Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: MMAHKI 56
Date: Jun 07, 2023

#R1#
A good leg kick by Kim.
Sparks gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kim getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sparks slips under a jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sparks 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.
Sparks defending well as Kim loads up on a big left hand.
Dan Kim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks misses with a takedown attempt
and Kim cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kim has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kim connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#ROC#Sparks is rocked!
Sparks drops his hands momentarily and Kim needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Sparks just on the top of the head. Sparks drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Sparks - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dan Kim!
A relieved looking Dan Kim thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: AVKT 25: Reigning Fire
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Brooks punishes Miller's body with a nice straight punch.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Miller.
Brooks fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brooks. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brooks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks throws a left and a right that both miss
and Miller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
Miller lands a really nice looking cross but Brooks seems unphased. #T1#
Nice straight punches there by Miller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Miller.
Brooks takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miller lands a nice shot to the body.
Miller misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miller darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#ROC#Brooks is rocked!
Miller fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Brooks square on the jaw! Damn, Brooks is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Miller!

Event: AVKT 20: Brutal Explosion
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1#
Brooks waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract San Nicholas.
San Nicholas lands with a good body shot.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
San Nicholas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Brooks with a body shot.
San Nicholas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Brooks stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
San Nicholas avoids a punch combination nicely.
San Nicholas throws a head kick that half lands.
Brooks falls off balance throwing a combination
and San Nicholas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks 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.
Brooks moves out of range as San Nicholas strikes.#T1#
Brooks misses with a jab to the body
and San Nicholas counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks misses with an uppercut
and San Nicholas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
San Nicholas with a nice calf kick.
San Nicholas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice cross by San Nicholas.
Brooks avoids the head kick by San Nicholas.
Brooks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by San Nicholas. San Nicholas obviously looking to wear him down.
Reign San Nicholas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San Nicholas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brooks misses with a series of wild punches.
Brooks throws a right hand that misses
and San Nicholas counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brooks is lucky that one didn't land flush. #ROC2#Brooks is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
San Nicholas lands a right hook to the body.
Oh Brooks is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks looks up at the clock. Bad move! San Nicholas lands a right hand from hell, dropping Brooks. San Nicholas pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reign San Nicholas!
Reign San Nicholas 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: MMAHKI 24
Date: Jan 23, 2023

#R1#
Gordon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Punter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gordon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gordon. Punter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Punter throws out a counter right but Gordon avoids it with no problem.
Gordon fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Punter has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Punter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gordon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Punter misses with a shot to the body
and Gordon counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Punter out cold! What a finish! Gordon is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lamar Gordon!

Event: aaab
Date: Jan 15, 2023

#R1#
Pérez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sparks's head.
Jab, jab by Pérez - just one landing.
Pérez lands with an uppercut that bounces Sparks off the cage and back into range.
Sparks shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pérez sprawls well. Pérez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sparks gets slowly back to his feet.
Pérez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Sparks shoots in and bounces Pérez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Sparks is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pérez wants to stand up but Sparks is controlling him.
Sparks in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Sparks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sparks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#ES#
Pérez pushes Sparks off and scrambles back to his feet.
Ariel Pérez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pérez.
Ariel Pérez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pérez displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sparks.
Pérez lands a nice shot that snaps Sparks's head back. #ROC#Sparks is rocked!
Pérez connects with a nice cross there... Sparks is looking wobbly and Pérez recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Sparks to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Pérez jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ariel Pérez!
A very excited looking Ariel Pérez 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: MMAHKI 19
Date: Jan 06, 2023

#R1#
Klimov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Punter's head.
Punter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Klimov.
We've been told by Klimov's head coaches at Shark Tank Private Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A shot to the body from Punter misses
and Punter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Punter misses with a body punch
and Klimov counters with a stiff right hand.
Klimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Punter is just out of range.
Klimov cracks Punter with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Punter tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Klimov pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Punter is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Enokentiy Klimov!
An out of breath Enokentiy Klimov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EMPIRE 19: Fright Night
Date: Oct 31, 2022

#R1#
Zubov tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Punter. #CL2#
Zubov drives through and clinches with Punter against the cage.
Punter is leaning against Zubov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short body shot lands from Punter as the two fighters clinch. #BC#
Punter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Punter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zubov has time to react.#TD#
Punter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Punter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Punter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Zubov trying to keep a closed guard but Punter is proving a slippery customer.
Punter postures up and lands a big shot to Zubov's brow.
Punter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Punter postures up and lands a big shot to Zubov's brow. #SUB2#
Punter content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Zubov has locked up a guillotine! Zubov's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Punter is holding on here and Zubov must be using up a lot of energy. Punter has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Zubov gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zimmer Zubov!

