Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SUPREME 19
Date: Mar 24, 2024

#R1#
Joe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#It looks like Tomas Tetrev has been cut.
Tetrev looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
As Tetrev tries to get set, Joe tries to push him back and clinch up but Tetrev manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Tetrev gets a clinch.
Tetrev looking to slow down the pace here.
Tetrev lands with a left to the head.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe landing knees to the head.
Tetrev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Tetrev is stalling here.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tetrev blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Joe has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tetrev displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joe up against the cage.
Tetrev takes a knee right on the jaw! #T1#
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tetrev is defending well for now.
Tetrev misses with a punch on the inside.
Tetrev can't get the takedown.
Cottoneye Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Tetrev.
Joe stops a takedown attempt from Tetrev.
Tetrev misses with the head strike.
Tetrev dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tetrev is trying to maintain a safe position but Joe gets an underhook and turns Tetrev into the cage.
Tetrev'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.
Tetrev has a couple of punches blocked by Joe. #TD2#
Tetrev has clasped his hands together around Joe's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Joe is looking to regain half guard here but Tetrev keeps moving and retains side control.
Joe dodges the ground and pound from Tetrev.
Joe is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Joe on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Joe tries to improve position but can't.
Tetrev trying to control the action but Joe is working from the bottom.
Joe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tetrev cracks Joe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Tetrev misses with the ground and pound.
Tetrev postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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!
Joe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Joe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tetrev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Joe actively working from the bottom here.#T3#
Tetrev working Joe over with strikes. #SUB#
Joe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tetrev pulls his head out easily.
Joe is not content to let Tetrev control the position.
Tetrev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tetrev.
Joe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tetrev scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Tetrev there. #T4#
Tetrev is keen to just control but Joe is a slippery customer.
Tetrev working Joe over with strikes.
Tetrev thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Joe blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tetrev.
Tetrev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe is refusing to be controlled, as Tetrev sits in half guard. #SUB#
Joe looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Tetrev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Joe keeps working.
Tetrev might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Joe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tetrev lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Tetrev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tomas Tetrev'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#
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Joe. No joy for Tetrev on that attempt.
Tetrev takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tetrev slips under a jab from Joe.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tetrev! But no joy.
Joe throws a hook but Tetrev avoids it easily.
Joe takes a swing at Tetrev's ribcage but misses.
Tetrev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Joe takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Joe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
It seemed like Tetrev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Tetrev counters with a nice body shot.
Joe misses with a hook
and Tetrev counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Joe misses
and Tetrev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tetrev throws a jab but it's blocked by Joe.
Tetrev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A shot to the liver by Joe. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Tetrev clinches up against the cage.#T1#
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Tetrev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tetrev pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe missing with knees to the body.
Tetrev is trying to drag Joe to the mat but Joe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tetrev working aggressively here.
Tetrev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Joe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cottoneye Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas Tetrev.
Joe missing with knees to the body.
Joe lands a knee to the head.
Tetrev is trying to stall.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Joe.
Tetrev wants a takedown but no success here.
Knees to the body from Joe.
Tetrev is breathing heavily.
Joe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
Joe missing with knees to the body. #T2#
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe cracks Tetrev with a nice body shot.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cottoneye Joe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A body shot lands from Joe.
Tetrev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tetrev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tetrev or not.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Tetrev controls the action.
Tetrev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tetrev can turn it around.
Tetrev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe misses with a knee to the head.
Tetrev on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tetrev managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Joe blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Joe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe lands a right hand.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Tetrev misses with the head strike.
Tetrev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tetrev blocks a body shot from Joe.
Tetrev blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Joe.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Tetrev backwards. #ROC#Tetrev is rocked!
Joe jerks Tetrev's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Tetrev drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Joe goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Joe because Tetrev was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Cottoneye Joe!
An out of breath Cottoneye Joe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SUPREME 11
Date: Feb 10, 2024

#R1#
Boy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boy misses with a straight right.
Joe avoids the body shot from Boy.
Joe moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Joe thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boy throws a good cross that connects.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Joe misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheers as Boy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joe doesn't seem phased though.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Boy checks a leg kick nicely.
Boy throws out a powerful jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target.
Boy lands a glancing blow to the side of Joe's head.
Boy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joe slips a jab from Boy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joe tries to counter by clinching up but Boy breaks away and moves out of range.#T1#
Joe connects with a body shot that sends Boy's belly button to the back.
Joe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Boy scores with a decent looking hook.
Joe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Joe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Joe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joe thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Boy if he has to take too many more of those.
Joe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boy dodges the punch combination from Joe.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe loads up on a big right hand but Boy slips the punch.
Joe tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boy thows a left - swing and a miss! #T2#
Joe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Boy avoids a kick to the body.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
A shot to the liver by Joe. Beautiful body shot.
Joe throws a body punch but Boy moves out of range.
Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boy throws an off balance right hand
and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range.
Boy misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Joe clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Joe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Joe lands a body shot.
Boy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Boy tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe digs a right hand into Boy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boy's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Joe as the two fighters clinch.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #CUT#It looks like Big Boy has been cut.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Joe.
Joe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe working Boy over with knees to the body.
Boy looks winded!
Boy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Boy is blocking nicely. #T4#
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Boy takes a shot to the head.
Boy prevents a body shot from Joe.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Joe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joe scores with a shoulder strike.
Joe scores with a shot to the side of Boy's head.
Joe scores with a shoulder strike.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joe.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boy misses with an elbow over the top.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cottoneye Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Big Boy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Joe slips under a jab from Boy.
Boy misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joe is looking to wear down Boy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Joe scores with a nice body kick.
Boy throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
Joe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy cracks Joe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boy swings widly with a right hand
and Joe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Boy thinking.
Big Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joe misses with a body kick.
Joe pushes Boy away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy blocks a head kick by Joe.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boy is breathing heavily.
Boy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Joe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Joe. #T1#
Joe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Joe throws a sloppy head kick and Boy moves out of range easily.
Joe lands a nice shot to the body.
Joe looks for the body kick but Boy saw that one coming.
Boy blocks a head kick by Joe.
