has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Muakbar throwing strikes but missing.
Muakbar throws an elbow that misses. Whitfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muakbar's guard. Nice move by Whitfield!#REVB#
Whitfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haji Muakbar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Whitfield's cut.
That's time! Muakbar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Muakbar misses with a body shot
and Whitfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Muakbar. Those never looked like landing.
Muakbar closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Whitfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Muakbar drops his hands momentarily and Whitfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muakbar swinging wildly here.
Whitfield dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muakbar. That did some damage!
Whitfield misses with a kick to the body.
Whitfield gets in close and tags Muakbar with a short punch that almost sends Muakbar to the mat! Oh Muakbar is in big trouble! He turns his back on Whitfield, trying to create some distance but Whitfield rushes him, striking wildly and Muakbar goes down! The referee tackles Whitfield into the cage to end the fight! Whitfield is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Whitfield!
As Kevin Whitfield got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I've been in the gym for a long time and I've had the opportunity to train with and learn from the best fighters in the world - including Dustin Douglas. It's now my time - it's time for me to start my climb to the top of the ladder.'.
The defeated Haji Muakbar had this to say: 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.

Event: MMMA 27: Maia vs Mercer
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Bunkley Iii with a hook.#TD#
Bunkley Iii shoots in and gets a takedown into Muakbar's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunkley Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunkley Iii working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bunkley Iii landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bunkley Iii throws a big right hand that misses.
Bunkley Iii postures up and lands a big shot to Muakbar's brow.
Bunkley Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Bunkley Iii stopping the sweep attempt from Muakbar.
Muakbar working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muakbar pulls Bunkley Iii in close to his closed guard and prevents Bunkley Iii from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bunkley Iii 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.
Bunkley Iii throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Bunkley Iii trying to control but Muakbar is working from the bottom.
Bunkley Iii in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunkley Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Muakbar has Bunkley Iii pulled in close to control his posture.
Muakbar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Muakbar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bunkley Iii trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bunkley Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
Bunkley Iii is looking to work some ground and pound but Muakbar has wrist control.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bunkley Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bunkley Iii throws a strike but Muakbar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Muakbar lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB#
Muakbar is sitting in close to Bunkley Iii's body. Bunkley Iii has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Muakbar is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Muakbar is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bunkley Iii.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eliod Bunkley Iii!
Eliod Bunkley Iii 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.
In defeat, Haji Muakbar stepped up to the mic, saying 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.

Event: MMMA Clown Chaos 11
Date: May 10, 2017

#R1#
Muakbar lunges at Lazzarini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lazzarini's hand. #CUT#
It looks like Flavio Lazzarini has been cut.
Muakbar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lazzarini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muakbar on the side of the head.
Muakbar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lazzarini. #KD#
Muakbar drops Lazzarini with a nice combination! Muakbar dives into Lazzarini's guard, looking to finish!
Muakbar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muakbar with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Muakbar is in close to Lazzarini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Muakbar throws an elbow that misses. Lazzarini uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muakbar's guard. Nice move by Lazzarini!#REVB#
Lazzarini looking to pass the guard.
Lazzarini chips away with some ground and pound.
Muakbar is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Holding Cell that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Lazzarini is stalling in the full guard.
Muakbar looking to control. #T1#
Muakbar trying to control the position here.
Lazzarini seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Muakbar throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lazzarini stopping the sweep attempt from Muakbar.
Muakbar keeping moving, preventing Lazzarini from controlling successfully.
Lazzarini not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lazzarini wants to pass the guard but Muakbar is keeping the position.
Muakbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lazzarini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muakbar is pulling down on Lazzarini's head to control his posture.
Lazzarini wanted to stand there but Muakbar had control of the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Muakbar.
Lazzarini ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Muakbar misses.
Lazzarini only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T3#
Muakbar cracks Lazzarini with a good jab.
A lazy left from Lazzarini finds it's target.
Lazzarini has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lazzarini walks into a straight right hand from Muakbar.#CUT#
That has opened up Flavio Lazzarini's cut even more.
Lazzarini swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lazzarini avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lazzarini throws a body kick that misses.
Lazzarini lands a nice looking body shot.
Lazzarini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muakbar tries to clinch up but Lazzarini circles away and keeps his distance.
Lazzarini shapes to counter with a head kick.
Muakbar throws the left hand but Lazzarini avoids the punch easily.
Muakbar motions for Lazzarini to come forward. Muakbar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muakbar closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lazzarini counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Lazzarini connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazzarini scores with the left hand. Muakbar knows he should have avoided that one.
Muakbar throws a lazy uppercut
and Muakbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muakbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lazzarini moves away.
Lazzarini with a jab.#ROC2#
Muakbar is rocked!
Lazzarini uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muakbar.
Muakbar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lazzarini counters with a big right hand! Oh Muakbar is in trouble here! Lazzarini follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flavio Lazzarini!
After the fight, Flavio Lazzarini was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Haji Muakbar had this to say: 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.