Event: Highland 202
Date: Oct 23, 2022

#R1#
Sacatropez darts in looking for a takedown but Brooks gets double underhooks and turns Sacatropez into the cage. #BC2#
Brooks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sacatropez avoids the body shot from Brooks.
Brooks needs to keep his hands up - Sacatropez had a free shot at his head there.
Bernardo Sacatropez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sacatropez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brooks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sacatropez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sacatropez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Brooks slaps away a takedown attempt from Sacatropez , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sacatropez throws a series of strikes that have Brooks backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sacatropez tries to close the distance and clinch but Brooks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sacatropez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sacatropez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brooks manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sacatropez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brooks's waist but Brooks gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sacatropez off to one side.
Brooks throws out a counter right but Sacatropez avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo Sacatropez . That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Brooks moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Brooks.
Brooks throws a hook but Sacatropez blocks it.
Sacatropez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sacatropez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brooks eats them both and turns towards Sacatropez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sacatropez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brooks throws out the jab.
Brooks stuns Sacatropez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Brooks slips a jab and a cross from Sacatropez .
Sacatropez is breathing heavily.
Brooks darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jerry Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks stuns Sacatropez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sacatropez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sacatropez moves away.#T2#
Jab from Brooks.
Sacatropez misses the shot to the body.
Brooks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sacatropez .
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sacatropez moves away.
Brooks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Brooks bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sacatropez 's head backwards.
Sacatropez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brooks. Brooks circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brooks is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Brooks lands a nice looking body shot.
Sacatropez takes one to the chin there.
Sacatropez fails with the takedown.#T3#
Sacatropez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brooks scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sacatropez doesn't seem bothered though.
Brooks thuds a left hand into Sacatropez 's body.
Brooks connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sacatropez misses with a looping left.
Sacatropez walks into a stiff left hand from Brooks.
A punch lands to the side of Sacatropez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brooks scores with a jab. Sacatropez acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #KD2#
Oooh a lovely combination from Brooks sends Sacatropez down but not out. Brooks dives into side control looking to finish. #ROC2#Sacatropez is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SU2#
Brooks stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Oh Sacatropez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brooks lands with a shot to the body. #T4#
Brooks scores with the left hand. Sacatropez knows he should have avoided that one.
Sacatropez seems to have got his legs back now.
Brooks lands a jab to Sacatropez 's midsection.
Brooks lands a jab.
Sacatropez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brooks counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sacatropez 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brooks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sacatropez scrambles back to his feet.
Sacatropez throws a sloppy body shot
and Brooks counters with a nice body shot.
Brooks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brooks works over Sacatropez 's head and body with a nice combination.
Brooks wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brooks throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sacatropez .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Brooks dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sacatropez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brooks scores with a nice head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sacatropez is defended easily by Brooks.
It seemed like Brooks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sacatropez throws a poor cross that misses #KD2#
and Brooks counters with a big uppercut that knocks Sacatropez off his feet! Brooks dives into side control looking to finish!
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!#SU2#
Brooks stands up and beckons Sacatropez to his feet.
Sacatropez shoots in and drives through. Brooks sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Brooks misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brooks looks to score with a jab to the body but Sacatropez is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sacatropez misses the target.
Brooks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Brooks. Beautiful body shot.
Sacatropez scores with a nice head shot.#T1#
Brooks cracks Sacatropez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sacatropez moves away.
Sacatropez fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernardo Sacatropez . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice shot by Brooks.
