Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: C298: Queiroz vs Mahogany II
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
Seres walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seres bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps O Brien's head backwards.
Seres looks to land a right hand but O Brien moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seres.
Seres misses with a right hand
and O Brien cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for O Brien.
A big right from O Brien misses.
O Brien slips a straight right by Seres.
Nice straight punches there by Seres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seres.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on O Brien's shoulder, as O Brien tries to avoid the shot.
O Brien missing with a left hand there. Seres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Brien misses with a wild body shot.
O Brien swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by O Brien.
Seres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
O Brien throws a combination that misses
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Brien clobbers Seres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seres misses with a straight right. #T1#
Seres checks a leg kick nicely.
O Brien sizes up Seres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Seres walks into a stiff left hand from O Brien.
O Brien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seamus O Brien is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres connects with an inside leg kick.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Seres.
O Brien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from O Brien on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Seres has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A big right from Seres misses.
O Brien throws a hook but Seres avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Seres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Brien misses the jab.
A leg kick checked by Seres.
O Brien misses with an uppercut.
O Brien lands with an uppercut that bounces Seres off the cage and back into range.
We've been told by O Brien's head coaches at The House Of Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seres lunges at O Brien with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by O Brien's hand.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Seres's shoulder, as Seres tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Seres lands a nice leg kick that just misses O Brien's sensitive parts.
O Brien gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
O Brien uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seres.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Brien uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seres has time to react.
Seres scores with a nice strike.
O Brien shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Seres misses.
Seres defending well as O Brien loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Seres misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
A big right from O Brien misses.
Seres drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A head kick by O Brien misses
and Seres counters with a right hand to the body.
Seres misses with a wild combination. #T3#
O Brien swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #TD2#
Seres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

O Brien pushes Seres off and scrambles back to his feet.
Seres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seres lands with a good body shot.
Seres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seres. That's going to slow O Brien down.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Seres.
Seres misses with an uppercut.
Seres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Brien throws a sloppy head kick and Seres moves out of range easily.
Seres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Brien's hands.
O Brien connects with a right hand. Seres shakes it off.
O Brien is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Seres tries to bum rush O Brien with a series of wild strikes but O Brien uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Seres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by O Brien.
O Brien throws an overhand right that lands on Seres's shoulder, as Seres tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Seres catches O Brien right on the button with a cross.
O Brien connects with an inside leg kick.
Seres fails to land with a series of punches.
Seres moves away from the strike by O Brien. #TD2#
Seres closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Brien to the mat! O Brien manages to get full guard.
Seres throws a big elbow that misses.
O Brien looking to control.
O Brien is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Brien throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Seres to regain full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
That's time! O Brien's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
O Brien will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Seres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Seres. Beautiful body shot.#TD2#
Seres changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. O Brien looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
O Brien is looking to regain half guard here but Seres keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A lull in the action here as Seres stalls from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Brien is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #T1#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seres wants to control but O Brien is keeping him busy.
Seamus O Brien overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
O Brien is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on O Brien's face as Seres controls the position.
O Brien tries to bench press Seres off him but Seres keeps the position.
You can see the frustration on O Brien's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here as Seres stalls from top position.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
O Brien is looking to regain half guard here but Seres keeps moving and retains side control.
Seres gets to mount! O Brien was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
O Brien is looking to improve his position but Seres isn't that keen on the idea.
O Brien gets back to half guard.#T3#
O Brien wants to control but Seres is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Seres wants to free his trapped foot but O Brien is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Seres controlling the pace.
O Brien tries to get to full guard but Seres has control of the leg. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from O Brien.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Brien checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seres throws a low kick but it's checked well by O Brien.
Seres looks to score with a jab to the body but O Brien is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Seres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
O Brien throws a looping overhand right but Seres ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
O Brien moves away from the strike by Seres.
O Brien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A head kick misses from O Brien.
Seres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from O Brien.
Seres's corner calls for a 1-2. Seres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
O Brien ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
O Brien lands a leg kick that knocks Seres off balance momentarily.
Seres slips a jab from O Brien.
Andor Seres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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!
Seres moves out of range of the strikes.
Seres only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Seres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seres fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seres throws a hook but O Brien blocks it.
Seres lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. O Brien manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seres blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Seres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andor Seres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seres.
O Brien smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Seres connects with a looping right hand.
Seres slips under a jab.
O Brien throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.
Seres looks to land a left hand but O Brien moved out of range nicely.
Seres lands with an uppercut that bounces O Brien off the cage and back into range.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Brien throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
O Brien connects with a looping right hand.
Seres throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Brien sees it coming and avoids it easily.
O Brien fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seres manages to avoid it.
Seres blocks a head kick by O Brien.
O Brien connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T1#
A left lands for O Brien.
A nice leg kick from O Brien, right into the meat of the thigh.
O Brien misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
O Brien misses with a hook. Seres ducked under it nicely.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from O Brien.
O Brien throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Brien throws a hook to the side of Seres's head but Seres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
O Brien drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Seres.
O Brien is looking to get back to his feet here but Seres is keeping cool and he's managed to take O Brien's back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Seamus O Brien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Seres has the hooks in. O Brien is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Seres controlling the position well here. O Brien rolled but Seres kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
O Brien tries to roll but Seres sticks to his back. #T3#
Seres is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
O Brien trying to get back to his feet but Seres is in full control for now.
O Brien looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Seres controlling well, preventing O Brien from escaping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Seamus O Brien.
I think Seres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andor Seres!
A very excited looking Andor Seres made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: C281: Nakagawa vs Gunnarsson
Date: Feb 25, 2024

#R1#
Avila throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Avila gets tackled into the cage by Seres. Seres maintains the clinch.
Avila tries to work over Seres's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Avila trying to land knees to the body.
Avila misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seres.
Seres on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Avila misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Avila.
Seres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seres is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Avila.
Seres lands a nice uppercut.
Avila swings wildly with an uppercut but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Avila lands a left hand.
Seres lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Avila backwards.
Avila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seres lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avila works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Avila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Avila lands a nice uppercut.
Seres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Avila to keep the fight standing.#T1#
Seres tries to pull guard but Avila won't allow it.
Avila lands a body punch.
Seres is breathing heavily.
A short left from Avila.
Avila lands with a left to the head.
Avila blocking some punches. #TD#
Seres jumps guard.
Avila looking to pass the guard.
Avila is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Avila 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.
Seres trying to keep a closed guard but Avila is proving a slippery customer. #T2#
Avila has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Seres is proving hard to escape from.
Avila scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Seres throws a lazy uppercut
and Avila counters with a straight right hand.
Seres takes a swing at Avila's ribcage but misses.
Julian Avila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres lands a jab to Avila's midsection.
Avila thuds his shin into the meat of Seres's side.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Seres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Avila! But no joy.
Seres throws a leg kick
and Avila makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Seres really felt that one!
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avila fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Seres misses with a looping left.
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Avila.
Avila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Avila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Avila fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Avila misses with a hook.
Seres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seres blocks a low kick nicely.
Avila throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seres.
Avila cracks Seres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seres throws a lazy uppercut
and Avila counters with a low kick, right behind Seres 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seres throws a leg kick
and Avila counters with a body kick that stops Seres in his tracks momentarily.
Avila slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T4#
A looping hook to the body misses from Seres. Avila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Avila connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Avila throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Avila. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seres scoring well with a low kick there.
Avila slips under a jab.
Seres connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres throws a leg kick but Avila checks it.
Avila tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Avila looks to land a body kick but Seres moved away.
Seres misses with a looping left.
Seres throws a jab when Avila was well out of range.
Avila looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Avila takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Avila misses with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Avila dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Avila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seres moves out of range as Avila strikes.
Seres checks the leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seres or perhaps it was just good defense by Avila, which made it look bad.
An inside leg kick lands from Avila.
Seres lands with a hook. Avila tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Avila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seres was well out of range. Poor timing from Avila.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres throws a leg kick
enabling Avila to counter with a crisp jab.
Avila is looking to slow Seres down with leg kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avila. That's going to slow Seres down.
Avila throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Avila gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Julian Avila seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Good leg kick by Avila.
Seres on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Avila. Avila obviously looking to wear him down.
Seres is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seres throws a hook but Avila blocks it.
Avila takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Seres misses with a takedown attempt - Avila sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Avila with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Avila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Avila pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seres misses with an uppercut. Avila saw that one coming.
Seres checks the leg kick.
Seres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Avila sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Avila misses the shot to the body.
Avila's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seres under the eye.
Avila has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2#
Avila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Avila finds it's target.
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!
Avila throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seres.
Avila lands with a thumping leg kick. #TD#
Seres looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Avila trying to control but Seres postures up.
Seres controlling the action here.
Avila manages to get to full guard. #T3#
Avila controlling the position.
Seres not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Avila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avila trying to keep a closed guard but Seres is proving a slippery customer. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice inside leg kick there by Avila. That's going to slow Seres down.
Avila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Avila moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Avila takes one to the side of the head.
Avila misses with a body shot.
Seres moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
Seres moves out of range of the body kick from Avila.
A jab lands there for Avila.
Avila lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Seres.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Avila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Avila takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seres tries to clinch but Avila is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Seres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Avila feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Avila feints and then cracks Seres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seres down.
Avila connects with a right hand. Seres shakes it off.
Avila lands with a cross.
Avila tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Avila moves out of range of the strikes.
Seres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres throws a body shot but no joy.
Avila missing with a left hand there. Seres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avila lands a jab to Seres's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avila scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Seres avoids the body shot from Avila.
Seres has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Avila throws out a powerful jab.
Avila takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Seres is looking to counter punch.
Avila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Avila throws a leg kick that misses.
Seres throws a leg kick but Avila checks it.
Avila moves away from the strike by Seres.
Avila connects with a leg kick.
Avila throws a solid leg kick but Seres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Avila.
Seres slips under a jab from Avila.
Seres throws a leg kick which misses Avila's front leg but catches the back leg as Avila tries to avoid it.
Seres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Avila throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seres tries to score a power double leg takedown but Avila sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seres somewhat.#T2#
Seres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Avila looks to throw a body kick
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Avila.
A swing and a miss from Avila.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Avila.
Seres misses with a low kick.
Avila defending well as Seres loads up on a big left hand.
Avila jabs at Seres's body.
Avila throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Avila pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres misses with a hook. Avila ducked under it nicely.
Avila feints a counter leg kick.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Avila flicks out a counter leg kick but Seres steps away.
Seres misses with a hook
and Seres takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Seres wants to clinch.#T3#
Seres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Avila.
A low kick lands for Avila.
Avila scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Avila uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Seres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big left from Seres misses.
Avila throws out a leg kick but Seres moves out of range and Avila only half commits.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Seres is defended easily by Avila.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Seres has a takedown stuffed.
Avila doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Seres throws a right hand that misses
letting Avila counter with a right hand.
Avila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avila.
Seres throws out a leg kick but Avila moves out of range and Seres only half commits.
Seres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Avila fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Avila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Avila throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Avila throws a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avila but Avila pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andor Seres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Julian Avila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Avila looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Avila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Avila 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Avila!

Event: C277: Kreischer vs Marley
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1#
Seres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benny is looking to score with low kicks.
Seres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benny counters with an inside leg kick.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Benny moves out of range as Seres strikes.#TD#
Seres fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Benny sprawls well initially but Seres persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Benny wants to control but Seres is keeping busy.
Benny is looking for a sweep. Seres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benny is trying to maintain the position but Seres is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Benny controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T1#
Seres trying to control from half guard but Benny is working away.
Benny wants to improve his position but Seres is controlling well.
Benny controlling the position well. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benny is looking to improve his position.
Seres seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seres tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benny manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benny scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres lands with a cross.
Benny has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seres finds it's way round the side to connect with Benny's head.
A swing and a miss from Benny.
Benny throws a body shot but no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Seres there.
Benny throws the left hand but Seres avoids the punch easily.
Seres fails with the takedown
and Benny counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Seres thinking. #TD#
Seres fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Benny to the ground. Seres is now in Benny's guard.#T3##SUB2#
Benny working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Seres has passed into half guard!
Benny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Seres controlling the action here.
Benny is concentrating on defense, preventing Seres from advancing position.
Benny wants to get back to full guard but Seres has mounted him!
Benny is looking to improve his position but Seres isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benny is still trying to improve position.
We've been informed that Benny has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T4#
Seres controlling the position easily from mount.
Seres lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Seres wants to control the pace but Benny is squirming around nicely.
Benny tries to reverse the position but Seres maintains control.
Seres tries to control but Benny wriggling away.
Benny is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benny is trying to reverse the position but instead Seres has taken his back - oops!
Benny tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Seres lands a couple of good shots and Benny has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Seres is not going to allow Benny to sit and survive in this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Benny slips a jab from Seres.
Benny is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seres with a body shot.
Seres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benny can do to turn this around?
Benny attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Benny misses with a right hand
and Seres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seres throws a leg kick but Benny checks it.
Seres misses with an uppercut
and Benny counters with a right hand to the body.
Seres lands a nice shot that snaps Benny's head back.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Benny.
Seres rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD#
Benny gets caught flat footed, as Seres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Seres postures up. #SUB2#
Seres got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Seres has managed to get both his arms back between Benny's legs - danger averted.
Benny controls Seres momentarily but Seres frees himself.
Benny pulls Seres in to control the position. #T1#
Benny controls Seres momentarily but Seres frees himself. #SUB2#
Benny throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Seres escapes and throws Benny's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Seres tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Benny tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Seres presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Benny tries to lock up and control but Seres gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Benny keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #T2#
Benny wants to hold on but Seres pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benny is trying desperately to improve position.
Benny wants to hold on but Seres pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benny is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seres controlling from the full mount.
Benny tries to improve his position but instead Seres has taken his back!
Seres is hanging on to Benny's back as he tries to escape.
Benny is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Seres.
Benny trying to control the action but Seres just sinks the hooks in. #T3#
I would not like to be Benny right now.
Benny tries to escape the position.
Benny trying to control the action but Seres just sinks the hooks in.
Seres biding his time, looking for the opening.
Benny trying to control the hands but Seres won't let him. #SUB#
Seres working for a choke but Benny is defending well. #T4#
Seres trying to control momentarily.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Benny holding on to Seres's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Andor Seres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benny trying to control the hands but Seres won't let him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seres is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Benny up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Nice defenses there by Benny.
Andor Seres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Seres takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benny lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Seres connects with a right hand. Benny shakes it off.
Seres tries to clinch up
and Benny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seres.
Benny misses with a kick to the body
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benny is fending him off so far but Seres persists. Nope, Benny circles away and we're back to standing.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Seres misses its intended target.
D.C. Benny seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch lands to the side of Benny 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Benny.
Seres cracks Benny with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benny throws a leg kick but Seres moved away.#T1#
Benny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seres.
It looked like Seres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benny slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Benny - just one landing.
Benny blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Benny on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benny is looking to slow Seres down with leg kicks.
Seres connects with a jab.
Benny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seres throws a hook but Benny blocks it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seres or perhaps it was just good defense by Benny, which made it look bad.
Seres shoots in for a double leg but Benny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Seres with that takedown attempt.
Benny takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
A low kick from Seres is predictable there
and Benny counters with a straight right hand.
Benny pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Seres back to the cage. Benny follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seres loads up on a big right hand but Benny slips the punch.
Seres throws a jab when Benny was well out of range.
Benny swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Benny throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Seres misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Benny avoids the body shot from Seres.
Benny was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Seres is out of range.
Benny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seres was well out of range. Poor timing from Benny.
D.C. Benny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T3#
Benny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Seres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benny.
Benny jabs Seres right on the nose. Seres blinks but takes it well.
Benny motions for Seres to come forward. Benny throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seres slips a jab from Benny.
Benny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Seres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seres scores with a punch to the head.
Benny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seres throws a right hand that misses
and Benny counters with a straight right hand.
Benny walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benny scores with a nice head shot.
Benny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Seres blocks a low kick nicely.#T4#
Benny misses with an uppercut. Seres saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benny throws a hook to the side of Seres's head but Seres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benny's hands.
Benny swings widly with a right hand
and Seres counters with a stiff right hand.
Seres defending well as Benny loads up on a big left hand.
Benny lands with a right hand.
Benny throws a front kick that sends Seres stumbling back into the cage.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
Benny looks to throw the jab but Seres is out of range.
Seres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A big right from Seres misses.
Seres lands with a right hand.
Benny throws a jab but it's blocked by Seres.
Benny ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Benny slips a jab from Seres.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andor Seres!
A very excited looking Andor Seres made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: C273: Martin vs Gunnarsson
Date: Jan 28, 2024

#R1#
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seres throws out the jab. #TD2#
Wright gets caught flat footed, as Seres shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seres controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wright is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wright wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Seres manages to pass to side control.
Seres stops Wright from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres slows the pace down in half guard.
Wright looks like he's trying to stand up. #T1#
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wright tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Seres manages to move to mount!
Wright wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Seres content just to control the position here.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wright is trying to stand but he's just given Seres his back.#T2#
Wright is trying to get back to his feet but Seres has full control of the position and if anything, Wright has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Seres slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Wright trying to get back to his feet but Seres is in full control for now.
Wright looking very determined here, making life difficult for Seres.
Wright is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Wright trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#SUB2#
Seres patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wright wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Wright showing good submission defense here.
Wright is trying to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Seres slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Wright trying to get back to his feet but Seres is in full control for now. #SUB2#
Seres patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Wright is trying to stand back up.
Will Seres go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Wright defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Wright cracks Seres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Seres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wright's hands.
Seres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Seres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Wright jabs at Seres's body.
No joy there for Wright, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by Seres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seres.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wright defending well as Seres loads up on a big left hand.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Wright. #T1#
Seres misses with a hook.
Seres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright tried to counter with a leg kick but Seres avoided it.
Seres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright tried to counter with a leg kick but Seres avoided it.
Seres looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wright swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Seres tries to clinch up.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Seres clinches with his opponent. #T2##BC#
Wright breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seres misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Seres displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Seres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Andor Seres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seres lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Seres misses.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Seres throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Seres tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seres looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Seres misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T3#
Wright slips a jab from Seres.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
letting Seres counter with a right hand.
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Wright misses its target.
Seres staying out of range there.
Seres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seres connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Seres throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seres slips under a jab.
Seres loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Wright.
Seres takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T4#
Wright checks a low kick from Seres.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seres cracks Wright with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Seres with an uppercut!
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!
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright clobbers Seres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seres looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Carter Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seres.
Wright stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wright is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Seres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Seres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Wright scores with a jab.
Andor Seres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Seres misses the jab.
Nice shot by Seres.
Seres throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
A clash of legs there as Seres blocks the low kick.
Wright avoids the body shot from Seres.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wright misses with a straight right.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Seres slips the punch.
Seres lands a glancing blow to the side of Wright's head.#T1#
Seres lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Seres darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright throws a solid leg kick but Seres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Wright.
Seres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seres.
Seres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seres.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seres.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Seres scores with a nice head shot.#T2#
The fighters circling - Seres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seres.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seres throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
Seres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Seres's head but Seres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seres tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.
Seres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Wright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Seres, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright. #TD2#
Wright gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seres won't allow Wright to get back to his feet.
Wright is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Seres dives into side control.
Seres is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wright's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wright is trying to buck Seres off.
Seres is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Wright is pushing Seres's head away, looking to escape. Seres manages to hold on to the position though.
Seres trying to control the position but Wright is working away.
Wright wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#ES#
Wright explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #TD2#
Seres gets a double leg takedown into Wright's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright wants to stand but Seres is controlling the position.
Seres works over Wright with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andor Seres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Seres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andor Seres!
During a confident post fight interview, Andor Seres thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: C268: Kreischer vs Hoost
Date: Jan 14, 2024

#R1#
Matsuzaka connects with a leg kick.
Seres misses with a hook.
Matsuzaka is looking to clinch but Seres is avoiding it.
Seres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matsuzaka blocks a jab.
Matsuzaka looks to land a left hand but Seres moved out of range nicely.
Matsuzaka blocks a jab.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch but Seres moves out of range.
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Seres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matsuzaka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Matsuzaka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Matsuzaka staying out of range there.
Seres attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seres throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Seres jumps guard but Matsuzaka turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matsuzaka. #T1#
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Seres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsuzakas head.
Seres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsuzaka prevents a body shot from Seres.
Matsuzaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
I was talking to Matsuzaka's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Seres has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Matsuzaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Seres controls his hands.
Matsuzaka tries to stall but Seres uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Matsuzaka lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Seres backwards.
Seres misses with the head strike.
Matsuzaka makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Matsuzaka as Seres tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#TD2#
Seres decides to pull guard.
Matsuzaka throwing strikes from guard but Seres blocks nicely. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seres is trying to keep Matsuzaka in close. #SUB2#
Seres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Matsuzaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seres on the ground.
Matsuzaka 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. #T3#
Matsuzaka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Seres is keeping the position for now.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matsuzaka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch up.
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seres takes one to the side of the head.
Seres doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Seres slips under a jab.
Matsuzaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Seres tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matsuzaka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Seres somewhat.
Seres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andor Seres.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsuzaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matsuzaka fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seres.
Seres misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Matsuzaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Matsuzaka paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Matsuzaka throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matsuzaka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Seres manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Seres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsuzaka with a nice cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keisuke Matsuzaka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Seres misses with a combination
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Matsuzaka counters with a straight right hand.
Matsuzaka just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for Seres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matsuzaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seres needs to keep his hands up - Matsuzaka had a free shot at his head there.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seres takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsuzaka. That snapped Seres's head back.
Matsuzaka slips a jab from Seres.
Matsuzaka throws a series of punches but Seres avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka misses with a wild body shot.
Seres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Matsuzaka has time to react.
Matsuzaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seres.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsuzaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seres finds it's way round the side to connect with Matsuzaka's head. #T1#
Matsuzaka closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matsuzaka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Seres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Seres fails with the takedown.
As Seres tries to get set, Matsuzaka tries to push him back and clinch up but Seres manages to avoid the attempt.
Seres scores with a jab.
Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Matsuzaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seres.
Matsuzaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seres can do to turn this around?
Seres misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Matsuzaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seres connects with an inside leg kick.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Seres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matsuzaka leaning against his opponent. #T2#
Matsuzaka scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuzaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Seres fails to pull guard.
Matsuzaka lands a left hand.
Seres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Seres avoids a wild elbow strike from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Seres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Matsuzaka on the inside.
Seres has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Seres misses with a punch to the body.
Seres tries to work over Matsuzaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Matsuzaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Seres lands with a short shot to the head.
Matsuzaka lands with a light punch inside.
Matsuzaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Seres throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka. #T3#
Matsuzaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seres is trying to stall.
Matsuzaka lands a left hand.
Seres has a couple of punches blocked by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside that Seres shrugs off.
Keisuke Matsuzaka has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Seres lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Seres fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Seres is breathing heavily.
Seres swings wildly with an uppercut but Matsuzaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matsuzaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a left to the head.
Matsuzaka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seres backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Matsuzaka lands with a short punch from the clinch. #ROC#Seres is rocked!
Seres lands a right hand.
Seres misses with the head strike. #T4#
Matsuzaka pushes Seres back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seres is still on wobbly legs! Can Matsuzaka finish him?
Matsuzaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Matsuzaka digs a right hand into Seres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Seres's gas tank.
Matsuzaka pushes Seres back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Matsuzaka lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seres.
Matsuzaka scores with a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow. #CUT#It looks like Andor Seres has been cut.
Matsuzaka creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Seres's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Seres drops to his knees and Matsuzaka pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
After the fight, Keisuke Matsuzaka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: C267: Matsuzaka vs Talvela
Date: Jan 07, 2024

