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Last Thursday PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arman Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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205 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
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Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arman Olsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Silva!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Olsson misses.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olsson tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olsson to the ground. Olsson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Olsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Olsson being controlled against the cage.
Olsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Olsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olsson tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Silva throws a right hand that Olsson ducks under and follows up with a left that Olsson also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Olsson moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Olsson to work.
Silva blocks a body shot from Olsson.
Olsson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Olsson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Arman Olsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Silva.
Olsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Olsson gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Olsson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to buck Olsson off.
Olsson wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Olsson seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Silva is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Arman Olsson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Pala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mario Pala was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Pala!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pala looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Franklin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pala manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've been hearing reports that Franklin has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Pala scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Pala working away.
Pala tries for a kimura but Franklin is defending well.
Pala looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Franklin is avoiding damage well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin manages to get back to half guard.
Pala is thwarting Franklin's attempts to control the position.
Franklin is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin wants to improve his position but Pala is controlling well.
Pala is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Pala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Franklin sees it coming and defends easily.
Franklin trying to control from the bottom.
Franklin is trying to stand up here but Pala is controlling him well.
Pala prevents Franklin from improving his position.
Franklin wants to get back to his feet.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pala is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Franklin trying to control here.
Pala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pala sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Franklin tries to keep at a distance but Pala has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pala pulls guard effortlessly.
Pala is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Franklin trying to control but Pala is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pala wants to stand but Franklin is controlling the position.
Pala has a closed guard, preventing Franklin from standing up.
Pala is controlling Franklin's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Franklin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pala looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Franklin cracks a nice hook into Pala's ribs.
Pala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Franklin wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Franklin scores with a takedown into Pala's guard.
Franklin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franklin wants to stand and escape but instead Pala has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Pala slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Pala dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pala fails with the takedown.
Franklin tries to keep at a distance but Pala has taken the fight into the clinch.
Franklin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pala is defending well for now.
Pala is looking to take this one to the mat.
Franklin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Frank Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mario Pala.
Pala stalling in the clinch but Franklin improves position.
Pala is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Franklin to keep the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Franklin.
Franklin breaks from the clinch.
Frank Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pala with a lazy takedown attempt
and Franklin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pala thinking.
Pala is breathing heavily.
Franklin shoots for a takedown but Pala saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt - Pala sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franklin circles away.
Franklin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Franklin takes the fight into the clinch.
Pala is trying to push Franklin away but Franklin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Franklin breaks from the clinch.
Franklin wants to land a leg kick but Pala is out of range.
Pala shoots in and drives through. Franklin sprawls well.
Franklin lands a left and a right that send Pala crashing to the mat, dazed. Franklin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Pala is rocked!
It looks like Mario Pala has been cut.
Pala drops his hands momentarily. Franklin doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Pala staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Pala doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Franklin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luna Gatmaitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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195 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luna Gatmaitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatmaitan misses with a wild combination.
Gatmaitan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ihejirika has Gatmaitan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Gatmaitan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ihejirika tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gatmaitan connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gatmaitan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gatmaitan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ihejirika should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gatmaitan breaks from the clinch.
Gatmaitan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ihejirika manages to avoid it.
Ihejirika slips a jab and a cross from Gatmaitan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gatmaitan lands a nice looking body shot.
Luna Gatmaitan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ihejirika has a takedown stuffed.
Luna Gatmaitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika.
Gatmaitan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gatmaitan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gatmaitan.
Gatmaitan misses with a hook. Ihejirika ducked under it nicely.
Ihejirika feints the counter takedown.
Ihejirika fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Gatmaitan. No joy for Ihejirika on that attempt.
A jab from Gatmaitan misses.
Gatmaitan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromIhejirika.
Gatmaitan tries to bum rush Ihejirika with a series of wild strikes but Ihejirika uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Luna Gatmaitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatmaitan swings widly with a right hand
and Ihejirika counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gatmaitan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gatmaitan working a defensive guard here.
Ihejirika scoring with some ground and pound.
Gatmaitan wants to improve his position here. There's a bit of a scramble and Ihejirika has taken Gatmaitan's back! He's locked on a rear naked choke here and Gatmaitan has been forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika!
An out of breath Boipelo Chibuzo Ihejirika thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Todd Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quill Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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208 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Todd Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quill Styles!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Styles connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Johnson blocks a jab.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Styles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Styles.
Johnson thuds his shin into the meat of Styles's side.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Styles moves his leg out of the way.