Brooks with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sacatropez misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Brooks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sacatropez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sacatropez moves away.
Sacatropez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to avoid it but Sacatropez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brooks to the ground. Brooks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Brooks takes a swing at Sacatropez 's ribcage but misses.
Sacatropez half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sacatropez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brooks cracks Sacatropez with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
Brooks scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brooks lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Brooks scores with the left hand. Sacatropez knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Brooks cracks Sacatropez with a right hand to the side of the head.#KD2#
Brooks throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Sacatropez tumbling to the canvas!#SU2#
Brooks stands up from Sacatropez 's guard - Brooks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Brooks stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Sacatropez . He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.#T3#
Brooks drops Sacatropez with a huge uppercut! Sacatropez drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Brooks is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerry Brooks!
Jerry Brooks 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: EMPIRE 16: Kaca vs Battah
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
Crawford misses with a body punch
and Punter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've been hearing reports that Crawford has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Punter swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Punter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crawford with a body shot.
Crawford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crawford connects with a body shot.
Punter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crawford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Punter circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Punter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Punter lands with a shot to the body.
Punter with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford lands with a kick to the temple. Punter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" #T1#
Crawford misses with a combination #TD2#
and Punter counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford has his hands clasped together around Punter's back. He's all about the action.
Crawford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Punter.
Punter throws a strike but Crawford avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#SUB#
Crawford working for a triangle but Punter defends it easily.
Punter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Punter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Punter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T2#
Crawford 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.
Punter cracks Crawford with a solid left hand.
Punter trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Punter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Crawford 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Punter wants to control from the top but Crawford keeps moving.
Punter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.#T3#
Crawford wants to sweep but no luck.
Punter trying to move into half guard but instead Crawford has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Crawford not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crawford chips away with some ground and pound.
Crawford prevents Punter from getting back to his feet.
Crawford postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Crawford landing some decent shots from guard.
Crawford postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crawford trying to control the position from guard on top but Punter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #ES2#
Punter pushes Crawford off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crawford throws a lazy uppercut
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford with a jab.
Punter avoids the head kick by Crawford.
Punter now looks to counter with a shot at 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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Punter.
Punter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Punter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack Punter will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Crawford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crawford throws a right hand that Punter ducks under and follows up with a left that Punter also avoids with ease.
Crawford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Punter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Punter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crawford tries to land a body kick
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford misses with a straight right.
Punter circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Punter counter with a right hand.
Crawford throws a nice looking combination but Punter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
Punter can't break the clinch.
Crawford throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Punter manages to break the clinch.
A low kick from Crawford is predictable there
and Punter counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Crawford moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC2#Crawford is rocked!
Punter lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Crawford up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Punter from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Crawford's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Punter!