#R1#
A left lands for Benny.#TD2#
Seres scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Benny is looking for a sweep.
Benny struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benny keeps working.
Benny wants to control but Seres postures up.
Benny is looking to regain half guard here but Seres keeps moving and retains side control.
Benny can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benny trying to control but Seres flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
What can Benny do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
I really don't envy Benny right now. #T1#
Seres avoiding Benny 's attempts to control his hands.
Seres is landing with strikes from the back.
Benny has hold of Seres's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
Benny trying to control the hands but Seres won't let him. #SUB2#
Seres has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Benny is really stuck here.
Seres struggling to keep hold of the position.
Seres controlling well, preventing Benny from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benny trying to control the hands but Seres breaks the grip. #T2#
Benny tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Benny is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Seres controlling from mount.
Benny is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Benny tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benny is working hard here to advance position.
Benny is just holding on here. Seres manages to take his back. #SUB2#
Seres is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Benny is defending well though. Seres let's go of the attempt for now.
Benny tries to escape but Seres has the hooks in and won't let him break free. #T3#
Benny trying to control the hands but Seres breaks the grip.
Benny rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Benny tries to roll over but Seres keeps him under control.
Seres takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Seres prevents Benny from improving his position.
Benny wants to sweep but Seres has passed to side control!#SUB2#
Benny wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Seres has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Benny's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Benny is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Seres!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Andor Seres!
A very excited looking Andor Seres made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: C262: Albatross vs Femme II
Date: Dec 24, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Seres forces Ape back against the cage and clinches.
Ape missing with knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seres.
Ape misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seres throws a punch but it's blocked by Ape.
Ape can't find room to land a body shot as Seres controls the action.
Seres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ape is trying to force a seperation but Seres has the dominant position.
Ape throws a head punch that misses.
Ape landing knees to the head. #CUT#It looks like Andor Seres has been cut.
Ape's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ape softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ape lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seres backwards.
Ape tries a body shot but Seres blocks it.
Knees to the body from Ape.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ape.
Our sources have told us that Ape has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A short uppercut from Ape.
Seres misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ape.
Seres lands with a left to the head.
Ape's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Seres is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T1##BC#
Ape escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grey Ape seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ape misses with a straight right.
Seres connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ape. Ape circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Seres staying out of range there.
Seres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Ape does no damage.
Ape throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seres counters with a nice leg kick.
Grey Ape is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ape fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seres.
Ape misses with a leg kick.
Seres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ape lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seres defending well as Ape loads up on a big left hand.
Ape throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seres jabs Ape right on the nose. Ape blinks but takes it well.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ape fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seres.
Seres throws a body shot but no joy.
Seres gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ape.
Ape throws a looping overhand right but Seres ducks down to avoid it.
Seres moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Seres tries to keep at a distance but Ape has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ape tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seres takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ape swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Seres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ape cracks Seres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ape throws a hook but Seres blocks it.
Ape waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seres.
Ape takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seres blocks a head kick by Ape. #T3#
Seres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ape takes one to the chin there.
Seres avoids the body shot from Ape.
Ape does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ape throws a lazy head kick
and Seres counters with an outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Seres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ape moves out of range of the strikes.
Ape throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ape on the side of the head.#TD2#
Seres shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Seres stopping the sweep attempt from Ape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ape controls Seres momentarily but Seres frees himself.
Seres content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Ape wants to get back to his feet but Seres is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seres controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Grey Ape will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andor Seres's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Seres loads up on a big right hand but Ape slips the punch.
Ape fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ape tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seres is able to avoid easily.
Seres scores with a decent looking hook.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ape.
Seres slips under a jab.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ape tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seres throws a right hand that Ape ducks under and follows up with a left that Ape also avoids with ease.
Seres with a hook.
Ape misses with an uppercut.
Ape looks to land a right hand but Seres moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Seres.
Andor Seres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ape.
Seres circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seres clobbers Ape with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Seres there.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Ape looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#TD2#
Seres darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ape keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ape trying to control from the bottom.
Seres wants to control but Ape is keeping him busy. #T2#
Seres not doing much here.
Seres wants to control but Ape is keeping him busy.
Ape is trying to control but can't.
Seres not doing much here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A bone on bone clash there as Seres blocks the leg kick.
Ape throws a head kick but Seres moves out of range.
Seres blocks a head kick by Ape.
Good exchange - Seres coming out on top.
Ape throws a low kick, looking for Seres's leg but Seres calmly moves out of range. #T3#
Seres checks a low kick from Ape.
Seres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ape takes one to the side of the head.
Seres swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ape.
Seres dips to his left and cracks Ape with an uppercut!
Ape misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seres lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ape drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ape pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Seres moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ape.
Ape using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ape lands a right hand.
Seres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seres struggles to land a body shot inside as Ape controls his hands.
Ape scores a nice knee to the body.
Seres is breathing heavily.#BC#
Ape escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ape throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Ape misses with a straight left.
Ape throws a big shot that misses.
Ape throws a sloppy head kick and Seres moves out of range easily.
Ape swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Seres.
Ape throws a poor cross that misses
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Seres lands with a hook. Ape tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ape moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ape dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seres. That did some damage!
A telegraphed right hand from Ape misses the target. #CL#
Ape has Seres up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Ape breaks from the clinch.
Ape tries to close the distance and clinch but Seres swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seres throws out a counter right but Ape avoids it with no problem.
Ape loads up on a big right hand but Seres slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andor Seres's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Seres with a nice cross.
Nice body kick there by Ape.
Seres avoids the head kick by Ape.
Ape moves away from the strike by Seres.
Seres scores with a jab.
Ape takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
Sloppy strikes from Ape. Those never looked like landing.
Ape lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ape throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Ape, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres looks for a takedown but Ape sprawls well.
Ape misses with a shot to the body
and Seres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seres misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seres scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Ape shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ape looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Ape is looking to clinch but Seres is avoiding it.
Ape slips under a jab.
Ape half committed to a counter leg kick.
A jab lands there for Seres.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Ape throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ape tries a head kick but it misses.
Ape throws a head kick that misses.
Seres blocks a leg kick.
Seres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Seres tests Ape's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Seres moves out of range of the strikes.
Ape looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good standup being displayed there by Seres as he connects with a hook.
Seres throws a jab but it's blocked by Ape.
Ape misses with a hook
and Seres counters with a straight right hand.#T2#
Seres dips to his left and cracks Ape with an uppercut!
Seres misses with a low kick as Ape jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Seres blocks the 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!
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ape.
Ape fails in his attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Ape misses with a looping right.
Seres moves away from the strike by Ape.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Ape throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ape takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A clash of legs there as Seres blocks the low kick.
Nice defenses there by Ape.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Ape clinches up with Seres and pushes him back against the cage.
Ape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seres is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ape.
Ape takes a shot to the head.
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Seres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seres lands with a left to the head.
Seres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seres lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ape backwards.
Ape blocking some punches.
Seres lands with a right to the head.
Ape blocks a body shot from Seres.
Seres misses with a punch on the inside.
Ape tries a knee to the head but Seres blocks it.
Seres avoiding damage as Ape throws knees to the body.
Seres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ape is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Seres is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but Seres blocks with his arms.
Ape blocks an uppercut.
Seres working aggressively here.
Seres has a couple of punches blocked by Ape.
Seres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Apes head.
The referee calls for Ape to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Seres. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seres misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ape digs a right hand underneath Seres's ribcage. Seres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ape misses with a punch on the inside.
Seres lands an uppercut.#ROC2#Ape is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Ape fails to land.
Oh Ape is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seres cracks Ape with a nice body shot.
Grey Ape has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seres.
Seres lands with a short shot to the head.
Seres creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ape's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ape drops to his knees and Seres pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andor Seres!
Andor Seres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: C257: Lehto vs Inhanamoto II
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
Monkey lands a body shot.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monkey dips to his left and cracks Seres with an uppercut!
Monkey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seres throws a leg kick but Monkey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Monkey misses with a straight right.
A cross from Seres lands.
Seres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seres connects with a crisp jab. #TD2#
Seres closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Monkey did well to prevent Seres getting side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Monkey is concentrating on defense, preventing Seres from advancing position.
Monkey wants to improve his position but Seres is controlling well.
Seres perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monkey keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T1#
Seres trying to control from half guard but Monkey is working away.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Seres wants to pass the guard but Monkey is defending well. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Seres moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Seres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Seres scores with a jab to the jaw.
Monkey connects with an inside leg kick.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seres changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seres misses with a low kick.
Monkey moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Monkey moves forwards but Seres connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Seres down.
Monkey gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seres drops his hands momentarily and Monkey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seres dives in for a single leg takedown but Monkey sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice leg kick from Monkey, right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey throws a leg kick that misses.
Seres throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Monkey's shoulder, as Monkey tries to avoid the shot.
Monkey cracks Seres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seres avoids the head kick by Monkey.
Monkey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Monkey throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Seres on the side of the head. #T3#
Seres dips to his left and cracks Monkey with an uppercut!
Monkey takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Monkey connects with a single shot there.#ROC#Seres is rocked!
Seres scores with a decent looking hook.
Seres scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey misses with a right hand
and Seres counters with a low kick, right behind Monkey 's knee. #CL2#
Seres moves into the clinch.
Monkey lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Monkey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monkey is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seres lands a lovely overhand right.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Monkey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Monkey throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Seres.#CUT#It looks like Andor Seres has been cut.
Seres cracks Monkey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Monkey.
Seres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Seres takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Seres finds it's target.
That kick from Monkey tenderised Seres's leg. Seres is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seres with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Monkey to score with a decent uppercut.
Seres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A solid body kick from Monkey.
Seres scores with a nice strike.
Monkey throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and moves out of range.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spider Monkey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Monkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looks like Monkey has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Seres has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Monkey.
Monkey scores with the left hand. Seres knows he should have avoided that one.
Monkey keeps Seres at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seres throws out a powerful jab.
Seres scores with a decent looking hook.
Seres looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Seres blocks the low kick.
Seres looks for a takedown but Monkey sprawls well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Spider Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andor Seres's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Seres moves out of range of the body kick.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seres misses with a looping left.
Monkey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seres to score with a decent uppercut.
Seres clobbers Monkey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seres moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Seres tries to keep at a distance but Monkey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Seres's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Monkey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Monkey lands a nice uppercut.
Seres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Monkey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Seres working aggressively here. #T1#
Monkey trying to control the position but instead, Seres has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monkey into the cage.
Monkey lands with a light punch inside.
Monkey scores with a shot to the side of Seres's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Seres.
Monkey throws a punch but it's blocked by Seres.
Seres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monkey's elbow.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Monkey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Seres displaying some good clinch control by pressing Monkey up against the cage.
Monkey wants to stall.
Seres blocks an uppercut.
Monkey looking to slow down the pace here.
Monkey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Seres.
Seres misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Seres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monkey working aggressively here.
Monkey throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seress head.
Monkey lands with a right to the head.
Seres tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Seres back against the cage.
Seres working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Monkey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A body shot lands from Monkey.
Seres throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Nice body punch from Monkey.
Seres is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monkey.
Seres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spider Monkey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Monkey on the inside.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Seres controls the action.
Monkey gets through Seres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monkey lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seres or not.
Monkey lands with a light punch inside.
Monkey lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Seres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seres tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monkey lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Seres can't break the clinch.
Monkey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Seres can't find room to land a body shot as Monkey controls the action.
Seres holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Monkey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Monkey.
Monkey keeps control of Seres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Monkey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Monkey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monkey lands with a left to the head.
Seres is still on wobbly legs! Can Monkey finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monkey.
Seres seems to have recovered his senses.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Seres controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Monkey.
Seres throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Monkey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seres can do to turn this around?
Monkey lands an uppercut.
Seres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seres working aggressively here.
Monkey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Monkey tries to throw a body punch but Seres avoids it by throwing Monkey back against the cage.
Monkey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#KD#
Monkey drops Seres onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Seres is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Monkey looking to stall.
A body shot lands from Monkey.
Seres prevents a body shot from Monkey.
Monkey tries a body shot but Seres blocks it. #BC2#
Seres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Monkey drops Seres with a huge uppercut! Seres drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Monkey is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Spider Monkey!
A relieved looking Spider Monkey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: C255: Albatross vs Apollo IV
Date: Dec 03, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Seres moves into range and clinches up with Anubis.
Anubis tries to break the clinch but Seres is controlling the position.
Anubis has a couple of punches blocked by Seres.
Seres scores with a shoulder strike.
Anubis blocking some punches. #BC#
Anubis manages to break the clinch.
Anubis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seres misses with a low kick.
Anubis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seres throws a looping overhand right but Anubis ducks down to avoid it.
Anubis lands with a kick to the temple. Seres shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A low kick lands for Seres.
Anubis tries a head kick but it misses.
Seres scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Anubis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anubis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Seres. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Seres drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Seres sitting in guard here, content to control.
Anubis is adopting a defensive guard.#T1#
Seres trying to control the position from guard on top but Anubis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seres pushing down on Anubis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Seres looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Anubis is in trouble now - Seres has advanced to mount!
Seres controlling his opponent.
Anubis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Anubis tries to get out of the position.
Anubis tries to get back to half guard but can't. #T2#
Anubis has given up his back here.
Anubis is trying to break free.
Seres just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up. #SUB2#
Seres working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Anubis is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Seres has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Anubis taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andor Seres!
An out of breath Andor Seres thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: GAMMA#1022 Maline vs Herbert
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1#
Seres slips under a jab.
Seres appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - De Fiore finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
De Fiore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fiore.
Seres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Fiore.
De Fiore misses with a looping right.
Seres steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
De Fiore throws a head kick that misses.
De Fiore with the inside leg kick.
De Fiore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore is looking to land body kicks.
Nice shot lands for De Fiore.
De Fiore swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Seres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fiore swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Seres counters with a thumping low kick.
De Fiore throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T1#
Seres keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Seres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seres checks a leg kick.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Seres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from De Fiore.
De Fiore misses with a looping left.
Seres throws out a counter right but De Fiore avoids it with no problem.
De Fiore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Fiore misses with a left hand
and Seres counters with a good low kick that De Fiore was not able to check.
De Fiore swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seres.
Seres takes a jab right on the kisser.
De Fiore misses with a few strikes there.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Seres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Attilio De Fiore has been cut.
De Fiore lands a nice hook to Seres's body. Seres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A low kick from De Fiore is predictable there
and Seres counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Fiore's knee momentarily.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore missing with a left hand there. Seres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Seres misses.
Seres is on the wrong end of a nice combination from De Fiore.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
Attilio De Fiore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seres takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
De Fiore throws a hook but Seres blocks it.
Seres steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
De Fiore throws an overhand right that lands on Seres's shoulder, as Seres tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Fiore uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Seres has time to react.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore backing away here, and Seres unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Fiore really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
De Fiore lands with a nice body punch.
De Fiore looks to land a body kick but Seres moved away.
Seres only half commits to the counter leg kick.#T3#
A lazy body kick from De Fiore
and Seres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from De Fiore.
A head kick misses from De Fiore.
A nice side step and Seres releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
Seres on the wrong end of a nice hook.
De Fiore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Fiore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seres is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by De Fiore.
De Fiore cracks Seres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Fiore with a nice calf kick.
De Fiore thows a leg kick but Seres checks it
and Seres counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fiore throws a nice outside leg kick.
De Fiore throws a push kick but Seres slaps the foot to one side.
De Fiore is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T4#
De Fiore tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Seres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
De Fiore takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
De Fiore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seres. That did some damage!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fiore.
De Fiore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Fiore scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Fiore misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Seres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seres slips a straight right by De Fiore.
A little jabbing left from Seres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from De Fiore.
Seres looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De Fiore throws a leg kick
and Seres counters with a nice leg kick.
De Fiore looks to land a body kick but Seres moved away.
Seres shapes to counter with a head kick.
De Fiore throws a series of punches but Seres avoids them all with ease.
De Fiore throws a right hand that misses
and Seres counters with a low kick, right behind De Fiore 's knee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Attilio De Fiore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Seres moves out of range of the leg kick from De Fiore.
Seres is trying to counter with his kicks.
De Fiore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
De Fiore misses with a double jab.
De Fiore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Seres.
De Fiore throws a low kick, looking for Seres's leg but Seres calmly moves out of range.
Seres shapes to counter with a head kick.
De Fiore misses with a low kick.
Seres lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
De Fiore swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Seres to counter with a crisp jab.
Seres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Fiore.
Seres tries a quick counter leg kick but De Fiore is wise to it.
A low kick from De Fiore is predictable there
and Seres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fiore.
Seres replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Fiore blocks it well.
Seres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
De Fiore cracks Seres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Fiore scores with a decent looking hook.
Seres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T1#
Seres takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
De Fiore throws a body kick that misses.
Seres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Fiore throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.
Seres takes one to the chin there.
De Fiore with a jab.
De Fiore connects with a right hand. Seres shakes it off.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore throws the kick towards the body but Seres avoids it.
De Fiore backing away here, and Seres unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Fiore connects with a solid leg kick.
De Fiore throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seres counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#Attilio De Fiore's cut is getting worse.
De Fiore throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Seres counter with a right hand.
De Fiore does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
De Fiore connects with a body shot.#T2#
A good leg kick by De Fiore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Fiore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seres if he has to take too many more of those.
Seres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Fiore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seres scrambles back to his feet.
De Fiore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seres appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seres appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Fiore cracks Seres with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from De Fiore. That one must have hurt.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fiore is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Seres takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
De Fiore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seres is trying to counter with his kicks.
Attilio De Fiore is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from De Fiore. Those never looked like landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.#T3#
De Fiore with a hook.
Seres circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Fiore throws a shot to the body.
Seres moves out of range as De Fiore throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
De Fiore pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seres avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seres appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
De Fiore lands a nice looking body kick.
Donk. De Fiore catches Seres right on the button with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Fiore.
De Fiore throws a hook to the side of Seres's head but Seres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Fiore throws a nice looking combination but Seres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Fiore lands a slapping body shot.
Seres has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
De Fiore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
De Fiore scores with a punch to the head.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Seres might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, De Fiore has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from De Fiore.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Fiore.
Seres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Fiore misses with a body shot.
De Fiore backing away here, and Seres unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by Seres as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
A little jabbing left from Seres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Attilio De Fiore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Attilio De Fiore's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
De Fiore throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andor Seres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Fiore scores with a decent looking hook.
De Fiore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Seres can do to turn this around?
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
De Fiore motions for Seres to come forward. De Fiore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by De Fiore.
De Fiore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
Seres moves out of range as De Fiore strikes.
De Fiore throws a sloppy head kick and Seres moves out of range easily.
Seres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
De Fiore looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Seres appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seres tries a quick counter leg kick but De Fiore is wise to it.
Seres blocks the body kick.
Seres raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
De Fiore thows a leg kick but Seres checks it
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Fiore throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
De Fiore lands with a thumping leg kick.
De Fiore lands with a hook. Seres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
No joy there for De Fiore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seres takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seres blocks a leg kick.
It seemed like Seres was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
De Fiore scores with a body shot.
De Fiore tries to land a leg kick but Seres saw it coming and moves away.
De Fiore takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Seres flicks out a counter leg kick but De Fiore steps away.
Good work by Seres as he checks the leg kick.
De Fiore throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seres counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Fiore throws a jab but it's blocked by Seres.
A low kick from De Fiore misses
and Seres counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from De Fiore misses
and Seres counters with a left to the body.
Seres defending well as De Fiore loads up on a big left hand.
Seres is clearly trying to counter these attacks from De Fiore with a body shot.
De Fiore throws a series of punches but Seres moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Fiore misses the jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Seres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
De Fiore misses with a lunging right hand
and Seres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#Attilio De Fiore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
De Fiore lands with a nice body punch.
Seres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seres flicks out a counter leg kick but De Fiore steps away.
De Fiore throws a poor cross that misses
and Seres counters with a nice body shot.
De Fiore tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Fiore backing away here, and Seres unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
De Fiore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T3#
De Fiore throws a poor cross that misses
and Seres counters with a stiff right hand.
De Fiore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
De Fiore tries to clinch up but Seres circles away and keeps his distance.
Seres was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Seres staying out of range there.
A lazy body kick from De Fiore
and Seres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#Jeez, Attilio De Fiore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A big right from De Fiore misses.
Seres feints a counter leg kick.
A head kick by De Fiore misses
and Seres finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
De Fiore throws an overhand right that lands on Seres's shoulder, as Seres tries to avoid the shot.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
Seres replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Fiore blocks it well.
De Fiore misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
De Fiore bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
De Fiore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Seres misses.#T4#
De Fiore throws out a leg kick but Seres moves out of range and De Fiore only half commits.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
De Fiore swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Seres steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from De Fiore. #CL#
De Fiore takes the fight into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Seres.
De Fiore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seres lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Seres has De Fiore pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Fiore manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Seres.
De Fiore wants to get back to striking at distance but Seres won't allow it.
Seres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Seres lands a right hand.
De Fiore is looking to break free of the clinch but Seres has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Attilio De Fiore.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Fiore, 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Attilio De Fiore!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Attilio De Fiore made sure he mentioned Bondi MMA ðŸï¸, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: GAMMA#1017 Hawk v Tungsten
Date: Sep 23, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Barrengarry throws a body shot but no joy.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barrengarry throws a body shot but no joy.
Seres throws a counter high kick but Barrengarry was just alert enough to avoid it.
Barrengarry throws the kick towards the body but Seres avoids it.
Seres swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barrengarry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres moves out of range as Barrengarry throws a body kick.
Barrengarry's corner calls for a 1-2. Barrengarry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Barrengarry looks to land a body kick but Seres moved away.
Barrengarry throws a body shot but no joy.
Seres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barrengarry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seres feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Barrengarry
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Barrengarry throws a body kick that misses
and Seres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barrengarry looks to clinch
and Seres counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Barrengarry thows a left - swing and a miss!
Barrengarry with a hook.
We've been informed that Barrengarry has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Barrengarry misses with a left hand
and Seres counters with a low kick, right behind Barrengarry 's knee.
Barrengarry throws a lazy uppercut
and Seres counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barrengarry misses with a looping right.
Seres thinks about countering with a body kick.#T3#
Barrengarry loads up on a big right hand but Seres slips the punch.
Barrengarry misses with a leg kick
and Seres counters with a low kick, right behind Barrengarry 's knee.
Barrengarry throws a hook to the side of Seres's head but Seres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Barrengarry fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barrengarry throws a lazy head kick
and Seres counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Seres moves out of range as Barrengarry strikes.#T4#
Barrengarry misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Barrengarry as he connects with a hook.
Seres avoids the head kick by Barrengarry.
It looked like Seres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Barrengarry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Barrengarry gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Seres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Logan Barrengarry has been cut.
Seres moves away from the strike by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry lands a glancing blow to the side of Seres's head.
Barrengarry misses with a leg kick.
It appears Seres was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrengarry throws the kick towards the body but Seres avoids it.
Barrengarry has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Barrengarry misses with a hook.
Seres is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T1#
Barrengarry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It looked like Seres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barrengarry throws a body kick that misses
and Seres counters with a straight right hand.
Barrengarry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrengarry tries to bum rush Seres with a series of wild strikes but Seres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seres is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Barrengarry throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Seres quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Barrengarry misses with a body shot
and Seres counters with a stiff right hand.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Seres might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.#T2#
Barrengarry throws a wild body kick that Seres sees coming a mile off.
Barrengarry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Seres counters with a nice uppercut.
Barrengarry doesn't manage to clinch there - Seres circles away.
Seres tried to counter with a leg kick but Barrengarry avoided it.
Barrengarry throws the kick towards the body but Seres avoids it.
Barrengarry moves into range and lands a nice body kick. #T3#
Barrengarry throws the kick towards the body but Seres avoids it.
Barrengarry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrengarry throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seres jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Barrengarry smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barrengarry throws a push kick but Seres slaps the foot to one side.
Logan Barrengarry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Seres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.
Seres swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barrengarry looks to throw the jab but Seres is out of range.
Barrengarry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seres appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry looks to land a left hand but Seres moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Seres misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Barrengarry showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan Barrengarry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Andor Seres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seres avoids the body shot from Barrengarry.
Seres throwing a counter right hand but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
Barrengarry looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Barrengarry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seres counters with a good low kick that Barrengarry was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barrengarry misses with a hook. Seres ducked under it nicely.
Barrengarry throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Barrengarry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barrengarry looks to land a right hand but Seres moved out of range.
Seres throwing a counter right hand but Barrengarry manages to avoid it.
Barrengarry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres is looking to counter punch.
Barrengarry throws an off balance right hand
and Seres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barrengarry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Barrengarry misses the target.
Barrengarry scores with a hook.
Barrengarry throws a body kick that misses
and Seres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Barrengarry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It appears Seres was looking to counter with a kick there.
Seres avoids the head kick by Barrengarry.
Seres thinks about countering with a body kick.
Barrengarry misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Seres misses the target.#T3#
Barrengarry misses with a left hand
and Seres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Barrengarry throws an off balance right hand #KD#
and Seres counters with a crisp right hand that drops Barrengarry! Seres lets Barrengarry back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Barrengarry is rocked!
Seres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrengarry.
Seres appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barrengarry is still on wobbly legs! Can Seres finish him?
Barrengarry misses the jab.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barrengarry seems to have recovered his senses.
Barrengarry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seres is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barrengarry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seres appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Seres keeps the fight on the outside.
Seres is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Barrengarry misses.
Barrengarry tries to clinch up but Seres circles away and keeps his distance.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Seres moves out of range as Barrengarry throws a body kick.
Seres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrengarry throws a body kick that misses
and Seres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andor Seres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Barrengarry has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: GAMMA#1014 Herbert v Hawk
Date: Sep 02, 2023

