Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: F&BE 21- Do or Die
Date: Apr 01, 2020

#R1#
Steele circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Monroe 's head coaches at Core Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Steele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Monroe throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and Steele counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #ES#
Monroe manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
Steele has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe 's defenses. #TD2#
Steele is trying to trip Monroe . He has hold of a leg but Monroe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Steele persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Monroe is wriggling around but Steele manages to pass to half guard. #T1##REVR#
Monroe is pressing down on Steele's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but Steele is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Monroe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Steele.
Steele has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Iron Man (Fitness & Sparring). Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Steele trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Steele managing to control the position.
Steele's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Monroe preventing the sweep.
Monroe wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Monroe being controlled here momentarily.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing. #T3#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
Steele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Monroe . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Monroe being controlled here momentarily.
Monroe is looking to stand up but Steele won't let him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#CL2#
Steele clinches.
Steele lands a nice elbow.
Monroe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steele has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Steele lands a takedown into guard.
Monroe wants to stand and escape but Steele is having none of it.
Monroe wants to control but Steele passes easily into half guard.
Monroe wants to improve his position but Steele is controlling well. #T4#
Monroe is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Steele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Steele's back!
Monroe lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Steele.
Steele wants to escape the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monroe missing with strikes.
Monroe not allowing Steele to control his hands.
Monroe trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steven Steele will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Steele circles away.
Steele feints the counter takedown.
Monroe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steele circles away quickly and effectively.
Monroe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Steele is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Monroe throws a hook but Steele avoids it easily.#CL2#
Steele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Monroe , pushing him back against the cage.
Monroe takes an elbow to the temple.
Monroe blocks an uppercut.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Monroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Monroe tries to circle away but Steele has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe leaning against his opponent.
Monroe is trying to break free.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Steele blocking some punches.
Monroe can't break the clinch.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Monroe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steele has a couple of punches blocked by Monroe .
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Jab by Monroe .
Monroe misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Steele counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steele.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but Steele is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
Steele wants to get up but he can't break Monroe 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Monroe working a defensive guard here.
Monroe has control of Steele's left arm, preventing Steele from doing any damage.
Steele wants to stand and escape but instead Monroe has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR##T3#
Monroe trying to control the position from guard on top but Steele is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steele working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Monroe .
Monroe wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steele looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Steele looking for a sweep. Not yet Steele, not yet.
Steele seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Monroe is looking to work some ground and pound but Steele has wrist control.
Monroe throwing strikes but missing.
Steele pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steele takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Joe Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Monroe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steele changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Steele walks into a jab.#CL2#
Steele takes the fight into the clinch.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Monroe is trying to maintain a safe position but Steele gets an underhook and turns Monroe into the cage.#BC#
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steele feints the counter takedown.#CL#
Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steven Steele will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3##CL2#
Steele closes the distance and pushes Monroe back into the cage.#BC#
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Monroe . #CL2#
Steele closes the distance and clinches.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Steele throws a head punch that misses.
Steven Steele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steele swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Monroe manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Steele moves into the clinch.
Monroe is looking to break free of the clinch but Steele has double underhooks. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Monroe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL2#
Steele moves into the clinch.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.
Monroe is trying to maintain a safe position but Steele gets an underhook and turns Monroe into the cage.
Monroe stalling in the clinch but Steele improves position.
Monroe seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Steele is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe 's defenses. #T1#
Steele gets through Monroe 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe 's brow.
Nice elbow from Steele.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Joe Monroe has been cut.
Monroe tries to circle away but Steele has him pinned against the cage.
Monroe tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Monroe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Steele backwards.
Monroe takes an elbow to the temple.
Monroe taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe 's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe 's brow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monroe . #T2#
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe 's efforts to push away.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Monroe tries to land knees in the clinch but Steele avoids the damage to the body.
Steele lands an elbow just above Monroe 's eye.
Monroe avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele throws a punch but it's blocked by Monroe .
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
Monroe takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Monroe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike.#T3#
Nice elbow from Steele.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe 's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Steele has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Monroe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Monroe is in bad spot here.
Steele is not going to allow Monroe to sit and survive in this position.
Monroe tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Monroe is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #T4##SU2#
Steele is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Steven Steele is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#CL2#
Steele darts in and clinches Monroe up against the cage.
Monroe is trying to break free.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Joe Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele is looking for a takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steele keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Monroe 's efforts to push away.
Monroe 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Monroe 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Steele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Steele 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Steven Steele!