Joe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Joe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joe swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
Boy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice body kick from Joe.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy misses with a body shot
and Joe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe misses with a kick to the body.
Joe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy.#T2#
Boy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Joe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Joe tenderised Boy's leg. Boy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Joe throws a combination. Boy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Joe misses
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Boy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Boy.
A counter left hand to the body from Joe misses its target.
Joe tries to land a front kick but Boy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Boy misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Joe.
Joe throws a shot to the body.
Boy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joe.
Joe throws a hook but Boy avoids it easily.
Joe misses with a kick to the body. #T3#
Boy scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boy.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Joe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy scores with the left hand. Joe knows he should have avoided that one.
Joe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Boy misses with a looping right.
Joe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boy.
Boy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Joe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Boy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Boy looks to land a right hand but Joe moved out of range.#T4#
Joe misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Boy avoids the head kick by Joe.
Joe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boy can do to turn this around?
Boy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy with a jab.
Boy throws a big shot that misses.
Joe looks for the body kick but Boy saw that one coming.
Joe misses with a body kick.
Boy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe looks to land a body kick but Boy moved away.
A little jabbing left from Boy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boy checks a leg kick.#KD#
Joe lands a left and a right that send Boy crashing to the mat, dazed. Joe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Boy walks into a straight right hand from Joe.#ROC#Boy is rocked!#CUT#That has opened up Big Boy's cut even more.
Boy misses with a combination
and Joe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Boy is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?
A nice leg kick lands there from Joe.
Joe 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joe throws a wild body kick that Boy sees coming a mile off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cottoneye Joe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Big Boy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Boy throws a body punch but Joe moves out of range.
Boy seems to have recovered his senses.
Joe throws a body kick that misses.
Boy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Joe has knocked Boy down with a huge combo! Joe steps away and waves a wobbly Boy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A head kick misses from Joe.
Joe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy defending well as Joe loads up on a big left hand.
Joe misses with a looping left.
Joe throws a body kick that misses.
Boy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy avoids the head kick by Joe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boy walks straight into a right hand from Joe - that's dropped him! Joe jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Boy from any more punishment! Boy complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cottoneye Joe!
Cottoneye Joe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SCF 5: Rhodes v. Joe
Date: Jan 13, 2024

#R1#
Rhodes just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Rhodes.
Rhodes scores with a jab. Joe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Rhodes as he connects with a hook.#CUT#It looks like Cottoneye Joe has been cut.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Rhodes misses with a straight left. #KD#
Rhodes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Joe sprawling to the canvas! Joe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rhodes finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Rhodes.
Joe throws a head kick that Rhodes semi-blocks.
Rhodes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rhodes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rhodes sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rhodes.
Joe looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhodes is just out of range.
Rhodes throws a big shot that misses.
Rhodes lands with an uppercut that bounces Joe off the cage and back into range.#KD#
Rhodes feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Joe sprawling to the canvas! Joe rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rhodes finish him?! #ROC#Joe is rocked!
Artemis Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
and Rhodes counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Artemis Rhodes!
Artemis Rhodes retains his super heavyweight title!
After the big win, Artemis Rhodes made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Furnace Performance 🔥 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: CFC 600
Date: Oct 27, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#TD#
Jackson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joe quickly recovers to half guard.

Joe kicks Jackson off and gets back to his feet.#TD#
Joe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jackson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jackson postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jackson.
Jackson 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.
Jackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Joe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jackson manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.#SUB2#
Joe has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Joe's guard.#REVR##T1#
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Jackson working some strikes from top position.
Jackson distracts Joe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Jackson lands a couple of digs.
Jackson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jackson won't allow Joe to get back to his feet.
Jackson with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson lands a couple of elbows.
Jackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Jackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
Jackson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Jackson throws a sloppy strike and Joe has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Jackson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Joe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cottoneye Joe!
Our winner, Cottoneye Joe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CFC 590
Date: Sep 22, 2023

#R1#
Draconis closes the distance but Joe moves to the side
enabling Joe to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like Tommy Draconis has been cut.
Draconis tries to close the distance and clinch but Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Joe was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Draconis.#CL2#
Draconis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draconis has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Draconis has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Still in the clinch, Draconis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Joe blocking some punches.
Draconis throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe. #BC#
Joe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Draconis tries to clinch up.
Draconis darts in trying to clinch
and Joe counters with a thumping low kick.
Draconis moves to clinch but Joe breaks away
and Joe counters with an inside leg kick. #T1##CL2#
Draconis clinches.
Draconis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Draconis swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Draconis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Draconis 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.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Draconis controls the action.
Joe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe lands a knee to the body.
Draconis looks winded!
Joe lands a nice uppercut.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joe.
A head punch on the inside from Draconis fails to land. #BC#
Joe breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Draconis closes the distance and clinches.
Draconis misses with the head strike.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Draconis swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joe crunches a lovely knee into Draconis's ribcage.#T2##BC#
Joe breaks the clinch.
Joe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Joe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Draconis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Joe counters with a nice uppercut.
Draconis tries to clinch but Joe moves away
and as Draconis loses concentration momentarily, Joe counters with a picture perfect head kick! Draconis goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cottoneye Joe!
A relieved looking Cottoneye Joe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Tommy Draconis stepped up to the mic, saying 'This fight was really short notice, only a few days. My manager screwed the pooch here. It's no wonder I lost. It has to be someone else's fault! I'm the shit!'.

Event: CFC 584
Date: Sep 01, 2023

#R1#
Joe throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Joe tries to land a leg kick but Hall saw it coming and moves away.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Hall throws a series of punches but Joe moves out of range.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joe was well out of range. Poor timing from Hall.
Joe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Joe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hall scrambles back to his feet.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Joe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Joe misses with a low kick as Hall jumps back.
Hall attempts a counter takedown but Joe avoids it well and moves away.
Hall keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Joe is quick to defend against it.#TD#
Hall shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Joe napping and manages to drive through into side control!#T1#
Joe takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hall cracks Joe with a big right hand but Joe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joe parries the strikes from Hall easily there. Hall is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Joe to escape.
