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Event: SMASH: Cassino vs Dillbrandt     
Date:   Sep 25, 2021
#R1#
Doyle tries to clinch up
enabling Ziskie to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle thows a leg kick but Ziskie checks it
and Ziskie counters with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Ziskie changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Doyle looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#SUB2#
Ziskie swings around for an armbar but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Ziskie's guard.
Doyle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ziskie is controlling Doyle's posture.
Ziskie has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Doyle has passed into side control.
Ziskie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doyle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
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!
Ziskie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T1##SUB2#
Doyle is defending against the submission attempts here by Ziskie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle is looking to improve his position.
Ziskie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ziskie tries to pass to full mount but Doyle defends it.
Ziskie trying to advance position but Doyle counters by regaining guard.
Ziskie's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ziskie chips away with some ground and pound.
Ziskie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ziskie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Doyle is trying to escape the mount.
Ziskie working Doyle over with strikes here.
Ziskie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ziskie trying to control but Doyle is having none of it.
Ziskie tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
Doyle is trying to escape the mount.
Ziskie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ziskie with the ground and pound from mount.
Ziskie looking to finish with strikes here!
Ziskie prevents Doyle from getting the reversal.#SUB2#
Ziskie goes for an armbar but Doyle turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Doyle.
Doyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Ziskie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Ziskie bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doyle's guard. #REVB#
Ziskie slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Ziskie tries to pass.
Ziskie trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziskie passes Doyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Ziskie dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Ziskie slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle works over Ziskie's head and body with a nice combination.
Ziskie closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#It looks like Jimmy Doyle has been cut.
Ziskie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ziskie.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ziskie.
Ziskie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ziskie lands a really nice looking cross but Doyle seems unphased.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle throws a leg kick
and Ziskie counters with a straight right hand.#ROC2#Doyle is rocked!
Ziskie throws a pinpoint strike between Doyle's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Doyle crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Ziskie scores a great knockout victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Philip Ziskie!
In his post fight interview, Philip Ziskie started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: SMASH:Kelly vs Hakekia     
Date:   Aug 21, 2021
#R1#
A big left from Doyle misses.
Van Der Dusse is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doyle with a body shot.
Van Der Dusse doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Anthon Van Der Dusse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Der Dusse scores with a four punch combination!
Doyle swings for the body but Van Der Dusse moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doyle throws a leg kick but Van Der Dusse sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Der Dusse ducks right into an uppercut from Doyle.
Van Der Dusse takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and pushes Doyle back into the cage.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle working aggressively here. #BC2#
Van Der Dusse breaks from the clinch.
Van Der Dusse swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL#
and Doyle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Der Dusse.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Der Dusse's elbow.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Van Der Dusse can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Van Der Dusse is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Van Der Dusse tries to score a body lock takedown but Doyle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Van Der Dusse goes for a takedown attempt but Doyle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthon Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Der Dusse has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Der Dusse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot. #TD2#
Van Der Dusse shoots in and bounces Doyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Van Der Dusse postures up in Doyle's guard and throws a big left but Doyle blocks it.
Van Der Dusse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Dusse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Dusse is in close to Doyle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Der Dusse wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving. #T2#
Van Der Dusse stays in close to Doyle's body and controls the position.
Doyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doyle can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Van Der Dusse controls the pace.
Van Der Dusse throws a strike but Doyle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Van Der Dusse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Der Dusse pulls Doyle in close to prevent any damage.
Doyle won't allow Van Der Dusse to sweep him here. #T3#
Doyle trying to control but Van Der Dusse is working from the bottom.
Doyle stopping the sweep attempt from Van Der Dusse.#ES2#
Van Der Dusse kicks Doyle off and gets to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Van Der Dusse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Der Dusse throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Doyle cracks Van Der Dusse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doyle is looking to chop away at Van Der Dusse's legs.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Van Der Dusse circles away.
Van Der Dusse tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Van Der Dusse avoids it.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Der Dusse looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doyle is fending him off so far but Van Der Dusse persists. Nope, Doyle circles away and we're back to standing.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Der Dusse.
Van Der Dusse swinging wildly here. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Der Dusse with the counter takedown but Doyle avoids it easily.#CL2#
Van Der Dusse pushes Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van Der Dusse changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Doyle fights it off and pushes away nicely. #TD2#
Van Der Dusse scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doyle has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Van Der Dusse is working away from the top position though.
Van Der Dusse seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Der Dusse looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Doyle wants to improve his position but Van Der Dusse is controlling well.
Van Der Dusse wants to free his trapped foot but Doyle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Der Dusse is keen to just control but Doyle is a slippery customer.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Van Der Dusse looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Doyle!
Van Der Dusse throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Der Dusse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doyle wants to get back to his feet but Van Der Dusse drags him back down.
Van Der Dusse works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Van Der Dusse connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Doyle some visible discomfort.
Van Der Dusse wants to control but Doyle is keeping him busy.
Doyle takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Van Der Dusse looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Doyle is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Dusse tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee asks Van Der Dusse politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Van Der Dusse prefers to stall for the moment though.
Van Der Dusse working the ground and pound. #T1#
Van Der Dusse sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Doyle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Van Der Dusse scores with punches from side control.
Van Der Dusse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doyle down.
Van Der Dusse scores with punches from side control.
Doyle tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Der Dusse wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Van Der Dusse is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Doyle is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Van Der Dusse's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom. #T2#
Doyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Doyle tries to roll over but Van Der Dusse keeps him under control.
Van Der Dusse thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doyle's head.
Van Der Dusse scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Van Der Dusse lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Van Der Dusse working the head and body with strikes.
Doyle is not content to let Van Der Dusse control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle tries to roll over but Van Der Dusse keeps him under control.
Van Der Dusse drops an elbow to the side of Doyle's head.
Van Der Dusse landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3#
Van Der Dusse is nestled in close to Doyle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Der Dusse not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Der Dusse working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Doyle's thigh. Doyle counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Van Der Dusse from controlling successfully.
Anthon Van Der Dusse has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Der Dusse landing with the ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse postures up in Doyle's guard and throws a big left but Doyle blocks it.
Van Der Dusse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Der Dusse is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Der Dusse is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van Der Dusse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Der Dusse moves away.
Doyle swings for the body but Van Der Dusse moves out of range. #TD2#
Van Der Dusse feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Van Der Dusse throwing strikes but missing.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Der Dusse with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of elbows.
Van Der Dusse forces his way into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthon Van Der Dusse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Van Der Dusse doesn't succeed with the takedown#CL#
and Doyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Van Der Dusse breaks from the clinch. #TD2#
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Doyle quickly recovers to half guard.
Van Der Dusse with the ground and pound but Doyle uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Van Der Dusse is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.#SUB#
Doyle working for a triangle but Van Der Dusse defends it easily.
Van Der Dusse chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Dusse stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Van Der Dusse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Van Der Dusse from controlling successfully.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T1#
Van Der Dusse is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.
Van Der Dusse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #ROC2#Doyle is rocked!
Van Der Dusse stands up over Doyle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Oh Doyle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Der Dusse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Der Dusse working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse loads up on a big left hand. Doyle felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Van Der Dusse looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Doyle can't hide his disappointment, as Van Der Dusse celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthon Van Der Dusse!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthon Van Der Dusse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SMASH: Dilbrandt vs Bataglia     
Date:   Jul 31, 2021
#R1#
Rutherford throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2#
Rutherford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Doyle, pushing him back against the cage.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doyle has him pressed against the cage.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rutherford lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Rutherford tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rutherford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Rutherford circles away.
Rutherford jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rutherford scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Rutherford works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
Rutherford throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rutherford under the eye.
Rutherford wants to clinch
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Rutherford scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
Rutherford takes one to the chin there.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Rutherford punishes Doyle's body with a nice straight punch.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Rutherford throws a lazy uppercut
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rutherford on the side of the head.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Rutherford moved out of range nicely.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rutherford.
Doyle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Rutherford was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.#T3#
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rutherford.
Rutherford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rutherford moves away.
Doyle misses with a body punch
and Rutherford counters with an outside leg kick.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Rutherford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses #CL2#
and Rutherford moves into the clinch.
Doyle pushes Rutherford back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Doyle.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Doyle. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rutherford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford misses with the head strike.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Doyle.
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!
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
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#
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Rutherford misses. #CL2#
Rutherford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle tries a body shot but Rutherford blocks it.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Rutherford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rutherford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle tries to work over Rutherford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford is trying to force a seperation but Doyle has the dominant position.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T1#
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Doyle. #BC2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rutherford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but Rutherford moved away.
Rutherford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle is looking to clinch.
Doyle scores with a kick to the body.
Rutherford keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
and Rutherford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rutherford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rutherford wants to counter with a clinch but Doyle pushes him away.#CL2#
Rutherford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Doyle blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
It looked like Doyle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle swings widly with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Rutherford saw it coming and moves away.
Doyle slips a jab from Rutherford.
Doyle takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
Doyle throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Doyle only half commits.
A low kick lands for Doyle.
Rutherford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rutherford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutherford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Rutherford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
Rutherford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rutherford throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford misses with a low kick.
Rutherford motions for Doyle to come forward. Rutherford throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rutherford misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle misses with a body shot. #CL#
Rutherford gets tackled into the cage by Doyle. Doyle maintains the clinch.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Rutherford controls his hands. #T4#
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rutherford.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Rutherford tries to close the distance and clinch but Doyle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Doyle tries to keep at a distance but Rutherford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rutherford blocks a body shot from Doyle. #BC2#
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Rutherford tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with an inside leg kick.
Doyle scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Rutherford lands a head shot.
Rutherford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rutherford throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Rutherford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Rutherford had a free shot at his head there.
Rutherford works the jab nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rutherford.
A left lands for Rutherford.
Doyle jabs Rutherford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rutherford throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle lands with a straight right. Rutherford didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Doyle lands.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford staying out of range there.#T1##CL#
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Rutherford in a clinch.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Rutherford's head. #BC2#
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rutherford.
Rutherford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Rutherford is out of range.
Doyle misses with a hook. Rutherford ducked under it nicely.
Doyle with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Rutherford throws a chopping leg kick but Doyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rutherford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jimmy Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.#T2#
Rutherford loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
Rutherford throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rutherford counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Rutherford releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Rutherford connects with a high kick.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Rutherford drives through and clinches with Doyle against the cage.
Rutherford prevents a body shot from Doyle. #BC2#
Rutherford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutherford lands a right hook to the body.
Rutherford is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doyle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rutherford in his tracks. #T3#
Donk. Doyle catches Rutherford right on the button with a cross.
Doyle throws the left hand but Rutherford avoids the punch easily.
A good leg kick by Rutherford.
Rutherford blocks a jab.
Rutherford lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Rutherford misses.
It looked like Doyle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rutherford to score with a decent uppercut.
Rutherford tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it.
Rutherford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Rutherford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle sets himself, and Rutherford steps forward looking for the clinch! Doyle avoids it this time.#T4#
Rutherford throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Rutherford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Doyle throws a hook but Rutherford avoids it easily.
A lazy body kick from Doyle
and Rutherford counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rutherford throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
As Rutherford backs away, Doyle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jab by Doyle.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rutherford misses with a leg kick.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Rutherford's belly button to the back.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice shot lands for Rutherford.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rutherford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rutherford! But no joy.

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 Jimmy Doyle.
Well Doyle 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A relieved looking Jimmy Doyle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: SMASH: Floyd vs Panda     
Date:   Jul 10, 2021
#R1#
Doyle avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Rutherford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Rutherford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Doyle.
Rutherford thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Rutherford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutherford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle moves forwards but Rutherford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Doyle only half commits.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutherford counters with a leg kick.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Doyle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Rutherford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle. #CL#
Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Rutherford.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.#BC2#
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Rutherford closes the distance and clinches.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
A short left from Rutherford.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC2#
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutherford cracks Doyle with a good jab.#CL2#
Rutherford darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T3#
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Rutherford's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC2#
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rutherford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutherford.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Doyle rushes Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC#
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Doyle jabs Rutherford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rutherford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutherford counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Doyle clinches. #T4#
Rutherford tries to break free but Doyle pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford blocking some punches. #BC2#
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doyle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rutherford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
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#
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Rutherford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steven Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
An inside leg kick from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford scores with a nice head shot.
Rutherford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rutherford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Rutherford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doyle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutherford counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab. #T1#
Rutherford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Rutherford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Rutherford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutherford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Rutherford throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutherford connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Doyle is looking to clinch.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Rutherford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyle throws a right hand that Rutherford ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutherford also avoids with ease.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Doyle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutherford misses with a looping right.#CL#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutherford, pushing him back against the cage.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford. #T3#
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch. #BC2#
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutherford, as that shot connected.
Doyle catches Rutherford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Doyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutherford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutherford's sensitive parts.
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!
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Rutherford ducks down to avoid it.
Rutherford is looking to clinch.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutherford scores with a nice head shot.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle ducks right into an uppercut from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands an overhand right.
Doyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Rutherford throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Doyle.
Rutherford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Rutherford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rutherford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Rutherford connects with the punch.
Doyle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutherford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Rutherford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutherford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Doyle throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Doyle is looking to slow Rutherford down with leg kicks.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Rutherford ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Rutherford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutherford's hands.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Doyle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a thumping low kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Rutherford ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford is looking to score with low kicks.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Rutherford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Rutherford clinches up against the cage.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle pushes Rutherford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford is trying to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling him.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Doyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutherford doesn't seem phased though.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Doyle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Rutherford wants to clinch.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Rutherford counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutherford jabs Doyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
Rutherford forces Doyle back against the cage and clinches.
Rutherford digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside. #T4##BC2#
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Rutherford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutherford looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doyle scores with a body shot.

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 Jimmy Doyle.
Well Doyle 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Doyle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SMASH:7     
Date:   Jun 26, 2021
#R1#
A jab from Doyle misses.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Rbn.
Rbn fails with a takedown attempt.
Rbn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Rbn has Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Doyle.
Rbn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Rbn blocks an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Doyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rbn.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rbn.
Doyle prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rbn can't get the takedown.
Rbn has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Doyle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rbn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doyle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Rbn avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rbn's elbow. #T1#
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Rbn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Doyle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Doyle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rbn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Doyle prevents it.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Rbn avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Rbn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doyle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Rbn can turn it around.
Doyle pushes Rbn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rbn looks winded!
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Rbn wants a takedown but no success here.
Doyle digs a right hand into Rbn's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rbn's gas tank.
Doyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rbn.
Rbn is trying to drag Doyle to the mat but Doyle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A right hook to the body lands for Doyle.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Rbn blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rbn can't get the takedown.
Rbn prevents a body shot from Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rbn wants to take the fight to the mat but Doyle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Rbn backwards.
Rbn wants to take the fight to the mat but Doyle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Doyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rbns head.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rbn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rbn or not.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Rbn has hold of one of Doyle's legs. Doyle is fighting the takedown attempt but Rbn gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Doyle wants to sweep here but Rbn controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Doyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T3#
Rbn throws a strike but Doyle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Rbn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Doyle doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Doyle manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rbn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Rbn looking for subs off his back but Doyle has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rbn is looking for a sweep. Doyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Rbn looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Rbn looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Doyle pushes past his half guard into mount! #T4#
Rbn is trying desperately to improve position.
Doyle trying to control but Rbn is having none of it.
Rbn gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Rbn actively working from the bottom here.
Rbn manages to get to full guard.
Doyle pushes down on Rbn's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Rbn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rbn, as that shot connected.
Doyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rbn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rbn misses with an uppercut.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rbn blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Rbn with the counter takedown but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle tries to clinch up.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Rbn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rbn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rbn manages to avoid it.
Rbn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Doyle defends it well.#CL#
Doyle clinches.
Doyle prevents the takedown attempt.
Rbn tries to score a body lock takedown but Doyle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rbn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Doyle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rbn.#CL2#
Rbn drives through and clinches with Doyle against the cage. #T1#
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rbn or not.
Rbn is breathing heavily.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Rbn looking for a takedown.
Doyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rbn wants a takedown.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Rbn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Rbn backwards.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Doyle prevents the takedown attempt.
Rbn can't get the takedown.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Rbn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doyle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rbn takes a shot to the head.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rbn backwards.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rbn can do to turn this around?
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle is leaning against Rbn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rbn blocks an uppercut.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rbns head.
Doyle is leaning against Rbn and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rbn backwards.
A short left from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rbn blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Rbn blocks an uppercut. #T3#
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle tries a body shot but Rbn blocks it.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Rbn is rocked!
Rbn is trying to drag Doyle to the mat but Doyle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Doyle is pressed up against the cage. Rbn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Doyle down to the mat. Doyle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Doyle scores with a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle with a nice cross.
Rbn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rbn is still on wobbly legs! Can Doyle finish him?
Doyle lunges at Rbn with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rbn's hand.
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle cracks Rbn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rbn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle misses with a straight left. #T4#
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Rbn.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rbn.
Rbn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rbn seems to have recovered his senses.
Rbn takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Doyle is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle defending well as Rbn loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle sizes up Rbn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rbn connects with a crisp jab.
Rbn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doyle blocks a leg kick.
Doyle clobbers Rbn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Rbn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rbn looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Doyle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle clobbers Rbn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jimmy Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rbn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rbn misses the body punch
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rbn thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Rbn lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
Doyle cracks Rbn with an open hand slap.
Rbn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Doyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doyle.
Rbn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Rbn shoots in but Doyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rbn avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Rbn with the counter takedown but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rbn looks for a takedown but Doyle sprawls well.
Doyle was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rbn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Rbn throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rbn.
Doyle lands with an overhand left.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot. #CL#
Doyle rushes Rbn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rbn can't get the takedown.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rbn.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Rbn blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Rbn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doyle is defending well.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rbn backwards.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rbn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.#T2##BC#
Doyle breaks from the clinch.
Rbn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Rbn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rbn takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle is looking to clinch.
Doyle throws a good cross that connects.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doyle lands a head shot.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rbn.
Rbn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rbn throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
Rbn misses with a straight left.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rbn.
Rbn is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Rbn ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Rbn fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3##CL2#
Rbn moves into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Jimmy Doyle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rbn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doyle pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle tries a body shot but Rbn blocks it.
Rbn tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rbn's elbow.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rbn walks into a jab.
Doyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doyle throws the left hand but Rbn avoids the punch easily.
Rbn misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle cracks Rbn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Rbn dives in and grabs Doyle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doyle pushes down on Rbn's head and hops out.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle with a nice cross.
Rbn doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rbn missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rbns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Rbn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crunch! Doyle slams his shin into Rbn's torso.
Doyle swings for the body but Rbn moves out of range.
Rbn defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand. #TD2#
Rbn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doyle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
John Rbn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rbn in side control, throwing shots but Doyle defends.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rbn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.#SUB2#
Rbn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rbn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Doyle down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doyle, 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A victorious Jimmy Doyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: SMASH: Murphy vs Rossiter     
Date:   Jun 12, 2021
#R1#
Doyle stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid leg kick lands there for Doyle.
Doyle throws a one two combo.
Van Der Dusse avoids the body shot from Doyle. #TD2#
Van Der Dusse closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Doyle to the mat! Doyle manages to get full guard.
Doyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle 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.#SUB#
Doyle working for a triangle but Van Der Dusse defends it easily. #SUB#
Doyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Van Der Dusse from controlling successfully.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1#
Van Der Dusse in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Van Der Dusse working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Doyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Der Dusse is one step ahead there.
Van Der Dusse postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Der Dusse loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of digs.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Van Der Dusse tries to pass.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Doyle is looking for a triangle but Van Der Dusse pushes his legs off easily.
Doyle can't keep his opponent in guard - Van Der Dusse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van Der Dusse missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Der Dusse throws a strike but Doyle avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Der Dusse trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Doyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Der Dusse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Doyle's head.
Van Der Dusse trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Van Der Dusse trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Doyle wants to sweep here but Van Der Dusse controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Der Dusse manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Doyle is fighting to break Van Der Dusse's control of his arms but Van Der Dusse is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Van Der Dusse is looking to sweep but instead, Doyle has passed into half guard.
Van Der Dusse is trying to stand up here but Doyle is controlling him well. #T4#
Van Der Dusse holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Doyle content to control rather than advance.
Van Der Dusse wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Der Dusse lands a jab-cross combination.
Van Der Dusse shoots in and drives through. Doyle sprawls well.
Van Der Dusse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Doyle avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Van Der Dusse will feel that in the morning.
Van Der Dusse slips under a jab.#TD2#
Van Der Dusse shoots in and bounces Doyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Doyle controls Van Der Dusse momentarily but Van Der Dusse frees himself. #SUB#
Doyle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Van Der Dusse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Van Der Dusse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Van Der Dusse content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Der Dusse trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Der Dusse with a flurry of punches that miss. #T1#
Van Der Dusse passes Doyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Van Der Dusse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Der Dusse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doyle is trying to maintain the position but Van Der Dusse is very close to passing his half guard.
Van Der Dusse is just content to waste time from the top position. Doyle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Van Der Dusse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doyle works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB#
Doyle is looking for a triangle but Van Der Dusse pushes his legs off easily. #T2#
Doyle has momentary wrist control but Van Der Dusse slips an elbow through the middle.
Doyle can't keep his opponent in guard - Van Der Dusse advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Van Der Dusse seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Der Dusse lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Der Dusse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Van Der Dusse is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Doyle trying to control here.
Van Der Dusse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Der Dusse is trying to control. Doyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3##SUB#
Doyle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Der Dusse pulls his head out easily.
Van Der Dusse is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Van Der Dusse is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doyle wants to control but Van Der Dusse is keeping busy.
Van Der Dusse content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Doyle taking some punishment here, with Van Der Dusse in his half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van Der Dusse throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Doyle has hold of Van Der Dusse's hands but Van Der Dusse slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Van Der Dusse looks to land a strike but Doyle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Van Der Dusse has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Der Dusse passes Doyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Van Der Dusse lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Der Dusse throwing shots but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Der Dusse missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Doyle wants to control but Van Der Dusse is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthon Van Der Dusse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Van Der Dusse staying out of range there.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Der Dusse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Doyle enables Van Der Dusse to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Doyle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Der Dusse wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Der Dusse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Der Dusse's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Doyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Der Dusse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Der Dusse is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Doyle 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##T1##ES2#
Van Der Dusse manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Doyle keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#TD2#
Van Der Dusse turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Van Der Dusse manages to end up in side control.
Doyle tries to improve position but can't.
Van Der Dusse working the ground and pound.
Van Der Dusse working the head and body with strikes.
Van Der Dusse throws an elbow but Doyle slips to the side and avoids it well.
Van Der Dusse working the strikes but Doyle uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Van Der Dusse is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Van Der Dusse is nestled in close to Doyle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Der Dusse is keen to just control but Doyle is a slippery customer.
Doyle has a hand on Van Der Dusse's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Van Der Dusse takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle taking shots to the head.
Van Der Dusse punishing his opponent with strikes. #ROC2#Doyle is rocked!
Van Der Dusse unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Doyle wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Van Der Dusse celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthon Van Der Dusse!
During a confident post fight interview, Anthon Van Der Dusse thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SMASH: Asai vs Viktorov     
Date:   Jun 05, 2021
#R1#
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doyle swings widly with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle connects with a jab.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Petrov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Petrov.
Doyle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
A low kick from Doyle is predictable there
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Doyle catches Petrov right on the button with a cross.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov misses the body punch
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov thuds his shin into the meat of Doyle's side.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Petrov lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Doyle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Petrov counters with a two punch combo.
Doyle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Petrov is out of range and Doyle settles back down.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T2#
Petrov moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Petrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Petrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Petrov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Petrov feints a jab and as Doyle dips his head, Petrov unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Doyle right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Doyle falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Petrov smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Aaron Petrov!
Aaron Petrov is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Aaron Petrov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: TWGC 33 (170lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1     
Date:   May 18, 2021





171 cm
47 yrs
150 lbs



170 cm
26 yrs
170 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Jimmy Doyle! And in the blue corner, fighting out of New York, with a TWGC record of 7 wins and 2 losses; Koryu Miyagi!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?#CL2#
Miyagi clinches up against the cage.
Doyle is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Doyle gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Doyle (2) vs (0) Miyagi
Miyagi wants to improve his position but Doyle is controlling well.
Miyagi moves into full guard. #SUB2#
Miyagi has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Doyle should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Miyagi has tightened it up now! Doyle should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Koryu Miyagi!
A very excited looking Koryu Miyagi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: TWGC 33 (170lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 2     
Date:   May 11, 2021





178 cm
32 yrs
169 lbs



171 cm
47 yrs
150 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Samuel Turbitt! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Richard Clark.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Doyle has hold of one of Turbitt's legs. Turbitt is fighting the takedown attempt but Doyle gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Turbitt (0) vs (2) Doyle#SUB#
Turbitt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Doyle defends it easily.
Turbitt looking for a sweep. Not yet Turbitt, not yet.
Doyle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Turbitt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turbitt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T1#
Turbitt is trying to control the position but Doyle postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turbitt has his hands on Doyle's head, controlling the position.
Turbitt wants to sweep here but Doyle controlling him for the moment.
Doyle stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turbitt swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turbitt working a defensive guard but Doyle manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turbitt (0) vs (5) Doyle
Turbitt stops Doyle from passing to mount. #T2#
Turbitt gets back to half guard.
Turbitt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doyle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doyle's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Turbitt (4) vs (5) Doyle
Doyle tries to roll but Turbitt sticks to his back.
Doyle looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Turbitt doesn't have the hooks in and Doyle manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turbitt (4) vs (7) Doyle#T3#
Doyle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Turbitt keeping full guard, as Doyle tries to pass.
Turbitt wants to sweep but no luck.
Turbitt trying to control the position.
Turbitt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doyle controls the pace.
Turbitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doyle is one step ahead there. #T4#
Turbitt being controlled here, momentarily.
Turbitt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turbitt wants to sweep but no luck.
Doyle looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T5#
Turbitt keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
Doyle won't allow Turbitt to sweep him here. #SUB#
Turbitt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Doyle has passed into half guard!
We've been hearing good reports from Turbitt'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.
Turbitt manages to get to full guard. #T6#
Turbitt looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Turbitt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doyle defends well.
Turbitt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Turbitt is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T7#
Doyle sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Turbitt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Doyle is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Turbitt has his foot on Doyle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Doyle works his way back into a safe position though.
Turbitt working a defensive guard but Doyle manages to pass into side control anyway.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turbitt (4) vs (10) Doyle#T8#
Doyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turbitt keeps working.
Turbitt is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Turbitt tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Turbitt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Turbitt regains half guard.#T9#
Doyle prevents Turbitt from improving his position.
Turbitt wants to control but Doyle is keeping busy.
Turbitt trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Doyle manages to pass to mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Turbitt (4) vs (13) Doyle
Turbitt working to try and regain half guard. #T10#
Doyle trying to control but Turbitt is having none of it.
Doyle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #SUB2#
Doyle working for a guillotine from mount but Turbitt is in no mood to give up.
Turbitt can't escape the position. #T11#
Doyle avoids the attempt from Turbitt to control.
Turbitt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Turbitt is controlling Doyle's trapped leg to prevent Doyle from advancing to side control.
Turbitt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Turbitt is trying to control the position but Doyle postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Turbitt holds on and takes a little breather.
Turbitt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doyle's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Turbitt (6) vs (13) Doyle#T12#
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Turbitt from controlling successfully.
Turbitt passes Doyle's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Doyle looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Turbitt seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Turbitt seems to be looking for submissions. #T13#
Turbitt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Turbitt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Doyle tries to roll over but Turbitt keeps him under control.
Turbitt wants to take a breather but Doyle is having none of it.
Turbitt wants to free his trapped foot but Doyle is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Doyle keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T14#
Doyle is trying to control but can't.
Turbitt moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Turbitt (9) vs (13) Doyle#SUB#
Turbitt tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Turbitt working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doyle is looking to reverse the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Doyle wins on points by 13 to 9.
After winning the bout, Jimmy Doyle thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: TWGC 33 (170lbs, D2): London Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   May 10, 2021





171 cm
47 yrs
150 lbs



177 cm
21 yrs
155 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Jimmy Doyle! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 5 wins and 2 losses; Schuyler De Vries!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Phil Schofield and James Glass.