Event: Fran vs Atunes - Money # 21
Date: Oct 03, 2022

#R1#
Lygre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sparks as he jumps to the side.
Lygre tries to clinch up.
Lygre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lygre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sparks avoids it really well and circles away.
Jhonny Sparks has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stian Lygre.
Lygre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sparks swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jhonny Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lygre with a poor takedown #CL#
and Sparks moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lygre wants to get back to striking at distance but Sparks won't allow it.
Sparks is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lygre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sparks has Lygre pushed against the cage.
Lygre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T1##TD2#
Lygre lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lygre is thwarting Sparks's attempts to control the position.
Sparks is looking for a sweep. Lygre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lygre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Lygre from controlling successfully.
Lygre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T2#
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Lygre from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sparks is on top in guard. #REVR#
Sparks pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lygre is keeping the position for now.
Sparks 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.
Sparks's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Lygre keeps moving.
Sparks has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Lygre trying to control the position.
Lygre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lygre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparks trying to control but Lygre is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sparks is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lygre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD#
Sparks scores with a takedown into Lygre's guard.
Lygre is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Lygre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4#
Lygre controls Sparks momentarily but Sparks frees himself.
Sparks postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lygre working a defensive guard here.
Lygre wants to sweep here but Sparks controlling him for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparks is looking to pass into half guard but Lygre pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lygre is in guard.#REVB#
Sparks keeping moving, preventing Lygre from controlling successfully.
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 Jhonny Sparks will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Sparks shoots in but no luck this time.
Lygre tries to counter with a clinch but Sparks shakes him off and moves away.
Sparks fails with the takedown
and Lygre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lygre has a takedown stuffed.
Lygre stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lygre wants it to stay on the feet.
Lygre is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonny Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lygre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sparks avoids it really well and circles away.
Sparks wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Sparks manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lygre on his heels. He'll look to pass Lygre's guard now, I'm sure.
Sparks is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Lygre seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sparks stops Lygre from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lygre trying to control the position.
Sparks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Sparks throws a strike but Lygre rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Lygre wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Lygre sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Lygre has gone for a leg lock! Sparks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lygre's guard.#REVR#
Sparks looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Lygre keeps moving. #T3#
Sparks advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Sparks seems content to control.#SUB2#
Lygre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sparks looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sparks sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lygre defending well though.
Sparks lands strikes from half guard.#SUB#
Sparks is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lygre is just riding it out for now. Sparks eventually gives up the hold.
Lygre moves into full guard. #T4#
Sparks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lygre's head.
Lygre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Lygre keeps moving.
Lygre trying to keep a closed guard but Sparks is proving a slippery customer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lygre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparks trying to control but Lygre is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jhonny Sparks dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Nice takedown defense from Lygre. No joy for Sparks on that attempt.
Lygre tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Lygre slaps away a takedown attempt from Sparks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lygre dives in for a single leg takedown but Sparks sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Sparks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sparks throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lygre to regain full guard.
Sparks working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lygre's head.
Sparks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sparks tries to free his leg and advance position but Lygre is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lygre wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Sparks controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lygre is trying to control the position but Sparks postures up.
Sparks scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sparks scoring with some ground and pound.
Sparks postures up and lands a big shot to Lygre's brow.
Sparks wants to control from the top but Lygre keeps moving. #SUB2#
Lygre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lygre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jhonny Sparks is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Lygre pulls Sparks in close to prevent any damage.
Sparks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lygre closes the distance and clinches up with Sparks, looking for a takedown. Lygre pushes Sparks against the cage but Sparks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sparks fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jhonny Sparks. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sparks shoots in but no luck this time.
Lygre is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lygre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sparks tries to avoid it but Lygre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sparks to the ground. Sparks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sparks goes for a double leg but Lygre avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lygre continues to drive forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Sparks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lygre is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sparks wants a takedown but no success here.
Lygre jumps guard but Sparks stands there with Lygre around his waist. Lygre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lygre can't get the takedown. #TD2#
Lygre gets control of Sparks's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lygre will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lygre wants to stand but Sparks is controlling the position.
Sparks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lygre wants to sweep here but Sparks controlling him for the moment. #T4#
Sparks's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sparks is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sparks controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lygre displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sparks.
Stian Lygre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#TD#
Sparks feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jhonny Sparks showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sparks, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhonny Sparks!
After the fight, Jhonny Sparks 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.
The defeated Stian Lygre had this to say: 'I'll learn from this and I will be back. '.

Event: --
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1#
Sparks fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huang avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Sparks shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Huang trying to control from the bottom.
Huang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sparks on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks controlling the pace.
Huang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sparks scores with a couple of nice shots.#SUB2#
Sparks wants to work for an arm triangle but Huang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T1#
Sparks is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sparks thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sparks stalling.
Sparks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sparks perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sparks has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Huang controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Huang is trying to maintain the position but Sparks is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Sparks is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Huang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sparks keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#T3#
Sparks looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sparks takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Huang is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sparks is controlling the pace. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A low kick lands for Huang.
Sparks throws out a loose jab but Huang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sparks fails with the takedown
and Huang counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been informed that Sparks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Sparks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT#It looks like Jhonny Sparks has been cut.#CL#
Huang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sparks is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Huang is defending well.
Lee Huang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jhonny Sparks.
Huang lands an elbow inside that Sparks shrugs off.
Huang lands an elbow inside. #ROC#Sparks is rocked!
Huang creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Sparks with a big uppercut! Sparks tries to clinch up but Huang pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Sparks to the mat! Sparks covers up and Huang unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lee Huang!
Our winner, Lee Huang, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EMPIRE 12: Kaca vs Bellington
Date: Sep 10, 2022

