Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WPFA XVII: Merel vs Farmery
Date: Apr 04, 2020

#R1#
Merel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Merel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farmery looks to throw the jab but Merel is out of range.
Merel connects with a looping right hand.
Merel slips under a jab from Farmery.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farmery misses the shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Farmery 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.
Merel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Merel defending well as Farmery loads up on a big left hand.
Merel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farmery under the eye.
Farmery shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Merel counters with a right hand to the body.
Merel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Farmery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Merel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Merel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Farmery in his tracks.
Merel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Farmery throws a body kick that misses
and Merel counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Farmery looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Farmery shoots in and drives through. Merel sprawls well.
Farmery fails to land the takedown.
Mark Merel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Farmery.
Farmery connects with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Farmery darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Merel misses with a wild body shot.
Farmery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farmery takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Merel is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Merel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farmery.
Farmery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Merel.
Merel misses with an uppercut.
Farmery looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farmery takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Farmery enables Merel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Farmery manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Farmery looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Merel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Farmery is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Farmery is controlling Merel's posture.
Merel trying to control the position from guard on top but Farmery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Merel is really struggling to control Farmery but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Merel 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.
Farmery controls Merel momentarily but Merel frees himself.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Merel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Farmery blocks a jab.
Merel blocks the body kick.
Farmery throws a nice looking combination but Merel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farmery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Merel avoids it really well and circles away.#TD#
Merel closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Farmery's guard.
Farmery manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Merel manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Farmery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Merel looking for a sweep. Not yet Merel, not yet.
Farmery scoring with punches to the head and body. #T4##SUB#
Merel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Farmery has picked Merel up and slammed him! Merel can't keep hold of the triangle and Farmery manages to pass to side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Merel can't do much from the bottom here.
Merel dodges the ground and pound from Farmery.
Merel gets back to half guard.
Farmery looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Farmery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Merel gets full guard.
Farmery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Merel has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Merel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Merel 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#
Farmery dives in for a single leg takedown but Merel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Merel misses its target.
Farmery swinging wildly here.
Farmery moves out of range of the strikes.
Merel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Farmery tries to avoid it but Merel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Farmery to the ground. Farmery escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Farmery connects with a crisp jab.
Merel shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Merel slips a straight right by Farmery.
Farmery has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery shoots in looking for a takedown. Merel tries to sprawl out of it but Farmery keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Merel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mark Merel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Farmery.
Farmery throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Merel takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Merel lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Farmery backs up against the cage. #T1#
Merel shoots in but Farmery avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Merel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD#
Merel shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Merel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Merel trying to control the action but Farmery is working from the bottom.
Merel is pressing down on Farmery's thigh, looking to free his foot. Farmery is holding on for now.
Merel working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Merel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Farmery does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Farmery moves into full guard.
Merel postures up.
Merel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Merel trying to control but Farmery is working from the bottom.
Farmery looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Merel trying to control but Farmery is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Farmery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Merel's waist but Merel gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Farmery off to one side. #TD#
Merel gets the takedown into side control.
Farmery tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Merel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Merel trying to control the position but Farmery is working away.
Farmery tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Merel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T4#
Merel slows the pace down.
Merel trying to control the action but Farmery is working from the bottom.
Merel throws a strike aimed at the side of Farmery's head but Farmery avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Merel working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Farmery is trying to control Merel's posture but Merel avoids it. #SUB#
Farmery wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Merel has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Farmery's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Farmery is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Merel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mark Merel!
Mark Merel retains his middleweight title!
Our winner, Mark Merel, 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: WPFA XV: Tiotio vs Alatalo
Date: Mar 07, 2020

#R1#
Farmery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Head throws out the jab.
Head looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Decent striking displayed by Farmery there.
Farmery throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT2#
It looks like Crack Head has been cut.
Farmery connects with a high kick.
Farmery throws a shot to the body.
Farmery slips a jab and a cross from Head.
Head takes one to the side of the head. #ROC2#
Head is rocked!
Farmery lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Oh Head is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Look low, kick high! Farmery uses the oldest trick in the book to send Head tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Farmery is absolutely delighted - when Head wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Philip Farmery!
After winning the bout, Philip Farmery thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Crack Head spoke after the fight, saying 'I eat enemy placenta for breakfast'.

Event: WPFA XIV: Active vs Larkin 2
Date: Feb 22, 2020

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Alcala. Farmery does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Alcala.#CUT2#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses
enabling Farmery to counter with a crisp jab.
Alcala takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alcala is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alcala connects with a body shot.
Alcala throws a head kick that half lands.
A lazy left from Alcala finds it's target.#ROC2#
Farmery is rocked!
Alcala cracks Farmery with a hook to the temple - Farmery is on wobbly legs here! Alcala swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Farmery falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Alcala wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rodney Alcala!
An out of breath Rodney Alcala thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WPFA XIII: Samsonov vs Tiotio
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1#
Baby! fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farmery manages to avoid it.
Farmery lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Farmery.
Baby! connects with a nice looking jab.
Baby! is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baby! throws a jab when Farmery was well out of range.#TD2#
Farmery closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baby! did well to prevent Farmery getting side control.#SUB2#
Farmery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Baby! is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Farmery is working for a submission of some sort.
Baby! might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#ES#
Baby! manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Farmery keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T1#
Farmery avoiding damage.
Baby! drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Farmery gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC2#
Farmery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baby! moves forwards but Farmery connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farmery lands with a nice combination. Baby! backs away looking to recover.
Baby! takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Farmery lands with a shot to the body.
Farmery is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Baby! is looking to clinch but Farmery is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Farmery.
Farmery throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #T2##TD2#
Farmery manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Baby! on his heels. He'll look to pass Baby!'s guard now, I'm sure.#ES#
Baby! is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Baby! is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farmery keeps control of Baby! as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Farmery.
Farmery just leaning against Baby!, taking a breather. #TD2#
Farmery is trying to trip Baby!. He has hold of a leg but Baby! is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Farmery persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Farmery wants to control from the top but Baby! keeps moving.
Farmery tries to free his leg and advance position but Baby! is retaining full guard.
Farmery trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Baby! is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Farmery stops Baby! from standing up.
Farmery postures up and lands a big shot to Baby!'s brow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farmery works over Baby! with some ground and pound from guard.
Farmery trying to move into half guard but instead Baby! has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Baby! wants to stand but Farmery is controlling his posture from full guard.
Farmery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T4#
Farmery distracts Baby! with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baby! preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Farmery works over Baby! with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB2#
Farmery has gone for a leg lock! Baby! slips out almost immediately though and dives into Farmery's guard.#REVR#
Farmery pulls Baby! in close to prevent any damage.
Farmery working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery 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#
Farmery scores with a nice head shot.
Farmery scores with a hook to the body. Baby! takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Philip Farmery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farmery looks to land a combination. Baby! sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Farmery.
Farmery is looking to take a break and control but Baby! is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baby! takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Farmery in side control lands a decent elbow.
Farmery fails to land a wild elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB2#
Farmery swings around for an armbar but Baby! sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Farmery's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Farmery pulls Baby! in to control the position.
Baby! has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Baby! stopping the sweep attempt from Farmery.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery pulls Baby! in close to his closed guard and prevents Baby! from doing any damage or advancing position.
Farmery is trying to control the position but Baby! postures up. #SUB2#
Farmery looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Baby! trying to stand up but can't free himself from Farmery's guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baby! wants to stand and escape but instead Farmery has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmery throwing strikes from guard but Baby! blocks nicely.
Farmery trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Baby! manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Farmery pulls Baby! in to control the position.
Farmery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Baby! is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Farmery throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baby! works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farmery trying to control but Baby! is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Farmery drops back looking for a leg! Baby! is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Baby! manages to kick Farmery off! Farmery jumps back into Baby!'s guard.
Farmery wants to control from the top but Baby! keeps moving.
Baby! wants to get back to his feet but Farmery is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #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.
Farmery trying to control but Baby! is working from the bottom.
Farmery postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Farmery lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Farmery is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Farmery landing with the ground and pound.
Farmery postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baby! can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Farmery controls the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Farmery throws a strike but Baby! rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery 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#
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Farmery throws out a powerful jab.
Farmery throws a head kick but Baby! moves out of range.
Farmery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farmery lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Farmery displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baby! throws out the jab.
Farmery misses with a few strikes there.
Farmery stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farmery wants it to stay on the feet.
Farmery lands with a kick to the temple. Baby! shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Farmery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baby!.
Baby! is looking to clinch.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farmery lands a glancing blow to the side of Baby!'s head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Farmery.
Baby! with a hook.#T1#
Baby! walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Farmery throws a nice looking combination but Baby! bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Baby! tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farmery swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Baby! gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farmery is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC2#
Farmery breaks from the clinch.
Farmery lands a jab to the head.
Farmery moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Farmery releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farmery throws a shot to the body.
Baby! shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Baby! takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Baby! uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Farmery has time to react.
Farmery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Baby! stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Baby! takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baby! throws a looping overhand right but Farmery ducks down to avoid it.
Farmery lands with a slapping head kick. #ROC2#
Baby! is rocked!#T2#
Farmery cracks Baby! with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Baby! is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Farmery scores with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Farmery scores with a kick to the midsection.
Farmery cracks Baby! with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Baby! falls to his knees and Farmery doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
An out of breath Philip Farmery thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 28, 2019