Event: Madness MMA Clown Chaos 8
Date: Mar 29, 2017

#R1#
Muakbar misses with a wild combination.
Sosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muakbar defends it well.
Muakbar thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Muakbar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Haji Muakbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muakbar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sosa is fending him off so far but Muakbar persists. Nope, Sosa circles away and we're back to standing.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Muakbar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Muakbar throws a right and a left that Sosa avoids nicely.
Muakbar lands a lovely overhand right.
Muakbar is looking to clinch.
Sosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A jab from Muakbar misses.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Muakbar.
Sosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muakbar misses with a hook. Sosa ducked under it nicely.
Muakbar just misses with a punch to the body.
Sosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Muakbar misses with a few strikes there.
Sosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Muakbar has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Holding Cell in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Muakbar misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Muakbar does it's job there.
Muakbar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Muakbar.
Sosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Muakbar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muakbar throws a nice looking combination but Sosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
The fighters circling - Muakbar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Muakbar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Muakbar tests Sosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Muakbar.
Sosa staying out of range there.
Sosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T2#
A punch combination from Muakbar misses.
Sosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Muakbar misses with a straight left. #CL#
Muakbar rushes Sosa and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Muakbar walks away with a smile on his face. Sosa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sosa with the counter takedown but Muakbar avoids it easily.
Muakbar misses with a straight right.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Muakbar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Muakbar looks to land a left hand but Sosa moved out of range nicely.
Sosa feints the counter takedown.
Muakbar jabs at Sosa's body.
Sosa moves out of range as Muakbar strikes.
Nice body punch from Muakbar.
Muakbar is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL#
Muakbar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sosa, pushing him back against the cage.
Sosa jumps guard but Muakbar turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T3#
Muakbar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sosa tries to pull guard but Muakbar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Haji Muakbar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nir Sosa.
Muakbar working aggressively here.
Sosa fails to pull guard.
Muakbar tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Muakbar back against the cage.
Muakbar working aggressively here.
Muakbar tries to throw a body punch but Sosa avoids it by throwing Muakbar back against the cage.
Sosa blocking some punches.
Muakbar misses with the head strike.
Muakbar swings wildly with an uppercut but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muakbar throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muakbar.
Muakbar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sosas head.
Muakbar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muakbar misses with a body punch.
Muakbar throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa. #TD2#
Sosa gets control of Muakbar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sosa will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sosa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muakbar throws a big right hand that misses.
Muakbar 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.
Sosa keeping moving, preventing Muakbar from controlling successfully.
Muakbar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Haji Muakbar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Muakbar tries to clinch there but Sosa circles away.
Muakbar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muakbar tries to work over Sosa's front leg with a kick but Sosa checks it.
A jab from Muakbar does it's job there.
Muakbar throws a leg kick #TD2#
and Sosa counters with a takedown into side control.
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Sosa takes a little break here. Muakbar wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muakbar isn't going anywhere.#T1#
Muakbar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muakbar regains half guard.
Muakbar controlling the position well.
Sosa controlling the pace. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Muakbar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Sosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Muakbar pulls Sosa in to control the position.
Muakbar is trying to keep Sosa in close. #T3#
Sosa preventing the sweep.
Muakbar is controlling Sosa's posture.
Muakbar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sosa can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Muakbar jabs Sosa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sosa defending well as Muakbar loads up on a big left hand.
Sosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Muakbar just misses with a punch to the body.
Muakbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sosa moves away.
Sosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Muakbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Sosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muakbar defends it well.
Muakbar takes a swing at Sosa's ribcage but misses.
Sosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Muakbar throws a hook but Sosa blocks it.
Muakbar misses with a two punch combination.
Muakbar looks to score with a jab to the body but Sosa is just out of range.
Sosa ducks under a wild hook from Muakbar.
Sosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muakbar defends it well.
Muakbar misses with a looping right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muakbar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Muakbar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Muakbar.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Muakbar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Haji Muakbar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Muakbar doesn't manage to clinch there - Sosa circles away.
Sosa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Muakbar throws out a loose jab but Sosa uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Muakbar has managed to clinch.
Muakbar throws a punch but it's blocked by Sosa.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muakbar.
Muakbar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muakbar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Muakbar breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Muakbar.
Sosa drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Muakbar defends it well.
Muakbar misses with a hook. Sosa ducked under it nicely.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Muakbar pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Muakbar.
Sosa tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muakbar throws out the jab.
Sosa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Muakbar throws a leg kick but Sosa sees it coming and moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Muakbar.
Muakbar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Sosa tries to counter it with a takedown but Muakbar pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Muakbar.
Sosa with the counter takedown but Muakbar avoids it easily.
Muakbar tries to clinch there but Sosa circles away.
Muakbar throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Sosa counters with a shoot takedown. Muakbar fights it but they end up in guard.
Muakbar looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Muakbar wants to hit a switch here but Sosa passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Muakbar there!
Sosa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Muakbar is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sosa controlling his opponent.
Sosa prevents Muakbar from getting the reversal.#T3#
Sosa controlling from the full mount.
Muakbar tries to reverse the position but Sosa maintains control.
Muakbar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sosa controlling his opponent. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Muakbar is desperately trying to improve his position but Sosa has a good base and remains in mount.
Haji Muakbar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muakbar tries to hold on but Sosa postures up.
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.
Sosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nir Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Muakbar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Haji Muakbar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muakbar, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Haji Muakbar!
During a confident post fight interview, Haji Muakbar thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Madness MMA 11 Pain Train
Date: Feb 11, 2017