Johnson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson showed some decent athleticism there.
Styles is concentrating on defense, preventing Johnson from advancing position.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Styles does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Styles wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Styles is trying is best to control the position here.
Styles tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control. Styles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Styles works his way to full guard. Good work.
Styles has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Styles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Styles is keeping the position for now.
Styles controlling the position.
Styles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to stand back up but Styles is controlling him
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Styles in his half guard.
Johnson has hold of Styles's hands but Styles slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Styles connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Styles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson taking some punishment here, with Styles in his half guard.
Styles slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Styles 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.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Styles seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Styles missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Styles trying to control the pace.
Styles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Styles missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to control but Styles passes into side control!
Johnson is trying to improve his position.
Styles taking a breather here.
Styles working the head with strikes.
Styles scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson tries to bench press Styles off him but Styles keeps the position.
Styles works to advance to full mount. Johnson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Styles lands a big elbow.
Styles breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Styles working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Styles raining down shots from the mount!
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Styles unloading with bombs!
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Styles landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Styles is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Styles lands a heavy elbow.
Johnson is rocked!
Styles lands a couple of good shots and Johnson has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Johnson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Styles has got one arm under Johnson's chin. This could be trouble... Johnson trying to control the other hand but Styles gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Johnson has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Quill Styles!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virgulino Ferreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Bradford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgulino Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferreira.
Bradford throws out a leg kick but Ferreira moves out of range and Bradford only half commits.
A jab from Ferreira misses.
Ferreira moves out of range of the leg kick from Bradford.
Virgulino Ferreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bradford tries a head kick but it misses.
Bradford scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ferreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bradford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ferreira missing with a left hand there. Bradford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bradford looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bradford checks a leg kick nicely.
Bradford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ferreira misses with a hook
and Bradford counters with a body kick.
Ferreira throws a sloppy head kick
and Bradford counters with a crisp one two that drops Ferreira! Bradford thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Ferreira to his feet! Ferreira is in big trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira throws a lazy uppercut
and Bradford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ferreira is rocked!
Ferreira wants to stay close but Bradford steps back to make room for something. Ferreira seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Bradford and Ferreira drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sonny Bradford!
A relieved looking Sonny Bradford thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guy Brush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Leftwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brush comes to the cage accompanied by GOAT !!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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197 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guy Brush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Leftwich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brush swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leftwich.
Brush ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Leftwich tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brush sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Leftwich somewhat.
Brush cracks Leftwich with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Leftwich looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Brush finish him?
Leftwich is rocked!
It looks like Andre Leftwich has been cut.
Brush fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Leftwich square on the jaw! Damn, Leftwich is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guy Brush!
Our winner, Guy Brush, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Temoodschin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Recall has chosen Stairway to Heaven as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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165 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible |
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Temoodschin Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan tries to close the distance and clinch but Recall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Recall with a hook.
Recall lands with a good body shot.
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Recall circles away.
Recall gets tackled into the cage by Khan. Khan maintains the clinch.
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan tries to pull guard but Recall holds him up against the cage and eventually Khan drops back down to his feet.
Khan jumps guard but Recall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temoodschin Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khan tries to pull guard but Recall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Khan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Recall just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Recall throws a good cross that connects.
Khan thumps Recall with a low kick.
Recall with a jab.
Recall throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan throws a head kick that misses.
Recall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Recall.
Recall misses with a body shot.
Khan lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Recall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Khan back to the cage. Recall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Khan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters circling - Recall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khan quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Recall misses with a straight right.
Recall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khan moves away.
Khan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Khan avoids the body shot from Recall.
Recall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khan shoots for a double leg takedown but Recall sprawls well. He's pushed Khan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Recall circles away from the clinch attempt
and Recall counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Recall throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khan lands a head kick that stumbles Recall and the fighters go to the mat.
It looks like Hanson Recall has been cut.
Recall has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Storm Mtn Fighting Studios. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Khan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Khan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Recall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Recall is keeping the position for now.
Khan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Recall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Recall has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Recall from controlling successfully.
Recall stops Khan from standing up.
Recall must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Khan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Recall.
Khan wants to stand and escape but Recall is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Recall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Khan keeping moving, preventing Recall from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Khan is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Recall is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Recall avoids the head kick by Khan.
Khan slips a jab and a cross from Recall.
Khan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Khan defending well as Recall loads up on a big left hand.
Khan lands a high kick!
Khan avoids the body shot from Recall.
