Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Event: C296: Marley vs Lehto II
Date: Apr 14, 2024

#R1#
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broderick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broderick .
A slow jab from Kuznetsov misses its intended target.
Broderick swings for the body but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Broderick connects with the punch.
Kuznetsov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Broderick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kuznetsov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kuznetsov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Broderick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Broderick takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Broderick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov with the inside leg kick.
Kuznetsov lands a nice shot that snaps Broderick 's head back. #CL2#
Kuznetsov has Broderick up against the cage in a clinch.
Broderick scores with a shoulder strike. #T1#
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Broderick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Kuznetsov has Broderick up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Broderick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Kuznetsov moves into the clinch.
Kuznetsov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Hunter Broderick has been cut.
Kuznetsov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kuznetsov throws an elbow that misses.
Broderick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuznetsov lands a shoulder strike.
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Kuznetsov manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Kuznetsov clinches with his opponent.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Broderick looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kuznetsov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Broderick 's efforts to push away.
A short right from Broderick on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznetsov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Broderick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuznetsov lands a knee to the head.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Broderick .
Kuznetsov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kuznetsov.
Broderick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Broderick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Broderick .
Kuznetsov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Broderick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kuznetsov can turn it around.#BC#
Broderick 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuznetsov throws a jab when Broderick was well out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Kuznetsov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. #T3#
A low kick from Kuznetsov is predictable there
and Broderick counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Broderick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kuznetsov was well out of range. Poor timing from Broderick .
The fighters circling - Broderick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Broderick .
Kuznetsov misses with a wild body shot.
Kuznetsov blocks a leg kick.
Broderick tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick but Broderick moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Broderick .
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up but Broderick circles away and keeps his distance.
Kuznetsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Broderick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuznetsov connects with a jab.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Kuznetsov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Broderick swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Broderick throws a jab when Kuznetsov was well out of range.
Kuznetsov moves away from the strike by Broderick .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuznetsov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Broderick misses with a looping right.
Broderick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuznetsov.
Broderick misses with a low kick.
Broderick throws a low kick but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Broderick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kuznetsov throws out a counter right but Broderick avoids it with no problem.
Kuznetsov connects with a right hand. Broderick shakes it off.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT2#Hunter Broderick 's cut is getting worse.
Kuznetsov lands a nice hook to Broderick 's body. Broderick takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Broderick .
Broderick thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Kuznetsov gets a clinch.
Broderick misses with a knee strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kuznetsov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Broderick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kuznetsov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuznetsov throws a head kick that Broderick semi-blocks.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch but Broderick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Broderick .
Broderick throws a body punch but Kuznetsov moves out of range.
Kuznetsov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuznetsov moves out of range as Broderick strikes.
Kuznetsov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kuznetsov avoids the head kick by Broderick .
Broderick misses with an uppercut. Kuznetsov saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broderick throws a lazy uppercut
letting Kuznetsov counter with a right hand.
Broderick uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Broderick was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov digs a good body shot into Broderick 's ribs.
Broderick is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kuznetsov.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznetsov as he connects with a hook.
Kuznetsov throws a leg kick which misses Broderick 's front leg but catches the back leg as Broderick tries to avoid it.
Kuznetsov staying out of range there.#CL2#
Kuznetsov rushes Broderick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kuznetsov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov landing knees to the head.
Broderick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Our sources have told us that Broderick has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Broderick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Broderick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Broderick lands with a left to the head.
Kuznetsov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kuznetsov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with an elbow strike. #T2#
Still in the clinch, Broderick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Broderick is defending well for now.
Kuznetsov swings wildly with an uppercut but Broderick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broderick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Kuznetsov avoiding damage as Broderick throws knees to the body.
Kuznetsov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Broderick blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Broderick .
Broderick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards.
Kuznetsov misses with a knee strike.
Broderick lands with a short shot to the head.
Broderick blocks an uppercut.
Broderick is trying to push Kuznetsov away but Kuznetsov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Broderick wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Broderick manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Kuznetsov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Broderick 's head backwards.
Kuznetsov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Broderick in his tracks. #CL2#
Kuznetsov has closed the distance and engaged Broderick in a clinch.
Broderick misses with a knee to the head.
Broderick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kuznetsov tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Broderick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kuznetsov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuznetsov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Broderick loads up on a big right hand but Kuznetsov slips the punch.
Broderick swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuznetsov.
Broderick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kuznetsov missing with a left hand there. Broderick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
An inside leg kick from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broderick .
Kuznetsov wants to counter with a clinch but Broderick pushes him away.
Broderick misses with a body shot.
Broderick looks to land a left hand but Kuznetsov moved out of range nicely.
Kuznetsov lands with a shot to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#CL2#
Broderick tries to keep at a distance but Kuznetsov has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Broderick manages to break the clinch.
Broderick throws an overhand right that lands on Kuznetsov's shoulder, as Kuznetsov tries to avoid the shot.
Kuznetsov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Broderick .
Kuznetsov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Broderick is looking to counter with a body kick.
A punch combination from Kuznetsov misses.
Kuznetsov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broderick lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Kuznetsov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hunter Broderick '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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Broderick circles away from the clinch attempt.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Hunter Broderick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Broderick slips a straight right by Kuznetsov.
Broderick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch up but Broderick keeps it at a distance.
Broderick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Broderick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Broderick misses the target.
Kuznetsov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Broderick 's sensitive parts.
Kuznetsov misses with a hook.
Broderick throws the kick towards the body but Kuznetsov avoids it.
Despite the aggression on Kuznetsov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Broderick .
Kuznetsov lands a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetsov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kuznetsov throws a jab but it's blocked by Broderick .
Kuznetsov is looking to clinch but Broderick is avoiding it.
Broderick lands a nice shot that snaps Kuznetsov's head back. #T1#
Broderick misses with a hook
and Kuznetsov counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Broderick looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kuznetsov is looking to score with low kicks.
Broderick throwing a counter right hand but Kuznetsov manages to avoid it.
Kuznetsov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alexander Kuznetsov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuznetsov connects with an inside leg kick.
Broderick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Broderick misses with a hook. Kuznetsov ducked under it nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Broderick . Kuznetsov shrugs it off though.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broderick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kuznetsov wants to clinch.
Kuznetsov defending well as Broderick loads up on a big left hand.
Kuznetsov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Broderick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Broderick has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kuznetsov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Broderick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Broderick tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetsov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Broderick .
Broderick tries to move into range but Kuznetsov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kuznetsov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Broderick throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuznetsov.
Broderick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Broderick ducks under a wild hook from Kuznetsov.
Kuznetsov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kuznetsov connects with a body shot that sends Broderick 's belly button to the back.
Kuznetsov tries to clinch up.#T3#
Broderick misses with a looping left.
Broderick is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Broderick moves forwards but Kuznetsov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kuznetsov misses the target.
Broderick throws a body shot but no joy.
Kuznetsov lands a body shot.
Kuznetsov misses with a double jab
and Broderick counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuznetsov connects with a solid leg kick.
Broderick misses with a looping right.
Broderick blocks a low kick nicely.
Broderick misses with a hook.#CL2#
Kuznetsov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Broderick , pushing him back against the cage.
Broderick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kuznetsov backwards. #T4#
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head.
Kuznetsov gets through Broderick 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Broderick fails to land.
Kuznetsov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Broderick pushes Kuznetsov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Broderick tries to break free but Kuznetsov pushes him back against the cage.
Kuznetsov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Kuznetsov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Broderick can't find room to land a body shot as Kuznetsov controls the action.
Kuznetsov working aggressively here.
Broderick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kuznetsov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Broderick 's face.
A body shot lands from Broderick .
Kuznetsov lands with a right to the head. #CUT2#Hunter Broderick 's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alexander Kuznetsov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuznetsov blocks a body shot from Broderick .
Alexander Kuznetsov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kuznetsov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Kuznetsov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuznetsov 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Kuznetsov!
An out of breath Alexander Kuznetsov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Hunter Broderick stepped up to the mic, saying 'You dropped my career win percentage by 1.42%! Thanks, Obama.'.

Event: RSE 68:
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
A telegraphed right hand from Perkalla misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Hanselman. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Perkalla misses.
Perkalla bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkalla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hanselman.
Perkalla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Perkalla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perkalla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hanselman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Perkalla on the side of the head.
Hanselman misses with a hook.
Perkalla lands a really nice looking cross but Hanselman seems unphased.
Stevie Hanselman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkalla throws a right hand that Hanselman ducks under and follows up with a left that Hanselman also avoids with ease.
Hanselman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkalla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hanselman rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkalla tries to move into range but Hanselman moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1#
Perkalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hanselman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hanselman throws a jab when Perkalla was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Perkalla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkalla slips a jab and a cross from Hanselman.
Hanselman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Perkalla sprawls well. Perkalla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hanselman gets slowly back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Hanselman.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkalla misses.
Perkalla digs a good hook to Hanselman's body.
Hanselman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pekka Perkalla is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hanselman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hanselman throws an overhand right that lands on Perkalla's shoulder, as Perkalla tries to avoid the shot.
Hanselman misses with an uppercut. Perkalla saw that one coming.
Perkalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanselman is just out of range.
Hanselman is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Perkalla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hanselman.
The crowd cheers as Hanselman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Perkalla doesn't seem phased though.
Hanselman throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkalla. #TD#
Hanselman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkalla works his way to full guard. Good work.
Perkalla has Hanselman pulled in close to control his posture.
Perkalla wants to sweep here but Hanselman controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hanselman is fighting to break Perkalla's control of his arms but Perkalla is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T3#
Hanselman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Perkalla looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Hanselman clinches up against the cage.
Hanselman effectively controlling the action here.
Hanselman doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD#
Hanselman has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Perkalla is trying to keep an underhook but Hanselman manages to get the takedown into half guard.#T4#
Hanselman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Perkalla is working to get back to half guard.
Hanselman looking to finish Perkalla with some ground and pound. This is bad for Perkalla!
Perkalla tries to lock up and control but Hanselman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Perkalla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Perkalla tries to hold on but Hanselman pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Hanselman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Hanselman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hanselman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkalla scores with a hook to the body. Hanselman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perkalla stuns Hanselman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Perkalla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hanselman cracks Perkalla with a good jab.
Perkalla blocks a jab.
Hanselman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkalla let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hanselman moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Hanselman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla walks into a jab.
Hanselman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Perkalla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hanselman.
Hanselman scores with a jab to the jaw.#T1#
Good shot there by Hanselman.
Hanselman lands a jab.
Hanselman throws a big shot that misses.
Perkalla lunges at Hanselman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hanselman's hand.
Perkalla moves away from the strike by Hanselman.
Hanselman walks into a left hand.
Perkalla has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big right from Hanselman misses.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanselman was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
Perkalla moves out of range as Hanselman strikes.
Perkalla appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hanselman clobbers Perkalla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD#
Hanselman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkalla regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hanselman.
We've been hearing that Hanselman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Perkalla is striking but Hanselman is not phased and passes to half guard.#T2#
Hanselman is looking to take a break and control but Perkalla is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Perkalla regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hanselman.
Perkalla preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perkalla wants to sweep here but Hanselman controlling him for the moment.
Perkalla seems keen to control Hanselman's posture.
Hanselman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3##SUB2#
Perkalla has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hanselman can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hanselman throws a big elbow that misses.
Perkalla can't keep his opponent in guard - Hanselman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Perkalla moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#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.
Perkalla is trying to control the position but Hanselman postures up.
Perkalla working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hanselman.
Perkalla is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hanselman throwing strikes from guard but Perkalla blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hanselman shoots in but Perkalla avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkalla punishes Hanselman's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkalla takes a swing at Hanselman's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Hanselman dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Perkalla stuffs the takedown attempt from Hanselman. Hanselman gets slowly back to his feet.
Hanselman cracks Perkalla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanselman lands with an overhand left.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot.
Hanselman misses with an uppercut.
Hanselman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Perkalla swings for the body but Hanselman moves out of range.
Hanselman throwing a counter right hand but Perkalla manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanselman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Perkalla moves out of range as Hanselman strikes.
A nice side step and Perkalla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hanselman throws a nice looking combination but Perkalla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Perkalla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hanselman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hanselman looks to land a left hand but Perkalla moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Hanselman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hanselman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Perkalla slips a jab and a cross from Hanselman.
Hanselman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Perkalla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stevie Hanselman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perkalla slips under a jab.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkalla tries to bum rush Hanselman with a series of wild strikes but Hanselman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perkalla gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hanselman.
Hanselman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hanselman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perkalla let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Perkalla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanselman doesn't seem bothered though.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanselman was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
Hanselman misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Hanselman.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkalla misses.#T2#
A decent looking cross lands there for Hanselman.
Hanselman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkalla can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hanselman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hanselman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Perkalla.
Perkalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkalla moves away from the strike by Hanselman.
Perkalla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Perkalla.
Hanselman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkalla.
Hanselman walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hanselman swinging wildly here.
Hanselman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkalla.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanselman lands with a hook. Perkalla tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
Perkalla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanselman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hanselman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkalla.
Stevie Hanselman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hanselman shoots in for a takedown but Perkalla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Hanselman or perhaps it was just good defense by Perkalla, which made it look bad.
Perkalla drops his hands momentarily and Hanselman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Perkalla slips under a jab.
Perkalla let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hanselman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Perkalla connects with a body shot.
Perkalla staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Perkalla misses.
Hanselman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkalla moves forwards but Hanselman connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T4#
Perkalla staying out of range there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Perkalla darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Hanselman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perkalla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hanselman was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
Perkalla takes a swing at Hanselman's ribcage but misses.
Hanselman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Perkalla slips a straight right by Hanselman.
A nice side step and Perkalla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hanselman tries to move into range but Perkalla moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hanselman misses with a wild combination.
Perkalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Hanselman is just out of range.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pekka Perkalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevie Hanselman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perkalla gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hanselman throws a shot from downtown. Perkalla moves away and avoids it.