Event: SMASH: Kray vs Vader
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1#
Monroe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.
Monroe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've been told by Monroe 's head coaches at Touch Of Death Combat Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Masvidal tries to keep at a distance but Monroe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Monroe keeps him there for the moment.
Masvidal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Monroe working Masvidal over with knees to the body.
Monroe prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Monroe scores a nice knee to the body.
Monroe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Monroe lands a knee to the body.
Masvidal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A frustrated look appears on Masvidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monroe lands a knee to the head.
Monroe lands a body shot in the clinch. #T1#
Monroe lands a nice knee to the body.
Masvidal has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Monroe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Masvidal can turn it around.
Masvidal is trying to force a seperation but Monroe has the dominant position.
Masvidal avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but Monroe is controlling him.#BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Masvidal wants to stall.
Masvidal wants to break free but Monroe has control.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monroe .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Monroe obliges.
Monroe scores a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Monroe 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Monroe pushes Masvidal up against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masvidals head.
Masvidal can't break the clinch. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T2#
Masvidal looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Masvidal.
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!
Monroe leaves Masvidal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Monroe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masvidal throws a right and a left that Monroe avoids nicely.
Masvidal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#CL#
Monroe pushes Masvidal up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Masvidal throws out the jab.
Masvidal throws a hook to the side of Monroe 's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Monroe moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Masvidal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Monroe prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal can't break the clinch. #BC#
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
Masvidal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monroe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#CL#
Monroe clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Monroe slips a straight right by Masvidal.#CL#
Monroe gets a clinch. #BC#
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Monroe drives through and clinches with Masvidal against the cage.
Monroe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Monroe lands a shot to the body.
Masvidal looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch. #CL#
Monroe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe landing knees to the body.
Monroe stalling. #BC#
Monroe manages to break the clinch. #T4##CL#
Monroe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monroe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Masvidal's face.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Monroe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Monroe keeps control of Masvidal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Masvidal managing to block the knees to the body from Monroe . #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Masvidal swings widly with a right hand
and Monroe counters with a two punch combo.
Masvidal jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL#
Monroe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masvidal avoids it.
Masvidal has had enough of the clinch but Monroe keeps him there for the moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Monroe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Monroe is working Masvidal over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Monroe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Masvidal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Monroe on the side of the head.
Monroe takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL#
Monroe clinches up against the cage.
A short left from Monroe .
Monroe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Monroe .
Monroe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Masvidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masvidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Monroe 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masvidal.
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masvidal can do to turn this around?
A telegraphed right hand from Masvidal misses the target.
Masvidal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Masvidal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monroe sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Masvidal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Monroe has Masvidal up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Masvidal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Masvidal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Monroe moves into range and clinches up with Masvidal.#BC#
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joe Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.
Monroe slips under a jab.#CL#
Monroe rushes Masvidal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monroe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Monroe working Masvidal over with knees to the body.
Masvidal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Masvidal is trying to break free.#T2#
Monroe prevents Masvidal from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Monroe 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Masvidal lands with a nice combination. Monroe backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Monroe moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Monroe breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Monroe clinches up with Masvidal and pushes him back against the cage.
Monroe with a knee to the head. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Nate Masvidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe closes the distance but Masvidal moves to the side
enabling Masvidal to counter with a crisp jab.
Masvidal misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Monroe counters with an outside leg kick. #CL#
Monroe has managed to clinch.
Monroe scores a nice knee to the body.
Masvidal is breathing heavily.
Monroe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T3#
Monroe slows down the pace here. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monroe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Masvidal staying out of range there.
Masvidal looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Masvidal misses with a hook. Monroe ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Monroe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Masvidal closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
Monroe darts in and clinches Masvidal up against the cage.
Monroe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A body shot lands from Monroe .
Monroe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #T4##BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Masvidal throws a jab but it's blocked by Monroe .
Monroe was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL#
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Masvidal has Monroe pushed against the cage.
Masvidal is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Monroe is keeping busy.
Monroe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masvidal tries to break free but Monroe pushes him back against the cage.
Monroe lands a good knee to the midsection. Masvidal won't want to take too many of those.
Monroe lands a body punch.
Monroe stalls.
A short uppercut from Monroe .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Monroe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Monroe has closed the distance and engaged Masvidal in a clinch.
Monroe lands a nice uppercut.
Monroe scores a nice knee to the body.
Monroe stalling.
Monroe blocking some punches.
Masvidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Monroe pushes Masvidal up against the cage in a clinch.
Monroe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Monroe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Masvidal wants to get back to striking at distance but Monroe won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Monroe 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Monroe takes the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Monroe .
Masvidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monroe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Masvidal up against the cage.
Monroe unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T1#
Monroe has Masvidal pressed against the cage.
Monroe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Monroe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Monroe .
Knees to the body from Monroe .
Masvidal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Masvidal letting Monroe take a breather here.
Monroe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monroe .
Monroe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Masvidal is trying to break the clinch but Monroe is controlling him.
Nate Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Monroe slows down the pace here. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masvidal works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Masvidal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monroe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe works Masvidal's body with a nice hook.
Masvidal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Masvidal misses with a two punch combination. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monroe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Monroe .
Masvidal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Monroe stalling the fight. #T3#
Monroe lands an uppercut.
Masvidal is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Monroe .
Monroe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Monroe landing knees to the body.
Monroe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Masvidal backwards.
Monroe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Monroe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Masvidal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Monroe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Masvidal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monroe working Masvidal over with knees to the body.
Monroe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Monroe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4##CL#
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Monroe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monroe digs a right hand into Masvidal's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Masvidal's gas tank. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe tries to clinch but Masvidal moves out of range.
Masvidal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Masvidal throws a hook to the side of Monroe 's head but Monroe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
Monroe rushes Masvidal and presses him up against the cage.
Masvidal is trying to maintain a safe position but Monroe gets an underhook and turns Masvidal into the cage.
Monroe lands a nice knee to the body.
Monroe lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Joe Monroe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Masvidal looks to land a left hand but Monroe moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Monroe clinches up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monroe 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Monroe !

