Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: OFC 269: Dilapidated Ribcage
Date: Mar 19, 2017

#R1#
Jokinen throws a hook but Dufva blocks it.
Dufva throws a right and a left that Jokinen avoids nicely. #TD2#
Jokinen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dufva is pressing down on Jokinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokinen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jokinen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Dufva continues to stall.
Dufva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Jokinen is looking to improve his position.
Jokinen wants to control but Dufva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dufva is trying to control. Jokinen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jokinen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dufva. #SUB#
Dufva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Dufva wants to stand up but Jokinen has a hold of him and won't allow it. #T2#
Dufva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dufva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dufva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dufva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working.
Well, if Dufva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jokinen is trying to get back to full guard.
Dufva slows the pace down in half guard.
Jokinen is looking to control Dufva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jokinen avoid being mounted?#T3#
Dufva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jokinen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jokinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jokinen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dufva has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jokinen's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dufva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working.
Dufva cracks Jokinen with a big right hand but Jokinen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dufva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Jokinen is letting Dufva control him for a moment.
Dufva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jokinen keeps working. #T4#
Jokinen taking a bit of punishment here - Dufva scoring with strikes.
Dufva scores with punches from side control.
Dufva is looking to take a break and control but Jokinen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dufva is really struggling to control Jokinen but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB#
Dufva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jokinen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dufva trying to control but Jokinen is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Jokinen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Dufva!#SUB2#
Jokinen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dufva, who protects the arm well.
Dufva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jokinen's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jokinen wants to pass to mount but Dufva is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jokinen scoring with strikes to the body and head. #T1#
Jokinen with the ground and pound but Dufva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Jokinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dufva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jokinen can do to turn this around?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dufva holds on and takes a little breather.
Jokinen won't allow Dufva to sweep him here.
Dufva wants to hit a switch here but Jokinen passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dufva there!
Dufva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #T2#
Jokinen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jokinen breaks from Dufva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Jokinen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dufva because Jokinen loaded up on that one. #SUB2#
Jokinen looking to secure an arm triangle but Dufva defends it well.
Dufva is in all sorts of trouble here. #T3#
Jokinen misses with a head shot.
Jokinen seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dufva is holding on tight.
Dufva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jokinen trying to keep a closed guard but Dufva is proving a slippery customer.
Jokinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Jokinen trying to control the position.
Dufva lands a couple of elbows.
Jokinen controls Dufva momentarily but Dufva frees himself.
Jokinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4##SUB#
Dufva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dufva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dufva works over Jokinen with some ground and pound from guard.
Dufva trying to control but Jokinen is working from the bottom.
Dufva postures up and lands a big shot to Jokinen's brow.
Dufva throwing strikes from guard but Jokinen blocks nicely.
Dufva looking to pass the guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jokinen is controlling Dufva's posture.
Jokinen working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Orpo Jokinen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Dufva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jokinen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#TD#
Dufva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dufva lands in his opponent's guard.
Jokinen keeping moving, preventing Dufva from controlling successfully.
Jokinen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dufva controls the pace.
Dufva passes Jokinen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dufva lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dufva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Dufva.
Jokinen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jokinen manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T1#
Jokinen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Jokinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Still in half guard, Jokinen seems content to control.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Dufva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jokinen performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Jokinen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dufva sees it coming and defends easily.
Dufva trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
Dufva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jokinen.
Dufva is staying active underneath Jokinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB2#
Jokinen seems to be working for a kimura but Dufva defends the submission attempt.
Jokinen stalling away here and it's allowed Dufva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #SUB#
Dufva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jokinen is aware though and is defending well.
Dufva being controlled here, momentarily. #T3#
Dufva 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.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Dufva. No joy for Jokinen on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Dufva. No joy for Jokinen on that attempt.
Jokinen slips a straight right by Dufva.
Dufva lands with an overhand left.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dufva as he avoids it easily.
Sven Dufva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Orpo Jokinen.
Jokinen connects with a leg kick. Dufva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dufva.#T4#
A jab from Dufva misses.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufva. #TD2#
Jokinen looking to score a takedown here. Dufva is defending well but Jokinen drives through and ends up in Dufva's guard.
Jokinen throws a big elbow that misses.
Sven Dufva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jokinen advances position into side control!
Jokinen trying to control the position but Dufva is working away.
Dufva can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dufva tries to bench press Jokinen off him but Jokinen keeps the position.
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!#SUB2#
Jokinen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dufva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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 Sven Dufva.
Well Dufva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
Sven Dufva very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Death Squad 365:Pablo v Turpin
Date: Dec 17, 2016

#R1#
Dufva ducks under a wild hook from Flores.
Jab from Dufva.#CUT#
It looks like Ric Flores has been cut.
Flores changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dufva tries to avoid it but Flores manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dufva to the ground. Dufva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dufva tries to counter by clinching up but Flores breaks away and moves out of range.
Dufva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flores is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dufva.
Dufva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dufva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dufva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dufva throws an overhand right that lands on Flores's shoulder, as Flores tries to avoid the shot.
As Dufva backs off Flores throws a huge counter combo but Dufva manages to avoid it all.
Dufva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#TD2#
Flores scores with a takedown into Dufva's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flores throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dufva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Flores is in close to Dufva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Flores throws an elbow that misses. Dufva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Flores's guard. Nice move by Dufva!#REVR##SUB2#
Flores is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dufva defends well.
We've been hearing good reports from Dufva'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.
Dufva sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Flores striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Dufva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Flores takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dufva trying to control the action but Flores is working from the bottom.
Flores takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Dufva working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #SUB#
Dufva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dufva landing strikes. #T2#
Flores is looking to reverse the position.
Flores wants to control but Dufva postures up.
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.
Flores regains half guard.
Dufva wants to take a breather but Flores is having none of it.
Flores is looking to control Dufva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flores avoid being mounted?#SUB#
Dufva seems to be working for a kimura but Flores defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Flores punching from the bottom.
Dufva wants to take a breather but Flores is having none of it.
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. Dufva connects with a nice short shot to Flores's temple.
Flores is not content to let Dufva control the position.
Flores wants to improve his position but Dufva is controlling well. #T3#
Flores is still trying to improve position.
Dufva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Flores trying to control here.
Dufva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dufva tries to pass to full mount but Flores defends it.
Dufva 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.
Dufva performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Flores looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dufva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T4#
Dufva is landing with some decent strikes but Flores is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Flores is trying desperately to improve position.
Flores tries to lock up and control but Dufva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dufva prevents Flores from getting the reversal.
Flores gets back to half guard.#ES2#
Flores kicks Dufva off and gets back to his feet.
Dufva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Flores counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flores scores with a head kick.
Dufva fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Flores was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dufva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#TD#
Dufva gets a double leg takedown into Flores's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ric Flores's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Dufva there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Flores does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva takes a swing at Flores's ribcage but misses.
Dufva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Dufva there.#ROC#
Flores is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Dufva! Flores is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Dufva!
Sven Dufva very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: Death Squad 349:Quaid v Uru
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
Marshal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marshal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Marshal lands with an overhand left.
Marshal swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Dufva misses.
Dufva throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Dufva.
Sven Dufva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marshal lands with a kick to the temple. Dufva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #CUT#
It looks like Sven Dufva has been cut.
