Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: TOF 299
Date: Nov 23, 2025

#R1#
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
It seemed like Bliss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McCoy dips to his left and cracks Bliss with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Bliss misses its intended target.
McCoy went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McCoy lands with a nice body punch.
Bliss throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Willy McCoy has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bliss misses with a right hand
and McCoy counters with a two punch combo.
McCoy staying out of range there.
McCoy slips under a jab from Bliss.
McCoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T1#
Bliss connects with the punch.
Bliss misses with a hook. McCoy ducked under it nicely.
Bliss defending well as McCoy loads up on a big left hand.
Bliss misses with an uppercut
and Bliss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McCoy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bliss misses with a looping left.
Nice shot lands for Bliss.
McCoy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bliss counters with a crisp right that sends McCoy to the canvas! Bliss follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bliss!
Chuck Bliss seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: TOF 286
Date: Oct 19, 2025

#R1##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Bliss has knocked Bubbles down with a huge combo! Bliss steps away and waves a wobbly Bubbles back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT2#It looks like Tommy Bubbles has been cut.
Bubbles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bubbles throws a combination that misses
and Bliss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bubbles misses with a right hand
and Bliss counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bubbles missing with a left hand there. Bliss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bubbles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bliss lands with a good body shot.
Bliss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bubbles.
Bubbles throws a poor cross that misses
and Bliss counters with a nice body shot.
Bliss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bubbles lands a jab to the nose.#CUT#It looks like Chuck Bliss has been cut.#T1#
Bubbles throws a poor cross that misses
and Bliss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bubbles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bliss.
Bliss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bubbles.
Bubbles throws a shot to the body.
Bliss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bubbles sets himself, and Bliss steps forward looking for the clinch! Bubbles avoids it this time.
Bliss throws the left hand but Bubbles avoids the punch easily.
Bliss misses with a hook. Bubbles ducked under it nicely.
Bubbles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Bliss to counter with a crisp jab.
Bliss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Bliss misses with the combination.
Tommy Bubbles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bubbles misses with an uppercut
and Bliss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bubbles swings widly with a right hand #KD2#
and Bliss counters with a crisp one two that drops Bubbles! Bliss thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bubbles to his feet! Bubbles is in big trouble!#ROC2#Bubbles is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Bliss.
Oh Bubbles is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bubbles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bliss throws an uppercut from hell that sends Bubbles clean off his feet! He's out cold! Bliss stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chuck Bliss!
After winning the bout, Chuck Bliss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TOF 278
Date: Sep 27, 2025

#R1#
Makkonen connects with a crisp jab.
Makkonen throws a head kick that Bliss semi-blocks. #CUT2#It looks like Chuck Bliss has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Makkonen
and Makkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bliss takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bliss misses with a hook. Makkonen ducked under it nicely.
Makkonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Makkonen tests Bliss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makkonen lands with a good body shot.
Omega Makkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bliss steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Makkonen. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Bliss misses with a wild body shot.
Makkonen punishes Bliss's body with a nice straight punch.
Bliss throws a right and a left that Makkonen avoids nicely. #T1#
Makkonen scores with a punch to the head.
A swing and a miss from Bliss.
Bliss looks to land a left hand but Makkonen moved out of range nicely.
Makkonen circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Makkonen.
A head punch on the inside from Makkonen fails to land.
Makkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses. #TD2#
Makkonen successfully pulls guard.
Bliss seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Makkonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T2##SUB2#
Makkonen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bliss defends it easily.#SU#
Bliss stands up and waves to Makkonen to follow him.
Makkonen has his takedown stuffed
and Bliss counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkonen throws a chopping leg kick but Bliss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makkonen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chuck Bliss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Bliss.
Makkonen moves out of range as Bliss strikes.
Bliss walks into a jab.#T3#
Bliss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makkonen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makkonen thumps Bliss with a low kick.
Makkonen misses with a few strikes there.
Makkonen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Makkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Bliss counter with a right hand.
Chuck Bliss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omega Makkonen.
Makkonen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bliss. Bliss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#TD2#
Makkonen looking to score a takedown here. Bliss is defending well but Makkonen drives through and ends up in Bliss's guard.#ES#
Bliss wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #ROC#Makkonen is rocked!#CL2#
Makkonen rushes Bliss and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Makkonen blocking some punches.
Bliss lands with a left to the head.
Makkonen misses with some punches. #T4#
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bliss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bliss working aggressively here.
Makkonen blocks an uppercut.
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makkonen blocking some punches.
Makkonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bliss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bliss stalling.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Makkonen.
Makkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow. #BC2#
Makkonen breaks from the clinch.
Makkonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bliss.
Makkonen with the counter takedown but Bliss avoids it easily.
Makkonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Bliss sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bliss scores with a jab to the head.
Bliss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#T5##CL2#
Makkonen instigates a clinch.
Makkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Makkonen.
Makkonen lands with a right to the head.
Makkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makkonen is working for takedown but Bliss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Makkonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss tries a body shot but Makkonen blocks it.
Makkonen blocks a body shot from Bliss.
Makkonen blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bliss. #T6#
Makkonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bliss.
Makkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bliss.
Makkonen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bliss seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Makkonen can turn it around.
Makkonen wants to break free but Bliss has control.
A head punch on the inside from Makkonen fails to land.
Bliss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Bliss's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bliss lands a shoulder strike.
Bliss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makkonen is still on wobbly legs! Can Bliss finish him?
Bliss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Makkonen.
Makkonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkonen seems to have recovered his senses.
Makkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Makkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss lands a nice uppercut.
Makkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch. #T7#
Bliss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makkonen backwards.
Bliss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss scores with a shoulder strike.
Bliss can't find room to land a body shot as Makkonen controls the action.
Makkonen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makkonen wants to take the fight to the mat but Bliss manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkonen.
Makkonen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bliss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makkonen backwards.
Bliss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bliss is working Makkonen over against the cage.
Bliss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss blocks an uppercut.
Makkonen blocks an uppercut.
Makkonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bliss. #T8#
Makkonen jumps guard but Bliss stands there with Makkonen around his waist. Makkonen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makkonen's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bliss.
Makkonen is looking to break free of the clinch but Bliss has double underhooks.
Bliss stops a takedown attempt from Makkonen.
Makkonen is working for takedown but Bliss is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bliss swings wildly with an uppercut but Makkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bliss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkonen lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bliss.
Bliss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Makkonen.
Makkonen lands a hook that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Makkonen tries to pull guard but Bliss won't allow it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makkonen. #T9#
Bliss lands a nice uppercut.
Bliss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makkonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Bliss.
Makkonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss throws a head punch that misses.
Makkonen misses with some punches.
Bliss can't find room to land a body shot as Makkonen controls the action.
A hook to the body from Bliss.
Makkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Makkonen pulls guard successfully. #SUB2#
Makkonen has an active guard here but Bliss has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB2#
Makkonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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 Chuck Bliss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chuck Bliss's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Bliss throws a looping overhand right but Makkonen ducks down to avoid it.
Makkonen scores with a nice head shot.
Makkonen throws a looping overhand right but Bliss ducks down to avoid it.
Bliss throwing a counter right hand but Makkonen manages to avoid it.
Makkonen misses with a straight left.
Bliss misses with a hook.
Makkonen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bliss.
Bliss throws a hook to the side of Makkonen's head but Makkonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makkonen pushes Bliss away with a front kick.
Makkonen with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Bliss forces Makkonen back against the cage and clinches.
Bliss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makkonen lands an uppercut.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makkonen misses with the head strike. #T1#
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makkonen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bliss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makkonen backwards.
Makkonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkonen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Makkonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Makkonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makkonen misses with the head strike.
Makkonen tries to pull guard but Bliss won't allow it.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makkonen's elbow.
Makkonen misses with a punch to the body.
Bliss digs a right hand into Makkonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makkonen's gas tank.
Bliss lands with a right to the head.
Makkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bliss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makkonen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Bliss.
Makkonen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bliss misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Makkonen fails to land.
Makkonen scores with a shoulder strike.
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bliss.
Makkonen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bliss gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bliss can't find room to land a body shot as Makkonen controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Bliss.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Makkonen.
Makkonen gets through Bliss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Bliss. #T3#
Makkonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bliss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bliss stalling the fight.
Bliss throws a head punch that misses.
Bliss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makkonen throws a head punch that misses.
Bliss misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkonen.
Good body shot from Bliss.
Bliss lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Makkonen. #T4#
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Makkonen.
Bliss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makkonen can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Bliss blocking some punches.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makkonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makkonen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chuck Bliss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Makkonen lands an uppercut.
Makkonen misses with some punches.
Makkonen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow.
Makkonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Bliss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makkonen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bliss to keep the fight standing.
Chuck Bliss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Omega Makkonen.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bliss.
Makkonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Makkonen. #T5#
Bliss stalling the fight.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Makkonen avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bliss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makkonen goes for a takedown attempt but Bliss pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bliss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makkonen.
Makkonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makkonen misses with a combination
and Bliss counters with a crisp right that sends Makkonen to the canvas! Bliss follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bliss!
Our winner, Chuck Bliss, 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: TOF 269
Date: Sep 06, 2025

#R1##TD#
Gang closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bliss quickly recovers to half guard.
Gang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bliss's head.
Gang working Bliss over with strikes.
