Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DMMA 310 Temidare vs Kersikov
Date: Apr 21, 2024

#R1#
Fadda Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karmax closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fadda Jr throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Fadda Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Karmax is just out of range.
And Karmax tries to counter it with a takedown but Fadda Jr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slow jab from Fadda Jr misses its intended target.
Karmax looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Karmax. Those never looked like landing.
Karmax ducks under a wild hook from Fadda Jr.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karmax connects with a body shot.
Fadda Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karmax shoots for a double leg takedown but Fadda Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Karmax's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fadda Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Karmax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fadda Jr throws out the jab.
Karmax throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fadda Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karmax tries to move into range but Fadda Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fadda Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karmax fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fadda Jr on the side of the head.
Karmax connects with a looping right hand. #T1#
Karmax scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fadda Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Karmax 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.
Karmax takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot.
Karmax scores with a punch to the head.
Fadda Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fadda Jr looks to throw the jab but Karmax is out of range.
Fadda Jr swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Karmax counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Karmax.
Karmax swings wildly with an uppercut but Fadda Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karmax is looking for a takedown.
Karmax prevents a body shot from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr lands a shot to the body.
Fadda Jr tries to throw a body punch but Karmax avoids it by throwing Fadda Jr back against the cage.
Fadda Jr works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karmax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karmax presses Fadda Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fadda Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Karmax uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Karmax digs a right hand into Fadda Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fadda Jr's gas tank.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Karmax.
A short right from Fadda Jr.
Karmax throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karmax.
Fadda Jr is trying to break the clinch but Karmax is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Karmax fails to land.
Karmax misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fadda Jr.
Karmax digs a right hand underneath Fadda Jr's ribcage. Fadda Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fadda Jr tries to throw a body punch but Karmax avoids it by throwing Fadda Jr back against the cage.
Karmax wants a takedown.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razkan Karmax.
Karmax lands a hook that snaps the head of Fadda Jr backwards.
Karmax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Fadda Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Fadda Jr.
Karmax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fadda Jr.
Nice defenses there by Karmax.
Fadda Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Karmax should have avoided that one. #T3#
Fadda Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fadda Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Karmax's shoulder, as Karmax tries to avoid the shot.
Fadda Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karmax staying out of range there.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fadda Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karmax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fadda Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Karmax.
Fadda Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karmax looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fadda Jr throws a hook but Karmax blocks it.
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut.
Fadda Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Karmax takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Donk. Fadda Jr catches Karmax right on the button with a cross.
Fadda Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#T4#
Fadda Jr missing with a left hand there. Karmax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fadda Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fadda Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Fadda Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fadda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karmax manages to avoid it.
Karmax looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big left from Karmax misses.
Karmax bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karmax throws out a counter right but Fadda Jr avoids it with no problem.
Fadda Jr dips to his left and cracks Karmax with an uppercut!
Karmax staying out of range there.
A nice side step and Karmax releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fadda Jr misses with a left hand
and Karmax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fadda Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Fadda Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oswaldo Fadda Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Fadda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karmax manages to avoid it.
Karmax moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fadda Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karmax can do to turn this around?
Fadda Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Karmax counters with a right hand to the body.
Fadda Jr connects with a jab.
Karmax doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Karmax.
Fadda Jr struggling a bit here.
Karmax tries to score with some ground and pound. Fadda Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Karmax in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fadda Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karmax looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fadda Jr with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fadda Jr tries to get to full guard but Karmax has control of the leg.
Karmax content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #T1#
Fadda Jr trying to control but Karmax postures up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fadda Jr works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fadda Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fadda Jr 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fadda Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Karmax is proving a slippery customer.
Karmax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Fadda Jr is trying to keep Karmax in close.
Fadda Jr is adopting a defensive guard.#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.
Karmax trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Fadda Jr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karmax distracts Fadda Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Karmax with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karmax lands a couple of elbows.
Karmax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Fadda Jr controlling the position.
Karmax has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fadda Jr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karmax trying to control but Fadda Jr is working from the bottom.
Karmax is stalling in the full guard.
Karmax trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadda Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karmax trying to control the position from guard on top but Fadda Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fadda Jr seems keen to control Karmax's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Fadda Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Fadda Jr is trying to keep Karmax in close. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fadda Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Fadda Jr cracks Karmax with a good jab.
Fadda Jr misses with a lunging right hand #CL2#
and Karmax counters by moving into the clinch.
Fadda Jr presses Karmax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fadda Jr lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karmax misses with some punches.
Karmax presses Fadda Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Still in the clinch, Karmax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karmax creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karmax blocks an uppercut.
Fadda Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Fadda Jr misses with some punches.
Karmax working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadda Jr misses with the head strike.
Karmax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karmax is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fadda Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karmax has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fadda Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fadda Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fadda Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Karmax.
Fadda Jr is trying to break the clinch but Karmax has him pressed against the cage.
Fadda Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karmax tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fadda Jr avoids it.
Fadda Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fadda Jr. #TD2#
Karmax is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fadda Jr can't fight it off and eventually Karmax manages to take the fight to the floor. Fadda Jr looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fadda Jr 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#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Razkan Karmax will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Fadda Jr misses with an uppercut.
Fadda Jr ducks under a wild hook from Karmax.
Fadda Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Karmax counters with a straight right hand.
Karmax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadda Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karmax thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karmax uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fadda Jr.
Oswaldo Fadda Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Karmax connects with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Karmax.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karmax! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fadda Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Karmax counters with a straight right hand.
Karmax blocks a jab.
Karmax tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Fadda Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karmax avoids the body shot from Fadda Jr. #T1#
Karmax lands a right hook to the body.
Karmax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fadda Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Karmax's shoulder, as Karmax tries to avoid the shot.
A nice side step and Karmax releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Fadda Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Karmax slips a straight right by Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Fadda Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karmax misses with a jab to the body
and Fadda Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Fadda Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karmax misses with a body shot.
Fadda Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karmax throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fadda Jr.
Karmax cracks a nice hook into Fadda Jr's ribs.
Fadda Jr throws out a loose jab but Karmax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fadda Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karmax manages to avoid it.#T2#
Karmax fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fadda Jr lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fadda Jr throws a right hand that misses
enabling Karmax to counter with a crisp jab.
Karmax displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fadda Jr throws out the jab.
Karmax wants to counter with a clinch but Fadda Jr pushes him away.
Karmax scores with a nice head shot.
Karmax takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karmax takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fadda Jr connects with a jab.
Fadda Jr lands a jab to Karmax's midsection.
Fadda Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot #CL2#
and Karmax moves into the clinch.#BC#
Fadda Jr breaks the clinch.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook.
Fadda Jr lands an overhand right.#T3#
Fadda Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karmax.
Karmax fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fadda Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karmax was well out of range. Poor timing from Fadda Jr.
Fadda Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Karmax counters with a straight right hand.
Fadda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadda Jr takes a swing at Karmax's ribcage but misses.
Fadda Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fadda Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karmax's head backwards.
Karmax shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Fadda Jr eats them both and turns towards Karmax to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fadda Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Karmax is just out of range.
Karmax misses with a straight left.
Karmax moves out of range as Fadda Jr strikes.#T4#
Karmax tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Fadda Jr defends well and Karmax ends up having to push Fadda Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Fadda Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karmax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karmax has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fadda Jr thuds his right hand into Karmax's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Fadda Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fadda Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karmax takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fadda Jr throws the left hand but Karmax avoids the punch easily.
Decent striking displayed by Fadda Jr there.
Fadda Jr misses with a hook.
Karmax tries to bum rush Fadda Jr with a series of wild strikes but Fadda Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fadda Jr punishes Karmax's body with a nice straight punch.
Fadda Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karmax wants to counter the offense by Fadda Jr and move into the clinch 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 Oswaldo Fadda Jr.
I think Fadda Jr 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oswaldo Fadda Jr!
A relieved looking Oswaldo Fadda Jr 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: DMMA 301 Kersikov vs Kostov
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Karmax changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Doomsday looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Doomsday is trying to improve his position.
Doomsday regains half guard there - taking advantage of Karmax's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Karmax is trying to control the action in half guard but Doomsday is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Doomsday is trying to get back to full guard.
Karmax lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Karmax throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karmax slips a nice elbow through Doomsday's hands, connecting with Doomsday's forehead.
Karmax thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doomsday's head. #T1#
Doomsday tries to roll over but Karmax keeps him under control.
Doomsday taking some punishment here, with Karmax in his half guard.
Doomsday gets back to full guard.
Doomsday 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.
Karmax looking to pass the guard.
Karmax landing some decent shots from guard.
Karmax throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Karmax stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Doomsday has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Karmax manages to get his head free but now Doomsday has transitioned to an armbar! Karmax grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Doomsday! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kronos Doomsday!
A very excited looking Kronos Doomsday 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: DMMA 294 Drake vs Ekaku
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Karmax avoids a punch combination nicely.
Smith walks into a jab.
Karmax dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Karmax now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Karmax moves into the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Karmax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karmax scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smith misses with some punches. #T1#
Karmax lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Karmax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karmax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karmax or not. #TD2#
Karmax decides to pull guard.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Karmax keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith postures up. #SUB2#
Karmax has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Smith should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Karmax has tightened it up now! Smith should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Razkan Karmax!
A victorious Razkan Karmax thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Agent Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn'.