Recall loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
A head kick lands from Khan that sends Recall to the canvas. Recall tries to scramble back to his feet but Khan brings him back down into side control.
Recall is rocked!
Recall is trying to control Khan's posture but Khan avoids it.
Recall is still in real trouble! Can Khan finish him?
Khan is trying to get an arm triangle but Recall is defending well.
Recall seems to have recovered his senses.
Khan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Recall is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hanson Recall will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hanson Recall's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Recall scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Recall misses with a double jab.
Khan is looking to counter the offense by Recall and move into the clinch.
Khan with a poor takedown
and Recall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan is rocked!
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Khan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Recall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Recall tries to get set, Khan tries to push him back and clinch up but Recall manages to avoid the attempt.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan seems to have got his legs back now.
Khan has Recall up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Recall is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Khan jumps guard but Recall stands there with Khan around his waist. Khan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Recall walks away with a smile on his face. Khan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Temoodschin Khan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hanson Recall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Recall.
Khan misses with a head kick.
Khan is looking to clinch but Recall is avoiding it.
Recall throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Recall scores with a body shot.
No luck for Khan with that takedown attempt.
Khan throws a head kick that Recall semi-blocks.
Recall misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Recall both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Recall loads up on a big right hand but Khan slips the punch.
Recall works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Recall digs a good hook to Khan's body.
Recall works the jab nicely.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Recall counters with a nice body shot.
Khan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Recall. Those never looked like landing.
Hanson Recall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hanson Recall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Recall lands a jab to Khan's midsection.
Khan throws a nice head kick!
Hanson Recall is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Recall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khan.
Khan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Recall avoids it really well and circles away.
Recall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Recall lands a body shot.
Recall throws a hook but Khan blocks it.
Khan throws a head kick that half lands.
Recall misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Recall.
Recall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Recall has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Recall drops Khan with a huge uppercut! Khan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Recall is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hanson Recall!
A less than humble Hanson Recall misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julius Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Lora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into the arena with 2pac - All Eyez On Me blaring out of the sound system. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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19
215 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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210 lbs
8 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julius Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Felix Lora!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lora with that takedown attempt.
Jackson blocks a head kick by Lora.
Jackson lands a big right hand that sends Lora crashing to the mat! Jackson stays standing though and waves Lora back to his feet!
It looks like Felix Lora has been cut.
Jackson clinches up with Lora and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson is pressed up against the cage. Lora has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Jackson down to the mat. Jackson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jackson sends Lora crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Jackson is motioning to the referee to let Lora up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Lora is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson throws a pinpoint strike between Lora's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Lora crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Jackson scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Julius Jackson!
Julius Jackson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RAP JIU-JITSU. Ricardo Gerson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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26
188 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Gerson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gerson to the mat! Gerson manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bones passes Gerson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gerson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gerson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Bones working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gerson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bones tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bones tries for a kimura but Gerson is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerson is looking for a sweep.
Bones is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Gerson looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bones gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Gerson is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bones lets go of the hold and Gerson can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bobby Bones!
Bobby Bones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernardo Muriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spilbergen.
Muriel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Spilbergen.
Muriel clinches up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Muriel.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
Spilbergen is trying to stall.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spilbergen takes a shot to the head.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spilbergens head.
A right hook to the body lands for Muriel.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Spilbergen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Muriel.
Muriel cracks Spilbergen with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muriel displaying some good clinch control by pressing Spilbergen up against the cage.
Spilbergen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muriel lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Muriel.
Spilbergen looking to slow down the pace here.
Muriel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muriel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spilbergen has a couple of punches blocked by Muriel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spilbergens head.
Muriel scores with a shot to the side of Spilbergen's head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Spilbergen controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Muriel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel misses with some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Spilbergen is looking to control Muriel's arms but Muriel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spilbergen has his back to the cage.
Spilbergen is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Muriel has denied him.
A short left from Muriel.
Muriel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spilbergens head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spilbergen's elbow.
Muriel working aggressively here.
Spilbergen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelis Spilbergen.
Muriel clinches with his opponent.
Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Spilbergen controls the action.
Muriel blocks a body shot from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel effectively controlling the action here.
Muriel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muriel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spilbergen.
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Spilbergen controls his hands.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Muriel works on Spilbergen's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Spilbergen takes a shot to the head.
Spilbergen is looking to control Muriel's arms but Muriel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spilbergen has his back to the cage.