#R1#
Muakbar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McGobblecock, Jr. slips a jab from Muakbar.
McGobblecock, Jr. plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Muakbar scores with a shot to the body.
Muakbar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Muakbar drives through and clinches with McGobblecock, Jr. against the cage.
Muakbar misses with some punches.
Muakbar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a knee to the head but misses.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries a knee to the head but Muakbar blocks it.
McGobblecock, Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muakbar's elbow.
McGobblecock, Jr. landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muakbar misses with a punch to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Muakbar scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar lands with a short shot to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGobblecock, Jr. creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
McGobblecock, Jr. lands an uppercut.
Muakbar looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muakbar.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGobblecock, Jr. just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muakbar's brow.
McGobblecock, Jr. blocking some punches.
Muakbar lands a shot to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muakbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muakbar scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Muakbar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muakbar scores with a shot to the side of McGobblecock, Jr.'s head.
Muakbar blocks an elbow strike.
McGobblecock, Jr. using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Muakbar swings wildly with an uppercut but McGobblecock, Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muakbar throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muakbar. #BC#
Muakbar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muakbar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muakbar sets himself, and McGobblecock, Jr. steps forward looking for the clinch! Muakbar avoids it this time.
Muakbar throws a jab when McGobblecock, Jr. was well out of range.
Muakbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McGobblecock, Jr. was well out of range. Poor timing from Muakbar.
McGobblecock, Jr. ducks under a wild hook from Muakbar.
Muakbar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has been cut.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muakbar went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a push kick.
Muakbar shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGobblecock, Jr. but McGobblecock, Jr. pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McGobblecock, Jr. moves away from the strike by Muakbar.
Muakbar tries to move into range but McGobblecock, Jr. moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
McGobblecock, Jr. thuds his right hand into Muakbar's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muakbar is defended easily by McGobblecock, Jr..
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haji Muakbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a crisp jab that stopped Muakbar in his tracks.
Muakbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land a front kick but Muakbar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot by McGobblecock, Jr..
Muakbar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a jab.
McGobblecock, Jr. lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Muakbar head around and knocks him out cold! McGobblecock, Jr. hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). BJ McGobblecock, Jr.!
An out of breath BJ McGobblecock, Jr. thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Haji Muakbar had this to say: 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.