Event: DMMA 287 Kuomanen vs Khan
Date: Jan 28, 2024

#R1#
Karmax throws out a powerful jab.
Karmax 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.#CL#
Karmax has taken the fight to the clinch.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karmax stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Karmax.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
A nice left hand lands by King.
Karmax blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Karmax.
Karmax blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
King misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karmax softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King working aggressively here.
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!
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karmax tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karmax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King pushes Karmax back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King. #T1#
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Karmax backwards.
Karmax tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from King.
Karmax goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Karmax.
King misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Karmax.
Karmax lands a shoulder strike.
Karmax throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kings head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King.
Karmax's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Karmax pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King lands with a nice body punch.
King avoids the body shot from Karmax.
King looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karmax moves out of range of the leg kick from King.
Good exchange - Karmax coming out on top.#T2##CL#
Karmax closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Karmax's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karmax's elbow.
King lands a shoulder strike.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Karmax controls the action.
Karmax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Karmax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karmax blocking some punches.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by King.
Karmax tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Karmax back against the cage.
King blocks a body shot from Karmax.
King misses with a body punch.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Karmax.
King pushes Karmax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for King. #T3#
Karmax throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Karmax throws a head punch that misses.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Karmax.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karmax misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karmax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut.
King fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karmax misses with a punch on the inside.
Karmax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Karmax.
Karmax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
Karmax lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of King backwards.
King softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karmax blocking some punches.
King is trying to maintain a safe position but Karmax gets an underhook and turns King into the cage.
King misses with a body punch. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karmax softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karmax has a couple of punches blocked by King.
Karmax scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karmax lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#King is rocked!
Karmax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
King is still on wobbly legs! Can Karmax finish him?
Karmax lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Karmax.
Karmax lands a left hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Karmax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King tries to throw a body punch but Karmax avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Karmax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karmax unloads with a big right hand that wobbles King! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Karmax is unloading with more strikes now! King drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razkan Karmax!
Our winner, Razkan Karmax, 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: DMMA 280 Walton vs Spong
Date: Jan 07, 2024

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Karmax as Valentine shoots in.
Jab by Valentine.#CUT#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Valentine connects with a leg kick.
Valentine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karmax.
As Karmax backs away, Valentine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Karmax cracks Valentine with a good jab.
Karmax falls off balance throwing a combination
and Valentine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Karmax as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine 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.
Karmax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valentine.
Karmax throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Karmax fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valentine swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Karmax steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valentine.
A big left from Valentine misses.
Valentine scores with a nice strike.
Karmax throws an off balance right hand
letting Valentine counter with a right hand.
Karmax 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.
Valentine connects with a solid leg kick.
Karmax looks to land a right hand but Valentine moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Valentine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Valentine lands with a right hand. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Valentine. #ROC#Karmax is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Valentine has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Karmax is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Valentine yanks on the arm and Karmax is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Valentine.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lou Valentine!
A relieved looking Lou Valentine 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: DMMA 270 Tyler vs Zhdanov
Date: Dec 10, 2023

#R1#
Karmax ducks under a wild hook from About Don.#TD#
About Don shoots in and gets a takedown into Karmax's guard.
Karmax looking to control.
Karmax managing to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Karmax is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and About Don defends well.
About Don trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karmax trying to control the position.
About Don trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T1#
Karmax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. About Don manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Karmax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karmax throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
About Don has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Karmax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
About Don is trying to keep Karmax in close.
Karmax throwing strikes but missing.
Karmax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Karmax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karmax throws a big elbow that misses.
Karmax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karmax trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Karmax is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Karmax's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karmax chips away with some ground and pound.#T3#
About Don not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Karmax content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
About Don trying to keep a closed guard but Karmax is proving a slippery customer.
Karmax trying to control the position from guard on top but About Don is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Karmax throws a jab when About Don was well out of range.
Karmax stuffs the takedown.
Karmax just misses with a punch to the body.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karmax bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
About Don lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T4#
Karmax lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karmax looks to throw the jab but About Don is out of range.
Karmax misses the shot to the body.
About Don shoots in but Karmax avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Karmax is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Karmax leaves About Don with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Get Wet About Don. That's going to take a lot out of him.
About Don slips a jab from Karmax.
Nice defenses there by About Don.
It looked like About Don was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Karmax.
About Don throws a predictable looking body shot #TD2#
and Karmax counters with a single leg into guard. About Don didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karmax throwing strikes from guard but About Don blocks nicely.
About Don utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Razkan Karmax dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Karmax takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
About Don looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
About Don pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Karmax takes a swing at About Don's ribcage but misses.
About Don tries to counter with a takedown but Karmax is quick to defend against it.
Karmax misses with a body punch
and About Don counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
About Don with a jab.
About Don swings for the body but Karmax moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by About Don as he connects with a hook.
Karmax takes a swing at About Don's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Karmax gets caught napping as About Don dives in and scores a takedown. Karmax manages to retain guard.
About Don looking to sit in guard and control but Karmax gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karmax throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karmax's guard. Nice move by About Don!#REVR#
Karmax tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T1#
About Don controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Karmax has About Don pulled in close to control his posture.
About Don stopping the sweep attempt from Karmax.
Karmax is trying to hold About Don in close to prevent damage but About Don has managed to pass into half guard.
About Don is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karmax works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karmax working a defensive guard but About Don passes into half guard. #T2#
About Don slows the pace down in half guard.
Karmax has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Karmax is looking to control About Don's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karmax avoid being mounted?
Karmax won't allow About Don to pass to mount.
Karmax is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute About Don jumps into side control!
Karmax is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Karmax is looking to regain half guard here but About Don keeps moving and retains side control.
Karmax can't do much from the bottom here.
Karmax is working to avoid the ground and pound but About Don connects with a decent elbow. #T3#
Karmax regains half guard.
Karmax is looking to control About Don's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karmax avoid being mounted?
Karmax works his way to full guard. Good work.
Karmax pulls About Don in close to his closed guard and prevents About Don from doing any damage or advancing position.
About Don trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
Get Wet About Don overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karmax seems keen to control About Don's posture.
Karmax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. About Don manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T4#
Karmax not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karmax won't allow About Don to sweep him here.
Karmax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karmax throws an elbow that misses. About Don uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karmax's guard. Nice move by About Don!#REVR#
About Don looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Karmax holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Get Wet About Don 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#
About Don looks to land a left hand but Karmax moved out of range nicely.
Karmax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from About Don.
About Don misses with an uppercut. Karmax saw that one coming.#TD#
About Don drives through with a takedown into guard.
About Don won't allow Karmax to sweep him here.
About Don tries to free his leg and advance position but Karmax is retaining full guard.
Karmax keeping moving, preventing About Don from controlling successfully.
About Don is looking to work some ground and pound but Karmax has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Karmax lands a good elbow from the bottom.#T1#
Karmax controlling the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab by About Don.
Good standup being displayed there by About Don as he connects with a hook.
Get Wet About Don seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
About Don lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
About Don scores with the left hand. Karmax knows he should have avoided that one.
About Don slips a straight right by Karmax.
About Don is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Karmax takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
About Don is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karmax can do to turn this around?
About Don throws a shot from downtown. Karmax moves away and avoids it.
About Don shoots in looking for a takedown. Karmax tries to sprawl out of it but About Don keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Karmax manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
About Don keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but About Don is just out of range.
About Don half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
About Don misses with a looping left.
Karmax moves out of range of the strikes.
About Don misses with a body shot
and Karmax counters with a nice body shot.
About Don throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from About Don misses its intended target.
Karmax is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
About Don throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karmax walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
About Don takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karmax slips under a jab.
Karmax swings for the body but About Don moves out of range.
About Don slips under a jab from Karmax.#T3#
Karmax misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Karmax.
About Don lands a right hook to the body.
Karmax throws the left hand but About Don avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from About Don misses.
Karmax throws a big shot that misses.
Karmax misses with a wild combination.
About Don scores with a jab to the jaw.
Karmax misses with a low kick as About Don jumps back.
About Don sizes up Karmax with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karmax looks to land a left hand but About Don moved out of range nicely.#T4#
About Don throws a jab when Karmax was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Karmax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Karmax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and About Don counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karmax is trying to control About Don's posture but About Don avoids it.
About Don misses with the ground and pound.
About Don working away.
The referee asks About Don politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. About Don prefers to stall for the moment though.
Karmax regains half guard there - taking advantage of About Don's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Karmax trying to control but About Don postures up.
About Don is looking to stall here but Karmax recovers full guard.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Get Wet About Don!
An intense looking Get Wet About Don took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I am GWad, don of dons.'.

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

#R1#
Karmax takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sojka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Karmax.
Karmax swings for the body but Sojka moves out of range.
Sojka misses with an uppercut.
Sojka takes a swing at Karmax's ribcage but misses.
Karmax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sojka.
Karmax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sojka.
Sojka misses with an uppercut
and Karmax counters with a stiff right hand.
Sojka rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karmax counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sojka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sojka throws the left hand but Karmax avoids the punch easily.
Karmax tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sojka throws a jab when Karmax was well out of range.
Karmax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sojka manages to avoid it.
Sojka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sojka throws a jab when Karmax was well out of range.
Karmax throws out a counter right but Sojka avoids it with no problem.
Karmax just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Sojka lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Sojka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sojka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Karmax is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Karmax misses the shot to the body.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karmax lands a right hook to the body.
Sojka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karmax was well out of range. Poor timing from Sojka.
Sojka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sojka lands a really nice looking cross but Karmax seems unphased.
Karmax on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Karmax slips under a jab.
Karmax slips under a jab from Sojka.
Karmax throws a shot from downtown. Sojka moves away and avoids it.
Karmax slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka loads up on a big right hand but Karmax slips the punch.
Albert Sojka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sojka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Sojka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karmax to score with a decent uppercut.
The fighters circling - Sojka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karmax looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karmax is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Sojka rather than just go for the knockout.#TD2#
Sojka gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Karmax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sojka keeping moving, preventing Karmax from controlling successfully.
Karmax is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Karmax stops Sojka from standing up.
Sojka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sojka wants to stand up but Karmax is controlling him.
Karmax missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Karmax is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Karmax working some strikes from top position.
Sojka is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Karmax is controlling him.
Karmax missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karmax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karmax controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karmax trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Karmax advances to half guard. #ES#
Sojka has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Karmax is on him like a limpet, forcing Sojka back against the cage.#T4#
Sojka blocks an uppercut.
Sojka misses with a punch to the body.
Sojka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sojka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Karmax swings wildly with an uppercut but Sojka uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karmax.
Karmax misses with some punches.
Sojka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karmax tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sojka looking to slow down the pace here.
Karmax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karmax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sojka blocks a body shot from Karmax.
Still in the clinch, Karmax scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sojka swings wildly with an uppercut but Karmax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sojka pushes Karmax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Razkan Karmax will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sojka misses with a body shot.
Sojka connects with the punch.
Sojka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Karmax coming out on top.#CUT2#It looks like Albert Sojka has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karmax. Sojka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karmax is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sojka.
Sojka seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Karmax shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Sojka is backing up but Karmax catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Sojka covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Karmax Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razkan Karmax!
Razkan Karmax seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GAMMA#1008 Joosep v Orlando
Date: Jul 22, 2023