Marshal dips to his left and cracks Dufva with an uppercut!
Marshal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dufva.
Dufva misses with a straight right.
Dufva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Marshal is out of range and Dufva settles back down.
Dufva throws out a loose jab but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufva misses with a low kick as Marshal jumps back.
Dufva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Dufva.
Marshal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dufva.
Dufva swinging wildly here. #T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Dufva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Dufva misses.
Marshal throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Marshal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dufva's calf.
Marshal walks into a jab.
Marshal tries a head kick but it misses.
Marshal swings for the body but Dufva moves out of range.
Marshal needs to keep his hands up - Dufva had a free shot at his head there.
Dufva jabs Marshal right on the nose. Marshal blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
Dufva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marshal moves away from the strike by Dufva.
Dufva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshal throws a big counter combination but Dufva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dufva throws a hook but Marshal avoids it easily.
Marshal tries to work over Dufva's front leg with a kick but Dufva checks it. #T2#
Dufva throws a lazy right hand but Marshal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Marshal scores with a decent looking hook.
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!#CL2#
Dufva rushes Marshal and presses him up against the ropes.
Dufva scores a nice knee to the body.
Dufva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marshal stalling the fight.
Marshal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Dufva.
Marshal scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dufva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Marshals head.
Marshal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Marshal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dufva has a couple of punches blocked by Marshal.
Dufva swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufva tries to throw a body punch but Marshal avoids it by throwing Dufva back against the ropes.
A right handed body shot lands from Dufva.
Dufva misses with some punches.
Marshal gets through Dufva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dufva fails to land. #T3#
Marshal lands a body shot.
Dufva misses with a punch on the inside.
Dufva is trying to maintain a safe position but Marshal gets an underhook and turns Dufva into the ropes.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
A short body shot lands from Dufva as the two fighters clinch.
Marshal cracks Dufva with a nice body shot.
Marshal is struggling to control the position.
Marshal managing to block the knees to the body from Dufva.
Dufva lands a nice uppercut.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dufva's defenses.
Marshal just leaning against Dufva, taking a breather.
Marshal creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dufva's defenses.
Marshal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Marshal digs a right hand underneath Dufva's ribcage. Dufva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Marshal wants to stall.
Dufva letting Marshal take a breather here.
Marshal lands a hook that snaps the head of Dufva backwards. #T4#
Marshal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marshal throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dufvas head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshal lands a nice uppercut.
Dufva tries to work over Marshal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marshal is working Dufva over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Dufva fails to land.
I was talking to Marshal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Good body shot from Marshal.
Dufva looks winded!
Marshal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Marshal.
Dufva letting Marshal take a breather here.
Marshal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marshal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dufva misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dufva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshal's elbow.
Marshal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dufva working aggressively here.
Marshal digs a right hand underneath Dufva's ribcage. Dufva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksei Marshal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Dufva's cut.
That's time! Marshal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A good leg kick by Marshal.
Dufva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marshal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marshal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Marshal thuds a left hand into Dufva's body.
Dufva dips to his left and cracks Marshal with an uppercut!
Dufva scores with a body shot. #TD2#
Dufva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dufva postures up in Marshal's guard and throws a big left but Marshal blocks it.
Marshal managing to control the position.
Marshal wants to get back to his feet but Dufva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Dufva postures up.
Dufva trying to control but Marshal is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marshal misses with a hook
and Dufva counters with a straight right hand.
Marshal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dufva with a hook.
Dufva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marshal.
Marshal misses with a hook.
Dufva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marshal.
Dufva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Marshal.#T2#
Dufva looks to throw the jab but Marshal is out of range.
Dufva misses with a few strikes there.
Dufva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshal.
Marshal throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dufva is breathing heavily.
Dufva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva misses with a straight left.
Dufva connects with a jab.
Marshal misses with a looping left.
Dufva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Marshal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dufva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dufva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshal checks it well.
Dufva moves forwards but Marshal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dufva checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marshal looks to land a combination but Dufva avoids it well.
Marshal misses with a hook. Dufva ducked under it nicely.
Marshal throws an off balance right hand
and Dufva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dufva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Marshal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Dufva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dufva moves out of range as Marshal throws a body kick.
Dufva looks to land a left hand but Marshal moved out of range nicely.
Marshal looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dufva looks to land a left hand but Marshal moved out of range nicely.
Marshal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dufva's sensitive parts.
Marshal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dufva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marshal.
Marshal throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Dufva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dufva's calf.
Dufva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshal.
Marshal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dufva misses the shot to the body. #T4#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Marshal.
Marshal misses with a double jab.
Dufva takes a swing at Marshal's ribcage but misses.
Sven Dufva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Marshal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dufva on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufva takes one on the button.
Marshal connects with a solid leg kick.
Dufva lands with a nice body punch.
Marshal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshal.
Dufva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marshal scores with a head kick.
Marshal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dufva misses with an uppercut. Marshal saw that one coming.
A big left from Dufva misses.
Marshal misses with a straight right.
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 Aleksei Marshal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sven Dufva's cut.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Marshal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dufva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Dufva does no damage.
Marshal jabs at Dufva's body.
Marshal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Marshal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dufva momentarily.
Dufva misses with a combination
and Marshal counters with a slapping leg kick.
Marshal misses with a body kick.
Marshal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.
Marshal misses with an uppercut. Dufva saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dufva throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshal.
Marshal throws a sloppy head kick and Dufva moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Dufva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dufva swings for the body but Marshal moves out of range.
Dufva lands a two punch combo. #T1#
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aleksei Marshal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshal manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Dufva.
Dufva misses with a series of wild punches.
Dufva clobbers Marshal with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Marshal.
Marshal connects with a leg kick. Dufva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marshal cracks Dufva with a right hand to the side of the head.
A low kick from Dufva misses
and Marshal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dufva moves out of range of the strikes.
Dufva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Marshal misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshal misses the target. #T2#
Marshal throws out a powerful jab.
Marshal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marshal ducks right into an uppercut from Dufva.
Dufva is looking to clinch.
Marshal swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Marshal throws a leg kick but Dufva moved away.
Marshal throws out a powerful jab.
Dufva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A bone on bone clash there as Dufva blocks the leg kick.
Aleksei Marshal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dufva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dufva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marshal.
A combination from Dufva does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Marshal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Marshal throws a big shot that misses.
Marshal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dufva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dufva misses with a hook. Marshal ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Marshal scores with a kick to the body.
Marshal tries to land a leg kick but Dufva saw it coming and moves away.
Marshal lands a jab to Dufva's midsection.
Dufva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dufva misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Marshal misses the target.
Marshal works Dufva's body with a nice hook.
Marshal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dufva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sven Dufva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marshal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Marshal uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dufva has time to react.
Marshal throws a head kick but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshal counters with a low kick, right behind Dufva 's knee.
A slow jab from Marshal misses its intended target.
Marshal lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dufva tries to clinch up but Marshal circles away and keeps his distance.#T4#
Marshal scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dufva. That did some damage!
Marshal explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Dufva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Marshal can pounce on him.
Marshal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshal.
Dufva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dufva misses with an uppercut. Marshal saw that one coming.