#R1#
Farmery connects with a nice looking jab.
Skywalker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD2#
Farmery shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Skywalker's guard.
Farmery with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Farmery drops back looking for a leg! Skywalker is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Skywalker manages to kick Farmery off! Farmery jumps back into Skywalker's guard.
Skywalker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Farmery on the ground.#SUB2#
Farmery drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Farmery as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Skywalker screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Farmery! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Philip Farmery!
An out of breath Philip Farmery thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EFC Chaelsson vs Mcpherson
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1#
Ladd misses with a few strikes there.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farmery moves away.
Farmery misses with an uppercut. Ladd saw that one coming.
Farmery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ladd swivels and escapes.
Ladd with a nice cross.
Good exchange - Farmery coming out on top.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farmery manages to avoid it.
Ladd leaves Farmery with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Farmery takes a swing at Ladd's ribcage but misses.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Farmery avoids the body shot from Ladd.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ladd checks a leg kick.
Farmery looks for the body kick but Ladd saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ladd.
Ladd lands with a right hand.
Ladd throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Farmery stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farmery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ladd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd throws a right hand that Farmery ducks under and follows up with a left that Farmery also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ladd misses with a straight left.
Farmery missing with a left hand there. Ladd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Ladd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Ladd lands with an uppercut that bounces Farmery off the cage and back into range.
Farmery lands a high kick!
Farmery throws the left hand but Ladd avoids the punch easily.
Ladd 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.
Farmery lands a really nice looking cross but Ladd seems unphased.
Farmery throws a series of punches but Ladd moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Farmery misses with a few strikes there.
Ladd lands a body shot.
Ladd with a hook.
Ladd lands an overhand right.
Farmery dives in and grabs Ladd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ladd pushes down on Farmery's head and hops out.
Rosco Ladd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Farmery.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farmery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ladd throwing a counter right hand but Farmery manages to avoid it.
A combination from Ladd does no damage.
Rosco Ladd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farmery throws a push kick but Ladd slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Ladd misses.
Ladd scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Farmery lands a glancing blow to the side of Ladd's head.
Ladd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farmery moves out of range of the strikes.#T2#
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Farmery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ladd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farmery lands a nice shot to the body. #TD2#
Farmery fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ladd to the ground. Farmery is now in Ladd's guard.#ES#
Ladd has his feet on Farmery's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Farmery throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Farmery lands with a cross.
Farmery throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ladd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farmery lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Farmery has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt.
Farmery throws a head kick but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farmery moves away.
Farmery swinging wildly here. #T3#
Ladd looks to throw the jab but Farmery is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farmery. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Farmery.
Ladd slips a straight right by Farmery.
Farmery on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ladd sizes up Farmery with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farmery lands a high kick!
Farmery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ladd manages to avoid it.
Ladd throws a shot to the body.
Farmery tries to land a body kick
and Ladd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ladd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farmery throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmery throws a hook to the side of Ladd's head but Ladd sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Farmery.
Ladd misses with a wild combination.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farmery manages to avoid it.
Farmery stalks Ladd and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ladd's face. Ladd staggers backwards, shaken.
Farmery throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#T4#
Ladd leaves Farmery with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ladd throws a jab when Farmery was well out of range.
Ladd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ladd throws a lazy right hand but Farmery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch combination from Farmery misses.
Ladd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Farmery throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ladd's waist but Ladd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Farmery off to one side.
Ladd throws a hook to the side of Farmery's head but Farmery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farmery now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Farmery looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ladd fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farmery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ladd throws a hook but Farmery avoids it easily.
As Ladd backs off Farmery throws a huge counter combo but Ladd manages to avoid it all.
Farmery gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ladd.
Farmery takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farmery throws a head kick but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ladd slips under a jab from Farmery.
Ladd works Farmery's body with a nice hook.
Farmery slips under a jab.
Farmery stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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 Rosco Ladd will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ladd with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Farmery to score with a decent uppercut.
Farmery loads up on a big right hand but Ladd slips the punch.
Farmery misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farmery. Ladd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farmery lands a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Ladd as Farmery shoots in.
Ladd throwing a counter right hand but Farmery manages to avoid it.
Ladd lands a jab to Farmery's midsection.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Farmery takes one to the side of the head.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Philip Farmery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ladd throws a shot to the body.
Farmery shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ladd but Ladd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Ladd was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Farmery.
Farmery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ladd circles away quickly and effectively.
Ladd throws a hook but Farmery avoids it easily.
Farmery slips a jab from Ladd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ladd misses the jab.
Farmery throws a series of punches but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd scores with a hook to the body. Farmery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T1#
Farmery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Farmery on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farmery clobbers Ladd with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Farmery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Farmery is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Decent striking displayed by Farmery there.
Ladd misses with a hook.
Ladd stuns Farmery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farmery was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Farmery takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Farmery throws a series of punches but Ladd avoids them all with ease.
Rosco Ladd is winning the standup battle so far.
Ladd checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Farmery throws a right hand that Ladd ducks under and follows up with a left that Ladd also avoids with ease.
Ladd throws a series of punches but Farmery moves out of range.
Ladd looks to throw the jab but Farmery is out of range.
No joy there for Farmery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Farmery is just out of range.
Farmery wants to slow Ladd down by chopping away at his legs.
Danga de danga de dang - Ladd scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Farmery throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T2#
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Farmery was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ladd lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
Ladd slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
Farmery throws a series of punches but Ladd avoids them all with ease.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd lands a jab-cross combination.
Ladd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ladd throws a nice looking combination but Farmery bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice side step and Farmery releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farmery tries a head kick but it misses.
Ladd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Ladd.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.
Ladd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farmery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ladd shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ladd stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ladd wants it to stay on the feet.
Rosco Ladd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Farmery.
Ladd goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T3##TD2#
Farmery shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ladd napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Farmery is breathing heavily.
Ladd struggling a bit here.
Farmery throws a strike aimed at the side of Ladd's head but Ladd avoids it well.
Ladd manages to get back to half guard.
Farmery throwing shots but Ladd is blocking nicely.
Farmery missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ladd is controlling Farmery's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB#
Ladd looking for a kimura from the bottom but Farmery passes into side control!#SUB2#
Farmery goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ladd rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Farmery's guard! Nice work there by Ladd!
Ladd trying to control but Farmery is working from the bottom. #T4#
Farmery wants to improve his position but instead Ladd has moved into half guard. #SU#
Ladd gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Farmery has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farmery throws a hook but Ladd blocks it.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Farmery is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ladd blocks a head kick by Farmery.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Farmery throws a shot from downtown. Ladd moves away and avoids it.
Ladd scores with a nice head shot.
Farmery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rosco Ladd dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Ladd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farmery momentarily.
Farmery slips under a jab.
Ladd throws a series of punches but Farmery avoids them all with ease.
Ladd blocks a head kick by Farmery.
Farmery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little feinted left hand from Ladd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Farmery takes one on the button.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ladd throws a big shot that misses.
Farmery throws a shot from downtown. Ladd moves away and avoids it.
Ladd takes a swing at Farmery's ribcage but misses.
Ladd lands a slapping body shot.
Ladd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ladd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farmery can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ladd just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Farmery slips a straight right by Ladd.
Farmery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Farmery moves away.
Farmery is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A jab from Ladd does it's job there.
Farmery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ladd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ladd lunges at Farmery with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farmery's hand.
A big left from Ladd misses.
Ladd cracks a nice hook into Farmery's ribs.
Farmery scores with a head kick.
Ladd misses with a wild body shot.
Farmery looks for a takedown but Ladd sprawls well.
Farmery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ladd throws a body punch but Farmery moves out of range.
Farmery lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ladd lands with a straight right. Farmery didn't see that one coming.
Ladd avoids the body shot from Farmery.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Ladd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ladd slips under a jab from Farmery.#T2#
Farmery lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Farmery throws a body punch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd staying out of range there.
Ladd lands a really nice looking cross but Farmery seems unphased.
Ladd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farmery manages to avoid it.
Farmery ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ladd avoids the head kick by Farmery.
Ladd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ladd blocks a head kick by Farmery. #TD2#
Farmery gets the takedown into side control.
Ladd wants to control but Farmery postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ladd is looking to reverse the position.#SUB2#
Farmery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ladd, who protects the arm well.
Farmery in side control, throwing shots but Ladd defends.
Philip Farmery has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##SUB2#
Farmery thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ladd is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ladd manages to get to full guard.
Farmery looking to pass the guard.
Ladd 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#
Ladd is looking to advance position but Farmery won't allow it. #T4##SUB#
Ladd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Farmery has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rosco Ladd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ladd stalling.
Ladd wants to control but Farmery is keeping him busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Ladd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ladd 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Ladd!

Event: Batoru FC 18
Date: Jul 06, 2019

#R1#
Carnera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Farmery throws out the jab.
Farmery fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carnera on the side of the head.
Carnera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Farmery manages to avoid it.
Farmery avoids the body shot from Carnera.
Farmery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carnera.#TD#
Farmery looking to score a takedown here. Carnera is defending well but Farmery drives through and ends up in Carnera's 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.
Farmery won't allow Carnera to sweep him here.
Farmery scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farmery throws a strike but Carnera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Farmery has control of Carnera's left arm, preventing Carnera from doing any damage.
Farmery keeping moving, preventing Carnera from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmery looking to control. #T1#
Carnera wants to control from the top but Farmery keeps moving.
Farmery wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery is adopting a defensive guard.
Carnera engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carnera wants to control from the top but Farmery keeps moving.
Farmery 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.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farmery has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Farmery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carnera trying to control the position from guard on top but Farmery is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carnera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Farmery's guard.
Farmery is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Carnera seems to be looking for submissions. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Farmery misses with a hook. Carnera ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Farmery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Farmery with the ground and pound but Carnera uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Farmery lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carnera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farmery is one step ahead there.
Carnera working a defensive guard here.
Carnera has momentary wrist control but Farmery slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farmery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farmery passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T4#
Carnera tries to buck Farmery off but Farmery is having none of it.
Carnera struggling a bit here.
Carnera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farmery wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB#
Farmery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carnera has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carnera has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carnera takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Farmery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've been told by Farmery's head coaches at De Santos BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carnera tries to move into range but Farmery moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carnera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Farmery.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carnera! But no joy.
Farmery shoots and misses
and Carnera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
Farmery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carnera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Carnera moves out of range easily.
A jab from Farmery misses.
Farmery is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carnera sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Farmery drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carnera tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Farmery easily slips into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery lands a big shot there that rocks Carnera but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Farmery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carnera can do to turn this around?
Farmery prevents Carnera from getting the reversal.#T1#
Farmery pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Carnera is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Farmery with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Farmery working Carnera over with strikes here.
Carnera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Farmery landing strikes, looking to finish! #CUT#
It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.#T2##SUB#
Farmery looking to secure an arm triangle but Carnera defends it well.
Carnera keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carnera has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Farmery looking to finish Carnera with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carnera!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carnera regains half guard.#SUB#
Farmery is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carnera has managed to free his arm - good work.
Farmery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carnera defending well though. #T3#
Farmery lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB#
Farmery is working for a submission of some sort.
Farmery is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Farmery thows a huge punch but Carnera dodges it nicely. #SUB#
Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farmery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Farmery wants to work for an arm triangle but Carnera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T4##SUB#
Farmery is working for a submission of some sort.
Carnera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carnera is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carnera manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Farmery throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farmery scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Farmery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farmery lands a body shot.
Farmery feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carneras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Philip Farmery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farmery closes the distance and clinches up with Carnera, looking for a takedown. Farmery pushes Carnera against the cage but Carnera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Farmery throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Carnera counter with a right hand.
Farmery throws a combination. Carnera tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Farmery dives in and grabs Carnera's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carnera pushes down on Farmery's head and hops out.
Carnera appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carnera gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Philip Farmery is winning the standup battle so far.
Farmery misses with an uppercut
and Carnera counters with a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carnera moves out of range of the strikes.
Carnera dodges the punch combination from Farmery.
Carnera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carnera slips under a jab.#T1#
A big left from Farmery misses.
Farmery darts in looking for a takedown but Carnera gets double underhooks and turns Farmery into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmery scores with a hook to the body. Carnera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mauro Carnera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carnera slips a straight right by Farmery.#TD#
Farmery gets a takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Farmery is working for a kimura but Carnera is defending it quite comfortably.
Philip Farmery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carnera is looking to improve his position.
Carnera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farmery.
Mauro Carnera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura here.
Carnera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Farmery.
Farmery 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.
Carnera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Philip Farmery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farmery wants to control but Carnera is keeping him busy.
Carnera is looking for a sweep. Farmery is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carnera is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Farmery jumps into side control!
Carnera tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Farmery wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Farmery trying to control the position but Carnera is working away. #T3#
Farmery controlling the position from side mount.
Carnera is trying to get back to half guard.
Carnera is not content to let Farmery control the position.
Carnera struggling a bit here.
Carnera is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carnera wants to control but Farmery postures up.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farmery moves into full mount!
Farmery wants to take his opponent's back but Carnera doesn't allow it.
Farmery wants to control the pace but Carnera is squirming around nicely.
Carnera is trying to escape the mount.
Carnera slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Farmery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carnera punching from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Farmery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Farmery 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Farmery!
An out of breath Philip Farmery thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 27, 2019