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 Stevie Hanselman.
Well Hanselman 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Hanselman!

Event: CCC 19 Creenshaw vs Sitsongrit
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
BartosiÅ„ski scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by BartosiÅ„ski.
BartosiÅ„ski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
No luck for Hulk with that takedown attempt.
Hulk shoots in looking for a takedown but BartosiÅ„ski manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hulk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice sprawl there from BartosiÅ„ski as Hulk shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iranian Hulk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hulk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hulk shoots and misses
and BartosiÅ„ski counters with a nice uppercut.
Hulk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and BartosiÅ„ski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hulk is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hulk drops his hands momentarily and BartosiÅ„ski needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Hulk just on the top of the head. Hulk drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Hulk - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tomasz BartosiÅ„ski!
Tomasz BartosiÅ„ski took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: OFK 392 - Kangee Vs Gomez
Date: Apr 07, 2024

#R1#
Gomez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gomez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kangee throws a lazy right hand but Gomez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gomez throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Gomez looks to move away, Kangee throws a big counter combo but Gomez just gets out of the way.
Kangee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gomez. Gomez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gomez missing with a left hand there. Kangee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kangee swinging wildly here.
Kangee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kangee scores with a nice strike.
Gomez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kangee lands a body shot.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomez jabs Kangee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Kangee.
Kangee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Kangee there.
Kangee blocks a low kick nicely.
Kangee lands a lovely overhand right.
Kangee walks into a straight right hand from Gomez.
Kangee lunges at Gomez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomez's hand. #T1#
Gomez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomez thows a leg kick but Kangee checks it
and Kangee counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice jab there from Kangee.
Gomez drops his hands momentarily and Kangee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gomez moves away from the strike by Kangee.
Kangee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gomez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kangee.
Gomez throws a sloppy body shot
and Kangee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#Gomez is rocked!
Gomez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gomez is still on wobbly legs! Can Kangee 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!
Good exchange - Kangee coming out on top.
Kangee pounces like a tiger and cracks Gomez with a vicious hook! Gomez is down but not out! Kangee follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hinto Kangee!
Hinto Kangee thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: HRL75
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#CL2#
Kivi pushes Gurgel up against the cage in a clinch.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
Kivi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gurgel is trying to pull guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kivi lands with a light punch inside.
Gurgel is trying to pull guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD#
Gurgel manages to pull guard. #SUB#
Gurgel is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kivi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gurgel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kivi wants to pass the guard but Gurgel is keeping the position.
Kivi stopping the sweep attempt from Gurgel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kivi trying to control but Gurgel is working from the bottom.
Kivi wants to pass the guard but Gurgel is keeping the position.#T1#
Kivi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Gurgel is trying to control the position but Kivi postures up. #SUB#
Kivi avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Gurgel is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kivi is aware though and is defending well.
Kivi wants to pass the guard but Gurgel is keeping the position.#SUB#
Gurgel has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kivi 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 Gurgel.
Gurgel is trying to get back to half guard.#T2#
Gurgel trying to remain calm as Kivi controls from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gurgel regains half guard.
Gurgel wants to control but Kivi is keeping busy. #SUB#
Gurgel looking for submissions off his back.
Gurgel wants to get back to full guard but Kivi has mounted him!
Gurgel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T3#
Kivi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB#
Gurgel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Gurgel looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kivi controlling the action here. #SUB#
Gurgel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gurgel tries to get to full guard but Kivi has control of the leg. #SUB#
Gurgel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Gurgel looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gurgel tries to roll over but Kivi keeps him under control.
Gurgel is looking to get back to full guard here but Kivi has managed to pass to side control instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gurgel sneaks back into half guard.#SUB#
Gurgel looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Kivi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Kivi misses with a hook. Gurgel ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Kivi. Those never looked like landing.
Fabio Gurgel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kivi throws a looping overhand right but Gurgel ducks down to avoid it.
Kivi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gurgel slips under a jab from Kivi.
Kivi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gurgel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T1#
Kivi throws a big shot that misses.
Gurgel feinted with a counter takedown.
A head kick misses from Kivi.
Gurgel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kivi.#CL2#
Kivi has closed the distance and engaged Gurgel in a clinch.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Kivi pushes Gurgel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gurgel is trying to pull guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gurgel tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kivi just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gurgel tries to pull guard but Kivi won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Gurgel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gurgel jumps guard but Kivi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gurgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2##TD#
Gurgel pulls guard successfully. #SUB#
Gurgel looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kivi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kivi passes Gurgel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gurgel is looking for a sweep. Kivi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kivi is looking to advance position but Gurgel won't allow it.
Kivi uses his free foot to push down on Gurgel's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Gurgel.
Gurgel can't escape the position.
Raimo Kivi has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#T3#
Kivi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gurgel is trying desperately to improve position.
Gurgel regains half guard.
Gurgel trying to control here.
Gurgel regains full guard. Nicely done. #T4#
Gurgel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kivi's guard. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kivi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kivi wants to sweep here but Gurgel controlling him for the moment.
Kivi wants to stand but Gurgel is controlling the position.
Kivi 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.
Gurgel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kivi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gurgel throwing strikes but missing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gurgel advances position into side control!#SUB#
Gurgel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kivi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Kivi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gurgel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gurgel drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kivi sprawls and moves away.
Kivi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gurgel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL2#
Kivi clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kivi.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kivi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD#
Gurgel jumps guard and drags Kivi to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB#
Gurgel throws his legs up looking for a submission but Kivi uses it to pass to side control. #T1#
Gurgel tries to buck Kivi off but Kivi is having none of it.
Kivi trying to control the action but Gurgel is working from the bottom.
Kivi wants to stand but Gurgel has his arm trapped.
Gurgel manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#SUB#
Gurgel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kivi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gurgel.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Gurgel is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kivi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gurgel. #T2#
Kivi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Kivi trying to control but Gurgel postures up.
Kivi moves into full guard.
Kivi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gurgel tries to free his leg and advance position but Kivi is retaining full guard. #T3##SUB#
Gurgel drops back looking for a leg! Kivi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kivi manages to kick Gurgel off! Gurgel jumps back into Kivi's guard.
Gurgel is pushing down on Kivi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kivi is fighting to maintain full guard but Gurgel has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB#
Gurgel is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kivi sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Gurgel is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Gurgel seems to be looking for submissions.
Gurgel wants to pass to mount but Kivi is defending the position. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Gurgel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Kivi is defending against the submission attempts here by Gurgel.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Gurgel is looking for a kimura but Kivi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gurgel to get the leverage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Gurgel clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Kivi throws out a loose jab but Gurgel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gurgel is looking to counter the offense by Kivi and move into the clinch.
Gurgel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gurgel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kivi misses with a combination #TD#
and Gurgel counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gurgel.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gurgel has gone for a leg lock! Kivi slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gurgel's guard.#REVB#
Gurgel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gurgel seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T1##SUB#
Gurgel looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kivi has picked Gurgel up and slammed him! Gurgel can't keep hold of the triangle and Kivi manages to pass to side control!
Gurgel is trying to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Kivi politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kivi prefers to stall for the moment though.
Gurgel can't do much from the bottom here.
Gurgel manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kivi tries to pass to full mount but Gurgel defends it.
Gurgel gets full guard.#SUB#
Gurgel has his foot on Kivi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kivi works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Kivi passes Gurgel's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Gurgel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kivi pulls his head out easily.
Kivi sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB#
Gurgel with the active half guard here but Kivi passes nicely into side control.
Gurgel tries to buck Kivi off but Kivi is having none of it.
Gurgel is letting Kivi control him for a moment.
Kivi wants to stand but Gurgel is controlling his arm.#T3#
Gurgel tries to buck Kivi off but Kivi is having none of it.
Kivi trying to control the position but Gurgel is working away.
Gurgel tries to bench press Kivi off him but Kivi keeps the position.
Kivi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gurgel keeps working.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gurgel is looking to regain half guard here but Kivi keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Gurgel's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kivi moves into range and connects with a jab. #CUT2#It looks like Fabio Gurgel has been cut.
Kivi throws a big shot that misses.
Gurgel changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Gurgel seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Kivi dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Fabio Gurgel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Kivi throws a head kick that misses.
Gurgel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kivi.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot. #CL2#
Kivi closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Kivi.
Gurgel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kivi walks away with a smile on his face. Gurgel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kivi throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Gurgel counters by clinching up. #T1#
Kivi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gurgel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kivi walks away with a smile on his face. Gurgel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gurgel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #CL2#
Kivi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kivi misses with the head strike.
A short right from Kivi.
Gurgel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kivi smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Gurgel. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Gurgel gets tackled into the cage by Kivi. Kivi maintains the clinch. #T2#
Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Raimo Kivi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kivi cracks Gurgel with a nice body shot.
Gurgel blocks a body shot from Kivi.
Gurgel fails to pull the fight into his guard. #TD#
Gurgel successfully pulls guard.
Kivi 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. #SUB#
Gurgel has an active guard here but Kivi has managed to pass into half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T3#
Gurgel is trying to control but Kivi manages to pass to mount!
Gurgel is working to get back to half guard.
Kivi wants to control the pace but Gurgel is squirming around nicely.
Gurgel regains half guard.#SUB#
Gurgel is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kivi pulls his head out easily. #T4#
Gurgel tries to roll over but Kivi keeps him under control.
Gurgel is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Gurgel with the active half guard here but Kivi passes nicely into side control.
Gurgel is not content to let Kivi control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gurgel struggling a bit here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raimo Kivi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kivi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 46:49
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 46:49
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raimo Kivi!
Raimo Kivi is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Raimo Kivi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: UCF 13:
Date: Mar 30, 2024