#R1#
Punter swings widly with a right hand
and Punter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Jack Punter has been cut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Punter.
Mies moves in looking to clinch but Punter pushes him off.
Punter misses with a left hand
and Mies counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC2#Punter is rocked!
Mies dodges the punch combination from Punter. #TD#
Punter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mies to the ground. Punter is now in Mies's guard.
Punter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mies looking for a sweep. Not yet Mies, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Punter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mies bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Punter's guard. #REVB#
This has been an exciting period of action!#SU2#
Mies gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T1#
Mies moves to clinch but Punter breaks away
and Punter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Punter's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mies takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CL2#
Mies gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Punter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #BC#
Punter breaks from the clinch.
Punter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mies manages to avoid it.
Mies misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mies scores with a jab.
Mies looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Punter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T2#
Mies swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Punter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mies lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mies misses with a wild body shot.
Punter misses with a hook.
Punter misses with a body shot
and Mies counters with a straight right hand.
Mies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Punter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mies swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mies scores with a decent looking hook.
Oh Punter is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mies lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ihme Mies!
A pretty intense looking Ihme Mies took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: Highland 186
Date: Aug 26, 2022

#R1#
Krasnov is looking to land body kicks.
Krasnov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooks throws a shot to the body.
Krasnov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks counters with a straight right hand.
Brooks fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krasnov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krasnov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Brooks scores with a jab to the body.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krasnov moves away.
Krasnov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Krasnov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krasnov slips under a jab from Brooks.
Krasnov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brooks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krasnov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krasnov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Brooks misses with a few strikes there.
Brooks throws a shot to the body.
Krasnov throws the kick towards the body but Brooks avoids it.
Brooks cracks Krasnov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Krasnov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brooks avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krasnov scores with a jab to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Jerry Brooks has been cut.
Nice cross by Brooks.
Krasnov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though. #ROC2#Brooks is rocked!
BAM! Krasnov delivers a spinning backfist that drops Brooks like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Vasilij Krasnov!

Event: EMPIRE 9: Kaca vs Punter
Date: Aug 06, 2022

#R1#
Punter misses with a hook.
Kaca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Punter.
Punter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaca.
Punter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gatot Kaca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaca on the wrong end of a nice jab.#KD#
Kaca drops Punter with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Punter looks back up at him and smiles so Kaca waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#Punter is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Jack Punter has been cut.
Punter misses with the combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Kaca misses the 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!#KD#
Kaca cracks Punter with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kaca has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Punter to stand back up!
Punter is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaca finish him?
Kaca stuns Punter with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaca finds Punter's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Punter flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Kaca lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Punter will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gatot Kaca!
Gatot Kaca is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Gatot Kaca thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Adams vs Smith - Money - #14
Date: Jul 30, 2022

#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sparks.
Morrison pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sparks is out of range and Morrison settles back down.
Sparks half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Morrison rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sparks moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD#
Sparks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Morrison tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sparks is in Morrison's guard.
Morrison is pulling down on Sparks's head to control his posture.
Sparks loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Morrison controls Sparks momentarily but Sparks frees himself.
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Morrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morrison has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Catch Wrestling L.A.. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Sparks is sitting in close to Morrison's body. Morrison has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sparks is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sparks is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Morrison.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Richard Morrison!