#R1#
Karmax tries to land a leg kick but Yu Tai saw it coming and moves away.
Yu Tai misses with a left hand
and Karmax counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yu Tai connects with a leg kick.
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but Yu Tai is just out of range.
Karmax misses with a left hand
and Yu Tai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Yu Tai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karmax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karmax with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yu Tai makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karmax missing with a left hand there. Yu Tai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karmax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a leg kick
and Karmax counters with an inside leg kick.
Yu Tai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu Tai wants to land a leg kick but Karmax is out of range.
Karmax walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#T1#
Karmax scores with a jab to the body.
Karmax throws a looping overhand right but Yu Tai ducks down to avoid it.
Yu Tai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
Karmax keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yu Tai.
Karmax takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Karmax scores with a sloppy right hand. Yu Tai should have avoided that one.
Karmax scores with a nice head shot.
Karmax takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Karmax throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karmax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a head kick. #T2#
Karmax throws a sloppy body shot
and Yu Tai counters 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!
Yu Tai looks for the body kick but Karmax saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Karmax buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karmax.
Yu Tai swings for the body but Karmax moves out of range.
Karmax moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yu Tai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karmax moves away.
Yu Tai tried to score with a low kick but Karmax checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Karmax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A low kick from Yu Tai misses #TD2#
and Karmax counters with a shoot takedown. Yu Tai fights it but they end up in guard. #T3#
Karmax stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yu Tai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Yu Tai wants to sweep here but Karmax controlling him for the moment.
Karmax keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Yu Tai's head.
Karmax controls from within his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karmax accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yu Tai seems keen to control Karmax's posture.
Karmax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karmax trying to control but Yu Tai is working from the bottom.
Yu Tai controls Karmax momentarily but Karmax frees himself. #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.
Karmax working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yu Tai's head.
Karmax won't allow Yu Tai to sweep him here.
Yu Tai pulls Karmax in close to prevent any damage.
Yu Tai is looking to stand up but Karmax isn't so interested in that idea.
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karmax passes Yu Tai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yu Tai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Karmax on the ground.
Karmax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karmax wants to control but Yu Tai is keeping him busy.
Karmax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Razkan Karmax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax'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.#R2#
Yu Tai slips under a jab from Karmax.
Karmax sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Yu Tai throws a lazy right hand but Karmax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karmax throws a chopping leg kick but Yu Tai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Karmax checks a leg kick nicely.
Karmax throws out a loose jab but Yu Tai uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Yu Tai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yu Tai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Karmax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yu Tai was well out of range. Poor timing from Karmax.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Karmax avoids it easily.
Karmax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yu Tai counters with an inside leg kick.
Karmax thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karmax wants to slow Yu Tai down by chopping away at his legs.
Yu Tai quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.#T1#
Karmax takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yu Tai throws the left hand but Karmax avoids the punch easily.
Yu Tai scores with a nice head shot.
Yu Tai looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Karmax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Razkan Karmax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karmax throws a good cross that connects.
Yu Tai clobbers Karmax with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Karmax misses the target.
The fighters circling - Karmax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karmax tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yu Tai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Yu Tai misses the target.
Karmax pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yu Tai back to the cage. Karmax follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T2#
Karmax looks to clinch
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick from Karmax, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yu Tai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD2#
Karmax closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Yu Tai to the mat! Yu Tai manages to get full guard.

Yu Tai pushes Karmax off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Karmax lands with a shot to the body.
Karmax lands a slapping body shot.
Yu Tai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karmax to score with a decent uppercut.
Karmax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yu Tai counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Yu Tai. #T3#
Yu Tai tried to score with a low kick but Karmax checks it.
Karmax fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yu Tai.
Good leg kick by Yu Tai.
Yu Tai slips a jab and a cross from Karmax.
Karmax moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yu Tai cracks Karmax with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Karmax. Beautiful body shot.
Yu Tai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yu Tai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karmax throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range. #T4#
Karmax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karmax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yu Tai throws a hook but Karmax avoids it easily.
Karmax listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Karmax takes a swing at Yu Tai's ribcage but misses.
A nice leg kick from Karmax, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yu Tai lands an overhand right.
Yu Tai throws the kick towards the body but Karmax avoids it.
Yu Tai just misses with a punch to the body.
Karmax throws a lazy uppercut
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Razkan Karmax will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax's cut.
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#
Karmax throws a body punch but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yu Tai. Karmax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karmax misses with a leg kick.
Karmax fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yu Tai on the side of the head.
Yu Tai takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yu Tai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Karmax throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai 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.
Yu Tai throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Karmax scores with a one two! Yu Tai had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yu Tai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yu Tai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T1#
Karmax throws a leg kick which misses Yu Tai's front leg but catches the back leg as Yu Tai tries to avoid it.
Karmax swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karmax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yu Tai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Karmax misses
and Yu Tai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karmax moves in looking to clinch but Yu Tai pushes him off.
Karmax swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yu Tai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karmax swings for the body but Yu Tai moves out of range.
Karmax thows a leg kick but Yu Tai checks it
and Yu Tai counters with a stiff right hand.
Yu Tai avoids the head kick by Karmax.
Yu Tai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Karmax at a distance. #T2#
Karmax throws a leg kick
and Yu Tai counters with a straight right hand.
Karmax throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yu Tai counters with a huge left! Karmax is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yu Tai isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Karmax from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yu Tai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tam Yu Tai!
A relieved looking Tam Yu Tai 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: GAMMA#1005 Herbert v Rua
Date: Jul 01, 2023

#R1#
Weight lands a jab to Karmax's midsection.
Karmax connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Karmax throws a good cross that connects.
Karmax lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weight. Karmax does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weight just misses with a punch to the body.
Weight moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karmax lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#It looks like Welter Weight has been cut.
Weight moves out of range of the leg kick from Karmax.
Weight throws a combination that misses
and Karmax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karmax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karmax with a nice calf kick.#T1#
Weight moves away from the strike by Karmax.
Weight wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Karmax thows a leg kick but Weight checks it
enabling Weight to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Karmax throws a leg kick which misses Weight's front leg but catches the back leg as Weight tries to avoid it.
Weight misses with a straight right. #TD#
Karmax closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karmax thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weight's head.
Karmax not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Weight pushes Karmax off looking to stand but Karmax dives back in and keeps control.
Karmax thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Weight's head.
Karmax throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T2#
Weight tries to roll over but Karmax keeps him under control.
Karmax looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karmax wants to control but Weight is keeping him busy.
Karmax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karmax is thwarting Weight's attempts to control the position.
Karmax wants to lay and pray for a moment but Weight keeps working.
Karmax is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Karmax drops an elbow to the side of Weight's head.
Weight gets back to full guard.
Karmax postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T3#
Weight avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Weight has Karmax pulled in close to control his posture.
Karmax throws an elbow that misses. Weight uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Karmax's guard. Nice move by Weight!#REVB#
Weight won't allow Karmax to sweep him here.
Karmax is looking to sweep but instead, Weight has passed into half guard.
Karmax tries to get to full guard but Weight has control of the leg. #SUB#
Weight looks to get to his feet but Karmax has hold of an arm. He's persisting with trying to stand up and Karmax certainly isn't letting go of the arm! Karmax seems to be the aggressor now - he's rolled into the armbar and extended it - Weight is clearly in a lot of pain. He's tapping! He's tapping! What an ending! One minute you're in a dominant position, the next you've got a notch in the loss column - that's why we all love this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Razkan Karmax!
During a confident post fight interview, Razkan Karmax thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: GAMMA#1000 Aurelius v Orlando
Date: May 27, 2023