The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Doyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
De Vries can't get the takedown.
De Vries tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doyle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doyle is working for takedown but De Vries is calmly controlling the position for now.#TD2#
De Vries gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Doyle (0) vs (2) De Vries
De Vries wants to pass the guard but Doyle is defending well.
De Vries is just content to waste time from the top position. Doyle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
De Vries looking to sit in guard and control but Doyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Doyle (2) vs (2) De Vries
Doyle wants to pass the guard but De Vries is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Vries tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
Doyle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
De Vries throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Doyle escapes and throws De Vries's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Doyle (5) vs (2) De Vries
De Vries gets back to half guard.
De Vries is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doyle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doyle's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Doyle (5) vs (6) De Vries#T2#
Doyle tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Doyle slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
De Vries tries to pass to full mount but Doyle defends it. #SUB2#
De Vries is working for a kimura but Doyle is defending it quite comfortably.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
Doyle manages to get to full guard.
Doyle pulls De Vries in close to his closed guard and prevents De Vries from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Doyle looking for a triangle here. De Vries is fighting it but it looks tight! Doyle pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, De Vries is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jimmy Doyle!
A very excited looking Jimmy Doyle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 25, 2021
#R1#
Doyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk misses with the combination.
Kirk's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kirk duly obliges.
Kirk throws an off balance right hand
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirk slips under a jab from Doyle.
Kirk lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Kirk pushes Doyle up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirk takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk works on Doyle's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Kirk drags the fight down to the ground.
Doyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Doyle stands and throws Kirk's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Kirk is looking for a sweep.
Doyle tries to advance to mount but Kirk denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirk is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Doyle is looking to take a break and control but Kirk is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kirk is looking to regain half guard here but Doyle keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
You can see the frustration on Kirk's face as Doyle controls the position.
Kirk can't do much from the bottom here.
Kirk is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doyle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kirk manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #T3#
Kirk preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Sloppy strikes from Kirk. Those never looked like landing.
Kirk looks to land a combination. Doyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirk lands with a kick to the temple. Doyle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kirk scores with a shot to the body.
Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirk slips under a jab.#CL#
Kirk closes the distance and clinches.
Kirk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirk misses with a series of wild punches.
Kirk lands with a slapping head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kirk. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
Kirk lands with a cross.
Kirk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Doyle scores with a jab. Kirk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doyle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Kirk throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Kirk avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Kirk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirk defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Kirk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body. Kirk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kirk tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Kirk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kirk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doyle has time to react.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doyle stuns Kirk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
A nice leg kick from Doyle, right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Kirk.
Kirk lands a nice shot that snaps Doyle's head back.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
and Kirk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirk is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kirk tries to clinch there but Doyle circles away.
Doyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
James Kirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Kirk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Kirk closes the distance and pushes Doyle back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Kirk.
Kirk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab when Kirk was well out of range.#T1#
Kirk fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kirk checks it well.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirk.
Kirk tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Kirk's shoulder, as Kirk tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Kirk.
Kirk throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Kirk catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Kirk tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Kirk.
Doyle is looking to chop away at Kirk's legs.
It looked like Kirk was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kirk scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a right hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Kirk. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Doyle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kirk. Kirk circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab by Kirk.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirk.
Doyle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kirk is out of range and Doyle settles back down.
Kirk throws a quick counter head kick but Doyle was just out of range.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Kirk looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Kirk throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Doyle to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle clobbers Kirk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kirk misses the jab.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle throws a body punch but Kirk moves out of range.
James Kirk is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kirk to score with a decent uppercut.
Kirk connects with a right hand. Doyle shakes it off.#T3#
Kirk lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle lands a nice hook to Kirk's body. Kirk takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirk.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle thumps Kirk with a low kick.
Kirk 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.
Doyle lands with a shot to the body.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Kirk.
Doyle misses with a leg kick.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doyle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice cross by Kirk.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle tries to clinch but Kirk moves out of range. #T4#
Sloppy strikes from Kirk. Those never looked like landing.
Kirk lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyle at a distance.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kirk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirk throws a big counter combination but Doyle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kirk fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Kirk is out of range.
Kirk throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirk.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKirk.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Kirk.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kirk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Kirk pushes him away.
Kirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Nice jab there from Kirk.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Kirk will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Kirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
A jab from Doyle finds it's way through Kirk's defenses.
Doyle throws a low kick but Kirk avoids it.
Doyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kirk finds it's way round the side to connect with Doyle's head.
Doyle lands with a nice body kick. #CL#
Kirk instigates a clinch.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirk is trying to maintain a safe position but Doyle gets an underhook and turns Kirk into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirk blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Kirk lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirk.
Doyle tries a body shot but Kirk blocks it.
Kirk throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kirk backwards.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Kirk.
Kirk scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Kirk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle lands a body punch.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Kirk pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Kirk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirk misses with a looping left.
Kirk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Doyle misses.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kirk tries to clinch up.
Doyle with the inside leg kick.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Doyle.
Kirk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Kirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doyle.
Kirk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle lands with a hook. Kirk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Kirk.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doyle lands with a good body shot.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirk.
Kirk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Kirk throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle cracks a nice hook into Kirk's ribs.
Kirk moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Kirk scores with a jab to the body.
Kirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Doyle circles away.
Kirk backing away here, and Doyle unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Doyle cracks Kirk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#ROC2#Kirk is rocked!#CL2#
Doyle clinches with his opponent.
Oh Kirk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Kirk walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Doyle swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jimmy Doyle!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Doyle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
James Kirk spoke after the fight, saying 'There are a million things in this universe you can have and there are a million things you can�t have. It�s no fun facing that, but that�s the way things are.'.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 21, 2021
#R1#
Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good standup being displayed there by Doyle as he connects with a hook.
Doyle lands a really nice looking cross but Lobosco seems unphased. #CL2#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lobosco, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Doyle.
Lobosco blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Lobosco wants a takedown.
Lobosco is working for takedown but Doyle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lobosco has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Lobosco shoots in for a takedown but Doyle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gianmarco Lobosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lobosco's sensitive parts.
Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lobosco shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Lobosco fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.#TD#
Lobosco decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lobosco is breathing heavily.
Doyle is trying to stand back up but Lobosco is controlling him
Doyle is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lobosco's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lobosco's back!
Lobosco is trying to remain composed but Doyle is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Doyle trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lobosco doesn't escape.
Doyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Doyle is trying to stick to Lobosco's back but Lobosco is turning into Doyle. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Doyle's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Lobosco.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Doyle is looking to cinch up a triangle. Lobosco throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Doyle's body to avoid the submission. Doyle has instead reached around Lobosco's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Doyle arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Doyle!
A very excited looking Jimmy Doyle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Apr 15, 2021
#R1##CL#
Dragonov has managed to clinch.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle has Dragonov pressed against the cage, preventing Dragonov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragonov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dragonov misses with the head strike.
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dragonov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dragonov misses with a knee strike.
Dragonov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragonov takes a shot to the head.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle dodges an elbow strike from Dragonov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle tries a body shot but Dragonov blocks it.
Dragonov throws a head punch that misses.
Dragonov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle managing to block the knees to the body from Dragonov.
Dragonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Dragonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle blocks an elbow strike.
Dragonov misses with some punches.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dragonov misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Doyle lands a left hand.
Dragonov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Dragonov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Dragonov working aggressively here.
Dragonov tries a knee to the head but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Doyle tries a body shot but Dragonov blocks it.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Dragonov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Dragonov.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragonov is breathing heavily.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
Dragonov tries to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doyle.
Doyle lands a shot to the body.
Dragonov takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Doyle. #T2#
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Doyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC2#Dragonov is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like Ivan Dragonov has been cut.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Oh Dragonov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dragonov tries to clinch up.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Dragonov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dragonov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dragonov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Doyle throws a good cross that connects. #CL2#
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Dragonov in a clinch.
Dragonov seems to have got his legs back now.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Dragonov lands a body punch. #T3#
Dragonov missing with knees to the body.
Dragonov tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Dragonov back against the cage.
Dragonov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Dragonov misses with an elbow strike.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doyle works on Dragonov's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dragonov throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Doyle digs a right hand underneath Dragonov's ribcage. Dragonov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Dragonov's head.
Doyle pushes Dragonov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T4#
Dragonov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
A hook to the body from Doyle.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doyle is leaning against Dragonov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragonov backwards.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Doyle digs a right hand into Dragonov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dragonov's gas tank.
Doyle presses Dragonov against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doyle creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dragonov with a big uppercut! Dragonov tries to clinch up but Doyle pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Dragonov to the mat! Dragonov covers up and Doyle unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jimmy Doyle!
Jimmy Doyle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: KOM Light Heavyweight SF     
Date:   Apr 03, 2021
#R1#
Dominiguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dominiguez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominiguez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dominiguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dominiguez slips a jab from Doyle.
Dominiguez defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Dominiguez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cruz Dominiguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up
and Doyle counters with a right hand to the body. #CL2#
Doyle rushes Dominiguez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dominiguez throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dominiguez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dominiguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dominiguez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dominiguez throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dominiguez wants to break free but Doyle has control.
A short body shot lands from Doyle as the two fighters clinch.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Dominiguez slowing the pace effectively.
Dominiguez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dominiguez pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dominiguez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Dominiguez.
Dominiguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doyle is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dominiguez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Dominiguez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dominiguez lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT#It looks like Jimmy Doyle has been cut.
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!
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Dominiguez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doyle is defending well.
Dominiguez blocking some punches.
Dominiguez working aggressively here.
Dominiguez gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Dominiguez blocking some punches.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Dominiguez controls his hands. #T2#
Dominiguez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dominiguez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominiguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dominiguez throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Dominiguez backwards.
Dominiguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle digs a right hand into Dominiguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dominiguez's gas tank. #BC#
Dominiguez manages to break the clinch.
Doyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dominiguez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Dominiguez throws a big counter combination but Doyle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Dominiguez.
Dominiguez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominiguez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dominiguez fails with an attempt to clinch. #T3#
Doyle 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.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Dominiguez's shoulder, as Dominiguez tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Doyle.
Dominiguez moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.#CL#
Dominiguez clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Doyle.
A short left from Dominiguez.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dominiguez has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Dominiguez uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Dominiguez breaks the clinch.
Dominiguez moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Doyle throws a hook but Dominiguez avoids it easily.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Dominiguez fails with an attempt to clinch. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dominiguez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#KD#
Dominiguez lands a big head kick that sends Doyle tumbling to the mat! Dominiguez takes a step backwards and waves Doyle back to his feet - he wants the finish!#KD#
Dominiguez lands a big head kick that sends Doyle tumbling to the mat! Dominiguez takes a step backwards and waves Doyle back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Doyle is rocked!
Dominiguez steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Doyle is out on his feet! Dominiguez sets himself and nearly takes Doyle's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Cruz Dominiguez!

 

Event: Madness Clown Chaos 1     
Date:   Mar 20, 2021
#R1#
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Picker counters with a stiff right hand.
Picker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Picker moves out of range of the strikes.
Picker catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Picker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Doyle counters with a quick kick to the body but Picker blocks it.
Picker misses with an uppercut.
Picker misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Doyle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Picker moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Picker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doyle doesn't seem phased though.
Doyle tries to land a front kick but Picker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Picker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picker throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fighters circling - Picker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Picker loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Picker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle is looking to land body kicks.
Picker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Doyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Picker with a jab.
Picker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Picker throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Doyle moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Picker works on Doyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Picker manages to break the clinch.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Picker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picker walks into a stiff left hand from Doyle.
Picker slips under a jab from Doyle.
Picker throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Picker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
It seemed like Picker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle 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.
Doyle is looking to chop away at Picker's legs.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Picker.
Picker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Picker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Picker throws out a powerful jab.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
A nice inside leg kick there by Doyle. That's going to slow Picker down.
Picker slips under a jab.
Picker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doyle.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Picker misses its intended target.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Picker misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Picker.
Doyle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Picker scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Picker misses.
A quick step to the side and Doyle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Picker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Doyle.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Picker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle ducks right into an uppercut from Picker.
Picker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Picker misses with a straight right.
As Picker tries to get set, Doyle tries to push him back and clinch up but Picker manages to avoid the attempt.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Doyle rushes Picker and presses him up against the cage.
Picker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Picker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Picker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Picker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Larson Picker will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Picker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle throws a body punch but Picker moves out of range.
Picker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doyle with a hook.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Picker.
Picker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle 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.
A little jabbing left from Picker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Picker throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
A big left from Picker misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doyle has time to react.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
Picker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Picker. #CL#
Picker tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
A hook to the body from Picker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Picker.
Picker misses with some punches.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Picker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Picker just leaning against Doyle, taking a breather. #BC2#
Picker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Picker misses.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Picker was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Picker manages to avoid it.#T2#
Doyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Picker moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Picker there.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle defending well as Picker loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
It seemed like Picker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Picker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Picker misses with a hook.
Doyle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Picker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Picker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Picker.
Picker just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larson Picker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Picker. #T3#
Picker misses with a double jab.
A jab from Picker misses.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Picker ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Picker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Picker takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Picker throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Doyle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Picker.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Picker ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Picker swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
Picker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Picker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Picker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Picker scores with a shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Picker.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle misses with the combination.
Picker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Picker throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Picker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Picker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Larson Picker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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#
Doyle jabs Picker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Picker moved out of range nicely.
Picker misses with a straight left.
Picker lands a jab to the nose.
Picker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Picker staying out of range there.
Picker throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Picker misses with a looping left.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Picker counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Picker. Picker obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle defending well as Picker loads up on a big left hand.
Picker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Picker. #T1#
Doyle misses with a straight left.
A jab from Picker finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle throws a body punch but Picker moves out of range.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Picker's sensitive parts.
Picker throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Picker throws out the jab.
Picker throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picker lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Picker has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Doyle walks into a left hand.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Picker throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle is looking to counter the offense by Picker and move into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picker misses with a straight right.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nice jab there from Picker.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Picker throws out a powerful jab.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Picker moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Picker takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Picker fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doyle on the side of the head.
Picker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Picker.
Doyle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Picker moved out of range.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Picker cracks Doyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Picker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Picker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Picker.#T3#
Picker scores with a punch to the head.
Picker throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Picker throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Picker throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Picker. Beautiful body shot.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Picker is just out of range.
Doyle misses with a jab to the body
letting Picker counter with a right hand.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Picker looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Picker misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle drops his hands momentarily and Picker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Picker missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Picker.
Doyle throws a low kick but Picker moves out of range easily.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picker connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Picker is out of range.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Picker counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle slips a straight right by Picker.
Picker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Picker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Picker lands the left hand.
Picker lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle slips a jab from Picker.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Picker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Picker swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doyle, as that shot connected.
Picker connects with a nice looking jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Picker does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larson Picker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Picker 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larson Picker!

Our winner, Larson Picker, 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.

 

Event: MMMA Kings of Madness 10(FW)     
Date:   Feb 28, 2021
#R1#
Doyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Prophet ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Prophet lands a jab to the head.
Doyle takes a swing at Prophet's ribcage but misses.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle slips under a jab from Prophet.
Prophet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Prophet moves out of range of the strikes.
Prophet lands a jab to the nose.
Prophet cracks Doyle with a good jab.
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!
Prophet looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doyle moves forwards but Prophet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Prophet slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Prophet counter with a right hand.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Prophet throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Doyle scores with a nice body kick.
Doyle connects with a leg kick.
Prophet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doyle. #CL#
Prophet clinches up with Doyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prophet's elbow.
Prophet throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Prophet.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Prophet.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Prophet backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prophet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Prophet.
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!
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle tries to work over Prophet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prophet lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Doyle tries to work over Prophet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prophet blocking some punches. #BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doyle, as that shot connected.
Doyle cracks Prophet with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Prophet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle takes one on the button.
The crowd cheers as Doyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Prophet doesn't seem phased though.
Prophet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle walks into a stiff left hand from Prophet.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prophet throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Prophet misses its intended target.
Prophet rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Prophet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T3#
Doyle thumps Prophet with a low kick.
Doyle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Prophet lands a right hook to the body.
Prophet is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#CL2#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prophet, pushing him back against the cage.
Prophet lands with a light punch inside.
Prophet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prophet blocks an uppercut.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prophet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prophet misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Prophet lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prophet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prophet lands a right hand.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Prophet controls the action.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet keeps control of Doyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doyle cracks Prophet with a nice body shot.
Prophet lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prophet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that The Prophet will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Prophet.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Prophet.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Prophet as the two fighters clinch.
Prophet lands a right hand.
Prophet blocks an uppercut.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Prophet.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Prophet lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Prophet misses with the head strike.
Prophet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Doyle.
A nice left hand lands by Prophet.
Prophet throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prophet tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Prophet fails to land.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prophet throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Prophet controls his hands.
Prophet blocks an uppercut.
Doyle cracks Prophet with a nice body shot.
Prophet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Prophet lands with a short shot to the head.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle pushes Prophet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Prophet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Prophet lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Prophet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Doyle as the two fighters clinch. #T2#
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prophet swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short body shot lands from Prophet as the two fighters clinch.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prophet's elbow.
The Prophet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Prophet working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Prophet back against the cage.
Doyle tries to work over Prophet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prophet's elbow.
Prophet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good body shot from Prophet.
Doyle blocking some punches.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Prophet. #T3#
Prophet misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle cracks Prophet with a nice body shot.
Prophet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Prophet lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Prophet blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Prophet - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prophet.
Prophet cracks Doyle with a nice body shot.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Prophet fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.#T4#
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Prophet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prophet working aggressively here.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prophet struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet.
Prophet lands with a short shot to the head.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Prophet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Prophet.
Doyle is trying to break the clinch but Prophet is controlling him.
Prophet misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Doyle.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that The Prophet will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Prophet's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prophet scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle misses with a low kick as Prophet jumps back.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Prophet.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Doyle tries to get set, Prophet tries to push him back and clinch up but Doyle manages to avoid the attempt.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Prophet is winning the standup battle so far.
Prophet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doyle's head backwards.
Prophet throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Nice defenses there by Prophet.
Prophet displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Prophet misses its intended target.
Prophet cracks Doyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Prophet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doyle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle catches Prophet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Prophet lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Doyle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Prophet.
Prophet thuds his right hand into Doyle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Prophet throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Prophet avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Prophet misses with the combination.
A bone on bone clash there as Prophet blocks the leg kick.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prophet.
Prophet avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Prophet tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Doyle manages to circle out of the way.
Doyle on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle throws a hook but Prophet blocks it.
Doyle lands with a shot to the body.
Prophet tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Prophet.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Prophet's shoulder, as Prophet tries to avoid the shot.
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!
Prophet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Prophet's head.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Prophet's belly button to the back.
Doyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Prophet off the cage and back into range.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Prophet to counter with a crisp jab.
Prophet throws a right and a left that Doyle avoids nicely.
Prophet connects with a jab.
Prophet tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Prophet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prophet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prophet throws a lazy uppercut
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Prophet closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prophet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Doyle misses with some punches.
Prophet gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Prophet.
Doyle pushes Prophet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Prophet lands with a short shot to the head.
The Prophet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prophet. #BC2#
Doyle breaks from the clinch.
Prophet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Prophet takes the fight into the clinch.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Prophet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Prophet. #T4#
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prophet blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Prophet blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Prophet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Prophet controls the action.

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 The Prophet.
Well Prophet 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Prophet!

 

Event: MMMA Kings of Madness 4 (FW)     
Date:   Feb 07, 2021
#R1#
Doyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Sepulveda shoots and misses
and Doyle counters with a left and a right that stings Sepulveda.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Sepulveda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Sepulveda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sepulveda was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
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!
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Sepulveda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
Doyle connects with the punch.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle. #T1#
Doyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sepulveda misses with a head kick.
Doyle tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sepulveda manages to circle out of the way.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle scores with a hook.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sepulveda throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Sepulveda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sepulveda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sepulveda is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Doyle rather than just go for the knockout.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Doyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sepulveda misses with a jab to the body #CL#
and Doyle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle misses with some punches.
Sepulveda drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Sepulveda.
Doyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sepulveda.#T2#
Doyle tries a body shot but Sepulveda blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Sepulveda manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sepulveda is controlling Doyle's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sepulveda is keeping the position for now.
Sepulveda controlling Doyle's posture.
Sepulveda controls Doyle momentarily but Doyle frees himself. #T3##SUB2#
Sepulveda is looking for a triangle here but Doyle uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Sepulveda's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Doyle tries to advance to mount but can't. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Doyle has control of an arm but Sepulveda manages to advance to Doyle's back!
Doyle tries to roll but Sepulveda sticks to his back. #SUB2#
Sepulveda looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB2#
Sepulveda has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Doyle is in bad spot here. #SUB2#
Doyle preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Sepulveda.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sepulveda avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sepulveda swings widly with a right hand
and Doyle counters with a left to the body.
Sepulveda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sepulveda can do to turn this around?
Sepulveda swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Sepulveda scores with a hook.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Sepulveda moves away and avoids it.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Sepulveda avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Sepulveda fails with a takedown attempt.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Sepulveda moved out of range nicely.
Sepulveda closes the distance and clinches up with Doyle, looking for a takedown. Sepulveda pushes Doyle against the cage but Doyle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T1##CL#
Doyle has Sepulveda up against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle misses with some punches. #BC2#
Sepulveda breaks the clinch.
Doyle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sepulveda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Sepulveda lands a body shot.
Jimmy Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle throws a jab when Sepulveda was well out of range.
Doyle throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Sepulveda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Sepulveda.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
A countering left hand to the body from Sepulveda misses.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Sepulveda checks the leg kick.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sepulveda misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Sepulveda walks into a left hand. #T2#
Sepulveda looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sepulveda misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sepulveda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sepulveda scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Sepulveda swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle lands a right hook to the body.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sepulveda dives in and grabs Doyle's left leg, looking for a takedown. Doyle pushes down on Sepulveda's head and hops out.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook but Sepulveda blocks it.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sepulveda at a distance.
Sepulveda lands with a good body shot.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
As Sepulveda backs away, Doyle returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T3#
Doyle lands with a cross.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda tries to land a body kick
and Doyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Sepulveda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Doyle swivels and escapes.
Sepulveda misses with a straight left.
Sepulveda checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sepulveda cracks a nice hook into Doyle's ribs.
Doyle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sepulveda counters with a body kick.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Sepulveda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doyle with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sepulveda misses with a takedown attempt - Doyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that Sepulveda sees coming a mile off.
Doyle punishes Sepulveda's body with a nice straight punch.
Sepulveda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sepulveda just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle scores with a hook.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Sepulveda circles away.
Sepulveda lands with a shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doyle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doyle throws a head kick but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sepulveda with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Sepulveda moves out of range of the leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Sepulveda connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Sepulveda counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Sepulveda misses the target.
Nice jab there from Doyle.
Sepulveda takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Sepulveda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Sepulveda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD2#
Sepulveda shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Doyle kicks off Sepulveda and gets to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.#T1#
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sepulveda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sepulveda on the side of the head.
Doyle punishes Sepulveda's body with a nice straight punch.
Doyle is looking to land body kicks.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Sepulveda digs a good body shot into Doyle's ribs.
Sepulveda lands with a hook. Doyle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sepulveda fails with a takedown attempt.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
and Sepulveda makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sepulveda has a takedown stuffed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Sepulveda circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sepulveda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doyle. Doyle obviously looking to wear him down.
Sepulveda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Sepulveda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
and Sepulveda counters with a stiff right hand.
Doyle moves out of range as Sepulveda strikes.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Sepulveda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T3#
Horrible takedown attempt by Sepulveda or perhaps it was just good defense by Doyle, which made it look bad.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alejandro Sepulveda.#CL#
Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Sepulveda.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doyle tries to work over Sepulveda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Sepulveda is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doyle to keep the fight standing.
Alejandro Sepulveda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda is trying to drag Doyle to the mat but Doyle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Sepulveda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle lands a shot to the body.#TD2#
Sepulveda gets control of Doyle's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sepulveda will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T4##SUB2#
Sepulveda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sepulveda wants to improve his position but instead Doyle has moved into half guard. #SUB2#
Sepulveda has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Doyle escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Doyle!
Doyle will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doyle remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Doyle tries to stand but Sepulveda is controlling his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doyle, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