Event: EMPIRE 8: Diaz vs Nimitz
Date: Jul 16, 2022

#R1##KD#
Oooooh!!! Bellington has knocked Punter down with a huge combo! Bellington steps away and waves a wobbly Punter back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Punter is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Jack Punter has been cut.
Punter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bellington 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 Punter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Punter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Punter is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellington finish him?
Bellington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Punter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Punter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Punter seems to have recovered his senses.
Bellington tries for a takedown but Punter circles away easily
and Punter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Bellington misses
and Punter counters with a stiff right hand.
Punter misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Punter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Punter throws a jab when Bellington was well out of range.
Punter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Punter tests Bellington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bellington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Punter counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Bellington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Punter.
Bellington misses the jab.
Bellington throws a head kick that misses.
Bellington misses with a low kick.
Punter lands with a right hand.
Bellington with a poor takedown
and Punter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bellington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Bellington. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Punter throws a front kick aimed at Bellington's knee but Bellington avoids it well.
Punter has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Punter lands an overhand right.
Punter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bellington manages to avoid it.
Bellington changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bellington missing with a left hand there. Punter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T2#
Punter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bellington.
Punter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bellington throws a head kick that misses
and Punter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Punter sizes up Bellington with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Punter scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellington is looking to score with low kicks.
Punter scores with a decent looking hook.
Punter checks the leg kick nicely there.
Punter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bellington. Bellington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Punter scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Punter blocks a jab.#T3#
Punter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Punter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bellington. Bellington circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick misses from Bellington.
Punter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bellington moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Punter scores with a three punch combo! #ROC2#Bellington is rocked!
Nice body punch from Punter.
Oh Bellington is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Punter lands with a straight right. Bellington didn't see that one coming.
Punter thuds a left hand into Bellington's body.
Bellington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Punter throws out a counter right but Bellington avoids it with no problem.
Bellington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Punter scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punter connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bellington momentarily. #T4#
Punter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bellington throws out the jab.
Jack Punter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bellington at a distance.
Bellington misses with a low kick.
Bellington seems to have got his legs back now.
Bellington throws a body kick that misses.
Bellington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Punter avoids the body shot from Bellington.
Bellington swings widly with a right hand
and Punter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bellington takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bellington loads up on a big right hand but Punter slips the punch.
Bellington moves out of range of the strikes.
Bellington is looking to score with low kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Punter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Punter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Punter throws a body punch but Bellington moves out of range.
Bellington throws a chopping leg kick but Punter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Punter! But no joy.
Bellington throws a leg kick
and Punter counters with a nice uppercut.
Bellington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Punter was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellington.
Bellington looks to throw the jab but Punter is out of range.
It seemed like Punter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Punter's corner calls for a 1-2. Punter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Punter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bellington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punter avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Bellington misses with a looping left.
Bellington misses with a body punch
and Bellington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tim Bellington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellington uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Punter.
Bellington lands a nice hook to Punter's body. Punter takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Punter tests Bellington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab by Punter.
Bellington waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Punter.
Punter blocks a jab.
Punter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bellington misses with a low kick.#T2#
Bellington throws a body shot but no joy.
Punter checks a low kick from Bellington.
Bellington looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Punter misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Punter there.
Bellington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Punter checks it well.
Jack Punter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bellington misses with a jab to the body
and Punter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Punter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bellington throws a series of punches but Punter moves out of range.
Punter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bellington has time to react.
Bellington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Punter counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Bellington throws a leg kick that is checked
and Punter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bellington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A big right from Bellington misses.
Punter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bellington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bellington misses with a looping left.
Punter scores with a body shot.
Punter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bellington.
A low kick from Bellington misses
and Punter counters with a huge left! Bellington is in big trouble! He's backing up but Punter isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Bellington from any more damage. A dominating finish by Punter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Punter!

Event: Gore vs Sparks - Money - #11
Date: Jul 02, 2022

#R1#
Sparks shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gore counters with a nice uppercut.
Sparks with a poor takedown
and Gore counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gore cracks Sparks with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sparks throws an off balance right hand
and Gore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sparks thinking.
Gore connects with the punch.
Sparks shoots and misses
and Gore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horley Gore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jhonny Sparks.
Gore throws an overhand right that drops Sparks like a sack of potatoes! Gore dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Horley Gore!
Horley Gore retains his featherweight title!
Horley Gore thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: The Island Season 13, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: Jun 23, 2022