Event: SMASH: Heed vs Hedger (NC)
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
Lennox slips a jab from Monroe .
Lennox throws the left hand but Monroe avoids the punch easily.
Glynn Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lennox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lennox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lennox blocks a head kick by Monroe .
Lennox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Monroe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lennox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lennox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Monroe 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lennox under the eye.
Lennox thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lennox looks to throw the jab but Monroe is out of range.
Lennox throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Lennox walks into a jab.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monroe tries to clinch but Lennox is having none of it.
Lennox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Monroe throws a right and a left that Lennox avoids nicely.
Monroe fails to land with a series of punches.
Lennox misses the shot to the body.
Monroe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lennox throws a hook but Monroe avoids it easily.
Monroe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Monroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lennox.
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.
Lennox misses with a looping left.
Monroe throws a hook to the side of Lennox's head but Lennox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lennox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lennox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Monroe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lennox was well out of range. Poor timing from Monroe .
Lennox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lennox misses the jab.
It seemed like Monroe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Monroe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T2#
Monroe thumps Lennox with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lennox slips a jab and a cross from Monroe . #CL2#
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.
Monroe is trying to force a seperation but Lennox has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lennox. #BC#
Lennox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lennox missing with a left hand there. Monroe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lennox cracks a nice hook into Monroe 's ribs.
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.
Monroe scores with the left hand. Lennox knows he should have avoided that one.
Lennox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monroe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monroe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lennox.#CL2#
Monroe moves into range and clinches up with Lennox.#T3#
Lennox misses with a punch on the inside.
Monroe tries to break free but Lennox pushes him back against the cage.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lennox. #BC#
Lennox manages to break the clinch.
Monroe 's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Monroe 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lennox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Monroe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lennox loads up on a big right hand but Monroe slips the punch.
Monroe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lennox throws out the jab.
Monroe looks to land a combination. Lennox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#ROC2#
Lennox is rocked!
Lennox catches Monroe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh Lennox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lennox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Whack! Monroe lands a heavy head kick that drops Lennox. The ref tackles Monroe to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lennox was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Joe Monroe !

Event: Madness 31 Kahn Vs Andrade
Date: Jan 19, 2020

#R1#
Monroe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pallero half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#CL2#
Monroe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Monroe prevents the takedown attempt.
Pallero tries to score a body lock takedown but Monroe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pallero.
A right hook to the body lands for Monroe .
Pallero has Monroe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Monroe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ilpo Pallero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pallero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Monroe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Monroe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pallero blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Monroe 's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Monroe 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe stalling against the cage.
Pallero is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Monroe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Monroe stops a takedown attempt from Pallero.
Pallero is looking to take this one to the mat.
Monroe crunches a lovely knee into Pallero's ribcage.#T1#
Monroe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Pallero is breathing heavily.#BC2#
Monroe breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Monroe has Pallero up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Monroe .
Pallero wants a takedown but no success here.
Monroe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pallero in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Monroe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monroe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pallero lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #BC2#
Monroe breaks from the clinch.
Monroe misses with the combination. #CL2#
Monroe clinches up with Pallero and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Monroe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe landing knees to the body.
Pallero is working for takedown but Monroe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Monroe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Monroe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Monroe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Monroe .
Monroe digs a right hand into Pallero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pallero's gas tank.
Monroe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Monroe prevents a takedown attempt there. #BC2#
Monroe breaks the clinch. #T3##KD2#
Monroe drops Pallero with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Pallero looks back up at him and smiles so Monroe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #CUT2#
It looks like Ilpo Pallero has been cut.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pallero appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Monroe tries a head kick but it misses.
Monroe cracks Pallero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pallero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Monroe .
Sloppy strikes from Monroe . Those never looked like landing.
Pallero feinted with a counter takedown.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Monroe rushes Pallero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#T4##BC2#
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Monroe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pallero.#ROC2#
Pallero is rocked!
Pallero leaves his chin hanging out and Monroe seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Pallero crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joe Monroe !