#R1#
Halleck shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Din Kader sprawls well. Al Din Kader wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Halleck gets slowly back to his feet.
Halleck misses the body punch
and Al Din Kader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Al Din Kader throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gurney Halleck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Halleck is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Halleck throws a right hand that misses
and Al Din Kader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halleck cracks Al Din Kader with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck misses with an uppercut
and Al Din Kader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Al Din Kader's head coaches at The Italian Job that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Halleck with a hook.#TD2#
Halleck drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Halleck has gone for a leg lock! Al Din Kader slips out almost immediately though and dives into Halleck's guard.#REVR##T1##SUB2#
Halleck looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Al Din Kader passes into side control.
Al Din Kader in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Halleck manages to work his way to half guard, despite Al Din Kader's best efforts.
Al Din Kader slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB2#
Halleck looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Halleck tries to get to full guard but Al Din Kader has control of the leg. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Halleck gets back to full guard.
Halleck wants to hit a sweep here but Al Din Kader passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Halleck there!
Al Din Kader takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Halleck slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Al Din Kader trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Halleck is looking for a sweep. Al Din Kader is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Halleck keeps trying to improve his position.
Halleck moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halleck wants to sweep but no luck.
Halleck is still trying to improve position.#SUB2#
Al Din Kader avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Al Din Kader is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Halleck has his foot on Al Din Kader's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Al Din Kader works his way back into a safe position though.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Al Din Kader is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#SUB2#
Halleck has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Al Din Kader can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Halleck isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Al Din Kader stacks Halleck on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Al Din Kader!
Halleck gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Halleck looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Halleck tries to roll over but Al Din Kader keeps him under control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Al Din Kader dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Halleck ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halleck let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Al Din Kader throws an overhand right that lands on Halleck's shoulder, as Halleck tries to avoid the shot.
Al Din Kader looks to score with a jab to the body but Halleck is just out of range.
Al Din Kader moves away from the strike by Halleck.
Al Din Kader throws the left hand but Halleck avoids the punch easily.
Halleck tries to score a power double leg takedown but Al Din Kader sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Halleck somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Halleck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Halleck misses with a combination
and Al Din Kader cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Al Din Kader misses its intended target.
Halleck goes for a double leg but Al Din Kader avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Al Din Kader continues to drive forward.
Halleck fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mohammed Al Din Kader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gurney Halleck.
Halleck swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halleck misses with an uppercut
and Al Din Kader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Din Kader closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Halleck slips a jab and a cross from Al Din Kader. #T2#
Halleck misses with an uppercut
and Al Din Kader counters with a nice uppercut.
A left and a right from Halleck both land. Nice combination.
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!
Halleck misses with an uppercut.
Al Din Kader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Al Din Kader.
Al Din Kader takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Halleck misses with a hook
and Al Din Kader counters with a nice uppercut.
Al Din Kader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mohammed Al Din Kader is winning the standup battle so far.
Halleck slips a straight right by Al Din Kader.
A jab from Al Din Kader misses.
Al Din Kader throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
A cross from Al Din Kader lands.
Al Din Kader throws a hook but Halleck blocks it.
Halleck lands a glancing blow to the side of Al Din Kader's head.
Al Din Kader throws a jab when Halleck was well out of range.
A left lands for Halleck.#ROC2#Al Din Kader is rocked!
Halleck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al Din Kader's hands.
Oh Al Din Kader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halleck jabs Al Din Kader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Halleck works Al Din Kader's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#TD2#
Halleck dives in and scores a takedown into Al Din Kader's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halleck passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB2#
Halleck looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4##SUB2#
Halleck tries for a kimura but Al Din Kader is defending well. #SUB2#
Halleck is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Al Din Kader has escaped the position, nice work there.
Al Din Kader seems to have got his legs back now.#SUB2#
Halleck working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Halleck goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Al Din Kader rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Halleck's guard! Nice work there by Al Din Kader! #SUB2#
Halleck is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Halleck is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mohammed Al Din Kader will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Halleck avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Din Kader slips a jab from Halleck.
Halleck misses with a takedown attempt
letting Al Din Kader counter with a right hand.
Al Din Kader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halleck misses with a takedown
and Al Din Kader counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halleck throws a series of punches but Al Din Kader avoids them all with ease.
Halleck shoots and misses
and Al Din Kader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mohammed Al Din Kader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gurney Halleck.
Halleck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T1#
Halleck swings widly with a right hand
and Al Din Kader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Din Kader slips under a jab.
Halleck throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mohammed Al Din Kader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Halleck lands with a right hand.
Halleck gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Al Din Kader counters with a nice uppercut.
Halleck takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Al Din Kader avoids the body shot from Halleck.
Al Din Kader with a nice cross.
Al Din Kader slips under a jab.
Al Din Kader tried to counter with a leg kick but Halleck avoided it.
Halleck misses with a hook
and Al Din Kader counters with a straight right hand.
Mohammed Al Din Kader is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Halleck misses with a hook
and Al Din Kader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halleck throws an off balance right hand
and Al Din Kader counters with a straight right hand.
Al Din Kader moves out of range of the strikes.
Al Din Kader appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Halleck blocks a head kick by Al Din Kader.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Al Din Kader there.
Halleck throws a jab when Al Din Kader was well out of range.
Al Din Kader lands a nice shot that snaps Halleck's head back.
Halleck swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Halleck misses with a lunging right hand
and Al Din Kader counters with a right hand to the body.
Halleck doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Al Din Kader counters with a stiff right hand. #T3#
Al Din Kader jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halleck has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Halleck misses with a hook
and Al Din Kader counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Halleck throws an off balance right hand
and Al Din Kader counters with a straight right hand.
Halleck throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Al Din Kader counter with a right hand.
Halleck misses with a hook to the body
and Al Din Kader counters with a nice body shot.
Al Din Kader lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Halleck at a distance.
Halleck misses with a body punch
and Al Din Kader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halleck rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Din Kader counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Halleck jabs Al Din Kader to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gurney Halleck has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Halleck takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Halleck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Halleck needs to keep his hands up - Al Din Kader had a free shot at his head there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#TD2#
Halleck shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Al Din Kader napping and manages to drive through into side control!#SUB2#
Halleck is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Al Din Kader knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Halleck working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Al Din Kader manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Halleck wants to work for an arm triangle but Al Din Kader is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohammed Al Din Kader showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Al Din Kader, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammed Al Din Kader!
Mohammed Al Din Kader was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: HRL69
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
No joy there for Kivi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stukov.
Stukov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kivi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stukov's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Kivi's head coaches at The Italian Job that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Stukov misses with a wild body shot.
Kivi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stukov.
Kivi is looking to clinch.
Kivi throws a push kick but Stukov slaps the foot to one side.
Kivi slips a jab and a cross from Stukov.
An attempted straight right counter from Kivi misses the target.
Stukov's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stukov's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kivi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stukov looks to land a combination but Kivi avoids it well.
Kivi throws a head kick but Stukov moves out of range.
Stukov lands a nice looking body shot.
Stukov lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi cracks Stukov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stukov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kivi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stukov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raimo Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stukov lands with an uppercut that bounces Kivi off the cage and back into range.#T1#
A right-left combo lands from Stukov.
A telegraphed right hand from Kivi misses the target.
Kivi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stukov throws out a leg kick but Kivi moves out of range and Stukov only half commits.
Stukov motions for Kivi to come forward. Stukov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi looks to score with a jab to the body but Stukov is just out of range.
Stukov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stukov.
Kivi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stukov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stukov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stukov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Stukov throws a series of strikes that have Kivi backpedaling.
Stukov moves out of range of the leg kick from Kivi.
Stukov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kivi counters with a good low kick that Stukov was not able to check.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kivi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Stukov's head backwards.
Stukov with a hook.
Kivi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kivi looks for the body kick but Stukov saw that one coming.
Stukov misses with the combination. #T2#
Stukov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kivi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kivi throws a series of punches but Stukov moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Stukov.
Stukov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stukov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stukov misses with an uppercut. Kivi saw that one coming.
Kivi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stukov's hands.
Kivi needs to keep his hands up - Stukov had a free shot at his head there.
Kivi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stukov blocks the body kick.
Jab from Kivi.
Kivi looks to clinch
and Stukov counters with a series of strikes. Kivi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stukov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kivi.
Kivi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kivi throws a shot from downtown. Stukov moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Kivi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kivi scores with a nice strike.
Kivi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kivi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stukov.
Stukov throws a looping overhand right but Kivi ducks down to avoid it.
Stukov throws the left hand but Kivi avoids the punch easily.
Stukov misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch lands to the side of Stukov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stukov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stukov throws a combination that misses
and Kivi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stukov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kivi scoring well with a low kick there.
Donk. Kivi catches Stukov right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stukov was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL#
Kivi clinches up with Stukov and pushes him back against the cage.
Kivi misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kivi fails to land.
Stukov content to slow the pace in the clinch. #T4#
Stukov working hard to break the clinch.
Kivi lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC2#
Stukov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stukov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stukov misses with a series of wild punches.
Kivi throws an overhand right that lands on Stukov's shoulder, as Stukov tries to avoid the shot.
Kivi avoids the body shot from Stukov. #CL#
Kivi clinches.
Stukov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kivi has him pressed against the cage.
Kivi misses with some punches.
Stukov misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
Kivi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stukov wants to break free but Kivi has control.
Stukov has a couple of punches blocked by Kivi.
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 Raimo Kivi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kivi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kivi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stukov.
Good leg kick by Kivi.
Kivi doesn't manage to clinch there - Stukov circles away.
Kivi with a nice cross.#CL#
Kivi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stukov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kivi lands a nice shot to the body.
Kivi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stukov backwards.
Kivi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stukov backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Stukov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kivi works on Stukov's body with a couple of short punches.
Stukov'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!
Stukov looking to stall.
Kivi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stukov's elbow.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raimo Kivi has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Stukov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kivi as Stukov tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Kivi.
Stukov misses with the head strike.
Stukov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kivi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stukov can do to turn this around?
Kivi scores with a shot to the side of Stukov's head.
Stukov has had enough of the clinch but Kivi keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Kivi on the inside.
Stukov can't break the clinch.
Stukov is trying to force a seperation but Kivi has the dominant position.
Stukov is trying to break the clinch but Kivi has him pressed against the cage.
Stukov is trying to force a seperation but Kivi has the dominant position.
Stukov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kivi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stukov blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T2#
Kivi lands a body shot.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stukov wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
Kivi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kivi keeps control of Stukov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kivi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stukov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kivis head.
Kivi leaning against his opponent.
Kivi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Stukov breaks from the clinch.
Kivi misses with a wild body shot.
Stukov throws a right and a left that both miss.#CL#
Kivi moves into the clinch.
Stukov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T3#
Stukov takes a shot to the head.
Stukov prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Stukov is looking to break free of the clinch but Kivi has double underhooks.
Stukov working hard to break the clinch.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi tries a body shot but Stukov blocks it.
Stukov wants to break free but Kivi has control.
Stukov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi lands a shot to the body.
Stukov tries to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling the position.
Kivi swings wildly with an uppercut but Stukov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivi has Stukov pressed against the cage, preventing Stukov from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stukov has had enough of the clinch but Kivi keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kivi. #T4#
Kivi lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Stukov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stukov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kivi is out of range.
Kivi avoids the body shot from Stukov.
Kivi throws a body punch but Stukov moves out of range.
Stukov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stukov blocks a head kick by Kivi.
Stukov feints a counter leg kick.
Kivi slips a jab from Stukov.
Stukov takes a swing at Kivi's ribcage but misses.
Kivi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stukov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kivi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kivi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stukov misses with a looping left.
Kivi throws a sloppy head kick and Stukov moves out of range easily.
Kivi throws a hook but Stukov blocks it.
Stukov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kivi jabs Stukov right on the nose. Stukov blinks but takes it well.
A low kick lands for Kivi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Kivi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Some wild striking there from Kivi.
Stukov throws a big shot that misses.
Kivi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stukov throws out a counter right but Kivi avoids it with no problem.
Kivi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stukov slips a straight right by Kivi.
Kivi misses with a wild combination.
Kivi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Stukov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kivi. That's going to slow Stukov down.
Kivi moves out of range as Stukov strikes.
Stukov throws a right and a left that Kivi avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stukov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kivi.
Stukov takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stukov.
Stukov blocks a head kick by Kivi.
Stukov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Kivi misses. #T1#
Kivi looks to land a left hand but Stukov moved out of range nicely.
Kivi wants to clinch up but Stukov keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kivi. Stukov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kivi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stukov.
A good leg kick by Kivi.
Raimo Kivi is winning the standup battle so far.
Stukov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kivi.
Stukov scores with a body shot.
Kivi cracks Stukov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stukov misses with a kick to the body
and Kivi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kivi scores with a leg kick.
Kivi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stukov.
That kick from Kivi tenderised Stukov's leg. Stukov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stukov thumps Kivi with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stukov.
Stukov ducks under a wild hook from Kivi.#T2#
Kivi connects with a solid leg kick.
Kivi cracks Stukov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stukov misses with a body punch
and Kivi counters with a left to the body.
Kivi swinging wildly here.
Kivi takes a swing at Stukov's ribcage but misses.
Stukov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stukov blocks a leg kick.
Stukov throws the left hand but Kivi avoids the punch easily.
Stukov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Stukov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kivi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stukov throws a looping overhand right but Kivi ducks down to avoid it.
Stukov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kivi.
Stukov slips under a jab from Kivi.
Stukov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stukov misses with a few strikes there.
Kivi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stukov misses with a hook.#T3#
Stukov with a hook.
Kivi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stukov.
Stukov misses the shot to the body.
Kivi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kivi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stukov defending well as Kivi loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Kivi fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stukov, pushing him back against the cage.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stukov's efforts to push away.
Kivi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stukov backwards.
Stukov is trying to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling him.
Stukov looking to slow down the pace here.
Kivi has a couple of punches blocked by Stukov. #T4#
A short body shot lands from Kivi as the two fighters clinch.
Kivi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivi keeps control of Stukov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Kivi.
Stukov blocks a body shot from Kivi.
Stukov tries to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling the position.
Kivi working aggressively here.
Kivi avoiding damage.
Stukov wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Kivi.
Kivi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stukov is trying to break the clinch but Kivi has him pressed against the cage.
Petr Stukov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kivi misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Stukov - that landed with a thud.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: STRIKE! - MMA 4
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
Valerio misses with a body shot
and Virinen counters with a nice uppercut.
Virinen catches Valerio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Valerio checks a leg kick.
Valerio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Valerio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Virinen throws out the jab.
Valerio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valerio misses the jab.
Valerio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Virinen scores with a leg kick.
Valerio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Virinen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Valerio under the eye.
Virinen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Valerio scores with a hook to the body. Virinen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valerio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valerio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Virinen misses.
Valerio with a jab.
Valerio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#T1#
Virinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Valerio moves away.
Valerio throws a hook to the side of Virinen's head but Virinen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Virinen loads up on a big right hand but Valerio slips the punch.
Valerio cracks Virinen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Virinen misses with the combination.
Valerio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valerio misses with a jab to the body
and Virinen counters with a straight right hand.
Valerio cracks Virinen with a good jab.
Valerio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Virinen counters with a two punch combo.
Valerio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Virinen counters with a thumping low kick.
Valerio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valerio ducks under a wild hook from Virinen.
Valerio misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valerio throws a body punch but Virinen moves out of range.
Virinen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Virinen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Valerios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Valerio's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Virinen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Valerio scrambles back to his feet.#T2#
Virinen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Virinen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Valerio has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Valerio and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Virinen!
Virinen's corner calls for a 1-2. Virinen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Valerio moves away from the strike by Virinen.
Virinen lands with a good body shot.
Valerio throws a body shot but no joy.
Virinen with a nice calf kick.
Valerio's corner calls for a 1-2. Valerio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Virinen scores with a jab. Valerio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valerio misses with a looping right.
Virinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Valerio scores with a punch to the head.
Virinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valerio.
Virinen misses with a straight right.
A jab from Valerio misses. #T3#
Virinen slips a straight right by Valerio.
A slow jab from Valerio misses its intended target.
Valerio sizes up Virinen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Valerio misses with a series of wild punches.
Virinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valerio moves out of range of the body kick from Virinen.
Valerio lands with a nice body punch.
Valerio walks into a jab.
Virinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valerio.
Virinen connects with a solid leg kick.
Virinen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Valerio throws a right hand that misses
and Virinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Valerio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virinen.
Virinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valerio.
Virinen throws a low kick but Valerio avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virinen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T4#
Valerio misses with a looping left.
Valerio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Virinen.
Valerio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Virinen.
Valerio misses the shot to the body.
Valerio tries to move into range but Virinen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Virinen moves away from the strike by Valerio.
Virinen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valerio throws out the jab.
Valerio lands with a cross.
Virinen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valerio.
Virinen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Valerio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice side step and Virinen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Valerio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virinen misses with a looping right.
Virinen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Virinen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valerio.
Virinen misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Virinen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Valerio throws out a loose jab but Virinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valerio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Virinen's hands.
Virinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valerio walks into a left hand.
Valerio throws a lazy right hand but Virinen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Valerio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Valerio scores with a sloppy right hand. Virinen should have avoided that one.
Valerio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Virinen throws a looping overhand right but Valerio ducks down to avoid it.
Valerio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Valerio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Valerio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Virinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Valerio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Valerio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Virinen.
Virinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valerio misses with a hook. Virinen ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Valerio misses.
Valerio looks to score with a jab to the body but Virinen is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Virinen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Valerio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valerio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some bone on bone action there as Valerio checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Valerio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valerio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Virinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Virinen scores with a jab to the head.
Valerio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valerio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Virinen throws a jab but it's blocked by Valerio.
Valerio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Virinen staying out of range there.
Virinen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab, jab by Virinen - just one landing.
Virinen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Virinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Valerio to counter with a crisp jab.
Valerio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Virinen manages to avoid it.
Valerio moves out of range of the strikes.
Valerio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Virinen. #T2#
A nice leg kick from Virinen, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virinen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valerio.
Valerio ducks under a wild hook from Virinen.
Virinen connects with a body shot that sends Valerio's belly button to the back.
Virinen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Valerio.
Virinen throws a low kick, looking for Valerio's leg but Valerio calmly moves out of range.
Valerio takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Virinen lands with a nice body punch.
Valerio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Virinen moves away.
Lasse Virinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valerio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valerio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Virinen scores with a nice head shot.
Valerio misses the shot to the body.
Valerio misses with an uppercut. Virinen saw that one coming.
Virinen throws a fast counter high kick but Valerio manages to duck under it in time.
Lasse Virinen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Valerio misses with a hook to the body
and Virinen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Valerio's knee momentarily.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Virinen.
Valerio missing with a left hand there. Virinen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Virinen misses with a straight left.
Virinen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Virinen loads up on a big right hand but Valerio slips the punch.
Virinen tests Valerio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valerio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Virinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Valerio drops his hands momentarily and Virinen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Virinen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Virinen connects with a right hand. Valerio shakes it off.
Valerio misses with a hook
and Virinen counters with a nice body kick.
Virinen misses with a straight right.
Valerio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Virinen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Valerio looks to score with a jab to the body but Virinen is just out of range.
Valerio needs to keep his hands up - Virinen had a free shot at his head there.
Valerio takes a swing at Virinen's ribcage but misses.
Virinen connects with a jab.
Valerio misses with a hook
and Virinen counters with a nice body shot.
Virinen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Virinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Virinen throws a push kick but Valerio slaps the foot to one side.
Valerio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valerio connects with a body shot that sends Virinen's belly button to the back.
A nice leg kick lands there from Virinen.
Valerio throws the left hand but Virinen avoids the punch easily.
Virinen misses with a straight right.
Valerio misses with a lunging right hand
and Virinen finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valerio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lasse Virinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Virinen staying out of range there.
Virinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valerio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valerio misses with a straight left.
Valerio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valerio throws a big shot that misses.
Virinen throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slow jab from Valerio misses its intended target.
Valerio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Valerio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Virinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Valerio's sensitive parts.
Valerio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Virinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Valerio finds it's way through Virinen's defenses.
Valerio loads up on a big right hand but Virinen slips the punch.
Valerio walks into a straight right hand from Virinen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Virinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Virinen. #T1#
Virinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valerio.
Virinen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Valerio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Valerio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Valerio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Valerio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Virinen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valerio swings widly with a right hand
and Valerio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Valerio throws a jab but it's blocked by Virinen.
Virinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Virinen lands a jab.
Virinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valerio throwing a counter right hand but Virinen manages to avoid it.
Virinen scoring well with a low kick there.
Virinen throws a hook to the side of Valerio's head but Valerio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valerio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Virinen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lasse Virinen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Virinen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Valerio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Valerio misses with a wild body shot.
Valerio swings for the body but Virinen moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Virinen.
A telegraphed right hand from Virinen misses the target.
Valerio misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Virinen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Virinen.
Virinen misses with a straight right.
Virinen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Valerio throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Virinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Virinen misses with a low kick.
Virinen lands a jab.
Valerio throws a right hand that misses
and Virinen counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
Valerio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Virinen.
Virinen misses with a kick to the body.
Virinen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Valerio misses with a lunging right hand
and Virinen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Virinen lands a jab.
Virinen scores with a leg kick.
Virinen misses the jab.
Valerio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valerio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Valerio throws out a loose jab but Virinen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valerio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Virinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Valerio.
Valerio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Valerio misses with a hook
and Virinen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Valerio misses with an uppercut
and Virinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Virinen catches Valerio right on the button with a cross.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Virinen thumps Valerio with a low kick.
Virinen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Virinen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Virinen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Valerio misses with a right hand
and Virinen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Valerio misses the shot to the body.
Valerio misses with an uppercut. Virinen saw that one coming.
Virinen works the jab nicely.
Virinen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Virinen misses its intended target.
Valerio misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Virinen looks to land a combination but Valerio avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Virinen.
Ernesto Valerio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut there from Virinen.
Virinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.