#R1#
Farmery lands with a hook. Wylde tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wylde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wylde fails to land with a series of punches.
Wylde stuffs the takedown attempt from Farmery. Farmery gets slowly back to his feet.
Wylde avoids a punch combination nicely. #KD2#
Wylde lands a left and a right that send Farmery crashing to the mat, dazed. Wylde thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Farmery is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
We've been told by Farmery's head coaches at De Santos BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wylde misses with a head kick. #CL2#
Wylde instigates a clinch.
Wylde lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Farmery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#BC#
Farmery breaks from the clinch.
Farmery seems to have got his legs back now.#TD#
Farmery shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wylde napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB#
Farmery goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Wylde has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Farmery but great work by Wylde.#SU2#
Wylde decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wylde looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Farmery shoots for a takedown but Wylde saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Farmery connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wylde has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Farmery connects with a nice looking jab. #TD#
Farmery drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wylde is controlling Farmery's posture.
Wylde wants to stand up but Farmery is controlling him.
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Wylde is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farmery prevents Wylde from getting back to his feet.
Wylde looking to control. #T2#
Wylde keeping full guard, as Farmery tries to pass.
Farmery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Farmery throws a big right hand that misses.
Farmery throwing strikes but missing.
Wylde wants to stand up but Farmery is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wylde moves forwards but Farmery connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farmery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wylde swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wylde misses with a head kick.
Wylde throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Wylde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farmery lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #T3#
Farmery throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wylde takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wylde on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Farmery throws a right hand that Wylde ducks under and follows up with a left that Wylde also avoids with ease.
Wylde ducks right into an uppercut from Farmery.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Derek Wylde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wylde pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Farmery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farmery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wylde as he avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Farmery.
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!
Wylde paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Wylde closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wylde.
Wylde lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wylde misses with the head strike. #T4##BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmery throws a right and a left that Wylde avoids nicely.
Farmery misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Farmery jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farmery lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Farmery.
A head kick misses from Wylde.
Farmery swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wylde with a hook.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wylde takes one on the button.#ROC#
Wylde is rocked!#CL2#
Wylde clinches up with Farmery and pushes him back against the cage.
Wylde is still on wobbly legs! Can Farmery finish him?
Farmery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wylde seems to have recovered his senses.#BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Farmery lands with an overhand left.
Wylde lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wylde takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Farmery is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wylde tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wylde 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.

That was a close round but I would say that Philip Farmery will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
That's time! Farmery's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Wylde throws a right and a left that Farmery avoids nicely. #TD#
Farmery 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.#ES2#
Wylde has his feet on Farmery's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Farmery throws an overhand right that drops Wylde like a sack of potatoes! Farmery dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
A very excited looking Philip Farmery 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: Peak - Kings will Rise
Date: Mar 30, 2019

#R1#
Corll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Farmery.
Sloppy strikes from Corll. Those never looked like landing.
Farmery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Corll counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corll wants to slow Farmery down by chopping away at his legs.
Corll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farmery tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Corll definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Corll ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Farmery throws a lazy head kick
and Corll counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Corll works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Corll throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Corll misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Farmery avoids the head kick by Corll.
Farmery throws a body shot but no joy.
Corll takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Corll moves out of range easily.
Farmery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Corll avoids it really well and circles away.
Corll throws a quick counter head kick but Farmery was just out of range.#T1#
Corll moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
Corll connects with an inside leg kick.
Farmery fails to land the takedown.
Dean Corll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Farmery.
A jab from Corll finds it's way through Farmery's defenses.
Corll bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farmery's head backwards.
Farmery changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Corll tries to avoid it but Farmery manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Corll to the ground. Corll escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A punch combination from Farmery misses.
Farmery lands a lovely overhand right.
Farmery shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Farmery.
Corll misses with a head 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!
A head kick misses from Farmery.
A counter left hand to the body from Corll misses its target.
Corll throws a hook but Farmery avoids it easily.#T2#
Farmery shoots in for a takedown but Corll shows good takedown defense. #CL#
Corll gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Farmery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farmery misses with a body punch.
Farmery is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Corll tries to land knees in the clinch but Farmery avoids the damage to the body.
Farmery drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corll holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Farmery throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Corll - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T3#
Corll misses with a punch on the inside.
Farmery being controlled against the cage.
Corll controlling the action here for a moment.
Corll will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Farmery up against the cage.
Corll gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dean Corll.
Danga de danga de dang - Farmery scores with a four punch combination!
Dean Corll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Corll moves out of range easily.
Corll is looking to counter punch.
Farmery avoids the head kick by Corll. #CL#
Corll has closed the distance and engaged Farmery in a clinch.
Corll is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T4#
Corll lands a right hand. #BC#
Corll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Farmery smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Farmery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Corll has managed to clinch.
Farmery blocking some punches.
Corll tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Farmery avoids it.
A short right from Corll on the inside.
Corll is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Farmery is defending well for now.
Corll lands a right hand that snaps the head of Farmery backwards. #BC2#
Farmery breaks from the clinch.
Corll throws a head kick but Farmery moves out of range.
Corll throws a hook but Farmery blocks it.
A nice combination there by Farmery.
Corll throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Farmery.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dean Corll dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Corll throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Farmery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corll misses the shot to the body.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Farmery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farmery misses with a hook. Corll ducked under it nicely.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farmery looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Corll uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farmery.
Farmery throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Farmery has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A head kick misses from Corll.
Corll throws a good cross that connects.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corll.
Jab, jab by Farmery - just one landing.
Farmery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A right-left combo lands from Farmery.
Farmery throws a right and a left that Corll avoids nicely. #T1#
Farmery staying out of range there.
Corll throws a jab but it's blocked by Farmery.
Corll lands a leg kick that knocks Farmery off balance momentarily.
Farmery gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Farmery takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Farmery walks into a left hand. #ROC#
Farmery is rocked!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Corll, right into the meat.
Corll scores with a jab to the jaw.
Farmery is still on wobbly legs! Can Corll finish him?
Farmery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Corll moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Farmery seems to have recovered his senses.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farmery throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Farmery shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Corll pinned against the cage. Corll gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dean Corll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Farmery.
Corll takes a jab right on the kisser. #T2#
Corll keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corll stuns Farmery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corll throws a nice head kick!
Corll 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.
Corll throws a jab but it's blocked by Farmery.
Farmery swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corll fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Farmery looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dean Corll is winning the standup battle so far.
Corll throws a wild body kick that Farmery sees coming a mile off.
Farmery blocks a head kick by Corll.
Corll throws a good cross that connects.
Farmery connects with the punch.
Corll avoids the head kick by Farmery.
Corll is looking to counter punch.
Farmery looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL#
Corll closes the distance and clinches.
Farmery being controlled against the cage.
Farmery lands a left hand. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corll.
Farmery is leaning against Corll and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corll throws a punch but it's blocked by Farmery. #BC#
Corll escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Farmery throws a series of strikes that have Corll backpedaling.
Farmery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Corll throws a head kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Corll.
Farmery shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Corll eats them both and turns towards Farmery to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab from Farmery.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Corll misses its target.
Farmery scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corll avoids the head kick by Farmery.
Farmery moves out of range of the strikes.
Corll throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farmery misses the jab.
Corll avoids the body shot from Farmery.
An attempted straight right counter from Corll misses the target.
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corll tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Farmery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farmery swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Corll counters with a right hand to the body.
Farmery is breathing heavily.
Corll tries to clinch there but Farmery circles away.
Corll misses with a body kick.
Corll swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corll misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Farmery's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Corll scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Philip Farmery will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R3#
Farmery throws a jab but it's blocked by Corll.
Corll is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farmery can do to turn this around?
Corll's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farmery under the eye.
Corll digs a good body shot into Farmery's ribs.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corll throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farmery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corll connects with a nice looking jab.
Farmery throws a lazy uppercut
and Corll counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #CL#
Corll has managed to clinch.
Corll stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Farmery takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Corll lands a left hand.
Corll lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corll lands a left hand that snaps the head of Farmery backwards. #T1##BC#
Corll breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Corll throws a right and a left that both miss.
Farmery scores with a head kick.
Farmery misses with the combination.
Corll gets in close and tags Farmery with a short punch that almost sends Farmery to the mat! Oh Farmery is in big trouble! He turns his back on Corll, trying to create some distance but Corll rushes him, striking wildly and Farmery goes down! The referee tackles Corll into the cage to end the fight! Corll is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dean Corll!
Dean Corll is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Dean Corll 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 Europe 99
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Crowder rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Farmery counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crowder lunges at Farmery with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farmery's hand.
Farmery avoids the body shot from Crowder.
Farmery tries a head kick but it misses. #TD2#
Farmery closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crowder quickly recovers to half guard.
Farmery thows a huge punch but Crowder dodges it nicely.
Farmery wants to take a breather but Crowder is having none of it. #SUB2#
Farmery is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crowder defends it well.
Farmery has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farmery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crowder wants to stand back up but Farmery manages to pass into side control. #T1##SUB2#
Farmery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crowder, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crowder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Farmery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Farmery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crowder, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Farmery working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crowder parries the strikes from Farmery easily there. Farmery is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Crowder to escape.
Crowder is trying to buck Farmery off.#SUB2#
Farmery tries for a kimura but Crowder is defending well.
Farmery is trying to ground and pound but Crowder uses the momentary lack of control by Farmery to regain half guard. #T3#
Farmery throwing shots but Crowder is blocking nicely.
Farmery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Farmery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Farmery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Farmery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Farmery throwing shots but Crowder is blocking nicely.
Farmery is pressing down on Crowder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crowder is holding on for now.
Farmery is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Crowder!
Crowder's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. #SUB2#
Farmery goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Crowder is on top in guard.
Farmery has a closed guard, preventing Crowder from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crowder being controlled here momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
That's time! Crowder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Crowder misses with a hook. Farmery ducked under it nicely.
Crowder scores with a jab.
Crowder throws a lazy right hand but Farmery sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farmery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farmery keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowder.
Crowder throws out a loose jab but Farmery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farmery is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Farmery tries to move into range but Crowder moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
Jab, jab by Crowder - just one landing.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Farmery's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crowder takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crowder takes a swing at Farmery's ribcage but misses.
Farmery shoots in for a double leg but Crowder sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Farmery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farmery bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowder loads up on a big right hand but Farmery slips the punch.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Farmery now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rhys Crowder is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowder slaps away a takedown attempt from Farmery, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T1#
Farmery wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Farmery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowder walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crowder misses with a looping left.
Crowder looks to throw the jab but Farmery is out of range.
Rhys Crowder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Farmery lands but Crowder takes it in his stride.
Crowder tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowder throws a body shot but no joy.
Farmery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Farmery lands a jab to the head.
Farmery sizes up Crowder with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Farmery avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowder. Farmery does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowder misses with an uppercut. Farmery saw 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!
Crowder misses the jab.
Farmery scores with a jab. Crowder acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T2#
Jab from Farmery.
Crowder takes one to the chin there.
Crowder throws a jab but it's blocked by Farmery.
Crowder blocks a head kick by Farmery. #CL#
Crowder forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.
Crowder'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.#BC2#
Farmery manages to break the clinch.
Crowder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farmery wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crowder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Farmery looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farmery staying out of range there.
Crowder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farmery connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crowder. Crowder circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
Crowder just misses with a punch to the body.
Farmery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crowder swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Farmery counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farmery misses with a few strikes there.
Crowder throws a body shot but no joy.
Rhys Crowder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farmery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farmery defending well as Crowder loads up on a big left hand.
Crowder misses with a straight right.
Farmery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crowder throws a hook to the side of Farmery's head but Farmery sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farmery has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Farmery throws a series of punches but Crowder moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Farmery. Those never looked like landing.
Crowder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Farmery. Those never looked like landing.
Crowder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crowder tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farmery was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowder.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Crowder doesn't manage to clinch there - Farmery circles away.
Farmery lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crowder looks to land a right hand but Farmery moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmery shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crowder as he avoids it easily.
Rhys Crowder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Farmery.
Crowder takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crowder stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crowder wants it to stay on the feet.#TD2#
Farmery scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Farmery is trying to control. Crowder wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crowder is trying to stand back up but Farmery is controlling him #SUB2#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Farmery is working for a kimura but Crowder is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Philip Farmery will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
That's time! Crowder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Farmery bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crowder's head backwards.
Crowder misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Farmery counters with a takedown into side control.
Farmery tries to score with some ground and pound. Crowder controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Farmery lands a few punches from side control.
Farmery prevents Crowder from escaping the position.
Farmery throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder stops Farmery from passing to mount. #SUB2#
Farmery swings around for an armbar but Crowder sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Farmery's guard.
Crowder would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Crowder has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Farmery is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Farmery is looking to stall here but Crowder recovers full guard.
Farmery pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crowder is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farmery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farmery working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2##SUB2#
Farmery is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crowder is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crowder has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Farmery is pulling down on Crowder's head to control his posture.
Philip Farmery is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Crowder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Farmery is proving hard to escape from.
Rhys Crowder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#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.
Farmery looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Crowder puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Farmery has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crowder is working away from the top position though.
Farmery might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Crowder haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice jab there from Crowder.