Event: Madness Clown Chao 17
Date: Dec 22, 2019

#R1#
Monroe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Monroe instigates a clinch.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
Steele tries for a takedown. No joy.
Monroe has a couple of punches blocked by Steele. #TD#
Steele has hold of one of Monroe 's legs. Monroe is fighting the takedown attempt but Steele gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Steele stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steele stops Monroe from standing up. #ES2#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Monroe manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Monroe scores a nice knee to the body. #T1#
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Monroe 's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Monroe 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Monroe is pushing Steele up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe 's defenses.
Steele working aggressively here.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
Steele lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Steele prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Monroe crunches a lovely knee into Steele's ribcage.
Monroe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monroe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steele letting Monroe take a breather here.#T2#
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Monroe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Steele.
Steele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steele avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe 's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Steele comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like Joe Monroe has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Steele fails to land. #T3#
Monroe blocks an elbow strike.
Monroe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Monroe avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele pushes off an throws an elbow but Monroe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Monroe trying to control the position but instead, Steele has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monroe into the cage.#TD#
Steele has picked Monroe up - he's going for a ride! Steele dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.#ES2#
Monroe kicks off Steele and gets to his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Monroe . #CL#
Steele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
Monroe takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
Monroe landing knees to the body.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele. #T4#
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele.
Monroe misses with some punches.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steele slips a jab from Monroe .
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Steele closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Steele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Monroe 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
Steele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Steele lands an elbow inside that Monroe shrugs off.
Steele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steele throws an elbow that misses.
Steele lands an elbow just above Monroe 's eye.
Monroe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe 's brow.
Steele lands a nice elbow. #TD#
Steele tightens his grip and picks Monroe up, before dumping him to the ground. Monroe manages to land in guard. #ES2#
Monroe is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steele can't get the takedown.
Monroe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monroe takes an elbow to the temple.
Steele misses with an elbow over the top.
Monroe avoids the elbow strike from Steele, against the cage. #T1#
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Steele pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Monroe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.
Monroe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Monroe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monroe gets underhooks to prevent Steele's takedown attempt.
Steele lands a damaging elbow. #BC2#
Monroe 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Steele has taken the fight to the clinch.
Monroe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
Monroe missing with knees to the body.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe 's defenses.
Steele prevents Monroe from breaking the clinch.
Monroe lands with a left to the head. #T2#
Monroe avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Monroe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Steele's brow.
Monroe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steele. #TD#
Steele has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Monroe is trying to keep an underhook but Steele manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Monroe is trying to stand back up but Steele is controlling him
Joe Monroe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Monroe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Steele tries to stand but can't do so whilst Monroe controls his leg.
Monroe looks like he's trying to stand up.
Steele is thwarting Monroe 's attempts to control the position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Monroe tries to clinch there but Steele circles away. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Monroe throws a hook but Steele blocks it.
Monroe throws a leg kick that misses. #CL#
Steele rushes Monroe and presses him up against the cage.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Monroe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Steele is keeping busy.
Monroe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steele in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
Steele swings wildly with an uppercut but Monroe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele has Monroe pressed against the cage, preventing Monroe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Steele looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Monroe swings wildly with an uppercut but Steele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steele lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Steele just misses with a elbow thrown towards Monroe 's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Steele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Monroe 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A jab from Monroe misses. #CL#
Steele closes the distance and pushes Monroe back into the cage.
Monroe blocks an elbow strike from Steele.
Monroe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Monroe takes an elbow to the temple.
Monroe is trying to maintain a safe position but Steele gets an underhook and turns Monroe into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Steele. #TD#
Steele gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Monroe is looking to stand up but Steele isn't so interested in that idea.
Monroe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Steele manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Steele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T1#
Monroe stopping the sweep attempt from Steele.
Steele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Monroe can do to turn this around?
Steele utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Monroe wants to control from the top but Steele keeps moving.
Monroe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steele on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Steele tries to get out of the position.
Monroe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Steele pulls Monroe in close to prevent any damage.
Steele keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Steele seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Steele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T2##CL#
Steele moves into range and clinches up with Monroe .
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Monroe is trying to break free.
Steven Steele has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steele throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
Steele avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
Steele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Monroe dodges an elbow strike from Steele.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steele avoids it.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but Steele blocks it.
Monroe is trying to push Steele away but Steele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Steele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T3#
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Monroe landing knees to the body.
Monroe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Steele misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses.
Monroe blocks the elbow strike.
Monroe throws a punch but it's blocked by Steele.
Steele creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Monroe 's defenses.
Steele prevents a body shot from Monroe .
Monroe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steele lands an elbow inside that Monroe shrugs off.
Steele lands a damaging elbow.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Steele.
Steele throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steele throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
Monroe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Steele managing to block the knees to the body from Monroe .
Steven Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steele lands an elbow that stopped Monroe in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele lands an elbow inside.
Monroe takes an elbow to the temple.
Monroe avoids a wild elbow strike from Steele.
Steele gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joe Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steele is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Monroe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steele.
Monroe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steele is defending well for now.
Steele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe looking to slow down the pace here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Steele, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Steele!