#R1#
McCraken misses with a kick to the body
and Karmax counters with a straight right hand.
Karmax steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from McCraken. That one must have hurt.
McCraken swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCraken wants to land a leg kick but Karmax is out of range.
McCraken lands a nice looking body shot.
The fighters circling - Karmax throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCraken throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
McCraken clobbers Karmax with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Karmax moves forwards but McCraken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Karmax.
Karmax jabs McCraken to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karmax throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Karmax scores with a decent looking hook.
Karmax blocks a head kick by McCraken.
McCraken delivers a nice body kick.
McCraken misses with a leg kick. #T1#
A big right from McCraken misses.
Karmax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Karmax checks the leg kick.
Karmax is looking to counter punch.
Karmax misses with a series of wild punches. #KD#
Karmax drops McCraken with a left and a right! Oh, McCraken is hurt - Karmax dives into side control looking to finish! #ROC#McCraken is rocked!
Karmax scoring with punches from side control.
McCraken is still in real trouble! Can Karmax finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karmax landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Karmax looks up at the clock and then as McCraken takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Karmax smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McCraken is working to avoid the ground and pound but Karmax connects with a decent elbow.
Karmax tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Karmax 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.
McCraken tries to buck Karmax off but Karmax is having none of it.
Karmax lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Karmax working the body and head with strikes.
Karmax lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McCraken keeping his opponent close.
Karmax works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T2#
Karmax working the ground and pound from side control.
McCraken seems to have recovered his senses.
Karmax is looking to take a break and control but McCraken is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karmax working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Karmax landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
McCraken tries to buck Karmax off but Karmax is having none of it.
Karmax is trying to ground and pound but McCraken uses the momentary lack of control by Karmax to regain half guard.
McCraken is looking to improve his position.
Karmax working over McCraken with some ground and pound. McCraken looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#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. Karmax connects with a nice short shot to McCraken's temple.
Karmax sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCraken defending well though.
Karmax is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McCraken trying to hold on to Karmax's head to control him but Karmax postures up.
Karmax working McCraken over with strikes.
Karmax lands strikes from half guard.
McCraken tries to get to full guard but Karmax has control of the leg.
McCraken on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Karmax looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCraken with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T4#
McCraken tries to get to full guard but Karmax has control of the leg.
Karmax drops an elbow to the side of McCraken's head.
McCraken really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karmax. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karmax slows the pace down in half guard.
Karmax prevents McCraken from improving his position.
McCraken trying to control from the bottom.
McCraken is doing well to control the position and prevent Karmax from advancing to side control.
Karmax winds up and cracks McCraken with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCraken keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Razkan Karmax dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karmax was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
Karmax tries to counter with a takedown but McCraken is quick to defend against it.
Karmax slips under a jab.
McCraken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McCraken throws a body punch but Karmax moves out of range.
McCraken connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McCraken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Karmax uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for McCraken.
McCraken throws a sloppy head kick and Karmax moves out of range easily.
McCraken connects with a solid leg kick.
Karmax looks to throw the jab but McCraken is out of range.
McCraken throws out a counter right but Karmax avoids it with no problem.
Karmax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCraken sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCraken connects with a body shot.
Karmax moves out of range of the leg kick from McCraken.
McCraken scores with the left hand. Karmax knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCraken throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dougal McCraken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Karmax rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McCraken counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Karmax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCraken misses with a kick to the body.
It looked like Karmax was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCraken.
McCraken moves out of range of the strikes.
McCraken looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karmax moves out of range as McCraken throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - McCraken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karmax lands a jab to McCraken's midsection.
Karmax throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
McCraken flicks out a counter leg kick but Karmax steps away.
McCraken fakes the leg kick and cracks Karmax in the body.
McCraken connects with a single shot there.
McCraken throws a half hearted mid kick.
Karmax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCraken can do to turn this around?
Decent striking displayed by McCraken there.
A big right from Karmax misses.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karmax.#T2#
Karmax throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karmax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karmax scores with a sloppy right hand. McCraken should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karmax shoots in looking for a takedown but McCraken manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karmax's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McCraken scores with a jab to the jaw.
McCraken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McCraken with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karmax lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Karmax moves away from the strike by McCraken.
McCraken throws a lazy right hand but Karmax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCraken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karmax.
McCraken stuns Karmax with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick from McCraken is predictable there
and Karmax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCraken slips a straight right by Karmax.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCraken. #T3#
McCraken misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Karmax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCraken throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax counters with a right hand to the body.
McCraken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karmax takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karmax throws a right and a left that McCraken avoids nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Karmax.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCraken.
Karmax misses the shot to the body.
Dougal McCraken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCraken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McCraken uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karmax.
Dougal McCraken seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCraken scores with a shot to the body.
McCraken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karmax.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCraken. #T4#
McCraken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Karmax.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karmax throws an overhand right that lands on McCraken's shoulder, as McCraken tries to avoid the shot.
McCraken only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McCraken scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCraken blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice side step and McCraken releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCraken misses with a wild body shot.
Karmax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McCraken scores with a jab.
McCraken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#TD#
Karmax shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McCraken's guard.
McCraken is trying to control the position but Karmax postures up.
Karmax landing with the ground and pound.
Karmax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dougal McCraken 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#
Karmax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karmax. McCraken does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karmax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McCraken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McCraken moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karmax avoids a kick to the body.
A quick step to the side and Karmax tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCraken lands a jab to the head.
McCraken throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karmax stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karmax was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
Karmax cracks McCraken with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax misses with a double jab
and McCraken counters with a good low kick that Karmax was not able to check.
Karmax defending well as McCraken loads up on a big left hand.
McCraken lands with a good body shot.
McCraken misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Karmax misses its target.#T1#
McCraken gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Karmax misses with a wild body shot.
McCraken with a hook.
The fighters circling - McCraken throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCraken throws a leg kick which misses Karmax's front leg but catches the back leg as Karmax tries to avoid it.
McCraken tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karmax was well out of range. Poor timing from McCraken.
Karmax avoids the body shot from McCraken.
McCraken throws a big shot that misses.
McCraken with the inside leg kick.
McCraken is looking to land body kicks.
McCraken moves away from the strike by Karmax.
McCraken misses with a straight right.
Karmax throws a jab when McCraken was well out of range.
Karmax digs a good body shot into McCraken's ribs.#T2#
A swing and a miss from Karmax.
A nice side step and McCraken releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Karmax misses the shot to the body.
Karmax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Karmax.
Karmax moves out of range of the strikes.
McCraken throws a front kick that sends Karmax stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karmax throws a body punch but McCraken moves out of range.
A punch combination from McCraken misses.
McCraken tests Karmax's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCraken stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCraken lands with a hook. Karmax tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCraken misses with a body punch
and Karmax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McCraken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - McCraken coming out on top.#T3#
Karmax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karmax moves out of range of the leg kick from McCraken.
McCraken throws an off balance right hand
and Karmax counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from McCraken misses.
Karmax misses with a series of wild punches.
Karmax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCraken was well out of range. Poor timing from Karmax.
McCraken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McCraken shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCraken throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCraken lands a nice hook to Karmax's body. Karmax takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCraken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karmax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T4#
McCraken is looking to slow Karmax down with leg kicks.
Karmax connects with a right hand. McCraken shakes it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karmax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCraken manages to avoid it.
McCraken uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Karmax has time to react.
Karmax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCraken slips a jab and a cross from Karmax.
Karmax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCraken.
Nice shot by McCraken.
McCraken waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karmax.
Karmax is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Karmax takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCraken takes one on the button.
Karmax throws a body shot but no joy.
McCraken appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCraken takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but McCraken is just out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dougal McCraken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCraken 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dougal McCraken!
A relieved looking Dougal McCraken 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: GAMMA#996 Jubei v Hugo
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1#
Camble has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Karmax.
A swing and a miss from Karmax.
Karmax takes a swing at Camble's ribcage but misses.
Camble rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karmax counters with a left and a right that stings Camble.
Karmax works Camble's body with a nice hook.
Karmax misses with a straight right.
Camble throws a hook to the side of Karmax's head but Karmax sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karmax has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Camble is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Camble drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Karmax misses.
Camble connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Camble misses with a lunging right hand
and Karmax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Camble finds it's way through Karmax's defenses.
Camble keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Camble.#TD#
Camble shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Karmax is trying to defend but Camble finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB#
Karmax is defending against the submission attempts here by Camble. #T1#
Camble prevents Karmax from improving his position.
Camble wants to pass to mount but Karmax is defending the position.
Camble trying to control the action but Karmax is working from the bottom.
Karmax is looking to control Camble's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Karmax avoid being mounted?
Karmax keeping hold of Camble's head, controlling as best he can.
Camble winds up and cracks Karmax with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Karmax regains full guard. Nicely done.
Camble scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karmax looking for a sweep. Not yet Karmax, not yet.
Karmax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax is pulling down on Camble's head to control his posture.
Camble trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
Karmax keeping full guard, as Camble tries to pass.
Camble wants to control from the top but Karmax keeps moving.
Karmax controlling the position.
Karmax wants to sweep here but Camble controlling him for the moment.
Karmax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Camble looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Camble with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Karmax to score with a decent uppercut.
Camble tries to score a power double leg takedown but Karmax sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Camble somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Karmax! But no joy.
Karmax lands a leg kick that knocks Camble off balance momentarily.
Karmax works Camble's body with a nice hook.
Camble throws a lazy right hand but Karmax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karmax looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Karmax lunges at Camble with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Camble's hand.
Camble looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T4#
Camble misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Karmax on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Camble slips a straight right by Karmax.
Camble misses with a hook.
Karmax throws a big shot that misses.
Camble misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Camble lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karmax doesn't seem phased though.
Camble throws a body punch but Karmax moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Camble, right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camble throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Camble throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karmax appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Camble misses with an uppercut. Karmax saw that one coming.
Camble throws a jab but it's blocked by Karmax.
A thudding body kick lands there by Camble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Razkan Karmax will probably get the nod.
That's time! Camble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
No joy there for Karmax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karmax.
Camble throws an overhand right that lands on Karmax's shoulder, as Karmax tries to avoid the shot.
Camble throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD#
Camble shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Camble showed some decent athleticism there.
Camble looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karmax with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karmax preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Camble slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camble prevents Karmax from improving his position.#T1#
Camble thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Karmax's head.
Camble thows a huge punch but Karmax dodges it nicely.
Camble is trying to control the action in half guard but Karmax is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Karmax tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Camble has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Karmax can't escape the position.
Camble lands a nice shot to the head.
Karmax wants to hold on but Camble pushes him away.#SUB#
Camble jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Karmax is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Karmax and Camble has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Camble tries to advance to mount but can't. #T2#
Camble wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karmax keeps working.
Karmax is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Karmax tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Camble wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Camble is working Karmax over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mike Camble overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karmax gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Karmax regains full guard. Nicely done.
Camble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karmax swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Camble trying to control the position from guard on top but Karmax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camble looking to pass the guard. #T3#
Camble sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karmax looking to control.
Camble loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Camble scoring with punches to the head and body.
Camble makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Camble wants to control from the top but Karmax keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Camble's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Karmax pulls Camble in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Camble wants to control from the top but Karmax keeps moving.
Karmax trying to control the position.
Camble trying to control but Karmax is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Camble throwing strikes but missing.
Camble wants to pass the guard but Karmax is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Karmax throws an overhand right that lands on Camble's shoulder, as Camble tries to avoid the shot.
Mike Camble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Camble misses with a straight right.
Camble fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like Karmax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Camble dominated that second round.
That's time! Camble's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Camble gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Karmax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karmax takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Camble throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Camble thinking.
Camble shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Camble dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Camble on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Camble scores with a four punch combination!
Razkan Karmax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Camble swings widly with a right hand
and Karmax counters with a straight right hand.
Karmax takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camble swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karmax throws a body shot but no joy.
Camble uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karmax.
Karmax moves out of range of the body kick from Camble.
Camble waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karmax.#T1#
Camble closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Camble throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Camble jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karmax doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karmax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Camble.
Karmax lands the left hand.
Karmax throws a jab but it's blocked by Camble.
A little feinted left hand from Camble on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karmax throws a shot from downtown. Camble moves away and avoids it.
Camble misses with a hook. Karmax ducked under it nicely.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Camble lands a glancing blow to the side of Karmax's head.#TD#
Camble gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SUB#
Camble is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Karmax knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Karmax manages to work his way to half guard, despite Camble's best efforts.#T2#
Camble prevents Karmax from improving his position.
Camble is thwarting Karmax's attempts to control the position.
Karmax wants to improve his position but Camble is controlling well.
Karmax is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Camble's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Camble's back!
Camble tries to roll but Karmax sticks to his back.
Camble is working hard here to advance position.
Karmax is looking to control Camble but Camble is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Camble tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T3#
Karmax with shots to the head and body - Camble looks very uncomfortable down there.
Karmax landing strikes from the mount.
Camble can't escape the position.
Karmax dominating with strikes here.
Karmax lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Camble regains half guard.
Karmax wants to control but Camble is keeping him busy.
Karmax is looking to pass Camble's guard but actually Camble recovers to full guard.
Camble controls Karmax momentarily but Karmax frees himself.
Karmax trying to control but Camble is working from the bottom. #T4#
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Camble keeping moving, preventing Karmax from controlling successfully.
Karmax is in close to Camble's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karmax is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Camble wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Camble looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Karmax postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karmax scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Razkan Karmax comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karmax 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: GAMMA#992 Lovanov v Canada
Date: Apr 01, 2023