Jimmy Doyle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: CEC: 699     
Date:   Nov 07, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle tests Grandpa's chin there with a solid looking shot.#TD#
Grandpa shoots in and bounces Doyle off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grandpa stands and throws Doyle's legs to the side, diving into side control.
You can see the frustration on Doyle's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SU#
Grandpa stands up.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Grandpa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Doyle tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Grandpa is in Doyle's guard.
Grandpa trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grandpa wants to stand but Doyle is controlling his posture from full guard.
Doyle controls Grandpa momentarily but Grandpa frees himself. #T1#
Grandpa wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Grandpa passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SU#
Grandpa stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Grandpa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Doyle lands a jab to the nose.
Grandpa throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grandpa throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a good low kick that Grandpa was not able to check.
Grandpa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doyle's head.
Doyle misses with a hook. Grandpa ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Doyle is looking to clinch but Grandpa is avoiding it.
Grandpa slips a straight right by Doyle.
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Grandpa counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle feints and then cracks Grandpa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grandpa down.
Grandpa tries to clinch up but Doyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Grandpa defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grandpa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Grandpa throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Doyle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Grandpa breaks the clinch.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doyle throws the left hand but Grandpa avoids the punch easily.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandpa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grandpa.
The fighters circling - Grandpa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grandpa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grandpa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grandpa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Grandpa shoots in looking for a takedown. Doyle tries to sprawl out of it but Grandpa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Doyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Grandpa misses with a straight left.
Grandpa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grandpa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle scores with a nice head shot.
Grandpa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Doyle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grandpa somewhat.
Grandpa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Grandpa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Grandpa staying out of range there.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grandpa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Grandpa.
Grandpa pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4#
Doyle avoids the head kick by Grandpa.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Grandpa.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grandpa manages to avoid it.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Grandpa saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Grandpa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Grandpa throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Grandpa moved out of range.
Grandpa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grandpa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
Grandpa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grandpa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doyle with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Doyle scores with a jab. Grandpa acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Grandpa.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doyle pushes Grandpa back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grandpa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doyle has him pressed against the ropes.#BC#
Grandpa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grandpa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Doyle. That one must have hurt.
Grandpa moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Grandpa checks a leg kick.
Grandpa throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Grandpa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
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!
Grandpa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle lands with an overhand left.
Grandpa lands a high kick!
Grandpa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle misses with the combination. #T1#
Grandpa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Grandpa moves away and avoids it.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandpa was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Grandpa.
Grandpa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grandpa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Doyle lands with a cross. #CL#
Grandpa closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle is working Grandpa over against the ropes.
Grandpa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grandpa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Grandpa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Grandpa controls the action.
Doyle cracks Grandpa with a nice body shot.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
Grandpa tries to break free but Doyle pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
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!
Grandpa wants to get back to striking at distance but Doyle won't allow it.
Grandpa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Grandpa is looking to break free of the clinch but Doyle has double underhooks.
Grandpa tries to break free but Doyle pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Grandpa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grandpa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
Tiger Grandpa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grandpa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grandpa manages to avoid it.
Doyle lands a head kick. Grandpa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Grandpa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandpa was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Grandpa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grandpa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Grandpa moves away.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Grandpa lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Grandpa throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Grandpa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Grandpa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle swings for the body but Grandpa moves out of range.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Grandpa scores with a head kick. Doyle tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#CL2#
Doyle pushes Grandpa up against the ropes in a clinch.
Grandpa blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Grandpa. #BC#
Grandpa manages to break the clinch.
Grandpa tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Grandpa! #T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Doyle.
Doyle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doyle tries to clinch but Grandpa moves out of range.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandpa was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Grandpa shoots in and drives through. Doyle sprawls well.
Grandpa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Grandpa.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Grandpa's body.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grandpa.
Grandpa sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Grandpa avoids it this time.
Grandpa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grandpa misses with a double jab.
Doyle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Grandpa.
Doyle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Grandpa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Grandpa walks into a jab.
Grandpa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grandpa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle throws the left hand but Grandpa avoids the punch easily.
Doyle jabs Grandpa right on the nose. Grandpa blinks but takes it well.#CL2#
Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Grandpa.
A right hook to the body lands for Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Grandpa. #BC#
Grandpa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandpa goes for a double leg but Doyle avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Doyle continues to drive forward.
Doyle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Grandpa.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Grandpa avoids the head kick by Doyle.
A nice leg kick from Doyle, right into the meat of the thigh. #T1#
Doyle looks for the body kick but Grandpa saw that one coming.
Grandpa shoots in for a takedown but Doyle shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tiger Grandpa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle slips a straight right by Grandpa.
Grandpa misses with a takedown attempt - Doyle sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle throws a body punch but Grandpa moves out of range.
Grandpa thinks about countering with a head kick.
Doyle swings for the body but Grandpa moves out of range.
Doyle lands a head shot.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Grandpa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandpa was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Grandpa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Grandpa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doyle.
Grandpa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Doyle defends it nicely.#T2#
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grandpa. That did some damage!
Grandpa looks to land a combination but Doyle avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy. #CL2#
Doyle clinches up with Grandpa and pushes him back against the ropes.
Doyle keeps control of Grandpa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doyle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Grandpa's efforts to push away.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grandpa lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle misses with a body punch. #T3##BC#
Grandpa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle connects with a leg kick.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grandpa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grandpa is looking for a counter combo.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Grandpa.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grandpa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD#
Grandpa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Grandpa trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Grandpa wanted to stand there but Doyle had control of the position. #T4##SU#
Grandpa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doyle, up you get!
Grandpa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grandpa avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Grandpa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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!
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grandpa was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
The fighters circling - Grandpa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#TD#
Doyle tries to sprawl but Grandpa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grandpa wants to stand up but Doyle has a hold of him and won't allow it. #SUB#
Grandpa is working for a kimura but Doyle is defending it quite comfortably.
Tiger Grandpa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Grandpa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doyle 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A very excited looking Jimmy Doyle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: Syn TBD     
Date:   Oct 11, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matus takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matus.
Matus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Matus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle throws a lazy uppercut
and Matus counters with an outside leg kick.
Matus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyle at a distance.
Doyle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Matus there.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a hook. Matus ducked under it nicely.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Matus's hands.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matus raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Doyle.
Matus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Matus moved out of range nicely.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Matus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Doyle misses with a jab to the body
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matus 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 Doyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matus lands a jab to the head.
Doyle lands a jab to Matus's midsection.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matus doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle cracks Matus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jab by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Matus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matus.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Matus counters with a good, hard body kick but Doyle shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doyle scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle throws a head kick but Matus moves out of range.
Matus catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matus misses with a body kick.
Doyle is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Matus.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Matus.
A lazy left from Matus finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Matus.
Matus throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle slips a jab from Matus.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Matus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matus throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle jabs Matus right on the nose. Matus blinks but takes it well.
Matus missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Matus is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doyle had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A cross from Matus lands.
Matus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matus misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle throws a head kick but Matus moves out of range.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
A big left from Matus misses.
Matus moves away from the strike by Doyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Matus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Matus avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Matus responds with a good body kick, but Doyle manages to step out the way in time.
Matus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Matus counters with a good low kick that Doyle was not able to check.
Matus throws a push kick but Doyle slaps the foot to one side.
Doyle tries to counter by clinching up but Matus breaks away and moves out of range.
Matus drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle throws a push kick but Matus slaps the foot to one side.
Doyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Matus circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matus throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle is looking to counter the offense by Matus and move into the clinch.
Matus is looking to score with low kicks.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matus connects with a leg kick.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
and Matus counters with a thumping low kick.
Doyle throws a leg kick
and Matus counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matus.
Matus loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.#CL#
Doyle takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matus tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Matus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matus lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Matus avoids it.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Matus lands a leg kick that knocks Doyle off balance momentarily.
Doyle cracks Matus with an open hand slap.
Matus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Matus fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
Matus scoring well with a low kick there.
Doyle slips a jab from Matus.
Matus looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doyle throws a nice head kick!
Doyle blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle misses with a hook
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Matus misses with a straight left.
Doyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
Matus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
Doyle throws a lazy head kick
and Matus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matus throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.
Matus connects with an inside leg kick.
Matus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Matus digs a good body shot into Doyle's ribs.
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Matus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matus misses with a low kick.
Matus moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Doyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Matus dips to his left and cracks Doyle with an uppercut!
Doyle lands a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matus slips a straight right by Doyle.#CL#
Doyle clinches up with Matus and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matus's elbow.
Matus can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action. #BC2#
Matus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Matus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Matus throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Don Juan Matus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Matus thinks about the counter body kick.
Matus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Matus misses with a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a leg kick.
Matus walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T3#
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Matus's corner calls for a 1-2. Matus obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Matus scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Doyle swings widly with a right hand
and Matus counters with a stiff right hand.
Doyle scores with a nice head shot.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Matus with a hook.
Matus slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Doyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matus looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Matus misses the jab.
Doyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matus.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.#T4#
Matus throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Matus jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Matus throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Matus misses with a straight right.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matus.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Matus's shoulder, as Matus tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Matus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matus throws a wild body kick that Doyle sees coming a mile off.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Matus avoids them all with ease.
Doyle throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyle takes a swing at Matus's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Don Juan Matus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Crunch! Matus slams his shin into Doyle's torso.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Matus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Matus scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Matus can pounce on him.
Doyle slips a straight right by Matus.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Matus avoids them all with ease.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matus was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Matus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Matus staying out of range there.
Matus misses with a straight left.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doyle scores with a jab. Matus acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T1#
A good leg kick by Matus.
Matus with a nice calf kick.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matus walks into a left hand.
Matus looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Matus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Matus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab by Matus.
Doyle throws a body punch but Matus moves out of range.
A jab from Doyle misses.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Matus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Matus misses with a hook.
Doyle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Matus cracks Doyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Matus scores with the left hand. Doyle knows he should have avoided that one.
Matus attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Matus throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
A solid body kick from Doyle.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Matus moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Matus darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matus.
Doyle quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Matus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Matus works Doyle's body with a nice hook.#T3#
The fighters circling - Matus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matus throws a leg kick but Doyle moved away.
As Matus tries to get set, Doyle tries to push him back and clinch up but Matus manages to avoid the attempt.
Matus goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doyle takes one on the button.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Matus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle is looking to chop away at Matus's legs.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matus.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A clash of legs there as Matus blocks the low kick.
Matus scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matus moves away.
Doyle throws a leg kick
and Matus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle stuns Matus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matus.
Matus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Don Juan Matus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Matus moved out of range.
Doyle misses with a series of wild punches.
Matus scores with a push kick.
Matus motions for Doyle to come forward. Matus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Doyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#BC2#
Matus breaks the clinch.
Matus dips to his left and cracks Doyle with an uppercut!
Nice jab there from Matus.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Matus counter with a right hand.
Doyle connects with a leg kick.
Matus connects with a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Juan Matus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Matus 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Don Juan Matus!

During a confident post fight interview, Don Juan Matus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: Syn Point vs Puno 3     
Date:   Sep 20, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morad misses with a left hand
and Doyle counters with an inside leg kick.
Doyle throws a hook but Morad blocks it.#CL2#
Doyle takes the fight into the clinch.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Morad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Morad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad blocking some punches.
Doyle is trying to force a seperation but Morad has the dominant position.
Morad has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Doyle in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Morad lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Morad. #T1#
Morad throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
A big right from Morad misses.
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Morad avoids it.
Doyle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morad staying out of range there.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Morad throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Morad sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Morad avoids it this time.
Doyle misses the jab.
Morad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Morad avoids the body shot from Doyle.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Morad throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Morad in a clinch.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morad misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Morad lands with a short shot to the head.
Morad blocking some punches.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Doyle takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#It looks like Jimmy Doyle has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Morad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morad tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyle avoids the damage to the body.
Morad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Morad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morad working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Morad prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Morad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morad swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Morad missing with knees to the body.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Morad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Morad scores with a nice right hand.
Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Morad lands with an overhand left.
Doyle lands a leg kick that knocks Morad off balance momentarily.
Doyle slips under a jab from Morad.
Morad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morad takes one to the side of the head.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle slips under a jab from Morad.
Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morad tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle slips a straight right by Morad.#T4#
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Morad. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Doyle.#TD#
Morad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morad throwing shots but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Morad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doyle is pressing down on Morad's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Morad slips nicely into half guard.
Doyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Morad.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Morad wants to take a breather but Doyle is having none of it.
Doyle wants to control but Morad is keeping busy.
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 Erran Morad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Doyle's cut.
That's time! Morad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morad.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morad throws out the jab.
Morad looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Morad throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morad manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doyle tests Morad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Morad fakes the leg kick and cracks Doyle in the body.
Doyle jabs Morad right on the nose. Morad blinks but takes it well.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morad throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Morad misses.
Morad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Morad shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T1#
Jab by Doyle.
Doyle throws the left hand but Morad avoids the punch easily.
Morad delivers a nice body kick.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doyle cracks Morad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Morad misses with an uppercut.
Morad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Morad sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Morad avoids it this time.
Morad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Morad circles away.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morad throws a head kick that Doyle semi-blocks.
Doyle is looking to slow Morad down with leg kicks.
Morad avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Morad slips a straight right by Doyle.
Morad ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD#
Morad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Doyle did well to prevent Morad getting side control.#SUB#
Morad is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Doyle doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Morad.
Morad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Doyle is trying to control but Morad manages to pass to mount!
Morad landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Morad lands with some strikes.#T3#
Doyle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Morad with the ground and pound from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Morad working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morad working Doyle over with strikes here.
Morad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Morad is landing with some decent strikes but Doyle is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Doyle can't escape the position.
Doyle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Morad with the ground and pound from mount. #T4#
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!
Doyle is looking to improve his position but Morad isn't that keen on the idea.
Morad landing strikes from the mount and Doyle is in trouble!
Morad lands with some strikes.
Morad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doyle can't stay in a position like this for much longer. #ROC#Doyle is rocked!
Morad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Morad connects with a bit shot that sees Doyle covering up! More strikes from Morad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Morad is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erran Morad!
During a confident post fight interview, Erran Morad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: SYN Perpetuum     
Date:   Aug 15, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen takes one to the side of the head.
Doyle moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#CL#
Doyle rushes Poulsen and presses him up against the cage.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Poulsen avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen is pushing Doyle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Poulsen trying to control the position but instead, Doyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Poulsen into the cage.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Good body shot from Poulsen.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
A right hook to the body lands for Poulsen.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Poulsen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle scores with a hook.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Poulsen avoids it.#T2#
Poulsen throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Poulsen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Poulsen's head.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle tries to clinch
and Poulsen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poulsen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Poulsen. Beautiful body shot.
Poulsen lands a body shot.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Poulsen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Poulsen throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle throws a combination that misses
and Poulsen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poulsen misses the jab.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.#T3#
Poulsen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Poulsen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Poulsen fails to land with a series of punches.
Poulsen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle with a nice cross.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Poulsen's belly button to the back.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poulsen doesn't seem bothered though.
Poulsen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Poulsen throws a good cross that connects.
Poulsen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Poulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Poulsen's hands.
Doyle walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Poulsen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch. #T4#
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle tried to counter with a leg kick but Poulsen avoided it.
Doyle takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen misses with a looping right.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Poulsen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Poulsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Poulsen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Poulsen lands with a nice body punch.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Doyle moves to clinch but Poulsen breaks away
and Poulsen counters with a good low kick that Doyle was not able to check.
Poulsen scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
A low kick from Poulsen misses
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Poulsen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Poulsen thuds his right hand into Doyle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Poulsen loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle is looking to wear down Poulsen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Poulsen lands a jab to the nose.
Poulsen misses with a few strikes there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poulsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle connects with a jab.#T1#
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Doyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyle.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Doyle is looking to counter the offense by Poulsen and move into the clinch.
Poulsen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Poulsen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle slips a straight right by Poulsen.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Poulsen swings widly with a right hand
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Poulsen counters with a nice leg kick.
Poulsen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Poulsen connects with the punch.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Poulsen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doyle eats them both and turns towards Poulsen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A jab from Poulsen finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Poulsen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poulsen lands an overhand right.
Poulsen blocks a jab.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Poulsen misses.
Doyle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Poulsen just manages to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poulsen.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poulsen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulsen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Good work by Poulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. #T3#
Poulsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Poulsen.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen jabs Doyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Poulsen at a distance. #CL#
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Poulsen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Doyle works on Poulsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not. #T4#
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle tries to work over Poulsen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Poulsen misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poulsen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Poulsen.
Poulsen lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poulsen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Poulsen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Doyle seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Poulsen can turn it around.
A nice left hand lands by Poulsen.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vang Poulsen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that Poulsen sees coming a mile off.
Vang Poulsen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Poulsen lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Poulsen tries to land a leg kick but Doyle saw it coming and moves away.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poulsen throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Poulsen misses with a body shot.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Poulsen had a free shot at his head there.
Poulsen motions for Doyle to come forward. Poulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle lands with a kick to the temple. Poulsen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Poulsen.
Poulsen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.
Poulsen cracks a nice hook into Doyle's ribs.#T1#
Doyle moves out of range as Poulsen strikes.
Poulsen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle defending well as Poulsen loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Doyle throws the left hand but Poulsen avoids the punch easily.
Poulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Poulsen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle misses the jab.
Poulsen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poulsen misses with a body punch
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Poulsen.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Doyle scores with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Poulsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Poulsen!
Poulsen throws a right hand that misses
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poulsen moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doyle slips a jab from Poulsen.
Doyle throws a body punch but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Poulsen is just out of range.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poulsen.
Poulsen throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen blocks it.
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Poulsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Poulsen circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Poulsen misses the target. #T3#
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen is looking to chop away at Doyle's legs.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Poulsen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Poulsen throws an off balance right hand
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doyle.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Poulsen's shoulder, as Poulsen tries to avoid the shot.
Poulsen throws a shot to the body.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Poulsen's body.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Doyle misses.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Poulsen saw it coming and moves away.
Good shot there by Doyle.
Poulsen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Poulsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Poulsen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Poulsen checks a leg kick.
Poulsen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Poulsen with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyle.
Poulsen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doyle under the eye.
Poulsen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Poulsen as he checks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Poulsen ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle takes a swing at Poulsen's ribcage but misses.
Vang Poulsen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Poulsen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

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 Jimmy Doyle.
I think Poulsen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vang Poulsen!

Vang Poulsen bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: Syn 699 Borjigin vs Cobb     
Date:   Jul 11, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Ronaldo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle counters with a nice body shot.
Ronaldo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ronaldo throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watch Out Ronaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Doyle moves out of range of the leg kick from Ronaldo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doyle checks a leg kick.
Doyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ronaldo scores with a nice head shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ronaldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doyle's head backwards.
Doyle slips a jab and a cross from Ronaldo.
Doyle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ronaldo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Doyle slips under a jab from Ronaldo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Ronaldo there.
Ronaldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ronaldo feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Ronaldo misses with a low kick. #T1#
Ronaldo throws a head kick but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Ronaldo's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Doyle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ronaldo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle tries a body shot but Ronaldo blocks it.
Doyle misses with some punches.
I was talking to Ronaldo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ronaldo's elbow.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ronaldo lands with a short shot to the head.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ronaldo.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
Ronaldo misses with a body punch.
Ronaldo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Ronaldo. #T2#
Doyle presses Ronaldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ronaldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Ronaldo - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
Ronaldo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Doyle. #BC2#
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Ronaldo cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot that snaps Doyle's head back.
Ronaldo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ronaldo doesn't seem bothered though. #CL2#
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Ronaldo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Good body shot from Ronaldo.
A left hand lands to the body for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ronaldo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Ronaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A body shot lands from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Ronaldo tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Ronaldo lands a nice shot to the body.
Ronaldo lands with a right to the head.
Ronaldo digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
Ronaldo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Ronaldo cracks Doyle with a nice body shot.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Ronaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ronaldo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Ronaldo avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle is leaning against Ronaldo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ronaldo lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Ronaldo doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Ronaldo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Doyle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Ronaldo tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Ronaldo back against the cage.
Ronaldo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Ronaldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ronaldo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ronaldo lands a body shot.
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ronaldo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ronaldo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ronaldo works on Doyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Ronaldo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Ronaldo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watch Out Ronaldo 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#
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.
Ronaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doyle misses with a hook. Ronaldo ducked under it nicely.
Doyle takes one to the side of the head.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Ronaldo drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ronaldo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ronaldo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ronaldo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doyle's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ronaldo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T1#
Ronaldo lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Ronaldo catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body
and Ronaldo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Doyle's knee momentarily.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Ronaldo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Doyle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
Ronaldo takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Ronaldo scores with a four punch combination!
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Ronaldo had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ronaldo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Ronaldo throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle throws out a leg kick but Ronaldo moves out of range and Doyle only half commits.
Ronaldo defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Ronaldo connects with a leg kick.
Ronaldo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ronaldo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.#T2#
Doyle moves forwards but Ronaldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ronaldo throws out the jab.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Ronaldo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ronaldo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ronaldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ronaldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ronaldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
It looked like Ronaldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ronaldo connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body kick from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Doyle moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo moves out of range of the body kick.
Doyle just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRonaldo.
Doyle checks a low kick from Ronaldo.#T3#
Doyle blocks a jab.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Ronaldo coming out on top.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Doyle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ronaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle connects with a jab.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ronaldo moves away from the strike by Doyle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo jabs at Doyle's body.
Ronaldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ronaldo lands a jab to Doyle's midsection.
Doyle lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ronaldo throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Ronaldo slips under a jab.
Doyle slips a jab from Ronaldo.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T4#
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ronaldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Ronaldo.
Doyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Ronaldo pushes him away.
Doyle throws a body punch but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Ronaldo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ronaldo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Ronaldo throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Ronaldo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ronaldo blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo scores with a decent looking hook.
Ronaldo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doyle swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ronaldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle moves forwards but Ronaldo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Watch Out Ronaldo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ronaldo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ronaldo lands with a hook. Doyle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ronaldo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ronaldo tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ronaldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ronaldo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ronaldo swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Ronaldo lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
Doyle swings for the body but Ronaldo moves out of range.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ronaldo throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ronaldo lands with a kick to the temple. Doyle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Doyle throws a jab when Ronaldo was well out of range.
A big left from Ronaldo misses.
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Ronaldo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doyle. Doyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ronaldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.#T1#
Ronaldo looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Jab by Ronaldo.
Ronaldo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watch Out Ronaldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ronaldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doyle scrambles back to his feet.
Ronaldo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ronaldo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doyle scrambles back to his feet.
Ronaldo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Doyle tries to clinch but Ronaldo is having none of it.
Ronaldo blocks the body kick.
Doyle throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ronaldo misses with an uppercut.
Ronaldo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ronaldo. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Ronaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut there from Ronaldo.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ronaldo misses with a straight right.
Ronaldo lands a nice hook to Doyle's body. Doyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ronaldo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doyle scores with a decent looking hook.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Ronaldo slips a straight right by Doyle.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doyle throws a leg kick which misses Ronaldo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ronaldo tries to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Ronaldo throws a good cross that connects.
Ronaldo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ronaldo misses with a looping right.
Ronaldo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Ronaldo throws a head kick that Doyle semi-blocks.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ronaldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ronaldo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ronaldo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ronaldo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doyle tries to clinch up.
Nice body kick there by Ronaldo.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Ronaldo's shoulder, as Ronaldo tries to avoid the shot.
Ronaldo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Doyle on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Ronaldo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ronaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ronaldo misses with a combination
and Ronaldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ronaldo with the inside leg kick.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Ronaldo is just out of range.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick. #T4#
Ronaldo lands an overhand right.
Doyle moves out of range as Ronaldo strikes.
Doyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ronaldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Doyle's head.
A slow jab from Ronaldo misses its intended target.
Ronaldo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ronaldo.
Ronaldo ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Ronaldo moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Ronaldo.
An inside leg kick lands from Ronaldo.
Ronaldo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ronaldo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ronaldo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doyle will feel that in the morning.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ronaldo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Ronaldo.
Doyle throws a hook but Ronaldo blocks it.
Ronaldo throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Doyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ronaldo blocks a body shot from Doyle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Watch Out Ronaldo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ronaldo 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Watch Out Ronaldo!