Event: Madness 25 Ribbit vs McKenna 2
Date: Dec 08, 2019

#R1#
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Mfer misses.
A little jabbing left from Monroe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mfer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monroe 's hands.#CL2#
Monroe forces Mfer back against the cage and clinches.
Mfer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#BC#
Mfer breaks from the clinch.
Monroe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monroe wants to clinch.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mfer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Monroe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Mfer misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer lands with a hook. Monroe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mfer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mfer was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mfer checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Monroe clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monroe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monroe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Monroe misses with the head strike.
The referee calls for Mfer to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mfer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mfer is leaning against Monroe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Monroe trying to stall but Mfer improves his position.
Monroe misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Monroe trying to land knees to the body.
Mfer slows down the pace here.
Monroe taking a breather.#T2#
Monroe is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Monroe 's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The referee calls for Monroe to work.
Monroe continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
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!
Monroe is trying to stall.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Mfer.
Nice body punch from Mfer.
Monroe looks winded!
A short right from Mfer.
A short right from Mfer.
Mfer avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
A short right from Monroe on the inside.
Mfer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Mfer scores with a nice short uppercut.#T3#
Mfer pushes Monroe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mfer lands a left hand.
Mfer lands a right hand.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mfer lands a shoulder strike.
Monroe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Monroe struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Mfer as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mfer presses Monroe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mfer gets through Monroe 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mfer lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer lands on the inside with an uppercut. #ROC#
Monroe is rocked!
Monroe 's coach down at Touch Of Death Combat Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Monroe 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mfer dips a shoulder and cracks Monroe with a mighty uppercut! Monroe falls back against the cage and Mfer unloads with a barrage of strikes! Monroe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Mfer screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pate Mfer!

Event: Madness Insanity 11
Date: Nov 03, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Charles tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD#
Charles has hold of one of Monroe 's legs. Monroe is fighting the takedown attempt but Charles gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Charles throwing strikes from guard but Monroe blocks nicely.
Charles missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Charles postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Charles is looking to work some ground and pound but Monroe has wrist control.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Charles tries to free his leg and advance position but Monroe is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Charles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Monroe controls Charles momentarily but Charles frees himself.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Monroe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Charles postures up in Monroe 's guard and throws a big left but Monroe blocks it.
Charles 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.
Monroe 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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Charles throwing strikes but missing. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Monroe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Charless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Monroe tries to clinch but Charles is having none of it.
Monroe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Charles at a distance. #CL2#
Monroe closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Monroe breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Monroe takes the fight into the clinch.
Charles goes for a takedown attempt but Monroe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Monroe lands a jab-cross combination.
Joe Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe tries to clinch up.
Jab, jab by Monroe - just one landing.
Charles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Monroe defends well and Charles ends up having to push Monroe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Monroe has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Charles is landing a low percentage of strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Monroe moves to clinch but Charles breaks away #TD#
so Charles counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles stops Monroe from standing up.
Charles throwing strikes but missing.
Charles throwing strikes but missing.
Monroe wants to sweep but no luck.
Charles 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.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Monroe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Monroe has momentary wrist control but Charles slips an elbow through the middle.
Charles is working Monroe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T4#
Monroe wants to control the position but Charles says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Charles thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Charles not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Charles 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.
Charles prevents Monroe from standing back up.
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 Will Charles will probably get the nod.
That's time! Charles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Charles shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Monroe sprawls well. Monroe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Charles gets slowly back to his feet.
Monroe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Charles tries to counter by clinching up but Monroe breaks away and moves out of range.
Charles has a takedown stuffed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Monroe , right into the meat.
Monroe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Charles in his tracks.
Donk. Monroe catches Charles right on the button with a cross.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Charles shoots in for a double leg but Monroe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Monroe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Will Charles. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Monroe is pawing at Charles, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Charles's nose. Charles is badly hurt! Monroe pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Charles tries desperately to hold on but Monroe is relentless in his assault! As Charles receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Monroe away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Monroe !