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 Rhys Crowder.
I think Farmery 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29

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

Event: DARE 92
Date: Jan 05, 2019

#R1#
A punch combination from Farmery misses.
Farmery throws a shot from downtown. Chadnezzar moves away and avoids it.
Chadnezzar misses the shot to the body.
Farmery closes the distance and clinches up with Chadnezzar, looking for a takedown. Farmery pushes Chadnezzar against the cage but Chadnezzar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Farmery goes for a double leg but Chadnezzar avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chadnezzar continues to drive forward.
Chadnezzar with a jab.
Farmery connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chadnezzar's hands.
Farmery takes a swing at Chadnezzar's ribcage but misses.
Chadnezzar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT2#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.#TD#
Chadnezzar tries to sprawl but Farmery drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chadnezzar scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Farmery manages to mount him!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Farmery working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chadnezzar is looking to improve his position but Farmery isn't that keen on the idea.#T1#
Chadnezzar keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Farmery jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chadnezzar manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chadnezzar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chadnezzar is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Farmery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Farmery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chadnezzar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Farmery lands a nice forearm strike.
Chadnezzar is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Farmery is looking to take a break and control but Chadnezzar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chadnezzar tries to bench press Farmery off him but Farmery keeps the position.
Chadnezzar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chadnezzar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chadnezzar blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farmery.
Chadnezzar tries to get to full guard but Farmery has control of the leg.
Farmery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chadnezzar's head. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chadnezzar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farmery accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Chadnezzar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3##SUB#
Farmery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farmery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chadnezzar wants to hit a switch here but Farmery passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Chadnezzar there! #SUB#
Farmery jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Chadnezzar manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Farmery 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.
Farmery controls the position. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Chadnezzar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Chadnezzar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chadnezzar is still trying to improve position.#T4#
I wouldn't like to be where Chadnezzar is right now. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chadnezzar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Farmery working the ground and pound but Chadnezzar is defending the strikes.
Farmery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chadnezzar keeps working.
Farmery tries to score with some ground and pound. Chadnezzar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #SUB#
Farmery tries for a kimura but Chadnezzar is defending well.
Chadnezzar is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Farmery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chadnezzar is trying to control Farmery's posture but Farmery avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Farmery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chadnezzar stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farmery lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chadnezzar closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Farmery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chadnezzar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Chadnezzar releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farmery shoots in but Chadnezzar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chadnezzar! But no joy.
Farmery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chadnezzar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chadnezzar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Farmery with a body shot.
Farmery cracks Chadnezzar with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fighters circling - Farmery throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chadnezzar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Farmery.
Chadnezzar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Farmery throws a shot from downtown. Chadnezzar moves away and avoids it.
Farmery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chadnezzar misses the jab.
Farmery connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farmery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chadnezzar manages to avoid it.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmery shoots for a double leg takedown but Chadnezzar sprawls well. He's pushed Farmery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chadnezzar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Farmery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chadnezzar manages to avoid it.
Chadnezzar walks into a stiff left hand from Farmery.
Chadnezzar throws a shot to the body.
Nebu Chadnezzar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice sprawl there from Chadnezzar as Farmery shoots in.
Chadnezzar misses with a body shot.
Farmery fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2#
Farmery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chadnezzar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chadnezzar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farmery throws a head kick that misses
and Chadnezzar counters with a straight right hand.
Nebu Chadnezzar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farmery shoots and misses
and Chadnezzar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#
Farmery is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Farmery throws a series of punches but Chadnezzar avoids them all with ease.
Oh Farmery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chadnezzar lands a body shot.
Farmery seems to have got his legs back now.
Farmery cracks Chadnezzar with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chadnezzar misses with a series of wild punches.
Chadnezzar slips a straight right by Farmery.#KD2#
Farmery ducks straight into an uppercut from Chadnezzar and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Farmery manages to regain guard straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chadnezzar is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Chadnezzar wants to pass the guard but Farmery is keeping the position.
Chadnezzar must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chadnezzar controlling from the top position.
Chadnezzar's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chadnezzar is continuing to stall.#SUB#
Farmery working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chadnezzar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chadnezzar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chadnezzar controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Chadnezzar is looking to pass into half guard but Farmery pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Farmery is in guard.#REVR#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chadnezzar holds on and takes a little breather.
Chadnezzar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Farmery is one step ahead there.
Chadnezzar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Chadnezzar is trying to control. Farmery wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chadnezzar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Let's hope that Chadnezzar 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nebu Chadnezzar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Nice takedown defense from Chadnezzar. No joy for Farmery on that attempt.
The crowd cheers as Farmery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chadnezzar doesn't seem phased though.
Farmery scores with a punch to the head.
Farmery steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chadnezzar.
No luck for Farmery with that takedown attempt.
Chadnezzar is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Farmery goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#TD#
Farmery is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chadnezzar's half guard.
Chadnezzar is trying to maintain the position but Farmery is very close to passing his half guard.
Chadnezzar is looking to improve his position.
Chadnezzar is doing well to control the position and prevent Farmery from advancing to side control.#T1##SUB#
Chadnezzar is defending against the submission attempts here by Farmery.
Chadnezzar keeping hold of Farmery's head, controlling as best he can.
Chadnezzar gets back to full guard. #SUB#
Farmery drops back looking for a leg! Chadnezzar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chadnezzar manages to kick Farmery off! Farmery jumps back into Chadnezzar's guard.
Chadnezzar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farmery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farmery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Chadnezzar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Chadnezzar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Farmery is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Chadnezzar is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Farmery is looking to work some ground and pound but Chadnezzar has wrist control.#SUB#
Farmery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farmery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Philip Farmery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chadnezzar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farmery.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chadnezzar holds on and takes a little breather.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Chadnezzar.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Farmery trying to control but Chadnezzar is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chadnezzar leaves Farmery with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chadnezzar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Chadnezzar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Farmery sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Farmery looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt.
Chadnezzar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chadnezzar wants it to stay on the feet.
Farmery takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farmery takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farmery takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chadnezzar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farmery's calf.
Chadnezzar cracks a nice hook into Farmery's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Chadnezzar misses.
Chadnezzar scores with a hook.#CUT2#
Philip Farmery's cut is getting worse.#T4#
A punch combination from Chadnezzar misses.
Farmery misses with a hook.
Chadnezzar lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chadnezzar throws a big shot that misses.
Farmery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chadnezzar lands a slapping body shot.
Farmery keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chadnezzar throws a poor cross that misses
and Farmery counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farmery just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chadnezzar! But no joy.#TD#
Farmery shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chadnezzar is trying to defend but Farmery finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chadnezzar preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Chadnezzar wants to control but Farmery is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nebu Chadnezzar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chadnezzar 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nebu Chadnezzar!
An out of breath Nebu Chadnezzar thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DARE 79
Date: Nov 10, 2018

#R1#
Farmery fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Merel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CUT2#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Farmery goes for a double leg but Merel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Merel continues to drive forward.
Farmery has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Super Awesome Ninja McDojo in the buildup to the fight.
A jab lands there for Farmery.
Merel throws a leg kick but Farmery sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Farmery scores with a nice body kick.
Farmery ducks right into an uppercut from Merel.
Farmery just misses with a punch to the body.
Farmery misses the body punch
and Merel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farmery throws a hook to the side of Merel's head but Merel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merel scores with the left hand. Farmery knows he should have avoided that one. #ROC2#
Farmery is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Farmery is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Merel slaps away a takedown attempt from Farmery, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Farmery seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmery with a jab.#T1#
Farmery dives in and grabs Merel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Merel pushes down on Farmery's head and hops out.
Farmery scores with a one two! Merel had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Merel moves out of range of the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farmery.
Merel needs to keep his hands up - Farmery had a free shot at his head there.
Merel staying out of range there.
Farmery jabs Merel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Merel misses with a body shot.
Merel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Merel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Merel connects with a solid leg kick.
Farmery throws a poor cross that misses
and Merel counters with a nice body 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!
Farmery jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Merel. Beautiful body shot.
Jack Merel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farmery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farmery throws a leg kick that misses. #T2#
Farmery uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Merel has time to react.
Farmery throws a shot from downtown. Merel moves away and avoids it.
Farmery throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Merel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farmery thinking.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Farmery swings widly with a right hand
and Merel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farmery thinking.
Farmery waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Merel.
Farmery shoots in but Merel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farmery shoots in looking for a takedown. Merel tries to sprawl out of it but Farmery keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Merel manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Farmery is breathing heavily.
Farmery shoots in but Merel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Farmery throws a lazy uppercut
and Merel counters with a good low kick that Farmery was not able to check.
Merel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Farmery rather than just go for the knockout.
Merel cracks the inside of Farmery's front leg.
Merel loads up on a big right hand but Farmery slips the punch.
Merel connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Merel ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.#KD2#
Merel lands a left and a right that send Farmery crashing to the mat, dazed. Merel thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Farmery takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Farmery throws a head kick but Merel moves out of range.
Merel throws a shot to the body.
No luck for Farmery with that takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Farmery moves into range and connects with a jab.
Merel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Merel throws a series of punches but Farmery moves out of range.
A combination from Farmery does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Merel there.
Merel slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
A countering left hand to the body from Merel misses.
Merel moves out of range as Farmery strikes.
Merel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Farmery. #T4#
Merel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Farmery. That did some damage!
Farmery moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Merel jabs Farmery to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farmery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Merel moves out of range of the strikes.
Merel ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.#KD2#
Merel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Farmery sprawling to the canvas! Farmery rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Merel finish him?! #CUT2#
Philip Farmery's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Farmery misses.
A big left from Farmery misses.
Merel digs a good body shot into Farmery's ribs.
Farmery throws a head kick but Merel moves out of range.
Farmery scores with a jab to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Farmery misses with a right hand #KD2#
and Merel counters with a nice right hand that sends Farmery toppling to the canvas! Farmery scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Merel finish him?!
A swing and a miss from Farmery.
Farmery looks to score with a jab to the body but Merel is just out of range.
Farmery has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farmery there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Merel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Merel dodges the punch combination from Farmery.
Farmery lands a nice shot that snaps Merel's head back.
Farmery throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Merel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Merel drops Farmery with a huge uppercut! Farmery drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Merel is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Merel!
A very excited looking Jack Merel 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: EFA 85 Punisher vs Andrei 2
Date: Aug 18, 2018