#R1#
Nice body punch from Takahashi.
Seres misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Takahashi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seres misses with a head kick.
Takahashi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Seres fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takahashi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seres's sensitive parts.
Takahashi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi throws a lazy uppercut
and Seres counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Seres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Takahashi on the side of the head.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Andor Seres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Jab, jab by Seres - just one landing. #ROC#Takahashi is rocked!
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Takahashi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#KD#
Seres lands a big right hand that sends Takahashi crashing to the mat! Seres stays standing though and waves Takahashi back to his feet!
Takahashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Seres finish him?
Seres throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD2#
Takahashi drives through with a takedown into Seres's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Takahashi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Takahashi looking to sit in guard and control but Seres gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Takahashi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Seres uses it to pass to side control.
Takahashi seems to have recovered his senses.
Takahashi is trying to work for a sweep but Seres has mounted him!#T2#
Takahashi is trying to escape the mount.
Takahashi manages to control the position for a moment.
Takahashi is trying to escape the mount. #T3#
We've been hearing that Seres has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Takahashi reaches up to try and control the position but Seres seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Takahashi rolls and tries to escape and now Seres has his back!
Seres gets his hands free as Takahashi looks to control.
You can see the frustration on Takahashi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Takahashi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Takahashi rolls, trying to escape but Seres keeps control of the position.
Takahashi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Seres is trying to stick to Takahashi's back but Takahashi is turning into Seres. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Seres's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Takahashi.
Takahashi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Seres swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
Takahashi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Seres was covering up waiting for the punch and Takahashi finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Seres keeping moving, preventing Takahashi from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Takahashi trying to control but Seres is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB2#
Takahashi postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Seres is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Takahashi, into his guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Takahashi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Seres is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Takahashi.
Takahashi trying his best to control but Seres has mounted him.
Takahashi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T2#
Takahashi is working to get back to half guard.
Takahashi bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takahashi throws an elbow that misses. Seres uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Takahashi's guard. Nice move by Seres!#REVR##T3##SUB2#
Takahashi throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takahashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Takahashi, not yet. #SUB2#
Takahashi is looking for a triangle here but Seres uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Takahashi tries to buck Seres off but Seres is having none of it.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Takahashi looks to move to half guard but instead Seres has passed into mount! Damn!
Takahashi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Takahashi regains half guard.
Takahashi is looking to control Seres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Takahashi avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Takahashi thumps Seres with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Seres slips under a jab from Takahashi.
Seres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seres throws a low kick but it's checked well by Takahashi.
And Takahashi tries to counter it with a takedown but Seres pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Takahashi.
Seres lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takahashi at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahashi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seres.
Genkei Takahashi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seres swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Seres pivots, looking for a leg kick but Takahashi is out of range and Seres settles back down.
Seres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Takahashi can do to turn this around?
Takahashi shoots for a takedown but Seres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takahashi with a poor takedown
and Seres makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Takahashi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andor Seres is winning the standup battle so far.
Takahashi misses with a body shot.
Seres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Takahashi cracks a nice hook into Seres's ribs.
Takahashi throws an overhand right that lands on Seres's shoulder, as Seres tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Seres misses the target.
Takahashi misses the shot to the body.
Genkei Takahashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Seres throws a sloppy head kick and Takahashi moves out of range easily.
Takahashi scores with a nice head shot.
Takahashi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Takahashi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Takahashi misses with a left hand
and Seres counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takahashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Seres.
Takahashi lands a really nice looking cross but Seres seems unphased. #T3#
Takahashi scores with a decent looking hook.
Seres throws a hook but Takahashi avoids it easily.#TD2#
Takahashi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Seres is trying to defend but Takahashi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Takahashi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Seres defends it well.
Takahashi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Seres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T4#
Takahashi not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB2#
Takahashi is working for a kimura but Seres is defending it quite comfortably.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seres keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andor Seres!
Andor Seres thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#1010 Aurelius v Winfred
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Sojka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sojka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seres avoids the body shot from Sojka.
Seres slips under a jab from Sojka.
Seres flicks out a counter leg kick but Sojka steps away.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sojka. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sojka cracks Seres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That kick from Seres tenderised Sojka's leg. Sojka is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sojka throws a poor cross that misses
and Seres counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
Sojka lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Seres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seres lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sojka at a distance.
Sojka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sojka takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Seres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
Both fighters circling a little - Seres finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Seres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sojka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Sojka throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.
Sojka looks to throw the jab but Seres is out of range.
Seres slips under a jab.
Sojka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sojka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Seres counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice combination there by Seres.
Seres lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Sojka crumples to the floor! Seres milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andor Seres!
A victorious Andor Seres thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMMA#1006 Jack v Joseph
Date: Jul 08, 2023

#R1#
Weudke looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Seres tries to counter with a takedown but Weudke is quick to defend against it.
Weudke misses with a low kick.
Seres half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Weudke throws a leg kick that misses.
Weudke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Weudke looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Roland Weudke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weudke misses with a body kick.
Seres feinted with a counter takedown.
Weudke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Weudke throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seres attempts a counter takedown but Weudke avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
A clash of legs there as Seres blocks the low kick.
Weudke takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Seres changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weudke. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weudke swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Seres appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T1#
Weudke throws a leg kick #TD#
so Seres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Weudke holds on and takes a little breather.
Seres connects with a couple of short punches.
Seres throws a big right hand that misses.
Weudke wants to control but Seres passes easily into half guard.
Seres is just content to waste time from the top position. Weudke takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Seres content to stall in guard here.
Weudke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seres's guard. #REVB##T2#
Seres can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Weudke controls the pace.
Seres tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Seres is looking for a triangle but Weudke pushes his legs off easily.
Weudke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
Weudke trying to control the position from guard on top but Seres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Seres controls Weudke momentarily but Weudke frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Weudke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seres is able to avoid easily.
Seres feinted with a counter takedown.
Seres avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Weudke throws a right hand that misses #TD#
and Seres counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Seres.
Seres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Weudke is keeping the position for now.
Weudke controlling the position.
Weudke is trying to keep Seres in close.
Weudke has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roland Weudke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Weudke misses with a head kick.
Seres attempts a counter takedown but Weudke avoids it well and moves away.
A combination from Weudke does no damage.
Seres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Weudke.
Seres tries to counter with a takedown but Weudke is quick to defend against it.
Weudke throws a hook but Seres avoids it easily.
A low kick from Weudke is predictable there #TD#
and Seres counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Weudke!
We've been informed that Weudke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seres scoring with punches from side control.
Seres scores with punches from side control.
Seres cracks Weudke with a big right hand but Weudke just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Weudke takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Seres working the head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weudke avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Seres. #T1#
Seres with the ground and pound but Weudke regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Seres lands strikes from half guard.
Seres is looking to take a break and control but Weudke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Weudke trying to control here.
Seres is trying to control the action in half guard but Weudke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Seres working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Seres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Weudke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seres.
Seres wants to control but Weudke is keeping him busy.
Weudke wants to get back to full guard.
Seres is looking to pass Weudke's guard but actually Weudke recovers to full guard.
Seres trying to control but Weudke is working from the bottom.
Weudke wants to sweep here but Seres controlling him for the moment.
Weudke has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Seres has passed into side control. #T3#
You can see the frustration on Weudke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Weudke is not content to let Seres control the position.
Seres tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Seres trying to control the action but Weudke is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
What's Weudke going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#TD2#
Weudke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Seres manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Seres trying to keep a closed guard but Weudke is proving a slippery customer.
Weudke sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Weudke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Weudke misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Seres counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Seres looking to sit in guard and control but Weudke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Weudke trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weudke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Seres seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres wants to sweep here but Weudke controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Weudke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Weudke has managed to get both his arms back between Seres's legs - danger averted.#T1#
Seres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Seres looking for a sweep. Not yet Seres, not yet.
Seres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Weudke trying to control the position from guard on top but Seres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Weudke throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Seres counters with a nice double leg into side control. Weudke won't be happy with that.
Weudke is looking to get back to his feet here but Seres is keeping cool and he's managed to take Weudke's back.
Seres has the hooks in. Weudke is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Seres connects with a big shot to the side of Weudke's head. #SUB#
Weudke showing good submission defense here.
Seres keeps control of the position as Weudke tries to break free. #T3#
Weudke has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Seres.#ES2#
Weudke manages to stand up with Seres still on his back. Eventually Seres drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position.
Weudke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seres.
Weudke swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Seres feinted with a counter takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Weudke.
Seres half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A head kick misses from Weudke.
Weudke throws a low kick but Seres moves out of range easily.
Weudke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Seres rather than just go for the knockout.
Weudke throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Weudke tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres drops down looking for a counter takedown but Weudke sprawls and moves away.
Weudke swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Seres feinted with a counter takedown.
Weudke tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Seres counters with a takedown into side control.
Weudke avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Seres.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weudke takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Seres fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Seres working away.
An elbow from Seres crashes against the mat.
Weudke is looking for a sweep.
Seres is looking to take a break and control but Weudke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andor Seres.
I think Seres has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andor Seres!
A relieved looking Andor Seres thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: Bots de Garra 1
Date: Apr 18, 2023

180 cm
32 yrs
170 lbs

172 cm
41 yrs
156 lbs

Seres

Ahma

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 3 losses; Andor Seres! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Helsinki, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Ahma fails to land the takedown.
Seres attempts a counter takedown but Ahma avoids it well and moves away.
Seres stuffs the takedown.
Seres stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seres wants it to stay on the feet.
Seres tries to counter with a takedown but Ahma is quick to defend against it.
Andor Seres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Verneri Ahma.
Ahma fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seres changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD2#
Ahma scores with a takedown into Seres's guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Seres (0) vs (2) Ahma#SUB#
Seres has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ahma doesn't defend quickly enough and Seres has managed to lock this one up! Can Ahma escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Seres on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andor Seres!
Andor Seres thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 245
Date: Apr 14, 2023

#R1#
Barrengarry looks to throw a body kick#TD#
so Seres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barrengarry wants to get back to his feet but Seres passes into half guard. #REVB#
Seres is keen to just control but Barrengarry is a slippery customer.
Seres controlling the pace.
We've been hearing that Seres has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Seres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barrengarry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barrengarry tries to roll over but Seres keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres winds up and cracks Barrengarry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barrengarry tries to get to full guard but Seres has control of the leg. #T1#
Seres looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Seres working over Barrengarry with some ground and pound. Barrengarry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barrengarry tries to get to full guard but Seres has control of the leg.
Seres thows a huge punch but Barrengarry dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Seres there.
Seres missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barrengarry is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Seres is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Barrengarry tries to roll over but Seres keeps him under control.#T2#
Barrengarry tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Seres has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Seres working the ground and pound effectively.
Barrengarry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Seres raining down shots from the mount!#T3#
Barrengarry sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Barrengarry is trying to maintain the position but Seres is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrengarry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Seres scores with a couple of nice shots.
Seres working over Barrengarry with some ground and pound. Barrengarry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Barrengarry wants to control but Seres is keeping busy.
Seres wants to control but Barrengarry is keeping him busy.
Seres prevents Barrengarry from improving his position.#T4#
Seres perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Barrengarry is looking to improve his position.
Barrengarry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barrengarry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Barrengarry looking for a sweep. Not yet Barrengarry, not yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seres trying to control the position from guard on top but Barrengarry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Seres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seres appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barrengarry throws a jab but it's blocked by Seres.
Seres feinted with a counter takedown.
Barrengarry swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seres.
Barrengarry throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD#
and Seres counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Barrengarry!
Barrengarry tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Seres wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barrengarry can do to turn this around?
Seres misses with the ground and pound.#T1#
Seres working the ground and pound from side control.
Seres advances nicely into full mount.
Seres lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Seres tries to control but Barrengarry wriggling away.
Barrengarry wants to hold on but Seres pushes him away.
Logan Barrengarry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seres in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Seres tries to control but Barrengarry wriggling away.
Barrengarry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T2#
Barrengarry trying to control but Seres postures up.
Seres prevents Barrengarry from standing back up.
Barrengarry is trying to maintain the position but Seres is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrengarry is trying to get back to full guard.
Seres working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Barrengarry is trying to maintain the position but Seres is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrengarry is looking for a sweep. Seres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nice strikes from Seres there.
Barrengarry wants to improve his position but Seres is controlling well. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Barrengarry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seres checks a leg kick.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seres's head.
Barrengarry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barrengarry thuds a left hand into Seres's body.
Seres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barrengarry throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Barrengarry throws a lazy head kick #TD#
and Seres counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barrengarry is holding on to half guard well.
Seres throwing shots but Barrengarry is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Seres is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Barrengarry has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres controlling the pace. #T1#
Barrengarry regains full guard. Nicely done.
Barrengarry trying to keep a closed guard but Seres is proving a slippery customer.
Barrengarry looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Seres wants to control from the top but Barrengarry keeps moving.
Seres won't allow Barrengarry to sweep him here.
Barrengarry lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Barrengarry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Barrengarry's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Barrengarry wants to control from the top but Seres keeps moving.
Andor Seres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seres can't keep his opponent in guard - Barrengarry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Seres gets full guard.#T3#
Seres managing to control the position.
Barrengarry showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Seres is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Barrengarry frees his head nicely. Oh but Seres has switched to an armbar! Barrengarry is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Andor Seres!
Andor Seres seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 235
Date: Mar 01, 2023

#R1#
Seres throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gentil counters with a good low kick that Seres was not able to check.
Gentil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seres swings for the body but Gentil moves out of range.
Gentil throws a nice outside leg kick. #TD#
Seres scores with a takedown into Gentil's guard.

Gentil manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gentil throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Seres lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Some bone on bone action there as Gentil checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #TD#
Seres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gentil!
Seres working the ground and pound but Gentil is defending the strikes.
Seres lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Gentil down.
Gentil wants to get back to his feet.
Gentil is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Seres creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gentil tries to escape but Seres is in control.
Gentil stuck in half guard on the bottom here.#T1#
Seres creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gentil sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Gentil is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Gentil holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Seres creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Gentil sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Seres is working Gentil over with some ground and pound from side control.
Gentil wants to get back to his feet.
Gentil is trying to control Seres's posture but Seres avoids it.
Gentil managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Seres.
You can see the frustration on Gentil's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Gentil is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Seres has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Seres 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.
Gentil tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seres trying to control the position but Gentil is working away. #T2#
Gentil is looking for a sweep.
Seres scoring with punches and elbows.
Gentil takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gentil is pushing Seres's head away, looking to escape. Seres manages to hold on to the position though.
We've been hearing that Seres has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gentil gets back to half guard.
Gentil blocking the ground and pound attempt from Seres. #SUB#
Seres is looking for a kimura but Gentil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seres to get the leverage.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gentil is trying to stand up here but Seres is controlling him well.
Gentil trying to hold on to Seres's head to control him but Seres postures up.
Gentil told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Gentil is trying to stand.
Gentil keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T3#
Gentil keeping hold of Seres's head, controlling as best he can.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gentil wants to get back to his feet.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gentil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seres. #ES2#
Gentil has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Seres is on him like a limpet, forcing Gentil back against the cage.
Gentil lands a shoulder strike.
Gentil has a couple of punches blocked by Seres.
Gentil scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seres is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gentil to keep the fight standing.
Seres wants to take the fight to the mat but Gentil manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Seres blocks a body shot from Gentil.
Seres wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T4#
Gentil blocks an uppercut.
Gentil struggles to land a body shot inside as Seres controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Gentil fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gentil.
Seres is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gentil gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentil misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Gentil throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seress head.
Gentil blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Seres breaks the clinch.
Gentil throws a big shot that misses.
Seres lands with an uppercut that bounces Gentil off the cage and back into range.
Gentil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Seres lunges at Gentil with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gentil's hand.
Seres's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gentil connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Seres scrambles back to his feet.
Seres shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gentil pinned against the cage. Gentil gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Seres moves out of range as Gentil throws a body kick.
Paulo Gentil is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gentil connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Seres uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gentil has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gentil tries to bum rush Seres with a series of wild strikes but Seres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Seres fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seres misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gentil. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seres clobbers Gentil with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seres checks a low kick from Gentil.
Gentil lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gentil throws the left hand but Seres avoids the punch easily.
Gentil throws a poor cross that misses
and Seres counters with a series of strikes. Gentil will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gentil throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
Gentil throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seres with a poor takedown
and Gentil counters with a straight right hand.
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gentil jabs Seres to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gentil throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Seres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A leg kick checked by Seres.
Paulo Gentil seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Seres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Gentil misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T1#
Gentil misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Seres fails to land the takedown.#TD#
Seres shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gentil is trying to defend but Seres finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Seres scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gentil has hold of Seres's hands but Seres slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gentil is trying to stand back up but Seres is controlling him
Gentil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seres.
Gentil is trying to get back to full guard.
Seres wants to take a breather but Gentil is having none of it.
Gentil tries to roll over but Seres keeps him under control.
Gentil keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #T2##SUB#
Seres is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gentil defends it well.
Seres lands strikes from half guard.
Gentil is looking to escape.
Andor Seres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Seres working over Gentil with some ground and pound. Gentil looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Seres prevents Gentil from standing back up.
Seres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gentil with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#ES2#
Gentil has one foot on Seres's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Gentil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gentil is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Seres.
Gentil closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seres moves away from the strike by Gentil.
Seres feinted with a counter takedown.#T3#
Seres looks to land a right hand but Gentil moved out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gentil darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Seres misses with a looping right.
Gentil sizes up Seres with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gentil looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seres moves out of range of the body kick.
Gentil scores with a leg kick.
Gentil connects with a solid leg kick.
Gentil walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Seres changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gentil tries to avoid it but Seres manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gentil to the ground. Gentil escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentil catches Seres with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gentil cracks Seres with a good jab.
Nice jab there from Seres.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gentil misses with a hook.
Seres is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Gentil fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Seres misses.
Gentil with the inside leg kick. #T4#
Seres throws a hook but Gentil blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Seres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seres throws a hook but Gentil avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Gentil.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seres or perhaps it was just good defense by Gentil, which made it look bad.
Seres swings for the body but Gentil moves out of range.
Seres lands with an uppercut that bounces Gentil off the cage and back into range.
Gentil uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Gentil dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gentil looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Seres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gentil misses with a double jab.
Gentil throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gentil looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gentil displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paulo Gentil will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Gentil throws a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gentil slips a straight right by Seres.
Gentil has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gentil there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seres scores with a three punch combo!
Seres shoots for a takedown but Gentil saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Seres takes a swing at Gentil's ribcage but misses.
Gentil works the jab nicely.
Gentil swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seres tried to score with a low kick but Gentil checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Seres there.
Gentil keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gentil attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gentil throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seres thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seres is looking to land body kicks.
Gentil takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
A combination from Seres does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Seres misses. #T1#
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gentil misses with a looping right.
Gentil lands a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gentil.
Seres with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gentil bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gentil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice straight punches there by Gentil. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gentil.
Seres throws a head kick that half lands.
Gentil throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seres shoots in looking for a takedown. Gentil tries to sprawl out of it but Seres keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gentil manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gentil lands a leg kick that knocks Seres off balance momentarily.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Gentil.
Gentil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gentil works Seres's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gentil takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Seres misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Gentil's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gentil!
Seres misses with a hook. Gentil ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seres.
Gentil lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Seres jabs at Gentil's body.
Seres misses with a takedown attempt - Gentil sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Seres throws out a loose jab but Gentil uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gentil avoids a kick to the body.
Seres misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gentil moves away from the strike by Seres.
Seres scores with a leg kick.
Gentil throws a looping overhand right but Seres ducks down to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Seres.
Seres misses with a looping left.
Seres connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gentil's hands.#T3#
A low kick from Seres is predictable there
and Gentil counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Seres avoids the body shot from Gentil.
Seres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gentil lands with a nice body kick.
Seres misses with a few strikes there.
Gentil misses with a hook. Seres ducked under it nicely.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Gentil's shoulder, as Gentil tries to avoid the shot.
Seres scores with a leg kick.
Gentil lands a nice shot to the body.
Gentil lands with a cross.
Gentil looks to land a left hand but Seres moved out of range nicely.
Seres gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gentil counters with a nice body shot.
Gentil tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gentil displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seres throws out the jab.
Gentil ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.#T4#
Seres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gentil.
Gentil counters with a body kick.
Seres misses with a hook
and Gentil counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Gentil does it's job there.
Seres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gentil's waist but Gentil gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Seres off to one side.
Gentil tries to clinch up.
Seres lands the left hand.
Seres moves out of range as Gentil throws a body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Seres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gentil checks a leg kick.
Gentil connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #TD#
Seres gets a takedown into half guard.