An out of breath Watch Out Ronaldo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: Syn 694 Marciano vs Gaetz     
Date:   Jun 20, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Collins.
Collins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Collins throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Collins.
Collins staying out of range there.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Donk. Doyle catches Collins right on the button with a cross.
Collins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doyle. Doyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Collins.
Doyle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Collins.#T1#
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collins.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Collins throws a shot to the body.
Collins dives in for a single leg takedown but Doyle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Collins jumps guard but Doyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misha Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Collins prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Collins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Collins blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Collins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doyle is defending well.
Collins jumps guard but Doyle stands there with Collins around his waist. Collins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch. #TD#
Collins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doyle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins is putting a hurting on Doyle here, landing some big shots from side control. #T2#
Collins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Doyle is not content to let Collins control the position.
Doyle is trying to get back to half guard.
Doyle taking a bit of punishment here - Collins scoring with strikes.
Collins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Doyle!
Doyle working to try and regain half guard. #T3#
Collins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doyle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Collins is trying to keep Doyle in close.
Doyle advances position into side control!
Doyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Collins 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.
Collins tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
Collins is working hard here to advance position.
Doyle working away.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Collins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doyle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Collins gets back to half guard.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
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 Misha Collins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle jabs Collins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Collins shoots in but Doyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Collins throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range. #CL2#
Doyle rushes Collins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Collins is trying to pull guard but Doyle has him pressed against the cage.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collins fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misha Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Collins jumps guard but Doyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Collins checks a leg kick.
Collins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doyle tries to clinch but Collins is having none of it.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Collins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Collins takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins lands with a shot to the body.
Doyle throws a jab when Collins was well out of range.
Collins tries to counter with a takedown but Doyle is quick to defend against it.
Collins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collins throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Collins avoids it with no problem.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins. #T2#
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle slips under a jab from Collins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut!
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Collins throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Collins takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doyle punishes Collins's body with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Doyle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyle is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doyle. That's going to slow Collins down.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle wants to counter the offense by Collins and move into the clinch position.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Collins scores with a hook.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Collins jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins lands a jab to the nose.
Collins slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle feints and then cracks Collins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Collins down. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle stuns Collins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle slips under a jab from Collins.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Collins pushes him away.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Doyle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Collins.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Collins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Horrible takedown attempt by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Doyle, which made it look bad.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Collins blocks a leg kick.
Collins throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Collins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Collins misses.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Doyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collins to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T1##SUB2#
Doyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doyle is trying to keep Collins in close.
Collins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Collins is trying to control the position but Doyle postures up. #SUB#
Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doyle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Doyle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully. #T3#
Doyle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Collins is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Doyle is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Collins is desperately trying to improve his position but Doyle has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
Doyle tries to control but Collins wriggling away.
Collins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Collins wants to hold on but Doyle pushes him away.
Collins tries to reverse the position but Doyle maintains control.
Doyle content just to control the position here.
Collins tries to lock up and control but Doyle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A victorious Jimmy Doyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: Syn 685 Toivonen vs Dog     
Date:   May 08, 2020
#R1#
Doyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sepulveda under the eye.
Good work by Doyle as he checks the leg kick.
Sepulveda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Sepulveda with an uppercut!
Doyle defending well as Sepulveda loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice combination there by Doyle.
Sepulveda throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Sepulveda tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Sepulveda lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle digs a right hand into Sepulveda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sepulveda's gas tank.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Sepulveda lands a shot to the body.#T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Sepulveda misses with a punch on the inside.
Sepulveda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sepulveda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
Sepulveda throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Sepulveda blocks an uppercut.
Sepulveda tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle gets through Sepulveda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sepulveda misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle. #BC#
Sepulveda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sepulveda jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Doyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sepulveda moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Sepulveda throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Doyle pushes Sepulveda up against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sepulveda or not.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepulveda scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle digs a right hand into Sepulveda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sepulveda's gas tank.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Sepulveda controls the action.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
A short left from Doyle.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepulveda blocks an uppercut.
Sepulveda prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle tries to work over Sepulveda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle tries a body shot but Sepulveda blocks it. #T3#
Sepulveda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Sepulveda.
A nice left hand lands by Sepulveda.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sepulveda throws a head punch that misses.
Sepulveda scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Sepulveda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sepulveda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda lands an uppercut.
Sepulveda presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sepulveda blocks an uppercut.
Sepulveda lands with a left to the head.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sepulveda pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Sepulveda controls his hands. #T4#
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Sepulveda avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Sepulveda.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sepulveda working aggressively here.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Sepulveda.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sepulveda blocking some punches.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sepulveda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sepulveda misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sepulveda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sepulveda.
A shot in the inside from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sepulveda tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sepulveda swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sepulveda stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle throws out a leg kick but Sepulveda moves out of range and Doyle only half commits.
Sepulveda cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sepulveda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Sepulveda lands a nice hook to Doyle's body. Doyle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a low kick.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sepulveda's calf.
Sepulveda throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sepulveda. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Sepulveda blocks a low kick nicely.
Sepulveda misses the shot to the body.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Sepulveda connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doyle's hands.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sepulveda moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Sepulveda misses the target.
Sepulveda fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big left from Sepulveda misses.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sepulveda throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
Sepulveda sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Sepulveda avoids it this time.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sepulveda's elbow.
Doyle tries to work over Sepulveda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sepulveda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sepulveda backwards.
Sepulveda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sepulveda misses with some punches.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Sepulveda avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Doyle tries to work over Sepulveda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Sepulveda's head.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Sepulveda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sepulveda or not.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle. #BC#
Sepulveda breaks the clinch.
Doyle throws a body punch but Sepulveda moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Sepulveda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sepulveda throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Sepulveda tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sepulveda can pounce on him.
Doyle swings for the body but Sepulveda moves out of range.
Sepulveda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A head kick misses from Sepulveda.
Sepulveda throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T3#
Sepulveda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Sepulveda's shoulder, as Sepulveda tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle moves out of range as Sepulveda throws a body kick.
Sepulveda slips a straight right by Doyle.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle with a nice cross.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Sepulveda slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle lands with a nice body kick.
A jab from Sepulveda misses.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sepulveda motions for Doyle to come forward. Sepulveda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sepulveda walks into a left hand.
Sepulveda throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Sepulveda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle scores with a kick to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepulveda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Doyle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sepulveda. Sepulveda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sepulveda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doyle's head.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Doyle connects with the punch.
Doyle 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.
Doyle feints and then cracks Sepulveda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sepulveda down.
Sepulveda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda cracks Doyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sepulveda scores with a shot to the body.
Sepulveda throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Sepulveda counters with a straight right hand.
Sepulveda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
As Doyle backs away, Sepulveda returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Doyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sepulveda connects with a jab.
Sepulveda looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
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 Alejandro Sepulveda will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Sepulveda keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Sepulveda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sepulveda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sepulveda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Some bone on bone action there as Doyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sepulveda misses with a head kick.
Nice straight punches there by Sepulveda. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sepulveda.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sepulveda throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle catches Sepulveda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sepulveda tries to clinch up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sepulveda connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
Sepulveda misses with a hook
and Doyle counters with a low kick, right behind Sepulveda 's knee.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sepulvedas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sepulveda misses the jab.
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sepulveda defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle checks a low kick from Sepulveda.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sepulveda. Sepulveda obviously looking to wear him down.
Sepulveda scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Sepulveda's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Sepulveda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sepulveda manages to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sepulveda ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Sepulveda.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Sepulveda moved out of range nicely.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sepulveda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Sepulveda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sepulveda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A cross from Doyle lands.
Sepulveda scoring well with a low kick there.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Sepulveda blocks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Sepulveda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
Sepulveda swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Sepulveda misses with a body shot.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Sepulveda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Sepulveda.
Sepulveda misses with a straight left.
Nice shot by Sepulveda.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sepulveda throws a head kick that misses.
Sepulveda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Doyle.
Sepulveda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sepulveda momentarily. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Doyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short body shot lands from Sepulveda as the two fighters clinch.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sepulveda lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Sepulveda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sepulveda misses with the head strike.
Sepulveda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sepulveda takes a shot to the head.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Sepulveda.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Sepulveda throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sepulveda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

Our winner, Jimmy Doyle, 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.

 

Event: Syn 676 Gravas vs Uesugi     
Date:   Mar 20, 2020
#R1#
Cruz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Cruz.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cruz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Cruz.
Doyle connects with a nice looking jab.
Cruz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Cruz circles away.
Cruz lands with a nice body punch.
Cruz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doyle takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Cruz tries for a takedown but Doyle circles away easily
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cruz thinking. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cruz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom. #T1#
Cruz just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cruz 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.
Doyle takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cruz works to advance to full mount. Doyle defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Doyle is desperately trying to improve his position but Cruz has a good base and remains in mount.
Cruz landing punches.
Doyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Doyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cruz lands with some strikes.
Cruz lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Doyle looks very uncomfortable down there. #T2#
Doyle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Cruz connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cruz pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Doyle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cruz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cruz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Doyle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Doyle is bucking up trying to escape but Cruz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Doyle is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doyle regains half guard.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Doyle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Doyle trying to hold on to Cruz's head to control him but Cruz postures up.
Cruz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cruz trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Doyle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cruz.
Cruz slips a nice elbow through Doyle's hands, connecting with Doyle's forehead.
Ground and pound from Cruz.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cruz lands a nice short elbow.
Cruz working Doyle over with strikes.
Doyle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Doyle.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T4#
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Cruz working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle trying to control the position.
Cruz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cruz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Doyle's legs. #SUB#
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cruz trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but Doyle denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Doyle lands the left hand.
Cruz defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Doyle.#TD#
Cruz shoots in and bounces Doyle off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Cruz wants to pass the guard but Doyle is keeping the position.
Cruz is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Doyle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Cruz stands up over Doyle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz landing with the ground and pound.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving. #SUB2#
Doyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Doyle can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Doyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Cruz lands with a punch from half guard.
Cruz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Doyle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doyle tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount! #SUB#
Cruz has hold of Doyle's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Doyle manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cruz with shots to the head and body - Doyle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cruz lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #T3#
Cruz landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Cruz.
Dom Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cruz wants to control the pace but Doyle is squirming around nicely.
Cruz breaks from Doyle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Doyle taking shots to the head.
Doyle working to try and regain half guard.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.
Cruz lands a big shot there that rocks Doyle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries to control but Doyle wriggling away.
Cruz dominating with strikes here.#T4#
Doyle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Doyle tries to hold on but Cruz postures up.
Cruz trying to control but Doyle is having none of it.
Cruz can't control as he wanted to and Doyle manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Doyle tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
Cruz is trying to control. Doyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cruz passes the guard and advances to mount!
Doyle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Cruz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cruz looks to land a combination. Doyle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cruz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CL#
Doyle tries to keep at a distance but Cruz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cruz presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cruz lands a body punch.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Cruz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doyle gets the underhooks and prevents it. #TD#
Cruz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Doyle uses from the top position.
Cruz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle postures up.
Cruz is trying to hold Doyle in close to prevent damage but Doyle has managed to pass into half guard. #T1#
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Cruz desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cruz is looking to get back to full guard here but Doyle has managed to pass to side control instead.
Doyle working away.
Doyle controls the position.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cruz struggling a bit here.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
Doyle trying to control the position but Cruz is working away. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cruz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dom Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Cruz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cruz punishes Doyle's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz moves forwards but Doyle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruz throws a shot to the body.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Cruz ducks down to avoid it.
Dom Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cruz slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Cruz lands.
Cruz scores with a jab.#T4#
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Doyle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Cruz moved out of range.
Cruz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cruz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Doyle eats them both and turns towards Cruz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cruz throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cruz moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Cruz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL2#
and Doyle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

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 Dom Cruz.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cruz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Cruz!

A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Dom Cruz made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 

Event: Syn 672 Dog vs Pendragon     
Date:   Feb 23, 2020
#R1#
Poulsen motions for Doyle to come forward. Poulsen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle is trying to counter with his kicks.
Poulsen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Poulsen.
Poulsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Poulsen misses its intended target.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poulsen sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Poulsen avoids it this time.
Doyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Poulsen drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle throws a nice looking combination but Poulsen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Poulsen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poulsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poulsen manages to avoid it.
Poulsen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Poulsen connects with a body shot.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Doyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle swings for the body but Poulsen moves out of range.
Poulsen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Doyle clinches up with Poulsen and pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Poulsen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Poulsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Poulsen back against the cage. #T2#
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen is trying to maintain a safe position but Doyle gets an underhook and turns Poulsen into the cage.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Poulsen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poulsen.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poulsen.
A short left from Doyle.
Poulsen is looking to control Doyle's arms but Doyle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poulsen has his back to the cage.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3##BC2#
Doyle breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Poulsen is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Decent striking displayed by Poulsen there.
Doyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen lands a right hook to the body.
Poulsen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
Poulsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Poulsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with an open hand slap.#CL2#
Doyle has closed the distance and engaged Poulsen in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle tries a body shot but Poulsen blocks it.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen has Doyle pushed against the cage.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Poulsen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A chopping leg kick lands by Poulsen.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poulsen.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Poulsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Poulsen misses with a straight left.
Poulsen jabs at Doyle's body.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poulsen. That did some damage!
Doyle misses with a hook. Poulsen ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Poulsen misses.
Doyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Poulsen with a body shot.
Poulsen misses with an uppercut.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Poulsen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poulsen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle tries to clinch but Poulsen is having none of it.
Poulsen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poulsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyle throws a hook but Poulsen avoids it easily.
Poulsen takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#CL2#
Doyle instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Poulsen working aggressively here.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T2#
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Poulsen.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Poulsen prevents a body shot from Doyle.
A hook to the body from Poulsen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Poulsen cracks Doyle with a nice body shot.
Doyle misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen stalling in the clinch but Doyle improves position.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Poulsen's head.
Poulsen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Poulsen digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank. #T3#
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Poulsen - that landed with a thud.
Poulsen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
Poulsen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poulsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Poulsen controlling the action here for a moment.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen blocks a punch to 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!
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poulsen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Poulsen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poulsen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Poulsen scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vang Poulsen is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle jabs Poulsen right on the nose. Poulsen blinks but takes it well.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Poulsen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poulsen just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Poulsen.
Poulsen misses with a looping left.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poulsen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Poulsen misses.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Poulsen avoids it with no problem.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL2#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poulsen, pushing him back against the cage.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Poulsen.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poulsen's elbow.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poulsen can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action. #T1#
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Poulsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Poulsen.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Poulsen controls his hands.
Poulsen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Poulsen blocks a body shot from Doyle.
A short left from Poulsen.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Poulsen backwards.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land. #T2#
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poulsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Poulsen misses with the head strike.
Poulsen looking to slow down the pace here.
Poulsen blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poulsen.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poulsen misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Poulsen lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle gets through Poulsen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T3#
Poulsen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Doyle.
Poulsen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Poulsen misses with a body punch.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poulsen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Poulsen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Poulsen.
Poulsen lands with a light punch inside.
Poulsen avoiding damage.
Poulsen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Poulsen tries to stall but Doyle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poulsen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Poulsen fails to land.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Poulsen controls the action.
Poulsen takes a shot to the head.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle presses Poulsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Poulsen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle scores with the left hand. Poulsen knows he should have avoided that one.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Poulsen saw that one coming.
Doyle cracks Poulsen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doyle changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poulsen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poulsen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Poulsen throws a body shot but no joy.
Vang Poulsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Doyle pushes Poulsen up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

Jimmy Doyle seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: Syn 667 Whymer vs Nixon II     
Date:   Jan 19, 2020
#R1#
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good exchange - Gomi coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Gomi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Gomi lands.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Doyle backs away, Gomi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Gomi misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch.
Gomi blocking some punches.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomi or not.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gomi backwards. #BC#
Gomi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle slips under a jab from Gomi.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Doyle moved away.
Gomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doyle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T1#
Doyle stalks Gomi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gomi's face. Gomi staggers backwards, shaken.
Gomi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle misses with a leg kick.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gomi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gomi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gomi misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle lands with a nice body kick.
Gomi throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws a hook but Gomi blocks it.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Doyle clobbers Gomi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fighters circling - Gomi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gomi connects with a jab.
Doyle swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Doyle blocks a low kick nicely.
Doyle moves out of range as Gomi throws a body kick.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gomi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A big right from Gomi misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Gomi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomi.
Gomi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gomi feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Gomi chopping away at his opponent's legs. #T3#
Gomi scores with a hook to the body. Doyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gomi.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Gomi pushes him off.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Gomi scores with a leg kick.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.#CL2#
Doyle clinches.
Gomi lands with a right to the head.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T4#
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!
Gomi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC#
Gomi manages to break the clinch.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Gomi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gomi moves away.
Gomi misses with an uppercut.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gomi throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gomi slips under a jab.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Doyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab by Doyle.
Gomi throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Gomi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Gomi dips to his left and cracks Doyle with an uppercut!
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle closes the distance but Gomi moves to the side
and Gomi counters with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Gomi misses its intended target.
Gomi wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Gomi scores with a shot to 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!
Gomi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Doyle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gomi scrambles back to his feet.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Doyle works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Gomi.
Gomi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Gomi connects with a nice looking jab.
Doyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Gomi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doyle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gomi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle lands a jab.#T2#
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle connects with a single shot there.
Gomi throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Gomi cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gomi scores with a one two! Doyle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Gomi.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gomi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a hook. Gomi ducked under it nicely.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Gomi connects with a body shot.
Gomi scores with a nice right hand.
Doyle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T3#
Gomi lands with a hook. Doyle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Gomi looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Gomi tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
It looked like Gomi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gomi checks it well.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gomi misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Gomi digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T4#
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gomi slips under a jab from Doyle.
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Gomi throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Gomi jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Doyle throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Gomi appears to be looking for a big counter.
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 Akihiro Gomi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Some wild striking there from Gomi.
Doyle scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gomi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Gomi misses.
Doyle throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Gomi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doyle feints a jab promting Gomi to slip. Doyle then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gomi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gomi.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gomi. Gomi obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Gomi blocks a jab.
Gomi 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.
Doyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gomi.
Gomi wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle moves out of range of the leg kick from Gomi.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gomi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws a series of punches but Gomi moves out of range.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomi under the eye.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Gomi.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Gomi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.#T2#
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gomi swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Gomi scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Gomi throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gomi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Gomi's head.
Gomi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gomi blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Doyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gomi clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gomi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Gomi's head back.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle lands the left hand.
Doyle lands a leg kick that knocks Gomi off balance momentarily.#CL2#
Doyle darts in and clinches Gomi up against the cage.#T3#
Gomi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gomi.
Gomi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Gomi breaks the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Doyle.
A jab from Gomi finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Doyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gomi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomi tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gomi throws a leg kick
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T4#
Gomi throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle tries to counter with a clinch but Gomi shakes him off and moves away.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gomi misses with a leg kick.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi tries a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gomi.
Gomi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Gomi misses.
Gomi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.

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 Akihiro Gomi.
I think Gomi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akihiro Gomi!

After the fight, Akihiro Gomi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

 

Event: Syn 662 Magufuli vs Tsoko     
Date:   Dec 22, 2019
#R1#
Green ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Green misses with a body shot.
Doyle tries to clinch but Green is having none of it.
Green keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Green ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Green pushes him away.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Green sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Green avoids it this time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Green checks a leg kick.
Blake Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green needs to keep his hands up - Doyle had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Green scores with a leg kick.
Green bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Green moves away.
Doyle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Green throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.#T1#
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Green misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Green fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Green blocks a jab.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Green avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Doyle is looking to clinch but Green is avoiding it.
A big left from Doyle misses.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green scores with a decent looking hook.
A swing and a miss from Green.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Green is out of range.
Green thows a left - swing and a miss!
Green is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doyle motions for Green to come forward. Doyle throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.#T2#
Green misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle tries to counter with a clinch but Green shakes him off and moves away.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Green throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
Doyle works Green's body with a nice hook.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
A cross from Green lands.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Green.
Doyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Green scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Green doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Green lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doyle doesn't seem phased though.
Green looks to land a combination but Doyle avoids it well. #T3#
Doyle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Green has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Green's head.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Green throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Green.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle thows a body kick. Green tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Green lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doyle wants to clinch.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Green.
Green throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Doyle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Green tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
Green lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Green digs a right hand underneath Doyle's ribcage. Doyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doyle tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
Green lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Green has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Green.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Green.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Green.
A body shot lands from Green.
Green misses with the head strike.
A short left from Green.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
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 Blake Green will probably get the nod.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Doyle throws the left hand but Green avoids the punch easily.
Green feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Green lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Green is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL2#
Doyle pushes Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Green is leaning against Doyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Doyle presses Green against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Green.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Green.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Doyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T1#
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Green sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Green avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Green throws out a powerful jab.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Green is able to avoid easily.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green is looking to counter punch.
Green smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Green.
Green misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick lands from Green.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle punishes Green's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Green with a hook.
Doyle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Green is out of range.
Doyle connects with a nice looking jab. #T2#
Green scores with a leg kick.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Green counters with a thumping low kick.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Green's sensitive parts.
Doyle throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Doyle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Green lands a jab to the head. #CL2#
Green tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Green.
Doyle tries to work over Green's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle pushes Green back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Doyle misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Green.
Green misses with a short punch on the inside.
Green tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Green.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Green swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Green controls his hands.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Green blocking some punches.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Green's elbow.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Green.
Blake Green has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Green controls the action.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Green misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Green fails to land.
Green lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle gets through Green's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Green blocking some punches.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Green avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Green. #T4#
Green blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Green.
Green prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Green scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Green.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Green.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands. #BC2#
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Green misses the target.
Green's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doyle under the eye.
Green defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Nice jab there from Green.
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 Blake Green will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Green avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Doyle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doyle. Doyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Doyle wants to land a leg kick but Green is out of range.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green scores with a kick to the midsection.
Doyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Green.
Green lands with a cross.
Green uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body. Green takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Green throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle lands with a straight right. Green didn't see that one coming.
A left lands for Doyle.#T1#
Doyle throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Green tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Green lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle tries to clinch but Green moves out of range.
Green half committed to a counter leg kick.
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyle at a distance.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses #CL2#
and Doyle counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Doyle.
Green blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Green throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Green lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Green.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Green.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Green lands a left hand.
Green scores with a hook to the body.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Green lands with a right to the head.
Green presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Green.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Green can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action. #BC#
Green breaks from the clinch.
Doyle scores with a decent looking hook.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Green.
Doyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Green's calf.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
A jab from Doyle misses. #T3#
Green connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doyle momentarily.
Green throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doyle throws a counter combo.
Green throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Green checks a leg kick.
Green tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Green buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Green slips under a jab.
Green scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyle stuns Green with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
Green looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Green throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Green misses with a wild body shot.
Green slips under a jab from Doyle.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Green connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Green has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.#T4#
Green lands with a slapping head kick.
Doyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doyle throws a leg kick that misses.
Green lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doyle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Green. That one must have hurt.
Green bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Green was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle throws a body punch but Green moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Doyle.
Doyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Green.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Green moves away and avoids it.
Green was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Green showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Green, 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Green!

A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Blake Green made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 

Event: Syn 659 Gravas vs Papadopoulos     
Date:   Dec 01, 2019
#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Cook misses the target.
Jab, jab by Doyle - just one landing. #CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
Cook lands with a right to the head.
Cook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doyle lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Cook.
Cook is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doyle to keep the fight standing.
Doyle tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Cook is pushing Doyle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cook misses with a punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Doyle. #T1#
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Cook misses with some punches.
Cook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cook throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Cook swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cook stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Cook swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Cook is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL2#
Doyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Cook pulls guard effortlessly. #T2#
Doyle looking to pass the guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Doyle is stalling in the full guard.
Doyle wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
Doyle stays in close to Cook's body and controls the position. #T3#
Doyle being controlled here momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cook is trying to keep Doyle in close. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
Cook digs a good body shot into Doyle's ribs.
Doyle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cook is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Cook misses its target.
Doyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cook. That did some damage!
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Cook slips the punch.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Cook displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab. #CL2#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cook, pushing him back against the cage.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Cook controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Cook.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Good leg kick by Doyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cook.
Cook lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook slips a jab from Doyle.
Cook has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cook there as he acknowledges the shot.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Cook wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cook staying out of range there.
Cook looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.#T1#
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Doyle misses.
Nice shot by Doyle.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cook appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle throws a sloppy head kick and Cook moves out of range easily.
A left lands for Cook.
Cook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle 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.
Doyle is looking to land body kicks.
Cook walks into a jab.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Cook tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Cook.
Cook pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Cook throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook staying out of range there.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Cook on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook connects with a single shot there.
Cook throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
Cook blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Cook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Jab from Doyle.
Cook throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
A cross from Cook lands.
Cook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cook misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Cook scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle defending well as Cook loads up on a big left hand.
Cook sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Cook avoids it this time.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cook stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cook finds it's way round the side to connect with Doyle's head.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
Cook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doyle in his tracks.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Doyle misses. #T4#
Doyle thuds a left hand into Cook's body.
Cook uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doyle lands a jab to Cook's midsection.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Cook.
Cook tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cook takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cook.
Jab, jab by Cook - just one landing.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
Doyle lands with a right hand.
Cook works Doyle's body with a nice hook.#CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
Doyle tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Cook tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle 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! This is the final round!
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cook. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Doyle swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.
A jab lands there for Doyle.#CL2#
Doyle has managed to clinch.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Doyle misses with some punches.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cook lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Cook lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Cook working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cook tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Doyle smiles and moves away.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Cook works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cook is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Cook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doyle counters with a left to the body. #CL2#
Doyle pushes Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Cook pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Cook wants to get back to striking at distance but Doyle won't allow it.
Doyle is working Cook over against the cage.
Josh Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle gets through Cook's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cook working aggressively here.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle misses with the head strike. #BC#
Cook breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cook was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doyle throws the left hand but Cook avoids the punch easily.
Cook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle wants to counter the offense by Cook and move into the clinch position.#T3#
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cook thuds a left hand into Doyle's body.
Cook slips under a jab from Doyle.
Cook jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cook throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cook lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #CL2#
Doyle gets a clinch.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
Cook misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cook blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses. #T4#
Doyle working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cook misses with the head strike. #BC#
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cook with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cook misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Cook throws a sloppy body shot
and Doyle counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doyle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doyle slips a jab from Cook.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cook blocks a low kick nicely.
Cook misses with a looping right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
I've got Doyle 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

An out of breath Jimmy Doyle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: Syn 652 Keenan vs Jernit     
Date:   Oct 12, 2019
#R1#
A big left from Cosades misses.
Cosades throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosades missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cosades.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cosades swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD#
Cosades shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cosades was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#SUB#
Cosades goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Doyle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Cosades's guard! Nice work there by Doyle!
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Cosades is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doyle is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Cosades working for a triangle but Doyle defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Cosades working for a triangle but Doyle defends it easily. #T1##SUB#
Cosades has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doyle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Cosades working for submissions but it's allowed Doyle to get to half guard.
Cosades is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Cosades looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Cosades is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doyle pulls his head out easily. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cosades is looking to improve his position.
Cosades misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cosades is trying to get back to full guard.
Cosades punching from the bottom. #SUB#
Cosades is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doyle pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Cosades looking for submissions off his back.
Cosades trying to control but Doyle postures up. #T3##SUB#
Cosades is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doyle pulls his head out easily.
Cosades wants to control but Doyle is keeping busy and won't allow it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cosades, right into the meat.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle lands with a shot to the body.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosades with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cosades.
Doyle tests Cosades's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Cosades moved out of range.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cosades.
Cosades tries to counter with a takedown but Doyle is quick to defend against it.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cosades tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it. #T4#
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Cosades loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Cosades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cosades attempts a counter takedown but Doyle avoids it well and moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Cosades circles away and keeps his distance.
Cosades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cosades tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Doyle defends well and Cosades ends up having to push Doyle into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cosades misses with a body shot.
Doyle checks a low kick from Cosades.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Doyle misses.
Cosades moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Cosades throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that Cosades sees coming a mile off.
Doyle slips a straight right by Cosades.
Doyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Cosades throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosades.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Doyle.
Doyle slips under a jab from Cosades.
Cosades moves out of range of the strikes.
Cosades dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doyle, as that shot connected.
Cosades misses with a body shot.
Cosades tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cosades.
Cosades swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cosades throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Cosades.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Cosades ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Cosades connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle feints a counter leg kick.
Cosades misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Cosades doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cosades misses the shot to the body.
Cosades misses with a hook
and Doyle counters with a one-two to the body.
Cosades throws a solid leg kick but Doyle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cosades.
Doyle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cosades swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cosades throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Doyle slips under a jab from Cosades.
Cosades bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosades attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cosades at a distance.
Cosades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Cosades uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Cosades slips a straight right by Doyle.
Cosades ducks right into an uppercut from Doyle. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cosades moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cosades throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
A big left from Cosades misses.
Doyle slips a jab from Cosades.
Doyle connects with a jab.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosades fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Cosades.
Doyle throws a right and a left that Cosades avoids nicely.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Cosades tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Cosades breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Doyle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doyle scores with a shot to the body. #T3#
Cosades looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Cosades lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Cosades's head but Cosades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle connects with a jab.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cosades.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosades.
Cosades lands a lovely overhand right.
Doyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cosades lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.
Cosades moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cosades throws out the jab.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Cosades tried to counter with a leg kick but Doyle avoided it.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Cosades is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cosades misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Cosades pushes him away.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cosades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosades throws a big shot that misses.
Cosades with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doyle lands a jab to Cosades's midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cosades cracks the inside of Doyle's front leg.
Nice cross by Doyle.
Nice uppercut lands for Cosades. That snapped Doyle's head back.
Cosades thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cosades.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cosades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cosades takes one to the side of the head.
Doyle cracks Cosades with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cosades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Cosades is looking to counter punch.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosades.
Nice cross by Cosades.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cosades.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Jab, jab by Cosades - just one landing.
Cosades slips a jab from Doyle.
Cosades tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Cosades.
Doyle blocks a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cosades checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cosades connects with a looping right hand.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Cosades.
Cosades throws a leg kick that misses.
Cosades keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cosades attempts a counter takedown but Doyle avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cosades lands a jab.
Cosades tries for a takedown but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Cosades.
Doyle wants to counter the offense by Cosades and move into the clinch position.
Cosades throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle shapes to counter with a head kick.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Cosades counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cosades. #T1#
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Cosades from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing that Cosades has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cosades trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosades lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cosades works over Doyle with some ground and pound from guard.
Cosades working some strikes from top position.
Cosades working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Doyle's head.
Caius Cosades overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle is trying to control the position but Cosades postures up.
Cosades is working Doyle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cosades lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Cosades got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cosades has managed to get both his arms back between Doyle's legs - danger averted.
Caius Cosades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cosades works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Cosades is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Doyle is defending against the submission attempts here by Cosades.
Cosades throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cosades is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cosades.
Cosades seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cosades working over Doyle with some ground and pound. Doyle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T3#
Doyle wants to control but Cosades is keeping busy. #SUB#
Cosades is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Doyle is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Doyle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Doyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cosades is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cosades lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cosades working Doyle over with strikes.
Cosades winds up and cracks Doyle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cosades is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Cosades is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cosades missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosades takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Doyle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cosades.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caius Cosades showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