Event: Madness MMA 7: Tormented
Date: Jan 14, 2017

#R1#
LeBeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Muakbar's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
LeBeau cracks Muakbar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Muakbar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Remy LeBeau has been cut.
Muakbar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
LeBeau misses with a body shot.
Muakbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muakbar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muakbar walks into a left hand.
Muakbar misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LeBeau walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Muakbar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Good leg kick by LeBeau there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Muakbar lands with a shot to the body. #KD#
LeBeau cracks Muakbar with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Muakbar looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can LeBeau finish him? #KD#
LeBeau drops Muakbar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Muakbar looks back up at him and smiles so LeBeau waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Muakbar is rocked!#T1#
Muakbar swinging wildly here.
Muakbar is still on wobbly legs! Can LeBeau finish him?
Muakbar blocks a jab.
Muakbar seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muakbar. LeBeau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muakbar stuns LeBeau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#KD#
LeBeau lands a big right hand that sends Muakbar crashing to the mat! LeBeau stays standing though and waves Muakbar back to his feet!
LeBeau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fight stays on the outside here - Muakbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the body from LeBeau misses
and Muakbar counters with a stiff right hand.
LeBeau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Muakbar.
LeBeau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Muakbar tries to clinch there but LeBeau circles away.
Muakbar closes the distance but LeBeau moves to the side
enabling LeBeau to counter with a crisp jab.
LeBeau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#KD#
LeBeau lands a big right hand that sends Muakbar crashing to the mat! LeBeau stays standing though and waves Muakbar back to his feet!#T2#
LeBeau throws a leg kick
enabling Muakbar to counter with a crisp jab.
Muakbar misses with a left hand
and LeBeau counters with a crisp right that sends Muakbar to the canvas! LeBeau follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy LeBeau!
Remy LeBeau retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Remy LeBeau waved his t-shirt featuring My$tic Clothing ~ (`10%Laundry`)'s logo in front of the cameras.
Haji Muakbar was interviewed post fight and said 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.

Event: PLMMA 35
Date: Dec 03, 2016

#R1#
Muakbar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muakbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Muakbar.#TD#
Muakbar looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Muakbar seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wilkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Muakbar working over Wilkins with some ground and pound. Wilkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wilkins wants to get back to his feet.
Muakbar is trying to control the action in half guard but Wilkins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muakbar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Muakbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Muakbar seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Wilkins wants to get back to full guard.
Muakbar trying to control the pace.
Wilkins wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
Wilkins is refusing to be controlled, as Muakbar sits in half guard.
Muakbar stops Wilkins from getting back to his feet.
Muakbar takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkins wants to get back to full guard.
Muakbar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muakbar missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wilkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Muakbar is working for a kimura but Wilkins is defending it quite comfortably.
Muakbar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Wilkins trying to control from the bottom.
Wilkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Muakbar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilkins taking some punishment here, with Muakbar in his half guard.
Muakbar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Wilkins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Muakbar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Muakbar's back!
Muakbar manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Muakbar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Muakbar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T3#
Wilkins trying to control but Muakbar is working from the bottom.
Wilkins trying to move into half guard but instead Muakbar has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Muakbar working some strikes from top position.
Muakbar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#ROC#
Wilkins is rocked!
Muakbar postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Wilkins covers up, he's hurt! Muakbar keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Muakbar and the ref steps in to end the fight! Muakbar can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haji Muakbar!
An out of breath Haji Muakbar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Holmgang 17
Date: Sep 24, 2016