Gentil makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gentil blocks a head kick by Seres.
Gentil with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paulo Gentil.
I think Gentil has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Gentil!
A victorious Paulo Gentil thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 230
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Seres off the cage and back into range.
Jones swings widly with a right hand #TD#
so Seres counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Seres controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Seres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seres postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Seres works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Seres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones tries to roll over but Seres keeps him under control.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Seres controlling the action here.
Seres trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Jones on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Seres working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Seres 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.
Seres drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Seres drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Seres working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Seres is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Seres prevents Jones from improving his position.#SUB#
Seres is looking for a kimura here.
Seres thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely. #T2#
Seres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Seres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
We've been hearing that Seres has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Seres keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Seres preventing the sweep.
Seres working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Seres stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Seres scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seres throwing strikes but missing.
Seres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Seres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Seres stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones is controlling Seres's posture.
Seres throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seres.
Seres stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Seres working some strikes from top position.
Seres landing with the ground and pound.
Seres works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.#T4#
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Seres from controlling successfully.
Jones is trying to control the position but Seres postures up.
Seres postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet. #SUB#
Seres 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.
Seres scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Seres wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Seres postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Seres looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
A cross from Jones lands.
Seres ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
An inside leg kick lands from Seres.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Some bone on bone action there as Seres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Seres lands a right hook to the body.
Jones takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seres walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Seres misses with a straight right.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Seres off the cage and back into range.
Seres throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Seres misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones throws a chopping leg kick but Seres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T1#
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Seres throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Seres. That snapped Jones's head back.
Seres moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Mason Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Seres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seres scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones connects with a leg kick.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Seres takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mason Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seres's sensitive parts.
Jones pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seres is out of range and Jones settles back down.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seres.
The fighters circling - Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seres staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seres in his tracks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seres tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jones has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Seres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seres throws a body shot but no joy.
Seres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws out a counter right but Seres avoids it with no problem.
Seres scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Jones tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seres moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Seres takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Seres to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Seres landing some decent shots from guard.
Andor Seres overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3#
Seres throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Seres with a nice head shot there.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seres wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones managing to control the position.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Seres manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SUB#
Jones avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T4#
Seres is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones trying to control but Seres is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Seres throws his legs up looking for a submission but Jones uses it to pass to side control.
Jones works to advance to full mount. Seres defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Jones controlling his opponent.
Seres regains half guard.
Jones trying to control the action but Seres is working from the bottom.
Seres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mason Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
A nice leg kick from Seres, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones defending well as Seres loads up on a big left hand.
Jones misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Seres tried to counter with a leg kick but Jones avoided it.
Seres throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a looping right.
Seres throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Seres seems unphased.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Seres is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seres was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones.
Seres throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seres throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Jones lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seres throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seres in his tracks.
Jones moves out of range as Seres strikes.
Seres with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seres.
Seres lands a body shot.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seres checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jab from Jones.
Seres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seres.
Seres slips a straight right by Jones.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seres.
Jones lands with a hook. Seres tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Seres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T2#
Jones finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Seres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seres throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres slips under a jab from Jones.
A clash of legs there as Seres blocks the low kick.
Jones throws a looping overhand right but Seres ducks down to avoid it.
Seres misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Seres's head.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Seres slips the punch.
Seres on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seres shoots in looking for a takedown but Jones manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Seres's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Seres throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T3#
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Seres in his tracks.
Seres attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Seres fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seres.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seres.
Jones defending well as Seres loads up on a big left hand.
Seres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Seres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Jones as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seres blocks a jab.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seres looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Seres needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Seres slips a jab from Jones.
Seres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seres shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T4#
No luck for Seres with that takedown attempt.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Seres just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Seres with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Seres misses.
Seres throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Seres's knee momentarily.
Seres moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Jones.
Jones stuns Seres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.
Seres looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Jones finds it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mason Jones!
Post fight, Mason Jones took to the microphone: 'Chin. Power.'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 224
Date: Jan 18, 2023

#R1#
Good work by Con as he checks the leg kick.
Con walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A decent looking cross lands there for Con.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seres. Con does a little dance to reset his feet.
Con takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seres.
Con cracks Seres with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Con throws a hook but Seres blocks it.
Con throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
Con ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Seres comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Seres looks to land a left hand but Con moved out of range nicely.
Seres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seres misses with a wild body shot.
Seres wants to slow Con down by chopping away at his legs.
Con throws a big shot that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seres scores with a spinning back kick!
Seres misses with a left hand
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Seres slips a jab from Con.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
A big left from Seres misses.
Seres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Con chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seres can pounce on him.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Con! But no joy.
Con swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Seres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Con misses with a straight right.
Seres misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Con was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Con is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Seres on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Con takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been hearing reports that Seres has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Seres works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seres connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Con.
Seres swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Seres motions for Con to come forward. Seres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Con on the side of the head.#T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Seres.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seres lands with a straight right. Con didn't see that one coming.
Con lands a jab to the nose.
Seres pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Seres throws a body kick that misses
and Con counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Con ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres drops down looking for a counter takedown but Con sprawls and moves away.
Seres tries to score with a low kick but Con moves his leg out of the way.
Con thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
Seres gets tackled into the cage by Con. Con maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Seres. #BC#
Seres manages to break the clinch.
A clash of legs there as Con blocks the low kick.
A big right from Con misses.
Con takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Con is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Seres had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big left from Con misses.
Seres fails to land the takedown.
Con scores with a hook to the body. Seres takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
Seres misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Con was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Con misses with a hook
and Seres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Con misses with a left hand
and Seres counters with a good low kick that Con was not able to check.
Seres moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Seres looks to land a left hand but Con moved out of range nicely.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
Con takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seres fails with a takedown attempt.
Seres fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Con looks to throw the jab but Seres is out of range.
Seres changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Con takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Con scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Seres doesn't seem bothered though.
Seres throws a leg kick
and Con connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seres fails with the takedown
and Con counters with a nice body shot.
Con misses with a straight right. #T4#
Seres pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Con back to the cage. Seres follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Seres misses with a wild body shot.
Seres misses with a few strikes there.
Con lands a lovely overhand right.
Con needs to keep his hands up - Seres had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick from Seres is predictable there
and Con cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A. Mere Con is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres misses with a takedown attempt - Con sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Con walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Con throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Con has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
A jab from Con finds it's way through Seres's defenses.
Seres throws a right and a left that Con avoids nicely.
Con scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seres is trying hard to land a takedown here. Con sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Con takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seres bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Con misses with an uppercut
and Seres counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seres misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Seres has a takedown stuffed.
Seres misses with a hook.
Con moves out of range of the strikes.
Con 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.
Seres moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Con looks to land a right hand but Seres moved out of range.
Seres jabs at Con's body.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Con.
Seres half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Andor Seres is winning the standup battle so far.
Seres throws a hook but Con blocks it.
Seres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Con has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Con looks to land a right hand but Seres moved out of range.
Seres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Con checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from Seres misses.
Con scores with a sloppy right hand. Seres should have avoided that one.
Seres throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seres moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Con connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Con throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Con's corner calls for a 1-2. Con obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Con connects with a crisp jab.
Con connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seres momentarily.
Seres takes one to the chin there.
Con drops his hands momentarily and Seres takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seres misses the shot to the body.
Con lands with a straight right. Seres didn't see that one coming.
Seres walks into a jab.
Con uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Seres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Con circles away.
Con's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Con misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Con.
Seres has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Con finds it's way round the side to connect with Seres's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Seres lands a head kick!
Con is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seres.
Seres fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Con looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice inside leg kick there by Seres. That's going to slow Con down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Seres. #T2#
Con lands a really nice looking cross but Seres seems unphased.
Seres tries to score with a low kick but Con moves his leg out of the way.#TD#
Seres closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Con quickly recovers to half guard.
Con is concentrating on defense, preventing Seres from advancing position.
Con keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seres prevents Con from improving his position.
Con is trying to maintain the position but Seres is very close to passing his half guard.
Con is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Seres's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Seres's back!
Con keeps control of the position as Seres tries to break free.
Seres prevents Con from getting a body triangle.
I really don't envy Seres right now. #T3#
Seres is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Con.
Seres can't escape the position.
Con is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Seres tries to escape but Con has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Con trying to control.
I really don't envy Seres right now.
Con has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Seres's body.
Seres trying to control the action but Con just sinks the hooks in. #T4#
Con controls the action.
Seres wants to escape the position.
Con keeps control of the position easily here as Seres tries to buck him off.
Con's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Con wants to control but Seres is keeping busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A. Mere Con showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Seres wants to slow Con down by chopping away at his legs.
Seres throws a looping overhand right but Con ducks down to avoid it.
Seres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Con manages to avoid it.
Con throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seres looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Con throws a hook to the side of Seres's head but Seres sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Seres appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Seres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Seres looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Con rushes Seres and presses him up against the cage.
Con throws a punch but it's blocked by Seres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Seres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Con misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
Con tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seres was well out of range. Poor timing from Con.
Seres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Con.
Con throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range. #T1#
Con throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Con misses with a looping right.
Seres clobbers Con with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Seres throws a big shot that misses.
Seres delivers a nice body kick.
Con fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Seres misses with a looping right.
Con throws a series of punches but Seres moves out of range.
Con misses with an uppercut
and Seres counters with a left to the body.
Seres misses the jab.
Con throws a nice looking combination but Seres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Seres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Con was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Con throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seres half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Con throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Con looks to land a right hand but Seres moved out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Seres there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seres takes one to the chin there.#T2#
Seres throws the left hand but Con avoids the punch easily.
Seres fails to land the takedown.
Con slips under a jab.
Seres avoids a punch combination nicely.
Con misses with a straight right.
Seres misses with a lunging right hand
and Con counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Con scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Seres throws a leg kick but Con checks it.
A little jabbing left from Con on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seres shoots in for a takedown but Con shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andor Seres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Con lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Seres blocks a jab.
Seres throwing a counter right hand but Con manages to avoid it.
Seres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Con's sensitive parts.
A jab from Con does it's job there.
Con misses with a hook. Seres ducked under it nicely.
Con ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
The crowd cheers as Seres lands an impressive looking overhand right. Con doesn't seem phased though.
Con tries to clinch
letting Seres counter with a right hand.
Con connects with a body shot that sends Seres's belly button to the back.
A left lands for Con.
Con just misses with a punch to the body.
Con thuds his right hand into Seres's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Seres defending well as Con loads up on a big left hand.
Con throws a hook but Seres avoids it easily.
Seres wants to land a leg kick but Con is out of range. #TD#
Seres looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Con!
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!
Con manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Seres trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Seres is pressing down on Con's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T4#
Con controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Con won't allow Seres to sweep him here.
A. Mere Con has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Con avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Con is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Seres keeping moving, preventing Con from controlling successfully.
Con stays in close to Seres's body and controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A. Mere Con really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R4#
A telegraphed right hand from Con misses the target.
Con misses with a straight left.
Seres looks to land a right hand but Con moved out of range.
Seres throws a hook but Con avoids it easily.
Con bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Seres takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Con swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Con misses with an uppercut
and Seres counters with a right hand to the body.
Seres fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Con on the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Con checks a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Con blocks the leg kick.
Seres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Con misses with a body shot. #TD#
Seres scores with a takedown into Con's guard.
Con is trying to keep Seres in close.
Con looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Seres scoring with punches to the head and body.
Seres stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Con swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Seres wants to control from the top but Con keeps moving.
Seres with a flurry of punches that miss.
Con preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Con looking to hit a scissor sweep but Seres is one step ahead there.
Con keeping moving, preventing Seres from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Con is on top in guard. #REVB#
Con looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T2#
Seres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Seres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Con showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Con trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Con not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Seres keeping full guard, as Con tries to pass. #T3##SUB#
Seres is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Con must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Con trying to control the position from guard on top but Seres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seres trying to control the position here. #SUB#
Con got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Con has managed to get both his arms back between Seres's legs - danger averted.
Seres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Con is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Con throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Con lands a really nice looking cross but Seres seems unphased. #TD#
Seres looking to score a takedown here. Con is defending well but Seres drives through and ends up in Con's guard.
Seres trying to control the position from guard on top but Con is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Con holds on and takes a little breather.
Con looking for a sweep. Not yet Con, not yet.
Con has Seres pulled in close to control his posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Seres trying to control but Con is working from the bottom.
Seres pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Con is keeping the position for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R5#
Con misses with a straight left.
Seres tried to counter with a leg kick but Con avoided it.
Con throws a lazy uppercut
and Seres counters with a straight right hand.
Con misses with a looping right.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Con.
Con lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seres or perhaps it was just good defense by Con, which made it look bad.
Con blocks a head kick by Seres.
Seres misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Con was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Con throws a big shot that misses.
Con connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Con.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres lands an overhand right.
Con lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Con misses with a straight left.
Seres scores with a leg kick.
Seres throws a lazy uppercut
and Con counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Con throws a big shot that misses.
Con swings widly with a right hand
and Seres counters with a low kick, right behind Con 's knee.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
Seres half committed to a counter leg kick.
Seres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Con.
Con moves out of range of the body kick from Seres.
Seres throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Con lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seres lets loose with a powerful body kick. Con will feel that in the morning.
Seres slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Con throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Seres on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Con blocks a jab.
Seres takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #TD#
Seres fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Con to the ground. Seres is now in Con's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Con is pulling down on Seres's head to control his posture.
Seres missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
Con utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Con bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Seres's guard. #REVB#
Con controlling from the top position. #SUB#
Seres working for submissions but it's allowed Con to get to half guard.
Con is controlling the pace.
Seres is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3#
Con is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Seres!
Seres wants to control but Con is having none of it.
Seres is looking to get to half guard.
Seres sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Seres trying to control here.
Seres tries to get to full guard but Con has control of the leg.
Seres trying to control here. #T4##SUB#
Seres actively working from the bottom here.
Seres trying to control from the bottom.
Con slows the pace down in half guard.
Con tries to pass to full mount but Seres defends it.
Seres is trying to maintain the position but Con is very close to passing his half guard.
Con prevents Seres from improving his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Con in particular looking to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
A. Mere Con comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Con has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Gold scores the fight 47:48
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... A. Mere Con!
A. Mere Con is the new welterweight champion!
A. Mere Con thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 217
Date: Dec 25, 2022

#R1#
Seres slips under a jab.
Seres throws a solid leg kick but Matsuzaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seres.
Seres has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matsuzaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matsuzaka misses with a low kick.
Matsuzaka digs a good body shot into Seres's ribs.
Matsuzaka stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Matsuzaka wants it to stay on the feet.
Matsuzaka has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Matsuzaka throws a lazy right hand but Seres sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matsuzaka misses with a leg kick.
Matsuzaka throws a leg kick but Seres moved away.
Seres lands with a good body shot.
Seres blocks a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matsuzaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Seres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Matsuzaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Seres.
Seres loads up on a big right hand but Matsuzaka slips the punch.#T1#
Seres throws a shot from downtown. Matsuzaka moves away and avoids it.
Seres tries to work over Matsuzaka's front leg with a kick but Matsuzaka checks it.
Seres cracks Matsuzaka with a good jab.
Matsuzaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot.
Matsuzaka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matsuzaka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matsuzaka staying out of range there.
Seres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#TD2#
Seres gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matsuzaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seres lands a decent elbow from side control.
Matsuzaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seres on the ground.
An elbow from Seres crashes against the mat.
Seres throws a strike aimed at the side of Matsuzaka's head but Matsuzaka avoids it well.#T2#
Seres tries to score with some ground and pound. Matsuzaka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Seres throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Seres looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Matsuzaka is avoiding damage well.
Seres tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Matsuzaka tries to buck Seres off but Seres is having none of it.
Seres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Matsuzaka keeps working.
Seres lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Seres cracks Matsuzaka with a big right hand but Matsuzaka just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Seres misses with the ground and pound.
Seres sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Matsuzaka is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Seres misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Matsuzaka tries to bench press Seres off him but Seres keeps the position. #T3#
Seres tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Seres trying to control the action but Matsuzaka is working from the bottom.
Matsuzaka tries to bench press Seres off him but Seres keeps the position.
Seres lands a decent elbow from side control.
Matsuzaka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Seres throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seres working the body and head with strikes.
Seres misses with the ground and pound.
An elbow from Seres crashes against the mat. #T4#
Seres throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Seres working the head with strikes.
Seres throwing strikes but Matsuzaka manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Seres is looking to regain half guard here but Matsuzaka keeps moving and retains side control.
Seres can't do much from the bottom here.
Seres is trying to get back to half guard.
Seres is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Matsuzaka is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Seres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Matsuzaka prevents Seres from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Matsuzaka throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Matsuzaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut.
Matsuzaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Seres. Seres gets slowly back to his feet.
Matsuzaka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Seres getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matsuzaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Seres's head.
Seres lands an overhand right.
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seres throws a leg kick but Matsuzaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matsuzaka works Seres's body with a nice hook.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Matsuzaka.
Seres connects with a solid leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matsuzaka misses with a hook
and Seres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Seres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Seres.
Seres throws a low kick but Matsuzaka avoids it.
Matsuzaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matsuzaka takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Matsuzaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
Matsuzaka moves forwards but Seres connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seres throws a body punch but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Seres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matsuzaka moves away.
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matsuzaka throws out the jab.
Matsuzaka slips under a jab from Seres.
A quick step to the side and Matsuzaka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matsuzaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Matsuzaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seres manages to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Seres's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Donk. Seres catches Matsuzaka right on the button with a cross.
Seres thows a leg kick but Matsuzaka checks it
and Matsuzaka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Matsuzaka throws a push kick but Seres slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Matsuzaka on the side of the head.
Seres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Keisuke Matsuzaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsuzaka slips under a jab.
Seres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Matsuzaka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seres misses with a hook.
Matsuzaka scores with a jab to the body.
Matsuzaka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seres.
An inside leg kick from Seres misses.
Matsuzaka avoids the head kick by Seres.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka stuns Seres with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Matsuzaka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Matsuzaka's shoulder, as Matsuzaka tries to avoid the shot.
Seres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matsuzaka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. #T3#
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
Seres moves away from the strike by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka misses with a looping left.
Seres scores with a nice right hand.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Seres.
Matsuzaka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Seres is out of range and Matsuzaka settles back down.
Seres moves out of range of the leg kick from Matsuzaka.
Jab by Seres.
Seres throws a jab when Matsuzaka was well out of range.
Seres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matsuzaka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Seres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Seres falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsuzaka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matsuzaka throws a chopping leg kick but Seres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seres throws a solid leg kick but Matsuzaka takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Seres.
Seres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Matsuzaka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Seres showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Matsuzaka throws a hook but Seres avoids it easily.
Seres with the counter takedown but Matsuzaka avoids it easily.
Matsuzaka throws a body shot but no joy.
Matsuzaka avoids the head kick by Seres.
Seres scores with a nice head shot.
A clash of legs there as Matsuzaka blocks the low kick.
Seres lands a jab to Matsuzaka's midsection.
Matsuzaka moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Matsuzaka catches Seres right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Seres on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Matsuzaka.
Seres jabs Matsuzaka right on the nose. Matsuzaka blinks but takes it well.
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matsuzaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Seres misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Matsuzaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Matsuzaka throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.
Matsuzaka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matsuzaka misses with an uppercut.
Seres feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsuzaka just misses with a punch to the body.
Matsuzaka swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Seres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Matsuzaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Seres circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Matsuzaka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Seres. #T1#
Seres slips a straight right by Matsuzaka.
A little jabbing left from Seres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Seres lunges at Matsuzaka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Matsuzaka's hand.
Seres throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
Seres misses the shot to the body.
Seres throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuzaka. #TD2#
Seres looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Matsuzaka trying to control from the bottom.
Matsuzaka is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Seres scores with a couple of nice shots.
Seres is trying to control. Matsuzaka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Matsuzaka trying to control here.
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seres sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matsuzaka defending well though. #T2#
Seres thows a huge punch but Matsuzaka dodges it nicely.
Seres thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matsuzaka's head.
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seres throwing shots but Matsuzaka is blocking nicely.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seres wants to control but Matsuzaka is keeping him busy.
Matsuzaka wants to improve his position but Seres is controlling well.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seres is trying to control. Matsuzaka wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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!
Seres lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T3#
Seres thows a huge punch but Matsuzaka dodges it nicely.
Seres is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Matsuzaka avoids a series of strikes thrown by Seres.
Seres is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Matsuzaka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Seres lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Seres connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Seres landing strikes from the mount and Matsuzaka is in trouble!
Matsuzaka taking shots to the head.
Seres working the ground and pound effectively. #ROC2#Matsuzaka is rocked!
Matsuzaka wants to hold on but Seres pushes him away.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seres looking to control but Matsuzaka is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Matsuzaka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Matsuzaka is looking to get to half guard.
Seres breaks from Matsuzaka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Oh Matsuzaka is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seres lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Seres landing strikes, looking to finish!
Seres postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Matsuzaka badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Seres around the waist but Seres pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Seres is the winner by TKO! Seres jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andor Seres!
Andor Seres is the new welterweight champion!
Andor Seres decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 213
Date: Dec 11, 2022

#R1#
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seres has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Seres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A left and a right from Seres both land. Nice combination.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Seres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Seres scores with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Seres.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Seres is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Jones.
Seres throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Seres throws a body kick that misses.
Jones swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones scores with a jab.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Seres should have avoided that one.
Seres takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Seres down. #T1#
Seres throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jones appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones lands a glancing blow to the side of Seres's head.
Seres misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Seres works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Despite the aggression on Seres's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - Seres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seres jabs Jones to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Seres takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Seres off the cage and back into range.
Jones misses with a looping left.
Seres motions for Jones to come forward. Seres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Seres misses with a head kick.
Mason Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Seres lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seres stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seres.
Seres moves forwards but Jones connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seres gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seres shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jones eats them both and turns towards Seres to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Seres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice jab there from Jones.
Seres looks to land a left hand but Jones moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seres gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Seres takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jones will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice body kick there by Seres.#T3#
Seres tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Seres avoids the body shot from Jones.
Seres drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jones defends it well.
Jones misses with a low kick as Seres jumps back.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones is looking for a counter combo.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mason Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres throws a leg kick but Jones moved away.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#TD2#
Seres shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jones napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Seres lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones down.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
Seres is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Seres landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #T4#
Jones is trying to control Seres's posture but Seres avoids it.
Seres misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Seres fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jones is not content to let Seres control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Seres scoring with punches from side control.
Jones is trying to control Seres's posture but Seres avoids it.
The ground and pound from Seres seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones wants to control but Seres postures up.
Seres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Seres is looking to land body kicks.
Jones walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Seres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Seres walks into a left hand.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seres.
Seres throws a big shot that misses.
Seres takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Good leg kick by Seres.
Jones gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seres.
Jones uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seres.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones tried to counter with a leg kick but Seres avoided it.
Jones cracks Seres with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a hook but Seres blocks it.
That kick from Seres tenderised Jones's leg. Jones is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mason Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Seres throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Seres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Seres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jones moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Jones takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Seres misses with a wild combination.
Seres slips a straight right by Jones.
Seres throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Seres blocks a leg kick.
Jones throws a hook but Seres avoids it easily.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seres is looking to land body kicks.
Seres defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Seres does it's job there.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses the jab.
Seres tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jones connects with a right hand. Seres shakes it off.
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!
Seres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Seres looks to land a right hand but Jones moved out of range.
Jones takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seres fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Seres with the inside leg kick.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones throws a leg kick but Seres checks it.
Seres throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Seres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Seres.
Seres throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
Seres tries a quick counter leg kick but Jones is wise to it.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Jones blocks the body kick.
Seres throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seres takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Seres uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Seres shoots in but no luck this time.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones misses with a looping left.#T3#
Jab from Jones.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
Jones connects with the punch.
Seres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Seres fails with the takedown.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Seres checks a leg kick.
Jones slips under a jab.
Seres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Seres moved out of range.
Jones motions for Seres to come forward. Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Seres.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Jones checks a low kick from Seres.
Seres checks a low kick from Jones.
Seres finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Seres uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.#T4#
Seres throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Seres throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Seres lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Seres.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Seres throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Seres closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Seres trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones pulls Seres in close to prevent any damage.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seres trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Seres throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Seres fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.
Seres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones lands with a cross.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Seres.
Jones scores with a nice strike.
Seres scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Seres.
Seres works the jab nicely.
Seres tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jones is able to avoid easily.
Seres moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seres checks it well.
Seres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones's corner calls for a 1-2. Jones obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jones is looking to chop away at Seres's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seres momentarily.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
letting Seres counter with a right hand.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Seres.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones throws a jab when Seres was well out of range.#T1#
Seres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Seres tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Seres fails with the takedown.
Seres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones checks it well.
Seres misses with a straight right.
Seres takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD2#
Jones tries to sprawl but Seres drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Seres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Seres scoring with some ground and pound.
Seres with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Jones 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.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seres working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seres postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Seres looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jones won't allow Seres to sweep him here. #T3#
Seres working a defensive guard here.
Seres keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Seres escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mason Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Seres working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Seres wants to sweep but no luck. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Seres has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Seres's legs - danger averted.
Seres keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Seres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Seres throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Jones 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andor Seres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seres 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Andor Seres!
Andor Seres thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 208
Date: Nov 27, 2022