Joe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Joe manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Joe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Hall seems content to control.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joe's head.
Hall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Joe's head.
Hall looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Joe wants to get back to full guard.
Hall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
Hall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hall prevents Joe from standing back up.
Hall sitting and controlling from the half guard. #SUB2#
Joe looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Joe looking for submissions off his back.
Joe tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
Joe is trying to stand up here but Hall is controlling him well. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall slips a nice elbow through Joe's hands, connecting with Joe's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.
Hall seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Joe is refusing to be controlled, as Hall sits in half guard.
Joe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Joe.
Hall working some strikes from top position.
Hall works over Joe with some ground and pound from guard.
Hall scoring with some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Joe is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily. #T4#
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.
Hall trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall landing some decent shots from guard.
Hall sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Joe on the ground.
Hall scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hall trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Hall dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Hall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Joe moves away.
Joe unleashes a big counter combination but Hall bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Joe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Joe throws an ugly left hook that misses #TD#
and Hall counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Joe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Joe 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.
Hall trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Joe working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Joe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Joe has his foot on Hall's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hall works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
Hall working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Joe's head.
Hall working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hall works over Joe with some ground and pound from guard.
Joe has momentary wrist control but Hall slips an elbow through the middle.
Hall is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hall throwing strikes but missing.
Hall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jed Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T3#
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Joe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.
Hall is working Joe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hall distracts Joe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hall is in close to Joe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Joe being controlled here, momentarily.
Hall works over Joe with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC#Joe is rocked!#T4#
Hall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Joe is looking to stand up but Hall isn't so interested in that idea.
Hall looking to sit in guard and control but Joe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Hall 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.
Joe pushing down on Hall's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hall is looking for a sweep. Joe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hall makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hall.
Hall looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jed Hall dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Joe throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
Joe tried to score with a low kick but Hall checks it.
Hall half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Joe misses with an uppercut.
Hall feinted with a counter takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
A clash of legs there as Hall blocks the low kick.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Joe is quick to defend against it.
A left lands for Hall.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
Hall scores with a jab to the head.
Joe tries to clinch up.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Joe is quick to defend against it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joe 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 Hall has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hall and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe 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.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Hall avoids the body shot from Joe.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joe.
Joe throws a hook but Hall blocks it.#T1##TD#
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Hall landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Joe is looking to escape.
Joe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hall postures up and lands a big shot to Joe's brow.
Hall content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Joe working for a triangle but Hall defends it easily.
Hall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cottoneye Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hall keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joe's head.
Joe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hall is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted.#T3##SUB2#
Hall got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hall has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Joe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Joe is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Hall is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hall makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4#
Hall lands a couple of elbows.#SUB2#
Joe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hall chips away with some ground and pound.
Hall stands up over Joe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hall wants to control from the top but Joe keeps moving.
Hall connects with a couple of short punches.#SUB2#
Joe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jed Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jed Hall!

Event: CFC 576
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Joe throws the kick towards the body but Vayrynen avoids it.
Vayrynen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Vayrynen connects with a body shot.
Vayrynen thuds his right hand into Joe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL#
Vayrynen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vayrynen throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Vayrynen - that landed with a thud.
Vayrynen scores with a shoulder strike.
Vayrynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe scores with a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Paavo Vayrynen has been cut.
Vayrynen tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Vayrynen misses with a body punch.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vayrynen scores with a hook to the body.
Vayrynen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vayrynen backwards.
Joe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Vayrynen controls the action.
Vayrynen throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T1#
Vayrynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Joe.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vayrynen avoids it.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vayrynen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vayrynen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vayrynen tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Vayrynen back against the cage.
A short right from Vayrynen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vayrynen.
Vayrynen swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vayrynen misses with the head strike.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vayrynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Vayrynen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Vayrynen on the inside.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T2#
Vayrynen is working Joe over against the cage.
Vayrynen takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vayrynen managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe missing with knees to the body.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vayrynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vayrynen swings wildly with an uppercut but Joe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vayrynen misses with the head strike.
Vayrynen tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Vayrynen back against the cage.
Vayrynen lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vayrynen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vayrynen.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vayrynen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Vayrynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Vayrynen digs a right hand into Joe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Joe's gas tank.
Vayrynen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Joe.
Vayrynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vayrynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vayrynen misses with a punch to the body.
Joe misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Vayrynen.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vayrynen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vayrynen can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Vayrynen scores with a shot to the side of Joe's head.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Vayrynen controls his hands.
Vayrynen struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vayrynen.
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vayrynen blocks it with crossed arms. #T4#
Joe landing knees to the head.
Vayrynen misses with a punch to the body.
Joe blocks a body shot from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Vayrynen managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vayrynen lands a left hand.
Joe tries a body shot but Vayrynen blocks it.
Vayrynen gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vayrynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vayrynen.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe blocks a body shot from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Vayrynen tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Vayrynen misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paavo Vayrynen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Vayrynen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joe can do to turn this around?
Joe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vayrynen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vayrynen feinted with a counter takedown.#CL#
Vayrynen has closed the distance and engaged Joe in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Vayrynen - that landed with a thud.
Vayrynen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vayrynen tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vayrynen.
Vayrynen can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Vayrynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vayrynen misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vayrynen struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe misses with a knee to the head.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Vayrynen.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joe obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vayrynen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Vayrynen tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Vayrynen misses with a punch to the body.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vayrynen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vayrynen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vayrynen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vayrynen throws a head punch that misses.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Vayrynen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vayrynen is defending well for now.
Vayrynen digs a right hand underneath Joe's ribcage. Joe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Joe 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.
Vayrynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vayrynen misses with the head strike. #T2#
Vayrynen can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Vayrynen blocks with his arms.
Vayrynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vayrynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vayrynen misses with a body punch.
Vayrynen misses with the head strike.
Joe blocks a body shot from Vayrynen.
Good body shot from Vayrynen.
Paavo Vayrynen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vayrynen can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Vayrynen can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Joe working aggressively here.
Vayrynen tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Vayrynen throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vayrynen managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vayrynen prevents a body shot from Joe. #T3#
Joe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vayrynen working aggressively here.