#R1#
Munhoz has his takedown stuffed
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks stuffs the takedown attempt from Munhoz. Munhoz gets slowly back to his feet.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Munhoz shoots in but Brooks avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Munhoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munhoz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brooks now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Munhoz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A nice combination there by Brooks.
Brooks moves out of range as Munhoz throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Munhoz. Those never looked like landing.
Brooks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Munhoz shoots in looking for a takedown but Brooks manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Munhoz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Brooks digs a good hook to Munhoz's body.
Brooks scores with a hook.#T1#
Munhoz throws a head kick but Brooks moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Brooks 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.
Brooks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Munhoz moves away.
Brooks scores with a decent looking hook.
Brooks stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brooks wants it to stay on the feet.
Brooks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Brooks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munhoz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brooks.
Munhoz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Munhoz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brooks misses with a wild combination.
Munhoz goes for a double leg but Brooks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Brooks continues to drive forward.
Brooks is struggling to control the position.#BC#
Munhoz breaks from the clinch. #T2#
Brooks lands a nice shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Brooks.
Jerry Brooks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brooks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Munhoz misses with a takedown attempt
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Munhoz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brooks connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Munhoz scrambles back to his feet.
Munhoz misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks thuds his right hand into Munhoz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Munhoz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brooks as he jumps to the side.
Munhoz dives in and grabs Brooks's left leg, looking for a takedown. Brooks pushes down on Munhoz's head and hops out.
Munhoz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Munhoz fails with the takedown.
Brooks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alex Munhoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Munhoz shoots and misses
and Brooks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brooks swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Munhoz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice straight punches there by Brooks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brooks.
Munhoz tries for a takedown but Brooks circles away easily
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munhoz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Brooks tries to avoid it but Munhoz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Brooks to the ground. Brooks escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It seemed like Brooks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Munhoz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brooks as he avoids it easily.
Brooks misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Brooks.
Brooks misses with a hook.
Munhoz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Brooks lands a nice hook to Munhoz's body. Munhoz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brooks lands with a hook. Munhoz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T4#
Brooks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munhoz misses with a double jab
letting Brooks counter with a right hand.
Munhoz shoots in for a double leg but Brooks sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brooks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brooks misses with a hook. Munhoz ducked under it nicely.
Munhoz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Brooks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brooks is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Munhoz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Munhoz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brooks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munhoz somewhat.
Munhoz with a poor takedown
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Munhoz fails with the takedown
and Brooks counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Munhoz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Brooks 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#
Brooks stuffs the takedown attempt from Munhoz. Munhoz gets slowly back to his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Brooks misses.
Munhoz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Munhoz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brooks.
Munhoz tries for a takedown but Brooks circles away easily
and Munhoz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Munhoz shoots and misses
and Brooks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Munhoz thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Munhoz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Munhoz doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Brooks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooks displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Munhoz.
Brooks takes a swing at Munhoz's ribcage but misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munhoz.#T1#
Munhoz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Brooks avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Munhoz misses with a hook to the body
and Brooks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brooks avoids the head kick by Munhoz.
Brooks cracks a nice hook into Munhoz's ribs.
Munhoz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Brooks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brooks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooks lands with a nice body punch.
Munhoz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Brooks sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Munhoz somewhat.
Munhoz with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Brooks to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Munhoz closes the distance and clinches up with Brooks, looking for a takedown. Munhoz pushes Brooks against the cage but Brooks circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brooks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Munhoz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brooks counters with a left and a right that stings Munhoz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brooks moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body punch from Brooks.
Brooks connects with a looping right hand.
Munhoz takes one to the chin there.
Brooks changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Munhoz throws a head kick that misses
and Brooks counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Munhoz fails to land the takedown.
Brooks scores with a shot to the body. #T3#
Brooks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brooks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Munhoz. #TD#
Munhoz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brooks tries to kick Munhoz off but Munhoz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Munhoz wants to pass the guard but Brooks is defending well.
Munhoz stops Brooks from getting back to his feet.
Munhoz trying to pass the guard but Brooks defending well. #SUB#
Munhoz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #T4#
Munhoz trying to mount his opponent but Brooks defends it.
Munhoz works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Munhoz looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Brooks stops Munhoz from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Munhoz wants to control the pace but Brooks is squirming around nicely.
Brooks really wants to buck Munhoz off and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Brooks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Brooks tries to sprawl but Munhoz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brooks is trying to stand up here but Munhoz is controlling him well. #SUB#
Munhoz 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.
Brooks wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Munhoz is looking for a kimura but Brooks is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Munhoz to get the leverage.
Brooks looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Munhoz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brooks sees it coming and defends easily.
Munhoz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Brooks wants to get back to his feet. #T1#
Munhoz trying to control but Brooks is having none of it. #SUB#
Munhoz is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Munhoz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alex Munhoz!

Event: EMPIRE 6
Date: Jun 19, 2022

#R1#
Santos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown but Punter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jack Punter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldemir Santos.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Punter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Santos moves away.
Santos feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Santos doesn't seem bothered though.
Punter throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Santos with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Punter counter with a right hand.
Punter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Santos fails with the takedown
and Punter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Punter. That snapped Santos's head back.
Punter scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santos in his tracks.
Punter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Santos with a poor takedown
and Punter counters with a left to the body.
Santos looks winded!
Punter lands an overhand right.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Punter counters with a stiff right hand.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt
and Punter counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T2#
Punter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Punter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Punter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Santos has time to react.
Santos finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Punter's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Santos falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Punter!