Jimmy Doyle spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: Syn 647 Built vs Arendse     
Date:   Sep 07, 2019
#R1#
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Manuel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Q Club in the buildup to the fight.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Manuel connects with the punch.
Manuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Manuel takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Manuel is out of range.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Manuel slips the punch.
Manuel attempts a counter takedown but Doyle avoids it well and moves away.
Manuel misses with an uppercut
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manuel swings widly with a right hand
and Doyle counters with an inside leg kick.
Doyle digs a good hook to Manuel's body.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Doyle throws a solid leg kick but Manuel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doyle.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. Manuel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doyle lands a head kick. Manuel smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Manuel digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Manuel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doyle checks it well.
Manuel scores with a hook to the body. Doyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Manuel misses with a looping left.
Manuel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Manuel.
Doyle swinging wildly here.
Manuel thuds a left hand into Doyle's body.
Doyle tests Manuel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Manuel walks into a straight right hand from Doyle.
Doyle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Manuel momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel scores with a punch to the head.
Manuel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle slips a jab from Manuel.
Manuel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Manuel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle throws a head kick that half lands.
Manuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle scores with a crisp jab that stopped Manuel in his tracks.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Manuel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Manuel.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle tries to counter with a clinch but Manuel shakes him off and moves away.#T3#
Manuel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Manuel has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Manuel misses the target.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doyle throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
Manuel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Manuel ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Manuel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doyle looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Manuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manuel throws a nice looking combination but Doyle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manuel. #T4#
Doyle lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws a body punch but Manuel moves out of range.
It looked like Manuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle with a jab.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Manuel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Manuel misses. #TD#
Manuel drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Manuel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Manuel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Doyle is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manuel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle swings for the body but Manuel moves out of range.
A jab from Doyle finds it's way through Manuel's defenses.
Manuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle looks for the body kick but Manuel saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Manuel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Manuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Manuel counter with a right hand.
Manuel slips a jab from Doyle.
An attempted straight right counter from Manuel misses the target.
Manuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Manuel.
A jab from Manuel finds it's way through Doyle's defenses.
Manuel misses with an uppercut.
Manuel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Manuel.
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.
Manuel is looking to counter punch.
Manuel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A little feinted left hand from Manuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manuel moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Manuel.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Manuel counters with a left to the body.
Manuel shoots for a takedown but Doyle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manuel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doyle has time to react.
Manuel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Manuel slips a straight right by Doyle.
Doyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Manuel shoots for a takedown but Doyle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Manuel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Doyle sprawls and moves away.
Manuel lands with a shot to the body.
Manuel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle with a jab.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Manuel.
Manuel shoots in but Doyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Manuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manuel blocks a jab.#T3#
Manuel misses with a looping left.
Manuel misses the shot to the body.
Manuel throws a body shot but no joy.
Manuel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Nice straight punches there by Doyle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Doyle.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Manuel manages to avoid it.
Doyle throws a front kick aimed at Manuel's knee but Manuel avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Manuel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Manuel's head back.
Jab by Doyle.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Manuel throws out the jab.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Manuel is just out of range.
Doyle slips a straight right by Manuel.
Doyle slips a straight right by Manuel.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T4#
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Doyle.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
It looked like Manuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Manuel.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Manuel. That snapped Doyle's head back.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Manuel moves away and avoids it.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Manuel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Manuel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Manuel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Manuel.
Manuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Manuel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Manuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Manuel ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Doyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Manuel doesn't seem phased though.
Manuel looks for a takedown but Doyle sprawls well.
Manuel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle tries to clinch but Manuel is having none of it.
Manuel moves out of range of the body kick from Doyle.
Manuel is looking to counter punch.
Manuel tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doyle misses with a few strikes there.
Manuel fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doyle just manages to avoid it.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Manuel's head backwards.#T1#
Jab, jab by Manuel - just one landing.
Manuel connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Manuel's head back.
Manuel takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle throws a jab when Manuel was well out of range.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Manuel takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle stuffs the takedown attempt from Manuel. Manuel gets slowly back to his feet.
Manuel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Manuel looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Manuel throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Manuel looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Peter Manuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Manuel throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range. #CL2#
Doyle gets a clinch.
Manuel tries to pull guard but Doyle forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Manuel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Manuel backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Manuel avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Manuel avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Manuel pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manuel.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Manuel jumps guard but Doyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Manuel scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Manuel manages to break the clinch.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Manuel.
Manuel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Manuel throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Manuel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
Manuel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #ROC2#
Manuel is rocked!
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Manuel.
Doyle cracks the inside of Manuel's front leg.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Manuel. #CL2#
Doyle clinches up against the cage.
Manuel lands a shoulder strike.
Manuel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doyle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Manuel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doyle just stands there and leans against the cage.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Manuel blocking some punches.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Manuel controls his hands.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manuel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manuel throws a head punch that misses.
Manuel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Doyle just stands there and leans against the cage.#T4#
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manuel backwards.
Oh Manuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Doyle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manuel seems to have got his legs back now.
Manuel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Manuel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Doyle.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Manuel is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle takes a shot to the head. #TD#
Manuel jumps guard and drags Doyle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Manuel has an active guard here but Doyle has managed to pass into half guard.
Manuel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Doyle 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

Jimmy Doyle spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

 

Event: Syn 642 Jones vs Gravas     
Date:   Aug 03, 2019
#R1#
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Curran tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it.
Curran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Doyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Doyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Curran misses with a body kick.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle throws a one two combo.
Curran lands with a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.#CL2#
Doyle takes the fight into the clinch.
Curran throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Curran blocks a body shot from Doyle.
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!
Doyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Curran misses with a body punch.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Curran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Curran misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Curran lands a shot to the body.
Curran wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Doyle has him pressed against the cage.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle gets through Curran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Curran pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Curran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Curran scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Curran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Curran misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Doyle.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Curran backwards.
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!
Curran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Curran.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Curran misses with some punches.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Curran controls his hands.
Curran misses with some punches.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle misses with a body punch. #BC#
Curran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Curran throws a leg kick that misses.
Curran changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curran missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Curran.
Curran throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle checks a leg kick nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.#T3#
Curran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Curran will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Doyle lands a jab.
Doyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Curran on the side of the head.
Curran fails with an attempt to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
Doyle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curran.
Curran misses with a looping right.
Curran slips a straight right by Doyle.
Doyle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Curran scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle with a jab.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Curran's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle lands a jab to the head. #T4##CL2#
Doyle closes the distance and pushes Curran back into the cage.
Curran is working Doyle over against the cage.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Curran fails to pull guard.
I was talking to Curran's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Curran jumps guard but Doyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Curran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle is working Curran over against the cage.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Curran.
Curran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Curran blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Curran blocks a body shot from Doyle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Curran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A hook to the body from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Curran throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Curran wants to clinch.#CL#
Curran moves into the clinch.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Curran.
Doyle tries a body shot but Curran blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curran's elbow.
Curran tries to pull guard but Doyle holds him up against the cage and eventually Curran drops back down to his feet.
Curran blocking some punches.
Curran is leaning against Doyle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Curran swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Curran tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Curran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Curran lands a right hand.
Doyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Currans head.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Curran.
Curran misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Curran as the two fighters clinch.
Curran tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Curran has him pressed against the cage.
Curran scores with a shoulder strike.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Curran fails to pull guard.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Curran.
Curran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle pushes Curran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Curran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doyle.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Curran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Curran misses with a body punch.
Doyle tries a body shot but Curran blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Doyle gets through Curran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Curran is rocked!
Curran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Curran is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#TD#
Curran pulls guard effortlessly.
Curran seems to have got his legs back now.
Doyle preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Curran is on top in guard. #REVR##T3#
Doyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB2#
Curran avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Curran slips nicely into half guard.
Doyle is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Well, if Curran 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.
Doyle trying to control here. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Curran trying to control the action but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Doyle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Curran stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Curran passes Doyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Doyle 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#
Curran moves away from the strike by Doyle. #CL2#
Doyle rushes Curran and presses him up against the cage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Curran scores with a shot to the side of Doyle's head.
A short uppercut from Curran.
Curran fails to pull guard.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Curran digs a right hand underneath Doyle's ribcage. Doyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Curran's elbow.
Curran is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doyle to keep the fight standing.#TD#
Curran manages to pull guard.
Curran 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.
Doyle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Curran is working hard here to advance position.#T1##SUB#
Curran is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB#
Curran throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doyle trying to control but Curran is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Doyle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Curran keeping full guard, as Doyle tries to pass. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Curran is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doyle postures up. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch successfully.
Curran can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
A body shot lands from Doyle. #TD#
Curran pulls guard successfully.
Doyle won't allow Curran to sweep him here. #SUB#
Curran has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doyle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3##SUB#
Curran looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Curran tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Doyle controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curran looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Curran is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Doyle is aware though and is defending well.
Doyle stands up over Curran, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB#
Curran working for a triangle but Doyle defends it easily.
Doyle slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Mario Curran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

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 Mario Curran.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

Jimmy Doyle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: Syn 634 San Pedro vs Alzheimer     
Date:   Jun 08, 2019
#R1#
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomi's hands.
Doyle throws a low kick but Gomi avoids it.
Gomi scoring well with a low kick there.
Gomi thows a body kick. Doyle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #CL2#
Doyle closes the distance and pushes Gomi back into the cage.
Doyle tries to work over Gomi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gomi working aggressively here.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gomi.
Gomi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gomi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gomi takes a shot to the head.
Gomi fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Gomi breaks the clinch.
Gomi scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
Doyle tries to move into range but Gomi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gomi throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doyle checks a low kick from Gomi.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Gomi tried to counter with a leg kick but Doyle avoided it.
An inside leg kick from Doyle misses.
Doyle throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
Gomi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Gomi throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Gomi.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doyle. That's going to slow Gomi down.
Nice cross by Gomi.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.#T2#
A clash of legs there as Doyle blocks the low kick.
Doyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomi throws a body kick that misses.
Gomi backing away here, and Doyle unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Gomi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doyle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gomi on the side of the head.
Doyle lands a lovely overhand right.
Gomi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gomi on the side of the head.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Doyle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A swing and a miss from Gomi.
Doyle misses with a low kick as Gomi jumps back.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle slips a jab from Gomi.
Gomi throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Doyle counters by clinching up.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gomi blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3#
Doyle misses with the head strike. #BC#
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Doyle misses with a double jab.
Gomi lands a leg kick that knocks Doyle off balance momentarily.
Gomi lands a lovely overhand right.
Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Gomi circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Gomi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomi.
Gomi takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi misses with a low kick.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Doyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gomi moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Gomi is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Gomi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle checks a low kick from Gomi.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Gomi moves away and avoids it.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Gomi.
Gomi throws a leg kick that misses.
Gomi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Doyle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gomi.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Gomi scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab from Gomi.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Doyle connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gomi slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Gomi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gomi swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
Gomi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi checks the leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Gomi misses with an uppercut
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Doyle punishes Gomi's body with a nice straight punch.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. Gomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gomi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Gomi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gomi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle slips a straight right by Gomi.
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gomi.
Gomi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle scores with a decent looking hook.
Gomi throws a chopping leg kick but Doyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle throws a push kick but Gomi slaps the foot to one side.
Gomi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gomi moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gomi.
Gomi throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Gomi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doyle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Gomi. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Gomi catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gomi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gomi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Doyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gomi.
Gomi misses with a straight right.
Gomi throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Gomi is looking to counter with head kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Gomi.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gomi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Gomi's head.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
Gomi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab. #T3#
A head kick misses from Gomi.
Gomi throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
Gomi scores with a nice right hand.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Gomi moved out of range.
A punch combination from Doyle misses.
Gomi moves out of range of the body kick from Doyle.
Gomi scores with a kick to the body.
Doyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Crunch! Gomi slams his shin into Doyle's torso.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Gomi connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Gomi misses.
Gomi connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Gomi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. Gomi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #T4#
Gomi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi connects with a leg kick. Doyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Doyle digs a good hook to Gomi's body.
A shot to the liver by Gomi. Beautiful body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gomi.
Doyle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gomi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gomi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gomi's calf.
Gomi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doyle is able to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi scores with a jab to the head.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Gomi cracks the inside of Doyle's front leg.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
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 Akihiro Gomi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Nice shot lands for Gomi.
Gomi tries a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Gomi lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle throws a jab when Gomi was well out of range.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle thuds his shin into the meat of Gomi's side.
Gomi 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.
Gomi is looking to land body kicks.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gomi under the eye.
Doyle has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gomi.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Gomi.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body. Gomi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Doyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doyle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomi. Gomi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomi keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Gomi is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Nice body kick from Gomi.
Gomi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
Gomi tries a head kick but it misses.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doyle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gomi.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Gomi.
Doyle tries to counter with a clinch but Gomi shakes him off and moves away.
Gomi tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice shot lands for Doyle.
Doyle lands with a good body shot.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Good leg kick by Gomi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doyle 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 Gomi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gomi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gomi misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
A lazy body kick from Gomi
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Gomi ducks right into an uppercut from Doyle.
Gomi blocks a jab.
Gomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Gomi tries to score with a low kick but Doyle moves his leg out of the way.
Gomi backing away here, and Doyle unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyle.
Doyle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gomi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Gomi saw that one coming.
Doyle swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Doyle backs away, Gomi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomi misses the target.
Gomi is looking to land body kicks.
Gomi is looking to land body kicks.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyle throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Doyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T3#
Doyle swings for the body but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi throws a front kick that sends Doyle stumbling back into the cage.
Doyle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gomi misses with a hook to the body
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL2#
Doyle rushes Gomi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Gomi breaks from the clinch.
Doyle lands with a straight right. Gomi didn't see that one coming.
Gomi throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Gomi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomi keeps Doyle at a distance using the push kick.
A good leg kick by Gomi.
Gomi misses with a body kick.
Gomi throws a lazy body kick
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi. #T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
That kick from Gomi tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gomi is looking to land body kicks.
Gomi misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Gomi throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle lands an overhand right.
Doyle moves out of range as Gomi throws a body kick.
Gomi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doyle will feel that in the morning.
Gomi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doyle walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gomi.
Gomi slips a straight right by Doyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gomi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gomi sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Gomi avoids it this time.
Doyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle tries to clinch up.
Gomi tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
Well Doyle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jimmy Doyle!

Jimmy Doyle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: Syn 629 Wearmouth vs Whyte     
Date:   May 04, 2019
#R1#
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown but Doyle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bishop's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Doyle tries a quick counter leg kick but Bishop is wise to it.
Jackson Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Bishop misses the target.
Doyle throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bishop.
Bishop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bishop misses with a hook.
Doyle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bishop throws out a powerful jab.
Bishop seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Bishop cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Bishop fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doyle just manages to avoid it.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bishop paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bishop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Bishop there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Bishop connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doyle is looking to score with low kicks.
Doyle walks into a straight right hand from Bishop.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.#T1#
Bishop looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Bishop misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bishop is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Bishop throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bishop misses with a looping left.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Doyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bishop 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.
Doyle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bishop lands a really nice looking cross but Doyle seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle misses with a hook. Bishop ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Bishop misses.
Bishop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Doyle pinned against the cage. Doyle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jackson Bishop. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Doyle doesn't manage to clinch there - Bishop circles away.
Bishop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doyle slips under a jab from Bishop.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Bishop tries to keep at a distance but Doyle has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle working aggressively here. #TD#
Bishop jumps guard and drags Doyle to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bishop is keeping the position for now.
Bishop looking for a sweep. Not yet Bishop, not yet. #SUB#
Bishop is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Doyle defends well.
Bishop tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3##SUB#
Bishop is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Doyle engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Doyle throws a body punch but Bishop moves out of range.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bishop.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Bishop sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Bishop avoids it this time.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bishop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Bishop's head but Bishop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bishop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bishop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Bishop.
Bishop scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doyle in his tracks.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Bishop as he connects with a hook.
Doyle connects with a single shot there.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bishop.
Bishop dives in for a single leg takedown but Doyle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doyle tries to clinch
letting Bishop counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bishop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Doyle is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Bishop saw that one coming.
Bishop throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Doyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Bishop dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
An inside leg kick lands from Bishop.
Doyle jabs Bishop to the body, keeping him at a distance.#TD#
Bishop closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Doyle quickly recovers to half guard.
Bishop lands strikes from half guard.
Bishop wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyle keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bishop is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Doyle is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bishop looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bishop seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Doyle does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop looks to land a strike but Doyle avoids it nicely and regains full guard.#SUB2#
Doyle has his foot on Bishop's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bishop works his way back into a safe position though.
Doyle working a defensive guard here.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Bishop from controlling successfully. #T1#
Bishop tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
Bishop is working hard here to advance position.
Doyle is looking to stand up but Bishop isn't so interested in that idea.
Bishop wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Bishop trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bishop takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle drops his hands momentarily and Bishop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bishop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Bishop's belly button to the back.#T2#
Bishop shoots in looking for a takedown. Doyle tries to sprawl out of it but Bishop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bishop takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.
Bishop slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle slips a jab from Bishop.
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Bishop throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Bishop scores with a jab.
Bishop avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Bishop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bishop.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SU#
Bishop stands up and beckons Doyle to his feet. #T3#
Doyle slips a straight right by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut.
Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bishop thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Bishop throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bishop misses with a straight left.
Bishop throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle throws a low kick but Bishop avoids it.
Bishop feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Bishop moved out of range.
Bishop wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bishop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bishop.
Bishop misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bishop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bishop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bishop keeps the fight on the outside.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Doyle 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.
Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Bishop pushes him away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doyle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doyle. That's going to slow Bishop down.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Bishop. #TD#
Bishop feints and as Doyle raises his hands in defense, Bishop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bishop is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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 Jackson Bishop will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bishop looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Doyle is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL2#
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Doyle.
Bishop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bishop pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doyle tries a body shot but Bishop blocks it.
Bishop tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Bishop.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bishop gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bishop.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle. #T1#
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Bishop controls the action.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Bishop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bishop or not.
Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Bishop tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Doyle tries to work over Bishop's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bishop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Doyle working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
A left hand lands to the body for Doyle.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bishop tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards.
Bishop blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Bishop is working Doyle over against the cage.
Doyle cracks Bishop with a nice body shot.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow. #T3#
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Bishop avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Doyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Bishop is just out of range.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bishop was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Bishop works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bishop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bishop throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doyle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bishop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle scores with a shot to the body.
Bishop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Bishop checks it. #T4#
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Jackson Bishop is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage.
Bishop misses with some punches.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Bishop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Doyle scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bishop.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop misses with a body punch.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Bishop.
Bishop lands an uppercut.
Doyle gets through Bishop's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Bishop.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bishop blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bishop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bishop has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Bishop!

Jackson Bishop decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: Syn 625 Pulkkinen vs Mouth     
Date:   Mar 31, 2019
#R1#
Cook looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cook throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doyle lands with a right hand.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cook moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Cook bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doyle's head backwards.
Doyle lands a leg kick that knocks Cook off balance momentarily.
Cook misses the shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cook has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cook keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
A little jabbing left from Cook on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Cook throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Doyle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cook, pushing him back against the cage.
Cook blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Cook doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cook is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Doyle to keep the fight standing.#T1#
Cook jumps guard but Doyle stands there with Cook around his waist. Cook gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cook.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Cook blocks a body shot from Doyle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cook's elbow.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Cook backwards. #BC#
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Doyle attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As Cook tries to get set, Doyle tries to push him back and clinch up but Cook manages to avoid the attempt.
Cook works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doyle throws a head kick but Cook moves out of range.
Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle punishes Cook's body with a nice straight punch.
Cook walks into a stiff left hand from Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Doyle slips under a jab.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a hook but Cook blocks it.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cook.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Doyle throws a nice head kick!
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Cook keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doyle digs a good hook to Cook's body.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T3#
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cook throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.#CL#
Doyle moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Cook breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
A head punch on the inside from Cook fails to land.
Cook lands a right hand.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cook has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Cook lands a body punch.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Cook avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short left from Doyle.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cook lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Cook pushes Doyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Cook fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Cook.#T4#
Cook lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle is leaning against Cook and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle tries a body shot but Cook blocks it.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Cook trying to control the position but instead, Doyle has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cook into the cage.#BC2#
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Doyle lands a body shot. #CL#
Doyle closes the distance and pushes Cook back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cook.
A short left from Cook. #BC2#
Cook breaks the clinch.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cook scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle 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#
Doyle cracks Cook with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cook 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle scores with a nice head shot.
Cook uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cook.
Doyle lands a jab to Cook's midsection.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Doyle clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cook backwards.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook is working Doyle over against the cage.
Cook throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Cook controls the action.
Doyle lands a body shot. #TD2#
Cook manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Doyle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cook can do to turn this around?#T1#
Cook is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB2#
Doyle content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Cook has locked up a guillotine! Cook's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Doyle is holding on here and Cook must be using up a lot of energy. Doyle has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Cook gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Cook!
An out of breath Josh Cook thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: Syn 618 Slice vs Correira     
Date:   Feb 16, 2019
#R1#
Atsushii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good leg kick by Doyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Atsushii has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook but Atsushii avoids it easily.
Atsushii tries to clinch but Doyle moves out of range.
Atsushii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Atsushii scores with a leg kick.
Doyle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Atsushii on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Doyle throws a hook but Atsushii avoids it easily.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Atsushii ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle slips a straight right by Atsushii.
Doyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Doyle misses with a hook. Atsushii ducked under it nicely.
Atsushii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Atsushii 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.#T1#
Doyle throws a jab when Atsushii was well out of range.#TD2#
Atsushii looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Doyle!
Doyle is being controlled here.
Doyle is looking for a sweep.
Atsushii slows the pace down.
An elbow from Atsushii crashes against the mat.
Doyle is being controlled here.
Doyle regains half guard.#T2#
Doyle tries to roll over but Atsushii keeps him under control.
Atsushii looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Doyle tries to get to full guard but Atsushii has control of the leg.
Doyle trying to get back to full guard but Atsushii takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Doyle is looking to get to half guard.#T3#
Doyle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Atsushii tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Doyle is desperately trying to improve his position but Atsushii has a good base and remains in mount.
Doyle regains half guard.
Atsushii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Doyle keeps working.
Atsushii is controlling the pace. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Atsushii wants to control but Doyle is keeping him busy.
Atsushii with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Atsushii trying to control from half guard but Doyle is working away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Atsushii wants to pass the guard but Doyle is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle tries to roll over but Atsushii keeps him under control.
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 Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
A short left from Doyle.
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Atsushii.
Atsushii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Atsushii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Atsushii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Atsushii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Atsushii blocks an uppercut.
Atsushii is looking to take this one to the mat.
Atsushii blocks a body shot from Doyle.
A left hand lands to the body for Atsushii.
Atsushii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atsushii drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Atsushii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Atsushii lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Atsushii.
Atsushii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Atsushii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Atsushii.
Doyle cracks Atsushii with a nice body shot.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Atsushii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Atsushii tries to stall but Doyle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Jimmy Doyle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Atsushii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Atsushii backwards.
Atsushii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Atsushii's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Atsushii lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Doyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Atsushii avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Atsushii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Atsushii.
Atsushii is trying to drag Doyle to the mat but Doyle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kuroda Atsushii.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Atsushii.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Atsushii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atsushii throws a head punch that misses.
Atsushii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Atsushii lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doyle.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Atsushii blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Atsushii breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Atsushii. That's going to slow Doyle down. #T3#
The crowd cheers as Atsushii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doyle doesn't seem phased though.
Doyle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doyle tries to land a leg kick but Atsushii saw it coming and moves away. #CL#
Atsushii gets tackled into the cage by Doyle. Doyle maintains the clinch.
Doyle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atsushii's efforts to push away.
Atsushii blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Atsushii can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Atsushii slowing the pace effectively.
Atsushii is looking for a takedown.
Atsushii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle tries to work over Atsushii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Atsushii has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Doyle after a bit of a struggle.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Atsushii working aggressively here.
Atsushii is working for takedown but Doyle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Doyle. #T4#
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Atsushii avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Atsushii has Doyle pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Doyle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Atsushii tries to score a body lock takedown but Doyle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Atsushii is breathing heavily.
Atsushii throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Atsushii.
Atsushii misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Atsushii.
Atsushii is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doyle is defending well.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Doyle.
Nice body punch from Atsushii.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A cross from Doyle lands.
Atsushii misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle throws a jab when Atsushii was well out of range.
Atsushii staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Atsushii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Atsushii takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Atsushii throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Atsushii counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle thumps Atsushii with a low kick.
Doyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#CL2#
Atsushii has taken the fight to the clinch.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Atsushii throws a head punch that misses.
Atsushii misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Atsushii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Atsushii throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Atsushii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Atsushii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Atsushii goes for a takedown attempt but Doyle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Atsushii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atsushii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Atsushii slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atsushii.
Doyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle throws a leg kick that misses.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Atsushii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doyle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atsushii doesn't seem bothered though.
Kuroda Atsushii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Atsushii's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Atsushii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atsushii is looking for the big counter here.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Atsushii.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atsushii.
Doyle lands with a hook. Atsushii tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle throws a good cross that connects.
Nice shot by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a straight left. #CL#
Doyle pushes Atsushii up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Atsushii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crunch! Doyle slams his shin into Atsushii's torso.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Atsushii throws a head kick but Doyle moves out of range.
Atsushii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Doyle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC#
Atsushii is rocked!
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Atsushii is still on wobbly legs! Can Doyle finish him?
Doyle is stalking Atsushii. Atsushii circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Doyle, and it's lights out! Atsushii really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Doyle!
Jimmy Doyle decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