Vayrynen can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Vayrynen lands a shoulder strike.
Vayrynen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vayrynen tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vayrynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Vayrynen misses with a punch to the body.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe working aggressively here.
Vayrynen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vayrynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen misses with some punches.
Joe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vayrynen can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action. #T4#
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vayrynen blocks it with crossed arms.
Vayrynen misses with a punch to the body.
Vayrynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vayrynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vayrynen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Joe or not.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Vayrynen blocks it.
Vayrynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vayrynen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vayrynen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vayrynen tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vayrynen misses with the head strike.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Vayrynen.
Vayrynen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Vayrynen blocks with his arms.
Vayrynen cracks Joe with a nice body shot.
Vayrynen throws a head punch that misses.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paavo Vayrynen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paavo Vayrynen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Vayrynen clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Vayrynen on the inside.
Joe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Vayrynen fails to land.
Vayrynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Vayrynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vayrynen misses with the head strike.
Vayrynen misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Vayrynen has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Vayrynen tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Joe prevents a body shot from Vayrynen. #T1#
Joe lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT2#Paavo Vayrynen's cut is getting worse.
Vayrynen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Vayrynen controls his hands.
Vayrynen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vayrynen working aggressively here.
Vayrynen blocks a body shot from Joe.
Vayrynen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vayrynen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Vayrynen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vayrynen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Vayrynen fails to land.
Vayrynen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vayrynen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Vayrynen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe working Vayrynen over with knees to the body.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Vayrynen.
Cottoneye Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Joe blocking some punches.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vayrynen takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Joe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vayrynen avoids it.
Vayrynen tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Vayrynen back against the cage.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Joe lands a right hand.
Vayrynen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joe lands with a short shot to the head.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vayrynen can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Joe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice left hand lands by Joe. #CUT2#Paavo Vayrynen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Joe lands a body punch.
Joe crunches a lovely knee into Vayrynen's ribcage.#T3#
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Vayrynen blocks with his arms.
Joe working the clinch nicely. Vayrynen is working for position but Joe cracks him with a big knee to the head! Vayrynen crumples up against the cage and Joe lands two more shots before the ref can save Vayrynen! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Cottoneye Joe!
An out of breath Cottoneye Joe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CFC 567
Date: Jul 01, 2023

#R1#
Namkhai connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Namkhai closes the distance and clinches.
Namkhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Namkhai.
Namkhai scores with a shot to the side of Joe's head.
Namkhai lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Namkhai misses with a body punch.
Joe misses with some punches.
Joe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Namkhai is trying to break the clinch but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Namkhai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Namkhai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Namkhai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Namkhai misses with some punches.
Joe digs a right hand underneath Namkhai's ribcage. Namkhai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Namkhai.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Namkhai avoids it.
Joe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body. #T1#
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Namkhai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joe prevents a body shot from Namkhai.
Namkhai stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Namkhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Namkhai lands a right hand.
Namkhai tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
Namkhai has had enough of the clinch but Joe keeps him there for the moment.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Namkhai blocks with his arms.
Namkhai working aggressively here.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Namkhai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Namkhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Namkhai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Namkhai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Namkhai lands a body punch in the clinch.
Joe is breathing heavily.
Namkhai lands a body shot.
Namkhai gets through Joe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Namkhai creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Namkhai looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Joe prevents a body shot from Namkhai.
A nice left hand lands by Namkhai.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Namkhai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Namkhai gets a clinch.
Nice body punch from Namkhai.
Namkhai presses Joe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Namkhai as the two fighters clinch.
Namkhai lands with a right to the head.
Namkhai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Namkhai.
Namkhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Namkhai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Namkhai scores with a shoulder strike.
Namkhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Namkhai tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow. #T3#
Namkhai lands a nice uppercut.
Joe prevents a body shot from Namkhai.
Namkhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Namkhai doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Namkhai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Namkhai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joe, pushing him back against the cage.
Joe tries to work over Namkhai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Namkhai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Namkhai is blocking nicely.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe landing knees to the head.
Namkhai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Namkhai scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC2#
Namkhai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Namkhai drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage. #T4#
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Namkhai blocks it with crossed arms.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Namkhai.
A right hand to the body from Namkhai.
Namkhai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Namkhai is blocking nicely.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Namkhai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Namkhai misses with a hook to the ribs.
Namkhai lands a nice shot to the body.
Namkhai pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joe prevents a body shot from Namkhai.
Namkhai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Namkhai softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Namkhai lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Temujin Namkhai dominated that round.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Joe takes a body punch but keeps moving. #KD2#
Namkhai sends Joe crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Namkhai is motioning to the referee to let Joe up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#CL2#
Namkhai clinches up against the cage.
Namkhai tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Namkhai is defending well for now.
Namkhai working aggressively here. #BC2#
Namkhai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Namkhai throws a hook but Joe avoids it easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Joe avoids the body shot from Namkhai.
Joe takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Joe needs to keep his hands up - Namkhai had a free shot at his head there.
Joe tries to move into range but Namkhai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Namkhai missing with a left hand there. Joe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Joe throws a quick counter kick to the body but Namkhai avoids it.
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Namkhai.
Namkhai throws an overhand right that lands on Joe's shoulder, as Joe tries to avoid the shot.
Temujin Namkhai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Namkhai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.#T2#
Joe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice body punch from Namkhai.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Namkhai forces Joe back against the cage and clinches.
Namkhai scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Namkhai.
Namkhai lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Namkhai can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Namkhai lands a right hand. #BC2#
Namkhai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Namkhai gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temujin Namkhai!
Our winner, Temujin Namkhai, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: CFC 558
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Nice shot by Creed .
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
Joe slips a jab from Creed .
Joe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#KD2#
Creed drops Joe with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Joe looks back up at him and smiles so Creed waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Creed looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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!
Joe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Creed .
Joe is looking to counter the offense by Creed and move into the clinch.
Joe is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Creed doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Joe crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Joe's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Apollo Creed !

Event: CFC 548
Date: Apr 29, 2023

#R1#
Seis throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe counters with a one-two to the body.