#R1#
Karmax loads up on a big right hand but Rodgers slips the punch.
Rodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rodgers , as that shot connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rodgers .
Karmax throws a right and a left that Rodgers avoids nicely.
Rodgers cracks Karmax with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Karmax checks a low kick from Rodgers .
Karmax fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
Rodgers moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Rodgers breaks from the clinch.
Rodgers avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodgers feints and then cracks Karmax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karmax down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karmax misses with a looping right.
Karmax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodgers with the inside leg kick.
Rodgers misses with a body shot.
Rodgers 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#
Rodgers avoids the body shot from Karmax.
Rodgers feints a counter leg kick.
Rodgers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karmax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karmax digs a good body shot into Rodgers 's ribs.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Rodgers is predictable there
letting Karmax counter with a right hand.
Keith Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karmax.
Karmax needs to keep his hands up - Rodgers had a free shot at his head there.
Rodgers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karmax on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rodgers misses with a body shot
enabling Karmax to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karmax looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Karmax misses with a wild body shot.
Karmax just misses with a punch to the body.
Rodgers throws a body shot but no joy.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Rodgers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Karmax takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rodgers jabs Karmax to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karmax slips a straight right by Rodgers .
A quick step to the side and Karmax tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers walks into a jab.
Rodgers throws a nice head kick!
Rodgers slips a jab and a cross from Karmax.
Rodgers moves out of range of the strikes.
Karmax takes a swing at Rodgers 's ribcage but misses.
Rodgers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T3#
Rodgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karmax moves away.
Karmax circles away from the clinch attempt#TD#
and Karmax counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Karmax wants to control from the top but Rodgers keeps moving.
Karmax stopping the sweep attempt from Rodgers .#SUB2#
Rodgers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Karmax gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
Rodgers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Karmax doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Karmax manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Rodgers looking for subs off his back but Karmax has passed one foot through into half guard. #T4#
Rodgers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Karmax scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodgers wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rodgers is looking to control Karmax's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rodgers avoid being mounted?
Karmax drops an elbow to the side of Rodgers 's head.
Karmax 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.
Karmax landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Karmax.
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!
Karmax prevents Rodgers from improving his position.
Karmax scoring with strikes to the body and head.
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 Razkan Karmax will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Rodgers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rodgers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karmax doesn't seem bothered though.
Rodgers scores with a hook.
Rodgers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rodgers stuns Karmax with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice shot by Rodgers .
Karmax swings for the body but Rodgers moves out of range.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rodgers sizes up Karmax with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL2#
Rodgers clinches up with Karmax and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodgers tries to throw a body punch but Karmax avoids it by throwing Rodgers back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rodgers fails to land.
Karmax can't find room to land a body shot as Rodgers controls the action.
Rodgers throws a punch but it's blocked by Karmax.
Karmax lands a body shot.
Karmax presses Rodgers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Karmax. #T1#
Karmax tries to throw a body punch but Rodgers avoids it by throwing Karmax back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Karmax.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karmax.
Rodgers tries a body shot but Karmax blocks it.
Rodgers can't find room to land a body shot as Karmax controls the action.
A short left from Karmax.
Still in the clinch, Rodgers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karmax fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Rodgers tightens his grip and picks Karmax up, before dumping him to the ground. Karmax manages to land in guard.
Karmax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Karmax pulls Rodgers in close to prevent any damage.
Karmax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rodgers stopping the sweep attempt from Karmax.#T2#
Rodgers is fighting to break Karmax's control of his arms but Karmax is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rodgers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karmax is trying to hold Rodgers in close to prevent damage but Rodgers has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodgers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Karmax keeps working.
Karmax tries to get to full guard but Rodgers has control of the leg.
Karmax wants to control but Rodgers is keeping busy.
Rodgers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Karmax manages to get to full guard. #T3#
Karmax wants to sweep but no luck.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodgers cracks Karmax with a solid left hand.
Rodgers working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rodgers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Karmax has control of Rodgers 's left arm, preventing Rodgers from doing any damage.
Rodgers is looking to work some ground and pound but Karmax has wrist control.
Rodgers lands a couple of elbows.
Karmax wants to sweep here but Rodgers controlling him for the moment.
Rodgers chips away with some ground and pound.#T4#
Rodgers pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karmax is keeping the position for now.
Karmax 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#
Razkan Karmax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rodgers taking some punishment here, with Karmax in his half guard.
Rodgers is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Rodgers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodgers wants to improve his position but Karmax is controlling well.
Rodgers has a hand on Karmax's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Karmax takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Rodgers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Karmax with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rodgers to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Rodgers .
Rodgers connects with a crisp jab.
Rodgers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Karmax counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karmax.
Karmax takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karmax is looking to wear down Rodgers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jab from Rodgers .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers loads up on a big right hand but Karmax slips the punch.
Karmax is looking to counter punch.
Karmax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karmax misses with a body shot.
Rodgers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rodgers looks to score with a jab to the body but Karmax is just out of range.#T1#
Rodgers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karmax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rodgers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karmax takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rodgers lands with a straight right. Karmax didn't see that one coming.
Karmax feints and then cracks Rodgers 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rodgers down.
Karmax 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.
Rodgers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Karmax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rodgers throws a leg kick but Karmax checks it.
Karmax misses with a right hand
and Rodgers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
Karmax misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodgers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Karmax gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rodgers .#T2#
Karmax scores with a jab to the head.
Rodgers cracks Karmax with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karmax lands a nice shot to the body.
Rodgers throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Karmax misses its intended target.
Rodgers throws a leg kick which misses Karmax's front leg but catches the back leg as Karmax tries to avoid it.
Karmax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rodgers feints a counter leg kick.
Rodgers throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Rodgers misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rodgers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rodgers scores with a nice strike.
Rodgers scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Rodgers .
Karmax just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
As Rodgers tries to get set, Karmax tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodgers manages to avoid the attempt.
Rodgers tries for a takedown but Karmax circles away easily
and Karmax counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karmax.
Keith Rodgers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karmax blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karmax. Rodgers does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rodgers .
Karmax has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodgers finds it's way round the side to connect with Karmax's head.
Rodgers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karmax.
Rodgers swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rodgers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karmax uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rodgers .
Karmax dips to his left and cracks Rodgers with an uppercut!
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but Rodgers is just out of range.
Rodgers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karmax thuds a left hand into Rodgers 's body.#T4#
Karmax lands a glancing blow to the side of Rodgers 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rodgers doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Karmax counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#Rodgers is rocked!
Rodgers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Karmax ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Rodgers out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Razkan Karmax!
A very excited looking Razkan Karmax 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: GAMMA#987 Aurelius v Rectal
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1##CL#
Gerber has closed the distance and engaged Karmax in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Karmax scores with a nice short uppercut.
Karmax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karmax lands with a short shot to the head.
Karmax swings wildly with an uppercut but Gerber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karmax lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gerber is working for takedown but Karmax is calmly controlling the position for now.
Karmax lands a left hand.
Karmax misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karmax has a couple of punches blocked by Gerber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax misses with a body punch.
Karmax is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gerber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gerber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gerber gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Karmax.
Karmax misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Gerber blocks a body shot from Karmax.
Gerber throws a head punch that misses.
Gerber blocking some punches.
Karmax lands a hook that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
Karmax wants to take the fight to the mat but Gerber manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Romulus Gerber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Razkan Karmax.
Gerber blocks a body shot from Karmax.
Karmax is trying to drag Gerber to the mat but Gerber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Karmax misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerber.
A nice left hand lands by Karmax.
Karmax lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
Karmax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Karmax goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karmax lands a nice uppercut.
Karmax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karmax goes for a takedown attempt but Gerber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Karmax swings for the body but Gerber moves out of range.
A big left from Karmax misses.
Karmax ducks under a wild hook from Gerber.
Karmax rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gerber is looking to counter punch.
Karmax misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Gerber moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerber creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Karmax tries to throw a body punch but Gerber avoids it by throwing Karmax back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Karmax. #T3#
Karmax lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gerber fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karmax makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Karmax lands a hook that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
Karmax lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerber.
Gerber throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Karmaxs head.
Karmax lands with a left to the head.
Karmax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Karmax struggles to land a body shot inside as Gerber controls his hands.
Gerber lands with a left to the head.
Karmax can't find room to land a body shot as Gerber controls the action. #T4#
Gerber throws a punch but it's blocked by Karmax.
Gerber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karmax misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karmax.
Gerber blocks a body shot from Karmax. #BC2#
Karmax breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Karmax connects with a body shot that sends Gerber's belly button to the back.
Karmax fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karmax misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to the body from Karmax misses
and Gerber counters with a stiff right hand.
Gerber slips under a jab from Karmax.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Razkan Karmax dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax's cut.
That's time! Gerber's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Karmax throws a body shot but no joy.
Karmax is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gerber rather than just go for the knockout.
Karmax looks to land a left hand but Gerber moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Karmax.
Karmax throws the left hand but Gerber avoids the punch easily.
Gerber swings widly with a right hand
and Karmax counters with a nice uppercut.
Karmax misses with a double jab #CL#
and Gerber counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Razkan Karmax seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karmax lands a left hand.
Gerber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karmax's elbow. #T1#
Karmax is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gerber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Karmax lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Karmax scores with a hook to the body.
Karmax avoids the elbow strike from Gerber, against the cage.
Gerber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gerber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karmax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Karmax on the inside.
Karmax lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karmax scores with a nice hook to the head.
Karmax lands an uppercut.
Gerber swings wildly with an uppercut but Karmax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karmax is struggling to control the position.
Karmax lands a shot to the body.#T2#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Karmax takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Gerber misses with the head strike.
Karmax lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karmax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Karmax misses with some punches.
Karmax presses Gerber against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karmax has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gerber blocks the elbow strike.
Karmax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karmax softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Karmax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gerber's elbow.
Karmax lands a nice uppercut.
Karmax lands with a right to the head.
Gerber blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Karmax misses with a punch to the body.
Karmax goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Karmax works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Karmax softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Karmax.
Karmax tries to work over Gerber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Karmax throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gerber just misses with a elbow thrown towards Karmax's brow.
Karmax lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gerber backwards.
Karmax lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karmax tries to throw a body punch but Gerber avoids it by throwing Karmax back against the cage.
Gerber tries to throw a body punch but Karmax avoids it by throwing Gerber back against the cage.
Gerber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Karmax working aggressively here.
Gerber is pressed up against the cage. Karmax has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gerber down to the mat. Gerber avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T4#
Decent striking displayed by Karmax there.
Karmax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gerber.
Karmax just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGerber.
Gerber misses with a wild body shot.
Karmax swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Razkan Karmax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karmax keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Karmax.
Gerber misses with a kick to the body
and Karmax counters with a straight right hand.
Karmax lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Karmax throws a leg kick which misses Gerber's front leg but catches the back leg as Gerber tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Razkan Karmax showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gerber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karmax.
Gerber is looking to counter with head kicks.
Gerber swings away with a body shot that misses
and Karmax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karmax getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Karmax lands a jab.
Karmax rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gerber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karmax stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerber slips a straight right by Karmax.
Gerber tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karmax manages to circle out of the way.
Razkan Karmax seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karmax swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gerber counters with a low kick, right behind Karmax 's knee.
A shot to the body from Karmax misses
and Gerber makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T1#
Gerber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karmax. Gerber does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerber lands an overhand right.
Karmax lands a nice shot to the body.
Karmax scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karmax lands a nice looking body shot.
A combination from Karmax does no damage.
Gerber swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Romulus Gerber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Karmax misses with a lunging right hand
and Gerber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karmax scores with a leg kick.
Gerber defending well as Karmax loads up on a big left hand.
Gerber misses with a left hand
and Karmax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karmax throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerber moves in looking to clinch but Karmax pushes him off.
Gerber misses the body punch
and Karmax counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Karmax lands an overhand right.#T3#
Karmax avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Karmax looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gerber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Karmax is able to avoid easily.
Gerber takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A combination from Karmax does no damage.
Gerber takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gerber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karmax throws a nice looking combination but Gerber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gerber throwing a counter right hand but Karmax manages to avoid it.
Gerber ducks right into an uppercut from Karmax. #T4#
Gerber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And Gerber counters with a quick kick to the body but Karmax blocks it.
Karmax takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gerber throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Karmax counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Karmax looks to land a combination. Gerber sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karmax scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #ROC2#Gerber is rocked!
Some wild striking there from Karmax.
Gerber jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Gerber bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 09, 2022