Event: Madness Fright Night 9
Date: Oct 13, 2019

#R1#
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Happiest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monroe dodges the punch combination from Happiest.
Monroe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Happiest avoids it.
Monroe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Happiest.
Monroe misses with a hook
and Happiest counters with a nice uppercut.
Happiest slaps away a takedown attempt from Monroe , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice shot by Happiest.
Sloppy strikes from Happiest. Those never looked like landing.
Happiest works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happiest misses with a wild combination.
Happiest lands a body shot.
Monroe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Happiest with a hook.#T1#
Monroe is looking to clinch.
Happiest lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Monroe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Happier Happiest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good exchange - Happiest coming out on top.
Monroe pushes Happiest away with a front kick.
Monroe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Happiest comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#TD#
Monroe shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Monroe was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Happiest dodges the ground and pound from Monroe .
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Happiest is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Monroe is controlling him well.#SU#
Monroe decides to stand back up. Monroe steps back and let's Happiest get back to his feet.
Happiest throws a shot from downtown. Monroe moves away and avoids it.
Happier Happiest is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Happiest but Happiest pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
Happiest gets tackled into the cage by Monroe . Monroe maintains the clinch. #T2#
Monroe stalling in the clinch.
Monroe tries to land knees in the clinch but Happiest avoids the damage to the body.
Monroe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #BC2#
Happiest breaks from the clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Monroe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Happiest.
Monroe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Monroe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Happiest tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Monroe avoids it.
Monroe has Happiest pressed against the cage, preventing Happiest from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Monroe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Happiest backwards.
Monroe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Monroe .
Happiest blocks an uppercut.
Monroe has Happiest pressed against the cage, preventing Happiest from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Monroe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Happiest backwards.
We've been informed that Happiest has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Monroe tries a knee to the head but Happiest blocks it.
Happiest wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Happiest ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Monroe with a poor takedown
and Happiest counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monroe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Monroe . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Happiest swinging wildly here.
Happiest dips to his left and cracks Monroe with an uppercut!#T4#
Happiest digs a good hook to Monroe 's body.
Monroe connects with an inside leg 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!
Monroe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Monroe backs off Happiest throws a huge counter combo but Monroe manages to avoid it all.
Happiest throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab from Happiest finds it's way through Monroe 's defenses.
Happiest scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Happiest bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Monroe slips under a jab from Happiest.
Happiest misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Happiest takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Happiest throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Monroe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Happiest defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Monroe .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happier Happiest dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Monroe tries for a takedown but Happiest sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monroe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Monroe fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Happiest misses.
Jab from Happiest.
Happiest scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Monroe is defended easily by Happiest.
Monroe slips a jab and a cross from Happiest.
Monroe throws a right hand that Happiest ducks under and follows up with a left that Happiest also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Happiest getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Happiest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Happiest lands a nice shot that snaps Monroe 's head back.
Happiest scores with a nice right hand. #T1#
Happiest with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Monroe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Happiest counters with a left and a right that stings Monroe .
Happiest throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Monroe on the side of the head.
Happiest scores with a shot to the body.
Monroe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Happiest lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Happiest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Happiest fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Happiest lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Happiest looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Happiest throws a shot to the body.
Happiest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Monroe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Monroe slips a jab and a cross from Happiest.
Monroe is looking to counter with a body kick.
Happiest lands with an uppercut that bounces Monroe off the cage and back into range.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Happiest swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Monroe takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Happiest does it's job there.
Monroe is looking to clinch but Happiest is avoiding it.
Monroe needs to keep his hands up - Happiest had a free shot at his head there.
A punch combination from Happiest misses.
Happiest throws a shot to the body.
Monroe misses with a takedown
enabling Happiest to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Monroe . That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Happiest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Happiest lunges at Monroe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Monroe 's hand.
Monroe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Happiest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
Happiest throws out a powerful jab.
Happiest scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monroe in his tracks.
Happiest swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Monroe counters with a low kick, right behind Happiest 's knee.
Happiest jabs at Monroe 's body.
Happiest scores with a body shot.
Happiest with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Happiest uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Happiest connects with the punch.
Monroe moves in looking to clinch but Happiest pushes him off.
Monroe tries to close the distance and clinch but Happiest swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Happiest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monroe takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Monroe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T4#
Happiest connects with the punch.
Monroe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Happiest ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.
Monroe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Happiest scores with a body shot.
Monroe shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Happiest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monroe wants to clinch up but Happiest keeps it at a distance.
Monroe misses with a head kick.
Happiest takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Happiest displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monroe tries to clinch up.#CL#
Monroe moves into the clinch successfully.
Monroe crunches a lovely knee into Happiest's ribcage.
Come on Happiest - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Happier Happiest 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#
Monroe misses with a body kick.
Happiest unleashes a big counter combination but Monroe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Happiest fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Monroe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Happiest wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monroe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Happiest scores with a hook to the body. Monroe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Monroe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Happiest digs a good hook to Monroe 's body.
Happiest connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Monroe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Happiest thuds a left hand into Monroe 's body.#CL#
Monroe drives through and clinches with Happiest against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe slows down the pace here.
Monroe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Happiest is defending well for now.#T1#
Monroe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Happiest is defending well for now.
Monroe takes a shot to the head.
Happiest wants to get back to striking at distance but Monroe won't allow it.
Happiest avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body. #BC#
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Happiest misses with a combination
and Monroe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Happiest throws a shot to the body.
Monroe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Monroe drops his hands momentarily and Happiest takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Happiest scores with a jab to the body.
Happiest fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Happiest 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. #T2#
Monroe walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Happiest tries to keep at a distance but Monroe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Monroe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Happiest pulls his leg out and moves away.
Happiest lands a jab to Monroe 's midsection.
Happiest throws a good cross that connects.
Happiest lands a body shot.
Happiest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Happiest scores with a jab to the body.
Happiest cracks Monroe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Happiest moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Monroe moves in looking to clinch but Happiest pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Happiest misses.
Happiest lands a jab to Monroe 's midsection.#T3#
A jab lands there for Happiest.
Monroe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Happiest is out of range and Monroe settles back down.
Monroe is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Happiest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Happiest scores with a one two! Monroe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Monroe .
Happiest looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Monroe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Happiest manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws a shot to the body.
Happiest scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Happiest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Monroe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Happiest scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Monroe doesn't seem bothered though.
Joe Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Happiest throws a body shot but no joy.
Happiest rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monroe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Happiest takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Happiest moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Happiest lands a lovely overhand right.
Happiest scores with a body shot.
Monroe doesn't manage to clinch there - Happiest circles away.
A left and a right from Happiest both land. Nice combination.
Happier Happiest seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Happiest enables Monroe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Happiest manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Monroe scoring with punches to the head and body.
Happiest keeping moving, preventing Monroe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Monroe 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.
Joe Monroe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#ES2#
Happiest manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Happiest wants to break the clinch but can't.
Monroe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Happier Happiest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Happiest 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happier Happiest!
Happier Happiest made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Happiness is a choice '.