 

Event: Syn 612 Nixon vs Kocur     
Date:   Jan 05, 2019
#R1#
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Darrow misses.
Darrow lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darrow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hell House MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Darrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darrow.
Darrow misses with a hook.#CL2#
Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Darrow.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Darrow scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Darrow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Darrow's elbow. #T1#
Doyle blocks a body shot from Darrow.
Darrow pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Darrow.
Darrow tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle tries to work over Darrow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle. #T2#
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Darrow controls the action.
Darrow scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
Darrow trying to land knees to the body.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Darrow avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with some punches.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3#
Doyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darrow.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Darrow working aggressively here.
Darrow misses with a punch on the inside.
Darrow swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Darrow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Darrow.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Darrow lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle blocks an elbow strike from Darrow.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Darrow blocking some punches.
Darrow lands an uppercut.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Darrow misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Darrow lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow misses with the head strike.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle gets through Darrow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Darrow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Doyle tries a body shot but Darrow blocks it.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Darrow misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Darrow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Darrow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Darrow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Darrow lands a leg kick that knocks Doyle off balance momentarily.
A punch lands to the side of Darrow 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A combination from Doyle does no damage.
Darrow tries to land a leg kick but Doyle saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Doyle tries to clinch but Darrow is having none of it.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Doyle lands with a kick to the temple. Darrow shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Doyle slips under a jab from Darrow.
Doyle feints a counter leg kick.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
It looked like Darrow wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Darrow.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Darrow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Darrow looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
Darrow misses with an uppercut. #T1#
Darrow lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.
Darrow ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Darrow missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Darrow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darrow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darrow manages to avoid it.
Doyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Darrow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Darrow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Darrow misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Darrow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Darrow misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Darrow misses with a straight right.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but Darrow moved away.
A leg kick checked by Doyle.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Darrow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darrow throws a shot to the body. #CL#
Darrow moves into the clinch successfully.
Darrow has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Darrow throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Nice body punch from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a right to the head. #BC2#
Doyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Darrow.
Doyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Darrow moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Doyle takes a swing at Darrow's ribcage but misses. #T3#
Darrow is looking to clinch.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. Darrow looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Darrow moves out of range of the body kick.
Doyle lands a really nice looking cross but Darrow seems unphased.
Doyle throws the left hand but Darrow avoids the punch easily.
Darrow cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darrow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Darrow clinches up against the cage.
Darrow gets through Doyle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Darrow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Darrow sets himself, and Doyle steps forward looking for the clinch! Darrow avoids it this time.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
Doyle throws a head kick but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow misses with a looping right.
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darrow pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doyle is out of range and Darrow settles back down. #T4#
Darrow motions for Doyle to come forward. Darrow throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darrow takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Darrow.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Darrow.
Darrow feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Darrow missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Darrow.
Darrow avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Darrow saw that one coming.
Darrow throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darrow.
Darrow throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle wants to counter the offense by Darrow and move into the clinch position.
Darrow throws a head kick that misses.
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 Blair Darrow will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Darrow avoids a kick to the body.
Darrow avoids the head kick by Doyle.
Darrow throws a leg kick
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Darrow doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Darrow on the side of the head.
Darrow tests Doyle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Doyle misses.
Darrow throws a shot to the body.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Darrow tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darrow buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Darrow.
Doyle lands with a right hand.
Darrow scores with a nice head shot.
Darrow moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Darrow slips under a jab from Doyle.#T1#
Darrow connects with the punch.
Darrow staying out of range there.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darrow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Darrow.
Blair Darrow is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle misses with a hook. Darrow ducked under it nicely.
It appears Darrow was looking to counter with a kick there.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darrow moves away.
Darrow will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Darrow shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darrow tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Darrow throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Darrow bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darrow scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Darrow misses its intended target.
Darrow misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Darrow punishes Doyle's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darrow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Darrow closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short left from Darrow.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Darrow works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Darrow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Darrow misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Darrow backwards.
Darrow tries to land knees in the clinch but Doyle avoids the damage to the body.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Darrow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Darrow controls his hands.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Darrow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle pushes Darrow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Darrow.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Darrow backwards. #ROC2#
Darrow is rocked!
Darrow presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oh Darrow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Doyle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Doyle creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Darrow's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Darrow drops to his knees and Doyle pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Doyle!
Jimmy Doyle decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 

Event: OFC 341: Wyatt vs Palmer III     
Date:   Feb 24, 2018
#R1#
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marshall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doyle throws a head kick but Marshall moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marshall misses with the combination.
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.
Marshall lands with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Doyle.
Marshall is looking to clinch.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall scores with a jab. Doyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle tries to move into range but Marshall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Marshall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
A big left from Marshall misses. #T1#
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Doyle feints and then cracks Marshall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marshall down.
Marshall misses with an uppercut.
Marshall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle keeps Marshall at a distance using the push kick.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Marshall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marshall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Doyle drives through and clinches with Marshall against the cage.
Marshall throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Marshall.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Marshall blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Marshall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2#
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marshall has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
A nice left hand lands by Doyle.
Doyle tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Marshall.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marshall's elbow.
Marshall prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Marshall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marshall blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle is working Marshall over against the cage.#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Marshall.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle tries a body shot but Marshall blocks it.
Marshall softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshall lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Marshall tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Marshall back against the cage.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marshall throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Marshall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marshall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marshall misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Doyle - that landed with a thud.
Marshall blocks a body shot from Doyle. #BC2#
Doyle breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Marshall misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marshall slips under a jab from Doyle.
Marshall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall jabs at Doyle's body.
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
Doyle scores with the left hand. Marshall knows he should have avoided that one.
Doyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Marshall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Marshall blocks a low kick nicely.
Marshall takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Marshall takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marshall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Marshall moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Marshall loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Doyle in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshall checks it well.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle scores with a kick to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Doyle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marshall throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle connects with a jab.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle drops his hands momentarily and Marshall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle looks to land a combination but Marshall avoids it well.
Marshall swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Marshall moves away.#T1#
Marshall looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Marshall avoids a kick to the body.
Marshall bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Marshall's head but Marshall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Marshall should have avoided that one.
Marshall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Doyle sizes up Marshall with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marshall.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle tries to clinch there but Marshall circles away.
Marshall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Doyle lands with a good body shot.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle tries to counter with a clinch but Marshall shakes him off and moves away.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marshall.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Marshall moved out of range.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle cracks Marshall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Marshall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.
Doyle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Marshall.
Marshall gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Marshall misses.
Doyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doyle walks into a jab.
Doyle lands the left hand.
Doyle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
Doyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marshall misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle wants to counter the offense by Marshall and move into the clinch position.
Marshall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Marshall chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyle can pounce on him.
Marshall throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Doyle walks into a stiff left hand from Marshall.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Marshall thuds a left hand into Doyle's body.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Marshall is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Marshall.
Marshall throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle defending well as Marshall loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target. #T4#
Doyle throws a head kick that misses.
Marshall looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle lands with a cross.
Marshall throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
A slow jab from Marshall misses its intended target.
Doyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Marshall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marshall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Marshall lands a body shot.
Doyle misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marshall moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Marshall slips a straight right by Doyle.
A punch lands to the side of Marshall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Marshall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marshall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Marshall. Marshall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marshall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marshall takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Marshall scores with the left hand. Doyle knows he should have avoided that one.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Marshall.
Doyle swings for the body but Marshall moves out of range.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Marshall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Marshall takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marshall missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Marshall.
Marshall thuds a left hand into Doyle's body.
Marshall cracks Doyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Marshall.#T1#
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marshall.
Marshall staying out of range there.
Marshall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doyle counters with a nice body shot.
Doyle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Marshall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Marshall ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Marshall throws out the jab.
Marshall looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doyle misses with a hook. Marshall ducked under it nicely.
Doyle lands with an overhand left.
Marshall getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyle lands a high kick!
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marshall misses with a straight left.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Doyle works Marshall's body with a nice hook.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marshall blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Marshall with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Marshall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Marshall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marshall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marshall lands a really nice looking cross but Doyle seems unphased.
Marshall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Marshall.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Marshall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marshall.
Marshall walks into a straight right hand from Doyle.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Marshall looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Marshall ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Marshall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marshall.
Jab from Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab when Marshall was well out of range.
Doyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Doyle takes a swing at Marshall's ribcage but misses.
Doyle moves out of range as Marshall strikes.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Marshall.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch successfully.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Marshall avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Marshall misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Doyle manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Marshall misses the jab.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marshall.
Marshall throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marshall lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marshall misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Marshall misses the jab.
Doyle takes one on the button.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marshall misses the target.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marshall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab, jab by Doyle - just one landing.
Marshall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle cracks Marshall with an open hand slap.
Marshall misses with a hook.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tobias Marshall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
Well Doyle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

Jimmy Doyle was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: OFC 337: Ribber vs Tonon     
Date:   Jan 31, 2018
#R1#
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver takes one to the chin there.
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Silver clinches with his opponent.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silver walks into a stiff left hand from Doyle.#T1#
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silver.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Silver does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle scores with a jab.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silver throws out the jab.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
Silver rushes Doyle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Silver stalling the fight.
A short right from Doyle on the inside.
Doyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#BC2#
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Silver lands with a hook. Doyle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Silver catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silver misses with a leg kick.
Doyle slips a jab from Silver.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Doyle. That snapped Silver's head back.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle lands a head shot.
Silver looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle connects with a crisp jab. #T3#
Doyle throws a head kick that half lands.
Silver scores with a kick to the body.
Silver lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doyle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silver had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL#
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Silver breaks from the clinch.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Silver's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver looks to land a combination but Doyle avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle stuns Silver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T4#
Doyle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silver.
Doyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Doyle misses. #CL#
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Silver lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silver throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Silver has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silver there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL#
Silver moves into range and clinches up with Doyle.
Doyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Doyle tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Silver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver lands a right hand.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Doyle. #T1##BC2#
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Doyle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silver takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silver misses with a straight left.
Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silver tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver tries a head kick but it misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Silver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
A combination from Silver does no damage.
Silver throws a poor cross that misses
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Silver on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silver. Silver obviously looking to wear him down.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Silver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
A big right from Silver misses.
Silver takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle throws a jab when Silver was well out of range.
A jab from Doyle misses. #T3#
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Silver throws a front kick aimed at Doyle's knee but Doyle avoids it well.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Silver catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Silver has managed to clinch.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silver.
Silver lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Silver blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver misses with some punches.
Silver pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
Doyle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silver.
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 Nathan Silver will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Silver had a free shot at his head there.
A good leg kick by Doyle.
Doyle moves out of range as Silver strikes.
Silver looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Silver misses its intended target.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Doyle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Doyle cracks Silver with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Doyle throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silver's head backwards.
Silver slips a jab from Doyle.
Silver tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silver's head.
Silver throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Doyle to counter with a crisp jab.
Doyle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silver on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyle can pounce on him.
Silver looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
Silver connects with a solid leg kick.
Silver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Silver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silver slips under a jab.
Silver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silver tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Nice uppercut lands for Doyle. That snapped Silver's head back.
Silver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Silver throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.#T3#
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Silver looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Silver with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silver throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver scores with a decent looking hook.
Silver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Silver is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle tests Silver's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Silver throws an off balance right hand
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Silver avoids it with no problem.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Silver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silver loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doyle slips under a jab from Silver.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver misses with a looping left.
Silver gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
Donk. Silver catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Doyle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A less than humble Jimmy Doyle misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

Event: OFC 332: Lafayette vs Venom II     
Date:   Dec 30, 2017
#R1#
Sorokov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle counters with a right hand to the body.
Doyle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sorokov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sorokov scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Sorokov shoots and misses
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sorokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Doyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sorokov scores with a punch to the head.
Sorokov scores with a nice strike.#TD2#
Doyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Sorokov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sorokov is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.#T1#
Sorokov throwing strikes but missing.
Sorokov trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sorokov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doyle trying to control the position.
Sorokov throws a strike but Doyle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Sorokov wants to sweep here but Doyle controlling him for the moment.
Sorokov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sorokov wants to improve his position but instead Doyle has moved into half guard. #T2#
Doyle is trying to control the action in half guard but Sorokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sorokov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle tries to free his leg and advance position but Sorokov is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sorokov lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Sorokov throws a big right hand that misses.
Doyle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Doyle works over Sorokov with some ground and pound from guard.
Sorokov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sorokov is still trying to improve position.#T3#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doyle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sorokov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Doyle manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Doyle trying to keep a closed guard but Sorokov is proving a slippery customer.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Sorokov from controlling successfully.
Sorokov stopping the sweep attempt from Doyle.
Sorokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sorokov with a flurry of punches that miss. #T4#
Sorokov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doyle has Sorokov pulled in close to control his posture.
Doyle lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Doyle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sorokov wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sorokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sorokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Sorokov, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yuri Sorokov will probably get the nod.
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#
Sorokov works Doyle's body with a nice hook.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sorokov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sorokov misses with a body shot
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sorokov misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorokov dips to his left and cracks Doyle with an uppercut!
Sorokov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#
Sorokov is rocked!
Doyle lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Sorokov head around and knocks him out cold! Doyle hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmy Doyle!
Our winner, Jimmy Doyle, 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.

 

Event: OFC 324: Imbula vs Maneno     
Date:   Nov 15, 2017
#R1#
Dall dives in for a single leg takedown but Doyle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ryzen Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dall lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT2#
It looks like Jimmy Doyle has been cut.
Dall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Doyle circles away.
Dall fails with the takedown.
Doyle throws a counter high kick but Dall was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jimmy Doyle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryzen Dall.
Dall tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Dall fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dall defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Ryzen Dall has been cut.
Dall shoots in and drives through. Doyle sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Dall is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.#T1#
Dall lands a nice looking body kick.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it. #TD2#
Dall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dall has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at LOD: Legion's PIT Fight Club. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.#SUB2#
Dall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Dall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Doyle is looking to reverse the position.#T2##SUB2#
Dall is trying to get an arm triangle but Doyle is defending well. #SUB2#
Dall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doyle, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Dall tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dall has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Dall is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doyle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T3##SUB2#
Dall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doyle, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Dall has hold of Doyle's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Doyle tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dall cranks the arm and Doyle screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Doyle, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ryzen Dall!
After the big win, Ryzen Dall made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

 

Event: CEC 543     
Date:   Sep 24, 2017
#R1#
Doyle feints and then cracks Marley's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Marley down.
Nice jab there from Doyle.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Marley's head back.
Doyle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marley.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tomas Marley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Marley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Doyle takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Good exchange - Marley coming out on top.
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!
Marley throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
A big left from Marley misses.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marley.
Doyle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Marley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley swinging wildly here.
Marley avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Marley looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Doyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marley throwing a counter right hand but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Marley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marley thinking.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Marley.
Marley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Marley misses.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Marley rather than just go for the knockout.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Marley.
Doyle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marley lands a really nice looking cross but Doyle seems unphased. #T2#
Good exchange - Marley coming out on top.
Marley throws out a powerful jab.
Nice cross by Doyle.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Marley jabs Doyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Marley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Marley.
Marley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doyle on the side of the head.
Doyle has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Marley pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doyle is out of range and Marley settles back down.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.#T3#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marley.
Marley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marley. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doyle moves out of range as Marley strikes.
Marley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Marley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Marley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Marley throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Marley cracks the inside of Doyle's front leg.
Marley misses with a left hand
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marley throws a right and a left that Doyle avoids nicely.
Marley misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Doyle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marley misses the shot to the body.
Doyle throws a jab when Marley was well out of range.
Marley throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Marley avoids it with no problem.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.
Marley thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Doyle if he has to take too many more of those.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marley throws a shot to the body.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Marley slips the punch.
Marley throws a big counter combination but Doyle scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Doyle misses the jab.
Marley misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Marley misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
Marley misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Marley dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marley.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Marley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Marley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Doyle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Marley.
Marley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doyle counters with a nice body shot.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Marley is out of range.
Doyle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marley.
Marley moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Marley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T1#
Marley throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Marley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tomas Marley is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Doyle might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marley has got the better of the exchanges.
Marley misses with a hook.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Marley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Marley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marley throws a left and a right that both miss
and Doyle counters with a three punch combo that has Marley backing up. Marley nods at Doyle to acknowledge the strikes.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
Doyle with a nice cross.
Marley misses with a combination
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Marley is rocked!
Marley digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD2#
Doyle sends Marley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Doyle is motioning to the referee to let Marley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Marley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Marley avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marley.
A good leg kick by Doyle. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Marley. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marley throws an off balance right hand
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Marley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Marley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A jab from Marley misses.
Marley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Marley slips the punch.
Marley seems to have got his legs back now.
Doyle misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Marley misses its intended target.
Marley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marley scores with a leg kick.
Marley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doyle momentarily.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Doyle lands with an overhand left.
Marley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marley throws a lazy uppercut
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T3#
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marley drops his hands momentarily and Doyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Marley.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Marley throws a good cross that connects.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Marley saw that one coming.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Doyle checks it well.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marley looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marley was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.#T4#
Marley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Marley throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Marley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marley misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Marley catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marley ducks right into an uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyle lands the left hand.
Marley throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doyle counters with a good low kick that Marley was not able to check.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle slips a jab from Marley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Marley throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Marley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doyle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
Marley blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Marley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle checks the leg kick.
Marley throws out a leg kick but Doyle moves out of range and Marley only half commits.
Sloppy strikes from Marley. Those never looked like landing.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Marley moved out of range.
Marley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doyle's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marley misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle throws a hook but Marley avoids it easily.
Marley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Marley lands with a cross.
Marley is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks. #T1#
Marley throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marley finds it's way round the side to connect with Doyle's head.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marley.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Marley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Doyle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Marley throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle defending well as Marley loads up on a big left hand.
Marley misses with a hook.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marley throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Marley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Marley.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Marley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marley swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Marley.
Doyle throws a right and a left that Marley avoids nicely.
Marley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Marley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Marley moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Marley looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #T3#
Marley takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Marley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle 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.
Marley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Marley misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marley misses with a looping right.
Marley is looking to score with low kicks.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Marley.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doyle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Marley misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Marley misses.
Doyle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marley under the eye.
Some wild striking there from Marley. #T4#
Marley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Doyle takes a swing at Marley's ribcage but misses.
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Doyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Doyle gets a takedown into half guard.
Marley is staying active underneath Doyle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doyle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Marley is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Doyle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Doyle's back!
Marley biding his time, controlling Doyle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas Marley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas Marley!

After the big win, Tomas Marley made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Conviction and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

 

Event: CEC 537     
Date:   Aug 30, 2017
#R1#
Doyle throws a hook but Krakowiak blocks it.
A jab from Krakowiak misses.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
We've been told by Krakowiak's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Krakowiak misses with an uppercut.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle tries to move into range but Krakowiak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Krakowiak checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Krakowiak is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowiak ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Krakowiak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle slips a straight right by Krakowiak.
Krakowiak misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Doyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Krakowiak jabs at Doyle's body.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krakowiak takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Krakowiak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Krakowiak scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krakowiak was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Nice defenses there by Krakowiak.
Krakowiak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Krakowiak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Doyle connects with the punch.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Krakowiak takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Doyle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Krakowiak counters with a left to 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!
Doyle moves away from the strike by Krakowiak.
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doyle cracks Krakowiak with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krakowiak ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Krakowiak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice straight punches there by Krakowiak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krakowiak.
Doyle connects with a right hand. Krakowiak shakes it off.
Krakowiak fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krakowiak throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle lands with a good body shot.#T3#
A chopping leg kick lands by Doyle.
Doyle lunges at Krakowiak with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krakowiak's hand.
Doyle slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Doyle.
Doyle feints and then cracks Krakowiak's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krakowiak down.
Krakowiak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Krakowiak throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Krakowiak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krakowiak tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Krakowiak defends it well.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Doyle misses with a looping left.#T4#
Krakowiak moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Krakowiak misses with a head kick. #TD2#
Doyle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krakowiak's head. #ES#
Krakowiak has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Doyle is on him like a limpet, forcing Krakowiak back against the cage.#BC#
Krakowiak breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krakowiak turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krakowiak lands the left hand.
Krakowiak with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Doyle.
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 Jacek Krakowiak will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Krakowiak looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle throws a hook but Krakowiak blocks it.
Krakowiak swings widly with a right hand
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krakowiak thinking.
Krakowiak throws a nice looking combination but Doyle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krakowiak moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krakowiak looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krakowiak misses with a straight left.
A head kick by Krakowiak misses
and Doyle counters with an outside leg kick.
Doyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krakowiak misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely. #T1#
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Krakowiak scores with a jab. Doyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krakowiak lands with a slapping head kick.
Krakowiak looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Krakowiak misses the shot to the body.
Krakowiak throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Krakowiak.
Nice body punch from Krakowiak.
Krakowiak is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doyle throws the left hand but Krakowiak avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krakowiak lands a jab.
Krakowiak slips under a jab.
Krakowiak throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krakowiak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Krakowiak!
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Krakowiak is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Doyle.
Doyle swings widly with a right hand
and Krakowiak counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krakowiak.
Krakowiak connects with an inside leg kick.
Krakowiak lands a jab.#T3#
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krakowiak moves away.
Krakowiak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Krakowiak.
Doyle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doyle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Krakowiak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krakowiak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Doyle scrambles back to his feet.
Krakowiak 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.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krakowiak was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab lands there for Doyle.#ROC2#
Krakowiak is rocked!
A big left from Doyle misses.
Oh Krakowiak is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krakowiak misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Krakowiak lands a jab to the head.
Krakowiak seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws an off balance right hand
and Krakowiak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doyle.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses
and Krakowiak counters with a leg kick.
A left lands for Krakowiak.#ROC#
Doyle is rocked!
Krakowiak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krakowiak throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Krakowiak misses with a straight left.
Krakowiak gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Doyle counters with a three punch combo that has Krakowiak backing up. Krakowiak nods at Doyle to acknowledge the strikes.
Krakowiak throws a good cross that connects.
Krakowiak scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacek Krakowiak dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle misses with a hook
and Krakowiak counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doyle thinking.
Krakowiak throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krakowiak scores with a decent looking hook.
Doyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Krakowiak finish him?
Krakowiak steps in with a hook that catches Doyle right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Krakowiak follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Doyle looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacek Krakowiak!
Jacek Krakowiak seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: CEC 530     
Date:   Jul 26, 2017
#R1#
Sayonara missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a low kick.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sayonara moves away.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sayonara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle counters with a low kick, right behind Sayonara 's knee.
Sayonara throws a wild body kick that Doyle sees coming a mile off.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle misses the jab.
Sayonara tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sayonara moves out of range of the body kick from Doyle.
Doyle moves away from the strike by Sayonara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Doyle clinches.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sayonara's elbow.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Sayonara.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Sayonara scores with a hook to the body.
Sayonara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Sayonara tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Sayonara back against the cage. #T1#
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Sayonara avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sayonara misses with a punch on the inside.
Sayonara can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Sayonara 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.
Sayonara misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Doyle.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sayonara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sayonara lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Doyle.
Sayonara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Doyle.#BC2#
Sayonara's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Doyle digs a good hook to Sayonara's body.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Sayonara takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Sayonara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Sayonara.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sayonara throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Sayonara is just out of range.
Sayonara throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Sayonara.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Sayonara.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sayonara misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a body kick.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sayonara as he connects with a hook.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doyle scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Sayonara should have avoided that one.
Doyle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sayonara's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T3#
Nice shot by Sayonara.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Doyle throws a jab when Sayonara was well out of range.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Doyle throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Sayonara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Sayonara moved out of range nicely.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sayonara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sayonara thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sayonara scores with a nice body kick.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sayonara. #T4#
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sayonara lands with a good body shot.
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Sayonara counters with a nice leg kick.
Doyle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sayonara misses with a head kick.
Doyle quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a nice body kick.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sayonara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sayonara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayonara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayonara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Doyle throws a low kick but Sayonara moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod.
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#
Sayonara walks into a straight right hand from Doyle.
Sayonara lands with an uppercut that bounces Doyle off the cage and back into range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sayonara throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sayonara.
Sayonara throws a push kick but Doyle slaps the foot to one side.
Sayonara misses with a looping left.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Sayonara lands a nice shot that snaps Doyle's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sayonara scores with a leg kick.
Sayonara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sayonara takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand. #T1#
A big right from Doyle misses.
A shot to the body from Doyle misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara is looking to land body kicks.
Sayonara throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Sayonara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle scores with a leg kick.
Doyle throws the left hand but Sayonara avoids the punch easily.
Sayonara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Sayonara defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Sayonara moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Sayonara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayonara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Sayonara stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from Sayonara misses
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doyle.
Sayonara swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sayonara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Sayonara tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Sayonara slips a jab from Doyle.
Sayonara throws a solid leg kick but Doyle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sayonara.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.#CL#
Doyle gets a clinch.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Sayonara lands a left hand. #BC2#
Sayonara breaks from the clinch.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sayonara swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sayonara checks a leg kick.
Doyle throws out a powerful jab.
Sayonara lunges at Doyle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Doyle's hand.
A jab from Doyle misses. #T3#
A low kick from Sayonara is predictable there
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Sayonara tries to land a body kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sayonara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sayonara misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle walks into a stiff left hand from Sayonara.
Sayonara misses with a body kick.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sayonara will feel that in the morning.
Sayonara misses the shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a hook
and Sayonara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sayonara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sayonara slips under a jab from Doyle.
Jiri Sayonara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sayonara throws a lazy body kick
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayonara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Sayonara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sayonara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sayonara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle staying out of range there.
Doyle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A big left from Sayonara misses.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Sayonara.
Sayonara lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle misses with a leg kick.
Sayonara loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sayonara takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
Sayonara darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle digs a right hand underneath Sayonara's ribcage. Sayonara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sayonara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jiri Sayonara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Sloppy strikes from Doyle. Those never looked like landing.
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sayonara on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle tries to clinch up but Sayonara circles away and keeps his distance.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sayonara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle cracks a nice hook into Sayonara's ribs.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Sayonara counters with a leg kick.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doyle throws a right hand that misses
letting Sayonara counter with a right hand.
Sayonara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sayonara throws a body kick that misses
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sayonara darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle looks to clinch
and Sayonara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Doyle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sayonara manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sayonara throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Sayonara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Sayonara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Sayonara looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sayonara lands with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sayonara.
Donk. Sayonara catches Doyle right on the button with a cross.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Doyle connects with a right hand. Sayonara shakes it off.
Nice body punch from Sayonara.
Sayonara pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And Doyle counters with a quick kick to the body but Sayonara blocks it.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sayonara tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sayonara lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyle at a distance.
Sayonara moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sayonara counters with a straight right hand.
Sayonara throws a sloppy head kick
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sayonara thinking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sayonara - the referee stops the clock and Doyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sayonara. Doyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sayonara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That kick from Sayonara tenderised Doyle's leg. Doyle is trying to keep his angry face on.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sayonara misses with a right hand
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Doyle throws a body punch but Sayonara moves out of range.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayonara.
Sayonara works the jab nicely.
Sayonara cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sayonara moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sayonara 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 Doyle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Doyle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sayonara thumps Doyle with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sayonara - the referee stops the clock and Doyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sayonara. Doyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sayonara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.#T4#
Sayonara swats away the attempt to clinch by Doyle.
Sayonara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Sayonara connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Sayonara coming out on top.
Sayonara lands a nice looking body kick.
Sayonara digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Sayonara counters with a stiff right hand.
Sayonara throws a sloppy body shot
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
A big right from Sayonara misses.
Doyle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sayonara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jiri Sayonara is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sayonara.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jiri Sayonara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sayonara 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiri Sayonara!