Event: Money - Additional - #7
Date: Jun 04, 2022

#R1#
Lygre shoots in for a takedown but Sparks shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sparks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lygre feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lygre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #TD2#
Sparks fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lygre sprawls well initially but Sparks persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Sparks stalling.
Lygre is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T1#
Sparks missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lygre is trying to get back to full guard.
Sparks trying to control the action but Lygre is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Sparks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lygre is looking to control Sparks's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lygre avoid being mounted?#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lygre.#TD2#
Sparks shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Lygre is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Sparks presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #T2#
Sparks is working for takedown but Lygre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sparks gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lygre.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stian Lygre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lygre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lygre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sparks is looking for a takedown.
Lygre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sparks is working for takedown but Lygre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lygre wants a takedown. #T3#
Lygre gets underhooks to prevent Sparks's takedown attempt. #TD#
Lygre manages to pull guard.
Sparks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Lygre is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sparks missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sparks is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lygre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sparks working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lygre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
Sparks trying to control the position from guard on top but Lygre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Lygre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sparks doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sparks manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sparks stays in close to Lygre's body and controls the position.
Lygre pulls Sparks in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Lygre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sparks uses it to pass to side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jhonny Sparks 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.#R2##TD#
Lygre shoots in and gets a takedown into Sparks's guard.
Our spies down at at Next Level MMA inform us that Sparks has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sparks controls Lygre momentarily but Lygre frees himself.
Lygre trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Lygre is really struggling to control Sparks but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sparks manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lygre manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sparks preventing the sweep.
Lygre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T1#
Sparks throwing strikes but missing.
Stian Lygre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sparks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sparks trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lygre manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Lygre trying to control but Sparks is working from the bottom.
Sparks managing to control the position. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sparks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sparks preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sparks can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lygre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lygre trying to control the position from guard on top but Sparks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Sparks is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lygre wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Sparks shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lygre is trying to defend but Sparks finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T3#
Lygre is trying to maintain the position but Sparks is very close to passing his half guard.
Sparks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lygre really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lygre wants to control but Sparks is keeping busy. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lygre wants to sweep but Sparks has passed to side control!
Lygre can't do much from the bottom here.
Lygre tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Sparks lands with a hammerfist to the side of Lygre's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jhonny Sparks will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3##TD2#
Sparks bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Lygre bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jhonny Sparks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lygre counters with a two punch combo.
Sparks stuffs the takedown attempt from Lygre. Lygre gets slowly back to his feet.
Sparks dives in for a single leg takedown but Lygre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Stian Lygre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lygre goes for a double leg but Sparks avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sparks continues to drive forward.
Lygre is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sparks to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stian Lygre. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Lygre pulls guard. #ES#
Lygre wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lygre or perhaps it was just good defense by Sparks, which made it look bad. #T1##TD2#
Sparks decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sparks slips a nice elbow through Lygre's hands, connecting with Lygre's forehead.#ES#
Lygre has one foot on Sparks's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Sparks misses with a takedown attempt - Lygre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sparks tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lygre swivels and escapes.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sparks has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lygre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jhonny Sparks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Sparks is pressed up against the cage. Lygre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sparks down to the mat. Sparks avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Lygre rushes Sparks and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Sparks works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Lygre is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lygre has control of Sparks's left arm, preventing Sparks from doing any damage.
Sparks sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sparks prevents Lygre from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Sparks sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lygre trying to keep a closed guard but Sparks is proving a slippery customer.
Sparks preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Sparks fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lygre stuffs the takedown.#TD#
Lygre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sparks to the mat! Sparks manages to get full guard. #T4#
Lygre wants to stand but Sparks is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sparks controls Lygre momentarily but Lygre frees himself.
Lygre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lygre wants to control from the top but Sparks keeps moving.
Lygre looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lygre tries to free his leg and advance position but Sparks is retaining full guard.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jhonny Sparks!
Jhonny Sparks tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Stian Lygre was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll learn from this and I will be back. '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2022

#R1#
Tsoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Brooks is just out of range.
Tsoy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsoy takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tsoy throws a looping overhand right but Brooks ducks down to avoid it.
Tsoy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tsoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tsoy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brooks takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #ROC#Brooks is rocked!
Tsoy lands a big right hook! Brooks looks hurt but is still standing! Tsoy lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Brooks falls down and Tsoy dives in with a huge hammer fist! Brooks's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Tsoy runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bo Tsoy!
Bo Tsoy thanked the fans post fight for their support.

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