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

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

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

Event: SMASH: Dredd vs Machine
Date: Mar 10, 2024

#R1#
Kontiainen tries to clinch up but Bautista circles away and keeps his distance.
Bautista keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Kontiainen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kontiainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bautista.
Bautista tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kontiainen's elbow.
Bautista can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kontiainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kontiainen.
Bautista looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bautista goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bautista tries to pull guard but Kontiainen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kontiainen.
Bautista has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bautista working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kontiainen lands with a light punch inside.
Bautista is trying to pull guard but Kontiainen has him pressed against the cage.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Kontiainen is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bautista.
Kontiainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1#
Bautista tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kontiainen's elbow.
Good body shot from Bautista.
Kontiainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Bautista.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
Kontiainen misses with some punches.
Kontiainen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bautista.
Bautista lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short left from Kontiainen.
Still in the clinch, Kontiainen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kontiainen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bautista is trying to break the clinch but Kontiainen has him pressed against the cage.
Kontiainen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kontiainen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bautista digs a right hand into Kontiainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kontiainen's gas tank.
Kontiainen misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
Kontiainen lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista tries to pull guard but Kontiainen holds him up against the cage and eventually Bautista drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drax Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Kontiainen fails to land.
Kontiainen throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Kontiainen misses with a punch on the inside.
Kontiainen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bautista throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kontiainen misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Bautista's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bautista lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bautista blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bautista's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kontiainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Bautista drags the fight down to the ground.
Kontiainen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bautista utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kontiainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kontiainen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Kontiainen stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Bautista has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Kontiainen manages to get his head free but now Bautista has transitioned to an armbar! Kontiainen grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Bautista! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drax Bautista!
After the fight, Drax Bautista was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: C284: Marley vs Anderson
Date: Mar 03, 2024