In his post fight interview, Jiri Sayonara gave a big smile as he said 'Yuri Boshtok sends his regards.'.

 

Event: CEC 525     
Date:   Jul 05, 2017
#R1#
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Doyle throws a chopping leg kick but Doubdtfire manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Doyle slips a straight right by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that misses
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Doubdtfire slips the punch.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Doubdtfire is predictable there
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doubdtfire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Doyle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doubdtfire throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doubdtfire scores with a hook to the body. Doyle takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Doubdtfire ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws a leg kick that misses.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
Doubdtfire has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doubdtfire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Doyle closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T1#
Doubdtfire throws a body shot but no joy.
Doubdtfire gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doubdtfire.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Doubdtfire's body.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Doubdtfire is just out of range.
Doubdtfire misses with a left hand
and Doyle counters with a straight right hand.
Doubdtfire scores with a nice body kick.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doubdtfire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doubdtfire fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doyle just manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doubdtfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doubdtfire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doyle on the side of the head.
Doyle lands a high kick!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Doubdtfire darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Doubdtfire throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Doyle slips a jab from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Doyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doubdtfire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Doyle throws a body punch but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doubdtfire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire lands a nice looking body shot.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
Doubdtfire slips under a jab.
Doyle digs a good hook to Doubdtfire's body.
Doyle cracks Doubdtfire with a good jab.
Doyle with a jab.
Doubdtfire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doubdtfire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Doubdtfire misses
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3##CL2#
Doyle rushes Doubdtfire and presses him up against the cage.
Doubdtfire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Doubdtfire.
A short body shot lands from Doyle as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doubdtfire is trying to force a seperation but Doyle has the dominant position.
Doubdtfire swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Doubdtfire manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Doubdtfire counters with a good low kick that Doyle was not able to check.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doubdtfire.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doubdtfire misses with a low kick.
Doyle tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doubdtfire is able to avoid easily.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
Doyle gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle scores with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Doubdtfire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Doyle.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Doubdtfire.
Doyle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Doyle walks into a jab.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Doubdtfire.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but Doubdtfire moved away.
Doubdtfire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doyle is out of range and Doubdtfire settles back down.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doubdtfire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doubdtfire scores with a kick to the midsection.
Doyle is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Doubdtfire had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doubdtfire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire lands a nice shot that snaps Doyle's head back.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Doubdtfire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
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 Euphegen Doubdtfire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Doubdtfire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doubdtfire throws a poor cross that misses
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Doubdtfire dips to his left and cracks Doyle with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Doubdtfire.
Doyle moves out of range as Doubdtfire throws a body kick.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Doubdtfire's belly button to the back.
Doubdtfire tries to land a leg kick but Doyle saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Doyle blocks the low kick.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doubdtfire manages to avoid it.
Doubdtfire fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Doyle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Doyle lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
Doubdtfire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doubdtfire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Doubdtfire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doubdtfire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doubdtfire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Doubdtfire punishes Doyle's body with a nice straight punch.
Doyle throws a hook but Doubdtfire avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doubdtfire shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Doubdtfire misses its target.
Doubdtfire lands with a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire cracks Doyle with an open hand slap.
Doubdtfire moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Doubdtfire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Doubdtfire.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Doyle sizes up Doubdtfire with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doubdtfire with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
Doyle misses with a hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Doubdtfire on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doubdtfire counters with an outside leg kick.
Doyle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doubdtfire moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the body.
Doubdtfire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doubdtfire scores with a jab. Doyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Doubdtfire is just out of range.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Doyle lands the left hand.#T3#
Doubdtfire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Doubdtfire scores with a punch to the head.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doubdtfire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doubdtfire throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doubdtfire.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Doubdtfire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doyle with a hook.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Doubdtfire looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doubdtfire fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Doyle on the side of the head.
Doyle shoots in but Doubdtfire avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Doubdtfire is looking to counter with a body kick.
Doyle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#T4#
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!
Doubdtfire stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Doyle.
Doubdtfire misses with a body kick.
Doubdtfire 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.
Doubdtfire misses with a kick to the body.
Doubdtfire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Doubdtfire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doubdtfire tried to counter with a leg kick but Doyle avoided it.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doubdtfire digs a good hook to Doyle's body.
Doyle throws a jab when Doubdtfire was well out of range.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doubdtfire connects with a solid leg kick.
Doubdtfire connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire scores with a crisp jab that stopped Doyle in his tracks.
Doyle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but Doubdtfire shows good takedown defense.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Euphegen Doubdtfire dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Doyle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doubdtfire thinking.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Doubdtfire appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doyle checks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doubdtfire lands a body shot.
Doubdtfire misses with a body kick.
Doubdtfire misses the shot to the body.
Doubdtfire works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Doubdtfire's head but Doubdtfire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doubdtfire.
Doyle misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doubdtfire. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle blocks a low kick nicely.
Doubdtfire lands the left hand.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doubdtfire lets loose with a powerful body kick. Doyle will feel that in the morning.#T1#
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Doubdtfire lands a jab to Doyle's midsection.
Doubdtfire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Doyle.
Doubdtfire is looking to chop away at Doyle's legs.
Doubdtfire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doubdtfire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Doyle 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doubdtfire tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Doyle misses with a shot to the body
and Doubdtfire counters with a low kick, right behind Doyle 's knee.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire moved away.
Doubdtfire lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
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!
Doubdtfire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Doubdtfire misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Doyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doubdtfire misses with a body kick.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#CL#
Doubdtfire drives through and clinches with Doyle against the cage.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Doyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doubdtfire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doubdtfire lands a nice uppercut.
Doubdtfire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Doubdtfire lands a shoulder strike.
Doubdtfire has Doyle pushed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Doyle.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Doubdtfire.
A right hook to the body lands for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards. #T3#
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Doubdtfire.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doubdtfire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle tries a body shot but Doubdtfire blocks it.
Doubdtfire presses Doyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doubdtfire lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Doubdtfire.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doubdtfire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doubdtfire lands a hook that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Euphegen Doubdtfire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Doubdtfire misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Doubdtfire.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doubdtfire digs a right hand underneath Doyle's ribcage. Doyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Doyle throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Doubdtfire on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Doubdtfire blocks an uppercut.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doubdtfire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doubdtfire struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Doubdtfire. #BC#
Doubdtfire breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
And Doubdtfire counters with a quick kick to the body but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle lands a head shot.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Doubdtfire pushes him off.
Doubdtfire is looking to score with low kicks.
Doubdtfire moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire cracks Doyle with an open hand slap.
Doubdtfire lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Euphegen Doubdtfire clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Doubdtfire throws out a leg kick but Doyle moves out of range and Doubdtfire only half commits.
Doubdtfire throws a wild body kick that Doyle sees coming a mile off.
Doubdtfire has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle lands a jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Doyle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Doubdtfire - the referee stops the clock and Doyle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Doubdtfire. Doyle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doubdtfire jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle slips a jab from Doubdtfire.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doyle takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doubdtfire lands with a cross. #T1#
Doubdtfire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A left lands for Doubdtfire.#CL#
Doubdtfire has managed to clinch.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doubdtfire lands with a left to the head. #ROC#
Doyle is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doubdtfire.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doubdtfire doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doubdtfire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle prevents a body shot from Doubdtfire.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doubdtfire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle is still on wobbly legs! Can Doubdtfire finish him?
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Doubdtfire breaks from the clinch.
Doyle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doyle seems to have recovered his senses.
Doubdtfire scores with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire misses with a straight left. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doubdtfire defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doubdtfire slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Doubdtfire misses its target.
Doyle connects with a right hand. Doubdtfire shakes it off.
Doubdtfire throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doubdtfire. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doubdtfire misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doubdtfire tries a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab. Doyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Doyle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle scores with a spinning back kick!
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice body punch from Doyle. #T3#
Doyle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Doubdtfire throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doubdtfire sizes up Doyle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by Doubdtfire there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Doubdtfire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice body punch.
Doyle connects with a body shot that sends Doubdtfire's belly button to the back.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Doubdtfire slips the punch.
Doubdtfire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doubdtfire takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doubdtfire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Doubdtfire.
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Doubdtfire changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doubdtfire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doyle slips a straight right by Doubdtfire.
Doyle checks a low kick from Doubdtfire.
Doyle is looking to land body kicks.
Doubdtfire misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Euphegen Doubdtfire had his way with Jimmy Doyle in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
An inside leg kick from Doyle misses.
A slow jab from Doubdtfire misses its intended target.
Doyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire lands a nice shot to the body.
Doubdtfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Doubdtfire is just out of range.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doubdtfire looks to land a body kick but Doyle moved away.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the head.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Doubdtfire misses its intended target.
Doyle throws a jab when Doubdtfire was well out of range.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doubdtfire swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Doubdtfire's head but Doubdtfire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doubdtfire turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
Doyle defending well as Doubdtfire loads up on a big left hand.
Doubdtfire tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
Doubdtfire throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doyle tries to land a front kick but Doubdtfire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doubdtfire.
Doyle just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDoubdtfire.
Doyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doubdtfire can pounce on him.
Doyle blocks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Euphegen Doubdtfire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doubdtfire fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Doubdtfire connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Doubdtfire.
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!
Doyle throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire checks it.
Doubdtfire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doyle misses with a low kick as Doubdtfire jumps back.
Doyle cracks Doubdtfire with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doubdtfire moves away.
Doubdtfire closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle checks a low kick from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doubdtfire blocks a head kick by Doyle.
Doyle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Doubdtfire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle walks into a straight right hand from Doubdtfire.#T3#
Nice defenses there by Doubdtfire.
Doyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Doubdtfire connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Doubdtfire counters with a nice leg kick.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Doubdtfire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doyle has time to react.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doubdtfire.
Doyle goes for a double leg but Doubdtfire avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Doubdtfire continues to drive forward.
Doyle takes one on the button.
Doyle 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.
Doubdtfire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doubdtfire can pounce on him.
Doubdtfire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Doyle throws a leg kick
and Doubdtfire finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Doubdtfire buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doubdtfire connects with a nice looking jab.
Doubdtfire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire sizes up Doyle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doubdtfire throws a shot to the body.
Doyle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doubdtfire blocks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Euphegen Doubdtfire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doubdtfire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Euphegen Doubdtfire!

Euphegen Doubdtfire retains his bantamweight title!
Euphegen Doubdtfire took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm going for that top 5 p4p, watch me.'.

 

Event: CEC 522     
Date:   Jun 18, 2017
#R1#
Coxall jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Coxall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Coxall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coxall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coxall manages to avoid it.#CL#
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle tries a body shot but Coxall blocks it.
Doyle cracks Coxall with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Coxall.
Coxall misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coxall backwards.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle cracks Coxall with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle pushes Coxall back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coxall's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Doyle.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Coxall lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Doyle tries to work over Coxall's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coxall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Coxall tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Coxall tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Doyle avoids it.#TD#
Doyle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Coxall clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Doyle keeps control of the position as Coxall tries to break free.
Coxall is trapped and Doyle is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Doyle lands strikes to the head.
Doyle has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Coxall.
Doyle trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Coxall grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight. #T2##SUB#
Doyle has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Doyle is punishing Coxall with some ground and pound.
Doyle tries to keep control of the position but Coxall is staying busy.
Doyle throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Doyle is punishing Coxall with some ground and pound.
Good control from Doyle.
Doyle is trying to stick to Coxall's back but Coxall is turning into Doyle. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Doyle's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Coxall.#SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coxall passes into half guard. #T3#
Coxall is trying to control. Doyle wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Doyle trying to hold on to Coxall's head to control him but Coxall postures up.
Doyle wants to improve his position but Coxall is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Doyle manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Doyle had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coxall defends it easily.
Coxall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB#
Doyle working for submissions but it's allowed Coxall to get to half guard.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
Doyle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Coxall passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Coxall jumps into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Coxall misses with a body shot
and Doyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coxall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle tries to land a front kick but Coxall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coxall lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
Coxall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Coxall throws a head kick that misses.
Doyle fires out a quick counter leg kick but Coxall just manages to avoid it.
Doyle swings for the body but Coxall moves out of range.
As Doyle backs off Coxall throws a huge counter combo but Doyle manages to avoid it all.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Doyle.
Coxall leaves Doyle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Coxall throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Coxall blocks a jab.
Coxall feints a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Coxall misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Doyle tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Coxall moves away from the strike by Doyle. #TD#
Coxall gets caught napping as Doyle dives in and scores a takedown. Coxall manages to retain guard.
Coxall trying to control the position.
Doyle working some strikes from top position.
Jimmy Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Coxall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doyle looking to sit in guard and control but Coxall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coxall passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Coxall is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T2#
Doyle is trying to control but Coxall passes into side control!
Doyle gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Coxall taking a breather but there's no such thing in a fight! Doyle has locked on to a kimura from the bottom - he uses it to sweep and is now looking to finish from the top position! He's got it! Coxall has tapped! Great work by Doyle! Lay and pray doesn't pay, kids! Just remember, you heard it here first.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Doyle!
A victorious Jimmy Doyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: CEC 515     
Date:   May 14, 2017
#R1#
Preston fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Preston misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Preston misses its intended target.
Doyle throws a jab when Preston was well out of range.
We've been informed that Preston 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.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
Preston drives through and clinches with Doyle against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Doyle.
Doyle avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
Preston blocks an elbow strike from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Preston.
Preston throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doyle is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
A short body shot lands from Preston as the two fighters clinch.
Preston working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Preston.
Doyle tries to work over Preston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Preston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Doyle avoids the elbow strike from Preston, against the cage.
Doyle is working Preston over against the cage.
Doyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Preston.
Preston tries to land a knee to the head but Doyle blocks with his arms.
Preston blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Preston throws an elbow that misses.
Doyle lands a shot to the body.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Preston.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Preston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Preston.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Preston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Preston missing with knees to the body.
Preston throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Preston looks to throw an elbow but misses. #TD#
Doyle has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Preston clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Doyle has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Preston has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Doyle lands punches and elbows.
Doyle throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Doyle controlling well, preventing Preston from escaping the position.
Preston avoids the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle lands strikes to the head.
I really don't envy Preston right now.
Doyle trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Preston doesn't escape. #T3#
Doyle doesn't have the hooks in and Preston manages to turn into his guard. #SUB#
Doyle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Preston defends well.#SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Preston trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Preston stays in close to Doyle's body and controls the position.
Let's hope that Preston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T4##SUB#
Doyle looking for subs off his back but Preston has passed one foot through into half guard.
Preston content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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 Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Doyle throws a hook but Preston blocks it.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Preston.
Doyle throws a head kick that Preston semi-blocks.
Preston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aiden Preston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Doyle blocks a head kick by Preston.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle stuns Preston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Preston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Doyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nice defenses there by Preston.
Doyle misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Preston.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Preston lands the left hand.#T1#
Preston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Preston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Preston buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Doyle throws a shot to the body.
Preston throws a combination that misses
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Doyle lunges at Preston with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Preston's hand.
Doyle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Preston.
Preston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Doyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Preston lands with a cross.
Preston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Preston misses with a body kick.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Preston. #T2#
Doyle misses with a hook to the body
and Preston cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle checks the leg kick.
Preston misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Preston throws a chopping leg kick but Doyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Preston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston scores with a nice right hand.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Doyle cracks Preston with a good jab.
Doyle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Preston lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Preston throws a series of punches but Doyle moves out of range.
Aiden Preston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Preston moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Preston. #T3#
Doyle changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Preston tries to avoid it but Doyle manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Preston to the ground. Preston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Doyle shoots in for a takedown but Preston shows good takedown defense.
Preston works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Preston scores with a head kick.
Preston scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Preston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Preston scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Preston throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doyle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Preston throws a quick inside leg kick.
Preston throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Preston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Preston.
Aiden Preston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Preston misses with a right hand
and Doyle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Preston's knee momentarily.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Preston throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Doyle's head.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Preston follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Preston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Preston throws a right hand that misses
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Preston.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Preston.
Preston moves away from the strike by Doyle.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Preston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Preston throws an off balance right hand
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Preston.
Preston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aiden Preston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Doyle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle throws a right and a left that Preston avoids nicely.
Doyle throws a front kick that sends Preston stumbling back into the cage.
Preston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Doyle blocks the low kick.
Preston lands a jab to the nose.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Preston.
Doyle shoots in but Preston avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Preston misses with the combination. #T1#
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Doyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Preston's calf.
A big right from Doyle misses.
Preston needs to keep his hands up - Doyle had a free shot at his head there.
Good work by Doyle as he checks the leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Preston scores with a four punch combination!
Preston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Doyle can pounce on him.
Preston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Preston throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Preston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Preston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Doyle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Preston is looking to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.
Preston falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Doyle counter with a right hand. #T2#
Doyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Doyle 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 Preston has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Preston and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Doyle does it's job there.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Preston dodges the punch combination from Doyle.
Preston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Doyle.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Doyle sizes up Preston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Preston takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle blocks the body kick.
Preston throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Preston lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Preston lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #T3#
A big right from Preston misses.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Preston manages to avoid it.
Preston tries to land a leg kick but Doyle saw it coming and moves away.
Preston misses with a combination
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Preston slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Preston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Preston.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Doyle just misses with a elbow thrown towards Preston's brow.
Preston looking to throw knees to the head but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Doyle throws an elbow that misses.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4#
Preston prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Preston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle lands with a light punch inside.
Preston is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doyle is defending well for now.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Preston backwards.
Doyle pushes Preston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Doyle.
Preston trying to land knees to the body.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Preston controls his hands.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Preston.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A relieved looking Jimmy Doyle thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

 

Event: CEC 512     
Date:   Apr 21, 2017
#R1#
Doyle tries to move into range but Jokinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jokinen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jokinen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Jokinen looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Doyle wants to sweep here but Jokinen controlling him for the moment.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jokinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doyle controlling Jokinen's posture.
Jokinen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Jokinen throwing strikes from guard but Doyle blocks nicely.
Jokinen postures up in Doyle's guard and throws a big left but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Doyle being controlled here, momentarily.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jokinen throwing strikes but missing.
Jokinen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Doyle keeping full guard, as Jokinen tries to pass. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jokinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Doyle fails to land with a series of punches.
Jokinen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jokinen.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokinen throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Jokinen misses the shot to the body.
Jokinen throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Jokinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab. #T3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Jokinen.
Jab, jab by Jokinen - just one landing.
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Jokinen moves away and avoids it.
Jokinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Jokinen misses.
Jokinen misses with a wild body shot.
Jokinen lands with a straight right. Doyle didn't see that one coming.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jokinen.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jokinen misses with a lunging right hand
and Doyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Jokinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jokinen.
Jokinen is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jokinen shoots in but Doyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jokinen thows a body kick. Doyle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ode Jokinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Jokinen cracks Doyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle throws a solid leg kick but Jokinen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doyle.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
A clash of legs there as Doyle blocks the low kick.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doyle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jokinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jokinen misses with a hook to the body
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Jokinen throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle with a jab.
Jokinen throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Jokinen avoids it with no problem.
Jokinen misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Jokinen misses with a leg kick
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Ode Jokinen has been cut.
Doyle takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ode Jokinen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ode Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Jokinen throws a hook but Doyle avoids it easily.
Jokinen throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle checks a low kick from Jokinen.
Jokinen shoots in for a double leg but Doyle sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Jokinen had a free shot at his head there.
Doyle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jokinen at a distance.
Jokinen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Jokinen checks a leg kick.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Jokinen feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen throws a low kick, looking for Doyle's leg but Doyle calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle slips a jab from Jokinen.
Jokinen misses with a looping left.
Jokinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Jokinen swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range. #T1#
Jab from Doyle.
Jokinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jokinen.
Jokinen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jokinen darts in looking for a takedown but Doyle gets double underhooks and turns Jokinen into the cage.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut
and Doyle counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jokinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Jokinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Doyle should have avoided that one.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jokinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jokinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Doyle as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ode Jokinen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jokinen scores with a push kick.#T2#
Doyle throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Ode Jokinen is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
Doyle punishes Jokinen's body with a nice straight punch.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle throws a hook but Jokinen blocks it.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jokinen misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Jokinen looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.#TD#
Jokinen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Doyle's half guard.
Jokinen throwing shots but Doyle is blocking nicely.
Jokinen stalling away here and it's allowed Doyle to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T3#
Doyle is pulling down on Jokinen's head to control his posture.
Jokinen postures up.
Jokinen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Doyle is adopting a defensive guard.
Jokinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
Jokinen passes Doyle's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doyle is trying to maintain the position but Jokinen is very close to passing his half guard.
Doyle is pressing down on Jokinen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jokinen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jokinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Doyle has wrist control.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving.
Jokinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ode Jokinen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jokinen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ode Jokinen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ode Jokinen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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#
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Jokinen's shoulder, as Jokinen tries to avoid the shot.
Jokinen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jokinen with a jab.
Doyle moves out of range of the strikes.
Jokinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jokinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Jokinen. #TD#
Doyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jokinen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jokinen tries to free his leg and advance position but Doyle is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jokinen wants to control from the top but Doyle keeps moving. #T1#
Jokinen looking to pass the guard.
Doyle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Doyle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jokinen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Jokinen from controlling successfully.
Doyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jokinen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Jokinen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doyle. Doyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jokinen throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jokinen's sensitive parts.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the head.
Jokinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Jokinen with a hook.
Doyle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jokinen.
Jokinen tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
Jokinen lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jokinen lands a jab to the nose.
Jokinen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jokinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jokinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Jokinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Doyle's waist but Doyle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jokinen off to one side.
Jokinen throws a chopping leg kick but Doyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T3#
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jokinen.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Jokinen attempts a counter takedown but Doyle avoids it well and moves away.
Doyle takes one on the button.
Jokinen connects with a jab.
Jokinen slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jokinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jokinen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Jokinen sizes up Doyle with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyle throws a low kick but Jokinen moves out of range easily.
Jokinen feinted with a counter takedown.
Jokinen loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Jokinen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jokinen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doyle momentarily.
Jokinen wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Jokinen looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming. #T4#
Jokinen has his takedown stuffed
and Doyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jokinen tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jokinen scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jokinen scores with a nice head shot.
Jokinen moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jokinen throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jokinen throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jokinen connects with a single shot there.#TD#
Jokinen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jokinen is looking to take a break and control but Doyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ode Jokinen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jokinen 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ode Jokinen!