#R1#
The crowd cheers as Clement lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karmax doesn't seem phased though.
Clement tries to land a leg kick but Karmax saw it coming and moves away.
Clement throws a body punch but Karmax moves out of range.
It seemed like Karmax was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Clement misses.
Karmax ducks under a wild hook from Clement.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Karmax takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clement motions for Karmax to come forward. Clement throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Clement lands a jab.#CUT#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Clement lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Clement 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That kick from Clement tenderised Karmax's leg. Karmax is trying to keep his angry face on.
Karmax lands a really nice looking cross but Clement seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karmax uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clement.
Clement sets himself, and Karmax steps forward looking for the clinch! Clement avoids it this time.#T1#
A slow jab from Karmax misses its intended target.
Hugo Clement is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clement throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karmax now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Karmax throws a sloppy body shot
and Clement counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Karmax checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Clement misses with a low kick as Karmax jumps back.
Karmax rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clement moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Karmax connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Clement momentarily.
Clement displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karmax throws out the jab.
Clement misses with a leg kick
and Clement takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karmax tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clement was well out of range. Poor timing from Karmax.
Karmax lands a right hook to the body.
Karmax takes a swing at Clement's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Clement on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karmax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clement manages to avoid it.
Clement wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#T2#
Clement throws a right hand that Karmax ducks under and follows up with a left that Karmax also avoids with ease.
Clement connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Karmax's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karmax lands a nice leg kick that just misses Clement's sensitive parts.
Karmax moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've been told by Clement's head coaches at The Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Karmax waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clement.
Nice defenses there by Karmax.
Nice uppercut lands for Karmax. That snapped Clement's head back.
Clement just misses with a punch to the body. #CL2#
Karmax rushes Clement and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Karmax misses with a punch to the body.
Clement has a couple of punches blocked by Karmax.
Clement blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Karmax tries to throw a body punch but Clement avoids it by throwing Karmax back against the cage. #BC2#
Karmax manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Clement scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clement is looking to score with low kicks.
Clement is looking to score with low kicks.
Clement keeps the fight on the outside.
Clement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clement misses with a shot to the body
and Karmax counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Clement is rocked!
Clement doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Clement is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clement is breathing heavily.
Karmax cracks Clement with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Razkan Karmax!
Our winner, Razkan Karmax, 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: Sucker Punch Pro Series 201
Date: Nov 06, 2022

#R1#
Karmax lands a slapping body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Barbosa. Those never looked like landing.
Karmax swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Barbosa looks to move away, Karmax throws a big counter combo but Barbosa just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Barbosa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Karmax, pushing him back against the cage.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Karmax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karmax's gas tank.
Karmax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Karmax blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karmax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Barbosa - that landed with a thud.
Barbosa lands a shoulder strike.
Karmax tries to score a body lock takedown but Barbosa shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Karmax prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Karmax misses with a punch to the body.
Karmax lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Karmax pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa digs a right hand into Karmax's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Karmax's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karmax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karmax.
Karmax misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Barbosa fails to land.
Karmax misses with some punches. #T1#
Barbosa pushes Karmax back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Karmax tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Karmax scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Barbosa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Karmax lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.#CUT2#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Karmax.
Karmax blocks an uppercut.
Karmax tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barbosa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karmax backwards.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karmax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Karmax uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karmax tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barbosa lands 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!
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Karmax controls his hands.
Karmax tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Karmax back against the cage. #T2#
Karmax misses with the head strike.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Barbosa cracks Karmax with a nice body shot.
Karmax has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barbosa after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Razkan Karmax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Karmax.
Karmax tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa presses Karmax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karmax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barbosa throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Karmax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Karmax is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Barbosa is defending well.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Karmax.
Karmax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Karmax drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karmax swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karmax works on Barbosa's body with a couple of short punches.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karmax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Barbosa pushes Karmax back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Karmax lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa presses Karmax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Karmax is breathing heavily.
Barbosa lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Karmax avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa tries a body shot but Karmax blocks it.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Karmax.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa lands an uppercut.
Karmax prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Karmax misses with a punch on the inside.
Karmax misses with a punch to the body.
Karmax throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Karmax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Karmax misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Karmax.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barbosa tries to work over Karmax's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Barbosa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barbosa scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Barbosa as the two fighters clinch.
Barbosa misses with some punches.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Karmax.
Karmax struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Karmax takes a shot to the head.
Karmax blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Karmax or not.
Barbosa lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Karmax.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razkan Karmax's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Karmax swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karmax manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Barbosa rushes Karmax and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karmax swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Karmax has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Karmax blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
Good body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Karmax misses with some punches.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Karmax blocks a body shot from Barbosa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barbosa lands with a light punch inside.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karmax's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barbosa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barbosa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Barbosa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Barbosa lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Karmax.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Karmax prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands with a right to the head.
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Karmax has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Barbosa after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antonio Barbosa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Barbosa.
A short right from Barbosa on the inside.
Barbosa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Karmax prevents a body shot from Barbosa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Barbosa. #ROC2#Karmax is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Karmax is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Barbosa.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Karmax blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Karmax with a big uppercut! Karmax tries to clinch up but Barbosa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Karmax to the mat! Karmax covers up and Barbosa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