Gang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gang has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bliss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bliss trying to hold on to Gang's head to control him but Gang postures up.
Gang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bliss trying to control here.
Gang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bliss is trying is best to control the position here.
Bliss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gang.
Gang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bliss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gang.
Bliss is controlling Gang's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Gang not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gang lands strikes from half guard.#T1#
Bliss blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gang.
Gang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bliss told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bliss regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gang.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but Bliss blocks nicely.
Bliss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gang throws a strike but Bliss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Bliss stops Gang from standing up.
Bliss wants to stand and escape but instead Gang has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang postures up and lands a big shot to Bliss's brow.
Bliss pulls Gang in close to his closed guard and prevents Gang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gang throws a strike but Bliss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##T2#
Gang being controlled here, momentarily.
Bliss prevents Gang from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#ES#
Gang uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T3#
Gang misses with a jab to the body
and Bliss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gang scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bliss misses with a straight left.
Bliss tries to close the distance and clinch but Gang swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bliss throws a good cross that connects.
Bliss walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gang.#TD#
Bliss gets caught flat footed, as Gang shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bliss is trying to control the position but Gang postures up.
Gang is looking to work some ground and pound but Bliss has wrist control.
Gang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bliss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gang landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bliss working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gang. #T4#
Gang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bliss trying to control the position.
Gang throws a strike but Bliss rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SU2#
Bliss stands up and waves to Gang to follow him.
Gang throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #KD2#
and Bliss counters with a nice right hand that sends Gang toppling to the canvas! Gang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bliss finish him?!#ROC2#Gang is rocked!
Gang takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Oh Gang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gang fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bliss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gang with a body shot.
Gang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gang seems to have got his legs back now.
Bliss takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bliss checks a leg kick.#T5#
Gang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bliss is fending him off so far but Gang persists. Nope, Bliss circles away and we're back to standing.
Bliss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Gang.
That kick from Gang tenderised Bliss's leg. Bliss is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gang throws a body kick that misses
and Bliss counters with a straight right hand.
Bliss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Gang gets a takedown into half guard.
Bliss keeping control of the position.
Gang landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bliss is concentrating on defense, preventing Gang from advancing position.
Gang thows a huge punch but Bliss dodges it nicely.
Gang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T6#
Bliss is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gang lands strikes from half guard.
Gang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gang throwing shots but Bliss is blocking nicely.
Bliss keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gang lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bliss trying to control from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Gang has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Gang throwing shots but Bliss is blocking nicely.
Gang is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gang missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gang working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gang lands a nice short elbow.
Bliss has hold of Gang's hands but Gang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T7#
Bliss is trying to control but can't.
Gang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gang takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bliss with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gang lands with a punch from half guard.
Gang is nestled in close to Bliss, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bliss's head.
Bliss is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gang scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bliss regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gang.
Gang with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bliss keeping full guard, as Gang tries to pass. #T8#
Bliss utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gang landing with the ground and pound.
Gang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gang landing some decent shots from guard.
Bliss has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gang lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bliss preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gang tries to free his leg and advance position but Bliss is retaining full guard.
Gang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bliss's head.#T9#
Gang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bliss is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gang throwing strikes from guard but Bliss blocks nicely.
Bliss has his hands on Gang's head, controlling the position.
Bliss controls Gang momentarily but Gang frees himself.
Bliss pulls Gang in to control the position.
Gang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gang's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bliss trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Purple Gang dominated that round.
That's time! Gang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Bliss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chuck Bliss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gang.
Gang misses with a series of wild punches.
Bliss wants to counter with a clinch but Gang pushes him away.
Gang staying out of range there.
Gang closes the distance and clinches up with Bliss, looking for a takedown. Gang pushes Bliss against the cage but Bliss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bliss throws out a counter right but Gang avoids it with no problem.
Bliss throws a hook but Gang blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gang throws a right hand that Bliss ducks under and follows up with a left that Bliss also avoids with ease.#KD2#
Bliss cracks Gang with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bliss has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Gang to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gang shoots and misses
and Bliss scores with a counter punch that sends Gang to the canvas! Bliss smells blood - he's punishing Gang with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Gang has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bliss!
Chuck Bliss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: TOF 243
Date: Jun 28, 2025

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Bliss.
Bliss throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anders throws a series of punches but Bliss avoids them all with ease.
Anders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bliss throws a poor cross that misses
and Anders connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anders slips a straight right by Bliss.
Bliss misses the jab.
Anders looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bliss's sensitive parts.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anders. #CL2#
Anders pushes Bliss up against the cage in a clinch.
Bliss lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Anders misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anders.
Still in the clinch, Bliss scores with a nice short uppercut.