Marshal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dufva's sensitive parts.
Marshal thuds his right hand into Dufva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dufva throws a right and a left that Marshal avoids nicely.
Dufva scores with a nice head shot.
Marshal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dufva.
Dufva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksei Marshal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marshal, 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksei Marshal!

Event: Death Squad 345:Quaid v Snape
Date: Oct 01, 2016

#R1#
Dufva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sarpong thumps Dufva with a low kick.
Dufva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jab from Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a leg kick that misses.
Dufva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sarpong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dufva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Sarpong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sarpong walks into a left hand.
Nice shot lands for Sarpong.
Sarpong scores with the left hand. Dufva knows he should have avoided that one.
Sarpong scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Dufva misses its intended target.
Sarpong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarpong.
Sarpong misses with a hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a body shot.
Sarpong moves away from the strike by Dufva.
Sarpong lands an overhand right.#T1#
Sarpong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dufva.
Dufva now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've been informed that Dufva 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.
Sarpong darts in looking for a takedown but Dufva gets double underhooks and turns Sarpong into the ropes.
Dufva misses with an uppercut. Sarpong saw that one coming.
And Sarpong counters with a quick kick to the body but Dufva blocks it.
Sarpong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarpong misses with an uppercut. Dufva saw that one coming.
Dufva 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.
Dufva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarpong throws a hook but Dufva blocks it.
Dufva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarpong tries to land a leg kick but Dufva saw it coming and moves away.
Dufva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dufva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarpong.
Dufva blocks a low kick nicely.
Sarpong motions for Dufva to come forward. Sarpong throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dufva throws a head kick but Sarpong moves out of range.
Dufva misses with a shot to the body
and Sarpong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dufva checks a low kick from Sarpong.
Sarpong tried to score with a low kick but Dufva checks it.
Dufva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dufva loads up on a big right hand but Sarpong slips the punch.#T2#
Sarpong throws out a leg kick but Dufva moves out of range and Sarpong only half commits.
Sarpong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sarpong throws a head kick but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jeffrey Sarpong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Sarpong appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dufva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dufva connects with a body shot that sends Sarpong's belly button to the back.
Good leg kick by Sarpong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dufva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dufva throws out a loose jab but Sarpong uses good head movement to avoid it. #TD#
Sarpong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dufva was covering up waiting for the punch and Sarpong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sarpong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarpong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Sarpong from controlling successfully. #T3#
Dufva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sarpong is controlling him.
Sarpong throwing strikes from guard but Dufva blocks nicely.
Sarpong cracks Dufva with a solid left hand.
Sarpong missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sarpong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sarpong postures up and lands a big shot to Dufva's brow.
Sarpong working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sarpong is in close to Dufva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sarpong loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T4#
Sarpong with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sarpong 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.
Dufva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dufva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarpong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarpong in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sarpong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sarpong chips away with some ground and pound.
Sarpong trying to control the position from guard on top but Dufva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dufva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sarpong is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A jab from Dufva does it's job there.
Dufva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sarpong tries to land a front kick but Dufva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dufva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dufva throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarpong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sarpong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarpong dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dufva. That did some damage!
Dufva throws a leg kick but Sarpong checks it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sarpong!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sarpong is defended easily by Dufva.
Dufva flicks out a counter leg kick but Sarpong steps away.
Dufva defending well as Sarpong loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sarpong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sarpong looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dufva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sarpong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dufva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sarpong.
Sarpong shoots in but Dufva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jeffrey Sarpong is winning the standup battle so far.#T1#
Sarpong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dufva throws out a counter right but Sarpong avoids it with no problem.
Dufva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sarpong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sarpong.
Sarpong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dufva pinned against the ropes. Dufva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Sarpong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarpong digs a good hook to Dufva's body.
Sarpong slips a jab from Dufva.
Sarpong throws a solid leg kick but Dufva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sarpong.
A countering left hand to the body from Dufva misses.
Sarpong tried to score with a low kick but Dufva checks it.
Sven Dufva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sarpong misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufva! But no joy.
Sarpong takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sarpong changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufva just misses with a punch to the body.
Sarpong half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T2#
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarpong moves away.
Sarpong throws a head kick but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarpong manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sarpong, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarpong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dufva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sarpong thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Sarpong misses.
Sarpong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dufva can do to turn this around?
Sarpong throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dufva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dufva misses with a leg kick.
Sarpong is looking to slow Dufva down with leg kicks.
Dufva cracks a nice hook into Sarpong's ribs.
Dufva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarpong sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dufva throws a lazy right hand but Sarpong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dufva walks into a jab.
Dufva throws a body punch but Sarpong moves out of range.
Sarpong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufva.
Dufva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#T3#
Sarpong drops his hands momentarily and Dufva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Dufva forces Sarpong back against the ropes and clinches.
A body shot lands from Dufva.
Dufva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dufva managing to block the knees to the body from Sarpong.
Sarpong lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sarpong looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Dufva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dufva checks the leg kick.
Sarpong fakes the leg kick and cracks Dufva in the body.
Dufva throws a jab when Sarpong was well out of range.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarpong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Dufva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sarpong avoids the body shot from Dufva.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sarpong.
Sarpong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice shot by Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Sarpong lands.#T4#
Sarpong lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dufva's sensitive parts.
Sarpong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dufva is able to avoid easily.
Sarpong fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#TD#
Sarpong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dufva sprawls well initially but Sarpong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dufva trying to control but Sarpong postures up.
Dufva is trying to get back to full guard.
Sarpong drops an elbow to the side of Dufva's head.
Sarpong trying to control from Dufva's half guard. Dufva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sarpong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dufva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sarpong is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Sarpong dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sarpong misses with a leg kick.
Sarpong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dufva misses with a straight left.
Sarpong misses with a body kick.
Dufva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dufva lands a glancing blow to the side of Sarpong's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Jeffrey Sarpong has been cut.
Sarpong takes one on the button.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Dufva.
Sarpong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sarpong misses with a looping right.
Sarpong moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarpong.
Dufva is looking to clinch but Sarpong is avoiding it.
Sarpong misses with a body shot.
Sarpong checks a leg kick.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarpong moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sarpong misses the target.
Sarpong goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sarpong misses with a body kick. #T1#
Sarpong moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dufva takes a swing at Sarpong's ribcage but misses.
Dufva blocks a low kick nicely.
Dufva misses with a wild body shot.
Sarpong thinks about countering with a body kick.
A jab from Dufva misses.
Sarpong throws out a leg kick but Dufva moves out of range and Sarpong only half commits.
Sarpong lands with a thumping leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dufva checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Sarpong.
Dufva misses the shot to the body.
Dufva walks into a straight right hand from Sarpong.
Nice body kick from Sarpong.
A jab from Dufva misses.
Sarpong scores with a jab to the head.
Dufva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sarpong's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dufva under the eye.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dufva but Dufva pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufva scores with a jab to the body.
Sarpong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dufva throws a chopping leg kick but Sarpong manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Dufva misses its intended target.
Sarpong lands a nice looking body kick.
Dufva misses with a wild body shot.
Dufva connects with a crisp jab.
Sarpong scoring well with a low kick there.
Dufva misses with a right hand
and Sarpong makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sarpong throws a jab but it's blocked by Dufva.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Dufva.