#R1#
Christiano is looking to slow Seres down with leg kicks.
Christiano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Christiano has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Seres walks into a left hand.
Christiano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Christiano ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Seres takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres throws a series of strikes that have Christiano backpedaling.
Seres tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christiano turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seres throws a low kick but Christiano avoids it.
A low kick lands for Christiano.
Seres feints and then cracks Christiano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Christiano down.
Christiano throws out a leg kick but Seres moves out of range and Christiano only half commits.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christiano.
Seres with a nice calf kick.
Seres slips under a jab.
Seres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seres misses with a low kick.
Seres misses with a leg kick.
Seres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Christiano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christiano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Seres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Christiano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Christiano throws a leg kick that misses.
Seres fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christiano manages to avoid it.
Juan Christiano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christiano throws a body shot but no joy.
Christiano with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Seres to score with a decent uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Christiano!
Seres misses with a wild body shot.
Christiano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seres connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christiano throws a hook but Seres blocks it.
Seres throws a front kick aimed at Christiano's knee but Christiano avoids it well.
Christiano misses with a leg kick.
Christiano throws a chopping leg kick but Seres manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seres shoots in but Christiano avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice sprawl there from Christiano as Seres shoots in.
Christiano throws a big shot that misses.
Christiano takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Christiano throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seres tests Christiano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Christiano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Seres swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Seres shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Christiano is trying to defend but Seres finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Christiano is positioning himself well to prevent Seres advancing to mount.
Seres wants to lay and pray for a moment but Christiano keeps working.
Christiano wants to control but Seres is keeping busy.
Seres takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Christiano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seres. #T3#
Christiano controlling the position well.
Seres lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seres thows a huge punch but Christiano dodges it nicely.
Seres looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Christiano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Christiano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Seres is working away from the top position though.
Christiano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Seres.
Seres tries to free his leg and advance position but Christiano is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seres's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Christiano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T4#
Christiano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Seres wants to control from the top but Christiano keeps moving.
Seres in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Christiano working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seres.
Seres throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Christiano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Seres accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Seres postures up in Christiano's guard and throws a big left but Christiano blocks it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Seres working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Seres with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod.
That's time! Christiano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Christiano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Seres finds it's way round the side to connect with Christiano's head.
Seres moves out of range as Christiano strikes.
Seres jabs Christiano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christiano looks to land a left hand but Seres moved out of range nicely.
Seres moves out of range of the strikes.
Christiano connects with a nice looking jab.
Christiano throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Christiano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Seres.
Christiano scores with a push kick.
Christiano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seres lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Christiano.
Seres scores with a hook to the body. Christiano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seres misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christiano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christiano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Christiano lands a glancing blow to the side of Seres's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Christiano with a hook.
Christiano jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1#
A big left from Seres misses.
An inside leg kick from Seres misses.
Seres throws a leg kick but Christiano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seres lunges at Christiano with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Christiano's hand.
Nice cross by Christiano.
Christiano jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Seres throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christiano is looking to counter punch.
Christiano motions for Seres to come forward. Christiano throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christiano tries to work over Seres's front leg with a kick but Seres checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Seres! But no joy.
Seres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab from Seres.
Christiano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christiano throws out a leg kick but Seres moves out of range and Christiano only half commits.
Seres looks to land a left hand but Christiano moved out of range nicely.
Christiano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That kick from Seres tenderised Christiano's leg. Christiano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Christiano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Seres.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seres lands the left hand.
Christiano misses with a body kick.
Seres was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Christiano staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T2#
Seres tries to score with a low kick but Christiano moves his leg out of the way.
Seres throws a right and a left that Christiano avoids nicely.
Christiano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seres if he has to take too many more of those.
Christiano misses with a hook.
Christiano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for Christiano.
Seres scores with a jab to the body.
Christiano chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Christiano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seres tried to score with a low kick but Christiano checks it.
Christiano on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Christiano's shoulder, as Christiano tries to avoid the shot.
Seres blocks the body kick.
Seres lands with a slapping head kick.
A big left from Seres misses.
Christiano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seres lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christiano's sensitive parts.
Juan Christiano is winning the standup battle so far.
Christiano misses with a looping right.#T3#
Christiano lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Christiano.
Christiano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seres throws a lazy right hand but Christiano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christiano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seres. Christiano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christiano loads up on a big right hand but Seres slips the punch.
Seres throws a poor cross that misses
and Christiano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Christiano throws a front kick that sends Seres stumbling back into the cage.
Seres looks to throw the jab but Christiano is out of range.
Seres misses the shot to the body.
Seres throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Christiano on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Christiano.
Seres shoots for a takedown but Christiano saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christiano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Seres scores with a jab to the body.
Seres needs to keep his hands up - Christiano had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Christiano tries to land a leg kick but Seres saw it coming and moves away.
Christiano scores with a jab. Seres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A leg kick checked by Seres.#T4#
Christiano throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Seres slips under a jab from Christiano.
A lazy left from Christiano finds it's target.
Christiano tries to land a front kick but Seres steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Seres plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Seres checks a leg kick nicely.
A shot to the liver by Seres. Beautiful body shot.
Seres throws a body punch but Christiano moves out of range.
Christiano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Christiano takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Seres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Seres has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Christiano.
Christiano blocks a jab.
Seres connects with a jab.
A big left from Seres misses.
A little feinted left hand from Christiano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christiano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Seres is able to avoid easily.
Despite the aggression on Seres's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Seres misses with a head kick.
Christiano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Christiano is looking to slow Seres down with leg kicks.
Christiano 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Christiano will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Christiano blocks a jab.
Christiano moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Christiano slips under a jab.
Christiano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seres.
Christiano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seres looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christiano checks the leg kick.
Seres checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Seres moves out of range as Christiano throws a body kick.
Christiano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Christiano. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Christiano throws a shot from downtown. Seres moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christiano moves away from the strike by Seres.
Christiano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christiano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Seres.
Seres checks a low kick from Christiano.
Seres cracks Christiano with a good jab.
Christiano swings for the body but Seres moves out of range.
Christiano works the jab nicely.#T1#
No joy there for Seres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Christiano punishes Seres's body with a nice straight punch.
Christiano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Seres.
Christiano fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Christiano misses with a low kick.
A big right from Seres misses.
Christiano swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Seres finds it's way through Christiano's defenses.
Seres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Seres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seres slips under a jab from Christiano.
Christiano tries to move into range but Seres moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christiano slips under a jab from Seres.
Seres throws a big shot that misses.
Christiano looks to land a body kick but Seres moved away.
Seres throws out a leg kick but Christiano moves out of range and Seres only half commits.
Christiano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Seres on the side of the head.
Seres throws a head kick but Christiano moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Christiano. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christiano misses with a body kick.
Christiano misses the jab.
Seres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christiano.
Seres throws a big shot that misses.
Seres looks to throw the jab but Christiano is out of range.
Christiano looks to land a left hand but Seres moved out of range nicely.
Christiano throws a solid leg kick but Seres takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Christiano.
Seres's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christiano under the eye.
Seres steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Christiano. That one must have hurt.
Seres staying out of range there.
Seres loads up on a big right hand but Christiano slips the punch.
Seres scores with a punch to the head.
Christiano looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Seres on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Christiano throws a leg kick but Seres moved away.
Christiano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Christiano throws a leg kick which misses Seres's front leg but catches the back leg as Seres tries to avoid it.
Seres just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Christiano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seres was well out of range. Poor timing from Christiano.
Christiano misses the jab.
Seres cracks Christiano with an open hand slap.
Seres takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Seres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Seres.
Donk. Christiano catches Seres right on the button with a cross.
A big left from Seres misses. #TD2#
Seres shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Christiano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Andor Seres has got the better of the ground game so far.
Christiano is trying to control but can't.
Seres sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Christiano defending well though.
Seres wants to take a breather but Christiano is having none of it.
Christiano trying to control but Seres postures up. #T4#
Seres trying to pass the guard but Christiano defending well.
Christiano tries to get to full guard but Seres has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seres not doing much here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seres landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Christiano is looking to control Seres's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Christiano avoid being mounted?

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andor Seres.
I think Seres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andor Seres!
A victorious Andor Seres thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 200
Date: Nov 02, 2022

#R1#
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seres.
Seres misses with a body shot
and Bissainthe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Bissainthe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#CL2#
Seres closes the distance and clinches.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
Bissainthe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Seres misses with some punches. #TD2#
Seres gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Seres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bissainthe is not content to let Seres control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bissainthe tries to get to full guard but Seres has control of the leg.
Seres has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Heavy Metal. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Seres wants to pass the guard but Bissainthe is defending well. #T1#
Seres thows a huge punch but Bissainthe dodges it nicely.
Bissainthe controlling the position well.
Bissainthe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Seres.
Seres throwing strikes but missing.
Seres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seres throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Seres stands up over Bissainthe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Seres from controlling successfully.
Seres throws a strike but Bissainthe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Seres is trying to keep Bissainthe in close.
Bissainthe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bissainthe lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Seres working for a triangle but Bissainthe defends it easily.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Seres is retaining full guard.
Seres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Seres keeps moving. #T3#
Bissainthe is really struggling to control Seres but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Bissainthe throwing strikes from guard but Seres blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Seres had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bissainthe defends it easily.
Bissainthe connects with a couple of short punches.
Seres keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Seres tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bissainthe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB2#
Bissainthe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bissainthe with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Seres looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe stands up over Seres, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seres is trying to keep Bissainthe in close.
Bissainthe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seres keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seres's head.
Bissainthe scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bissainthe looking to pass the guard.
Seres lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Seres throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bissainthe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Toussaint Bissainthe will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
Seres drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bissainthe defends it well.
Nice shot by Bissainthe.
Seres tried to score with a low kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Seres moves his leg out of the way.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bissainthe stuffs the takedown attempt from Seres. Seres gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Seres. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seres.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves out of range of the strikes.
Seres moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
Bissainthe tries a low kick but Seres avoids it.
Seres feints the counter takedown.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Seres scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Seres misses with a straight right.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Seres.
Seres has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Seres there as he acknowledges the shot.
Seres's corner calls for a 1-2. Seres obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
A jab from Seres finds it's way through Bissainthe's defenses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seres has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seres and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bissainthe throws the left hand but Seres avoids the punch easily.
Seres throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bissainthe misses the target.
Toussaint Bissainthe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bissainthe wants to land a leg kick but Seres is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Bissainthe. That snapped Seres's head back.
Seres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bissainthe doesn't seem bothered though.
Bissainthe misses with a body kick.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Seres's knee but Seres avoids it well.
Seres lands with a right hand.
Bissainthe cracks Seres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe connects with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bissainthe!
Seres throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Seres moves in looking to clinch but Bissainthe pushes him off.
Seres is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
Bissainthe swats away the attempt to clinch by Seres.
Seres tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Seres.
Bissainthe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Seres walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bissainthe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bissainthe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Seress jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bissainthe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seres.
A punch lands to the side of Seres 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bissainthe throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Seres.
Seres misses with a wild body shot.
Seres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bissainthe but Bissainthe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bissainthe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seres sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seres tries to land a leg kick but Bissainthe saw it coming and moves away.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Seres checks it well.
Bissainthe misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Seres moves out of range as Bissainthe throws a body kick.
Seres throws out a counter right but Bissainthe avoids it with no problem.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seres misses with a straight left.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bissainthe tries to score with a low kick but Seres moves his leg out of the way.
Seres throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Bissainthe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Bissainthe is looking to slow Seres down with leg kicks.
Seres dives in for a single leg takedown but Bissainthe sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andor Seres.
Seres throws a low kick but Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
A jab from Bissainthe finds it's way through Seres's defenses.
Bissainthe throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range. #T4#
A head kick from Seres lands but Bissainthe takes it in his stride.
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!
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Seres blocks a jab.
Seres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bissainthe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bissainthe tries to work over Seres's front leg with a kick but Seres checks it.
Bissainthe cracks Seres with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Seres moves away.
Seres shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bissainthe but Bissainthe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seres's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seres ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bissainthe moves away.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Seres lands a two punch combo.
Seres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bissainthe is fending him off so far but Seres persists. Nope, Bissainthe circles away and we're back to standing.
Bissainthe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seres misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Bissainthe throws out a leg kick but Seres moves out of range and Bissainthe only half commits.
Andor Seres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bissainthe looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Seres has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Seres and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bissainthe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seres checks a low kick from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Seres throws a big shot that misses.
Seres tries to clinch up.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs. #TD2#
Seres looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Seres. #SUB2#
Seres is looking for a kimura here.
Bissainthe is holding on to half guard well.#T1#
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seres throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Seres throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Seres is looking to take a break and control but Bissainthe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Seres lands a nice short elbow.
Seres thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bissainthe moves into full guard.
Seres throws a big elbow that misses.
Bissainthe keeping moving, preventing Seres from controlling successfully.
Seres throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Seres loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T3#
Seres scoring with some ground and pound.
Seres makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Seres throwing strikes from guard but Bissainthe blocks nicely.
Seres postures up in Bissainthe's guard and throws a big left but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bissainthe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Seres pushing down on Bissainthe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Seres is keen to just control but Bissainthe is a slippery customer.
Seres missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bissainthe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Seres. #T4#
Seres slips a nice elbow through Bissainthe's hands, connecting with Bissainthe's forehead.
Bissainthe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seres looks to land a strike but Bissainthe avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Seres is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Seres looking to pass the guard.
Bissainthe pulls Seres in close to his closed guard and prevents Seres from doing any damage or advancing position.
Seres working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bissainthe's head.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Toussaint Bissainthe!
A victorious Toussaint Bissainthe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 189
Date: Oct 02, 2022

#R1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seres, as that shot connected.
Seres moves out of range as Wagner throws a body kick.
Wagner moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Seres feints the counter takedown.
Wagner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
Seres misses with a looping left.
Seres throws a right hand that misses
and Wagner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wagner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seres's sensitive parts.
Wagner tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seres defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
Seres looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for Seres. That snapped Wagner's head back.
Seres takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seres jabs at Wagner's body.
Wagner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Seres.
Seres fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Seres does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Wagner.
Seres turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T1#
Seres lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Seres thows a leg kick but Wagner checks it
and Wagner counters with a head kick.
Wagner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Seres throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Seres feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wagners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Seres misses with an uppercut
and Wagner counters with a right hand to the body.
Wagner misses with a body kick.
Wagner with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Seres. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Seres clobbers Wagner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD2#
Seres shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wagner napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner tries to buck Seres off but Seres is having none of it.
Wagner can't do much from the bottom here.
Seres throws an elbow but Wagner slips to the side and avoids it well.#T2#
Wagner is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seres connects with a decent elbow.
Wagner is not content to let Seres control the position.
Wagner manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Seres is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Seres seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Seres working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wagner is trying is best to control the position here.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seres is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T3#
Wagner trying to control but Seres postures up.
Seres not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Seres thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wagner's head.
Seres lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seres trying to control the pace.
Seres is trying to control the action in half guard but Wagner is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wagner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seres 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.#SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Seres is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wagner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Seres.
Seres is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Seres has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Seres takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Wagner is looking for a sweep. Seres is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Seres working the head and body with strikes.
Seres not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wagner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Seres scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andor Seres dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Wagner tries to score with a low kick but Seres moves his leg out of the way.
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Seres was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Seres connects with the punch.
Seres loads up on a big right hand but Wagner slips the punch.
Wagner was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nice cross by Seres.
Wagner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andor Seres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seres shoots in but Wagner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Seres will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seres.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Seres lands a head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wagner lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seres waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wagner.
Seres jabs Wagner right on the nose. Wagner blinks but takes it well.
Seres misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
Seres with the counter takedown but Wagner avoids it easily.#T1#
Seres lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wagner lands with a cross.
Seres scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wagner in his tracks.
Konrad Wagner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Seres is looking to clinch.
Seres looks to score with a jab to the body but Wagner is just out of range.
Wagner throws a wild body kick that Seres sees coming a mile off.
Seres throws a big shot that misses.
Wagner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wagner connects with a solid leg kick.
Seres throws a leg kick that misses.
Wagner ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Seres manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Seres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A telegraphed right hand from Seres misses the target.
Wagner jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wagner throws a low kick but Seres moves out of range easily.
Wagner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Seres scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Wagner's corner calls for a 1-2. Wagner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wagner gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Seres counters with a low kick, right behind Wagner 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wagner tries to land a front kick but Seres steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wagner takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wagner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Seres throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seres lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good work by Wagner as he checks the leg kick.
Seres checks the leg kick nicely there.
Seres scores with a body shot.
Seres throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner throws a body punch but Seres moves out of range.
Seres keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagner.
Wagner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wagner takes a swing at Seres's ribcage but misses.
Seres drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wagner defends it well.
Seres has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jab from Wagner.#T3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wagner checks a leg kick.
Seres ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Seres throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
Seres motions for Wagner to come forward. Seres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seres throws a lazy uppercut
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seres on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Seres moves out of range of the leg kick from Wagner.
Seres throws a front kick aimed at Wagner's knee but Wagner avoids it well.
Wagner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seres uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Seres dives in and grabs Wagner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wagner pushes down on Seres's head and hops out.
Wagner appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Seres thuds a left hand into Wagner's body.
Seres throws a looping overhand right but Wagner ducks down to avoid it.
Wagner throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Seres fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Seres, as that shot connected. #T4#
Nice straight punches there by Wagner. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wagner.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seres misses with a looping left.
As Seres backs away, Wagner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Seres throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
As Seres backs away, Wagner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Seres cracks Wagner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seres misses with a takedown attempt - Wagner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Konrad Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andor Seres.
Wagner misses with the body kick
and Seres counters with a stiff right hand.
Seres moves forwards but Wagner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Wagner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagner scores with a shot to the body.
Seres is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Seres misses with a straight left.
Wagner misses with a leg kick.
Seres throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Andor Seres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Wagner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Wagner misses the target.
Nice jab there from Seres.
Seres tries to clinch but Wagner is having none of it.
Wagner is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wagner tries a head kick but it misses.
Wagner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seres fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wagner is out of range.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Seres ducks right into an uppercut from Wagner.
Seres stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wagner.
Seres tried to score with a low kick but Wagner checks it.
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Seres is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seres throws a hook but Wagner avoids it easily.
Seres throws a body punch but Wagner moves out of range.
Wagner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seres.
Wagner cracks Seres with a good jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Wagner blocks the leg kick. #T1#
Seres avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seres jabs Wagner right on the nose. Wagner blinks but takes it well.
Wagner dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seres. That did some damage!
Seres looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
It looked like Wagner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andor Seres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Wagner misses its intended target.
Seres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wagner throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Seres releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Seres misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wagner just misses with a punch to the body.
Seres moves out of range of the strikes.
Wagner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seres.
That kick from Seres tenderised Wagner's leg. Wagner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wagner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Seres throws out the jab.
Seres looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Wagner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Seres jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Seres uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Konrad Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wagner throws a low kick, looking for Seres's leg but Seres calmly moves out of range.
Seres avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Wagner misses with a low kick.
Seres ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice shot by Seres.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seres fails with the takedown.#CL2#
Seres moves into the clinch successfully.
Wagner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Seres.
Wagner wants to break free but Seres has control.
Seres throws a head punch that misses.
Seres pushes Wagner back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Seres manages to break the clinch.
Seres throws a leg kick that misses. #T3#
Wagner lands a glancing blow to the side of Seres's head.
Seres throws a combination. Wagner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wagner throws a leg kick but Seres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Seres throws a leg kick but Wagner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Seres keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seres slips under a jab.
Seres moves in looking to clinch but Wagner pushes him off.
Wagner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wagner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Seres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wagner.
Seres takes one to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Seres or perhaps it was just good defense by Wagner, which made it look bad.
Konrad Wagner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andor Seres.
Wagner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wagner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.#T4#
A swing and a miss from Seres.
Seres blocks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seres scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wagner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seres has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wagner jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Seres scores with a jab to the body.
Wagner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seres manages to avoid it.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seres defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
Seres tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wagner defends well and Seres ends up having to push Wagner into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wagner feints and then cracks Seres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seres down.
Wagner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Seres checks a leg kick.
Wagner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Seres throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andor Seres.
Well Seres has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andor Seres!
Our winner, Andor Seres, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CFC 506
Date: Aug 13, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Hackett closes the distance and clinches.
Hackett stalls.
Hackett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hackett receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith controlling the action here for a moment.
Hackett manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment. #T1#
Hackett stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Hackett.#CL#
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Hackett in a clinch. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hackett is pushing Smith up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hackett holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Hackett's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for Hackett to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Hackett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hackett has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 9:10
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hackett!
A relieved looking James Hackett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CFC 505
Date: Aug 07, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Smith pushes O Reilly up against the cage in a clinch.
O Reilly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.
Smith is stalling here.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Reilly will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.#T1#
O Reilly holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Smith. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
O Reilly effectively controlling the action here.
O Reilly stalling the fight.
O Reilly dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Patty O Reilly.#CL#
O Reilly clinches up with Smith and pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as O Reilly takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patty O Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well O Reilly 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 10:9
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patty O Reilly!
Patty O Reilly decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: C108: Chula vs. Corassa
Date: Jul 01, 2022

#R1#
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Shipilov defends it nicely.
Shipilov feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Smith clobbers Shipilov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Shipilov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shipilov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shipilov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Shipilov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shipilov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith looks to land a left hand but Shipilov moved out of range nicely.
Shipilov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Smith blocks a head kick by Shipilov.
Smith blocks a jab.
Shipilov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A nice side step and Smith releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Shipilov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Smith lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shipilov's sensitive parts.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shipilov.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Shipilov throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Shipilov slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Shipilov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Shipilov moves away from the strike by Smith.
Shipilov is looking to counter with a body kick.
Shipilov checks a leg kick.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Shipilov's belly button to the back.#T2#
Smith keeps Shipilov at a distance using the push kick.
Smith lands with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Shipilov misses with a head kick.
Smith gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shipilov.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Shipilov shrugs it off though.
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shipilov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shipilov checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shipilov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shipilov tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#TD2#
Shipilov gets caught flat footed, as Smith shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Shipilov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Smith stacks Shipilov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Smith!#T3#
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Shipilov tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith advances to mount.
Smith looking to control but Shipilov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is landing with some decent strikes but Shipilov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Shipilov is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Smith lands a big elbow.
Shipilov wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Smith lands with some strikes.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shipilov is looking to escape. #T4#
Shipilov wants to control but Smith is having none of it.
Shipilov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shipilov is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Smith controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith dominating with strikes here.
Smith raining down shots from the mount!
Smith with shots to the head and body - Shipilov looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shipilov slips under a jab.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Shipilov throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Shipilov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Smith.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Shipilov misses its intended target.
Shipilov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Shipilov is looking to counter punch.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Shipilov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It looked like Shipilov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith misses with a straight left.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.#T1#
Smith throws a jab when Shipilov was well out of range.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shipilov moves out of range of the strikes.
Shipilov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Smith misses with a hook. Shipilov ducked under it nicely.
Smith cracks Shipilov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A bone on bone clash there as Shipilov blocks the leg kick.
Smith moves out of range as Shipilov strikes.
Smith lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Shipilov down.
Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
Shipilov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Smith. That one must have hurt.
Shipilov walks into a left hand. #T2#
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Shipilov's head back.
Shipilov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shipilov looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Shipilov's front leg but catches the back leg as Shipilov tries to avoid it.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Shipilov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT#It looks like Kenneth Smith has been cut.
Smith throws a good cross that connects.
Shipilov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Shipilov lands with a slapping head kick. #TD2#
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB#
Shipilov looking for submissions off his back.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shipilov keeps working. #T3#
Smith works his foot free and advances to mount.
Shipilov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shipilov gets back to half guard.
Shipilov is trying to control but Smith passes into side control!
Smith lands a decent elbow from side control.
Shipilov struggling a bit here.
Shipilov wants to get back to his feet.#T4#
You can see the frustration on Shipilov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Shipilov down.
Smith has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at White Eagle. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Shipilov is trying to improve his position.
Smith lands an elbow.
Shipilov gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Smith is controlling the pace. #SUB#
Shipilov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Shipilov moves out of range as Smith strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Shipilov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shipilov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Shipilov.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shipilov was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Shipilov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Shipilov's head.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Shipilov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smith throws a body punch but Shipilov moves out of range.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shipilov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Shipilov ducks down to avoid it.
Shipilov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith misses with a looping right.#TD2#
Smith shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Shipilov is trying to defend but Smith finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T1##SUB#
Shipilov actively working from the bottom here.
Shipilov is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Smith trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Shipilov looking for submissions off his back.
Smith drops an elbow to the side of Shipilov's head. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Smith lands a nice short elbow.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
Shipilov looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Shipilov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Smith working over Shipilov with some ground and pound. Shipilov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Smith wants to control but Shipilov is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Shipilov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Shipilov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Smith is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T3#
Shipilov is in trouble now - Smith has advanced to mount!
Shipilov tries to hold on but Smith pushes him away.
Sergey Shipilov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith cracks Shipilov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Shipilov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Smith lands a couple of good shots and Shipilov has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
What can Shipilov do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shipilov trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Shipilov is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, with Smith on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Shipilov is tapping out... Can he escape the position?#T4#
Smith lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Smith punches Shipilov on the ear.
Kenneth Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good control from Smith.
You can see the frustration on Shipilov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Shipilov looking very determined here, making life difficult for Smith.
Smith controlling well, preventing Shipilov from escaping the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shipilov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is taking a good look at Shipilov as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Smith!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!