#R1#
Farmery connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Farmery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Vasilevskiy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Farmery.
We've been hearing reports that Farmery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vasilevskiy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Farmery.
Vasilevskiy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Farmery.
Farmery ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasilevskiy thumps Farmery with a low kick.
Farmery scores with a jab to the body.
Farmery swings for the body but Vasilevskiy moves out of range.
Donk. Vasilevskiy catches Farmery right on the button with a cross.#CUT2#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
Farmery misses with a hook.
A jab from Farmery does it's job there.
Vasilevskiy scores with a hook to the body. Farmery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmery throws a body punch but Vasilevskiy moves out of range.
Vasilevskiy is looking to clinch.
Farmery ducks under a wild hook from Vasilevskiy.
Farmery misses with a body shot.
Vasilevskiy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Farmery scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vasilevskiy lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Farmery misses with a body shot.
Farmery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vasilevskiy.
Farmery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vasilevskiy was well out of range. Poor timing from Farmery.
Farmery misses with a hook. Vasilevskiy ducked under it nicely.
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farmery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farmery with a nice cross.
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Farmery manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Farmery is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Farmery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasilevskiy moves away.
Both fighters circling a little - Farmery finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #CL2#
Vasilevskiy gets a clinch.
Vasilevskiy tries to pull guard but Farmery won't allow it. #TD2#
Vasilevskiy manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Our spies down at at LOD:Top Team inform us that Vasilevskiy has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Vasilevskiy keeping moving, preventing Farmery from controlling successfully.
Farmery is fighting to break Vasilevskiy's control of his arms but Vasilevskiy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Vasilevskiy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farmery.
Farmery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farmery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vasilevskiy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Farmery showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Vasilevskiy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Farmery defends it easily.
Farmery scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Farmery working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Vasilevskiy wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Farmery connects with a couple of short punches.
Farmery wants to control from the top but Vasilevskiy keeps moving.
Farmery is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Vasilevskiy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farmery is pushing down on Vasilevskiy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vasilevskiy is fighting to maintain full guard but Farmery has managed to sneak the leg through.
Farmery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasilevskiy defending well though. #SUB#
Farmery is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Vasilevskiy is just riding it out for now. Farmery eventually gives up the hold.
Farmery missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T4##SUB#
Vasilevskiy is defending against the submission attempts here by Farmery.
Vasilevskiy is looking to control Farmery's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Vasilevskiy avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery lands strikes from half guard.
Vasilevskiy is looking to escape.#SUB2#
Vasilevskiy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Farmery pulls his head out easily.
Vasilevskiy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Farmery's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Farmery's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Vasilevskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farmery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farmery misses with a straight left.
Vasilevskiy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vasilevskiy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farmery.
Philip Farmery is winning the standup battle so far.
Farmery explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Farmery misses with a hook. Vasilevskiy ducked under it nicely.
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch up but Farmery circles away and keeps his distance.
Farmery was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vasilevskiy wants to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Vasilevskiy as Farmery shoots in.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farmery.
Vasilevskiy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasilevskiy there as he acknowledges the shot.
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 Farmery.
Vasilevskiy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A head kick from Farmery lands but Vasilevskiy takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasilevskiy wants to clinch.#T1#
Farmery thuds his right hand into Vasilevskiy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Farmery lands a jab to the nose.
Farmery scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#TD#
Farmery closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Vasilevskiy quickly recovers to half guard.#ES2#
Vasilevskiy has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Farmery is on him like a limpet, forcing Vasilevskiy back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Farmery breaks from the clinch.
Vasilevskiy moves away from the strike by Farmery.
Farmery swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasilevskiy.
Vasilevskiy misses with a hook. Farmery ducked under it nicely.
Farmery looks to land a left hand but Vasilevskiy moved out of range nicely.
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch but Farmery is having none of it. #TD#
Farmery changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vasilevskiy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vasilevskiy is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vasilevskiy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2#
Farmery working the ground and pound from side control.#SUB#
Farmery goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Vasilevskiy rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Farmery's guard! Nice work there by Vasilevskiy!
Vasilevskiy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vasilevskiy won't allow Farmery to sweep him here.
Farmery keeping moving, preventing Vasilevskiy from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Vasilevskiy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Farmery manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vasilevskiy has Farmery in his guard.#REVR#
Farmery not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T3#
Vasilevskiy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vasilevskiy is pulling down on Farmery's head. It's preventing any offense from Farmery, at least for the moment.
Farmery postures up in Vasilevskiy's guard and throws a big left but Vasilevskiy blocks it.
Vasilevskiy is controlling Farmery's posture.#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.
Farmery is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasilevskiy has wrist control.
Farmery postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilevskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilevskiy working a defensive guard here.
Farmery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farmery landing some decent shots from guard.
Farmery with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vasilevskiy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vasilevskiy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Farmery controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Farmery throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vasilevskiy.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Farmery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery throws a head kick that half lands.
Farmery looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasilevskiy is just out of range.#CL2#
Vasilevskiy drives through and clinches with Farmery against the cage.
Farmery looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Farmery manages to break the clinch. #TD#
Farmery closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vasilevskiy is trying to stand back up but Farmery is controlling him
Farmery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Farmery is working for a kimura but Vasilevskiy is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Farmery seems to be working for a kimura but Vasilevskiy defends the submission attempt.#T1#
Farmery stops Vasilevskiy from getting back to his feet. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Vasilevskiy defends it well.
Farmery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasilevskiy is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Farmery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farmery looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vasilevskiy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Farmery trying to control from half guard but Vasilevskiy is working away. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vasilevskiy is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to work for a kimura but Vasilevskiy is defending well.
Vasilevskiy trying to control but Farmery postures up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Vasilevskiy blocks a head kick by Farmery.
A little jabbing left from Vasilevskiy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Farmery finds it's way through Vasilevskiy's defenses.
Farmery fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL2#
Vasilevskiy darts in and clinches Farmery up against the cage.
Farmery lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farmery.
Farmery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasilevskiy can do to turn this around?
Vasilevskiy blocking some punches.
Vasilevskiy keeps control of Farmery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vasilevskiy fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC#
Farmery escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasilevskiy scores with a hook to the body. Farmery takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD#
Farmery shoots in and gets a takedown into Vasilevskiy's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasilevskiy is pulling down on Farmery's head. It's preventing any offense from Farmery, at least for the moment.
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!#T4#
Farmery looking to sit in guard and control but Vasilevskiy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Farmery keeping moving, preventing Vasilevskiy from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Vasilevskiy drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Farmery manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vasilevskiy has Farmery in his guard.#REVR#
Farmery wants to control from the top but Vasilevskiy keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vasilevskiy slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
A big right from Farmery misses.
Farmery looks to land a combination but Vasilevskiy avoids it well. #TD#
Farmery changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vasilevskiy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Farmery working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Farmery is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vasilevskiy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes there by Farmery.#T1##SUB#
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vasilevskiy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasilevskiy is defending well.
Vasilevskiy tries to escape but Farmery is in control.
Philip Farmery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Farmery is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasilevskiy is defending well.
Vasilevskiy is looking for a sweep.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vasilevskiy is trying to buck Farmery off.
Vasilevskiy is looking for a sweep.
Vasilevskiy is trying to control Farmery's posture but Farmery avoids it.
Vasilevskiy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Farmery haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Farmery wants to control but Vasilevskiy is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasilevskiy is defending well.
Vasilevskiy can't do much from the bottom here. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3#
Vasilevskiy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Farmery misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasilevskiy.
Vasilevskiy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vasilevskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farmery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farmery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farmery ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Farmery thows a left - swing and a miss!
Farmery lands a head kick!
Farmery scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vasilevskiy in his tracks.
Vasilevskiy is looking to clinch but Farmery is avoiding it.
Vasilevskiy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Farmery is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasilevskiy.
Vasilevskiy moves out of range of the strikes.
Vasilevskiy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Farmery.
Farmery has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vasilevskiy finds it's way round the side to connect with Farmery's 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!
Farmery shoots in but no luck this time. #T4#
Farmery swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasilevskiy.
Farmery swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasilevskiy.
Vasilevskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farmery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farmery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasilevskiy misses with an uppercut. Farmery saw that one coming.
Vasilevskiy tries to clinch but Farmery moves out of range.
Farmery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Farmery scores with a jab to the body.
Farmery throws a head kick but Vasilevskiy moves out of range.
Vasilevskiy punishes Farmery's body with a nice straight punch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Farmery takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasilevskiy is looking to clinch.
Farmery throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vasilevskiy avoids it.
Farmery looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasilevskiy is just out of range.#CL2#
Vasilevskiy pushes Farmery up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery had his way with Andrei Vasilevskiy in that round.
The cut man is working on Philip Farmery's cut.
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!
#R5#
Vasilevskiy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vasilevskiy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Farmery swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Farmery blocks a jab.#CL2#
Vasilevskiy forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.
Vasilevskiy is leaning against Farmery and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vasilevskiy tries to pull guard but Farmery won't allow it. #BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Farmery gets a takedown into half guard.
Farmery seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vasilevskiy 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.
Vasilevskiy is trying to stand back up but Farmery is controlling him
Vasilevskiy controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Farmery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasilevskiy defending well though. #T1#
Farmery has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Farmery trying to control but he's not successful this time.
A nice elbow there by Farmery.
Poor strikes thrown by Farmery there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Farmery is trying to take his opponent's back.
Vasilevskiy wants to control but Farmery is having none of it.
Farmery putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Andrei Vasilevskiy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Philip Farmery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Poor strikes thrown by Farmery there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Farmery trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Farmery takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Farmery can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vasilevskiy is looking to escape.
Farmery tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Farmery is in the full mount, landing strikes. #T3#
Vasilevskiy is squirming around, avoiding Farmery's attempts to control the action.
Vasilevskiy is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Farmery content just to control the position here. #SUB#
Farmery is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Vasilevskiy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Vasilevskiy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Farmery trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
Farmery is really struggling to control Vasilevskiy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Vasilevskiy is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Farmery is working for a guillotine from mount but Vasilevskiy frees his head quite easily.
BOOM! Farmery connects with a massive shot to the dome!