#R1##TD#
Cruz feints and as Broderick raises his hands in defense, Cruz changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Broderick is pulling down on Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from Cruz, at least for the moment.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Broderick 's brow.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Broderick wants to stand and escape but Cruz is having none of it.
We've been hearing that Cruz has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Broderick has control of Cruz's left arm, preventing Cruz from doing any damage.
Cruz trying to control but Broderick is working from the bottom.
Broderick wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Broderick keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Broderick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cruz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Broderick is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T1##SUB#
Cruz looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Cruz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Broderick is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz tries to move to mount but Broderick blocks the move with his legs.
Cruz working away.
Broderick tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Broderick can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB#
Cruz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
Cruz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cruz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T2#
Cruz staying calm.
Cruz lands an elbow.
Broderick tries to buck Cruz off but Cruz is having none of it.
Broderick prevents Cruz from moving into mount.
Cruz trying to control the position but Broderick is working away.
Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
Broderick manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Broderick manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Broderick is retaining full guard.
Broderick pulls Cruz in close to his closed guard and prevents Cruz from doing any damage or advancing position.#T3#
Cruz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Cruz is trying to get an arm triangle but Broderick is defending well.
Broderick tries to improve position but can't.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Cruz working away.#SUB#
Cruz is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Broderick has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cruz misses with the ground and pound.
Cruz tries to advance to mount but Broderick denies him.
Broderick is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cruz's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Broderick is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Cruz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Broderick is having none of it.
Broderick is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cruz's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cruz's back!
Cruz trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Cruz wants to escape the position.
Cruz is working hard here to advance position.
Cruz breaks Broderick 's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Broderick is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cruz distracts Broderick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Broderick is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Nice sprawl there from Broderick as Cruz shoots in.
Broderick lands a jab to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Ricardo Cruz has been cut.
Broderick leaves Cruz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Broderick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Broderick wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricardo Cruz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cruz fails with a takedown attempt.
Cruz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Broderick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruz dives in and grabs Broderick 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Broderick pushes down on Cruz's head and hops out.
Ricardo Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz shoots for a double leg takedown but Broderick sprawls well. He's pushed Cruz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Broderick missing with a left hand there. Cruz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Broderick .
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Broderick counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#Cruz is rocked!#T1#
Broderick closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Cruz out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hunter Broderick !
Hunter Broderick thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SYN 1060 Rozhkov vs Seigel
Date: Mar 03, 2024

#R1#
Abarai loads up on a big right hand but Dilbrandt slips the punch.
Dilbrandt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abarai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abarai appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dilbrandt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abarai cracks Dilbrandt with a good jab.
Dilbrandt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abarai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Outlaw MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dilbrandt chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Abarai can pounce on him.
Dilbrandt fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dilbrandt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Abarai.
Abarai throws a sloppy head kick and Dilbrandt moves out of range easily.
Dilbrandt wants to clinch.
Abarai swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abarai scoring well with a low kick there.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch there but Abarai circles away.
Dilbrandt 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.
Abarai swats away the attempt to clinch by Dilbrandt.
Abarai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Abarai lands with a thumping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abarai.
Abarai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dilbrandt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Abarai lands a glancing blow to the side of Dilbrandt's head.
Dilbrandt tries to close the distance and clinch but Abarai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abarai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dilbrandt walks into a stiff left hand from Abarai.#CL2#
Dilbrandt closes the distance and pushes Abarai back into the cage.
Abarai scores with a shot to the side of Dilbrandt's head.
Abarai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai lands a body punch.
Abarai misses with some punches.
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!
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Abarai.
Abarai gets through Dilbrandt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Abarai misses with the head strike.
Abarai scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dilbrandt or not.
Abarai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Abarai.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Abarai lands a left hand.
Abarai lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abarai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Abarai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilbrandt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Abarai seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dilbrandt can turn it around.
Abarai blocks an uppercut.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Abarai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abarai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai struggles to land a body shot inside as Dilbrandt controls his hands.
Abarai lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abarai.#T3#
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Abarai.
Abarai lands an uppercut.
Abarai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Abarai fails to land.
Abarai lands with a left to the head.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abarai misses with a punch on the inside.
Abarai lands a hook that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Abarai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abarai tries a body shot but Dilbrandt blocks it.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Abarai.
Abarai lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abarai blocks an uppercut.
Abarai scores with a shot to the side of Dilbrandt's head. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Abarai misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt lands a hook that snaps the head of Abarai backwards.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abarai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilbrandt lands a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Abarai tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Abarai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abarai.
Abarai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abarai is leaning against Dilbrandt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Dilbrandt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abarai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abarai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dilbrandt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abarai pushes Dilbrandt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renji Abarai dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up but Abarai circles away and keeps his distance.
Abarai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Abarai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Dilbrandt has Abarai up against the cage in a clinch.
Abarai lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Abarai.
Abarai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
Abarai digs a right hand underneath Dilbrandt's ribcage. Dilbrandt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Abarai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Abarai.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Abarai.
A short uppercut from Abarai.
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!
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Abarai misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Abarai lands a right hand.
Abarai blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Abarai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abarai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abarai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dilbrandt can do to turn this around?
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Abarai swings wildly with an uppercut but Dilbrandt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Abarai.
A nice right hand lands inside from Abarai.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dilbrandt.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abarai.
Abarai makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dilbrandt throws a head punch that misses.
Abarai lands a shoulder strike.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Dilbrandt prevents a body shot from Abarai. #T2#
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Abarai on the inside.
Abarai lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Abarai.
Abarai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dilbrandt.
Abarai blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Dilbrandt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abarai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dilbrandt's elbow.
Abarai lands a right hand.
Abarai lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Abarai.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
Abarai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Abarai.
A short left from Abarai.
Dilbrandt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abarai tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T3#
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abarai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abarai misses with a punch on the inside.
Abarai has a couple of punches blocked by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Renji Abarai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Abarai.
Abarai lands a hook that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abarai.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abarai lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Abarai.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Abarai.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abarai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abarai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Dilbrandt blocks a body shot from Abarai.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Abarai works on Dilbrandt's body with a couple of short punches.
Abarai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Abarai.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Abarai.
Abarai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Abarai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dilbrandt backwards.
Dilbrandt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Abarai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
Abarai blocks an uppercut.
Abarai can't find room to land a body shot as Dilbrandt controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Dilbrandt scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Renji Abarai dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Abarai with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Abarai.
Dilbrandt drops his hands momentarily and Abarai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dilbrandt avoids the body shot from Abarai.
Abarai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dilbrandt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A quick step to the side and Abarai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dilbrandt is looking to clinch but Abarai is avoiding it.
As Dilbrandt backs away, Abarai returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Abarai.
Dilbrandt tries to clinch there but Abarai circles away.
Renji Abarai is winning the standup battle so far.
Abarai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Abarai throws a body punch but Dilbrandt moves out of range.
Abarai lands a jab to the head.
Abarai moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2#
Dilbrandt clinches up with Abarai and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Abarai.
Abarai working aggressively here.
Dilbrandt misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Abarai lands with a short shot to the head.
Dilbrandt working aggressively here.
Abarai misses with a punch to the body.
Abarai misses with a body punch.
Abarai blocking some punches.
Abarai presses Dilbrandt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dilbrandt.
Dilbrandt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Abarai.
Abarai blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Abarai.
Still in the clinch, Abarai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abarai scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abarai throws a punch but it's blocked by Dilbrandt.
Abarai tries to work over Dilbrandt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Renji Abarai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt throws a punch but it's blocked by Abarai.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarai blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt misses with some punches.
Dilbrandt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abarai misses with a punch on the inside.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Abarai. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abarai.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dilbrandt misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
Dilbrandt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abarai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Abarai on the inside.
Abarai blocking some punches.
Abarai blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Dilbrandt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dilbrandt misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Abarai.
Abarai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abarai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dilbrandt fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abarai.
Dilbrandt blocks an uppercut.
Abarai blocking some punches.
Dilbrandt misses with the head strike.
Dilbrandt swings wildly with an uppercut but Abarai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abarai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dilbrandt has a couple of punches blocked by Abarai.

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 Renji Abarai.
Well Abarai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: CCC 9: BartosiÅ„ski vs Kuznecov
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
BartosiÅ„ski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kuznecov counter with a right hand.
BartosiÅ„ski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuznecov.
BartosiÅ„ski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BartosiÅ„ski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kuznecov.
BartosiÅ„ski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznecov.
Kuznecov tries to clinch up but BartosiÅ„ski circles away and keeps his distance.
BartosiÅ„ski sizes up Kuznecov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
BartosiÅ„ski moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuznecov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kuznecov just misses with a punch to the body.
BartosiÅ„ski throws a head kick that misses
and Kuznecov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kuznecov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kuznecov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from BartosiÅ„ski.
BartosiÅ„ski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kuznecov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
BartosiÅ„ski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from BartosiÅ„ski.
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!
Kuznecov scores with a jab to the body.
BartosiÅ„ski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuznecov's sensitive parts. #T1#
Kuznecov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
BartosiÅ„ski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kuznecov moves in looking to clinch but BartosiÅ„ski pushes him off.
Kuznecov moves out of range as BartosiÅ„ski throws a body kick.
Kuznecov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract BartosiÅ„ski.
A shot to the body from BartosiÅ„ski misses
enabling Kuznecov to counter with a crisp jab.
BartosiÅ„ski throws a leg kick that is checked#TD2#
and Kuznecov counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kuznecov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kuznecov throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
BartosiÅ„ski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kuznecov on the ground.
Kuznecov tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kuznecov cracks BartosiÅ„ski with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kuznecov happy to just control the position for now. #T2#
Kuznecov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Kuznecov in side control, throwing shots but BartosiÅ„ski defends.
BartosiÅ„ski is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Kuznecov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuznecov dominating with strikes here.
Kuznecov landing strikes from the mount.
Kuznecov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kuznecov prevents BartosiÅ„ski from getting the reversal.
BartosiÅ„ski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if BartosiÅ„ski tries to get out of the position.#T3#
Kuznecov lands a big elbow.
Kuznecov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kuznecov thowing shots but they're missing.
Kuznecov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kuznecov misses with a head shot.
Kuznecov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kuznecov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #T4#
BartosiÅ„ski is bucking up trying to escape but Kuznecov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kuznecov postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have BartosiÅ„ski in real trouble here! The ref calls for BartosiÅ„ski to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Egor Kuznecov!
Egor Kuznecov is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Egor Kuznecov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: RSE 56: Living To Die
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
Gunnarsson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blood lands a slapping body shot.
Gunnarsson throws a nice looking combination but Blood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blood.
Gunnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunnarsson lands with a straight right. Blood didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Gunnarsson moves into the clinch.
Blood wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
I was talking to Blood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Gunnarsson on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gunnarsson lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson pushes Blood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson tries to work over Blood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunnarsson lands a body punch. #T1#
Blood is trying to pull guard but Gunnarsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Gunnarsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunnarsson gets through Blood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Blood is trying to push Gunnarsson away but Gunnarsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Blood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Blood tries to pull guard but Gunnarsson won't allow it.
Gunnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
Blood lands an uppercut.
Gunnarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Blood. #T2#
Gunnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Blood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Gunnarsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Gunnarsson fails to land.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Blood controls the action.
Blood prevents a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson has a couple of punches blocked by Blood.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson tries to throw a body punch but Blood avoids it by throwing Gunnarsson back against the cage.
Blood swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blood tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gunnarsson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Captain Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blood tries to pull guard but Gunnarsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T3#
Gunnarsson digs a right hand underneath Blood's ribcage. Blood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Blood is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bloods head.
Gunnarsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gunnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
A short uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Blood backwards.
Blood throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blood misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson pushes Blood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Gunnarsson. #T4#
Gunnarsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blood backwards. #ROC2#Blood is rocked!
Gunnarsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Blood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Gunnarsson - that landed with a thud.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gunnarsson unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Blood! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Gunnarsson is unloading with more strikes now! Blood drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floki Gunnarsson!
A very excited looking Floki Gunnarsson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: OFK 380 - Drop Vs English
Date: Feb 25, 2024