Event: C101: Panda vs. Harrison
Date: Jun 04, 2022

#R1#
Smith misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cranio misses the target.#CL2#
Smith rushes Cranio and presses him up against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith tries to work over Cranio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Kenneth Smith has been cut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Cranio fails to land.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranio's elbow.
Smith blocking some punches.
Cranio is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith has Cranio pressed against the cage, preventing Cranio from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Cranio controls the action.
Cranio lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith misses with some punches.
Cranio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Cranio.
Smith blocks an elbow strike from Cranio.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Cranio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Cranio's head.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Cranio.
A head punch on the inside from Cranio fails to land.
Cranio throws an elbow that misses.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Cranio.
Cranio throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith jumps guard but Cranio turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #BC#
Cranio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Cranio.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cranio avoids the body shot from Smith.
A quick step to the side and Cranio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Smith tries to land a front kick but Cranio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cranio throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Cranio's head coaches at Academia dos Brasucas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A leg kick checked by Cranio.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cranio thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Cranio gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith working aggressively here.
Cranio has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Cranio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cranio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranio tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Cranio throws a head punch that misses.
Smith dodges an elbow strike from Cranio.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cranio throws an elbow but misses.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD2#
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith 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.
Cranio controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3#
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Our spies down at at White Eagle inform us that Smith has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is pulling down on Cranio's head. It's preventing any offense from Cranio, at least for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Cranio is not content to let Smith control the position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is trying to control. Cranio wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cranio tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith stops Cranio from getting back to his feet.
Cranio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith wants to control but Cranio is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Cranio's leg but Cranio calmly moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Smith. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cranio.
Cranio looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Donk. Smith catches Cranio right on the button with a cross.
Smith lands with a cross.
Cranio moves out of range of the body kick.
Cranio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cranio swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Cranio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smith to score with a decent uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Cranio counters with a straight right hand.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith misses with a hook. Cranio ducked under it nicely.
Cranio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Smith looks to throw the jab but Cranio is out of range.
Cranio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith wants to clinch up but Cranio keeps it at a distance.
Smith moves away from the strike by Cranio.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Cranio circles away.
Cranio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Smith thumps Cranio with a low kick.
Cranio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
Cranio takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cranio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cranio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Cranio throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
That kick from Smith tenderised Cranio's leg. Cranio is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranio checks a leg kick.#T2#
Cranio thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Cranio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Cranio.
Smith misses with a hook. Cranio ducked under it nicely.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cranio.
Cranio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Cranio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith thumps Cranio with a low kick.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cranio.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
Cranio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Cranio is looking to counter punch.
Cranio misses with a body shot.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cranio is out of range. #T3#
Smith wants to slow Cranio down by chopping away at his legs.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cranio misses with a wild body shot.
Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranio takes one to the chin there.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
Smith connects with a leg kick.
Smith is looking to chop away at Cranio's legs.
Cranio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Cranio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.
Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
Smith throws out a counter right but Cranio avoids it with no problem.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cranio is able to avoid easily.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T4#
Cranio darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Cranio ducks down to avoid it.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Cranio's ribs.
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cranio is looking to counter punch.
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cranio under the eye.
A big right from Cranio misses.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Cranio.
Smith tries to clinch
and Cranio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith lands a nice hook to Cranio's body. Cranio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cranio throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranio checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith throws a low kick but Cranio moves out of range easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Smith's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Cranio blocks a jab.
Cranio slips a jab from Smith.
Cranio lands the left hand.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cranio misses with a looping left.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cranio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cranio finds it's way round the side to connect with Smith's head.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith cracks Cranio with an open hand slap.
Cranio throws a right hand that misses
and Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cranio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith. #CL2#
Smith has Cranio up against the cage in a clinch.
Cranio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not. #T1#
Cranio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Cranio.
Cranio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cranio misses with the head strike.
Cranio lands with a light punch inside.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Cranio.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Cranio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Quebra Cranio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cranio lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cranio lands an elbow that stopped Smith in his tracks for a moment.
Cranio throws a head punch that misses.
Cranio throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a body punch.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranio's elbow.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to work over Cranio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cranio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Quebra Cranio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Smith tries a body shot but Cranio blocks it.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Smith.
Smith misses with some punches.
A short right from Smith on the inside.
Cranio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A shot in the inside from Cranio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cranio.
Smith is working for takedown but Cranio is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cranio misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith tries a body shot but Cranio blocks it. #T3#
Cranio prevents a body shot from Smith.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Cranio lands a left hand.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Cranio controls the action.
Cranio misses with some punches.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cranio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Cranio controls his hands.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith blocks an elbow strike.
Cranio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
A right hand to the body from Smith.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranio misses with an elbow over the top.
Cranio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T4##BC#
Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cranio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good exchange - Cranio coming out on top.
Kenneth Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cranio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Smith moves out of range as Cranio strikes.
Cranio misses the jab.
Cranio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Cranio misses.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Cranio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Smith gets a clinch.
Cranio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith takes an elbow to the temple.
Smith pushes Cranio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quebra Cranio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!

Event: 385K Testie I
Date: Apr 09, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Paunovic forces Smith back against the cage and clinches.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paunovic tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Paunovic back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Paunovic has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Paunovic controls his hands.
A short right from Smith.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Paunovic avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Paunovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paunovic tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paunovic digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith lands with a light punch inside.
Smith lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paunovic.
Paunovic blocks an uppercut.
Paunovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paunovic's elbow.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Paunovic's head.
Paunovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith blocking some punches.
Paunovic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paunovic is working Smith over against the cage.
Paunovic lands a body punch.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paunovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Paunovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Paunovic misses with some punches. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paunovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paunovic throws a head punch that misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paunovic is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paunovic.
Smith blocks a body shot from Paunovic.
Paunovic tries a body shot but Smith blocks it.
Paunovic can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paunovic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith misses with some punches.
Paunovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith presses Paunovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Paunovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith. #T3#
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith is working Paunovic over against the cage.
Paunovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paunovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Paunovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paunovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Paunovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Paunovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Paunovic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paunovic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paunovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Paunovic misses with a body punch.
Paunovic tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Paunovic back against the cage. #T4#
Paunovic working hard to break the clinch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paunovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Paunovic.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Smith presses Paunovic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paunovic blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paunovic.
Paunovic gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paunovic tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Paunovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Paunovic lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 10:9
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 10:9
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!

Event: CWC 300 - SUPERNOVA Prelims 2
Date: Apr 03, 2022

180 cm
27 yrs
170 lbs

183 cm
24 yrs
176 lbs

Smith

Gracias

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Kenneth Smith! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 3 wins and 5 losses; Helio Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Gracias is looking to clinch.
Gracias leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith has been working on his balance at White Eagle, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gracias.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Smith forces Gracias back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Smith manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gracias's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracias tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gracias passes into half guard.
Gracias trying to control the pace. #T1#
Gracias moves nicely into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Smith (0) vs (3) Gracias
Smith prevents Gracias from moving into mount.
Smith holding on.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
Gracias staying calm.
Smith is looking for a sweep.
Gracias tries to advance to mount but Smith instead regains half guard.
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Gracias seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T4#
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracias is controlling the pace.
Gracias's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T5#
Smith wants to get back to full guard but Gracias has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Smith (0) vs (6) Gracias
Gracias controlling from side mount.
Smith looking for a sweep but Gracias has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Score +2 for reaching mount: Smith (0) vs (8) Gracias
Gracias tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Smith can't escape the position. #T6#
Gracias controlling from mount.
Smith is trying to reverse the position but instead Gracias has taken his back - oops!
Score +3 for taking back: Smith (0) vs (11) Gracias
Smith turns into Gracias and is now in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smith (2) vs (11) Gracias
Gracias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracias swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T7#
Gracias pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Gracias is trying to keep Smith in close.
Gracias looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there.
Gracias trying to control the position. #T8#
Smith wants to pass the guard but Gracias is keeping the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Gracias keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracias has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gracias keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gracias is keeping the position for now. #T9#
Gracias is trying to control the position but Smith postures up.
Smith trying to control but Gracias is working from the bottom.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracias is retaining full guard.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Gracias gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Smith (2) vs (13) Gracias
Smith working a defensive guard here. #T10#
Gracias showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Smith keeping full guard, as Gracias tries to pass.
Smith trying to control the position here.
Gracias trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom. #T11#
Gracias looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gracias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gracias can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Smith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracias is aware though and is defending well.#T12#
Smith looking to control.
Gracias pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gracias is one step ahead there.
Gracias sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith controls Gracias momentarily but Gracias frees himself. #T13#
Smith is really struggling to control Gracias but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Gracias stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith working a defensive guard but Gracias passes into half guard.
Gracias is controlling the pace.
Gracias works his way into full mount!
Score +3 for passing guard: Smith (2) vs (16) Gracias#T14#
Gracias prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Gracias with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracias controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gracias wins on points by 16 to 2.
Helio Gracias decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CWC 299 - Prelims
Date: Mar 20, 2022

180 cm
26 yrs
177 lbs

180 cm
27 yrs
170 lbs

Mondragon

Smith

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of London, with a TWGC record of 25 wins and 19 losses; Esteban Mondragon! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; Kenneth Smith!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#TD2#
Smith darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Mondragon (0) vs (2) Smith
Smith is thwarting Mondragon's attempts to control the position.
Mondragon is not content to let Smith control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#SUB2#
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to take a breather but Mondragon is having none of it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Smith working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.#T1#
Smith is pressing down on Mondragon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mondragon is holding on for now.
Mondragon tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mondragon doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Mondragon is defending the position.
Mondragon trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
Smith is keen to just control but Mondragon is a slippery customer.
Mondragon is doing well to control the position and prevent Smith from advancing to side control.
Mondragon moves into full guard.
Mondragon looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mondragon has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Mondragon is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T3#
Mondragon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Mondragon keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Mondragon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
Smith advances to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Mondragon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith wants to pass the guard but Mondragon is keeping the position.
Smith is looking to advance position but Mondragon has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Mondragon (4) vs (2) Smith
Mondragon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Mondragon isn't that keen on the idea.#T5#
Mondragon sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Smith keeping control of the position.
Mondragon is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T6#
Smith wants to control but Mondragon is keeping busy.
Mondragon trying to pass the guard but Smith defending well.
Mondragon not doing much here.
Smith is looking to control Mondragon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Mondragon controlling the action here. #T7#
Smith is looking to control Mondragon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Mondragon has control of the leg.
Mondragon wants to pass to mount but Smith is defending the position. #T8#
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mondragon is trying to control. Smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Smith wants to control but Mondragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mondragon performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T9#
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mondragon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mondragon 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.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Mondragon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mondragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T10#
Smith is trying to keep Mondragon in close.
Mondragon content to stall in guard here.
Smith has control of Mondragon's left arm, preventing Mondragon from doing any damage.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Mondragon from controlling successfully.
Mondragon content to stall in guard here. #T11#
Smith working a defensive guard here.
Mondragon wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving. #T12#
Mondragon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith has his hands on Mondragon's head, controlling the position.
Smith wants to sweep here but Mondragon controlling him for the moment. #T13#
Mondragon works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Smith wants to control but Mondragon is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Smith working for a triangle but Mondragon defends it easily.
Mondragon trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T14#
Mondragon preventing the sweep.
Mondragon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Smith is controlling Mondragon's posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mondragon takes the fight on points by 4 to 2.
Esteban Mondragon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: CWC 298 - Prelims
Date: Mar 13, 2022

180 cm
27 yrs
170 lbs

180 cm
26 yrs
180 lbs

Smith

Vrjalya

Event: SFL 141 | Garuda vs Kardashian
Date: Feb 27, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Silva is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Smith is trying to control but can't.
Silva throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva tries to escape but Smith has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smith trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Smith controlling the positon.
Silva turns into Smith and is now in his guard. #T2#
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.#T3#
Smith 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.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position.
Smith wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#TD2#
Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Silva working his ground and pound in the gym.
Silva postures up.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Smith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Smith 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.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Silva feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Kenneth Smith has been cut.
Silva avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Smith throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Smith moves out of range as Silva strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva is putting a hurting on Smith here, landing some big shots from side control. #T1#
Silva cracks Smith with a big elbow.
Silva lands an elbow.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva lands an elbow. #ROC2#Smith is rocked!
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva cracks Smith with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva working Smith over with strikes.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard. #T3#
Smith is controlling Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smith has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Silva thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Smith is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Smith is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Silva throws a strike but Smith avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Silva trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Smith was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard. #REVR#
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We've been hearing that Smith has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Smith 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.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1#
Smith content to stall in guard here.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Smith trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head. #TD2#
Smith gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.#T3#
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Smith has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Smith's legs - danger averted.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manuel Silva.
I've got Silva 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: SFL 136 | Sitsongrit Returns
Date: Feb 09, 2022

#R1#
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Poli.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Poli jabs at Smith's body.
Poli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poli.#CL2#
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Poli can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Poli working aggressively here.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Poli uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poli.
Poli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Poli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poli goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Poli can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
Smith takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Poli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith avoids the head kick by Poli.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Poli takes the fight into the clinch.
Poli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Smith pulls Poli into guard. #SUB2#
Smith working for a triangle but Poli defends it easily. #SUB2#
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T2##SU#
Poli stands up and waves to Smith to follow him.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Poli moved out of range.
Poli slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith with a nice calf kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Poli misses with a straight right. #CL#
Poli takes the fight into the clinch.
Poli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC#
Poli breaks from the clinch.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T3#
Poli loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A shot to the body from Poli misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Poli blocks a jab.
Poli ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poli connects with a solid leg kick.
Poli closes the distance but Smith moves to the side
and Smith counters with a body kick.
Poli tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Poli throws a big shot that misses.
Poli takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice defenses there by Poli.
Poli jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
Poli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
Poli swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a thumping low kick.
Poli is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poli slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Poli.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Smith.
Poli throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Poli tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Poli is looking to counter with a body kick.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Poli misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roli Poli will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli misses with a hook.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Poli is wise to it.
Smith slips a straight right by Poli.
Poli misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Poli.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith blocks a head kick by Poli.
Poli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poli scores with a punch to the head.
A cross from Poli lands.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Poli is wise to it.#CL#
Poli has managed to clinch.
Smith tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poli's elbow.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Poli cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Poli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Poli.
Poli is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Poli controls the action.
Smith blocks a body shot from Poli.
Smith lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poli.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poli throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Poli struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Poli's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T2#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Poli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith tries a body shot but Poli blocks it.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Poli avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to work over Poli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Poli lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith prevents a body shot from Poli.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith keeps control of Poli as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Poli breaks from the clinch.
Smith takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Poli throws a head kick that Smith semi-blocks.
Good shot there by Poli.#T3#
Poli looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poli lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poli with the inside leg kick.
Poli is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Poli throws a right hand that misses
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith defending well as Poli loads up on a big left hand.
Smith staying out of range there.
Poli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Poli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Smith lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Smith blocks a head kick by Poli.
Poli throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch lands to the side of Poli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Poli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Poli scores with a nice right hand.
Smith closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Poli misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Poli.
Smith swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Smith swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
Poli takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roli Poli dominated that second round.
That's time! Poli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Poli - that will leave a mark!
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sloppy strikes from Smith. Those never looked like landing.
Poli throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Poli scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Poli slips under a jab from Smith.
Poli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Poli.
Poli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Poli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poli throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Poli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Poli connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Smith's hands.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poli lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Poli getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Poli looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Poli misses with a left hand
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Poli clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith tries to clinch but Poli is having none of it.
Poli chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Smith can pounce on him. #T2#
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Smith!
Poli misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Poli throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Poli throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Poli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Poli throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Poli misses with a hook to the body
and Smith makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Poli's shoulder, as Poli tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Poli lands.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Poli.
Poli looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range. #T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith takes a swing at Poli's ribcage but misses.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Poli connects with an inside leg kick.
Smith misses with a looping right.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Poli saw it coming and moves away.
A jab from Poli misses.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Poli moves away and avoids it.
Poli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.#CL2#
Poli gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Smith breaks the clinch.
Poli throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T4#
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poli is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poli slips a jab from Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Poli.
Poli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Poli misses with a looping left.
Poli throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Poli. That did some damage!
A solid body kick from Smith.
Poli throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Poli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roli Poli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A low kick lands for Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roli Poli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Poli, 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

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

Event: SFL 131 | Bangin vs Smart
Date: Jan 19, 2022

#R1#
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nti.
A cross from Smith lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith misses with a hook.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Smith. Nti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nti misses with a low kick.
Nti connects with the punch.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Nti slips the punch.
Nti misses the shot to the body.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nti missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nti feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Nti sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
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!
Nti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith throws a push kick but Nti slaps the foot to one side.
Nti connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti. #T1#
Nti swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nti lands a slapping body shot.
Smith is looking to chop away at Nti's legs.
Nti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nti looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith throws a leg kick but Nti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nti keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nti moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Nti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nti. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
Nti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Alfred Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Nti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Smith misses with a combination
and Nti counters with a nice leg kick.
Nti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nti misses with a hook.#T2#
Nti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but Nti gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A bone on bone clash there as Nti blocks the leg kick.
Nti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nti.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nti moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Nti shrugs it off though.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Nti tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nti checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith. #T3#
A left lands for Smith.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Nti off balance momentarily.
Nti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Nti avoids the body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith avoids the body shot from Nti.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nti.
Nti stuffs the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with a low kick.
Nti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nti jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T4#
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands with a hook. Nti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nti swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nti misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Nti misses with a looping left.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nti manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a low kick but Nti avoids it.
Nti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Nti's front leg but catches the back leg as Nti tries to avoid it.
Nti lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nti connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Nti down.
Nti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Nti.
Nti throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Nti checks a leg kick.
Nti looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Nti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nti takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Nti misses its target.
Nti misses with a left hand
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti avoids the body shot from Smith.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries a low kick but Nti avoids it.
Nti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Nti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti misses with a jab, cross combination. #T1#
Nti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith takes a swing at Nti's ribcage but misses.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Nti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Nti defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick from Smith misses.
Nti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nti misses with a straight right.
Nti looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Nti had a free shot at his head there.
Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces Nti off the cage and back into range.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Nti misses.
Nti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Nti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nti slips a jab from Smith.
Nti tries to counter by clinching up but Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nti is out of range.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Nti misses with a wild body shot.
Nti blocks a jab.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Nti misses the target.
Nti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smith throws a leg kick but Nti checks it.
Smith misses the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Nti down. #T3#
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nti dips to his left and cracks Smith with an uppercut!
Smith wants to land a leg kick but Nti is out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith slips a jab from Nti.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Nti saw that one coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nti.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Nti throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nti blocks a jab.
Nti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Nti throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith controlling the action here.
Nti is not content to let Smith control the position.#T4#
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nti haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nti controlling the position well.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nti does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith moves nicely into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Smith lands with a cross.
Nti throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith needs to keep his hands up - Nti had a free shot at his head there.
Nti misses with a straight left.
Smith misses with a hook. Nti ducked under it nicely.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nti moved out of range.
Smith throws a hook but Nti avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Nti.
Nti slips a straight right by Smith.
Nti is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Nti misses the target.
Nti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Smith is out of range and Nti settles back down.
Nti scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith throws a hook but Nti blocks it.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nti moves away.#T1#
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nti can pounce on him.
Nti doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Nti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nti defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nti.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Nti slips the punch.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Nti misses.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nti momentarily.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nti.
Nti misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Nti backing away here, and Smith unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Smith tries to land a body kick
and Nti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nti. That did some damage!
Nti throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Nti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Nti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith tries to clinch but Nti is having none of it.
Nti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
A big left from Smith misses.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Nti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nti jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Smith slips under a jab.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Nti is just out of range.
It looked like Nti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Nti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Smith checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Nti. #T3#
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Nti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Nti misses with a low kick as Smith jumps back.
Nti connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nti.
Nti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nti ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nti.
Nti checks a low kick from Smith.
Smith with a nice cross.
Nti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Smith.
Kenneth Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nti.
Nti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith swings for the body but Nti moves out of range.
Nti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Nti throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samuel Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Smith.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenneth Smith.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SFL 126 | Bangin vs Nti
Date: Dec 26, 2021

#R1#
Smart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smart looks to clinch
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Smart.
Smart thumps Smith with a low kick.
No luck for Smart with that takedown attempt.
Smith defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smart.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Smart. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smart is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Smart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Smith throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smart throws out a leg kick but Smith moves out of range and Smart only half commits.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Smart counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Smart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Smart is wise to it.
Smart takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smart tries to clinch up.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T1#
Smart checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith misses with a hook
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
Smart throws a shot to the body.
Smith throws a hook but Smart blocks it.
Smart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smart thuds a left hand into Smith's body.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith avoids the body shot from Smart.
Smart lands a body shot.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smart doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away. #TD#
Smart darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith moves into full guard. #T2#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smart's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smart missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smart connects with a couple of short punches.
Smart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to keep Smart in close.
Smart definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB2#
Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smart defends it easily.
Smart scoring with punches to the head and body. #T3#
Smart in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Smart from controlling successfully.
Smart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smart throws a big right hand that misses.
Smart stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Smith is trying to improve his position.
Smith wants to control but Smart postures up.#T4#
Smart postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smart lands a decent elbow from side control.
Smith is trying to escape the position but Smart is controlling the position.
Smart in side control, throwing shots but Smith defends.
Smart in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Smart works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Smart is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smith takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smart dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Smart throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it. #TD#
Smart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Smart is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smart connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple.
Smart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Smith has his hands clasped together around Smart's back. He's all about the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smart seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Smith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Smart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smart pulls his head out easily.
Peter Smart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smart. #T1#
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smart is working away from the top position though.
Smart not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Smart wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smart lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Smith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smart trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smart trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smart throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Smart trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith controls Smart momentarily but Smart frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smart throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Smart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Smith thuds his right hand into Smart's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Smart is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Smart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #TD#
Smart is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Smith's half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smart is keen to just control but Smith is a slippery customer.#T3#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Smart connects with a nice short shot to Smith's temple. #SUB2#
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smart pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Smart there.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smart throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Smart is trying to control the action in half guard but Smith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smart sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Smith defending well though.
Smith controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Smart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Smart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith is holding on to half guard well.
Smart is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith trying to hold on to Smart's head to control him but Smart postures up.
Smart takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smart scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
Smart works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Smart.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Smart dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smart throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smart defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smart moves away.
Smart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Smart misses.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smart throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Smart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Smart on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smart tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Smart.
Smart misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Good work by Smart as he checks the leg kick.
Smith is looking to slow Smart down with leg kicks. #T1#
A low kick from Smith misses
and Smart counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Smith misses.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smart tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smart lands a lovely overhand right.
Smart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smart moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smart doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smart throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smart connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Smith enables Smart to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Smith manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smart wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smart is really struggling to control Smith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Smart pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Smart throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smart is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smart being controlled here momentarily.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Smart trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smart scores with a kick to the midsection.#T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Smith.
A jab from Smart misses.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Smart moves his leg out of the way.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smart swinging wildly here.
Smith lands with a hook. Smart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Smart's head but Smart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smart is looking to counter punch.
Smart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Smart misses.
The fighters circling - Smart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith is trying to counter with his kicks.
Smith scores with a body shot.
Smith throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smart was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Smart blocks a jab.#CL2#
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Smart in a clinch.
Smart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Smith prevents it. #T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Smart.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smart lands a body shot.
Peter Smart is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith blocks a body shot from Smart.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smart lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Smart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Smart avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smart is looking to take this one to the mat.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smart.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kenneth Smith.
I think Smart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Smart!
A victorious Peter Smart thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SFL 120 | Mumu vs Wanker
Date: Dec 01, 2021