Anders tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bliss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bliss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
I was talking to Bliss's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bliss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Anders blocks a body shot from Bliss.
Anders throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Anders scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bliss being controlled against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Anders just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bliss's brow. #T2#
Anders has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bliss lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Anders tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss lands a body punch.
Anders struggles to land a body shot inside as Bliss controls his hands.
Bliss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anders misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Anders.
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Anders throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bliss struggles to land a body shot inside as Anders controls his hands.
Bliss working aggressively here.
Anders pressing his opponent against the cage. #T3#
Anders tries a body shot but Bliss blocks it.
Anders misses with a body punch.
Anders landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anders slows down the pace here.
Anders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bliss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Anders.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
Anders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Bliss tries a body shot but Anders blocks it. #T4#
Anders missing with knees to the body.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anders's elbow.
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Anders lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Chuck Bliss has been cut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Anders throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
Bliss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Anders misses with a punch to the body.
Anders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Anders turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Bliss wants to get back to his feet.
Bliss is being controlled here. #T5#
Bliss struggling a bit here.
Anders remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Anders scoring with punches and elbows.
Anders working away.
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The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anders tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bliss's legs. #T6#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Anders throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bliss stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Bliss is looking to regain half guard here but Anders keeps moving and retains side control.
Anders trying to control the action but Bliss is working from the bottom.
Anders gets to mount! Bliss was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Anders looking to control but Bliss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #T7#
Anders raining down shots from the mount!
Bliss wants to hold on but Anders pushes him away.
Anders throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bliss is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Anders can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bliss is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anders thowing shots but they're missing.
Anders wants to control the pace but Bliss is squirming around nicely. #T8#
Anders lands a nice shot to the head.
Bliss knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anders on the ground.
Bliss wants to hold on but Anders pushes him away.
Bliss really wants to buck Anders off and get back to his feet.
Bliss is trying to escape the mount.
Anders throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bliss because Anders loaded up on that one.
Bliss wants to control but Anders is having none of it.
Anders putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Anders avoids the attempt from Bliss to control.
Bliss is desperately trying to improve his position but Anders has a good base and remains in mount.#T9#
Bliss tries to hold on but Anders pushes him away.
Bliss is just holding on here. Anders manages to take his back.
The referee is taking a good look at Bliss as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Anders! #SUB2#
Anders working for the choke.
Anders throwing wild punches that miss their target.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Anders controlling the positon.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryk Anders dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Bliss's cut.
That's time! Bliss's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Anders throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bliss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bliss tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Anders manages to circle out of the way.
Anders thuds his right hand into Bliss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bliss wants to clinch but Anders slips to the side
and Anders counters with a nice uppercut.
Bliss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Anders lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anders misses with a looping left.
Anders bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bliss's head backwards.
Ryk Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Anders.
A left lands for Anders.
Bliss throws a jab but it's blocked by Anders.
Anders has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Bliss takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T1#
Bliss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anders moves away.
Bliss slips under a jab.
Anders connects with a stiff jab that staggers Bliss - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ryk Anders!
A relieved looking Ryk Anders 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: TOF 232
Date: May 24, 2025

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Bliss as Haelfson shoots in.#TD#
Haelfson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bliss looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on Bliss's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Haelfson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Haelfson prevents Bliss from escaping the position.
Bliss struggling a bit here.
Bliss told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Bliss managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Haelfson. #SUB#
Bliss is trying to stand and escape here. He's got onto all fours but that's just let Haelfson take his back! Uh oh - Haelfson has got a rear naked choke here! Bliss is forced to tap! It's all over! One monent is all it takes in this sport!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bjorn Haelfson!
A very excited looking Bjorn Haelfson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: TOF 216
Date: Apr 05, 2025

#R1#
Boss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bliss counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Big Boss has been cut.
Bliss plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Boss to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Boss just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Chuck Bliss!
Our winner, Chuck Bliss, 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: TOF 210
Date: Mar 16, 2025

#R1#
Pennington lands a front kick.
Bliss swats away the attempt to clinch by Pennington.
Pennington throws a right hand that misses
and Bliss counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bliss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Floyd Pennington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pennington misses with a hook.
Bliss moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pennington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bliss was well out of range. Poor timing from Pennington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington throws a shot to the body.
Bliss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bliss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#It looks like Chuck Bliss has been cut.
Bliss cracks Pennington with a good jab.
Pennington definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Bliss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bliss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bliss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pennington swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Bliss counters by moving into the clinch.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss trying to control the position but instead, Pennington has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bliss into the cage.
Bliss presses Pennington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
Pennington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennington controls his hands.
Bliss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bliss lands a nice uppercut.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington blocks an uppercut.
Bliss stalling.