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Muakbar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pavano throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pavano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pavano misses with a wild body shot.
Muakbar lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#
It looks like Micky Pavano has been cut.
Muakbar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muakbar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavano tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#TD#
Muakbar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Muakbar lands in his opponent's guard.
Pavano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've been hearing good reports from Muakbar's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pavano is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Pavano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pavano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Muakbar trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.#SUB2#
Pavano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Muakbar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Muakbar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muakbar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Muakbar stands up over Pavano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Muakbar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Pavano looking for a guillotine here but Muakbar defends easily.
Muakbar looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Muakbar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Muakbar is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T2#
Muakbar scoring with some ground and pound.
Pavano trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Pavano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Muakbar defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pavano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muakbar.
Pavano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Muakbar landing with the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Pavano has his foot on Muakbar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Muakbar works his way back into a safe position though.
Pavano is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Muakbar's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Muakbar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pavano has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Muakbar has managed to get both his arms back between Pavano's legs - danger averted.
Muakbar lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T3#
Muakbar is working Pavano over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pavano is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Pavano has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Muakbar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Muakbar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Muakbar 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.
Pavano is trying to get back to half guard.
Muakbar working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #CUT#
That has opened up Micky Pavano's cut even more.
Pavano stops Muakbar from passing to mount.
Pavano taking punishment in the form of punches. #ROC#
Pavano is rocked!
Muakbar landing strikes.
Pavano is still in real trouble! Can Muakbar finish him?
Muakbar scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Pavano is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Muakbar can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haji Muakbar!
A very excited looking Haji Muakbar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Holmgang 10
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Asztalos misses with a body shot.
Asztalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asztalos has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Muakbar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Muakbar misses with a hook. Asztalos ducked under it nicely.
Muakbar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muakbar. Asztalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asztalos misses with a wild body shot.
Muakbar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Asztalos moves out of range as Muakbar strikes.
Asztalos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Asztalos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muakbar misses with a few strikes there.
Muakbar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asztalos finds it's way round the side to connect with Muakbar's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Asztalos as he connects with a hook.
Muakbar misses with a hook
and Asztalos counters with a stiff right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Asztalos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asztalos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Muakbar doesn't seem bothered though.
Asztalos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Muakbar does no damage. #T1#
Nice sprawl there from Asztalos as Muakbar shoots in.
Muakbar misses with a body punch
and Muakbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muakbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asztalos lands a body shot.
Asztalos throws a leg kick which misses Muakbar's front leg but catches the back leg as Muakbar tries to avoid it.
Muakbar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muakbar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Asztalos can pounce on him.
Muakbar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muakbar looks for a takedown but Asztalos sprawls well.
Asztalos flicks out a counter leg kick but Muakbar steps away.
Muakbar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alex Asztalos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asztalos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Asztalos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Muakbar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Asztalos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muakbar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice cross by Asztalos.
Asztalos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Haji Muakbar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muakbar misses with a leg kick
and Asztalos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muakbar looks to land a combination but Asztalos avoids it well.
Asztalos looks to score with a jab to the body but Muakbar is just out of range.
Asztalos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Muakbar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asztalos manages to avoid it.
Asztalos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muakbar throws a series of punches but Asztalos avoids them all with ease.
Asztalos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muakbar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Muakbar misses with a wild body shot.
Muakbar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Asztalos slips a straight right by Muakbar.
Muakbar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Muakbar walks into a jab.
Muakbar is looking to wear down Asztalos with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Asztalos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Muakbar on the side of the head. #T3#
Asztalos lands with an uppercut that bounces Muakbar off the ropes and back into range.
Asztalos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Muakbar walks into a stiff left hand from Asztalos.
Asztalos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Muakbar has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Asztalos finds it's way round the side to connect with Muakbar's head. #KD2#
Asztalos cracks Muakbar with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Asztalos has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Muakbar to stand back up!#ROC2#
Muakbar is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asztalos lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Muakbar is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asztalos lands a jab to Muakbar's midsection.
Asztalos connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Asztalos is looking to slow Muakbar down with leg kicks.
Muakbar tries to close the distance and clinch but Asztalos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muakbar seems to have got his legs back now.#CL#
Muakbar moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Asztalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Muakbar misses with a body shot.
Asztalos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Asztalos lands a glancing blow to the side of Muakbar's head.#CL#
Muakbar drives through and clinches with Asztalos against the ropes. #T4#
Asztalos blocks an uppercut.
Asztalos is leaning against Muakbar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muakbar scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muakbar.
Asztalos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Asztalos lands an uppercut.
Asztalos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Asztalos lands a right hand.
Asztalos scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Asztalos breaks the clinch.
Asztalos lands with a straight right. Muakbar didn't see that one coming.
Muakbar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Asztalos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muakbar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Asztalos cracks Muakbar with a good jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Asztalos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Asztalos dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Asztalos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muakbar's head.
Haji Muakbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Asztalos jabs at Muakbar's body.
Asztalos lands a jab to the nose.
Asztalos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Asztalos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muakbar.
Asztalos lands a leg kick that knocks Muakbar off balance momentarily.
Muakbar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Asztalos.
Asztalos scores with a nice head shot.
Good exchange - Asztalos coming out on top.
Muakbar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muakbar misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Asztalos throws a body punch but Muakbar moves out of range.
Muakbar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Muakbar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Muakbar looks for a takedown but Asztalos sprawls well.#T1#
Muakbar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asztalos lands the left hand.
Asztalos just misses with a punch to the body.
Muakbar needs to keep his hands up - Asztalos had a free shot at his head there.
Muakbar misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Asztalos.
Muakbar misses with a series of wild punches.
Asztalos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muakbar.
Asztalos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asztalos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Asztalos.
Asztalos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asztalos with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Jab, jab by Asztalos - just one landing.
Muakbar swings widly with a right hand
and Asztalos counters with a nice leg kick.
Asztalos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asztalos dips to his left and cracks Muakbar with an uppercut!
Muakbar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asztalos.
Muakbar wants to clinch
and Muakbar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muakbar walks straight into a right hand from Asztalos - that's dropped him! Asztalos jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Muakbar from any more punishment! Muakbar complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Alex Asztalos!
Alex Asztalos is the new middleweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Alex Asztalos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Haji Muakbar spoke after the fight, saying 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.