#R1#
Brawler lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bobby Brawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brawler misses with a straight left.
Brawler slips under a jab.
Brawler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A jab from Brawler does it's job there.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Brawler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith tries a quick counter leg kick but Brawler is wise to it.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Brawler throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brawler.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Brawler connects with a solid leg kick.
Brawler cracks Smith with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brawler misses with a body kick.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
Brawler slips a straight right by Smith.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brawler just misses with a punch to the body.
Brawler scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brawler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Decent striking displayed by Brawler there.
Brawler looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brawler manages to avoid it.
A big left from Smith misses.
Brawler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brawler wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith misses the jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
Brawler throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brawler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith throws a leg kick but Brawler moved away.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith tries to score with a low kick but Brawler moves his leg out of the way.
Brawler moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brawler backs up against the cage.
Brawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brawler jabs Smith right on the nose. Smith blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brawler throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith moves away from the strike by Brawler. #T2#
Brawler looks for the body kick but Smith saw that one coming.
Brawler throws a low kick but Smith moves out of range easily.
Brawler throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brawler.
Brawler lands with an overhand left.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Brawler saw that one coming.
Brawler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Brawler finds it's target.
Brawler connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Brawler keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brawler.
Brawler wants to land a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Brawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Brawler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brawler scores with a jab to the head.
Brawler is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good leg kick by Brawler.
Smith lets loose with a powerful body kick. Brawler will feel that in the morning.
Brawler misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Brawler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down. #T3#
Brawler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brawler is able to avoid easily.
Brawler throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Brawler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brawler connects with a looping right hand.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brawler to score with a decent uppercut.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Brawler misses with a straight right.
Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brawler connects with an inside leg kick.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Brawler slips a jab from Smith.
Brawler scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Brawler throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brawler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Brawler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brawler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Brawler connects with a leg kick. #T4#
Smith bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brawler slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brawler throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Brawler misses with a body kick.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Brawler throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brawler moves away.
Brawler fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Jab by Brawler.
Smith turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Smith throws out a leg kick but Brawler moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
A big right from Smith misses. #CL2#
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Brawler.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brawler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Brawler avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brawler's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD2#
Smith jumps into guard, dragging Brawler to the mat.
Brawler controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith keeping full guard, as Brawler tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brawler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Brawler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith digs a good hook to Brawler's body.
Brawler throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Brawler's front leg but catches the back leg as Brawler tries to avoid it.
Smith throws a low kick, looking for Brawler's leg but Brawler calmly moves out of range.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Brawler misses with a straight left.
Brawler scoring well with a low kick there.
Brawler cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bobby Brawler is winning the standup battle so far.
Brawler moves away from the strike by Smith.
Brawler throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brawler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Brawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Brawler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
Brawler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brawler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Brawler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Brawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Brawler checks the leg kick nicely there. #T1#
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brawler throws a big shot that misses.
Brawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Brawler misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Brawler misses its intended target.
Smith follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brawler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brawler circles away quickly and effectively.
Brawler throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smith slips a straight right by Brawler.
Brawler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick from Brawler misses.
Brawler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brawler fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Brawler sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Brawler avoids it this time.
Brawler takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brawler.
Brawler misses with an uppercut.
Smith throws a counter combo.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith takes a swing at Brawler's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Brawler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brawler throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Brawler's head but Brawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brawler connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith slips a jab from Brawler.
Brawler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Smith checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brawler moves away from the strike by Smith.
Brawler fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Brawler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brawler throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Brawler.
A swing and a miss from Brawler.
Brawler misses with a hook.
Brawler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Brawler misses with a straight left.
Brawler looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith counters with a body kick.#T3#
Brawler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brawler takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Brawler takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brawler moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Good leg kick by Smith.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A cross from Smith lands.
Brawler throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith throws the left hand but Brawler avoids the punch easily.
Brawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A telegraphed right hand from Brawler misses the target.
Smith checks a low kick from Brawler.
Brawler goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Brawler defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brawler looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith slips a straight right by Brawler.
Brawler uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Brawler swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Brawler misses with an uppercut.
A bone on bone clash there as Smith blocks the leg kick. #T4#
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brawler.
Brawler throws a good cross that connects.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Brawler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Smith throws a hook but Brawler avoids it easily.
Brawler lands an overhand right.
Brawler throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Brawler.
Smith moves out of range as Brawler strikes.
Brawler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Brawler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brawler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brawler.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Brawler wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Brawler.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brawler. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Brawler dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Nice takedown defense from Brawler. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brawler missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brawler is looking to counter punch.
Smith moves away from the strike by Brawler.
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brawler.
Smith fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brawler jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Brawler throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brawler's hands.
Brawler throws the kick towards the body but Smith avoids it.
Brawler misses with a lunging right hand
and Smith counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Brawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brawler. That's going to slow Smith down.
Brawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith throws out a leg kick but Brawler moves out of range and Smith only half commits.
A little feinted left hand from Brawler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Smith is looking to chop away at Brawler's legs.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brawler staying out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Brawler misses the target.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Brawler throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith slips a jab and a cross from Brawler.
Brawler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Brawler on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Brawler moved out of range.
Brawler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brawler scores with a nice strike.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brawler. That's going to slow Smith down.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Brawler's shoulder, as Brawler tries to avoid the shot.
Brawler blocks a low kick nicely.
Smith tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brawler is able to avoid easily.
As Smith backs away, Brawler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brawler feints a jab promting Smith to slip. Brawler then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Smith slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Brawler backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Brawler gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Brawler can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith. #TD2#
Smith manages to pull guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Brawler is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Smith is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Brawler rolls with it to try and escape but Smith cranks on the arm and Brawler is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Smith!
A relieved looking Kenneth Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SFL 113 | Free Australia
Date: Nov 07, 2021

#R1#
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Bizihwaile moves away and avoids it.
Bizihwaile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Bizihwaile throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bizihwaile pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bizihwaile ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bizihwaile stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith catches Bizihwaile with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bizihwaile has time to react.
Bizihwaile tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Smith catches Bizihwaile with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bizihwaile dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith tries to clinch up but Bizihwaile circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bizihwaile. Bizihwaile circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CL2#
Smith rushes Bizihwaile and presses him up against the cage.
Bizihwaile tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bizihwaile creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile has a couple of punches blocked by Smith.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith lands with a left to the head.
Smith working aggressively here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Bizihwaile fails to land.
Bizihwaile misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bizihwaile misses with a punch on the inside.
Bizihwaile is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Smith works on Bizihwaile's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
Smith misses with a body punch.
Bizihwaile pushes Smith back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Bizihwaile breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Bizihwaile. Bizihwaile maintains the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bizihwaile.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizihwaile.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Bizihwaile blocks a body shot from Smith.
Smith lands a left hand.
A short right from Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bizihwaile.
Smith tries to work over Bizihwaile's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bizihwaile goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Smith on the inside. #TD2#
Smith ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Smith no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Smith pulls Bizihwaile in to control the position.
Bizihwaile has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Bizihwaile stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.#SUB2#
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Bizihwaile defends easily.
Bizihwaile stays in close to Smith's body and controls the position.
Smith pulls Bizihwaile in close to his closed guard and prevents Bizihwaile from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
Smith working for a triangle but Bizihwaile defends it easily. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith 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 fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bizihwaile passes into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaile throws out the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Smith.
Bizihwaile swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Bizihwaile's head coaches at The Lab that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bizihwaile throws out a powerful jab.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile takes a jab right on the kisser.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Bizihwaile sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bizihwaile doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith tries to land a leg kick but Bizihwaile saw it coming and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Bizihwaile.#T1#
Smith fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bizihwaile.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bizihwaile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Smith misses.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bizihwaile to counter with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Bizihwaile steps away.
Bizihwaile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bizihwaile takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Smith clobbers Bizihwaile with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bizihwaile tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bizihwaile throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bizihwaile's head backwards.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bizihwaile throws a low kick but it's checked well by Smith.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Bizihwaile.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Bizihwaile was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Smith misses with a looping right.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith scores with a nice body kick.
Bizihwaile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bizihwaile scores with a nice strike.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Bizihwaile moved out of range.
Smith throws the left hand but Bizihwaile avoids the punch easily.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T3#
Bizihwaile ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Bizihwaile loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Bizihwaile fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Bizihwaile walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab from Smith.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Bizihwaile on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bizihwaile gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Bizihwaile tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith lands a nice looking body kick.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith scores with a jab.
Bizihwaile is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left and a right from Smith both land. Nice combination.
Smith slips a straight right by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Bizihwaile avoids it this time.
Bizihwaile walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bizihwaile misses with a leg kick.
Bizihwaile's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Smith connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bizihwaile scrambles back to his feet.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bizihwaile moves away from the strike by Smith.
A low kick lands for Smith.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizihwaile wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Bizihwaile throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith cracks Bizihwaile with an open hand slap.
Bizihwaile darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A low kick from Smith is predictable there
and Bizihwaile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bizihwaile staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Bizihwaile on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bizihwaile is out of range and Smith settles back down.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Bizihwaile throws a big shot that misses.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Bizihwaile sees coming a mile off.
Nice uppercut lands for Bizihwaile. That snapped Smith's head back.
Smith connects with a solid leg kick.
Smith throws a solid leg kick but Bizihwaile takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Smith.
Bizihwaile throws a big counter combination but Smith scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T1#
Bizihwaile misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bizihwaile on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith misses with a looping left.
Bizihwaile slips a jab from Smith.
Smith checks a low kick from Bizihwaile.
Smith throws an overhand right that lands on Bizihwaile's shoulder, as Bizihwaile tries to avoid the shot.
Bizihwaile uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Bizihwaile catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Penkosip Bizihwaile has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Bizihwaile is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith's corner calls for a 1-2. Smith obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bizihwaile bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bizihwaile was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bizihwaile has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bizihwaile there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bizihwaile tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bizihwaile looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smith throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bizihwaile throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Smith shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Bizihwaile tries to clinch up.#T3#
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Bizihwaile has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kenneth Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bizihwaile will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Smith up against the cage.#BC#
Bizihwaile manages to break the clinch.
Smith is looking to clinch but Bizihwaile is avoiding it.
Bizihwaile jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
Bizihwaile takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some bone on bone action there as Smith checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bizihwaile looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Smith throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith tried to score with a low kick but Bizihwaile checks it.
Kenneth Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a thumping low kick.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizihwaile fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith looks to land a combination but Bizihwaile avoids it well.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bizihwaile misses with an uppercut
and Smith counters with a low kick, right behind Bizihwaile 's knee.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Smith blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith defending well as Bizihwaile loads up on a big left hand.
Smith was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bizihwaile avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smith has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
The defeated Penkosip Bizihwaile had this to say: 'Time to rethink my career.'.

Event: SFL 106 | Budluvski vs Poli
Date: Oct 06, 2021

#R1#
A head kick misses from Turnbull.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A cross from Turnbull lands.#CL#
Turnbull moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Turnbull should have avoided that one.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a body shot but no joy.
Turnbull takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws out a counter right but Turnbull avoids it with no problem.
Turnbull checks a leg kick nicely.
Turnbull throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turnbull.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Turnbull moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Turnbull misses with a head kick.
Smith follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Turnbull blocks the low kick.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throws out a counter right but Turnbull avoids it with no problem.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith throws a jab when Turnbull was well out of range.
Turnbull is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turnbull wants to clinch.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2##CL#
Turnbull drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Smith.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Smith tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
A short right from Smith.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Smith.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Smith.
Turnbull takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Smith.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Smith is trying to stall.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith digs a right hand underneath Turnbull's ribcage. Turnbull let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T4#
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Turnbull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Smith.
Turnbull's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Smith lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Smith breaks the clinch.
Turnbull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Smith connects with a body shot.#CL#
Turnbull gets a clinch.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith stalling the fight. #BC2#
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Turnbull tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Turnbull saw that one coming.
Roderick Turnbull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turnbull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1#
Turnbull fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Turnbull lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Turnbull has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turnbull moves away.
Turnbull looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Turnbull throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Turnbull is rocked!
Turnbull throws a series of strikes that have Smith backpedaling.
Smith scores with a jab.
Oh Turnbull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith throws a low kick but Turnbull moves out of range easily.
Turnbull swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith scores with a counter punch that sends Turnbull to the canvas! Smith smells blood - he's punishing Turnbull with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Turnbull has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: SFL 99 | Budluvski vs Brawler
Date: Sep 12, 2021

#R1#
Terrorelli just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith is looking for the big counter here.
Terrorelli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Terrorelli looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith throws a low kick but Terrorelli avoids it.
Terrorelli throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Terrorelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Terrorelli tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terrorelli 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.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Terrorelli saw that one coming.
Terrorelli fails to land with a series of punches.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Terrorelli swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a nice leg kick.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.#T1#
Terrorelli misses the shot to the body.
Terrorelli closes the distance and clinches up with Smith, looking for a takedown. Terrorelli pushes Smith against the cage but Smith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws out a counter right but Terrorelli avoids it with no problem.
Nice uppercut there from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Smith counters with a body kick.
Terrorelli throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Terrorelli, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Terrorelli catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Terrorelli.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Terrorelli wants to clinch.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
Terrorelli lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Terrorelli throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Terrorelli throws a leg kick but Smith checks it. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Terrorelli.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terrorelli misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Terrorelli trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Terrorelli's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#T3#
Smith wants to control but Terrorelli postures up.
Terrorelli lands a few punches from side control.
Smith dodges the ground and pound from Terrorelli.
Smith is trying to get back to half guard.
Terrorelli wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Terrorelli sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Smith is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Terrorelli lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Terrorelli working the strikes but Smith uses the opportunity to regain half guard. #T4#
Smith is trying to get back to full guard.
Terrorelli thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Terrorelli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Terrorelli moves into full mount! Smith won't be happy about that!
Terrorelli looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Terrorelli isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tobi Terrorelli dominated that round.
That's time! Terrorelli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Terrorelli clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Terrorelli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Terrorelli connects with a looping right hand.
Terrorelli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Smith counters with a body kick that stops Terrorelli in his tracks momentarily.
Terrorelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tobi Terrorelli is winning the standup battle so far.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Terrorelli missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Terrorelli throws a head kick that misses.
Terrorelli moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Terrorelli to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T1#
Terrorelli swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves out of range of the body kick from Terrorelli.
Terrorelli throws a lazy head kick
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Terrorelli lands a really nice looking cross but Smith seems unphased.
Terrorelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Terrorelli with a body shot.
Terrorelli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Terrorelli.
Terrorelli lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrorelli cracks Smith with a good jab.
Smith slips under a jab.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Terrorelli tries to score with a low kick but Smith moves his leg out of the way.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Terrorelli throws a leg kick
and Smith counters with an outside leg kick.
Terrorelli throws a front kick aimed at Smith's knee but Smith avoids it well.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terrorelli misses with a right hand
and Smith counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Terrorelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Terrorelli drops down looking for a counter takedown but Smith sprawls and moves away.
Terrorelli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Terrorelli. Terrorelli maintains the clinch.
Terrorelli leaning his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Terrorelli.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrorelli throws an elbow but misses.
Terrorelli wants to stall.
Terrorelli throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terrorelli missing with knees to the body.
Smith misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
A body shot lands from Smith.
Terrorelli misses with a body punch.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud. #BC2#
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terrorelli throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrorelli misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Terrorelli missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Terrorelli throws a right hand that misses
and Terrorelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Terrorelli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Terrorelli misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a crisp right that sends Terrorelli to the canvas! Smith follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: SFL 92 | Bangin vs Budluvski
Date: Aug 15, 2021

#R1#
Nator looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.
A low kick from Nator is predictable there
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nator fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nator on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith connects with a right hand. Nator shakes it off.
Smith moves forwards but Nator connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Nator.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Smith misses with an uppercut. Nator saw that one coming.
Nator gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nator takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Nator misses with a hook.
Nator takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nator misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Nator with an uppercut!
Nator walks into a jab.
Smith scores with a jab to the body.
Nator throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Nator.
A clash of legs there as Smith blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Nator takes one to the side of the head.
Nator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith throws a low kick but Nator avoids it.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Nator throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #CL#
Smith clinches.
Nice body punch from Nator - that landed with a thud.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Smith blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head. #TD#
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nator uses from the top position.
Nator is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Nator's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith is trying to keep Nator in close.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nator tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Nator trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Smith manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#T3#
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nator wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith is pushing down on Nator's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nator is fighting to maintain full guard but Smith has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nator is not content to let Smith control the position.
Nator is trying to get back to full guard.
Smith trying to mount his opponent but Nator defends it. #SUB#
Smith is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith prevents Nator from improving his position.
Smith stalling away here and it's allowed Nator to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Smith looking to sit in guard and control but Nator gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Nator advances position into side control!
Nator has knee on belly and moves into mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Nator is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Nator throws a front kick that sends Smith stumbling back into the cage.
Nator looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Nator scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nator connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Nator scores with a body shot.
Nator moves out of range of the body kick from Smith. #CL#
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nator goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nator displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.#BC#
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Nator connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Smith momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nator takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Nator swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
Nator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.#T1#
Smith misses with a low kick.
Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Smith walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spurgu Nator seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smith looks to throw the jab but Nator is out of range.
Nator tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Smith is able to avoid easily.
Nator gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Smith thumps Nator with a low kick.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nator throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nator moves out of range of the strikes.
Spurgu Nator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nator lands with a right hand.
Nator rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith blocks a low kick nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nator throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Nator misses. #T2#
Smith thumps Nator with a low kick.
Nator misses with a body shot.
Nator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Nator.
As Nator backs away, Smith returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nator ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nator motions for Smith to come forward. Nator throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith throwing a counter right hand but Nator manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nator on the side of the head.
Smith looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nator finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a nice right hand.
Smith scores with a leg kick.
Nator walks into a jab.
Nator scores with a jab.
Smith checks a leg kick.
Smith wants to slow Nator down by chopping away at his legs.
Nator drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nator looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Smith takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nator. Nator circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Smith.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nator.
Nator throws a leg kick but Smith sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nator lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Smith. That's going to slow Nator down.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nator throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Nator throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Smith.
Nator tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Nator misses with a body punch
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith thows a leg kick but Nator checks it
and Nator counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nator looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Nator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nator lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nator. That did some damage!#T4#
Nator drops his hands momentarily and Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nator misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Nator.
Nator's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Nator scores with a jab to the head.
Smith will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nator tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Nator.
Nator finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL#
Smith drives through and clinches with Nator against the cage.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nator misses with a punch on the inside.
Nator throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head. #BC2#
Nator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nator doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nator on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Smith. Smith obviously looking to wear him down.
Nator uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
Nator scores with a head kick. Smith tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nator. Nator circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Spurgu Nator will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nator misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nator throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nator has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Nator goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nator gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smith.
Nator throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Nator's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Nator avoids the body shot from Smith.
Nator looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nator keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith avoids the body shot from Nator.
Smith lands with a straight right. Nator didn't see that one coming.
Nator moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Nator with an uppercut!
Nator tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nator missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
Nator has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nator there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Nator throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Nator sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Smith.
Nator avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nator.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Nator throws out a counter right but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Nator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nator has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nator and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nator swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nator keeps Smith at a distance using the push kick.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Nator throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A good leg kick by Nator.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nator misses with a shot to the body
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith throws a hook but Nator avoids it easily.#T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Nator.
Smith lands an overhand right.
Nator lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
A low kick lands for Nator.
Nator misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a nice low kick that buckles Nator's knee momentarily.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Nator moves away and avoids it.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nator has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nator loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Nator.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith looks to land a right hand but Nator moved out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nator 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nator tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Nator takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smith cracks Nator with a good jab.
Nator swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nator scoring well with a low kick there. #T3#
Nator misses with a head kick.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Nator scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nator was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Nator tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nator tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nator misses the jab.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Nator just manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Nator should have avoided that one.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Nator lands a body shot.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Smith cracks Nator with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nator misses with a hook #CL#
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. #BC#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nator momentarily.
Nator swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Smith.#T4#
Nator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Nator off balance momentarily.
Nator tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nator. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Nator.
Smith takes a swing at Nator's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Nator's head back.
Nator takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Nator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nator appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL#
Smith clinches up with Nator and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!
After the big win, Kenneth Smith made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: HFC 74 - Krylov vs Leifsson
Date: May 22, 2021

#R1#
Nickel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That kick from Smith tenderised Nickel's leg. Nickel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nickel with a nice cross.#CUT2#It looks like Kenneth Smith has been cut.
Nickel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith throws a push kick but Nickel slaps the foot to one side.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nickel misses with an uppercut.
A counter left hand to the body from Smith misses its target.
Smith seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Good work by Nickel as he checks the leg kick.
Nickel has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Nickel misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nickel on the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith throws a low kick but Nickel avoids it.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nickel on the side of the head. #T1#
Smith throws a hook but Nickel blocks it.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith misses with a straight right.
Nickel scores with a head kick.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickel fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith lands a really nice looking cross but Nickel seems unphased.
Nickel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Smith darts in and clinches Nickel up against the cage.
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!
Smith misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Nickel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith works the jab nicely.
Nickel scores with a jab to the body.
Smith throws an off balance right hand
and Nickel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T2#
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nickel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nickel thinks about the counter body kick.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel counters with a stiff right hand.
Nickel lands with a kick to the ribs.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Nickel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nickel throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Nickel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Nickel ducks down to avoid it.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickel swings for the body but Smith moves out of range.
Nickel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves out of range as Nickel throws a body kick.
Nickel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Smith swings widly with a right hand
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL#
Smith rushes Nickel and presses him up against the cage.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nickel blocks a body shot from Smith. #T3#
A short uppercut from Nickel.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith misses with some punches. #BC2#
Nickel breaks the clinch.
Smith throws a poor cross that misses
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nickel swinging wildly here.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Smith gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Nickel throws a half hearted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Smith.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Nickel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.#T4#
Smith thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nickel misses with a hook.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nickel.
Nickel misses with a body shot.
Smith rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nickel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith lunges at Nickel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nickel's hand.
Nickel lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.#ROC2#Smith is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickel throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith misses with a straight right.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Nickel throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nickel moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chip Nickel will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nickel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nickel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nickel misses the jab.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Nickel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Nickel blocks the leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick #KD2#
and Nickel counters with a crisp right hand that drops Smith! Nickel lets Smith back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickel looks to land a body kick but Smith moved away.#CL#
Smith has Nickel up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Nickel breaks from the clinch. #KD2#
Nickel lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Nickel takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CL#
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Nickel working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Smith has Nickel pressed against the cage, preventing Nickel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nickel lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards. #T1#
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Nickel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith lands a shoulder strike.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Nickel is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nickel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a right hand. #BC2#
Nickel breaks the clinch.
Nickel tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Nickel.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nickel looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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!
Smith 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.
Nickel lands a body shot. #T2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Nickel tries to move into range but Smith moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith is looking to slow Nickel down with leg kicks.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
Smith feints and then cracks Nickel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nickel down.
A clash of legs there as Nickel blocks the low kick.
Smith is looking to clinch but Nickel is avoiding it.
Nickel takes one to the chin there.
Smith does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Nickel counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Smith with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith avoids the head kick by Nickel.
A little feinted left hand from Smith on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith lands with a right hand. #T3#
Smith misses with a body shot.
Smith works Nickel's body with a nice hook.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nickel. #CL#
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kenneth Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nickel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#BC2#
Nickel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickel moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
Nickel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nickel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nickel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Nickel's head.
Nice defenses there by Nickel.
Nickel throws a head kick but Smith moves out of range.
Smith moves out of range as Nickel strikes.#T4#
Smith defending well as Nickel loads up on a big left hand.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nickel paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Nickel.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith working aggressively here.
Smith prevents Nickel from breaking the clinch.
Nickel lands a body shot. #BC2#
Nickel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Smith there.
Smith throws a leg kick that is checked
and Nickel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nickel misses with a hook. Smith ducked under it nicely.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nickel misses with a looping right.
Smith moves away from the strike by Nickel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chip Nickel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Smith's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Nickel misses with a right hand
and Nickel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nickel.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nickel counters with a left to the body. #CL#
Smith pushes Nickel up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Nickel. #BC2#
Nickel breaks from the clinch.
Nickel throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
Nickel moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nickel checks a leg kick.
As Smith backs off Nickel throws a huge counter combo but Smith manages to avoid it all.
Nickel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Nickel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chip Nickel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickel throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That kick from Smith tenderised Nickel's leg. Nickel is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Smith thows a leg kick but Nickel checks it
and Nickel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith moves away from the strike by Nickel.
Nickel throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nickel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nickel misses with a left hand
and Smith counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nickel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nickel throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith lands a head shot.
Nickel walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Smith scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nickel in his tracks.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Nickel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Smith connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Smith darts in trying to clinch
and Nickel counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith 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. #CL#
Smith closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Nickel breaks the clinch.
Nickel misses with an uppercut.
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickel.
Smith lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Nickel is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nickel throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Smith finds it's way through Nickel's defenses.
Chip Nickel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T3#
Smith throws a jab but it's blocked by Nickel.
Nickel throws a counter combo.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick from Smith.
Nickel throws a big counter head kick but Smith avoids it with no problem.
Nickel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickel moves away from the strike by Smith.
Nickel connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nickel ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Nickel moves out of range of the body kick.
Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith motions for Nickel to come forward. Smith throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smith cracks Nickel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Smith closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Nickel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Nickel saw that one coming.#T4#
A good leg kick by Smith.
Nickel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Nickel misses the target.
Nickel defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
It seemed like Nickel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Smith lands a nice hook to Nickel's body. Nickel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nickel with a hook.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Nickel moves away and avoids it.
Nickel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
A slow jab from Smith misses its intended target.
Nickel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nickel slips under a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Smith misses.
A little jabbing left from Nickel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith throws a leg kick
and Nickel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kenneth Smith.
I think Nickel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chip Nickel!
A very excited looking Chip Nickel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: HFC 69 - Wanker vs Petersson
Date: Apr 17, 2021