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Farmery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farmery, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery retains his welterweight title!
Philip Farmery decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: EFA 82 Trucks vs De Silva
Date: Jul 07, 2018

#R1#
Farmery lands a high kick!
Silva slips a straight right by Farmery.
Farmery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheers as Farmery lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Farmery moves out of range easily.
Farmery getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farmery shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Farmery. Those never looked like landing.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Farmery.
We've been hearing reports that Farmery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL2#
Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Farmery on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Farmery.
Farmery lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Farmery is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Farmery misses with the head strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Farmery has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T1##BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch.
Farmery lands a right hook to the body.
Farmery lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A solid leg kick lands there for Farmery. #TD#
Farmery 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.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Farmery manages to pass to side control. #REVB#
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Farmery is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farmery to get the leverage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2##SUB2#
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is staying active underneath Farmery, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farmery.
Farmery throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Farmery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Farmery wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Farmery is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Farmery scores with a couple of nice shots.#T3##SUB#
Farmery is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Farmery is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Farmery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Farmery is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now. #SUB2#
Farmery moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Farmery cracks Silva with a big elbow. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Farmery thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Farmery keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nice defenses there by Silva.
A little jabbing left from Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Farmery throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Farmery shoots in but no luck this time.
Philip Farmery is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva defending well as Farmery loads up on a big left hand.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Farmery fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Farmery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a fast counter high kick but Farmery manages to duck under it in time.
A big left from Farmery misses.
Farmery moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSilva.#CL2#
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Farmery.#BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Farmery scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Farmery lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Farmery.
Farmery circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Silva drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Farmery follows Silva to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Philip Farmery thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: EFA 77 Stebson vs Kerr
Date: Jun 22, 2018

#R1#
Calacon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Farmery staying out of range there.
Farmery 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.
Farmery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD#
Farmery changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Calacon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Farmery tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Farmery has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Farmery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Calacon, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Farmery goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Calacon has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Farmery but great work by Calacon.
Farmery is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Calacon tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
A lull in the action here as Calacon stalls from top position.
Farmery is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farmery manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calacon wants to control but Farmery is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Farmery is trying to work for a kimura but Calacon is defending well.
Farmery stalling.
Calacon is looking to improve his position. #T3##SUB#
Farmery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to work for a kimura but Calacon is defending well.
Farmery not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Farmery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Calacon's head.
Farmery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #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.#SUB#
Farmery has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Calacon defend it? Farmery steps over the head and cranks it - Calacon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Farmery!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Philip Farmery!
A victorious Philip Farmery thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EFA 58 Kerr vs Legatius
Date: May 02, 2018

#R1#
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
St George looks to score with a jab to the body but Farmery is just out of range.
Farmery scores with a punch to the head.
Farmery lands with a kick to the ribs.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
St George takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Farmery dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
St George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Farmery 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.
We've been hearing reports that Farmery has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Farmery moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farmery with a poor takedown
and St George counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Farmery goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD#
Farmery looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Farmery wants to control from the top but St George keeps moving.
Farmery throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Farmery passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Farmery scores with punches from side control.
St George seems a little lost for a moment, as Farmery dominates the positioning.
Farmery connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused St George some visible discomfort.
St George is trying to control Farmery's posture but Farmery avoids it.
Farmery advances nicely into full mount. #SUB#
Farmery looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB#
St George defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Farmery. #T2#
St George tries to reverse the position but Farmery maintains control.
Farmery putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Farmery throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
St George keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
St George avoids a series of strikes thrown by Farmery. #SUB#
Farmery looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
St George really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farmery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farmery lands a nice shot to the head. #T3##SUB#
St George defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Farmery.
Farmery landing strikes, looking to finish! #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farmery has hold of St George's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St George manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Farmery is in the full mount, landing strikes. #SUB#
Farmery has hold of St George's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and St George manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Farmery throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Farmery working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T4#
St George tries to reverse the position but Farmery maintains control.
Farmery throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
St George is working to get back to half guard.
St George is squirming around, avoiding Farmery's attempts to control the action.
St George tries to reverse the position but Farmery maintains control.
Farmery fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Farmery looking for a guillotine from mount but St George is having none of it. #SUB#
St George defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Farmery.
St George taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Farmery scores with a crisp jab that stopped St George in his tracks.
Farmery ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St George moves away.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice side step and St George releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Farmery pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Farmery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St George was well out of range. Poor timing from Farmery.
Philip Farmery is winning the standup battle so far.
St George gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Farmery throws a left and a right that both miss
and St George counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Farmery misses with a body shot.
St George leaves Farmery with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery throws a combination that misses
and St George counters with a one-two to the body.
Farmery keeps St George at a distance using the push 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!
Good standup being displayed there by Farmery as he connects with a hook.
St George tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Farmery was well out of range. Poor timing from St George.
Farmery clobbers St George with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Farmery shoots in for a takedown but St George shows good takedown defense.
St George walks into a left hand.
Farmery shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts St George as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Farmery throws a series of strikes that have St George backpedaling. #ROC#
St George is rocked!
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farmery lands a glancing blow to the side of St George's head.
St George is still on wobbly legs! Can Farmery finish him?
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farmery lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Farmery drops St George with a straight right hand, right on the button! Farmery follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: EFA 49 Farmery vs Vasilevskiy
Date: Apr 11, 2018

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Farmery. That snapped Vasilevskiy's head back.
Vasilevskiy scores with a shot to the body.
Farmery scores with a kick to the body.
Farmery just misses with a punch to the body.
Farmery lands with an uppercut that bounces Vasilevskiy off the cage and back into range.
Vasilevskiy looks to score with a jab to the body but Farmery is just out of range.
Farmery tries to bum rush Vasilevskiy with a series of wild strikes but Vasilevskiy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Farmery lands a right hook to the body.
Farmery throws a hook but Vasilevskiy blocks it.#TD#
Farmery drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Farmery is fighting to break Vasilevskiy's control of his arms but Vasilevskiy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#SUB2#
Vasilevskiy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Farmery escapes and throws Vasilevskiy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Vasilevskiy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Farmery looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmery frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T1#
Farmery wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Vasilevskiy tries to hold on but Farmery postures up.
Vasilevskiy blocking the ground and pound.
Vasilevskiy tries to lock up and control but Farmery gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Farmery looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.#SUB#
Farmery looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Vasilevskiy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #T2#
Vasilevskiy is looking to get to half guard.
Farmery throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vasilevskiy holds on to Farmery as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vasilevskiy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Farmery tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Vasilevskiy working to try and regain half guard.
Farmery putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vasilevskiy wants to control but Farmery is having none of it.#SUB#
Farmery goes for an armbar but Vasilevskiy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vasilevskiy. #SUB#
Farmery escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Vasilevskiy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3##SUB#
Vasilevskiy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Farmery has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Vasilevskiy has managed to get both his arms back between Farmery's legs - danger averted.
Farmery wants to improve his position but instead Vasilevskiy has moved into half guard.
Farmery is looking to control Vasilevskiy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Farmery avoid being mounted?
Vasilevskiy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SUB#
Farmery actively working from the bottom here.
Vasilevskiy sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Farmery actively working from the bottom here.
Vasilevskiy content to control rather than advance.
Vasilevskiy is continuing to stall.
My spies in Team Alpha Midget inform me that Vasilevskiy has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Farmery trying to hold on to Vasilevskiy's head to control him but Vasilevskiy postures up.
Farmery wants to get back to full guard but Vasilevskiy has mounted him!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
That's time! Farmery's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Vasilevskiy throws out a powerful jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Philip Farmery has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasilevskiy.
Farmery bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Vasilevskiy. That snapped Farmery's head back. #KD2#
Vasilevskiy drops Farmery with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Farmery looks back up at him and smiles so Vasilevskiy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC2#
Farmery is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#KD#
A big head kick from Farmery and Vasilevskiy is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Oh Farmery is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#ROC#
Vasilevskiy is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Andrei Vasilevskiy has been cut.
Farmery looking to pass the guard.
Vasilevskiy is still in real trouble! Can Farmery finish him?#SUB#
Farmery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vasilevskiy looking to control. #SUB2#
Vasilevskiy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Farmery defends well.#SUB2#
Vasilevskiy is looking for a triangle but Farmery pushes his legs off easily.
Farmery throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Farmery seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasilevskiy seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Farmery is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vasilevskiy seems keen to control Farmery's posture.#T1##SUB2#
Vasilevskiy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Vasilevskiy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Farmery looking to pass the guard.
Vasilevskiy looking to control. #SUB2#
Farmery avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Vasilevskiy looking for a guillotine here but Farmery defends easily. #T2#
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.
Farmery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Vasilevskiy keeping moving, preventing Farmery from controlling successfully.
Farmery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasilevskiy can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Vasilevskiy has his foot on Farmery's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Farmery works his way back into a safe position though.
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilevskiy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilevskiy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasilevskiy has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Farmery missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Vasilevskiy trying to control the position here.
Farmery working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Vasilevskiy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vasilevskiy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Farmery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vasilevskiy keeping full guard, as Farmery tries to pass.
Farmery wants to control from the top but Vasilevskiy keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vasilevskiy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Farmery lands a lovely overhand right.
Farmery throws a hook to the side of Vasilevskiy's head but Vasilevskiy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasilevskiy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Farmery.
Farmery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vasilevskiy is fending him off so far but Farmery persists. Nope, Vasilevskiy circles away and we're back to standing.
Vasilevskiy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vasilevskiy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Farmery shoots for a double leg takedown but Vasilevskiy sprawls well. He's pushed Farmery's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Farmery throws a shot from downtown. Vasilevskiy moves away and avoids it.
Philip Farmery is winning the standup battle so far.
Farmery takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Farmery looks to throw the jab but Vasilevskiy is out of range.
Farmery tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasilevskiy swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philip Farmery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Farmery misses.
Farmery throws a lazy head kick #KD2#
and Vasilevskiy counters with a crisp right hand that drops Farmery! Vasilevskiy lets Farmery back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#CUT2#
Philip Farmery's cut is getting worse.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Farmery.
Vasilevskiy misses with a leg kick.
Farmery scores with a nice right hand.
Farmery misses with a low kick.
Farmery changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vasilevskiy tries to avoid it but Farmery manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vasilevskiy to the ground. Vasilevskiy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vasilevskiy measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Farmery! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Andrei Vasilevskiy!
Andrei Vasilevskiy is the new welterweight champion!
Andrei Vasilevskiy looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Popped that cherry!'.