Seis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Seis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lom Seis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Seis under the eye.#CUT#It looks like Lom Seis has been cut.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Seis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL#
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Seis throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Joe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joe misses with a knee to the head. #T1#
Seis trying to land knees to the body.
Joe managing to block the knees to the body from Seis.
Seis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Seis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Seis can't break the clinch.
Seis blocks a body shot from Joe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joe.
Joe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Seis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seis misses with a knee to the head.
Joe cracks Seis with a nice body shot.
Seis looks winded!
Joe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joe obliges.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #T2#
Joe lands a right hand.
Joe lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Joe as the two fighters clinch.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Seis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Seis avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land.
Joe struggles to land a body shot inside as Seis controls his hands.
Joe blocks the elbow strike.
Seis is looking to break free of the clinch but Joe has double underhooks.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Seis.
Seis wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Joe with a knee to the head. #CUT#That has opened up Lom Seis's cut even more.
Seis managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe avoiding damage as Seis throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seis just misses with a elbow thrown towards Joe's brow.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Joe.
Seis throws an elbow that misses. #T3#
Seis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joe blocks an elbow strike from Seis.
Seis can't break the clinch.
Joe gets through Seis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Seis is blocking nicely.
Joe lands a good knee to the midsection. Seis won't want to take too many of those.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Seis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seis blocks a body shot from Joe.
Seis tries to throw a body punch but Joe avoids it by throwing Seis back against the cage.
Seis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Joe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seis misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Seis's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
Seis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Seis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Seis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Joe clinches up with Seis and pushes him back against the cage.
Joe prevents a body shot from Seis.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Seis scores with a shoulder strike.
Joe avoiding damage as Seis throws knees to the body.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seis working hard to break the clinch.
Seis pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Joe is defending well for now.
Seis is trying to break the clinch but Joe is controlling him.
Joe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Seis backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cottoneye Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lom Seis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Seis drops his hands momentarily. Joe doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Seis staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Seis doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cottoneye Joe!
During a confident post fight interview, Cottoneye Joe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: CFC 539
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1#
Joe tries to clinch but Lugnunum moves out of range.
Joe thumps Lugnunum with a low kick.
Lugnunum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Joe as he avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lugnunum 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lugnunum.
Joe thumps Lugnunum with a low kick.
Joe connects with a high kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lugnunum is defended easily by Joe.
Joe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cottoneye Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herminos Lugnunum.
Lugnunum shoots for a takedown but Joe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lugnunum 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.
Lugnunum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Joe but Joe pushes him off and we're back to square one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lugnunum has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL#
Joe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lugnunum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Our sources have told us that Joe has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Lugnunum goes for a takedown attempt but Joe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lugnunum tries for a takedown but Joe circles away easily#CL#
and Joe moves into the clinch.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lugnunum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lugnunum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lugnunum tries for a takedown but Joe manages to get underhooks.
Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lugnunum looks winded!
Joe lands a knee to the head. #KD#
Joe drops Lugnunum with a big knee straight up the middle! Lugnunum is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #CUT#It looks like Herminos Lugnunum has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Joe - that's a beauty! Lugnunum is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Joe can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cottoneye Joe!
A relieved looking Cottoneye Joe thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: CFC 528
Date: Feb 18, 2023

#R1#
Prilla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Prilla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Prilla with the inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Joe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Prilla's coach down at Raptors Den MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Prilla's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prilla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Joe doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prilla.
Joe seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Prilla misses with a double jab #CL#
and Joe counters by moving into the clinch. #T1#
Prilla drops down looking for an ankle pick but Joe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prilla tries a head kick but it misses.
Joe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Prilla just manages to avoid it.
Joe avoids the head kick by Prilla.
Joe feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Joe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Prilla's sensitive parts. #T2#
Prilla looks to score with a jab to the body but Joe is just out of range.
Joe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Prilla - just one landing.
Prilla throws a sloppy head kick
and Joe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Prilla scores with a nice body kick.
Joe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Prilla counters with a right hand to the body.
Prilla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T3#
Joe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Prilla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Prilla moves out of range as Joe throws a body kick.
Joe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Prilla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Joe really felt that one!#T4#
Prilla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anthony Prilla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prilla. Joe does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Prilla.
Prilla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Joe rather than just go for the knockout.
Prilla scores with a nice body kick.
Prilla scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Prilla connects with a single shot there.
Joe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Prilla dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Prilla misses with a wild body shot.
Joe tries to counter by clinching up but Prilla breaks away and moves out of range.#CL#
Joe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Prilla, pushing him back against the cage.
Prilla has Joe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Joe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Prilla is trying to pull guard but Joe has him pressed against the cage.
Prilla tries for a takedown but Joe manages to get underhooks.
Cottoneye Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Prilla.
Prilla tries to pull guard but Joe won't allow it.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Prilla is trying to pull guard but Joe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Prilla blocks with his arms.
Prilla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prilla managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Prilla tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prilla jumps guard but Joe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Joe missing with knees to the body.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Prilla jumps guard but Joe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Prilla is blocking nicely.
Prilla is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prilla is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Joe gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Prilla tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Joe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Prilla is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Prilla is breathing heavily.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Prilla is looking for a takedown.
Prilla can't break the clinch.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Prilla fails to pull guard.
Prilla has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Joe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Prilla can't get the takedown.
Prilla goes for a takedown in the clinch but Joe prevents it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe landing knees to the body. #T2#
Joe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prilla's face.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Anthony Prilla has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joe tries a knee to the head but Prilla blocks it.
Joe crunches a lovely knee into Prilla's ribcage.
Prilla jumps guard but Joe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Joe landing knees to the body.
Joe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prilla tries to break free but Joe pushes him back against the cage.
Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Prilla can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Joe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Prilla's face.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Joe tries to land knees in the clinch but Prilla avoids the damage to the body.
Prilla tries to pull guard but Joe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#T3#
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prilla.
Joe lands a nice knee to the body.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Prilla blocks it.
Prilla stalling in the clinch but Joe improves position.
Prilla drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Joe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Prilla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joe lands a knee to the body.
Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Prilla avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body. #T4#
Prilla fails to pull guard.
