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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felix Krnacova (ranked 3961 p4p, 459 weight class) and Willy Brandon (ranked 6968 p4p, 600 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Willy Brandon!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Donatello Bradman and Chris Dean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brandon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandon but Brandon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krnacova closes the distance and clinches up with Brandon, looking for a takedown. Krnacova pushes Brandon against the cage but Brandon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krnacova scores with a takedown into Brandon's guard.
Krnacova stays in close to Brandon's body and controls the position.
Brandon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krnacova's guard.
Krnacova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandon trying to control the position from guard on top but Krnacova is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brandon with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon throwing strikes but missing.
Brandon missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brandon stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krnacova swivels though and keeps the full guard.
I've been told that Brandon has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Brandon wants to stand but Krnacova is controlling his posture from full guard.
Krnacova tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brandon trying to control but Krnacova is working from the bottom.
Brandon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brandon is looking to work some ground and pound but Krnacova has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandon won't allow Krnacova to sweep him here.
Brandon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krnacova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandon is one step ahead there.
Brandon throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krnacova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandon is one step ahead there.
Brandon stands up over Krnacova, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krnacova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandon is one step ahead there.
Brandon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brandon preventing the sweep.
Krnacova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brandon controls Krnacova momentarily but Krnacova frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've been hearing that Krnacova has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Krnacova connects with a couple of short punches.
Brandon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Krnacova 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.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Brandon looking to control.
Krnacova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krnacova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krnacova landing some decent shots from guard.
Krnacova is working Brandon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova advances position into side control!
Brandon is looking to reverse the position.
Krnacova trying to control the action but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Brandon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Krnacova working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Krnacova tries to score with some ground and pound. Brandon controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krnacova throws a strike aimed at the side of Brandon's head but Brandon avoids it well.
Krnacova lands an elbow.
Brandon can't do much from the bottom here.
Brandon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Krnacova dominated that round.
That's time! Krnacova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Krnacova feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Krnacova is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Brandon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krnacova is one step ahead there.
Brandon has momentary wrist control but Krnacova slips an elbow through the middle.
Krnacova stands up over Brandon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krnacova makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Krnacova connects with a couple of short punches.
Brandon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krnacova manages to get himself to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brandon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Krnacova wants to sweep here but Brandon controlling him for the moment.
Krnacova is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krnacova managing to control the position.
Brandon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krnacova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krnacova wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Brandon preventing the sweep.
Brandon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brandon wants to stand but Krnacova has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Brandon gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Brandon sprawls well. Brandon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krnacova gets slowly back to his feet.
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brandon but Brandon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brandon cracks Krnacova with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova shoots in but Brandon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Felix Krnacova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandon lands a jab.
Brandon feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brandon wants to control from the top but Krnacova keeps moving.
Brandon preventing the sweep.
Brandon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krnacova is keeping the position for now.
Krnacova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krnacova preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brandon lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brandon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krnacova looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Brandon puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Krnacova is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brandon on the ground.
Brandon looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krnacova is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Brandon jumps into side control!
Krnacova tries to buck Brandon off but Brandon is having none of it.
Brandon cracks Krnacova with a big right hand but Krnacova just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brandon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krnacova keeps working.
Krnacova regains half guard.
Krnacova is trying to get back to full guard.
Brandon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krnacova defending well though.
Brandon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krnacova tries to roll over but Brandon keeps him under control.
Krnacova on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krnacova tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krnacova is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brandon scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krnacova moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Krnacova is looking to sweep but instead, Brandon has passed into half guard.
Krnacova is looking to improve his position.
Krnacova wants to control but Brandon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krnacova gets back to full guard.
Krnacova avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krnacova wants to sweep here but Brandon controlling him for the moment.
Brandon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krnacova is trying to keep Brandon in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Brandon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Krnacova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Brandon catches Krnacova with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Krnacova shoots in for a takedown but Brandon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brandon throws out a counter right but Krnacova avoids it with no problem.
Brandon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krnacova counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Krnacova.
Krnacova thows a huge punch but Brandon dodges it nicely.
Brandon is looking to control Krnacova's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brandon avoid being mounted?
Krnacova with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Krnacova stalling away here and it's allowed Brandon to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krnacova working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krnacova throws a big right hand that misses.
Krnacova trying to control but Brandon is working from the bottom.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Brandon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Krnacova 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.
Krnacova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brandon manages to get himself to full guard.
Brandon controls Krnacova momentarily but Krnacova frees himself.
Krnacova in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krnacova trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Brandon manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Krnacova wants to sweep here but Brandon controlling him for the moment.
Felix Krnacova overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brandon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krnacova works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brandon wants to pass the guard but Krnacova is keeping the position.
Krnacova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandon throwing strikes but missing.
Krnacova lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Brandon tries to strike from the bottom.
Krnacova chips away with some ground and pound.
Krnacova is stalling in the full guard.
Krnacova works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Brandon keeping moving, preventing Krnacova from controlling successfully.
Brandon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krnacova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krnacova won't allow Brandon to sweep him here.
Brandon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krnacova.
Krnacova trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krnacova is looking to work some ground and pound but Brandon has wrist control.
Krnacova throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krnacova trying to move into half guard but instead Brandon has managed to sweep!
Krnacova is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brandon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krnacova utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krnacova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brandon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Brandon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brandon in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krnacova working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brandon.
Krnacova wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brandon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krnacova working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krnacova is defended easily by Brandon.
Brandon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 Felix Krnacova.
I think Krnacova has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Krnacova!
During a confident post fight interview, Felix Krnacova thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
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