Event: Madness 12 Huang vs Sixx
Date: Sep 07, 2019

#R1#
Monroe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Garcia shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monroe but Monroe pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD2#
Monroe gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES#
Monroe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Monroe throws a leg kick which misses Garcia's front leg but catches the back leg as Garcia tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monroe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Monroe scores with a nice body kick. #TD#
Monroe drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Monroe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Monroe is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at The Forge that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Monroe defends easily.
Monroe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Garcia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Monroe defends well.#T1#
Monroe is stalling in the full guard.
Monroe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Monroe looking to pass the guard.
Monroe controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Garcia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Monroe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB2#
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monroe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SU#
Monroe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garcia, up you get! #T2#
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.
Decent striking displayed by Monroe there.
Monroe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Monroe defends it well.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Monroe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Monroe tries to clinch but Garcia is having none of it.
Monroe lands with a right hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monroe ! #TD2#
Garcia throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Monroe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Garcia is in Monroe 's guard.#SUB2#
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Monroe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard. #REVR#
Monroe controlling from the top position. #SUB2#
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Monroe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Monroe controlling from the top position. #T3##SUB2#
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Monroe is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monroe is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB2#
Monroe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Monroe 's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SU#
Monroe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Joe Monroe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monroe slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Garcia.#TD#
Monroe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garcia is trying to defend but Monroe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
Monroe performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Monroe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Monroe lands with a kick to the ribs. #CL#
Monroe moves into the clinch.
Monroe stalling against the cage. #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monroe throws out a powerful jab.#TD2#
Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.
Monroe wants to get back to his feet but Garcia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #ES#
Monroe has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Garcia has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#T1#
Monroe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garcia is defending well for now.#BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Monroe . Beautiful body shot.#CL#
Monroe closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Monroe !
Garcia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Monroe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Joe Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Garcia tries to keep at a distance but Monroe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Monroe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monroe crunches a lovely knee into Garcia's ribcage.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monroe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Monroe taking a breather.
Monroe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Monroe seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Monroe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garcia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monroe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Garcia avoids it.
Monroe lands a nice knee to the body. #TD#
Monroe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Garcia can't fight it off and eventually Monroe manages to take the fight to the floor. Garcia looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T3##SUB2#
Garcia throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Monroe escapes and throws Garcia's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Garcia can do to turn this around?#SU#
Monroe decides to stand back up. Monroe steps back and let's Garcia get back to his feet.
Monroe thuds a left hand into Garcia's body.
No joy there for Monroe , who threw a few shots but didn't land. #TD2#
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#SUB2#
Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia is breathing heavily.#ES#
Monroe manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T4##TD2#
Garcia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcia is controlling him.
Monroe wants to sweep here but Garcia controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Garcia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Monroe dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Monroe uses it to pass to side control.
Garcia is trying to escape the position but Monroe is controlling the position.
Monroe cracks Garcia with a big right hand but Garcia just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Monroe content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Monroe dominated that second round.
That's time! Monroe 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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#
Garcia avoids a punch combination nicely. #TD2#
Garcia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Monroe to the mat! Monroe manages to get full guard.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Monroe swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Garcia postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Monroe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garcia, into his guard. #REVR##SU#
Monroe gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monroe stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Monroe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Monroe lands a lovely overhand right.
Garcia fails with a takedown attempt.#T1##CL#
Monroe gets a clinch.
Monroe tries to throw a body punch but Garcia avoids it by throwing Monroe back against the cage.
Garcia tries to break the clinch but Monroe is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Monroe lands a nice knee to the body. #BC#
Monroe 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##TD2#
Garcia scores with a takedown into Monroe 's guard.#ES#
Monroe manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Monroe , as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monroe misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.#TD2#
Garcia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Joe Monroe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garcia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Monroe is trying to stand. #ES#
Monroe has one foot on Garcia's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#CL#
Monroe has closed the distance and engaged Garcia in a clinch. #BC#
Monroe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Garcia on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#TD#
Monroe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Garcia's half guard.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Monroe is controlling well. #T3#
Monroe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Garcia is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Monroe pulls his head out easily.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Monroe is controlling well.
Monroe working Garcia over with strikes. #SUB2#
Garcia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monroe stalling. #SU#
Monroe stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Monroe lands with a slapping head kick. #TD2#
Garcia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Monroe to the mat! Monroe manages to get full guard.
Garcia stopping the sweep attempt from Monroe .#SUB2#
Garcia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Monroe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Monroe has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
Monroe controlling from the top position.
Joe Monroe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SU#
Monroe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garcia, up you get!
Andrew Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Monroe misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Monroe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Monroe 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Monroe !