Joe lands a good knee to the midsection. Prilla won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cottoneye Joe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joe tries to land knees in the clinch but Prilla avoids the damage to the body.
Joe lands a knee to the head.
Prilla has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Prilla is trying to drag Joe to the mat but Joe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A knee to the head by Joe.
Knees to the body from Joe.
Prilla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Prilla lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cottoneye Joe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Prilla's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3##CL#
Joe closes the distance and clinches.
Prilla is looking to take this one to the mat.
Joe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Prilla blocks it with crossed arms.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Prilla is defending well for now.
Prilla has had enough of the clinch but Joe keeps him there for the moment.
Joe prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Prilla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Prilla is trying to pull guard but Joe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cottoneye Joe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Prilla.
Joe misses with a knee to the head.
Prilla fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Prilla avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Prilla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Prilla fails to pull the fight into his guard. #KD#
Joe drops Prilla with a big knee straight up the middle! Prilla is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Prilla is rocked!
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!
Joe thuds his shin into the meat of Prilla's side.
Prilla is still on wobbly legs! Can Joe finish him?#T1#
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Joe throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Prilla is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Cottoneye Joe!
Cottoneye Joe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: CFC 520
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
Regular Joe throws a head kick that misses.
Cottoneye Joe tries to score with a low kick but Regular Joe moves his leg out of the way.
Regular Joe throws a body shot but no joy.
Cottoneye Joe follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Regular Joe throws a nice head kick!
Cottoneye Joe tries a low kick but Regular Joe avoids it.
Regular Joe scores with a leg kick.
Regular Joe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cottoneye Joe checks the leg kick.
Regular Joe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cottoneye Joe is out of range.
Cottoneye Joe counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regular Joe throws a push kick but Cottoneye Joe slaps the foot to one side.
Cottoneye Joe dodges the punch combination from Regular Joe.
Cottoneye Joe with a nice calf kick.#T1#
A good leg kick by Regular Joe. #CL#
Regular Joe rushes Cottoneye Joe and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Regular Joe is trying to trip Cottoneye Joe. He has hold of a leg but Cottoneye Joe is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Regular Joe persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Regular Joe passes Cottoneye Joe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cottoneye Joe is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cottoneye Joe wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Regular Joe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Regular Joe trying to control from half guard but Cottoneye Joe is working away.
Cottoneye Joe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cottoneye Joe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Regular Joe wants to control but Cottoneye Joe is keeping him busy.
Cottoneye Joe manages to get to full guard.
Cottoneye Joe looking for a sweep. Not yet Cottoneye Joe, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cottoneye Joe holds on and takes a little breather.
Cottoneye Joe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cottoneye Joe is continuing to stall.#T3#
Regular Joe sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Regular Joe preventing the sweep.
Cottoneye Joe is still trying to improve position.
Cottoneye Joe is pulling down on Regular Joe's head. It's preventing any offense from Regular Joe, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cottoneye Joe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As Cottoneye Joe looks to move away, Regular Joe throws a big counter combo but Cottoneye Joe just gets out of the way.
Cottoneye Joe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cottoneye Joe tries to close the distance and clinch but Regular Joe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Regular Joe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Regular Joe misses with a few strikes there. #T4#
Cottoneye Joe 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.
Cottoneye Joe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cottoneye Joe wants to clinch.
Cottoneye Joe throws out a leg kick but Regular Joe moves out of range and Cottoneye Joe only half commits.
Cottoneye Joe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Regular Joe.
Regular Joe throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cottoneye Joe.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cottoneye Joe misses with a low kick.
Cottoneye Joe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Regular Joe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Regular Joe 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#
Cottoneye Joe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Regular Joe checks it well.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cottoneye Joe - that will leave a mark!
Regular Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Regular Joe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Regular Joe is winning the standup battle so far.
Regular Joe connects with a leg kick.
Cottoneye Joe throws a head kick but Regular Joe moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Regular Joe. That's going to slow Cottoneye Joe down.
Cottoneye Joe throws a leg kick that misses.
Cottoneye Joe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cottoneye Joe throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from Cottoneye Joe tenderised Regular Joe's leg. Regular Joe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cottoneye Joe misses with a kick to the body.
Cottoneye Joe looks to land a body kick but Regular Joe moved away.#T1#
Cottoneye Joe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
Regular Joe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cottoneye Joe, pushing him back against the cage.
Cottoneye Joe misses with a knee to the head.
Cottoneye Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Regular Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Regular Joe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cottoneye Joe lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Regular Joe has been cut.
Regular Joe is trying to maintain a safe position but Cottoneye Joe gets an underhook and turns Regular Joe into the cage.
A knee to the head by Cottoneye Joe.
Cottoneye Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regular Joe avoids it.
Cottoneye Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Regular Joe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cottoneye Joe pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cottoneye Joe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T2#
Regular Joe 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.
Cottoneye Joe tries to clinch
and Regular Joe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Regular Joe tries to land a front kick but Cottoneye Joe steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Regular Joe tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Cottoneye Joe takes the fight into the clinch.
Regular Joe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cottoneye Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Regular Joe avoids it.
Cottoneye Joe missing with knees to the body. #BC#
Regular Joe manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Regular Joe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cottoneye Joe.#CL2#
Cottoneye Joe instigates a clinch.
Cottoneye Joe landing knees to the body.
Cottoneye Joe tries a knee to the head but Regular Joe blocks it.
Cottoneye Joe landing knees to the head.
Cottoneye Joe tries a knee to the head but Regular Joe blocks it.
Regular Joe avoiding damage as Cottoneye Joe throws knees to the body.
Regular Joe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cottoneye Joe crunches a lovely knee into Regular Joe's ribcage.
Cottoneye Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cottoneye Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cottoneye Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Regular Joe.
Cottoneye Joe missing with knees to the body. #T4#
Cottoneye Joe crunches a lovely knee into Regular Joe's ribcage.
Cottoneye Joe landing knees to the body.
Cottoneye Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Cottoneye Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cottoneye Joe lands a knee to the body.
Cottoneye Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cottoneye Joe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Regular Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Cottoneye Joe. #ROC2#Regular Joe is rocked!