Event: EFA 36 Farmery vs Raske
Date: Mar 11, 2018

#R1#
Farmery fails to land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Raske gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raske works on Farmery's body with a couple of short punches.
Farmery has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raske throws a punch but it's blocked by Farmery.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Farmery avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Farmery's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Farmery uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske tries a body shot but Farmery blocks it.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Farmery blocks a body shot from Raske.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Farmery.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
Farmery misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery blocks a body shot from Raske.
Farmery blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch.
Farmery lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
We've been informed that Raske 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.
Philip Farmery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raske lands a lovely overhand right.
Raske lands the left hand.#T1#
Raske takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Farmery tries to bum rush Raske with a series of wild strikes but Raske uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raske scores with a jab. Farmery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Farmery tests Raske's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Farmery misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raske scores with a jab. Farmery acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raske connects with a solid leg kick.
Raske slips under a jab from Farmery.
Farmery moves out of range of the body kick.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Farmery lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raske circles away quickly and effectively.#KD#
A jab-cross combination lands for Farmery and sends Raske crashing to the mat! Farmery follows him down to the mat - Raske regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC#
Raske is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#ES2#
Raske kicks off Farmery and gets to his feet.
Raske is still on wobbly legs! Can Farmery finish him?
The fighters circle momentarily. Raske darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raske fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#CL2#
Raske forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.
Farmery blocking some punches.
Raske tries to work over Farmery's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske seems to have recovered his senses.
Farmery blocks an uppercut.
Farmery scores with a shot to the side of Raske's head. #BC#
Farmery breaks the clinch.
Raske dodges the punch combination from Farmery. #T2#
Raske blocks the body kick.
It seemed like Raske was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Farmery connects with a looping right hand.
Raske throws a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Thomas Raske is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raske blocks the body kick.
Raske ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Farmery looks to land a combination but Raske avoids it well.
Farmery on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Farmery, as that shot connected. #KD#
Raske ducks straight into an uppercut from Farmery and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Raske manages to regain guard straight away.
Farmery arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Raske's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Philip Farmery waved his t-shirt featuring KAISER Nutrition - Q160's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: EFA 26 Farmery vs Saouza
Date: Feb 17, 2018

#R1#
Farmery works Saouza 's body with a nice hook.
Farmery throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Farmery swats away the attempt to clinch by Saouza .
It looked like Farmery wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Saouza moves in looking to clinch but Farmery pushes him off.
Farmery dodges the punch combination from Saouza . #KD#
Farmery bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Saouza ! He dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC#
Saouza is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Dagon Saouza has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Saouza is still in real trouble! Can Farmery finish him?#SUB#
Farmery has an Americana. Saouza didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Farmery is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Farmery hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Philip Farmery made sure he mentioned KAISER Nutrition - Q160, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: EFA 17 Farmery vs Garret
Date: Jan 27, 2018

Event: UFC-Fright Night 11
Date: Dec 16, 2017

#R1#
A decent looking body kick lands there for Farmery.#TD#
Hyperion gets caught flat footed, as Farmery shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Farmery throws a big elbow that misses.
Hyperion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Farmery trying to control but Hyperion is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Farmery postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hyperion is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Farmery, into his guard. #REVB#
Farmery wants to sweep here but Hyperion controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farmery is on top in guard. #REVR#
Farmery looking to sit in guard and control but Hyperion gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T1##SUB#
Farmery working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hyperion has passed into half guard! #SU2#
Hyperion decides to return to a standing position.
Hyperion stuns Farmery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#TD#
Farmery throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hyperion was covering up waiting for the punch and Farmery finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hyperion pulls Farmery in close to prevent any damage.
Hyperion trying to control the position. #T2##SUB#
Farmery drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hyperion looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hyperion looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hyperion! #REVB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Farmery is looking for a sweep.
Farmery gets back to half guard.
Hyperion seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Farmery moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Farmery tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hyperion slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Farmery.
Hyperion wants to stand up but Farmery is controlling the position. #T3#
Hyperion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hyperion throwing shots but Farmery is blocking nicely.
Farmery is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hyperion's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hyperion's back!#SUB#
Farmery 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, Hyperion has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least! #SUB#
Farmery working for a choke but Hyperion reverses nicely into Farmery 's guard.
Hyperion stopping the sweep attempt from Farmery.#T4#
Farmery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Hyperion controlling Farmery's posture.
Farmery won't allow Hyperion to sweep him here.
Hyperion wants to hit a switch here but Farmery passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Hyperion there!
Farmery sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Farmery fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hyperion sprawls well initially but Farmery persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to work for a kimura but Hyperion is defending well.
Farmery prevents Hyperion from improving his position.
Farmery thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Philip Farmery overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hyperion trying to control here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Hyperion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farmery is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hyperion can do to turn this around?
Farmery tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hyperion knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hyperion is trying to maintain the position but Farmery is very close to passing his half guard.
Hyperion tries to roll over but Farmery keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hyperion keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Farmery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but Hyperion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Farmery to get the leverage.
Hyperion is pressing down on Farmery's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Farmery throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hyperion works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Farmery postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Farmery throws a big right hand that misses.
Farmery wants to control from the top but Hyperion keeps moving. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD#
Farmery throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hyperion was covering up waiting for the punch and Farmery finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hyperion avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hyperion trying to keep a closed guard but Farmery is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Farmery passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Farmery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hyperion keeps working. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hyperion has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Farmery is trying to get an arm triangle but Hyperion is defending well. #SUB#
Farmery goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hyperion rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Farmery's guard! Nice work there by Hyperion! #T4#
Farmery lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Farmery trying to control but Hyperion is working from the bottom.
Hyperion really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farmery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Farmery is looking to work some ground and pound but Hyperion has wrist control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Farmery trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farmery throws an elbow that misses. Hyperion uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Farmery's guard. Nice move by Hyperion!#REVB##SUB#
Farmery looking for a guillotine here but Hyperion defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery 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#
Hyperion works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Farmery looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Farmery avoids the head kick by Hyperion. #TD#
Farmery looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Farmery trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farmery in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Farmery wants to pass the guard but Hyperion is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hyperion can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hyperion seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hyperion wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Hyperion keeping moving, preventing Farmery from controlling successfully.
Farmery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farmery forces his way into half guard.
Hyperion trying to control from the bottom.
Farmery takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Hyperion blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farmery. #SUB#
Farmery seems to be looking for submissions.
Alexander Hyperion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farmery trying to control from half guard but Hyperion is working away. #SUB#
Farmery is working for a submission of some sort.
Farmery 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.
Nice strikes from Farmery there.
Farmery throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Farmery thows a huge punch but Hyperion dodges it nicely.
Farmery throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Hyperion tries to get to full guard but Farmery has control of the leg.
Hyperion trying to control from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Farmery feints and as Hyperion raises his hands in defense, Farmery changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Hyperion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Farmery got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hyperion has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Farmery has managed to get both his arms back between Hyperion's legs - danger averted.
Hyperion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farmery slips nicely into half guard.
Hyperion controlling the position well. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
Farmery is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hyperion!
Philip Farmery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farmery trying to control but Hyperion is having none of it.
Farmery sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hyperion is in all sorts of trouble here.
Farmery lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Farmery showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Farmery, 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Philip Farmery!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Philip Farmery!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Philip Farmery!

Philip Farmery wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Philip Farmery made sure he mentioned Revenge Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: UFC-Kickboxing Night 2
Date: Nov 22, 2017

#R1#
Farmery throws a head kick that Smesman semi-blocks.
Smesman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smesman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Farmery digs a good body shot into Smesman's ribs.
Farmery scores with a shot to the body.
Farmery throws a front kick that sends Smesman stumbling back into the ropes.
Farmery throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Smesman misses.
Smesman backs away from a small jab... but Farmery lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Smesman crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Farmery with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery gave a mention to Revenge Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: UFC-Fright Night 7
Date: Nov 11, 2017

#R1#
Bowman throws a leg kick but Farmery sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowman misses with a low kick.
Farmery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Farmery. #CUT#
It looks like Tom Bowman has been cut.
Farmery thuds a left hand into Bowman's body.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Farmery misses with a wild combination.
Bowman finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Farmery's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Bowman falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Revenge Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Tom Bowman was interviewed post fight and said 'He is a great fighter and tonight he had the better of me and won fair and square.'.

Event: UFC-Fright Night 5
Date: Oct 21, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Farmery closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cromwell's guard.
Farmery sitting in guard here, content to control.
Farmery passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Farmery is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Farmery is working for a kimura but Cromwell is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Farmery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T1##SUB2#
Farmery seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cromwell is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Philip Farmery!
A very excited looking Philip Farmery rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: UFC 3-Devil's Night
Date: Sep 23, 2017