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

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
Karmax looks to score with a jab to the body but McGee is just out of range.
McGee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Karmax scores with a hook to the body. McGee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice shot by Karmax.
McGee misses with a takedown
and Karmax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Karmax tries to avoid it but McGee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Karmax to the ground. Karmax escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Karmax on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGee tries to clinch up.
Karmax scores with a jab. McGee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGee misses with a takedown attempt
and Karmax counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Razkan Karmax has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mitch McGee.#TD#
McGee gets caught napping as Karmax dives in and scores a takedown. McGee manages to retain guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karmax is in close to McGee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Karmax is working McGee over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McGee striking off his back but it's not causing Karmax any problems.
McGee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karmax. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karmax works over McGee with some ground and pound from guard.
Karmax is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T1#
Karmax postures up and lands a big shot to McGee's brow.
Karmax might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGee looking for a sweep. Not yet McGee, not yet.
Karmax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Karmax scoring with punches to the head and body.
Karmax content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karmax stands up over McGee, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Karmax is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karmax is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karmax is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karmax working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Karmax advances position into side control!
We've been hearing that Karmax has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T2#
Karmax scoring with punches and elbows.
Karmax is chipping away with strikes.
Karmax works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#ROC#McGee is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karmax in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and McGee looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Karmax turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razkan Karmax!
After winning the bout, Razkan Karmax thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 06, 2022

#R1#
Fizzix moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Karmax throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL2#
Karmax closes the distance and clinches.
Karmax just leaning against Fizzix, taking a breather. #TD2#
Karmax has hold of one of Fizzix's legs. Fizzix is fighting the takedown attempt but Karmax gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fizzix wants to sweep here but Karmax controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karmax stopping the sweep attempt from Fizzix.
Karmax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karmax scoring with some ground and pound.
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Karmax working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Karmax postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Karmax is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Fizzix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karmax throws a big right hand that misses.
Karmax throwing strikes but missing.
Karmax seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Karmax throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karmax works over Fizzix with some ground and pound from guard.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fizzix wants to sweep but no luck.
Karmax slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A left lands for Karmax.#CUT2#It looks like Kwontum Fizzix has been cut.
Karmax throws a monster overhand right that drops Fizzix! Karmax follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razkan Karmax!
A very excited looking Razkan Karmax made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 24, 2022

#R1#
Lineker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karmax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lineker missing with a left hand there. Karmax was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Karmax was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lineker.
Gary Lineker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lineker 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.
Lineker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Karmax throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lineker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Karmax misses with a body shot.
Karmax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lineker manages to avoid it.
Karmax jabs Lineker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karmax stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lineker.
Nice cross by Lineker.
Lineker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lineker sizes up Karmax with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Karmax ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lineker moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lineker works the jab nicely.
Lineker throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Karmax takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Karmax throws a hook to the side of Lineker's head but Lineker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Karmax fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lineker throws a sloppy body shot
letting Karmax counter with a right hand.
Gary Lineker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lineker feints and then cracks Karmax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karmax down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karmax. Lineker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karmax shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karmax closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karmax scores with a punch to the head.
Karmax is looking to wear down Lineker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lineker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lineker works the jab nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Karmax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Lineker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lineker as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Lineker lands a nice hook to Karmax's body. Karmax takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lineker misses with a leg kick.
Lineker scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot by Lineker.
Lineker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Karmax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Karmax wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Decent striking displayed by Lineker there.
A nice leg kick from Lineker, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lineker throws a push kick but Karmax slaps the foot to one side.
Lineker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lineker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lineker throws a hook but Karmax blocks it.
Karmax fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lineker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lineker slips a jab and a cross from Karmax.
Lineker misses with a looping right.
A quick step to the side and Karmax tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Lineker throws a right hand that misses
and Karmax counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Karmax misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karmax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lineker connects with a single shot there.
Karmax scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lineker lands with an overhand left.
Karmax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lineker misses with a looping left.
Lineker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lineker takes one to the side of the head.
Karmax on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lineker slips a jab and a cross from Karmax.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lineker.
Lineker misses with a leg kick
and Karmax counters with a two punch combo. #ROC#Lineker is rocked!#T4#
Sloppy strikes from Lineker. Those never looked like landing.
Karmax lands a nice looking body shot. #TD#
Karmax fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lineker to the ground. Karmax is now in Lineker's guard.
Karmax throwing strikes but missing.
Karmax sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Karmax loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karmax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karmax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Gary Lineker 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#
Lineker throws a hook but Karmax blocks it.
A quick step to the side and Karmax tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lineker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karmax.
Karmax misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lineker.
Karmax keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lineker.
Karmax checks a leg kick.
Lineker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karmax.
Lineker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lineker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lineker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karmax fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lineker just manages to avoid it.
Lineker throws a shot from downtown. Karmax moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax 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.
Lineker misses with a jab, cross combination. #KD#
Karmax moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Lineker goes down! Can Karmax finish him!?
Lineker is still in real trouble! Can Karmax finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Karmax accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Karmax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Karmax postures up and lands a big shot to Lineker's brow.
Karmax throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lineker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Karmax has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Karmax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karmax postures up in Lineker's guard and throws a big left but Lineker blocks it.
Lineker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Karmax. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Karmax content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Karmax controls from within his opponent's guard.
Karmax throws a big elbow that misses.
Lineker is trying to keep Karmax in close.
Karmax in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Karmax with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Karmax chips away with some ground and pound.
Karmax lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Karmax landing some decent shots from guard.
Karmax postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Karmax is pushing down on Lineker's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lineker is fighting to maintain full guard but Karmax has managed to sneak the leg through.
Karmax sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lineker defending well though.
Karmax thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lineker's head.
Well, if Karmax 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.
Karmax scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lineker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karmax.
Karmax trying to control the action but Lineker is working from the bottom.
Lineker seems to have recovered his senses.
Lineker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karmax. #T3#
Karmax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karmax lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Karmax landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lineker can do anything to dispel that myth.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Karmax in particular looking to stall.
Lineker is staying active underneath Karmax, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lineker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karmax.
Karmax is trying to control the action in half guard but Lineker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Razkan Karmax overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Karmax missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Karmax 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.#T4#
Karmax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karmax trying to control the action but Lineker is working from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Karmax lands a nice short elbow.
Karmax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karmax throwing shots but Lineker is blocking nicely.
Karmax seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lineker does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Karmax not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lineker keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Karmax sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lineker defending well though.
Karmax drops an elbow to the side of Lineker's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Razkan Karmax dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Lineker rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Karmax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Karmax is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lineker can do to turn this around?
Lineker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karmax was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karmax 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.
Lineker throws an off balance right hand
and Karmax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lineker scores with the left hand. Karmax knows he should have avoided that one.
Karmax swings for the body but Lineker moves out of range.
Lineker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lineker slips under a jab from Karmax.
A shot to the body from Lineker misses #KD#
and Karmax lands a stunning uppercut that sends Lineker to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karmax throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Karmax is taking a breather. Lineker 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.
Karmax missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Lineker is refusing to be controlled, as Karmax sits in half guard.
Karmax drops an elbow to the side of Lineker's head.
Lineker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Karmax.
Lineker avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Karmax.
Karmax throwing shots but Lineker is blocking nicely.
Karmax missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Karmax looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Karmax winds up and cracks Lineker with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lineker on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lineker trying to control from the bottom. #T2#
Karmax throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Karmax is looking to take a break and control but Lineker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Karmax working Lineker over with strikes.
Karmax sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lineker defending well though.
Karmax creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Lineker is out cold and this one is all over! Karmax climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Razkan Karmax!
A victorious Razkan Karmax thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 21, 2022

#R1#
Karmax digs a good body shot into Sukarman's ribs.
Sukarman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Nice uppercut there from Karmax.
Karmax lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sukarman at a distance.
Sukarman walks straight into a right hand from Karmax - that's dropped him! Karmax jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sukarman from any more punishment! Sukarman complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Razkan Karmax!
Razkan Karmax thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Sutarjo Sukarman had this to say: 'Next i'll win'.

Event: Sucker Punch Pro Series 46
Date: Mar 06, 2021

#R1#
Ulfhedin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Karmax lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Karmax tries to work over Ulfhedin's front leg with a kick but Ulfhedin checks it.
Ulfhedin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Karmax.#CUT2#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ulfhedin.
We've been hearing reports that Karmax has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ulfhedin misses with a low kick.
Ulfhedin throws a big shot that misses.
Karmax quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ulfhedin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karmax scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ulfhedin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Karmax avoids the body shot from Ulfhedin. #T1#
Karmax lands an overhand right.
Bragi Ulfhedin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karmax tests Ulfhedin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Karmax misses with a double jab.
Ulfhedin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karmax looks to land a body kick but Ulfhedin moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Ulfhedin misses.
Ulfhedin throws a lazy uppercut
and Karmax counters with a solid body kick.
Ulfhedin throws a hook but Karmax blocks it.
Ulfhedin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Karmax throws a lazy right hand but Ulfhedin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karmax lands with a straight right. Ulfhedin didn't see that one coming.#ROC#Ulfhedin is rocked!#T2#
Karmax sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Ulfhedin's defenses. It connects perfectly with Ulfhedin's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Razkan Karmax!
A very excited looking Razkan Karmax 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: Sucker Punch 185# CSS Semis
Date: Jun 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Imbula has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right from Imbula on the inside. #CUT#It looks like Razkan Karmax has been cut.
Karmax looking to slow down the pace here.
Imbula lands a body punch.
A short right from Imbula on the inside.
Imbula lands a nice uppercut.
Imbula lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Imbula lands a left hand that snaps the head of Karmax backwards.
Karmax has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Imbula lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Imbula.
Karmax looks winded!
Imbula scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Imbula.
A nice right hand lands inside from Imbula.
Karmax takes a shot to the head.
Imbula lands with a left to the head.
Imbula scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Imbula pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Imbula scores with a body shot.
Imbula scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
Imbula scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Imbula circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Karmax to the canvas! Karmax doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Imbula keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheik Imbula!
In defeat, Razkan Karmax stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for the lesson brother. See you all soon.'.