Bliss's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bliss's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bliss leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bliss continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Pennington lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pennington.
Good body shot from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Bliss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bliss lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Bliss.
Pennington scores with a shoulder strike.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bliss blocking some punches.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss blocking some punches.
Pennington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pennington works on Bliss's body with a couple of short punches.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Bliss misses with a body punch. #T4#
Bliss is working Pennington over against the cage.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bliss. #CUT2#It looks like Floyd Pennington has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pennington.
Bliss misses with the head strike.
Bliss swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bliss.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington. #T5#
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bliss.
Pennington's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pennington pushes Bliss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Pennington.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pennington lands a body punch.
Pennington lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T6##BC#
Pennington breaks from the clinch.
Pennington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pennington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Bliss instigates a clinch.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Bliss - that landed with a thud.
Bliss scores with a shoulder strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Bliss.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Pennington works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pennington lands with a right to the head. #T7#
Bliss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennington is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bliss lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pennington backwards.
Pennington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennington lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Bliss can't find room to land a body shot as Pennington controls the action.
Pennington lands a right hand.
Pennington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow. #T8#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pennington.
Pennington struggles to land a body shot inside as Bliss controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington lands with a left to the head.
Bliss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bliss is working Pennington over against the cage.
Bliss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Pennington throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Pennington.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T9#
Bliss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pennington stalling in the clinch but Bliss improves position.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss lands with a left to the head.
Pennington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pennington backwards.
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennington looking to slow down the pace here.
Bliss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bliss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pennington lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chuck Bliss will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bliss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pennington is looking to counter the offense by Bliss and move into the clinch.
Bliss misses with the combination.
Bliss misses with a hook.
Bliss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pennington on the side of the head.
Bliss takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bliss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pennington is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bliss.
Bliss swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Pennington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pennington.
Bliss lands a right hand.
Bliss misses with a body punch. #T1#
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss blocking some punches.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Pennington avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Bliss misses with a body punch.
Pennington lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Bliss blocks an uppercut.
Chuck Bliss seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennington cracks Bliss with a nice body shot.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss blocks an uppercut.
Pennington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bliss tries to work over Pennington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Pennington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Pennington fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pennington working aggressively here.
Pennington prevents a body shot from Bliss.
Bliss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennington'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.
Pennington working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pennington scores with a shot to the side of Bliss's head.
Bliss takes a shot to the head. #T3#
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bliss tries a body shot but Pennington blocks it.
Bliss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennington blocking some punches.
Bliss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
Bliss's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington misses with some punches.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pennington.
Pennington lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennington gets through Bliss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
A short right from Pennington.
A shot in the inside from Bliss.
Bliss misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bliss as Pennington tries to tie him up.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Bliss.
Pennington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pennington lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennington's elbow.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss. #T5#
Pennington throws a punch but it's blocked by Bliss.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
A short right from Bliss.
Pennington struggles to land a body shot inside as Bliss controls his hands.
Pennington struggles to land a body shot inside as Bliss controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Bliss.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
Bliss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pennington lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Bliss.
A short right from Bliss.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennington's elbow.
Pennington swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington prevents a body shot from Bliss. #T6#
Pennington lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pennington throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blisss head.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pennington's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pennington.
Bliss scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pennington working aggressively here.
Pennington goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pennington lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bliss.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body. #T7#
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Bliss avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bliss.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennington lands a left hand.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Bliss avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Pennington misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington lands a hook that snaps the head of Bliss backwards.
Bliss throws a head punch that misses.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T8#
Pennington misses with some punches.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss scores with a shot to the side of Pennington's head.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pennington.
Bliss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Pennington avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
Bliss pushes Pennington back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pennington blocking some punches.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A hook to the body from Bliss.
Bliss blocks a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Bliss avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T9#
Bliss misses with the head strike.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Pennington prevents a body shot from Bliss.
A short right from Bliss on the inside.
Pennington lands a shoulder strike.
Bliss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pennington working aggressively here.
Pennington lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Pennington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bliss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pennington lands a right hand.
Pennington swings wildly with an uppercut but Bliss uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Floyd Pennington will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Pennington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bliss.
Pennington lands with a hook. Bliss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pennington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bliss misses with a body shot.
Pennington misses the body punch
and Pennington takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pennington just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pennington throws a shot from downtown. Bliss moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Pennington.
Pennington works the jab nicely.#T1#
Bliss scores with a punch to the head.
Bliss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pennington takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Pennington finds it's way through Bliss's defenses.
Pennington staying out of range there.
Bliss staying out of range there.
Pennington sets himself, and Bliss steps forward looking for the clinch! Pennington avoids it this time.
Pennington scores with a hook.