#R1#
Farmery checks a leg kick.
Schopenhauer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Farmery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big left from Farmery misses.
Schopenhauer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Farmery lands a nice hook to Schopenhauer's body. Schopenhauer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Farmery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schopenhauer doesn't seem bothered though.
Farmery checks a low kick from Schopenhauer.
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farmery throws a hook to the side of Schopenhauer's head but Schopenhauer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Farmery throws a hook but Schopenhauer blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Farmery. Schopenhauer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schopenhauer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Farmery.
Schopenhauer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Schopenhauer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schopenhauer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Farmery misses the shot to the body.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Schopenhauer slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
Schopenhauer scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery lands a head kick!
Schopenhauer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Farmery keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Farmery. #CL#
Schopenhauer closes the distance and pushes Farmery back into the cage.#T1##BC#
Schopenhauer manages to break the clinch.
Farmery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Schopenhauer's head coaches at Helsinki Athletics Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Farmery checks a low kick from Schopenhauer.
It seemed like Farmery was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Schopenhauer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch but Farmery is having none of it.
Farmery checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Schopenhauer blocks a head kick by Farmery.
Farmery tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schopenhauer connects with an inside leg kick.
Schopenhauer misses with a low kick.
Farmery 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.
Farmery moves out of range of the leg kick from Schopenhauer.#CL#
Schopenhauer has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Schopenhauer misses with a low kick.
Farmery let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Farmery lands with a slapping head kick.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farmery throws a jab but it's blocked by Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer connects with a leg kick. Farmery looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Schopenhauer wants to land a leg kick but Farmery is out of range.
Farmery looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2##CL#
Schopenhauer clinches up with Farmery and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Farmery. #BC#
Schopenhauer manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Schopenhauer moves into range and clinches up with Farmery.#BC#
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmery rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schopenhauer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Schopenhauer slips a straight right by Farmery.
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Farmery backs away, Schopenhauer returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Farmery misses with a head kick. #CL#
Schopenhauer gets a clinch. #BC2#
Farmery breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Schopenhauer moves into the clinch successfully.
Farmery has a couple of punches blocked by Schopenhauer.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.#BC2#
Farmery breaks from the clinch.
Farmery fails to land with a series of punches. #T3#
Schopenhauer misses with a low kick as Farmery jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Farmery blocks the leg kick.
Farmery throws a head kick but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #CL#
Schopenhauer clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Farmery's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Farmery is trying to break the clinch but Schopenhauer is controlling him.#BC#
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Schopenhauer lands a leg kick that knocks Farmery off balance momentarily.
Schopenhauer slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farmery misses the jab.
Schopenhauer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schopenhauer tries to work over Farmery's front leg with a kick but Farmery checks it.
Schopenhauer wants to clinch up but Farmery keeps it at a distance.
Schopenhauer tries a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Farmery tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Donk. Farmery catches Schopenhauer right on the button with a cross.
Farmery scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Farmery breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Schopenhauer moves out of range easily.
Farmery changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Farmery misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
Schopenhauer moves into the clinch.
Farmery tries to break the clinch but Schopenhauer is controlling the position.
Farmery wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Schopenhauer has him pressed against the cage.
Farmery is trying to break free.#BC2#
Farmery's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schopenhauer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farmery just manages to avoid it.
Schopenhauer throws out a leg kick but Farmery moves out of range and Schopenhauer only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Schopenhauer tries to work over Farmery's front leg with a kick but Farmery checks it.
Farmery connects with a high kick.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch there but Farmery circles away.
Farmery pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Schopenhauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Schopenhauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farmery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schopenhauer.
No joy there for Farmery, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Schopenhauer avoids the body shot from Farmery.
Philip Farmery is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch up but Farmery circles away and keeps his distance.
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Schopenhauer moves out of range easily.
Farmery checks a low kick from Schopenhauer.
Farmery connects with a body shot.
Schopenhauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A bone on bone clash there as Farmery blocks the leg kick.
Schopenhauer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Farmery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Farmery looks to land a combination but Schopenhauer avoids it well. #CL#
Schopenhauer has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Farmery manages to break the clinch.
Schopenhauer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Farmery swats away the attempt to clinch by Schopenhauer.
A head kick misses from Farmery.
Schopenhauer throws a front kick aimed at Farmery's knee but Farmery avoids it well.
Schopenhauer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Schopenhauer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Schopenhauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Schopenhauer slips a jab and a cross from Farmery.
Farmery plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Farmery tries a head kick but it misses.
Farmery jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Farmery chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schopenhauer can pounce on him.
Schopenhauer avoids the head kick by Farmery.
Philip Farmery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farmery misses with a looping right.#CL#
Schopenhauer clinches up with Farmery and pushes him back against the cage.
Farmery wants to get back to striking at distance but Schopenhauer won't allow it. #BC2#
Farmery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Schopenhauer darts in and clinches Farmery up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farmery is trying to break free.
Arthur Schopenhauer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Farmery is looking to break free of the clinch but Schopenhauer has double underhooks. #BC#
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2##CL#
Schopenhauer moves into the clinch successfully.
Farmery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schopenhauer pivots, looking for a leg kick but Farmery is out of range and Schopenhauer settles back down.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch up.
Schopenhauer tries to work over Farmery's front leg with a kick but Farmery checks it.
Farmery has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Farmery looks to throw the jab but Schopenhauer is out of range.
Farmery throws a big shot that misses.
Farmery throws a head kick but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
Farmery misses with a wild combination.
Farmery misses with a head kick.
Farmery looks to land a combination but Schopenhauer avoids it well.
Schopenhauer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Farmery paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Schopenhauer rushes Farmery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch there but Farmery circles away.
Farmery jabs Schopenhauer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Farmery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Farmery checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
Farmery has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schopenhauer.
Farmery throws a lazy right hand but Schopenhauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Farmery's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Farmery tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Schopenhauer moves into the clinch successfully.
Farmery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farmery wants to break the clinch but can't.
Farmery is looking to break free of the clinch but Schopenhauer has double underhooks.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Farmery.
Schopenhauer keeps control of Farmery as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Farmery misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Farmery misses with an uppercut. Schopenhauer saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Farmery misses.
Farmery swings for the body but Schopenhauer moves out of range. #T4#
Schopenhauer ducks under a wild hook from Farmery.
Schopenhauer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Schopenhauer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#CL#
Schopenhauer closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Farmery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schopenhauer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Farmery.
Farmery throws a hook but Schopenhauer blocks it.
Farmery scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Farmery on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer obviously looking to wear him down. #CL#
Schopenhauer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farmery, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery lands with a slapping head kick.
Farmery misses with a straight right.
Schopenhauer misses with a leg kick.
Schopenhauer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schopenhauer throws a nice inside leg kick. #CL#
Schopenhauer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Farmery manages to break the clinch.
Farmery tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schopenhauer was well out of range. Poor timing from Farmery.
Schopenhauer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farmery just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery 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! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Farmery tries to bum rush Schopenhauer with a series of wild strikes but Schopenhauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Schopenhauer forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Schopenhauer breaks from the clinch.
Farmery scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schopenhauer doesn't seem bothered though.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Farmery is looking for the big counter here.
Schopenhauer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Farmery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schopenhauer tries a low kick but Farmery avoids it.
Schopenhauer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Farmery.
Schopenhauer appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Farmery misses with an uppercut.
Farmery tries to bum rush Schopenhauer with a series of wild strikes but Schopenhauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Farmery gets tackled into the cage by Schopenhauer. Schopenhauer maintains the clinch.
Farmery is trying to push Schopenhauer away but Schopenhauer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schopenhauer stalling the fight. #BC#
Schopenhauer manages to break the clinch.
Farmery throws a looping overhand right but Schopenhauer ducks down to avoid it.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Schopenhauer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Farmery pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Schopenhauer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Farmery is out of range.
Schopenhauer throws a leg kick but Farmery sees it coming and moves out of range.
Schopenhauer tries to clinch up but Farmery circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Schopenhauer clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Farmery's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Schopenhauer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Farmery's efforts to push away.
Farmery tries to work over Schopenhauer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery tries to circle away but Schopenhauer has him pinned against the cage.
Farmery is trying to break free.
Farmery tries to break the clinch but Schopenhauer is controlling the position.
Schopenhauer blocking some punches.
Farmery is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Farmery pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Farmery lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Well,Schopenhauer is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Farmery throws a head kick but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
Farmery throws a head kick but Schopenhauer moves out of range.
Farmery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farmery throws a sloppy head kick and Schopenhauer moves out of range easily.
Farmery fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schopenhauer manages to avoid it.
Schopenhauer fires out a quick counter leg kick but Farmery just manages to avoid it.
Schopenhauer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Schopenhauer 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.
Schopenhauer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schopenhauer.
Schopenhauer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Farmery's calf.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Farmery throws a big shot that misses.
Farmery throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schopenhauer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Farmery is able to avoid easily.
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Farmery avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Schopenhauer throws a leg kick but Farmery sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Despite the aggression on Farmery's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Farmery lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Schopenhauer is looking to clinch.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick, looking for Farmery's leg but Farmery calmly moves out of range.
Schopenhauer avoids the body shot from Farmery. #T3#
Schopenhauer defending well as Farmery loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Schopenhauer rushes Farmery and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Schopenhauer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Farmery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schopenhauer misses with a low kick.
Farmery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Farmery swinging wildly here.
Schopenhauer moves in looking to clinch but Farmery pushes him off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schopenhauer. #CL#
Schopenhauer forces Farmery back against the cage and clinches.
Schopenhauer blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Farmery breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schopenhauer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Philip Farmery is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Farmery just misses with a punch to the body.
Farmery circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Farmery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Farmery misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Farmery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL#
Schopenhauer instigates a clinch. #BC#
Schopenhauer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schopenhauer is looking to score with low kicks.
Farmery checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Farmery! But no joy.
Farmery checks a low kick from Schopenhauer.
Farmery checks a leg kick.
Schopenhauer avoids the head kick by Farmery.
Farmery tries a head kick but it misses.
Schopenhauer moves in looking to clinch but Farmery pushes him off.
Schopenhauer slips a straight right by Farmery.
Schopenhauer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Farmery.
Farmery lands a nice shot to the body.
Farmery misses with a series of wild punches.
Farmery looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farmery misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
Schopenhauer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Arthur Schopenhauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Farmery is trying to force a seperation but Schopenhauer has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Philip Farmery comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Farmery 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight for Philip Farmery!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Philip Farmery!
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight for Philip Farmery!

Philip Farmery wins by unanimous decision!
Philip Farmery 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: DUEL#87 Kasparaitis vs Sam
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1#
Farmery swinging wildly here.
Thompson blocks a head kick by Farmery.
Farmery misses with a head kick. #TD2#
Thompson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thompson is looking to advance position but Farmery won't allow it.
Farmery is looking for a sweep. Thompson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farmery makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Farmery.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thompson won't allow Farmery to sweep him here. #T1#
Thompson trying to control but Farmery is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Farmery is on top in guard. #REVR#
Thompson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson is trying to control the position but Farmery postures up.
Farmery throws a big right hand that misses.
Farmery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Farmery trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thompson wants to hit a switch here but Farmery passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Thompson there!
Farmery avoids the attempt from Thompson to control.
Thompson blocking the ground and pound.
Farmery prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Farmery sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thompson tries to hold on but Farmery postures up.
Farmery unloads with some shots from mount but Thompson bucks and avoids them well. #T3#
Thompson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Farmery is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Thompson gets back to half guard.
Farmery missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farmery missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson is looking to control Farmery's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thompson avoid being mounted?
Farmery thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
Farmery sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
Farmery missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Farmery 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.
Thompson trying to control here. #SUB#
Farmery is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Thompson is just riding it out for now. Farmery eventually gives up the hold. #T4#
Farmery wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thompson keeps working.
Farmery lands strikes from half guard.
Farmery thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thompson's head.
Thompson trying to hold on to Farmery's head to control him but Farmery postures up.
Farmery lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thompson wants to control but Farmery is keeping busy.
Farmery throwing shots but Thompson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Farmery scores with a head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Timmy Thompson has been cut.
Farmery goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Farmery works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC#
Thompson is rocked!
Farmery throws a head kick that misses.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Farmery finish him?
Farmery pounces like a tiger and cracks Thompson with a vicious hook! Thompson is down but not out! Farmery follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Philip Farmery!
In his post fight interview, Philip Farmery started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: DUEL#77 Kaspar vs Holgersson
Date: Jul 01, 2017

#R1##TD#
Farmery shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Griffin's guard.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Farmery postures up.
Farmery passes Griffin's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Farmery perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Griffin is defending against the submission attempts here by Farmery. #SUB#
Farmery is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Griffin is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Farmery has latched onto it... Big trouble! Farmery pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Griffin is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Farmery!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: EG: 3
Date: Jun 04, 2017

#R1#
Farmery fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Snyder on the side of the head.
Farmery stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Farmery wants it to stay on the feet.
Farmery feinted with a counter takedown.
Farmery cracks Snyder with a good jab.#CL#
Farmery moves into range and clinches up with Snyder .#TD#
Farmery has hold of one of Snyder 's legs. Snyder is fighting the takedown attempt but Farmery gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Farmery trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Farmery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Farmery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Farmery landing some decent shots from guard.
Snyder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Snyder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Farmery thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Farmery passes Snyder 's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Farmery is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snyder really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Farmery. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Snyder is trying to maintain the position but Farmery is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB#
Farmery looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Well, if Farmery 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. #SUB#
Farmery is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Snyder is just riding it out for now. Farmery eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Farmery is looking to take a break and control but Snyder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Farmery works his way into full mount!
Farmery has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Snyder 's face.
Snyder takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Farmery lands a big shot there that rocks Snyder but he's holding on and managing to survive for now. #SUB#
Farmery is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Snyder has managed to escape the submission attempt. #T3##SUB#
Farmery looking for a guillotine from mount but Snyder is having none of it.
Snyder is working to get back to half guard.
Farmery cracks Snyder with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #SUB#
Farmery looking to secure an arm triangle but Snyder defends it well. #SUB#
Farmery jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Snyder manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Farmery throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.#T4##SUB#
Farmery is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Snyder knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Farmery working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Farmery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Snyder , who protects the arm well.
Farmery working the ground and pound from side control.#SUB#
Farmery is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Snyder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Philip Farmery dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##TD#
Farmery shoots in and gets a takedown into Snyder 's guard.
Farmery throwing strikes from guard but Snyder blocks nicely.
Farmery loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Farmery advances position into side control!
Farmery cracks Snyder with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snyder takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Farmery is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Snyder is trying to escape and Farmery transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Snyder is forced to tap! Nice work there by Farmery! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Philip Farmery!
Philip Farmery 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: EG 2: Super Fight
Date: May 30, 2017

#R1#
Farmery tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hood defends well and Farmery ends up having to push Hood into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hood works the jab nicely.
Farmery tries for a takedown but Hood circles away easily
and Hood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farmery looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lucas Hood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Philip Farmery.
Farmery with a poor takedown
and Hood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Farmery thinking.
Hood throws a lazy uppercut
and Farmery counters with a left to the body.
Farmery tries for a takedown but Hood circles away easily
letting Hood counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hood throws a shot from downtown. Farmery moves away and avoids it.
Farmery bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Farmery.
Farmery shoots and misses
and Hood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hood throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Farmery dives in and grabs Hood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hood pushes down on Farmery's head and hops out.#TD2#
Farmery bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hood bucks up and tries to throw Farmery off but instead Farmery has got his back!#SUB2#
Farmery has got one arm under Hood's chin. This could be trouble... Hood trying to control the other hand but Farmery gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Hood has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Philip Farmery!
A very excited looking Philip Farmery rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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