Sarpong cracks the inside of Dufva's front leg.
Sarpong throws out a leg kick but Dufva moves out of range and Sarpong only half commits.
Sarpong looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#T3#
Sarpong connects with a body shot that sends Dufva's belly button to the back.
Sarpong looks for the body kick but Dufva saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sarpong.
Sarpong throws a shot from downtown. Dufva moves away and avoids it.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dufva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sarpong moves out of range as Dufva strikes.
Dufva lands a body shot.
Sven Dufva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sarpong slips under a jab.
Dufva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Sarpong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sarpong throws a hook to the side of Dufva's head but Dufva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dufva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sarpong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dufva.
Dufva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sarpong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dufva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sarpong. #T4#
Dufva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A leg kick checked by Dufva.
Dufva scores with a nice head shot.
Dufva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarpong manages to avoid it.
Sarpong swats away the attempt to clinch by Dufva.
Sarpong appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jeffrey Sarpong is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sarpong fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dufva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dufva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dufva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sarpong throws a front kick aimed at Dufva's knee but Dufva avoids it well.
Sarpong ducks under a wild hook from Dufva.
Sarpong half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sarpong shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffrey Sarpong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sarpong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dufva steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sarpong.
Dufva takes a swing at Sarpong's ribcage but misses.
Sarpong scores with a shot to the body.

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 Jeffrey Sarpong.
Well Sarpong 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Sarpong!

Event: Death Squad 335:Mamba v Hiro
Date: Aug 27, 2016

#R1#
Dufva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dufva feints and then cracks Cabrillo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cabrillo down.
Dufva connects with a body shot that sends Cabrillo's belly button to the back.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Dufva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrillo is out of range.
Cabrillo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dufva.
Dufva swings for the body but Cabrillo moves out of range.
Cabrillo lands a two punch combo.
A jab lands there for Dufva.
Dufva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Cabrillo does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Cabrillo.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Cabrillo moved away.
Dufva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cabrillo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Cabrillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cabrillo throws out a counter right but Dufva avoids it with no problem.
Cabrillo misses with a hook.
Dufva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dufva there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Dufva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Cabrillo darts in and clinches Dufva up against the cage.
Cabrillo has Dufva pressed against the cage, preventing Dufva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dufva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dufva lands a right hand. #BC#
Dufva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dufva just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrillo loads up on a big right hand but Dufva slips the punch.
Dufva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cabrillo just manages to avoid it.
Dufva throws the left hand but Cabrillo avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dufva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cabrillo lands a nice shot that snaps Dufva's head back.
Jab by Dufva.
Dufva lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cabrillo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufva throws an overhand right that lands on Cabrillo's shoulder, as Cabrillo tries to avoid the shot.
Dufva looks to land a combination but Cabrillo avoids it well. #T2#
Cabrillo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cabrillo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2#
Cabrillo gets a clinch.
Cabrillo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC#
Dufva breaks from the clinch.
Dufva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Juan Cabrillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Sven Dufva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabrillo.
A bone on bone clash there as Cabrillo blocks the leg kick.
Dufva misses with a low kick as Cabrillo jumps back.
Dufva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cabrillo throws a one two combo.
Cabrillo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cabrillo blocks a leg kick.
Dufva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dufva is looking to land body kicks.#T3#
Cabrillo throws a lazy uppercut
and Dufva counters with a nice body shot.
Cabrillo slips under a jab from Dufva.
Dufva lands a nice looking body shot.
A low kick from Dufva is predictable there
and Cabrillo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses.
Cabrillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Dufva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cabrillo.
Dufva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dufva slips under a jab from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo 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.
Dufva connects with an inside leg kick.
Dufva cracks the inside of Cabrillo's front leg.
Dufva keeps Cabrillo at a distance using the push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufva cracks Cabrillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big right from Dufva misses. #T4#
Dufva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cabrillo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dufva finds it's way round the side to connect with Cabrillo's head.
Dufva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cabrillo staying out of range there.
Dufva lands a head kick. Cabrillo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A big left from Dufva misses.
Dufva throws a low kick but Cabrillo avoids it.
Cabrillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cabrillo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabrillo throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dufva cracks Cabrillo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Cabrillo misses.
A swing and a miss from Dufva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrillo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It looked like Dufva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo blocks a jab.
Cabrillo blocks a jab.
Cabrillo looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufva is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Dufva throws a body shot but no joy.
Dufva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dufva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrillo can do to turn this around?
Cabrillo checks a low kick from Dufva.
Dufva stuffs the takedown.
Dufva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cabrillo misses the shot to the body.
Cabrillo looks to land a left hand but Dufva moved out of range nicely.
Dufva throws a head kick that misses.
Cabrillo slips a jab from Dufva.
Dufva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cabrillo's sensitive parts.
Dufva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Cabrillo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No joy there for Dufva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dufva connects with an inside leg kick.#T1#
Cabrillo tries to land a body kick
and Dufva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cabrillo moves out of range of the body kick.
Cabrillo wants to counter the offense by Dufva and move into the clinch position.
Dufva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cabrillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufva.
Cabrillo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dufva throws a looping overhand right but Cabrillo ducks down to avoid it.
Dufva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Dufva.
Dufva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cabrillo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dufva cracks the inside of Cabrillo's front leg.
Dufva throws a body kick that misses.
Cabrillo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#TD2#
Cabrillo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dufva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cabrillo is in Dufva's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufva trying to control the position here.
Cabrillo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T2#
Dufva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dufva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cabrillo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've been hearing good reports from Dufva'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.
Cabrillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Cabrillo advances to half guard.
Dufva wants to get back to full guard but Cabrillo has passed into side control.
Cabrillo wants to control but Dufva is keeping him busy.
Dufva is looking to regain half guard here but Cabrillo keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabrillo working the ground and pound from side control.
Dufva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dufva is working hard here to advance position.
Cabrillo cracks Dufva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dufva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cabrillo is trying to control the action in half guard but Dufva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cabrillo working over Dufva with some ground and pound. Dufva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dufva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dufva has hold of Cabrillo's hands but Cabrillo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cabrillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dufva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cabrillo is working away from the top position though.
Dufva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dufva trying to control from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
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 Sven Dufva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Cabrillo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Cabrillo.
Dufva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrillo.
Cabrillo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dufva throws a looping overhand right but Cabrillo ducks down to avoid it.
Cabrillo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dufva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cabrillo takes a swing at Dufva's ribcage but misses.
Cabrillo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dufva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabrillo tries to bum rush Dufva with a series of wild strikes but Dufva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrillo works Dufva's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Cabrillo clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabrillo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Cabrillo - that landed with a thud.
Cabrillo throws a punch but it's blocked by Dufva.
Dufva blocking some punches. #T1#
Cabrillo can't find room to land a body shot as Dufva controls the action.
Dufva lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabrillo backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Dufva.
Dufva wants to break free but Cabrillo has control.
Cabrillo misses with an elbow strike. #BC#
Dufva breaks the clinch.
Cabrillo moves out of range of the leg kick from Dufva.
Cabrillo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sven Dufva is winning the standup battle so far.
Dufva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cabrillo is out of range.
Cabrillo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dufva connects with a solid leg kick.