Event: Holmgang 5
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lord.
Lord needs to keep his hands up - Muakbar had a free shot at his head there.
Muakbar tries to clinch but Lord moves out of range.
Lord scores with a body shot.
Muakbar takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Muakbar walks into a stiff left hand from Lord.
Lord with a nice cross.
Haji Muakbar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muakbar manages to avoid it.
Muakbar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muakbar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lord scores with the left hand. Muakbar knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord scores with the left hand. Muakbar knows he should have avoided that one.
Lord has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Muakbar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
Lord avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Lord finds it's way through Muakbar's defenses.
Lord thows a left - swing and a miss! #T1#
Lord lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lord.
Lord has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lord misses with a series of wild punches.
Muakbar tries to counter by clinching up but Lord breaks away and moves out of range.
Lord dips to his left and cracks Muakbar with an uppercut!
Muakbar scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#
It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Muakbar misses the body punch
and Lord counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lord.
Muakbar throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Lord counters with a single leg into guard. Muakbar didn't expect that.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord trying to control but Muakbar is working from the bottom.
Muakbar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Lord trying to control but Muakbar is working from the bottom.
Muakbar is pulling down on Lord's head to control his posture.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lord showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lord looking to pass the guard.
Muakbar being controlled here, momentarily.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lord trying to control the position from guard on top but Muakbar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Lord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muakbar. That did some damage!
Lord uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muakbar.
Muakbar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lord swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lord let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Lord. That snapped Muakbar's head back.
Muakbar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lord.
Lord turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muakbar with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lord to score with a decent uppercut.#CL#
Muakbar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lord misses with the head strike.
Lord tries to break the clinch but Muakbar is controlling the position. #T4##BC#
Muakbar manages to break the clinch.
Muakbar swinging wildly here.
Lord throws out a counter right but Muakbar avoids it with no problem.
Lord throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muakbar fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lord just manages to avoid it.
Lord is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Muakbar had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Muakbar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muakbar takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lord misses with a wild body shot.
Lord misses the shot to the body.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord keeps the fight on the outside.
Lord throws an overhand right that lands on Muakbar's shoulder, as Muakbar tries to avoid the shot.
Muakbar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lord counters with a right hand to the body.
Muakbar misses the shot to the body.
Lord looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Lord dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Muakbar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lord fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muakbar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lord counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Muakbar misses
and Lord counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muakbar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lord throws a leg kick but Muakbar checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Muakbar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lord throws a shot from downtown. Muakbar moves away and avoids it.
Lord gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Muakbar.
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muakbar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Haji Muakbar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lord lands with an uppercut that bounces Muakbar off the ropes and back into range.
Lord fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muakbar manages to avoid it.
Lord circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lord connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Lord throws a leg kick which misses Muakbar's front leg but catches the back leg as Muakbar tries to avoid it.
William Lord seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lord lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muakbar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lord! But no joy.
Muakbar sizes up Lord with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lord slips a straight right by Muakbar.
Muakbar tests Lord's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lord wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muakbar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lord counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lord swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lord lands a body shot.
Muakbar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lord tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muakbar was well out of range. Poor timing from Lord.#T2##CL#
Muakbar has taken the fight to the clinch.
Muakbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Lord controls his hands. #BC2#
Lord breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lord has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Muakbar misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muakbar walks into a jab.
Muakbar lands a lovely overhand right.
Muakbar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Muakbar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lord stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lord needs to keep his hands up - Muakbar had a free shot at his head there.
Muakbar lands with a big left! Lord is wobbled badly! Muakbar comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Lord to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haji Muakbar!
Haji Muakbar thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Holmgang 2
Date: Jul 09, 2016