Cottoneye Joe scores a nice knee to the body.
Oh Regular Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cottoneye Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Regular Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Regular Joe seems to have got his legs back now.
Cottoneye Joe with a knee to the head.
Cottoneye Joe has Regular Joe pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Regular Joe is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Cottoneye Joe - that's hurt Regular Joe badly! Oh, another knee lands and Regular Joe is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Regular Joe doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Cottoneye Joe!
Our winner, Cottoneye Joe, 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 01, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Moffett rushes Jalum and presses him up against the cage.
Moffett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jalum is defending well for now.#BC2#
Moffett breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Moffett both land. Nice combination. #CL2#
Moffett rushes Jalum and presses him up against the cage.
Jalum managing to block the knees to the body from Moffett. #TD2#
Moffett turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jalum parries the strikes from Moffett easily there. Moffett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jalum to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalum tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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Jalum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#T1#
Moffett working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jalum avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Moffett.
Moffett wants to control but Jalum is keeping him busy.
Jalum is looking to reverse the position.
Jalum struggling a bit here.#SU2#
Moffett stands up.
No joy there for Moffett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jalum seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
Moffett drives through and clinches with Jalum against the cage.
Jalum looking to stall. #T2##BC2#
Moffett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Moffett moves into range and clinches up with Jalum.
Jalum is stalling here.
Jalum stalling in the clinch but Moffett improves position.
Moffett crunches a lovely knee into Jalum's ribcage.
Jalum is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Moffett. #T3#
A hook to the body from Moffett.
Jalum managing to block the knees to the body from Moffett. #BC2#
Moffett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Jalum tries to keep at a distance but Moffett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Moffett misses with a knee strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #TD2#
Moffett gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jalum regains guard. #T4#
Moffett is fighting to break Jalum's control of his arms but Jalum is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Moffett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moffett controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jalum working a defensive guard here.
Moffett trying to control but Jalum is working from the bottom. #SU2#
Moffett decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow. #CL2#
Moffett drives through and clinches with Jalum against the cage.
Jalum looking to slow down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Moffett dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD2#
Moffett looking to score a takedown here. Jalum is defending well but Moffett drives through and ends up in Jalum's guard.
Jalum has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Moffett has passed into side control.
Jalum is looking to reverse the position.#SU2#
Moffett decides to stand back up. Moffett steps back and let's Jalum get back to his feet.#CL2#
Moffett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jalum, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Moffett manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moffett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL2#
Moffett has closed the distance and engaged Jalum in a clinch.
Jalum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jalum blocking some punches. #T1#
Moffett can't find room to land a body shot as Jalum controls the action. #TD2#
Moffett has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Jalum clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Moffett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moffett misses with a punch to the head.
Derek Moffett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jalum rolls, trying to escape but Moffett keeps control of the position.
Jalum knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moffett on the ground.
Moffett trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jalum is trying to break free.
Moffett throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Jalum trying to control the action but Moffett just sinks the hooks in.
Moffett connects with a big shot to the side of Jalum's head.
Jalum takes a big shot to the side of the head. #T2#
Jalum looking very determined here, making life difficult for Moffett.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalum is really stuck here.
Moffett is not going to allow Jalum to sit and survive in this position.
Jalum turns into Moffett and is now in his guard.
Jalum has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jalum is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#ES2#
Moffett pushes Jalum off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Moffett misses.
Some wild striking there from Moffett. #T3#
Moffett lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Moffett.#CL2#
Moffett gets a clinch.
Moffett trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Moffett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Derek Moffett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Moffett gets a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Moffett as Jalum tries to tie him up.
The referee calls for Moffett to work. #T4#
Moffett pushes off an throws an elbow but Jalum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC2#
Moffett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Moffett clinches. #TD2#
Moffett wants the takedown. Jalum is fighting it off but Moffett persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jalum's guard against the cage.
Jalum is looking to sweep but instead, Moffett has passed into half guard.
Moffett looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moffett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jalum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Moffett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jalum's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Moffett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Moffett closes the distance and pushes Jalum back into the cage.#BC2#
Moffett breaks from the clinch.
Moffett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jalum tried to counter with a leg kick but Moffett avoided it.
Derek Moffett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Jalum tries to keep at a distance but Moffett has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD2#
Jalum is fighting off a takedown attempt but Moffett is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jalum to the mat. Jalum regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moffett tries to free his leg and advance position but Jalum is retaining full guard.
Moffett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jalum trying to control the position here. #SU2#
Moffett gets to his feet - Jalum follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Moffett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jalum sprawls well initially but Moffett persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T1#
Jalum makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jalum.
Moffett distracts Jalum with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SU2#
Moffett stands up from Jalum's guard - Moffett perhaps looking for a knockout.
Moffett throws a head kick that misses.
Jalum half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Moffett instigates a clinch.
Jalum taking a breather.
Moffett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Derek Moffett seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Moffett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cheecho Jalum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Jalum blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD2#
Moffett gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#SU2#
Moffett decides to return to a standing position.
Moffett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Moffett has closed the distance and engaged Jalum in a clinch.
Jalum taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #TD2#
Moffett jumps into guard, dragging Jalum to the mat.
Moffett throwing short punches from the bottom.
Jalum trying to control but Moffett is working from the bottom. #T3##SU#
Jalum stands up and waves to Moffett to follow him. #CL2#
Moffett closes the distance and pushes Jalum back into the cage.#BC2#
Moffett breaks the clinch. #TD2#
Moffett is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jalum's half guard.#T4#
Moffett wants to free his trapped foot but Jalum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jalum wants to control but Moffett is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
Jalum looking for submissions off his back.
Moffett prevents Jalum from improving his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moffett is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jalum wants to hold on but Moffett pushes him away.
Jalum is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Derek Moffett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jalum is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Moffett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Moffett 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 25:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Moffett!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 28, 2022

#R1#
Jalum stuffs the takedown.
Myers takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CL2#
Myers rushes Jalum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jalum missing with knees to the body.
Jalum misses with a knee to the head.
Jalum tries a knee to the head but Myers blocks it.