#R1#
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Southanouvong throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Southanouvong throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith lands a nice looking body shot.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Southanouvong lands a head shot.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Southanouvong scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Southanouvong avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Smith misses with a kick to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Southanouvong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Southanouvong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Smith cracks Southanouvong with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Southanouvong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Southanouvong misses the target.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Southanouvong misses with a hook.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Southanouvong's front leg but catches the back leg as Southanouvong tries to avoid it.
Southanouvong misses the jab.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Southanouvong lands a nice shot to the body. #T1#
Southanouvong slips under a jab.
Southanouvong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Smith manages to avoid it.
Southanouvong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Southanouvong throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Southanouvong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Southanouvong throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Southanouvong loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith is looking to clinch.
Southanouvong looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Southanouvong loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith throws a looping overhand right but Southanouvong ducks down to avoid it.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Southanouvong moves out of range of the leg kick from Smith.
Smith pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Southanouvong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Southanouvong throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T2#
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Southanouvong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Southanouvong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith feints a counter leg kick.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith blocks the body kick.
Smith slips under a jab from Southanouvong.
A jab from Southanouvong misses.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Southanouvong is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smith defending well as Southanouvong loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Southanouvong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Southanouvong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A punch combination from Southanouvong misses.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Southanouvong checks it well.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Southanouvong swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Southanouvong loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Southanouvong loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Smith lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Smith lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Southanouvong has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Southanouvong and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Southanouvong misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
And Smith tries to counter it with a takedown but Southanouvong pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Smith.
A nice leg kick from Smith, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Southanouvong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Smith is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Southanouvong had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Southanouvong lands the left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Southanouvong misses with a looping right.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Southanouvong.#T4#
Southanouvong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A slow jab from Southanouvong misses its intended target.
Smith flicks out a counter leg kick but Southanouvong steps away.
Southanouvong connects with a good right hand that stumbles Smith. Smith circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Smith slips under a jab from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Southanouvong misses the jab.
Southanouvong loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Southanouvong lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Southanouvong avoids it.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Southanouvong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Southanouvong misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Southanouvong on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Smith thumps Southanouvong with a low kick.
Southanouvong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Smith.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Southanouvong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Southanouvong misses with a looping left.
Smith lands with an overhand left.
Smith connects with the punch.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Southanouvong looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
A big left from Southanouvong misses.
Southanouvong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Southanouvong there as he acknowledges the shot.
Southanouvong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Southanouvong just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Southanouvong throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Southanouvong misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Southanouvong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Southanouvong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southanouvong lands the left hand.#T1#
Smith connects with the punch.
Southanouvong throws a hook but Smith blocks it.
Southanouvong throws a wild body kick that Smith sees coming a mile off.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Nice defenses there by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong catches Smith with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Smith bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Southanouvong's head.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith connects with a right hand. Southanouvong shakes it off.
Smith cracks Southanouvong with a good jab.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Southanouvong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Southanouvong throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Southanouvong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith connects with a single shot there.
Smith moves away from the strike by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2#
Southanouvong throws an overhand right that lands on Smith's shoulder, as Smith tries to avoid the shot.
Smith moves forwards but Southanouvong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith throws a leg kick which misses Southanouvong's front leg but catches the back leg as Southanouvong tries to avoid it.
Smith lands a jab to Southanouvong's midsection.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Southanouvong looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Southanouvong takes one to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Southanouvong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smith.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
Smith cracks a nice hook into Southanouvong's ribs.
The fighters circling - Southanouvong throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Smith with a nice cross.
Southanouvong needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Southanouvong looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Southanouvong misses with a looping left.
Southanouvong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Southanouvong avoids a kick to the body.
Southanouvong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Southanouvong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Southanouvong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Southanouvong looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Southanouvong off balance momentarily.
Southanouvong looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Southanouvong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up but Southanouvong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Southanouvong slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Smith stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Southanouvong moves away.
Southanouvong on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Southanouvong throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Southanouvong has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Southanouvong's head.
Southanouvong misses with an uppercut. Smith saw that one coming.
Smith is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Smith has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Southanouvong stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Southanouvong's head back.
Southanouvong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Southanouvong throws out the jab.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Smith tries to work over Southanouvong's front leg with a kick but Southanouvong checks it.
Southanouvong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Smith throws a wild body kick that Southanouvong sees coming a mile off.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Southanouvong needs to keep his hands up - Smith had a free shot at his head there.
Southanouvong slips a jab from Smith.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith avoids the body shot from Southanouvong.
Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Southanouvong on the side of the head.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith slips under a jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Southanouvong might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Smith slips under a jab from Southanouvong.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith lands with a shot to the body.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Southanouvong throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Southanouvong has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Southanouvong there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Smith misses with a leg kick.
Smith connects with a body shot that sends Southanouvong's belly button to the back.
Smith takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Southanouvong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Southanouvong counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Southanouvong misses with a looping right.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Smith.
Southanouvong takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Southanouvong walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Southanouvong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Southanouvong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chanthaphone Southanouvong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Smith moves to clinch but Southanouvong breaks away
and Southanouvong counters with a stiff right hand.
Southanouvong misses with a looping right.
Jab by Southanouvong.
Southanouvong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith scores with the left hand. Southanouvong knows he should have avoided that one.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Southanouvong sees coming a mile off.
Southanouvong missing with a left hand there. Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Smith tests Southanouvong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Southanouvong looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheers as Southanouvong lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Southanouvong throws a big shot that misses.
Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Southanouvong throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range. #T3#
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Southanouvong.
Southanouvong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Southanouvong lands with a cross.
Smith scores with a kick to the body.
Smith connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Southanouvong.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Southanouvong cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Southanouvong throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Southanouvong back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Southanouvong takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Southanouvong gets tackled into the cage by Smith. Smith maintains the clinch.
Kenneth Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Smith is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short left from Southanouvong.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Southanouvong on the inside.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Southanouvong controls the action.
Southanouvong tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Southanouvong back against the cage.
Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Southanouvong.
Southanouvong throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenneth Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smith 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.

Event: HFC 63 - McGuire vs Gunner
Date: Mar 06, 2021

#R1#
Komua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smith duly obliges.
Komua misses the shot to the body.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Komua.
Komua throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
A left lands for Smith.
Komua slips under a jab.
Komua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Komua stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smith.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Komua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Komua misses.
Smith lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Smith. That snapped Komua's head back.
Smith with a jab.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Komua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Smith looks to land a left hand but Komua moved out of range nicely.
Komua lands a head shot.
Komua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Komua lands a jab to the head.
Smith ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Komua was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Komua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Smith connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Komua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith misses with a looping left.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Komua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Komua counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Kenneth Smith has been cut.
Komua blocks a jab.
Komua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Komua takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Komua misses with a hook.
A low kick from Smith misses
and Komua counters with a nice uppercut.
Komua misses with a hook.
Komua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Smith.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Komua's head but Komua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith slips a straight right by Komua.
Komua works the jab nicely.
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Komua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Komua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Komua misses with an uppercut. #T3#
Smith connects with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Komua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Komua throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Smith scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Komua.
Smith swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Komua.
Smith lands a jab to the head.
Komua throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Smith is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A left lands for Smith.
Komua lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Komua looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
A big right from Komua misses.
Smith fires out a quick counter leg kick but Komua just manages to avoid it.
Smith buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Smith jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
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!
Komua throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Komua moves away.#T4#
Smith throws the kick towards the body but Komua avoids it.
Komua throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Smith.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Komua loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Komua walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Komua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Komua.
Smith scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Komua let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Komua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Komua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Komua manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Komua misses.
Smith walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenneth Smith's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Smith throws a head kick but Komua moves out of range.
Komua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Smith looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Komua scores with a jab to the body.
Komua checks the leg kick.
Komua checks a leg kick.
Komua punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Komua counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
A shot to the body from Komua misses
letting Smith counter with a right hand.
Smith tries to clinch but Komua moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Komua takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Smith misses.
Komua has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Smith finds it's way round the side to connect with Komua's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Komua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Komua looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Komua throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Komua moves out of range of the strikes.
Komua avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Komua looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Komua throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smith stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Komua on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Komua was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Smith defending well as Komua loads up on a big left hand.
Smith tries a low kick but Komua avoids it.
Komua lands with a good body shot.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Komua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T2#
Smith walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Komua checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Komua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab from Smith.
Komua throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Komua takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Smith dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Komua. That did some damage!
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Komua uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#ROC#Komua is rocked!
Smith cracks Komua with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Komua tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Smith pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Komua is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: HFC 59 - Ford vs Chai
Date: Feb 06, 2021

#R1#
Kenneth Smith throws a wild body kick that John Smith sees coming a mile off.
Kenneth Smith lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
John Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenneth Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenneth Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenneth Smith throws the left hand but John Smith avoids the punch easily.
Kenneth Smith ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John Smith moves away.
Kenneth Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kenneth Smith fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches John Smith on the side of the head.
Kenneth Smith thumps John Smith with a low kick.
John Smith takes one to the chin there.
John Smith misses with a looping right.
John Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
John Smith fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenneth Smith misses with a leg kick
and John Smith counters with a series of strikes. Kenneth Smith will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenneth Smith throws a shot from downtown. John Smith moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith staying out of range there.
John Smith goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from John Smith misses.
Kenneth Smith follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
John Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
John Smith looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T1#
John Smith throws a right and a left that Kenneth Smith avoids nicely.
Kenneth Smith lands with a nice body punch.
John Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenneth Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenneth Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice defenses there by Kenneth Smith.#CL#
Kenneth Smith gets tackled into the cage by John Smith. John Smith maintains the clinch. #BC#
John Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenneth Smith scores with a shot to the body.
Kenneth Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenneth Smith moves in looking to clinch but John Smith pushes him off.
John Smith throws a lazy right hand but Kenneth Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenneth Smith tries to work over John Smith's front leg with a kick but John Smith checks it.
A swing and a miss from Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John Smith throws the left hand but Kenneth Smith avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenneth Smith! But no joy.
John Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenneth Smith with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenneth Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John Smith.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenneth Smith! But no joy.#T2#
Kenneth Smith throws a low kick, looking for John Smith's leg but John Smith calmly moves out of range.
Kenneth Smith throws a leg kick but John Smith sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kenneth Smith misses with a looping right.
Kenneth Smith lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kenneth Smith loads up on a big right hand but John Smith slips the punch.
John Smith swinging wildly here.
Kenneth Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenneth Smith is trying to counter with his kicks.
John Smith misses with the combination.
John Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
John Smith defending well as Kenneth Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Kenneth Smith connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kenneth Smith misses with a low kick.
John Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenneth Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenneth Smith lands with a straight right. John Smith didn't see that one coming.#T3#
The fighters circle momentarily. John Smith darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Kenneth Smith.
John Smith tries to counter by clinching up but Kenneth Smith breaks away and moves out of range.
Kenneth Smith throws a body punch but John Smith moves out of range.
John Smith throws a lazy right hand but Kenneth Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith throws a nice outside leg kick.
John Smith throws a body punch but Kenneth Smith moves out of range.
John Smith slips a straight right by Kenneth Smith.
John Smith moves away from the strike by Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith looks to land a right hand but John Smith moved out of range.
John Smith is looking to clinch.
It seemed like Kenneth Smith was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kenneth Smith moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenneth Smith fakes a jab and throws a low kick but John Smith checks it well.
John Smith swinging wildly here. #T4#
A slapping leg kick lands for Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith is looking to land body kicks.
Nice defenses there by Kenneth Smith.
John Smith throws out a loose jab but Kenneth Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Smith misses with an uppercut
and Kenneth Smith counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as John Smith lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenneth Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Nice straight punches there by John Smith. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of John Smith.
Kenneth Smith attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kenneth Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slow jab from Kenneth Smith misses its intended target.
John Smith scores with a decent looking hook.
John Smith slips under a jab from Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by John Smith as he checks the leg kick.
John Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kenneth Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Decent striking displayed by Kenneth Smith there.
Kenneth Smith tries to clinch but John Smith moves out of range.
John Smith throws a hook but Kenneth Smith avoids it easily.
Kenneth Smith misses with a hook
and John Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Smith looks to throw the jab but Kenneth Smith is out of range.
John Smith throws out a loose jab but Kenneth Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenneth Smith is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John Smith with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from John Smith.
Kenneth Smith cracks John Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kenneth Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Kenneth Smith slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith lands a head shot.
John Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kenneth Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenneth Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John Smith throws out the jab.
Kenneth Smith missing with a left hand there. John Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
A telegraphed right hand from John Smith misses the target.
A low kick lands for Kenneth Smith. #CL#
John Smith has managed to clinch.
Kenneth Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning John Smith up against the cage.
John Smith blocks an uppercut.
John Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#BC#
John Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenneth Smith defending well as John Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Kenneth Smith slips under a jab from John Smith.
John Smith listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenneth Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John Smith feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kenneth Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A slow jab from Kenneth Smith misses its intended target.
A big right from Kenneth Smith misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - John Smith looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenneth Smith manages to avoid it.#T2#
Donk. Kenneth Smith catches John Smith right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John Smith is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from John Smith misses its intended target.
Kenneth Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenneth Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
John Smith misses with a double jab.
Kenneth Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kenneth Smith ducks under a wild hook from John Smith.
Kenneth Smith blocks a jab.
Kenneth Smith counters with a body kick.
John Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenneth Smith finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like John Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kenneth Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That kick from Kenneth Smith tenderised John Smith's leg. John Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
John Smith missing with a left hand there. Kenneth Smith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenneth Smith connects with an inside leg kick.
Kenneth Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kenneth Smith lands a nice shot to the body.
Kenneth Smith lands a body shot.
Kenneth Smith fails in his attempt to clinch. #T3#
John Smith misses with a hook.
Kenneth Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
John Smith moves out of range as Kenneth Smith strikes.
John Smith cracks Kenneth Smith with a right hand to the side of the head.
John Smith takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kenneth Smith drops his hands momentarily and John Smith takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John Smith throws the left hand but Kenneth Smith avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Kenneth Smith. That snapped John Smith's head back.
Kenneth Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John Smith looks to land a left hand but Kenneth Smith moved out of range nicely.
John Smith takes a swing at Kenneth Smith's ribcage but misses.
John Smith checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
John Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John Smith throws out the jab.
A big left from Kenneth Smith misses.
Kenneth Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenneth Smith.
John Smith misses with a straight right. #T4#
John Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenneth Smith. John Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenneth Smith misses with an attempted mid kick.
John Smith punishes Kenneth Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenneth Smith needs to keep his hands up - John Smith had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of John Smith 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and John Smith connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John Smith tries to clinch but Kenneth Smith moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenneth Smith misses the target.
John Smith walks into a straight right hand from Kenneth Smith.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kenneth Smith.
Kenneth Smith moves away from the strike by John Smith.
Kenneth Smith lands with an uppercut that bounces John Smith off the cage and back into range.
Kenneth Smith tries to clinch there but John Smith circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kenneth Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
John Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kenneth Smith looks to land a combination. John Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
John Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Kenneth Smith.
John Smith misses with a straight left.
Kenneth Smith staying out of range there.
Kenneth Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
John Smith pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenneth Smith.
John Smith lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kenneth Smith ducks under a wild hook from John Smith.
John Smith is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenneth Smith scores with a push kick.
Kenneth Smith tries to clinch but John Smith moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from John Smith misses the target.
Kenneth Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like John Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
John Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John Smith lands an overhand right.
Kenneth Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
John Smith lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kenneth Smith backs up against the cage.
Kenneth Smith throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck John Smith on the side of the head.
John Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenneth Smith appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
John Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenneth Smith lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenneth Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. John Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John Smith lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenneth Smith tries a low kick but John Smith avoids it.
Kenneth Smith sizes up John Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenneth Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John Smith throws a hook to the side of Kenneth Smith's head but Kenneth Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenneth Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Kenneth Smith. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Good leg kick by Kenneth Smith.
John Smith misses with a looping right.
Kenneth Smith throws a front kick aimed at John Smith's knee but John Smith avoids it well.
John Smith misses with an uppercut. Kenneth Smith saw that one coming.
Kenneth Smith throws a low kick, looking for John Smith's leg but John Smith calmly moves out of range.
A big right from John Smith misses.
John Smith keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donk. John Smith catches Kenneth Smith right on the button with a cross.
John Smith misses the jab.
John Smith lands a jab to Kenneth Smith's midsection.
John Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenneth Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenneth Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. John Smith should have avoided that one.
A big left from Kenneth Smith misses.
John Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kenneth Smith.#CL#
John Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
John Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
John Smith manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Kenneth Smith slips a straight right by John Smith.
A cross from Kenneth Smith lands.
Kenneth Smith lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John Smith slips a jab from Kenneth Smith.
It looked like John Smith was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kenneth Smith digs a good hook to John Smith's body.
Kenneth Smith misses with a hook
letting John Smith counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Kenneth Smith.
John Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenneth Smith.
John Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
John Smith throws a jab when Kenneth Smith was well out of range.
Kenneth Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenneth Smith throws a hook to the side of John Smith's head but John Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kenneth Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kenneth Smith swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by John Smith.
John Smith lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T4#
John Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John Smith misses the jab.
Kenneth Smith lands a nice looking body kick.
John Smith fails to land with a series of punches.
John Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Kenneth Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Smith uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenneth Smith.#CL#
John Smith drives through and clinches with Kenneth Smith against the cage.
John Smith is trying to break the clinch but Kenneth Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Kenneth Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of John Smith backwards. #BC2#
Kenneth Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Smith with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John Smith lands with a nice body punch.
Kenneth Smith lands with a nice body punch.
John Smith lands with a right hand.
Kenneth Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
John Smith takes one to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Smith.
I think Kenneth Smith has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: Madness Fright Night 26
Date: Feb 19, 2020

#R1#
Murphy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murphy throws out the jab.
Murphy misses with a left hand #TD#
and Smith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Murphy! #SUB#
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murphy is not content to let Smith control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murphy has escaped the position, nice work there. #T1##SUB#
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith takes a little break here. Murphy wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Murphy is looking for a sweep.
What's Murphy going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Murphy felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#SUB#
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Murphy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB#
Smith is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Murphy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Smith gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Murphy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Smith lets go of the hold and Murphy can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenneth Smith!
Kenneth Smith really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Madness Fright Night 21
Date: Jan 15, 2020

#R1##TD2#
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Augusta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Smith in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Augusta sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Augusta looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Augusta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Smith is looking to advance position but Augusta won't allow it.
Augusta is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Augusta is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to pass to mount but Augusta is defending the position.
Smith is taking a breather. Augusta says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Augusta has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Augusta is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Augusta avoid being mounted?
Smith trying to control the pace.
Smith frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Smith looking to secure an arm triangle but Augusta defends it well. #SUB2#
Smith looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Augusta is trying to escape the mount. #SUB2#
Augusta defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Smith. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Augusta is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action. #SUB2#
Smith is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Augusta is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Smith!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kenneth Smith made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: Madness 24 Wanker vs Fukk
Date: Dec 01, 2019

#R1#
Broad tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Broad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Broad tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith walks into a jab.
Luther Broad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broad throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD2#
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB#
Broad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Broad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1##SUB#
Broad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Broad can't keep his opponent in guard - Smith advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Broad is not content to let Smith control the position.#SUB2#
Broad is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
Broad trying to control here.
Broad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Smith seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Broad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Smith might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Broad haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Broad preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head. #SUB2#
Smith is looking for a kimura but Broad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is thwarting Broad's attempts to control the position.
Smith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #T3#
Smith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Broad looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!#SUB2#
Smith working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet. #SUB2#
Smith is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Broad is defending well though. Smith let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB2#
Smith working for the choke. #T4#
Broad trying to control the hands but Smith won't let him.
Broad is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smith is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, with Smith on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Broad is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Smith keeps control of the position as Broad tries to break free. #SUB2#
Smith working for a choke but Broad is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Broad is in a bad position with Smith working for a choke. Broad manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenneth Smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Broad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Broad lands with a good body shot.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Broad misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Broad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Broad misses. #T1#
Broad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Smiths jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Broad.
Broad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Broad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith with the counter takedown but Broad avoids it easily.
Broad tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Broad lands a right hook to the body.
Broad looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.#T2##TD2#
Smith looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Smith 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. #SUB#
Broad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
Broad is adopting a defensive guard.
Broad is trying to keep Smith in close. #T3#
Smith wants to pass the guard but Broad is keeping the position.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Broad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Smith passes into half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Broad is looking for a sweep. Smith is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Smith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Broad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Smith.
Broad is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Smith wants to take a breather but Broad is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luther Broad will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Smith slips a jab from Broad.
Broad looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A telegraphed right hand from Broad misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smith.
Broad throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Smith steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Broad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith slips a straight right by Broad.
Smith changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Broad sprawls well.#T1#
Broad tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL#
Broad instigates a clinch.
Broad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Broad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Broad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Broad lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards. #TD2#
Smith lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Broad wants to get back to full guard.
Smith wants to take a breather but Broad is having none of it.
Broad trying to control but Smith postures up. #T2#
Broad has his hands clasped together around Smith's back. He's all about the action.#SUB2#
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith wants to free his trapped foot but Broad is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smith perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Broad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Smith is working away from the top position though.
Broad is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.#T3#
Broad gets full guard.
Broad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Broad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Smith doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Smith manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith pushes down on Broad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Smith seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Broad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Smith is looking for a kimura here. #SUB2#
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Broad defends the submission attempt.
Kenneth Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4##SUB2#
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but Broad is defending well. #SUB#
Broad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Smith pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Broad sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
Smith 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Luther Broad.
I think Broad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Luther Broad!
During a confident post fight interview, Luther Broad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Madness Insanity 11
Date: Nov 03, 2019

#R1#
Smith throws out a loose jab but Pallero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pallero seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD2#
Smith dives in and scores a takedown into Pallero's guard.#SUB#
Pallero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.#SUB#
Pallero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Pallero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Pallero throws his legs up looking for a submission but Smith uses it to pass to side control. #SUB2#
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pallero knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pallero sneaks back into half guard.
Smith passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pallero! #T1#
Smith controlling his opponent.
Pallero is squirming around, avoiding Smith's attempts to control the action.
Pallero working to try and regain half guard. #SUB2#
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pallero can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Smith is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pallero can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pallero really trying hard to get back to half guard here. #T2##SUB2#
Smith is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pallero has managed to escape the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Smith is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pallero has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Smith wants to control the pace but Pallero is squirming around nicely.
Pallero tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Pallero has given up his back. Will we see Smith going for some submissions? #SUB2#
Pallero is trying to defend against the choke here but Smith has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Smith Tightens the hold and Pallero taps out furiously! Smith displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenneth Smith!

Event: RRFC Fight Night 5
Date: Sep 15, 2019

#R1#
Smith throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Taylor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Taylor trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Taylor is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB#
Taylor content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Smith has locked up a guillotine! Smith's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Taylor is holding on here and Smith must be using up a lot of energy. Taylor has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Smith gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kenneth Smith!

Event: RRFC Challengers 3
Date: Aug 09, 2019

#R1##TD#
Hensley shoots in and gets a takedown into Smith's guard.
Hensley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Smith is looking for a triangle but Hensley pushes his legs off easily.
Hensley is stalling in the full guard. #SUB2#
Smith has his feet on Hensley's thighs here. He's pushed Hensley off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hensley screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Smith!

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