#R1#
Pauschi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kangee lands with a hook. Pauschi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kangee misses with a looping left.
Pauschi tries to clinch up.
Kangee throws a hook but Pauschi blocks it.
Pauschi throws a leg kick which misses Kangee's front leg but catches the back leg as Kangee tries to avoid it.
Pauschi misses with a body shot.
Pauschi connects with a looping right hand. #CL#
Pauschi has managed to clinch.
Kangee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kangee scores with a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pauschi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kangee's brow.
Kangee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauschi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kangee avoids the damage to the body.
Kangee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hook to the body lands for Pauschi.
Pauschi trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kangee fails to land. #T1#
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Kangee managing to block the knees to the body from Pauschi.
Pauschi crunches a lovely knee into Kangee's ribcage.
Pauschi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pauschi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kangee is defending well for now.
Pauschi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kangee.
Pauschi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pauschi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kangee misses with some punches.
Kangee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pauschi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kangee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kangee's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pauschi.
Kangee tries to work over Pauschi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kangee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kangee.
Pauschi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kangee backwards.
A short right from Kangee on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kangee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kangee throws a punch but it's blocked by Pauschi.
Pauschi can't find room to land a body shot as Kangee controls the action.
Pauschi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pauschi leaning against his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kangee.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Pauschi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi misses with a punch on the inside.
Kangee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kangee struggles to land a body shot inside as Pauschi controls his hands.
Kangee misses with the head strike. #T3#
Pauschi blocking some punches.
Kangee digs a right hand underneath Pauschi's ribcage. Pauschi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pauschi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pauschi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kangee working aggressively here.
Pauschi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pauschi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kangee is defending well for now.
Pauschi lands a nice knee to the body.
Pauschi scores with a knee to the head.
Pauschi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kangee throws a punch but it's blocked by Pauschi.
Pauschi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kangee takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pauschi crunches a lovely knee into Kangee's ribcage.
Pauschi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kangee. #T4#
Still in the clinch, Kangee scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kangee lands a right hand.
Kangee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pauschi takes a shot to the head.
Kangee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pauschi prevents a body shot from Kangee.
Pauschi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pauschi crunches a lovely knee into Kangee's ribcage.
Kangee lands a hook that snaps the head of Pauschi backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kangee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pauschi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kangee.
Kangee lands with a good tight uppercut to the 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 Chris Pauschi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pauschi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Pauschi slips a jab and a cross from Kangee.
Pauschi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kangee sizes up Pauschi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kangee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Kangee misses the jab.
Kangee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pauschi.
Pauschi slips under a jab from Kangee.
Pauschi tries to clinch there but Kangee circles away.
Pauschi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kangee in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Good exchange - Kangee coming out on top.
Pauschi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kangee moves away.
Kangee missing with a left hand there. Pauschi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Kangee misses its intended target.
Kangee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kangee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pauschi. Pauschi obviously looking to wear him down.
Pauschi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kangee.
A slow jab from Kangee misses its intended target. #T1#
Kangee misses with a double jab.
Kangee throws a right hand that Pauschi ducks under and follows up with a left that Pauschi also avoids with ease.
Pauschi throws a counter high kick but Kangee was just alert enough to avoid it.
We've been told by Pauschi's head coaches at BronkÂ´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kangee throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Kangee.
Pauschi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pauschi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kangee finds it's way round the side to connect with Pauschi's head.
Pauschi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pauschi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kangee cracks Pauschi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pauschi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pauschi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A left lands for Kangee.
Kangee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pauschi throwing a counter right hand but Kangee manages to avoid it.
Kangee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kangee throws a poor cross that misses
and Kangee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kangee cracks Pauschi with a good jab.
Pauschi misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Kangee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kangee misses with a two punch combination.
Pauschi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kangee on the side of the head.#T2#
Kangee misses with an uppercut.
Pauschi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pauschi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kangee.
Pauschi slips under a jab.#CL#
Pauschi rushes Kangee and presses him up against the cage.
Pauschi landing knees to the head.
Pauschi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kangee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body.
Pauschi misses with a punch to the body.
Pauschi presses Kangee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pauschi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pauschi lands an elbow inside that Kangee shrugs off.
Pauschi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pauschi scores a nice knee to the body.
Kangee avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body. #T3#
Pauschi lands an uppercut.
Kangee blocks an uppercut.
Pauschi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kangee.
Chris Pauschi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Pauschi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kangee.
Pauschi misses with an elbow over the top.
Kangee is leaning against Pauschi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pauschi misses with a punch to the body.
Kangee throws a head punch that misses.
Pauschi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kangee misses with a punch on the inside.
Kangee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pauschi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pauschi missing with knees to the body. #T4#
Kangee avoiding damage as Pauschi throws knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kangee as Pauschi tries to tie him up.
Pauschi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pauschi misses with an elbow strike.
Kangee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pauschi throws an elbow that misses.
Kangee lands with a right to the head.
Kangee misses with some punches.
Pauschi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kangee is keeping busy.
Pauschi tries to land knees in the clinch but Kangee avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pauschi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pauschi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kangee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hinto Kangee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Pauschi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Kangee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kangee throws a jab when Pauschi was well out of range.
Kangee looks to land a left hand but Pauschi moved out of range nicely.
As Kangee backs away, Pauschi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Pauschi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pauschi defending well as Kangee loads up on a big left hand.
Hinto Kangee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kangee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kangee as he connects with a hook.
Kangee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pauschi.
Kangee throws out a loose jab but Pauschi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pauschi is looking to counter punch.
Pauschi tries to clinch but Kangee moves out of range.
Pauschi lands a really nice looking cross but Kangee seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pauschi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Pauschi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kangee misses with the combination.
Kangee missing with a left hand there. Pauschi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pauschi throws a jab when Kangee was well out of range.#T1#
A shot to the liver by Pauschi. Beautiful body shot.
Kangee misses with a body punch
and Pauschi counters with a leg kick.
Kangee throws an overhand right that lands on Pauschi's shoulder, as Pauschi tries to avoid the shot.
Kangee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Pauschi slips under a jab from Kangee.
Kangee tests Pauschi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pauschi tries to move into range but Kangee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Kangee misses its intended target.
Kangee takes a swing at Pauschi's ribcage but misses.
Kangee lands an overhand right.
Pauschi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pauschi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pauschi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kangee throws out the jab.
Pauschi slips under a jab.
Kangee walks into a straight right hand from Pauschi.
Pauschi lands a nice looking body shot. #T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pauschi is looking to clinch but Kangee is avoiding it.
Kangee swats away the attempt to clinch by Pauschi.
As Pauschi backs off Kangee throws a huge counter combo but Pauschi manages to avoid it all.
Pauschi defending well as Kangee loads up on a big left hand.
Kangee avoids the body shot from Pauschi.
Kangee lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pauschi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pauschi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pauschi lands a jab to the head.
Pauschi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pauschi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kangee throws a shot from downtown. Pauschi moves away and avoids it.
Pauschi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pauschi misses the jab.
Kangee throws a hook to the side of Pauschi's head but Pauschi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kangee throws a jab but it's blocked by Pauschi.
Pauschi throws a hook but Kangee blocks it.#T3#
Kangee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from Kangee misses.
Pauschi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kangee manages to avoid it.
Pauschi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kangee throws a shot from downtown. Pauschi moves away and avoids it.
Pauschi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hinto Kangee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pauschi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kangee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pauschi throws a shot from downtown. Kangee moves away and avoids it.
Pauschi throws a jab when Kangee was well out of range.
Kangee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pauschi moves out of range as Kangee strikes.
Kangee throws a right hand that Pauschi ducks under and follows up with a left that Pauschi also avoids with ease.
Pauschi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kangee misses with a body shot.
Pauschi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kangee takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
A swing and a miss from Kangee.
Kangee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Pauschi.
Pauschi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kangee misses with a body shot
and Pauschi counters with a nice body shot.
Kangee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kangee lands with a hook. Pauschi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pauschi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kangee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pauschi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kangee.
Kangee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pauschi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kangee on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pauschi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kangee shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pauschi eats them both and turns towards Kangee to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kangee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pauschi counters with an outside leg kick.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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

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

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

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

And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Avila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Avila winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: MMAH 111
Date: Feb 17, 2024