Cabrillo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dufva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cabrillo throws a right hand that misses
and Dufva counters with a right hand to the body.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Dufva is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Dufva misses the target.
Cabrillo tries for a takedown but Dufva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabrillo moves away.
Cabrillo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Cabrillo misses with the combination.
Cabrillo moves out of range as Dufva strikes.
Cabrillo wants to clinch up but Dufva keeps it at a distance.
Cabrillo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dufva avoids the body shot from Cabrillo.
Cabrillo misses with an uppercut. Dufva saw that one coming.
Cabrillo is looking to clinch but Dufva is avoiding it.
Cabrillo fails to land the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Cabrillo has Dufva up against the cage in a clinch.
Dufva blocks an elbow strike.
Cabrillo lands an elbow inside that Dufva shrugs off. #CUT2#
It looks like Sven Dufva has been cut.#T3#
Cabrillo misses with some punches.
Cabrillo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dufva is pressed up against the cage. Cabrillo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dufva down to the mat. Dufva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sven Dufva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Cabrillo.
Dufva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrillo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dufva lands with a slapping head kick.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Cabrillo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dufva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Juan Cabrillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dufva lands a right hook to the body.
Cabrillo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cabrillo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cabrillo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dufva.
Cabrillo misses with a double jab.
Cabrillo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dufva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dufva walks into a stiff left hand from Cabrillo.
Dufva throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4##TD2#
Cabrillo gets a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dufva.
Cabrillo throws an elbow that misses. Dufva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cabrillo's guard. Nice move by Dufva!#REVR#
Cabrillo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dufva manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Cabrillo stopping the sweep attempt from Dufva.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dufva is on top in guard. #REVR#
Sven Dufva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dufva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dufva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrillo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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 Sven Dufva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dufva, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
Sven Dufva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BFT-469: Raekwon vs Ishii II
Date: Aug 20, 2016

#R1#
Dufva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nitschke.
Nitschke stuns Dufva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nitschke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Nitschke blocks the leg kick.
Nitschke misses with a series of wild punches.
Dufva misses with a series of wild punches.
Damian Nitschke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dufva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Dufva is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nitschke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dufva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nitschke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Dufva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dufva connects with a jab.
Jab, jab by Dufva - just one landing.
Nitschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T1#
Dufva motions for Nitschke to come forward. Dufva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nitschke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dufva circles away quickly and effectively.
Dufva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nitschke misses the shot to the body.
Dufva lands an overhand right.
Nitschke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dufva.
Nitschke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nitschke connects with an inside leg kick.
Nitschke defending well as Dufva loads up on a big left hand.
Nitschke looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dufva is fending him off so far but Nitschke persists. Nope, Dufva circles away and we're back to standing.
Dufva with a jab.
Dufva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nitschke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nitschke with a nice cross.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva misses the shot to the body.
Nitschke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dufva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nitschke scrambles back to his feet.
Nitschke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T2#
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nitschke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Nitschke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dufva.
Nitschke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nitschke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dufva connects with a jab.
Dufva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nitschke at a distance.
Dufva throws a sloppy head kick and Nitschke moves out of range easily.
Nitschke takes one on the button.
A head kick misses from Nitschke.
Nitschke misses with a straight right.
Dufva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dufva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nitschke scores with a head kick.
Nitschke tries to clinch
and Dufva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dufva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nitschke.
Nitschke looks to land a left hand but Dufva moved out of range nicely.
Dufva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nitschke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.#T3#
Nitschke connects with a body shot that sends Dufva's belly button to the back.
Nitschke moves forwards but Dufva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dufva swings for the body but Nitschke moves out of range. #TD#
Nitschke closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Dufva quickly recovers to half guard.
Nitschke keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nitschke looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Dufva controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nitschke misses with a head shot. Dufva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dufva controlling the position.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses. #T4#
Dufva seems keen to control Nitschke's posture.
Dufva looking to control.
Nitschke throws a big right hand that misses.
Dufva has Nitschke pulled in close to control his posture.
Nitschke connects with a couple of short punches.
Nitschke throwing strikes from guard but Dufva blocks nicely.
Nitschke loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dufva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nitschke throws a big elbow that misses.
Dufva keeping moving, preventing Nitschke from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Dufva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nitschke.
Nitschke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dufva pinned against the cage. Dufva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nitschke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nitschke.
Nitschke lands a body shot.
Dufva feints and then cracks Nitschke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nitschke down.
Dufva misses with a body shot.
Sven Dufva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nitschke avoids the body shot from Dufva.
Nitschke throws a sloppy head kick and Dufva moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva misses with a series of wild punches.
Nitschke misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufva! But no joy.
Nitschke fails to land the takedown.
Dufva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
The fighters circling - Dufva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nitschke drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dufva sprawls and moves away.
Nitschke misses with a head kick.
Nitschke doesn't manage to clinch there - Dufva circles away.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Nitschke checks it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dufva.
Nitschke is looking to wear down Dufva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dufva tries a head kick but it misses.
Nitschke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dufva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Dufva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nitschke. That did some damage!
Good work by Nitschke as he checks the leg kick.
Dufva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitschke checks a low kick from Dufva.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dufva.
Dufva connects with a nice looking jab.
Dufva lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dufva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
A jab from Dufva does it's job there.
Nitschke throws a big shot that misses.
Dufva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dufva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nitschke misses with a head kick.
Nitschke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dufvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dufva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dufva tries to land a front kick but Nitschke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nitschke throws a shot to the body.
Dufva slips under a jab.
Nitschke darts in looking for a takedown but Dufva gets double underhooks and turns Nitschke into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Nitschke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Dufva misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Nitschke.
Dufva throws a jab when Nitschke was well out of range.
Dufva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Dufva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Dufva.
Dufva misses with a wild combination.
Dufva slips a jab and a cross from Nitschke.
Dufva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dufva checks the leg kick.
Dufva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nitschke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nitschke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dufva fails to land with a series of punches.
Nitschke feinted with a counter takedown.
Dufva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good work by Dufva as he checks the leg kick.
Nitschke moves out of range of the body kick.
Nitschke attempts a counter takedown but Dufva avoids it well and moves away.
Nitschke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Nitschke throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Nitschke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dufva but Dufva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nitschke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dufva throws a jab but it's blocked by Nitschke.
Nitschke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Nitschke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dufva moves away from the strike by Nitschke.
Good leg kick by Dufva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Some bone on bone action there as Nitschke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nitschke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dufva.
Dufva jabs Nitschke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dufva throws a leg kick which misses Nitschke's front leg but catches the back leg as Nitschke tries to avoid it.
Dufva lands with a hook. Nitschke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dufva slaps away a takedown attempt from Nitschke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Nitschke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nitschke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nitschke takes a swing at Dufva's ribcage but misses.
Dufva raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
An inside leg kick from Dufva misses.
Nitschke moves out of range of the leg kick from Dufva.
Nitschke tries to counter with a takedown but Dufva is quick to defend against it.
Nitschke scores with a body shot.
Nitschke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitschke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dufva counters with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nitschke. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dufva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nitschke misses with a body shot
and Nitschke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva throws the kick towards the body but Nitschke avoids it.
Nitschke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.
Nitschke fails with the takedown.