Pennington lands with a right hand. #T2#
Bliss looks to throw the jab but Pennington is out of range.
Bliss moves out of range of the strikes.
Bliss let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bliss lands with a hook. Pennington tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pennington connects with a single shot there.
Pennington misses with a hook. Bliss ducked under it nicely.
Bliss misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Pennington counters by moving into the clinch.
Pennington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pennington throws a head punch that misses.
Pennington has a couple of punches blocked by Bliss. #T3#
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pennington tries to work over Bliss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pennington misses with a punch to the body.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bliss misses with some punches.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington tries a body shot but Bliss blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bliss.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pennington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pennington blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Bliss.
Bliss lands a shot to the body.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bliss.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bliss's elbow.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Pennington avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Pennington.
Pennington tries to throw a body punch but Bliss avoids it by throwing Pennington back against the cage. #T5#
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Bliss prevents Pennington from breaking the clinch.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.
Pennington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Bliss fails to land.
Pennington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Pennington.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bliss. #T6#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bliss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bliss - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bliss swings wildly with an uppercut but Pennington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bliss tries to work over Pennington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bliss.
Pennington blocks a body shot from Bliss.
Bliss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pennington lands a body shot in the clinch. #T7#
Pennington can't find room to land a body shot as Bliss controls the action.
Pennington tries a body shot but Bliss blocks it.
Pennington lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Bliss.
Bliss working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
Bliss is stalling here.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennington misses with the head strike.
Pennington misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bliss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bliss stalling in the clinch. #T8#
Bliss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bliss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bliss presses Pennington against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bliss misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bliss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Bliss.
Pennington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bliss struggles to land a body shot inside as Pennington controls his hands.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pennington.
Bliss wants to stall. #T9#
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pennington misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bliss.
Bliss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pennington lands a shoulder strike.
Bliss lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pennington tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Bliss - that landed with a thud.
Bliss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bliss prevents a body shot from Pennington.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Chuck Bliss!
After winning the bout, Chuck Bliss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TOF 189
Date: Jan 11, 2025

#R1#
Bliss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bliss's coach down at Ragnarok\'s Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bliss's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bliss misses with an uppercut.
Bliss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anubis.
Bliss appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bliss loads up on a big right hand but Anubis slips the punch.
Bliss looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Anubis is looking for a counter combo.
Bliss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anubis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bliss sprawls and moves away.
Bliss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anubis.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bliss sprawls well. Bliss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anubis gets slowly back to his feet.
Bliss throws out a counter right but Anubis avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bliss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bliss throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anubis.
Bliss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T1#
Anubis looks to land a left hand but Bliss moved out of range nicely.
Anubis misses the jab.
Bliss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bliss throws a body shot but no joy.
Anubis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Anubis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bliss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bliss throws a nice looking combination but Anubis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bliss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD#
and Anubis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bliss has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anubis is working away from the top position though.
Anubis controlling the pace. #T2#
Ground and pound from Anubis.
Bliss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Anubis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anubis not doing much here.
Bliss wants to control but Anubis is keeping busy.
Bliss is not content to let Anubis control the position.
Still in half guard, Anubis seems content to control.
Bliss controlling the position well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bliss can do anything to dispel that myth.#T3#
Bliss tries to get to full guard but Anubis has control of the leg.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anubis takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anubis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bliss.
Bliss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bliss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anubis throws out the jab.
Bliss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anubis.
Anubis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anubis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bliss is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Anubis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blisss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Anubis.
Anubis scores with a jab to the jaw.#TD#
Anubis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bliss's guard.
Anubis stops Bliss from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anubis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bliss's guard.
Anubis wants to control but Bliss is keeping him busy.
Bliss has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anubis is working away from the top position though.#T5#
Bliss avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anubis.
Anubis trying to control the action but Bliss is working from the bottom. #ES2#
Bliss pushes Anubis off and gets back to his feet.#TD#
Anubis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bliss is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Bliss is trying to stand up here but Anubis is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bliss trying to control here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Anubis connects with a nice short shot to Bliss's temple. #T6##SUB#
Anubis seems to be working for a kimura but Bliss defends the submission attempt.
Bliss controlling the position well. #SUB#
Anubis is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Anubis thows a huge punch but Bliss dodges it nicely. #T7#
Bliss is trying to control but can't.
Bliss controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Anubis stops Bliss from getting back to his feet.
Bliss won't allow Anubis to pass to mount.
Anubis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Anubis shoots in looking for a takedown. Bliss tries to sprawl out of it but Anubis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bliss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T8#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#CL2#
Bliss instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Anubis.
Bliss misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anubis wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bliss misses with a punch to the body.
Anubis tries for a takedown but Bliss manages to get underhooks.