#R1#
Tochukwu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkalla.
Tochukwu looks to throw the jab but Perkalla is out of range.
Perkalla appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Perkalla lands with a nice body punch.
Perkalla swings for the body but Tochukwu moves out of range.
Tochukwu throws a lazy right hand but Perkalla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Tochukwu backs off Perkalla throws a huge counter combo but Tochukwu manages to avoid it all.
Perkalla misses with a hook
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkalla misses with a shot to the body
and Tochukwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perkalla swings for the body but Tochukwu moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla throws a shot to the body.
Perkalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tochukwu moves away.
A quick step to the side and Tochukwu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T1#
Tochukwu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Perkalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tochukwu throws out the jab.
Perkalla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perkalla throws out a counter right but Tochukwu avoids it with no problem.
Perkalla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tochukwu rather than just go for the knockout.
Tochukwu lands with a shot to the body.
Perkalla takes a swing at Tochukwu's ribcage but misses.
Perkalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkalla. Tochukwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkalla misses the body punch
and Tochukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkalla misses with a double jab.
Tochukwu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T2#
Perkalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu is looking to counter punch.
Perkalla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tochukwu.
Tochukwu just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Tochukwu there.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tochukwu slips a straight right by Perkalla.
Tochukwu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkalla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tochukwu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perkalla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tochukwu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perkalla throws a lazy uppercut
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Tochukwu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkalla.
A shot to the liver by Perkalla. Beautiful body shot.
Tochukwu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tochukwu slips a jab from Perkalla.
A slow jab from Tochukwu misses its intended target.
A big right from Tochukwu misses.
Perkalla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tochukwu was well out of range. Poor timing from Perkalla.
A swing and a miss from Perkalla.
Perkalla misses with a hook
letting Tochukwu counter with a right hand.
Tochukwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkalla moves away.#T4#
Perkalla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Perkalla misses
and Tochukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Perkalla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a stiff right hand.
Perkalla lands a jab to Tochukwu's midsection.
Perkalla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkalla takes a swing at Tochukwu's ribcage but misses.
Perkalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tochukwu lands a lovely overhand right.
Tochukwu misses with a straight right.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tochukwu moves away.
Perkalla scores with a jab. Tochukwu acknowledges it with a nod of the 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 Tolgot Tochukwu will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Tochukwu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perkalla throws a sloppy body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tochukwu moves out of range as Perkalla strikes.
Perkalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkalla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tochukwu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tochukwu scores with a body shot.
Perkalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tochukwu blocks a jab.
Perkalla has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Perkalla misses with an uppercut
and Perkalla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkalla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Perkalla throws a hook to the side of Tochukwu's head but Tochukwu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perkalla throws a lazy uppercut
and Tochukwu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkalla looks to score with a jab to the body but Tochukwu is just out of range.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looks like Tochukwu has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Tolgot Tochukwu is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkalla misses the body punch
letting Tochukwu counter with a right hand.
Perkalla misses with a body punch
and Tochukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkalla swings widly with a right hand
and Tochukwu counters with a left to the body.
Tochukwu lands a head shot.
Perkalla walks into a straight right hand from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu avoids the body shot from Perkalla. #T2#
Perkalla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Tochukwu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkalla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perkalla moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Tochukwu throws a hook but Perkalla avoids it easily.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Tochukwu is looking to counter punch.
Tochukwu misses with a body shot.
Perkalla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tochukwu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkalla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perkalla misses with a right hand
and Tochukwu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pekka Perkalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Perkalla throws a body shot but no joy.
Tochukwu with a hook.
Perkalla looks to land a right hand but Tochukwu moved out of range.
Tochukwu misses with a looping right.
Perkalla let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tochukwu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A telegraphed right hand from Tochukwu misses the target.
Perkalla rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tochukwu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Perkalla might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tochukwu has got the better of the exchanges.
Perkalla lands a jab to the head.
Tochukwu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Perkalla misses with an uppercut
and Tochukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tochukwu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Perkalla can do to turn this around?#T4#
Tochukwu lands a lovely overhand right.
Perkalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tochukwu throws out the jab.
Perkalla swings for the body but Tochukwu moves out of range.
Tochukwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkalla moves away.
Perkalla digs a good hook to Tochukwu's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tochukwu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perkalla misses with a hook
and Tochukwu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Perkalla misses with a body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkalla slips under a jab from Tochukwu.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tochukwu moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tolgot Tochukwu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R3#
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tochukwu moves away.
Tochukwu throws a hook to the side of Perkalla's head but Perkalla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Perkalla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkalla misses with a body punch
and Tochukwu counters with a nice uppercut.
Tochukwu misses with a looping right.
Tochukwu misses with a right hand
and Perkalla counters with a straight right hand.
Perkalla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tochukwu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkalla thinking.
Perkalla misses with a right hand
enabling Tochukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla swings for the body but Tochukwu moves out of range.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Tochukwu connects with a body shot.
Perkalla takes a swing at Tochukwu's ribcage but misses.
Tochukwu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkalla.
Nice defenses there by Perkalla.
Perkalla misses with a hook
and Tochukwu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkalla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tochukwu manages to avoid it.
Tochukwu throwing a counter right hand but Perkalla manages to avoid it.
Tochukwu jabs Perkalla right on the nose. Perkalla blinks but takes it well.
Perkalla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Perkalla misses with a body punch
and Tochukwu counters with a right hand to the body.
Perkalla just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Decent striking displayed by Tochukwu there.
A telegraphed right hand from Tochukwu misses the target.
Tochukwu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tochukwu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Perkalla.
Tochukwu misses with a looping left.
Tochukwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkalla moves away.
Perkalla fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tochukwu manages to avoid it.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Perkalla throws a body punch but Tochukwu moves out of range.
Tochukwu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#T3#
Perkalla throws a sloppy body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a nice body shot.
Perkalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tochukwu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tochukwu cracks Perkalla with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perkalla misses with a body shot.
Perkalla throws an off balance right hand
and Tochukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tochukwu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkalla.
Tochukwu is looking to counter punch.
Tochukwu cracks Perkalla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tochukwu misses with an uppercut
and Perkalla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tochukwu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Perkalla stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perkalla slips under a jab.#T4#
Perkalla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tochukwu moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkalla. Tochukwu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Perkalla misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tochukwu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Perkalla moves away.
Perkalla swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkalla fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkalla misses with a body shot.
Tochukwu slips a jab from Perkalla.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Tolgot Tochukwu did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R4#
Tochukwu misses with an uppercut.
Tochukwu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkalla.
Tochukwu throws a good cross that connects.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot.
Tochukwu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Tochukwu is looking to counter punch.
Perkalla punishes Tochukwu's body with a nice straight punch.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tochukwu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tochukwu slips a jab and a cross from Perkalla.
An attempted straight right counter from Tochukwu misses the target.
Perkalla throws a lazy right hand but Tochukwu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T1#
Tochukwu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkalla.
Perkalla looks to land a right hand but Tochukwu moved out of range.
Perkalla lands a nice looking body shot.
Perkalla throws a sloppy body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tochukwu misses with a looping left.
Perkalla misses with a wild body shot.
Perkalla staying out of range there.
Perkalla swings for the body but Tochukwu moves out of range.
Tochukwu loads up on a big right hand but Perkalla slips the punch.
Perkalla dips to his left and cracks Tochukwu with an uppercut!#T2#
Perkalla misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Tochukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkalla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu throws a jab when Perkalla was well out of range.
Tochukwu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkalla.
Perkalla misses with a body shot.
Perkalla throws an off balance right hand
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkalla misses with a left hand
and Tochukwu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Perkalla thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkalla cracks a nice hook into Tochukwu's ribs.#T3#
Perkalla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tochukwu finds it's way round the side to connect with Perkalla's head.
Perkalla moves out of range of the strikes.
Perkalla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tochukwu with a body shot.
Perkalla throws a right hand that misses
enabling Tochukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Tochukwu does it's job there.
Perkalla throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and Tochukwu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkalla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Perkalla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tochukwu thuds his right hand into Perkalla's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Perkalla throws a nice looking combination but Tochukwu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tochukwu jabs Perkalla right on the nose. Perkalla blinks but takes it well.#T4#
A slow jab from Tochukwu misses its intended target.
Perkalla appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tochukwu lands a slapping body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perkalla takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Perkalla throws a body punch but Tochukwu moves out of range.
Perkalla misses the body punch
enabling Tochukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkalla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tochukwu throwing a counter right hand but Perkalla manages to avoid it.
Tochukwu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkalla.
Perkalla slips under a jab from Tochukwu.
Perkalla is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tochukwu with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tolgot Tochukwu had his way with Pekka Perkalla in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R5#
Tochukwu throws an overhand right that lands on Perkalla's shoulder, as Perkalla tries to avoid the shot.
Perkalla slips under a jab from Tochukwu.
Perkalla takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Perkalla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tochukwu missing with a left hand there. Perkalla was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perkalla throws a big shot that misses.
Nice defenses there by Perkalla.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla works Tochukwu's body with a nice hook.
Tochukwu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tochukwu throws a body punch but Perkalla moves out of range. #T1#
Perkalla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Tochukwu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Perkalla blocks a jab.
Perkalla throws a poor cross that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tochukwu throws a jab when Perkalla was well out of range.
Perkalla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu throwing a counter right hand but Perkalla manages to avoid it.
Perkalla connects with a body shot.
Tochukwu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perkalla swings for the body but Tochukwu moves out of range. #T2#
Tochukwu misses the shot to the body.
Perkalla misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkalla misses with a left hand
enabling Tochukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkalla throws a sloppy body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a nice uppercut.
Tochukwu looks to land a left hand but Perkalla moved out of range nicely.
Perkalla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the body from Perkalla misses
enabling Tochukwu to counter with a crisp jab.
Perkalla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkalla misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Tochukwu misses the target.
Perkalla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tochukwu throws out the jab. #T3#
Perkalla throws a predictable looking body shot
and Tochukwu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tochukwu cracks Perkalla with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tochukwu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tochukwu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perkalla.
Perkalla swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tochukwu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perkalla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tochukwu.
Tochukwu throws a lazy uppercut
and Perkalla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Perkalla misses with a right hand
and Tochukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Perkalla. Tochukwu does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Tochukwu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perkalla misses the shot to the body.
Perkalla misses with a hook
and Tochukwu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Perkalla throws a lazy uppercut
and Tochukwu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Perkalla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkalla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tochukwu counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Perkalla misses with a double jab.
Perkalla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekka Perkalla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolgot Tochukwu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tochukwu misses with a hook. Perkalla ducked under it nicely.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:45
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 50:45
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 50:45

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

Event: RSE 48: Vengeance
Date: Feb 11, 2024

#R1##CL#
Gunnarsson has closed the distance and engaged Ribeiro in a clinch.
Ribeiro with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ribeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gunnarsson is stalling here.
Gunnarsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson misses with the head strike.
Ribeiro working Gunnarsson over with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro.
A short right from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Gunnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ribeiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gunnarsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Ribeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunnarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Ribeiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Gunnarsson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gunnarsson. #T1#
Ribeiro swings wildly with an uppercut but Gunnarsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Gunnarsson on the inside.
Gunnarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gunnarsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ribeiro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gunnarsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks it.
Gunnarsson is leaning against Ribeiro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gunnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Ribeiro gets an underhook and turns Gunnarsson into the cage.
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gunnarsson working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ribeiro.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunnarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gunnarsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks with his arms. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gunnarsson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Gunnarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike.
Ribeiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ribeiro connects with a nasty looking knee right to Gunnarsson's face.
Gunnarsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribeiro backwards.
Gunnarsson avoiding damage.
Ribeiro looking to throw knees to the head but Gunnarsson is blocking nicely.
Ribeiro misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ribeiro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Ribeiro fails to land.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribeiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnarsson pushes Ribeiro back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gunnarsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunnarsson.
Ribeiro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gunnarsson.
Ribeiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunnarsson avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Gunnarsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Gunnarsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gunnarsson looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Gunnarsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gunnarsson.
Ribeiro prevents a body shot from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gunnarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ribeiro is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gunnarsson leaning against his opponent.
Ribeiro throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson tries a body shot but Ribeiro blocks it.
Ribeiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunnarsson misses with some punches.
Gunnarsson can't find room to land a body shot as Ribeiro controls the action.
Ribeiro misses with a knee strike. #T4#
Ribeiro missing with knees to the body.
Gunnarsson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks with his arms.
Ribeiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gunnarsson.
Ribeiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gunnarsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ribeiro.
Gunnarsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson misses with a body punch.
Gunnarsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ribeiro or not.
Ribeiro tries to land a knee to the head but Gunnarsson blocks with his arms.
Gunnarsson lands a nice uppercut.
Ribeiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gunnarsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Ribeiro takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Gunnarsson on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson blocking some punches.
Ribeiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ribeiro lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ribeiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunnarsson lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Floki Gunnarsson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Gunnarsson misses with a double jab.
Ribeiro unleashes a big counter combination but Gunnarsson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ribeiro is looking to clinch.
Ribeiro misses with a left hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Ribeiro is rocked!
Ribeiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ribeiro misses with a hook #KD#
and Gunnarsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ribeiro! Gunnarsson lets Ribeiro back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ribeiro is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunnarsson finish him?
Gunnarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ribeiro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ribeiro moves forwards but Gunnarsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T1#
Gunnarsson throws a nice looking combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ribeiro seems to have recovered his senses.
Ribeiro throws a right and a left that Gunnarsson avoids nicely.
Gunnarsson with a jab.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ribeiro.
Ribeiro misses with a hook
and Gunnarsson counters with a huge left! Ribeiro is in big trouble! He's backing up but Gunnarsson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Ribeiro from any more damage. A dominating finish by Gunnarsson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Floki Gunnarsson!
A very excited looking Floki Gunnarsson rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Event: OFK 375 - Drozd Vs Mangold
Date: Feb 10, 2024