Dufva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nitschke avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Nitschke takes one to the chin there.
Nitschke throws the left hand but Dufva avoids the punch easily.
Dufva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dufva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nitschke. Nitschke obviously looking to wear him down.
Nitschke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dufva was well out of range. Poor timing from Nitschke.
Nitschke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dufva.
Nitschke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dufva avoids the head kick by Nitschke.
Dufva misses the shot to the body.
Nitschke tries to counter with a takedown but Dufva is quick to defend against it.
Dufva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dufva lands a leg kick that knocks Nitschke off balance momentarily.
Dufva takes a swing at Nitschke's ribcage but misses.
Nitschke misses the shot to the body.
Nitschke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Damian Nitschke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nitschke walks into a jab.
Dufva throws a low kick but Nitschke avoids it.
Nitschke feinted with a counter takedown.
Sven Dufva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufva throws a solid leg kick but Nitschke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dufva.
Dufva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva lands with a nice body punch.
Dufva throws a body punch but Nitschke moves out of range.
Nitschke misses with a kick to the body.
Dufva unleashes a big counter combination but Nitschke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Dufva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nitschke throws a body punch but Dufva moves out of range.
Nitschke misses with a wild body shot.
Dufva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nitschke's calf.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dufva. Nitschke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nitschke lands a head kick!
Dufva lunges at Nitschke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nitschke's hand.
A good leg kick by Dufva. #T3#
Jab, jab by Dufva - just one landing.
Dufva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dufva throws a solid leg kick but Nitschke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dufva.
Dufva looks for the body kick but Nitschke saw that one coming.
Nitschke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dufva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nitschke circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dufva. Nitschke shrugs it off though.
Dufva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nitschke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dufva connects with a body shot.
Dufva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nitschke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dufva throws a good cross that connects.
Nitschke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dufva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dufva tries a low kick but Nitschke avoids it.#T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dufva, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dufva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dufva blocks a head kick by Nitschke.
Nitschke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nitschke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dufva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nitschke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dufva.
Nitschke throws a head kick that misses.
Dufva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nitschke.
Dufva avoids the head kick by Nitschke.
Dufva lands a nice shot to the body.
Dufva throws a leg kick #TD#
and Nitschke counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sven Dufva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dufva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Dufva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dufva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
An out of breath Sven Dufva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Damian Nitschke spoke after the fight, saying 'He was a tough opponent and was the better man tonight. Best of luck to him in his future fights.'.

Event: BFT-461: Dufva vs Nitschke
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Nitschke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nitschke throws a shot from downtown. Dufva moves away and avoids it.
Dufva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dufva blocks a head kick by Nitschke.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nitschke.
Dufva lands a slapping body shot.
Nitschke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good leg kick by Dufva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dufva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nitschke throws the kick towards the body but Dufva avoids it.
Nitschke scores with a body shot. #TD2#
Nitschke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dufva's half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva controlling the position for now.
Dufva is looking for a sweep. Nitschke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dufva is in trouble now - Nitschke has advanced to mount! #T1#
Dufva is looking to get to half guard.
Nitschke avoids the attempt from Dufva to control.
Nitschke lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Dufva tries to lock up and control but Nitschke gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nitschke with good strikes from the mount here!
Dufva tries to hold on but Nitschke postures up.
Nitschke punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dufva is trying to escape the mount.
Nitschke lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nitschke lands a big shot there that rocks Dufva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Nitschke content just to control the position here.
Nitschke looking to finish Dufva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dufva!
Dufva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nitschke throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nitschke looking to ground and pound but Dufva is blocking nicely.
Dufva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dufva wants to get back to full guard.
Dufva trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nitschke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dufva's head.
Nitschke not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nitschke prevents Dufva from improving his position.
Nitschke lands strikes from half guard.#T3#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nitschke lands a nice short elbow.
Dufva is looking to improve his position.
Nitschke missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dufva is trying to get back to full guard.
Nitschke tries to pass to full mount but Dufva defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nitschke lands a nice short elbow.
Nitschke is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dufva!
Dufva tries to hold on but Nitschke postures up.
Dufva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dufva is squirming around, avoiding Nitschke's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Nitschke in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dufva taking shots to the head.
Nitschke lands with some strikes.
Nitschke landing shots from mount. #ROC2#
Dufva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dufva is looking to get to half guard.
Oh Dufva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Nitschke connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dufva wants to hold on but Nitschke pushes him away.
Dufva seems to have got his legs back now.
Nitschke dominating with strikes here.
Dufva prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Dufva is in a horrible position here. Nitschke smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nitschke lands a big elbow - Dufva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Dufva is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Damian Nitschke!
Damian Nitschke is the new welterweight champion!
As Damian Nitschke got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Thanks to everyone that supported me when I was going through rough times. I'm back, baby!'.

Event: BFT-450: Schooner or Later 7
Date: May 07, 2016

#R1#
Dufva with a hook.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Martin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dufva.
Dufva misses the shot to the body.
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufva jabs Martin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Martin throws out a powerful jab.
Dufva with a hook.
Dufva scores with a spinning back kick!#KD#
Martin lands a big head kick that sends Dufva tumbling to the mat! Martin takes a step backwards and waves Dufva back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#
It looks like Sven Dufva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
A jab from Dufva misses.
Martin throws a push kick but Dufva slaps the foot to one side.
Martin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at K.O. Koala's in the buildup to the fight.
Dufva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dufva moves into range and connects with a jab. #T1#
Martin looks to throw the jab but Dufva is out of range.
Dufva throws a leg kick
and Dufva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dufva.
Dufva misses with a looping right.
Dufva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martin's calf.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Martin misses the target.
Dufva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Martin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufva.
Sven Dufva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Dufva digs a good hook to Martin's body.
Dufva connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dufva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Dufva misses.
Martin is looking for a counter combo.#T2#
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Dufva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dufva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Dufva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Martin pulls Dufva in close to prevent any damage.
Martin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dufva.
Dufva throwing strikes from guard but Martin blocks nicely.
Dufva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3#
Dufva throws a strike but Martin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Dufva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dufva holds on and takes a little breather.
Martin with a nice head shot there.
Martin wants to control from the top but Dufva keeps moving.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Martin tries to free his leg and advance position but Dufva is retaining full guard.
Martin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dufva is on top in guard. #REVB##T4#
Martin keeping moving, preventing Dufva from controlling successfully.
Martin wants to sweep here but Dufva controlling him for the moment.
Dufva lands a couple of digs.
Martin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dufva cracks Martin with a solid left hand.
Dufva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dufva wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
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 Carter Martin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sven Dufva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Dufva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Martin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Dufva's head but Dufva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Dufva misses the target.
Dufva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Dufva tries to clinch but Martin is having none of it.
Martin throws a big counter combination but Dufva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dufva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dufva lands a jab to Martin's midsection.
Dufva scores with a jab to the head.
Dufva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dufva. #T1#
Dufva slips a jab from Martin.
Dufva throws out a counter right but Martin avoids it with no problem.
Dufva lands a nice hook to Martin's body. Martin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martin digs a good hook to Dufva's body.
Dufva throws a head kick that misses
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dufva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martin avoids a kick to the body.
Dufva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Martin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Martin misses with a wild combination.