During a confident post fight interview, Ode Jokinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: CEC 509     
Date:   Apr 07, 2017
#R1#
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle misses with a two punch combination.
Doyle scores with a spinning back kick!
Doyle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Doubdtfire avoids it.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doubdtfire.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Doubdtfire has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Keyboard Warriors in the buildup to the fight.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire thuds a left hand into Doyle's body.
Doubdtfire looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Euphegen Doubdtfire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doubdtfire dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doubdtfire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Doubdtfire ducks down to avoid it. #T1#
Nice uppercut there from Doyle.
Doubdtfire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Doubdtfire's shoulder, as Doubdtfire tries to avoid the shot.
Doubdtfire keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Doubdtfire connects with a single shot there.
Doubdtfire doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Doubdtfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doubdtfire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Doubdtfire looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
Doyle appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle thuds a left hand into Doubdtfire's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doubdtfire slips a straight right by Doyle.
Doubdtfire connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Doubdtfire moves into the clinch.
Doubdtfire blocking some punches. #T2#
Doubdtfire lands a nice uppercut.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doubdtfire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doubdtfire lands with a short shot to the head.
Doubdtfire pressing his opponent against the cage.
Doubdtfire is stalling here.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doubdtfire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Doubdtfire controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
Doubdtfire throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Doubdtfire misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Doyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Doubdtfire swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle jabs Doubdtfire right on the nose. Doubdtfire blinks but takes it well.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
Doubdtfire looks to land a body kick but Doyle moved away.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick that misses.
Doubdtfire slips a straight right by Doyle.
Doubdtfire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doubdtfire fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Doubdtfire is out of range.
Doubdtfire delivers a nice body kick.
Doyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doubdtfire lands a slapping body shot.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Doubdtfire looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Doyle only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T4#
Doubdtfire lands a jab to Doyle's midsection.
Doyle misses with a hook. Doubdtfire ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
Doubdtfire scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Doyle fakes the leg kick and cracks Doubdtfire in the body.
Doyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Doyle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Doubdtfire ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Doyle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doubdtfire. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doubdtfire lands with a thumping leg kick.
Doubdtfire feints and then cracks Doyle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Doyle down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Doubdtfire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doubdtfire is looking to land body kicks.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Doubdtfire.
Doyle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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 Euphegen Doubdtfire will probably get the nod.
That's time! Doubdtfire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Doubdtfire lands a nice leg kick that just misses Doyle's sensitive parts.
Doubdtfire is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doubdtfire is looking to score with low kicks.
Doyle moves out of range as Doubdtfire throws a body kick.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doubdtfire throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
The crowd cheers as Doubdtfire lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doyle doesn't seem phased though.
Doyle checks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a front kick aimed at Doubdtfire's knee but Doubdtfire avoids it well.
Doubdtfire waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doubdtfire connects with a jab.
Doubdtfire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubdtfire with a hook.
Doubdtfire looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doubdtfire explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Doubdtfire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire 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. #T1#
Doyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doubdtfire lands a body shot.
Doubdtfire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle misses with a body kick.
Doubdtfire throws a quick counter kick to the body but Doyle avoids it.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot.
Doubdtfire tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doubdtfire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doyle can do to turn this around?
Doyle takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire lands a nice looking body kick.
Doubdtfire moves out of range of the body kick from Doyle.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doubdtfire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doubdtfire misses with a body kick. #T2#
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Doubdtfire misses its target.
A solid body kick from Doyle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doubdtfire lands a jab to the head.
Doubdtfire tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Doubdtfire.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Doyle jabs Doubdtfire to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Doubdtfire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doubdtfire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doubdtfire.
Doyle tries to land a front kick but Doubdtfire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
As Doyle backs away, Doubdtfire returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Doubdtfire looks to land a body kick but Doyle moved away.
Doyle wants to slow Doubdtfire down by chopping away at his legs.
Doubdtfire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T3#
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Doubdtfire. Doyle shrugs it off though.
Doyle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Doubdtfire thuds his right hand into Doyle's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doubdtfire was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doubdtfire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doubdtfire jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Doyle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle scores with a nice head shot.
Doubdtfire catches Doyle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyle throws a sloppy body shot
and Doubdtfire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doubdtfire. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
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!
Doubdtfire takes a kick to the side of the head.
Doubdtfire throws a quick inside leg kick.
Euphegen Doubdtfire is winning the standup battle so far.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T4#
Doyle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Doubdtfire does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire is trying hard to land a takedown here. Doyle sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Doubdtfire misses with a body kick.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice defenses there by Doyle.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Doubdtfire throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Doubdtfire gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Doubdtfire moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Doubdtfire.
Doyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doubdtfire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Euphegen Doubdtfire dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R3#
Doubdtfire scores with a jab. Doyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Doubdtfire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire lands a glancing blow to the side of Doyle's head.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doubdtfire scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Doyle tries to move into range but Doubdtfire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle cracks Doubdtfire with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick which misses Doyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Doyle tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doubdtfire just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Doyle releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Doubdtfire moves away from the strike by Doyle.
Doubdtfire swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Doyle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doubdtfire throws a quick counter kick to the body but Doyle avoids it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doyle.
Doyle lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Doubdtfire checks a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doyle checks a leg kick.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doubdtfire stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doubdtfire throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doubdtfire pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doubdtfire is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle lands with a nice body punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doubdtfire checks a leg kick.
Doyle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Doyle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Doubdtfire.
Doyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doyle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Doubdtfire's head backwards.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick that misses.
Doubdtfire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T2#
Doyle throws a shot from downtown. Doubdtfire moves away and avoids it.
Doubdtfire with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Doyle blocks the low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doubdtfire's hands.
Doyle is looking to land body kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Doyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doubdtfire lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Doyle at a distance.
Doubdtfire lands with a nice body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Doyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Doubdtfire connects with a jab.
Doyle throws a leg kick but Doubdtfire sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jab, jab by Doubdtfire - just one landing.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Doubdtfire with a body shot.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doubdtfire.
Doyle scores with the left hand. Doubdtfire knows he should have avoided that one. #T3#
Doubdtfire connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Doubdtfire scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle blocks the body kick.
Doubdtfire defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doubdtfire connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Doubdtfire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
Doubdtfire lands a slapping body shot.
Doubdtfire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doubdtfire throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doubdtfire is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doubdtfire has time to react.
Doyle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doubdtfire.#T4#
Doubdtfire is looking to land body kicks.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doubdtfire has time to react.
Doubdtfire connects with a single shot there.
Doyle scores with a leg kick.
Doubdtfire fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Doyle throws a jab when Doubdtfire was well out of range.
Doubdtfire wants to land a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The crowd cheers as Doyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Doubdtfire doesn't seem phased though.
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Doyle.
A big right from Doyle misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doubdtfire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doubdtfire pivots, looking for a leg kick but Doyle is out of range and Doubdtfire settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Doyle! But no joy.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doubdtfire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Doubdtfire misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Euphegen Doubdtfire did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doubdtfire.
Doyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle lands with an overhand left.
Doyle throws a head kick that Doubdtfire semi-blocks.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Doyle blocks a leg kick.
Doubdtfire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doyle is able to avoid easily.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Doubdtfire needs to keep his hands up - Doyle had a free shot at his head there.
Nice jab there from Doubdtfire.
Doyle lands a jab.#T1#
Doyle throws a body punch but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doyle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Doubdtfire throws a front kick that sends Doyle stumbling back into the cage.
Doubdtfire throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Doubdtfire throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doubdtfire misses with a wild body shot.
Doubdtfire throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doubdtfire throws a half hearted mid kick.
Doyle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle punishes Doubdtfire's body with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Doyle throws a hook to the side of Doubdtfire's head but Doubdtfire sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doubdtfire throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Doubdtfire is just out of range.
Doyle connects with the punch.
Doubdtfire 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.
Doubdtfire bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doyle's head.
Doubdtfire takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doubdtfire tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A solid leg kick lands there for Doubdtfire.
A jab from Doubdtfire misses.
Doubdtfire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doubdtfire throws a wild body kick that Doyle sees coming a mile off.
Doyle's corner calls for a 1-2. Doyle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Doubdtfire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3#
Doubdtfire avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Doubdtfire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doubdtfire loads up on a big right hand but Doyle slips the punch.
Doubdtfire tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Doubdtfire.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Doubdtfire moved out of range nicely.
Doyle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Doubdtfire misses the target.
Doubdtfire lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Doubdtfire coming out on top.
Doyle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Doubdtfire momentarily.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Doubdtfire connects with a single shot there.
Doubdtfire throws a sloppy body shot
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle looks to throw the jab but Doubdtfire is out of range. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
Doubdtfire looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Doubdtfire throws a push kick but Doyle slaps the foot to one side.
Doubdtfire scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Doyle doesn't seem bothered though.
Doyle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doubdtfire.
Crunch! Doyle slams his shin into Doubdtfire's torso.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Doubdtfire off the cage and back into range.
Doubdtfire fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Doubdtfire cracks Doyle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doyle throws an overhand right that lands on Doubdtfire's shoulder, as Doubdtfire tries to avoid the shot.
Doubdtfire misses with a looping left.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Doyle checks a leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Doyle.
Doubdtfire misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Doubdtfire moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle tries to land a front kick but Doubdtfire steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Doyle scores with the left hand. Doubdtfire knows he should have avoided that one.
Doyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doubdtfire thows a body kick. Doyle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doubdtfire 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.
Doyle misses with a hook. Doubdtfire ducked under it nicely.
Doubdtfire half committed to a counter leg kick.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick.
Doyle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doubdtfire throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doyle slips a jab from Doubdtfire.
Doubdtfire works the jab nicely.
Doubdtfire fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doubdtfire lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T1#
Doubdtfire throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Doubdtfire.
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doubdtfire tried to score with a low kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Doyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doubdtfire.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Doyle has time to react.
Doyle swings for the body but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyle takes a swing at Doubdtfire's ribcage but misses.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Doubdtfire was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doubdtfire chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doubdtfire. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Doubdtfire ducks down to avoid it.
Jimmy Doyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Euphegen Doubdtfire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Doubdtfire takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doubdtfire thows a body kick. Doyle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Doubdtfire bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but it's checked well by Doyle.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Doubdtfire has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Doubdtfire's head.
Doyle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Doubdtfire if he has to take too many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doubdtfire comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Doubdtfire throws a leg kick but Doyle checks it.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Doubdtfire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doubdtfire misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
Doubdtfire misses with the body kick
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Doyle throws a shot to the body. #T3#
Crunch! Doubdtfire slams his shin into Doyle's torso.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doubdtfire. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doubdtfire uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doubdtfire.
Doyle swings for the body but Doubdtfire moves out of range.
Doubdtfire is looking to slow Doyle down with leg kicks.
Doyle throws a hook but Doubdtfire avoids it easily.
Doubdtfire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire lands a nice shot to the body.
Doubdtfire blocks a jab.
It looked like Doubdtfire was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Doyle.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle tries to move into range but Doubdtfire moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doubdtfire moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doubdtfire ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doubdtfire looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Doyle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Doubdtfire throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
Doubdtfire uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Doyle.
Doyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doubdtfire. Doubdtfire obviously looking to wear him down.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doubdtfire keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Doubdtfire moved out of range.
Doyle needs to keep his hands up - Doubdtfire had a free shot at his head there.
Doubdtfire avoids a kick to the body.
Doubdtfire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
Doubdtfire lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Doubdtfire connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Doubdtfire looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Doubdtfire throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doubdtfire defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Euphegen Doubdtfire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Doubdtfire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Euphegen Doubdtfire!

Euphegen Doubdtfire retains his bantamweight title!
Euphegen Doubdtfire took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Dethroning them all, one at a time. With this win, I'm bringing win # 800, my camp, the Beast Cartel! '.

 

Event: CEC 507     
Date:   Mar 24, 2017
#R1#
Rain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Rain has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle has a couple of punches blocked by Rain.
Rain blocking some punches.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rain struggles to land a body shot inside as Doyle controls his hands.
Rain tries to throw a body punch but Doyle avoids it by throwing Rain back against the cage. #BC#
Rain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rain.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doyle!
Good work by Rain as he checks the leg kick.
Rain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rain moves out of range as Doyle strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Titan Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #T1#
Rain closes the distance and clinches up with Doyle, looking for a takedown. Rain pushes Doyle against the cage but Doyle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Doyle.
Rain cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Doyle swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Jab by Doyle.
Rain throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rain takes one to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Titan Rain has been cut.
Doyle misses the jab.
Doyle slips under a jab.
Rain throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Doyle throws the kick towards the body but Rain avoids it.
Rain changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Doyle slips under a jab from Rain.
Doyle misses the jab.
Rain lands a leg kick that knocks Doyle off balance momentarily.
Doyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rain.
Doyle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rain if he has to take too many more of those.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Rain should have avoided that one.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Rain is just out of range.
Rain takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Rain misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
Rain moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rain throws a body kick that misses.
Rain has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Doyle finds it's way round the side to connect with Rain's head.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.
Rain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Doyle's shoulder, as Doyle tries to avoid the shot.
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD#
and Rain counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rain.
Doyle keeping moving, preventing Rain from controlling successfully.
Doyle trying to control the position.
Rain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T4#
Doyle is trying to control the position but Rain postures up.
Doyle bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rain's guard. #REVB#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Rain working for a triangle but Doyle defends it easily. #SUB#
Rain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Doyle stays in close to Rain's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
That's time! Rain's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Doyle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Doyle.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good shot there by Doyle.
Doyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle connects with the punch.
Doyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Rain moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rain on the side of the head.
Rain swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Doyle misses with a wild combination.
Doyle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Rain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rain throws a push kick but Doyle slaps the foot to one side.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doyle.
Rain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.
A head kick misses from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a lunging right hand
and Rain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rain scores with a push kick.
Rain staying out of range there.#T2#
Rain is looking to clinch.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Rain avoids it with no problem.
Doyle takes a kick to the side of the head.
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!
Rain with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle throws a head kick that half lands. #TD#
Rain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rain thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle wants to get back to full guard.
Doyle gets full guard.#T3#
Doyle has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Doyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doyle misses with a straight right.
Rain was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - Rain coming out on top.
Rain chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle. #T4#
Rain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doyle's hands.
A punch combination from Rain misses.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rain throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rain misses with a hook.
A big right from Rain misses.
Rain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Rain drives through and clinches with Doyle against the cage.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Doyle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rain shoots in looking for a takedown. Doyle tries to sprawl out of it but Rain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Doyle manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #CL#
Rain has taken the fight to the clinch.
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 Titan Rain will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Titan Rain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Rain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doyle under the eye.
Doyle 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.
Doyle scores with a nice head shot.
Rain takes one on the button.
Rain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rain on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rain drops down looking for a counter takedown but Doyle sprawls and moves away.
Rain throws a right and a left that Doyle avoids nicely.
Rain tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it.
Rain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab. #TD#
Rain manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Doyle on his heels. He'll look to pass Doyle's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle controls Rain momentarily but Rain frees himself.
Doyle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Rain throws an elbow that misses. Doyle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rain's guard. Nice move by Doyle!#REVB#
Rain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doyle's guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle has his hands on Rain's head, controlling the position.
Doyle's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T2#
Rain with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Doyle trying to control the position here.
Rain trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom. #T3#
Doyle pulls Rain in to control the position.
Rain trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Rain is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rain postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Doyle lands.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Rain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
No joy there for Rain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Doyle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rain.
Rain works over Doyle's head and body with a nice combination.
Doyle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rain moves out of range of the strikes.
Doyle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A jab from Doyle finds it's way through Rain's defenses.
Doyle swings for the body but Rain moves out of range.
Rain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rain on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A very excited looking Jimmy Doyle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: CEC 504     
Date:   Mar 08, 2017
#R1#
Nice jab there from Doyle.
Doyle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tutov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Doyle to score with a decent uppercut.
Tutov moves out of range of the leg kick from Doyle.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tutov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tutov misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Tutov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tutov.
Doyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tutov.
Tutov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Den of Tears (22 coaches) in the buildup to the fight.
Tutov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doyle is able to avoid easily.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Tutov.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Doyle, as that shot connected.
Tutov throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov avoids the body shot from Doyle.
Tutov swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
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!
Tutov throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Doyle dodges the punch combination from Tutov. #T1#
Doyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tutov throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Jab by Doyle.#CL2#
Doyle rushes Tutov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tutov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tutov lands a body punch.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle tries a body shot but Tutov blocks it.
Doyle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tutov or not.
Doyle lands a right hand.
Tutov tries to work over Doyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tutov has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Tutov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tutov has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle. #T2#
Tutov trying to stall but Doyle improves his position.
Tutov misses with a punch on the inside.
Tutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tutov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tutov lands a nice uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Doyle as Tutov tries to tie him up.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
It looks like Andrey Tutov has been cut.
Tutov misses with a punch to the body.
Tutov blocking some punches.
Doyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Doyle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tutov can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tutov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Doyle is keeping busy.
Tutov lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T3#
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tutov.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Tutov backwards.
Tutov digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Tutov effectively controlling the action here.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tutov's elbow.
Tutov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tutov is working Doyle over against the cage.
Tutov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Tutov.
Doyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tutov looking to stall.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Doyle tries to work over Tutov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tutov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tutov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tutov has Doyle pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Doyle.
Tutov throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Tutov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Tutov.
Doyle misses with some punches.
Tutov is struggling to control the position.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Tutov - that landed with a thud.
Doyle lands a shot to the body.
Tutov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle lands a shoulder strike.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrey Tutov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tutov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Tutov.
Tutov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tutov misses with a straight left.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Tutov.
Tutov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Tutov is just out of range.
Tutov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Doyle.
Doyle scores with a sloppy right hand. Tutov should have avoided that one.
Doyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Tutov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Tutov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tutov misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
It seemed like Doyle was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tutov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tutov lands with a nice body punch.
Doyle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Doyle throws a series of strikes that have Tutov backpedaling. #T1#
Tutov misses with a series of wild punches.
Tutov tries to bum rush Doyle with a series of wild strikes but Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tutov lands a body shot.
Tutov tries to land a front kick but Doyle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tutov ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Tutov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tutov. That's going to slow Doyle down.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Doyle.
Doyle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tutov throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle cracks Tutov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tutov.
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
Tutov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
A counter left hand to the body from Tutov misses its target.#T2#
Tutov misses with a head kick.
Tutov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tutov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Doyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Doyle throws a body kick that misses.
Tutov misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle lands with a hook. Tutov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Doyle throws the left hand but Tutov avoids the punch easily.
Tutov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Tutov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tutov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tutov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tutov throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle digs a good body shot into Tutov's ribs.
Doyle throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tutov connects with a single shot there.#T3#
Tutov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tutov looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Tutov misses with a leg kick.
Tutov tries to move into range but Doyle moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Tutov misses.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Tutov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Doyle throws a wild body kick that Tutov sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tutov!
Tutov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tutov throws a sloppy head kick and Doyle moves out of range easily.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tutov lands with a shot to the body.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T4#
Tutov misses with a body kick.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Tutov pushes him away.
Tutov misses with a hook.
Tutov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Tutov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tutov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tutov manages to avoid it.
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Doyle throws a solid leg kick but Tutov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doyle.
Doyle sizes up Tutov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tutov just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws the left hand but Tutov avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andrey Tutov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tutov moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
Doyle stuns Tutov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Tutov slips a straight right by Doyle.
Tutov is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tutov missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tutov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tutov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Doyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tutov throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle misses with an uppercut
and Tutov counters with a body kick that stops Doyle in his tracks momentarily.
Doyle takes a swing at Tutov's ribcage but misses.
Doyle cracks Tutov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T1#
Tutov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tutov swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tutov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Doyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tutov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tutov.
Tutov staying out of range there.
Tutov throws a series of punches but Doyle avoids them all with ease.
Doyle with a hook.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle scores with a nice strike.
Doyle with a jab.
Tutov throws the left hand but Doyle avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle misses the jab.#T2#
Tutov jabs at Doyle's body.
Doyle throws a solid leg kick but Tutov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Doyle.
Jab from Doyle.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tutov.
A punch lands to the side of Tutov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tutov throws out a loose jab but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tutov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tutov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Doyle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tutov slips a jab from Doyle.
Nice body kick there by Doyle.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tutov was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tutov throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tutov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Tutov misses with a leg kick.
Doyle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Doyle avoids the head kick by Tutov.
Doyle throws a body punch but Tutov moves out of range.
Tutov moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
Tutov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tutov 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.
Doyle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Doyle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Tutov misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Tutov looks for the body kick but Doyle saw that one coming.
Tutov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tutov jabs Doyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tutov misses with a hook
and Doyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body. #T4#
Doyle looks to land a right hand but Tutov moved out of range.
Tutov is looking to counter punch.
Doyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
An inside leg kick lands from Tutov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tutov throws a leg kick but Doyle sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tutov takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Tutov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Doyle cracks Tutov with an open hand slap.
Doyle avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tutov. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Doyle.
Doyle scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tutov counters with a nice uppercut.
Andrey Tutov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle scores with a jab. Tutov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
Well Doyle 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A very excited looking Jimmy Doyle made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

 

Event: CEC 501     
Date:   Feb 19, 2017
#R1#
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Jones has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Doyle looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Doyle takes a step back to recover.
A lazy left from Doyle finds it's target.
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jones.
A right-left combo lands from Jones.
Doyle lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
A jab from Doyle misses.
A quick step to the side and Jones tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Doyle connects with an inside leg kick.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it. #T1#
Jones fails with the takedown.
Doyle 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Doyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Doyle moved out of range.
Doyle looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body. #T2#
Doyle cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jones, right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Doyle pushes him off.
Jab from Jones.#CL#
Jones clinches up with Doyle and pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Doyle misses with some punches.
A short right from Doyle.
Doyle lands a nice shot to the body.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses. #TD#
Jones is trying to trip Doyle. He has hold of a leg but Doyle is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Jones persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Doyle connects with a couple of short punches.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Doyle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doyle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Doyle controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Jones fires out a quick counter leg kick but Doyle just manages to avoid it.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Doyle had a free shot at his head there.
Decent striking displayed by Doyle there.
Doyle lands a front kick.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jones clobbers Doyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Doyle has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1##TD#
Jones shoots in and gets a takedown into Doyle's guard.
Doyle not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones trying to control but Doyle is working from the bottom.
Doyle is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones is fighting to break Doyle's control of his arms but Doyle is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Doyle lands a jab.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Doyle lands a slapping body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Doyle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Doyle counters with a stiff right hand. #T3##CL2#
Doyle rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones lands a body punch.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Doyle.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Doyles head.
A short uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Doyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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!
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T4#
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Doyle lands a left hand.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle working aggressively here.
Doyle lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Doyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Doyle 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.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Doyle fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Jones drops down looking for a counter takedown but Doyle sprawls and moves away.
Doyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Doyle connects with a body shot.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
A thudding body kick lands there by Doyle!
Doyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Doyle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Doyle lands with an uppercut that bounces Jones off the cage and back into range.
Malik Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Doyle.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Jones tries to counter by clinching up but Doyle breaks away and moves out of range.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from Doyle misses. #T1#
A slow jab from Doyle misses its intended target.
Jones appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Doyle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Jones. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jones.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones misses with a body shot
and Doyle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Doyle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Jones does it's job there.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Malik Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Doyle misses.#CL#
Jones clinches with his opponent.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
Doyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doyle tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Doyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones. #T3#
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Doyle scores with a hook to the body.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Doyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot to the head.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Doyle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Doyle.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones. #T4#
Doyle misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Doyle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Doyle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Doyle throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an elbow strike from Doyle.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Doyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jimmy Doyle.
I've got Doyle 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malik Jones!

Malik Jones was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

 

Event: T166 Hoshino vs Kornilov     
Date:   Oct 28, 2016
#R1#
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle moves out of range of the body kick from McGuire.
Doyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGuire.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle slips a jab from McGuire.
McGuire cracks the inside of Doyle's front leg.
Doyle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle looks to land a body kick but McGuire moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Doyle's calf.
McGuire scores with a nice strike.
McGuire throws a low kick but Doyle avoids it.
It looked like Doyle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Doyle.
Doyle misses the shot to the body. #T1#
McGuire misses with a low kick as Doyle jumps back.
McGuire scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for McGuire.
McGuire takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
McGuire throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Doyle misses.
A countering left hand to the body from McGuire misses.
McGuire ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
McGuire with the counter takedown but Doyle avoids it easily.
Doyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McGuire lands a front kick.
Doyle misses with a leg kick #TD2#
so McGuire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle 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#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doyle is looking to pass McGuire's guard but actually McGuire recovers to full guard. #T2#
Doyle won't allow McGuire to sweep him here.
Doyle being controlled here momentarily.
McGuire looking for a sweep. Not yet McGuire, not yet.
McGuire throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
McGuire looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
McGuire looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T3##SUB2#
McGuire working for a triangle but Doyle defends it easily. #SUB2#
McGuire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McGuire can't keep his opponent in guard - Doyle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Doyle is looking to advance position but McGuire won't allow it. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McGuire wants to get back to full guard.
McGuire is still trying to improve position.
McGuire wants to get back to full guard but Doyle has mounted him!
McGuire tries to hold on but Doyle pushes him away.
McGuire is working to get back to half guard.
McGuire is squirming around, avoiding Doyle's attempts to control the action.
Doyle is really struggling to control McGuire but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Boyd McGuire will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Good leg kick by Doyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McGuire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle tries to throw a body punch but McGuire avoids it by throwing Doyle back against the cage.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle letting McGuire take a breather here.
Good body shot from Doyle.
Doyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow.
McGuire has a couple of punches blocked by Doyle.
McGuire tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle's elbow. #BC2#
McGuire escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Doyle blocks the body kick.
McGuire scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Doyle pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
McGuire closes the distance and clinches.
Doyle prevents a body shot from McGuire.
McGuire swings wildly with an uppercut but Doyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McGuire.
McGuire dodges an elbow strike from Doyle.
McGuire misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Doyle takes an elbow to the temple.
McGuire goes for a takedown attempt but Doyle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doyle lands a jab to McGuire's midsection.
Doyle is looking to wear down McGuire with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
McGuire takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Doyle takes one to the side of the head.
McGuire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGuire keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McGuire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
McGuire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doyle misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting McGuire counter with a right hand.
McGuire throws a sloppy head kick
letting Doyle counter with a right hand.
Doyle misses with a series of wild punches.
McGuire moves forwards but Doyle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Doyle looks to land a combination but McGuire avoids it well. #T3#
McGuire looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Doyle is fending him off so far but McGuire persists. Nope, Doyle circles away and we're back to standing.
McGuire defending well as Doyle loads up on a big left hand.
Doyle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McGuire ducks right into an uppercut from Doyle.
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
McGuire walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. McGuire does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuire thows a left - swing and a miss!
Doyle cracks McGuire with an open hand slap.
Jimmy Doyle is winning the standup battle so far.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuire.
Good exchange - Doyle coming out on top.
A jab lands there for Doyle.#T4#
Doyle takes one to the side of the head.
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!
McGuire scores with a jab to the head.
Doyle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McGuire manages to avoid it.
McGuire with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McGuire tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Doyle is able to avoid easily.
Doyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McGuire on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McGuire slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle blocks the body kick.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuire counters with a nice body kick.
Doyle misses with a head kick.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
McGuire misses the shot to the body.
McGuire missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
McGuire throws a low kick but Doyle moves out of range easily.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire dives in for a single leg takedown but Doyle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McGuire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Doyle. That did some damage!
A shot to the liver by Doyle. Beautiful body shot.
McGuire jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McGuire throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Doyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Doyle.
McGuire scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McGuire moves out of range as Doyle throws a body kick.
McGuire misses with a leg kick.
Doyle misses with a body shot. #T1#
Doyle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McGuire. That one must have hurt.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McGuire's hands.
McGuire tries to clinch up.
McGuire is looking to clinch but Doyle is avoiding it.
Doyle is looking to counter punch.
Doyle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
McGuire stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle swings for the body but McGuire moves out of range.
Doyle scores with a body shot.
McGuire throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGuire walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Doyle checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McGuire misses with a body kick.
Doyle wants to slow McGuire down by chopping away at his legs.
McGuire misses with a body shot. #T2#
Doyle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Doyle stuffs the takedown.
McGuire on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Doyle. Doyle obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle looks to land a left hand but McGuire moved out of range nicely.
McGuire looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McGuire cracks Doyle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Doyle thows a leg kick but McGuire checks it
and McGuire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McGuire slips under a jab from Doyle.
McGuire swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but McGuire sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doyle misses with a hook
and McGuire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Doyle thinking. #T3#
McGuire takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
McGuire throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Doyle swings away with a body shot that misses
and McGuire counters with an inside leg kick.
McGuire tries to work over Doyle's front leg with a kick but Doyle checks it.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McGuire moves out of range of the body kick from Doyle.
Doyle misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and McGuire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
McGuire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Doyle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McGuire throws an elbow that misses. Doyle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McGuire's guard. Nice move by Doyle!#REVR##T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle won't allow McGuire to sweep him here.
Doyle is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle pushes down on McGuire's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Doyle is looking to take a break and control but McGuire is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jimmy Doyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doyle stalling.

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 Jimmy Doyle.
I think Doyle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!

A victorious Jimmy Doyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 
 
 
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