#R1#
Abdelrahman loads up on a big right hand but Jam slips the punch.
Abdelrahman lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Abdelrahman, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jam throws a lazy uppercut
and Abdelrahman counters with a left to the body.
Jam throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a nice leg kick.
Jam takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Abdelrahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've been told by Jam's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab from Jam.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jam connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jam throws out a powerful jab.
Jam stuns Abdelrahman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jam misses with a looping right.
Abdelrahman throws a counter combo.
Jam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abdelrahman moves away.
Abdelrahman misses with a body shot
and Jam counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jam moves out of range as Abdelrahman strikes.
Abdelrahman throws a series of punches but Jam moves out of range.
Toe Jam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdelrahman takes a swing at Jam's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Jam feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abdelrahmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abdelrahman on the side of the head.
Jam misses with a hook.
Jam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jam lands with a nice body punch.
Jam lands a really nice looking cross but Abdelrahman seems unphased.
Jam jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Abdelrahman slips under a jab.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Jam throws an overhand right that lands on Abdelrahman's shoulder, as Abdelrahman tries to avoid the shot.
Jam misses with a hook.
Jam throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jam dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam throws out a loose jab but Abdelrahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdelrahman.
Jam misses with a hook. Abdelrahman ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Jam looks to score with a jab to the body but Abdelrahman is just out of range.
Jam throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Abdelrahman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jam throws a jab when Abdelrahman was well out of range.
Jam thuds his right hand into Abdelrahman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jam looks to throw the jab but Abdelrahman is out of range.
Jam misses the shot to the body.
Jam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range.
Jam throws a hook but Abdelrahman avoids it easily.
Jam throws a poor cross that misses
and Abdelrahman counters with a left to the body.
Jam takes a swing at Abdelrahman's ribcage but misses.
Abdelrahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Abdelrahman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Abdelrahman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jam throws a jab but it's blocked by Abdelrahman.
Jam takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Jam throws a looping overhand right but Abdelrahman ducks down to avoid it.
Abdelrahman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam connects with a body shot.
Abdelrahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jam manages to avoid it.
Abdelrahman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jam misses with a straight left.
Jam throws a lazy right hand but Abdelrahman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jam misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Abdelrahman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jam throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Abdelrahman slips a straight right by Jam.
Abdelrahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jam on the side of the head.
Jam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abdelrahman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdelrahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Abdelrahman lands a jab to the head.
Jam lands a lovely overhand right.
Abdelrahman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T4#
Jam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Abdelrahman looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Abdelrahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman ducks under a wild hook from Jam.
Abdelrahman is looking to land body kicks.
Abdelrahman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jam misses with an uppercut
and Abdelrahman counters with a good low kick that Jam was not able to check.
Abdelrahman tries to land a body kick
and Jam counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Jam.
Abdelrahman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jam doesn't seem bothered though.
Abdelrahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam swings widly with a right hand
enabling Abdelrahman to counter with a crisp jab.
Jam takes one to the chin there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jam misses the jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abdelrahman.
Jam looks to land a right hand but Abdelrahman moved out of range.
Abdelrahman has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Abdelrahman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shahzad Abdelrahman 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#
Some wild striking there from Abdelrahman.
Jam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abdelrahman's head.
The fighters circling - Abdelrahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jam misses with a looping right.
A big left from Jam misses.
Abdelrahman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jam lands a glancing blow to the side of Abdelrahman's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jam. Abdelrahman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdelrahman.
Jam moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jam is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abdelrahman throws a nice looking combination but Jam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Abdelrahman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abdelrahman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand 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!
Jam lands a jab to Abdelrahman's midsection.
Abdelrahman moves out of range as Jam strikes.#T1#
Abdelrahman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Abdelrahman throws a right hand that misses
and Jam counters with a nice uppercut.
Jam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jam swings for the body but Abdelrahman moves out of range.
A big left from Jam misses.
Jam cracks a nice hook into Abdelrahman's ribs.
Jam misses with an uppercut. Abdelrahman saw that one coming.
Abdelrahman defending well as Jam loads up on a big left hand.
Jam lands a jab.
Jam misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Jam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abdelrahman swings for the body but Jam moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Abdelrahman.
Jam lands a nice shot that snaps Abdelrahman's head back. #T2#
A combination from Abdelrahman does no damage.
Abdelrahman throws a shot to the body.
Abdelrahman throws the left hand but Jam avoids the punch easily.
Abdelrahman misses with an uppercut. Jam saw that one coming.
Jam ducks under a wild hook from Abdelrahman.
Abdelrahman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jam eats them both and turns towards Abdelrahman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jam lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jam scores with a jab. Abdelrahman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jam throws a body shot but no joy.
Abdelrahman feints a counter leg kick.
Jam lands a glancing blow to the side of Abdelrahman's head.#ROC#Abdelrahman is rocked!
Nice body punch from Jam.
Abdelrahman looks for the body kick but Jam saw that one coming.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jab from Jam.
Abdelrahman is still on wobbly legs! Can Jam finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jam! Abdelrahman is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toe Jam!
Toe Jam took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Northern Zombie for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: MMAH 109
Date: Feb 03, 2024

#R1#
Berishvili wants to clinch
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Berishvili.
Nice defenses there by Berishvili.
Berishvili looks to clinch
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Berishvili moves into the clinch.
Smith lands a left hand.
Berishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Berishvili jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #SUB2#
Berishvili is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Berishvili has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Smith 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 Berishvili.
Smith is staying tight to Berishvili's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T1#
Berishvili wants to control but Smith postures up.
Berishvili tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Berishvili struggling a bit here.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith controlling the position.
Berishvili tries to control but Smith manages to take his back.
Smith really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Berishvili.
Smith avoiding Berishvili 's attempts to control his hands.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Berishvili on the ground.#T3#
I would not like to be Berishvili right now.
Berishvili tries to escape the position.
Smith controls the action.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith not allowing Berishvili to control his hands.
Smith trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Berishvili doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berishvili looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Smith dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Smith misses with a body shot.
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Smith misses with a straight left.
Berishvili tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Berishvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berishvili is looking to clinch.
It looked like Smith wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Smith lands a jab.
Smith lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berishvili avoids the head kick by Smith.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Hammer House of Horror that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Berishvili.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Berishvili doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T1#
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Berishvili has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Smith misses with a head kick.
Smith jabs Berishvili to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Berishvili uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Berishvili moves to clinch but Smith breaks away
and Smith counters with a nice uppercut.
Berishvili throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Berishvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Berishvili was well out of range. Poor timing from Smith.
Berishvili darts in trying to clinch
and Smith counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Smith is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Berishvili.
Berishvili slips a jab from Smith.
Berishvili blocks a head kick by Smith.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Berishvili tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Berishvili gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berishvili jumps guard but Smith turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berishvili is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Berishvili.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but Smith forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Luke Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikheil Berishvili.
Berishvili blocking some punches.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berishvili is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smith to keep the fight standing.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
Smith scores with a hook to the body.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Berishvili controls the action. #TD2#
Berishvili pulls guard.
Smith pushing down on Berishvili's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smith trying to control the pace.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Berishvili can do to turn this around?#SUB2#
Berishvili actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Berishvili looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
Berishvili tries to roll over but Smith keeps him under control.
Berishvili trying to hold on to Smith's head to control him but Smith postures up.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SUB2#
Berishvili actively working from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Smith dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Jab, jab by Smith - just one landing.
Smith cracks Berishvili with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Berishvili getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL#
Smith fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Berishvili, pushing him back against the cage.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Berishvilis head.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Berishvili tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smith just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Berishvili drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berishvili is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Berishvili is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T1#
Berishvili wants to control the position but Smith says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Smith will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Smith controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Berishvili actively working from the bottom here.
Berishvili is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berishvili avoid being mounted?
Berishvili controlling the position well. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T3##CL2#
Berishvili pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Smith. #TD2#
Berishvili jumps guard and drags Smith to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Smith postures up.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Berishvili is keeping the position for now.
Berishvili is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berishvili controls Smith momentarily but Smith frees himself. #T4#
Smith stands and throws Berishvili's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Berishvili is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith takes a little break here. Berishvili wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Berishvili tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Smith presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Smith clearly takes that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R4#
Berishvili tries to clinch up.
Berishvili moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Berishvili tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Berishvili is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith cracks Berishvili with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Smith misses with a body shot.
Berishvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Smith misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berishvili gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Berishvili sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Berishvili slips under a jab from Smith.
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mikheil Berishvili seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1##CL2#
Berishvili clinches up against the cage.
Berishvili jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smith walks away with a smile on his face. Berishvili gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Berishvili tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Berishvili drives through and clinches with Smith against the cage.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Berishvili uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berishvili jumps guard but Smith stands there with Berishvili around his waist. Berishvili gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Berishvili blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Berishvili backwards.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Luke Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikheil Berishvili.
Berishvili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
A lazy left from Smith finds it's target.#T2#
A big left from Berishvili misses.
Smith is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Berishvili wants to clinch.
Berishvili tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Berishvili is just out of range.
Berishvili tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Berishvili gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Berishvili is trying to pull guard but Smith turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Berishvili fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Berishvili blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Smith misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berishvili tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith lands a left hand.
Smith misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Berishvili jumps guard but Smith stands there with Berishvili around his waist. Berishvili gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch. #TD2#
Berishvili gets control of Smith's arms and successfully pulls guard. Berishvili will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Berishvili has his foot on Smith's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Smith works his way back into a safe position though.
Berishvili trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Berishvili is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Berishvili has control of Smith's left arm, preventing Smith from doing any damage. #T4#
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Berishvili is retaining full guard.
Berishvili trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Berishvili is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Berishvili is trying to keep Smith in close. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Smith had his way with Mikheil Berishvili in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Berishvili displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab. #CL2#
Berishvili has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith lands a shot to the body.
Smith misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith lands a right hand.
Berishvili tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.
Berishvili tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berishvili is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Berishvili avoids the body shot from Smith.
Berishvili avoids the body shot from Smith. #T1#
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Berishvili fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berishvili closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berishvili looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berishvili moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Berishvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Berishvili takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC#Berishvili is rocked!
Smith throws a body shot but no joy.
Mikheil Berishvili has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Berishvili is still on wobbly legs! Can Smith finish him?#T2#
Berishvili fails with an attempt to clinch.
Berishvili seems to have recovered his senses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Smith, as that shot connected.
Berishvili uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Berishvili tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Berishvili moves out of range of the strikes.
Berishvili tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Smith misses the target.
Berishvili looks to score with a jab to the body but Smith is just out of range.
Smith is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Berishvili walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith drops Berishvili with a big left hand! Berishvili is injured, injured bad! Smith jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Smith!
Luke Smith retains his bantamweight title!
Luke Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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