Round 1 Branden is staggered by a jab to the chin. Manabu Souza circles Branden Collins, mixing jabs with body shots. The fighters circle each other. After an exchange of punches, the fighters engage in the clinch. An attempt at a clinch takedown from Branden Collins is defended well by Manabu Souza. Branden Collins grabs an overhook, steps to the side to land two haymaker body shots, then an uppercut. Branden Collins returns to the clinch. Branden connects with a stiff knee to the chin. "The Tongue" is dazed on the mat. Branden lays into Manabu with some stomps. Manabu can't handle it as the ref stops the fight.