Muriel content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Muriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Spilbergen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spilbergen controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Muriel.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelis Spilbergen.
Spilbergen tries to keep at a distance but Muriel has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Muriel pushes Spilbergen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spilbergen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muriels head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Muriel closes the distance but Spilbergen moves to the side
and Spilbergen counters with a left to the body.
Muriel throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Spilbergen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Muriel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Muriel looks to throw a body kick
and Spilbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muriel lands with a slapping head kick.
Muriel connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spilbergen moves out of range of the body kick from Muriel.
Muriel sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Muriel avoids it this time.
Muriel throws a sloppy head kick and Spilbergen moves out of range easily.
Muriel gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Muriel - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Muriel's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spilbergen misses with a body punch.
Spilbergen digs a right hand into Muriel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muriel's gas tank.
Muriel 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.
Spilbergen looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Spilbergen - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Spilbergen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muriel as Spilbergen tries to tie him up.
Spilbergen tries to stall but Muriel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelis Spilbergen.
Muriel tries to clinch but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Muriel throws a right hand that misses
and Spilbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muriel tests Spilbergen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muriel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Muriel throws a hook but Spilbergen avoids it easily.
Muriel sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Muriel avoids it this time.
Muriel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Spilbergen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Spilbergen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bernardo Muriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muriel throws a sloppy head kick
and Spilbergen moves into the clinch.
Spilbergen misses with some punches.
Muriel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spilbergen can do to turn this around?
Spilbergen is trying to stall.
Muriel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Muriel blocks a body shot from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spilbergen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel swings wildly with an uppercut but Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Muriel.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spilbergen avoiding damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spilbergen's elbow.
Muriel tries a body shot but Spilbergen blocks it.
Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spilbergen backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muriel as Spilbergen tries to tie him up.
Spilbergen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muriel's elbow.
Spilbergen misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel controlling the action here for a moment.
Spilbergen prevents a body shot from Muriel.
A right hand to the body from Muriel.
Muriel scores with a hook to the body.
Spilbergen stalling in the clinch but Muriel improves position.
Muriel struggles to land a body shot inside as Spilbergen controls his hands.
Spilbergen looking to slow down the pace here.
Spilbergen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Muriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Spilbergen backwards.
Spilbergen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muriel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spilbergen looking to slow down the pace here.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spilbergen's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Spilbergen as Muriel tries to tie him up.
Muriel tries to work over Spilbergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Muriel connects with an inside leg kick.
Muriel closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spilbergen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spilbergen can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Bernardo Muriel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spilbergen wants to stall.
Muriel is stalling here.
Spilbergen pushes Muriel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel lands a hook that snaps the head of Spilbergen backwards.
It looks like Cornelis Spilbergen has been cut.
Spilbergen stalls.
Spilbergen is trying to maintain a safe position but Muriel gets an underhook and turns Spilbergen into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelis Spilbergen.
Muriel closes the distance and pushes Spilbergen back into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spilbergen backwards.
Spilbergen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spilbergen trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muriel as Spilbergen tries to tie him up.
Muriel lands a left hand.
Spilbergen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spilbergen trying to control the position but instead, Muriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spilbergen into the cage.
A short right from Muriel on the inside.
Spilbergen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Muriel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Spilbergen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muriel as Spilbergen tries to tie him up.
Spilbergen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Muriel lands with a light punch inside.
Spilbergen wants to stall.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Spilbergen as the two fighters clinch.
Muriel lands an uppercut.
Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Spilbergen controls the action.
Muriel taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spilbergen.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
Muriel lands an uppercut.
Spilbergen wants to stall.
Muriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Spilbergen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Spilbergen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Muriel backwards.
Spilbergen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muriel lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spilbergen.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Muriel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Spilbergen backwards.
Spilbergen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Spilbergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Muriel.
Muriel cracks Spilbergen with a nice body shot.
Spilbergen cracks Muriel with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spilbergen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Spilbergen stalling in the clinch but Muriel improves position.
Muriel blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen digs a right hand into Muriel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muriel's gas tank.
Spilbergen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muriel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spilbergen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spilbergen gets through Muriel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spilbergen.
Muriel takes a shot to the head.
Spilbergen taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Spilbergen fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muriel.
Muriel tries to throw a body punch but Spilbergen avoids it by throwing Muriel back against the cage.
Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spilbergen wants to stall.
Spilbergen can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Muriel misses with some punches.
Muriel working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cornelis Spilbergen's cut.