Event: Madness Fight Night
Date: Jul 17, 2019

#R1#
Mays misses with a takedown attempt
and Monroe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Mays finds it's way through Monroe 's defenses.
Monroe throws a series of strikes that have Mays backpedaling.
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.
Mays fails with a takedown attempt.
Monroe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Monroe circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays dives in for a single leg takedown but Monroe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joe Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willis Mays.
Monroe misses with a few strikes there.
Mays has his takedown stuffed
and Monroe counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Mays darts in looking for a takedown but Monroe gets double underhooks and turns Mays into the cage.
Mays fails with a takedown attempt.
Mays bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mays is defended easily by Monroe .
Mays moves to clinch but Monroe breaks away #TD#
and Monroe counters with a takedown into side control.
Monroe moves into full mount! #T2#
Monroe controlling from mount.
Monroe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mays tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Monroe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Monroe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mays for as long as he can get away with.#T3#
Monroe 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Monroe continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Monroe 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#
Mays shoots in but Monroe avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Monroe is looking for a counter combo.
Mays throws a body kick, spinning off balance#CL#
and Monroe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Monroe tries to land knees in the clinch but Mays avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Mays manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Monroe .
Willis Mays seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mays shoots in for a takedown but Monroe shows good takedown defense.
Mays goes for a double leg but Monroe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Monroe continues to drive forward.
Joe Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willis Mays.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mays fails with the takedown
and Monroe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Monroe throws a right hand that Mays ducks under and follows up with a left that Mays also avoids with ease.#T1#
Mays is looking to chop away at Monroe 's legs.
It looked like Monroe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mays shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mays with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Monroe counters by moving into the clinch.
Monroe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mays is defending well for now.#BC#
Monroe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mays tries to clinch up but Monroe circles away and keeps his distance.
Monroe avoids the head kick by Mays.
Monroe wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mays tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Joe Monroe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mays tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Monroe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mays tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monroe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Mays misses.
Monroe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joe Monroe is winning the standup battle so far.#T2##TD#
Monroe shoots in and gets a takedown into Mays's guard.#SU#
Monroe stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mays changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Monroe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mays shoots and misses
and Monroe counters with a series of strikes. Mays will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mays tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe is looking for a counter combo.
Mays fails with a takedown attempt.
Monroe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Mays ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Monroe moves away.#T3##CL#
Monroe has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Monroe . #BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch.
Mays shoots in looking for a takedown but Monroe manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mays's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Mays looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Monroe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Monroe closes the distance and pushes Mays back into the cage.
Mays avoiding damage as Monroe throws knees to the body.
Mays tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Monroe .
Monroe is pushing Mays up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
Mays jumps guard but Monroe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD#
Monroe has Mays pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Monroe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Mays tumbling to the mat - Monroe dives into Mays's guard.
Monroe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Monroe controlling from the top position. #SU#
Monroe decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mays, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Monroe 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. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Monroe keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Monroe moves into the clinch successfully.
Monroe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mays lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Monroe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mays is trying to push Monroe away but Monroe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Monroe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mays with a poor takedown
and Monroe counters with a three punch combo that has Mays backing up. Mays nods at Monroe to acknowledge the strikes.
Mays fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A little feinted left hand from Monroe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mays.
Joe Monroe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willis Mays.
Mays takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mays with a lazy takedown attempt
and Monroe counters with a nice uppercut.
Mays shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monroe but Monroe pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1##CL#
Monroe moves into range and clinches up with Mays.
Monroe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Monroe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Monroe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mays can do to turn this around?
Monroe has Mays pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Monroe .
Monroe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#BC#
Monroe manages to break the clinch.
Mays fails with the takedown#TD#
and Monroe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mays's guard.
Mays wants to get back to his feet but Monroe passes into half guard. #T2##REVB#
Monroe controlling the action here. #SU#
Monroe decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Mays shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Monroe as he avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mays tries for a takedown but Monroe sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Monroe appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
Monroe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mays is trying to break free.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Monroe .
Mays tries to break free but Monroe pushes him back against the cage.#T3##BC#
Monroe 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mays is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Monroe .
Mays tries for a takedown but Monroe circles away easily
enabling Monroe to counter with a crisp jab.
Mays tries to clinch
and Monroe counters with a left and a right that stings Mays.
Mays throws a body shot but no joy.
Monroe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mays moves in looking to clinch but Monroe pushes him off.
Mays shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Monroe but Monroe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mays shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Monroe pinned against the cage. Monroe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T4#
Mays tries to clinch but Monroe moves out of range.
Monroe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Monroe wants it to stay on the feet.
Mays fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Monroe is looking for a counter combo.
Monroe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Willis Mays has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Monroe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#TD#
Mays gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mays is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Monroe dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willis Mays comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Monroe 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Monroe !

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