Myers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jalum crunches a lovely knee into Myers's ribcage.
Myers jumps guard but Jalum stands there with Myers around his waist. Myers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cheecho Jalum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Myers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers fails to pull guard.
Jalum tries to land a knee to the head but Myers blocks with his arms.
Myers tries to break the clinch but Jalum is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Myers's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T1#
Jalum trying to land knees to the body.
Jalum trying to land knees to the body.
Myers avoiding damage as Jalum throws knees to the body.
Jalum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jalum trying to land knees to the body.
Jalum trying to land knees to the body.
Myers is looking to break free of the clinch but Jalum has double underhooks.
Jalum trying to land knees to the body.
Jalum gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Myers.
Jalum avoiding damage as Myers throws knees to the body.
Myers'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.#T2##TD2#
Myers pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jalum's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jalum won't allow Myers to sweep him here.
Jalum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Jalum slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Myers is letting Jalum control him for a moment.
Jalum wants to stand but Myers has his arm trapped.
Myers keeping his opponent close.
Jalum wants to control but Myers is keeping him busy. #T3#
Jalum tries to advance to mount but Myers denies him.
Jalum is looking to take a break and control but Myers is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jalum controls the position. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Myers can't do much from the bottom here.
Jalum is trying to move to mount but Myers reverses beautifully and ends up in Jalum's guard.
Jalum wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jalum working a defensive guard but Myers manages to pass into side control anyway.
Jalum tries to control but Myers manages to take his back.
Myers looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Myers has good solid back control here.
Jalum trying to control the action but Myers just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Myers biding his time, looking for the opening.
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 Cheecho Jalum 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#
Nice body punch from Myers.
Myers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jalum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myers tries to close the distance and clinch but Jalum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerald Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Myers throws a right and a left that Jalum avoids nicely.
Myers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Myers is looking to clinch.
Jalum is looking to counter the offense by Myers and move into the clinch.
Jalum thows a leg kick but Myers checks it
and Myers counters with a left and a right that stings Jalum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers dives in for a single leg takedown but Jalum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jalum tries to counter by clinching up but Myers breaks away and moves out of range.
Myers blocks a head kick by Jalum. #CL#
Jalum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Myers, pushing him back against the cage.
Jalum misses with a knee strike. #T1##BC2#
Myers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jalum throws the kick towards the body but Myers avoids it.
Cheecho Jalum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Myers.
A head kick misses from Myers.
Myers is breathing heavily.
A low kick from Jalum is predictable there
and Myers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Myers misses with a takedown attempt - Jalum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cheecho Jalum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Myers.
Jalum scores with a nice body kick.
Jalum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Myers's head.#CL#
Jalum has Myers up against the cage in a clinch. #T2#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jalum obliges.
Jalum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jalum tries to land knees in the clinch but Myers avoids the damage to the body.
Myers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Myers looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jalum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jalum tries to land knees in the clinch but Myers avoids the damage to the body.
Jalum prevents the takedown attempt.
Jalum lands a good knee to the midsection. Myers won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jalum's elbow.
Jalum tries a knee to the head but Myers blocks it. #T3#
Myers is trying to pull guard but Jalum has him pressed against the cage.
Jalum scores a nice knee to the body.
Jalum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Myers can do to turn this around?
Myers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jalum smiles and moves away.
Myers shoots in for a takedown but Jalum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jalum is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Myers.
Cheecho Jalum is winning the standup battle so far.
Myers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jalum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jalum looks for the body kick but Myers saw that one coming.
Myers is looking to clinch but Jalum is avoiding it.
Jalum looks to land a body kick but Myers moved away.
Jalum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jalum scores with a kick to the midsection.#T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Jalum.
Jalum is looking to land body kicks.
Myers is looking for the big counter here.#CL#
Jalum fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Myers, pushing him back against the cage.
Jalum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myers is defending well for now.
Jalum lands a knee to the body.
Jalum trying to land knees to the body.
Jalum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jalum unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jalum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myers blocks it with crossed arms.
Jalum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Myers is defending well for now.
Jalum keeps control of Myers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Myers is looking to break free of the clinch but Jalum has double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cheecho Jalum dominated that second 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!#R3#
Some wild striking there from Myers.
Jalum scores with a nice body kick.
Jalum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Myers.
Jalum moves in looking to clinch but Myers pushes him off.
Myers doesn't manage to clinch there - Jalum circles away.
Jalum is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers tries to work over Jalum's front leg with a kick but Jalum checks it.
Myers avoids a kick to the body.
Myers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jalum tries to avoid it but Myers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jalum to the ground. Jalum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Myers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Myers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jalum prevents it.
Jalum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jalum lands a nice knee to the body.
Jalum utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jalum missing with knees to the body.
Jalum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Myers blocks it with crossed arms.
Jalum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jalum tries to land knees in the clinch but Myers avoids the damage to the body.
Jalum looking to throw knees to the head but Myers is blocking nicely.
Cheecho Jalum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheecho Jalum has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Myers wants to break free but Jalum has control. #TD2#
Myers pulls guard effortlessly.
Jalum works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jalum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Myers keeps working.
Jalum looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jalum tries to stand but can't do so whilst Myers controls his leg.
Myers is trying to maintain the position but Jalum is very close to passing his half guard.
Jalum is trying to control. Myers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Jalum trying to pass the guard but Myers defending well.
Jalum tries to stand and escape but Myers is controlling the position.
Jalum controlling the action here.
Myers is staying active underneath Jalum, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jalum sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jalum looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jalum tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Myers.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Myers is looking for a sweep. Jalum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jalum trying to control the action but Myers is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Jalum swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#CL#
Jalum forces Myers back against the cage and clinches.
Myers jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jalum walks away with a smile on his face. Myers gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cheecho Jalum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Myers.
Jalum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jalum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Myers avoids the head kick by Jalum.
Myers wants to counter with a clinch but Jalum pushes him away.
Myers has his takedown stuffed
and Jalum counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Myers is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jalum is looking to clinch.
Gerald Myers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Myers throws a head kick but Jalum moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cheecho Jalum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jalum, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cheecho Jalum!
Cheecho Jalum decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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