That's time! Muriel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spilbergen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Muriel - the referee stops the clock and Spilbergen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Muriel. Spilbergen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Muriel throws the kick towards the body but Spilbergen avoids it.
Muriel misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Spilbergen misses.
Bernardo Muriel is winning the standup battle so far.
Muriel throws out a loose jab but Spilbergen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spilbergen tries to counter with a clinch but Muriel shakes him off and moves away.
Muriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Spilbergen circles away.
Muriel clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spilbergen's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spilbergen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muriel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel throws a head punch that misses.
Spilbergen can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Spilbergen looking to slow down the pace here.
A hook to the body from Muriel.
A short uppercut from Muriel.
Spilbergen blocking some punches.
Muriel lands an uppercut.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike.
Muriel digs a right hand underneath Spilbergen's ribcage. Spilbergen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Muriel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muriel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spilbergen looking to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike.
Spilbergen scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Spilbergen.
A right hook to the body lands for Muriel.
Muriel misses with a body punch.
Spilbergen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Muriel leaning against his opponent.
Muriel blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Muriel - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Muriel.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Muriel.
Spilbergen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Muriel is keeping busy.
Spilbergen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spilbergen trying to control the position but instead, Muriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spilbergen into the cage.
Spilbergen stalling the fight.
Spilbergen trying to control the position but instead, Muriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spilbergen into the cage.
Spilbergen can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Spilbergen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Muriel taking a breather.
Muriel can't find room to land a body shot as Spilbergen controls the action.
Muriel misses with some punches.
Spilbergen trying to control the position but instead, Muriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spilbergen into the cage.
Spilbergen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
Spilbergen trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Muriel scores with a shot to the side of Spilbergen's head.
A short right from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen can't find room to land a body shot as Muriel controls the action.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spilbergen's elbow.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel misses with the head strike.
Muriel tries to throw a body punch but Spilbergen avoids it by throwing Muriel back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Spilbergen fails to land.
Spilbergen trying to control the position but instead, Muriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spilbergen into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Muriel.
A body shot lands from Muriel.
Muriel lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernardo Muriel had his way with Cornelis Spilbergen in that round.
The cut man is working on Cornelis Spilbergen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Muriel closes the distance and clinches.
Spilbergen stalling.
Spilbergen looking to slow down the pace here.
Muriel scores with a shoulder strike.
Muriel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Spilbergen looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spilbergen.
Spilbergen trying to stall but Muriel improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelis Spilbergen.
Muriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Spilbergen circles away.
Spilbergen wants to counter the offense by Muriel and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spilbergen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spilbergen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muriel has a couple of punches blocked by Spilbergen.
Muriel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muriel is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Muriel.
Muriel misses with a punch on the inside.
Muriel lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spilbergen throws a punch but it's blocked by Muriel.
Spilbergen tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
Muriel pushes Spilbergen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spilbergen trying to control the position but instead, Muriel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spilbergen into the cage.
A hook to the body from Muriel.
Muriel stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen stalling in the clinch but Muriel improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Spilbergen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spilbergen wants to stall.
Spilbergen misses with a punch to the body.
Muriel taking a breather.
Spilbergen letting Muriel take a breather here.
Muriel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Spilbergen or not.
Muriel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spilbergen's elbow.
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spilbergen swings wildly with an uppercut but Muriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
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!
Muriel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spilbergen blocks a body shot from Muriel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spilbergen tries to work over Muriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muriel taking a breather.
Spilbergen lands a nice uppercut.
Spilbergen scores with a shoulder strike.
Spilbergen taking a breather.
Spilbergen tries to work over Muriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muriel tries to work over Spilbergen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muriel wants to stall.
Spilbergen taking a breather.
Spilbergen tries to throw a body punch but Muriel avoids it by throwing Spilbergen back against the cage.
Muriel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muriel throws a head punch that misses.
Spilbergen tries a body shot but Muriel blocks it.
Bernardo Muriel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spilbergen is trying to maintain a safe position but Muriel gets an underhook and turns Spilbergen into the cage.
Muriel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spilbergen.
Spilbergen tries to throw a body punch but Muriel avoids it by throwing Spilbergen back against the cage.
Spilbergen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Muriel.
A shot in the inside from Muriel.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spilbergen stalling in the clinch but Muriel improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cornelis Spilbergen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muriel presses Spilbergen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bernardo Muriel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Muriel has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 50:45
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bernardo Muriel!
During a confident post fight interview, Bernardo Muriel thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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