Dufva throws a lazy uppercut
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dufva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dufva misses with an uppercut. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dufva thinking.
Good work by Martin as he checks the leg kick.
Dufva misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.
Martin tries to score with a low kick but Dufva moves his leg out of the way.
Dufva misses with a body kick.
Martin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dufva just manages to avoid it.
Martin takes one on the button.
Dufva throws a big shot that misses.
Martin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Martin blocks a low kick nicely.
Martin is looking to counter punch.#KD#
Martin lands a left and a right that send Dufva crashing to the mat, dazed. Martin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
A big right from Martin misses.
Martin takes a shot to the body in his stride. #T3#
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dufva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dufva connects with a leg kick. Martin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dufva scores with the left hand. Martin knows he should have avoided that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dufva.
Dufva scores with a shot to the body.
Dufva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Martin avoids the head kick by Dufva.
Dufva throws a hook but Martin blocks it.#TD2#
Dufva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Martin's guard.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin wants to sweep here but Dufva controlling him for the moment.
Dufva is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dufva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #ES#
Martin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Martin scores with a leg kick.
Dufva misses with a takedown attempt - Martin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carter Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Dufva.
A big right from Dufva misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sven Dufva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sven Dufva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Dufva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Martin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dufva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #TD2#
Dufva drives through with a takedown into Martin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.#ES#
Martin manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Martin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dufva looking to stall.
Dufva tries to work over Martin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dufva tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.
Martin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dufva backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin keeps control of Dufva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dufva digs a right hand into Martin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martin's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dufva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T1#
Dufva can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action. #BC2#
Dufva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dufva throws a head kick that misses
and Martin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dufva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dufva lands with a slapping head kick.
Sven Dufva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martin.
Dufva throws a leg kick but Martin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Martin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A bone on bone clash there as Martin blocks the leg kick.
Martin staying out of range there.
Dufva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Martin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Martin jabs at Dufva's body.#T2#
Dufva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dufva walks into a jab.
A jab from Dufva misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Martin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Martin is looking to counter punch.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Jab by Dufva.
Dufva throws a body punch but Martin moves out of range.
Martin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Martin stalks Dufva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dufva's face. Dufva staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC#
Dufva is rocked!
A lazy body kick from Dufva
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Dufva is still on wobbly legs! Can Martin finish him?
Martin weaves into range and cracks Dufva right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Dufva goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Martin is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Carter Martin!
Carter Martin retains his middleweight title!
Carter Martin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BFT-445: Schooner or Later 6
Date: Apr 02, 2016

#R1##TD#
Dufva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Chomsky keeping control of the position.
Chomsky trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Chomsky blocking the ground and pound.
Dufva thowing shots but they're missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chomsky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dufva looking to control but Chomsky is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dufva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #T1#
Dufva looking to finish with strikes here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dufva with good strikes from the mount here!
Dufva landing strikes from the mount and Chomsky is in trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dufva throwing strikes here but Chomsky is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chomsky wants to control but Dufva is having none of it.
Dufva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Chomsky in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dufva tries to control but Chomsky wriggling away.
Dufva is landing with some decent strikes but Chomsky is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#T2#
Dufva landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufva scoring with strikes but Chomsky is staying in there. #ROC#
Chomsky is rocked!
Chomsky tries to hold on but Dufva pushes him away.
Chomsky is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Chomsky taking shots to the head.
A big strike lands for Dufva! That's really hurt Chomsky and he's turned his back - Dufva keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Dufva jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Dufva!
Sven Dufva retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Sven Dufva, 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.
In defeat, Noam Chomsky stepped up to the mic, saying 'If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.'.

Event: BFT-440: Schooner or Later 5
Date: Mar 09, 2016

#R1#
Dufva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bronson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dufva lands a jab to Bronson's midsection.
Dufva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dufva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bronson's head backwards.
Bronson scores with a sloppy right hand. Dufva should have avoided that one.
Dufva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dufva walks into a left hand.
Bronson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Dufva moves into range and clinches up with Bronson.
Bronson takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Dufva dodges an elbow strike from Bronson.
Dufva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Stalling in the clinch from Dufva.
Bronson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dufva's elbow.
Dufva lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufva struggles to land a body shot inside as Bronson controls his hands.
Dufva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bronson is defending well.
Dufva gets through Bronson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Dufva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bronson's efforts to push away.
Bronson is trying to force a seperation but Dufva has the dominant position.
Bronson blocks an uppercut.
Dufva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dufva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dufva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bronson controlling the action here for a moment.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Bronson leaning against his opponent.
Dufva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bronson.
Dufva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dufva.
Dufva working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T2#
Dufva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bronson or not. #TD2#
Dufva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufva cracks Bronson with a solid left hand.
Dufva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dufva trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
Bronson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bronson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dufva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bronson has wrist control.
Dufva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dufva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bronson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LOD-Guts & Glory Gym that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Dufva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dufva postures up in Bronson's guard and throws a big left but Bronson blocks it.
Dufva landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Dufva postures up in Bronson's guard and throws a big left but Bronson blocks it.
Dufva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bronson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dufva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dufva trying to control but Bronson is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dufva preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dufva cracks Bronson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Dufva rushes Bronson and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Dufva - that landed with a thud.
Bronson is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Dufva.
Dufva pushes Bronson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #T4#
Dufva lands a left hand.
Dufva presses Bronson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bronson is trying to push Dufva away but Dufva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A knee to the head by Dufva.
Dufva landing knees to the head.
Dufva tries to throw a body punch but Bronson avoids it by throwing Dufva back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dufva obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dufva tries to work over Bronson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dufva looking to throw knees to the head but Bronson is blocking nicely.
Bronson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dufva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dufva lands an uppercut.
Dufva is trying to stall.
Dufva misses with a knee to the head.
Bronson working aggressively here.
Bronson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that 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.
#R2#
Dufva works over Bronson's head and body with a nice combination.
Dufva dips to his left and cracks Bronson with an uppercut!
Bronson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bronson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bronson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dufva is looking to slow Bronson down with leg kicks.
Dufva throws a head kick that Bronson semi-blocks.
Bronson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice body kick from Dufva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dufva throws a leg kick
and Bronson counters with a straight right hand.
Bronson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bronson checks a leg kick.
Sven Dufva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dufva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bronson has time to react.
Bronson looks for the body kick but Dufva saw that one coming.
Dufva with a hook.
Dufva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dufva scores with a leg kick.
Charles Bronson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Dufva punishes Bronson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dufva scores with a head kick. Bronson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dufva stuns Bronson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bronson.
Bronson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dufva lands a head kick. Bronson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Dufva has a takedown stuffed.
Dufva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bronson swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
Dufva clinches up against the cage.
Dufva can't get the takedown.
Bronson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bronson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dufva has him pressed against the cage.
Dufva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bronson.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but Bronson blocks it. #T2#
Dufva lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dufva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dufva tries to throw a body punch but Bronson avoids it by throwing Dufva back against the cage.
Dufva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bronson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dufva tries a body shot but Bronson blocks it.
Dufva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Dufva.
Bronson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dufva tries to throw a body punch but Bronson avoids it by throwing Dufva back against the cage.
Dufva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dufva.