Event: TWGC 29 (170lbs, D4): Sydney Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Apr 17, 2020

Coming up we have a welterweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Krut Klose (ranked 5437 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Lee (ranked 23686 p4p, 687 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Titties and Coke "subliminal messages". There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

184 cm
18 yrs
177 lbs

185 cm
23 yrs
180 lbs

Klose

Lee

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the welterweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Tokyo, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Krut Klose! And in the blue corner, fighting out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 2 losses; Chuck Lee!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Bruno Hogan and Summer Carpenter.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.

Lee shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lee showed some decent athleticism there.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Klose (0) vs (2) Lee

Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klose defends it well.
Klose tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Klose is working away.
Klose tries to get to full guard but Lee has control of the leg.

Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lee is working for a kimura but Klose is defending it quite comfortably.
Klose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Klose tries to get out of the position.
Klose is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lee is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Klose has managed to free his arm - good work.
Klose is looking for a sweep. Lee is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lee seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lee is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Klose is trying to get back to full guard.
Klose's coaches at Top Gun Academy have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

Klose is defending against the submission attempts here by Lee.

Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control from half guard but Klose is working away.
Klose is looking to improve his position.
Klose is working hard here to advance position.

Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Klose is trying to get back to full guard.

Lee is looking for a kimura but Klose is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.

Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klose defends it well.
Klose slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Klose (0) vs (5) Lee

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klose tries to improve position but can't.
Lee advances to mount.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Klose (0) vs (7) Lee
Klose is trying desperately to improve position.

Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Klose is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Lee working for a guillotine from mount but Klose is in no mood to give up.
Lee tries to control but Klose wriggling away.
Klose is looking to get to half guard.

Lee is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Klose is surviving well by controlling Lee's body position as best he can.
Klose tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klose manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Lee is trying to work for a kimura but Klose is defending well.
Klose is looking to improve his position.

Klose looking for submissions off his back.
Klose wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.

Lee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lee wants to work for an arm triangle but Klose is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klose defends it well.
Klose knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lee on the ground.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Lee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Klose is trying to get back to full guard.

Lee seems to be working for a kimura but Klose defends the submission attempt.
Klose manages to get to full guard.

Lee 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.
Lee trying to control but Klose is working from the bottom.

Klose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Klose is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lee is aware though and is defending well.

Klose is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.

Klose is looking for a triangle but Lee pushes his legs off easily.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Lee drops back looking for a leg! Klose is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Klose manages to kick Lee off! Lee jumps back into Klose's guard.

Klose escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lee gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klose looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lee is one step ahead there.

Lee 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.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Klose 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.
Lee stands and throws Klose's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Klose (0) vs (10) Lee

Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lee gets to mount! Klose was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Score +2 for reaching mount: Klose (0) vs (12) Lee

Lee working for a submission but Klose is keeping him at bay.
Klose keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Klose gets back to half guard.

Lee is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Klose is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuck Lee!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2020

#R1#
Klose shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT#
It looks like Krut Klose has been cut.#TD2#
Fujimoto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Klose to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Klose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Klose scoring with some ground and pound.
Klose won't allow Fujimoto to sweep him here.
Klose with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Klose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Klose is working Fujimoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Klose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klose throws a big elbow that misses.
Klose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fujimoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fujimoto really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fujimoto wants to sweep but no luck.
Klose working some strikes from top position.
Fujimoto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fujimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Klose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fujimoto's head.
Fujimoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fujimoto tries to get out of the position.
Klose lands a couple of elbows.
Klose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klose throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fujimoto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Klose is working Fujimoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Klose landing with the ground and pound.
Fujimoto is trying to keep Klose in close.
Klose is in close to Fujimoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klose lands a couple of digs.
Klose works over Fujimoto with some ground and pound from guard.
Klose cracks Fujimoto with a solid left hand.
Klose has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Klose postures up.
Klose lands a couple of digs.#T2#
Klose advances position into side control!
Fujimoto is pushing Klose's head away, looking to escape. Klose manages to hold on to the position though.
Klose working the ground and pound from side control.
Klose is chipping away with strikes.
Fujimoto is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Klose is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Fujimoto has escaped the position, nice work there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klose landing strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Klose in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Klose scoring with punches from side control.
Klose lands some shots froms side control.
Klose lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fujimoto down.
Fujimoto takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fujimoto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T3##SUB2#
Klose tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Klose has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Klose cracks Fujimoto with a big elbow.
Fujimoto taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Klose grinds an elbow into Fujimoto's temple.
Klose scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Fujimoto to see if he's OK.
Fujimoto takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Klose is chipping away with strikes.
Klose lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fujimoto down.
Klose connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fujimoto some visible discomfort.
Fujimoto is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Klose asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T4#
Klose lands an elbow.
Fujimoto is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Klose looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Klose scoring with punches from side control.
Fujimoto is looking for a sweep.
Klose lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Klose cracks Fujimoto with a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klose in side control lands a decent elbow.
Klose lands a decent elbow from side control.
Klose is working Fujimoto over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krut Klose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Krut Klose's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Klose looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fujimoto wants to improve his position but Klose is controlling well.
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. Klose connects with a nice short shot to Fujimoto's temple.
Klose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krut Klose has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ground and pound from Klose.
Klose has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fujimoto is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Klose scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fujimoto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Klose winds up and cracks Fujimoto with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto is looking to control Klose's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Fujimoto avoid being mounted?
Klose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fujimoto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Klose is working away from the top position though.
Klose working the head and body with strikes. #T1#
Klose working Fujimoto over with strikes.
Fujimoto is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fujimoto is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Klose looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fujimoto with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Klose working the head and body with strikes.
Klose working Fujimoto over with strikes.
Klose working the head and body with strikes.
Klose drops an elbow to the side of Fujimoto's head.
Klose seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Klose takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fujimoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fujimoto has momentary wrist control but Klose slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Fujimoto has momentary wrist control but Klose slips an elbow through the middle.
Klose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klose postures up and lands a big shot to Fujimoto's brow.
Klose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klose is in close to Fujimoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fujimoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Klose on the ground.
Fujimoto looking to control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klose postures up and lands a big shot to Fujimoto's brow.
Klose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Klose lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klose trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Klose chips away with some ground and pound.
Fujimoto is trying to control the position but Klose postures up. #T3#
Klose landing with the ground and pound.
Fujimoto will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Klose lands a couple of elbows.
Klose working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klose stands up over Fujimoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klose lands a couple of elbows.
Klose content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Klose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fujimoto wants to sweep here but Klose controlling him for the moment. #ES#
Fujimoto pushes Klose off and scrambles back to his feet. #TD2#
Klose looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Fujimoto manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Fujimoto. No joy for Klose on that attempt.
Fujimoto is looking to counter the offense by Klose and move into the clinch.
Fujimoto scores with a head kick. Klose tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Klose.
As Klose looks to move away, Fujimoto throws a big counter combo but Klose just gets out of the way.#CL#
Fujimoto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fujimoto wants to stall.
Klose tries to pull guard but Fujimoto won't allow it.
Juro Fujimoto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krut Klose.
Fujimoto is pressed up against the cage. Klose has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fujimoto down to the mat. Fujimoto avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klose shoots for a takedown but Fujimoto saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
Fujimoto looking to score a takedown here. Klose is defending well but Fujimoto drives through and ends up in Klose's guard.#SUB2#
Klose has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Fujimoto 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 Klose.
Klose tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fujimoto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krut Klose showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krut Klose's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD#
Fujimoto gets a takedown into half guard.
Klose is looking to improve his position.
Klose gets full guard.#SUB2#
Klose working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Fujimoto doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Fujimoto manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Fujimoto got a little sloppy there for a moment and Klose has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fujimoto has managed to get both his arms back between Klose's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klose 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.#SUB2#
Klose working for a triangle but Fujimoto defends it easily.
Klose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fujimoto stopping the sweep attempt from Klose.#T1#
Fujimoto trying to control but Klose is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Klose throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Klose looking for a guillotine here but Fujimoto defends easily. #SUB2#
Klose had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fujimoto defends it easily.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#SUB2#
Klose working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Fujimoto has passed into half guard!
Klose regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fujimoto trying to control but Klose is working from the bottom.
Fujimoto looking to pass the guard.
Klose manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fujimoto manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Fujimoto is trying to control the position but Klose postures up. #T3#
Klose makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Klose works over Fujimoto with some ground and pound from guard.#SUB#
Fujimoto looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Klose landing with the ground and pound.
Klose is working Fujimoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Klose postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klose chips away with some ground and pound.
Juro Fujimoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Klose is working Fujimoto over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Klose scoring with punches to the head and body.
Klose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Fujimoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T4#
Klose is in close to Fujimoto's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Klose stands up over Fujimoto, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Klose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fujimoto has momentary wrist control but Klose slips an elbow through the middle.
Klose lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Klose 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.
Klose with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Klose scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klose working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fujimoto's head.
Klose connects with a couple of short punches.
Krut Klose is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Klose distracts Fujimoto with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krut Klose comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Klose 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krut Klose!

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