#R1#
Muakbar takes a swing at Silver's ribcage but misses.
A low kick from Muakbar is predictable there
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muakbar tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muakbar.
Muakbar swings away with a leg kick that misses.#CL#
Muakbar clinches up against the ropes.
Muakbar prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A left hand lands to the body for Muakbar.
We've been informed that Silver has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Muakbar misses with some punches.
Muakbar blocks an elbow strike.
Muakbar takes an elbow to the forehead. #T1#
Silver looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Muakbar tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Muakbar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver stalling in the clinch but Muakbar improves position. #BC#
Muakbar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muakbar looks to land a right hand but Silver moved out of range.
Silver swings for the body but Muakbar moves out of range.
Muakbar dips to his left and cracks Silver with an uppercut!
Silver checks a low kick from Muakbar.
Nice shot by Muakbar.#CUT#
It looks like Benny Silver has been cut.
Silver finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #T2#
Muakbar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Muakbar.#CL2#
Silver moves into the clinch.
Muakbar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Muakbar avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Muakbar's brow.
Muakbar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muakbar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silver or not.
Muakbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muakbar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muakbar working aggressively here.
Silver throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silver misses with an elbow over the top.
Muakbar misses with the head strike. #T3#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silver is trying to maintain a safe position but Muakbar gets an underhook and turns Silver into the ropes.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Muakbar misses with a punch to the body.
Muakbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muakbar lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muakbar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Muakbar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silver throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Silver lands an elbow just above Muakbar 's eye.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Muakbar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muakbar dodges an elbow strike from Silver.
Muakbar throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
A nice left hand lands by Muakbar.
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!
A right hand to the body from Silver.
Silver keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Muakbar's efforts to push away.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Muakbar shrugs off.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Muakbar avoids it by throwing Silver back against the ropes.
Muakbar avoids a wild elbow strike from Silver.
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 Haji Muakbar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Benny Silver's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Muakbar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muakbar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Muakbar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muakbar pounces like a tiger and cracks Silver with a vicious hook! Silver is down but not out! Muakbar follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haji Muakbar!
In his post fight interview, Haji Muakbar started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: CEC 437
Date: Apr 01, 2016

#R1#
Muakbar fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Volpicelli.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Muakbar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volpicelli's elbow.
Volpicelli blocking some punches.
Muakbar throws a head punch that misses.
Volpicelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muakbar avoids a wild elbow strike from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli 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.
Volpicelli throws an elbow but it misses.
Muakbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Volpicelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muakbar's elbow.
Volpicelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muakbar avoids it.
Muakbar fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Muakbar struggles to land a body shot inside as Volpicelli controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Muakbar fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Muakbar.
Volpicelli trying to land knees to the body.
Muakbar throws a head punch that misses.
Muakbar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Volpicelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Volpicelli working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volpicelli.
With the fighters up against the cage, Volpicelli throws an elbow but misses.
Volpicelli misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muakbar.
Muakbar misses with the head strike.
Volpicelli blocks an uppercut.
Muakbar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Volpicelli fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Volpicelli misses the jab.
Muakbar misses the shot to the body. #T2##TD#
Volpicelli gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Volpicelli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Muakbar wants to control from the top but Volpicelli keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Volpicelli holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Volpicelli throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Volpicelli is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Volpicelli looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muakbar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Volpicelli is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Muakbar throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Volpicelli is looking to cinch up a triangle. Muakbar throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Volpicelli's body to avoid the submission. Volpicelli has instead reached around Muakbar's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Volpicelli arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
A relieved looking Gianpaolo Volpicelli thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Haji Muakbar had this to say: 'the roid rage just didn't kick in this time'.

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