Anubis tries to pull guard but Bliss holds him up against the cage and eventually Anubis drops back down to his feet.
Bliss lands a left hand. #T9#
Anubis blocks a body shot from Bliss.
Anubis is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bliss misses with a body punch.
Come on Bliss - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bliss has a couple of punches blocked by Anubis.
Anubis takes a shot to the head.
Anubis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bliss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bliss digs a right hand underneath Anubis's ribcage. Anubis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bliss throws a punch but it's blocked by Anubis.
Bliss leaning his opponent against the cage.
Anubis prevents a body shot from Bliss.
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 Horus Anubis will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Anubis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bliss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anubis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bliss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anubis lunges at Bliss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bliss's hand.
Nice uppercut there from Anubis.
Bliss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anubis.
Anubis attempts a counter takedown but Bliss avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anubis misses with a looping left.
Anubis misses with an uppercut
and Bliss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bliss moves out of range as Anubis strikes.#T1##TD#
Anubis fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bliss to the ground. Anubis is now in Bliss's guard.

Bliss manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Horus Anubis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD#
Anubis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bliss's guard.
Bliss being controlled here, momentarily.
Anubis wants to control from the top but Bliss keeps moving.
Bliss trying to control the position here.
Anubis works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bliss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Anubis is trying to work for a kimura but Bliss is defending well.
Horus Anubis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Anubis is working for a kimura but Bliss is defending it quite comfortably.
Bliss controlling the position well. #T3#
Anubis is pressing down on Bliss's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bliss is holding on for now.
Bliss is trying to maintain the position but Anubis is very close to passing his half guard.
Bliss holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Anubis is trying to control. Bliss wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bliss keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bliss darts in trying to clinch
and Anubis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anubis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bliss defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anubis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bliss lands the left hand.#T5#
Bliss throws a right hand that Anubis ducks under and follows up with a left that Anubis also avoids with ease.
Anubis staying out of range there.
Anubis throws a shot to the body.
Chuck Bliss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bliss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anubis.#TD#
Anubis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bliss looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Bliss throws Anubis to one side and escapes!
Anubis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anubis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anubis feinted with a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bliss bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anubis's head backwards.
Anubis lands a right hook to the body. #T6#
Anubis dives in for a single leg takedown but Bliss sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anubis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bliss slows down the pace here.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anubis is trying to pull guard but Bliss has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Anubis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bliss gets underhooks to prevent Anubis's takedown attempt.
Anubis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bliss.
Anubis jumps guard but Bliss turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bliss tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T7#
Anubis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bliss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Anubis.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bliss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Anubis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss working aggressively here.
Bliss fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD#
Anubis manages to pull guard.
Anubis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bliss engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T8#
Anubis working a defensive guard here.
Bliss slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bliss looking to pass the guard.
Bliss controlling from the top position. #SU2#
Bliss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Anubis, up you get! #T9#
Bliss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bliss looks to land a right hand but Anubis moved out of range.
Anubis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Anubis misses with a body shot.
Bliss misses with a hook
and Bliss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anubis moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bliss looks to score with a jab to the body but Anubis is just out of range.
Bliss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anubis.
Bliss scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anubis doesn't seem bothered though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Chuck Bliss will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Bliss slips under a jab.
Anubis stuns Bliss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anubis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bliss wants to counter the offense by Anubis and move into the clinch position.
Bliss misses with a hook.
Bliss cracks Anubis with an open hand slap.
Bliss connects with a body shot.
Bliss is looking to clinch.
Anubis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Anubis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Bliss manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Anubis keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bliss tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Anubis's elbow.
Bliss slowing the pace effectively.#T1#
Good body shot from Bliss. #BC#
Anubis manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Anubis with that takedown attempt.
Bliss steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anubis.
Bliss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Anubis or perhaps it was just good defense by Bliss, which made it look bad.
Bliss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anubis slips under a jab from Bliss.
Anubis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bliss. Anubis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anubis tries to counter with a takedown but Bliss is quick to defend against it.#T2#
No luck for Anubis with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horus Anubis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bliss lands a right hook to the body.
Anubis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bliss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anubiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anubis moves out of range as Bliss strikes.
Anubis falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bliss counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bliss lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T3#
Bliss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anubis was well out of range. Poor timing from Bliss.
Bliss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Anubiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Anubis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bliss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bliss throws a hook but Anubis avoids it easily.
Bliss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anubis stuns Bliss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Anubis moves away from the strike by Bliss.
Anubis avoids the body shot from Bliss. #T4#
Bliss on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bliss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Anubis takes a swing at Bliss's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bliss! But no joy.
Bliss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bliss stuffs the takedown.
Bliss wants to counter the offense by Anubis and move into the clinch position.