Bronson is looking to control Dufva's arms but Dufva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bronson has his back to the cage.
Bronson has a couple of punches blocked by Dufva.
Bronson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dufva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T3#
Dufva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bronson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dufva lands with a short shot to the head.
Dufva misses with a hook to the ribs. #TD2#
Dufva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bronson uses from the top position.
Bronson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bronson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Dufva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bronson has picked Dufva up and slammed him! Dufva can't keep hold of the triangle and Bronson manages to pass to side control!
Dufva tries to improve position but can't.
Dufva sneaks back into half guard.
Dufva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T4#
Bronson trying to control the pace.
Dufva keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Dufva lands a nice shot to the body.
Dufva connects with an inside leg kick.
Dufva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dufva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dufva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bronson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Dufva misses with a body shot
enabling Bronson to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronson throws a front kick aimed at Dufva's knee but Dufva avoids it well.
Bronson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dufva manages to avoid it.
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Dufva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson takes one on the button.
A big right from Bronson misses.
Bronson checks a leg kick nicely.
Bronson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dufva.
Dufva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bronson is out of range and Dufva settles back down.
It looked like Bronson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Bronson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dufva.
Bronson throws a looping overhand right but Dufva ducks down to avoid it.
Dufva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dufva throws an off balance right hand
letting Bronson counter with a right hand.
Bronson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dufva moves away.
Bronson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dufva.
Bronson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL2#
Bronson gets tackled into the cage by Dufva. Dufva maintains the clinch.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dufva lands with a right to the head.
Bronson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dufva lands a body shot.
Dufva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dufva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bronson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dufva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bronson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Bronson can't find room to land a body shot as Dufva controls the action.
Dufva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dufva.
Dufva lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bronson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dufva.
Bronson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sven Dufva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bronson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufva blocks an uppercut.
Dufva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bronson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bronson avoiding damage as Dufva throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dufva.
Bronson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dufva.
Dufva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bronson taking a breather.
Dufva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Dufva connects with a knee to the head.
Bronson has had enough of the clinch but Dufva keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bronson is pressed up against the cage. Dufva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bronson down to the mat. Bronson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dufva tries to clinch but Bronson is having none of it.
Dufva lands a nice shot that snaps Bronson's head back.
Dufva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dufva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bronson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dufva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson connects with a jab.
Dufva scores with a jab. Bronson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dufva throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
Dufva defending well as Bronson loads up on a big left hand.
Dufva throws a chopping leg kick but Bronson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Dufva takes a swing at Bronson's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Bronson.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bronson. That's going to slow Dufva down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dufva darts in looking for a takedown but Bronson gets double underhooks and turns Dufva into the cage.
Bronson misses with a straight left.
Sven Dufva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bronson throws a body punch but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva punishes Bronson's body with a nice straight punch.
Dufva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronson.
Bronson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dufva.
Charles Bronson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sven Dufva.
Dufva throws a low kick, looking for Bronson's leg but Bronson calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bronson. Dufva does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Bronson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dufva throws a body shot but no joy.
Dufva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A big left from Bronson misses.
Dufva scores with a spinning back kick!
Bronson loads up on a big right hand but Dufva slips the punch.
Dufva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Dufva digs a good body shot into Bronson's ribs.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
Dufva misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bronson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bronson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bronson misses with a hook.
Dufva is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bronson with a body shot.#CL2#
Dufva closes the distance and clinches.
Dufva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T1#
Bronson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dufva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dufva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bronson misses with a body punch.
Bronson lands a left hand.
Dufva lands a hook that snaps the head of Bronson backwards.
A short left from Dufva. #BC2#
Dufva manages to break the clinch.
Dufva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dufva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bronson throwing a counter right hand but Dufva manages to avoid it.
Dufva looks to land a body kick but Bronson moved away.
Bronson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dufva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Bronson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T2#
Dufva moves out of range as Bronson throws a body kick.
Dufva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bronson throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Dufva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bronson throws a hook but Dufva blocks it.
Dufva misses with a jab to the body
and Bronson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dufva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dufva looks to score with a jab to the body but Bronson is just out of range.
Bronson swings for the body but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bronson looks to land a combination but Dufva avoids it well.
Dufva connects with a body shot that sends Bronson's belly button to the back.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Bronson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dufva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#T3#
Bronson throws an overhand right that lands on Dufva's shoulder, as Dufva tries to avoid the shot.
Dufva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dufva throws a leg kick which misses Bronson's front leg but catches the back leg as Bronson tries to avoid it.
Good shot there by Dufva.
Dufva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Bronson.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dufva.
Bronson misses the jab.
Bronson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Dufva - that will leave a mark!
Dufva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dufva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dufva scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dufva thows a body kick. Bronson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dufva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T4#
Bronson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bronson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dufva counters with a good low kick that Bronson was not able to check.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dufva throws a body punch but Bronson moves out of range.
It looked like Bronson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dufva.
Dufva scores with a hook.
Dufva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bronson checks a leg kick.
Dufva tries to land a front kick but Bronson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bronson throws a leg kick that misses.
Dufva connects with a high kick.
Nice body kick there by Bronson.
Bronson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dufva.
Bronson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dufva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dufva connects with a leg kick. Bronson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Dufva dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Dufva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bronson's calf.
Dufva throws a shot to the body.
Bronson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bronson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bronson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dufva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dufva walks into a jab.
Dufva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bronson misses with a straight right.
Bronson tries a low kick but Dufva avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Bronson.
Bronson throws a hook but Dufva blocks it.
Dufva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dufva misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dufva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dufva.
Dufva slips under a jab from Bronson.
Dufva slips under a jab from Bronson.
Dufva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bronson rather than just go for the knockout.
Dufva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bronson was well out of range. Poor timing from Dufva.
Dufva jabs Bronson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dufva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bronson.
A shot to the liver by Dufva. Beautiful body shot.
Dufva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dufva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bronson. Bronson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dufva throws a front kick that sends Bronson stumbling back into the cage.
Dufva tries to work over Bronson's front leg with a kick but Bronson checks it.
Dufva throws a head kick but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson punishes Dufva's body with a nice straight punch.
Bronson throws a body punch but Dufva moves out of range.
Dufva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Charles Bronson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Dufva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?#T2#
Bronson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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!
Bronson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dufva tries to clinch but Bronson moves out of range.
Bronson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bronson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dufva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dufva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dufva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bronson looks to score with a jab to the body but Dufva is just out of range.
Dufva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bronson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bronson. Dufva shrugs it off though. #T3#
Dufva feints and then cracks Bronson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bronson down.
Dufva avoids a kick to the body.
Bronson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dufva.
Dufva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bronson.
Dufva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bronson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sven Dufva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bronson cracks Dufva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dufva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dufva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL2#
Dufva has closed the distance and engaged Bronson in a clinch. #TD2#
Dufva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bronson regains guard immediately. #ES#
Bronson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dufva has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bronson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bronson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dufva won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dufva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bronson stalling in the clinch but Dufva improves position.
Dufva digs a right hand underneath Bronson's ribcage. Bronson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bronson is trying to break free.
Bronson misses with some punches.
Dufva lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sven Dufva.
Well Dufva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 45:50
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 45:50
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Dufva!
Sven Dufva is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Sven Dufva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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