Anubis throws a hook but Bliss blocks it.
Bliss looks to land a combination. Anubis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bliss tries to move into range but Anubis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anubis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bliss was well out of range. Poor timing from Anubis.
Bliss cracks Anubis with a good jab.#T5#
Bliss throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Anubis to counter with a crisp jab.
Bliss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Anubis.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anubis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bliss throws out the jab.
Anubis tries to counter with a takedown but Bliss is quick to defend against it.
Bliss staying out of range there.
Bliss fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Anubis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bliss fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bliss throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Anubis counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bliss manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T6#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Anubis avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage. #TD#
Anubis successfully pulls guard. #SUB#
Anubis is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anubis being controlled here, momentarily.
Anubis has control of Bliss's left arm, preventing Bliss from doing any damage.
Bliss passes Anubis's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T7#
Anubis wants to control but Bliss is keeping busy. #SU2#
Bliss decides to stand and escape the position.
Anubis lands a jab to the nose.
Anubis avoids the body shot from Bliss.
Anubis attempts a counter takedown but Bliss avoids it well and moves away.#T8#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bliss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bliss lands with a straight right. Anubis didn't see that one coming.
Bliss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bliss thuds a left hand into Anubis's body.
Bliss scores with a jab to the head.
Anubis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anubis misses with a straight left.
Anubis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bliss as he avoids it easily.
Bliss jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anubis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bliss wants to counter the offense by Anubis and move into the clinch position.#T9#
Bliss has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bliss there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bliss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anubis.
Anubis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bliss.
Anubis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Good exchange - Bliss coming out on top.
A slow jab from Anubis misses its intended target.
Bliss misses with a straight left.
Bliss ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bliss looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Anubis connects with a body shot that sends Bliss's belly button to the back.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29

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

Event: TOF 161
Date: Oct 13, 2024

#R1#
A big right from Bliss misses.
Munday drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bliss defends it well.
Munday connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bliss. Bliss circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bliss just misses with a punch to the body.
Bliss takes a swing at Munday's ribcage but misses.
Munday connects with a single shot there.
Bliss looks to score with a jab to the body but Munday is just out of range.
Munday tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bliss defends well and Munday ends up having to push Bliss into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bliss throws a lazy right hand but Munday sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Munday was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bliss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Munday moves out of range as Bliss strikes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Munday.
Bliss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T1##CL#
Bliss darts in and clinches Munday up against the cage.
Bliss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chuck Bliss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mickey Munday.
Bliss tries to throw a body punch but Munday avoids it by throwing Bliss back against the cage.
Bliss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Munday backwards.
Munday tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bliss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Munday is trying to drag Bliss to the mat but Bliss just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bliss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bliss takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bliss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bliss lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
Munday is looking for a takedown.
Munday can't get the takedown.
Bliss stalling in the clinch.
Bliss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bliss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bliss is working Munday over against the cage.
Bliss working aggressively here.
Bliss prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bliss is pressed up against the cage. Munday has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bliss down to the mat. Bliss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Bliss drives through and clinches with Munday against the cage.
Munday is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Munday blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Bliss misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bliss.#TD2#
Munday has Bliss pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Munday pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bliss tumbling to the mat - Munday dives into Bliss's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bliss is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bliss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bliss looking to control.
Bliss wants to get back to his feet but Munday is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bliss controlling the position.#T4#
Bliss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Munday trying to control the position from guard on top but Bliss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Munday dives in and grabs Bliss's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bliss pushes down on Munday's head and hops out.
Munday throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Chuck Bliss has been cut.
A jab lands there for Bliss.
Chuck Bliss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bliss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Munday connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T5#
Munday tests Bliss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Munday.
Munday has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Munday throws a combination. Bliss tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bliss moves out of range as Munday strikes.
Bliss throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Munday on the side of the head.
Munday lands a two punch combo.
Bliss misses with a telegraphed body shot #TD2#
so Munday counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bliss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Munday drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Munday jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bliss trying to keep a closed guard but Munday is proving a slippery customer. #T6#
Munday trying to control but Bliss is working from the bottom.
Munday sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Munday postures up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bliss holds on and takes a little breather.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Munday controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Munday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T7#
Munday jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bliss throws a right hand that misses
and Munday counters with a nice body shot.
Bliss connects with a body shot that sends Munday's belly button to the back.
Munday missing with a left hand there. Bliss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Munday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bliss.
Bliss is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Munday throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Munday throws a series of punches but Bliss moves out of range.
Bliss tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Munday manages to circle out of the way.
Bliss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Munday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Munday displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Munday scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bliss looks to score with a jab to the body but Munday is just out of range.#T8#
Bliss tries to clinch up but Munday circles away and keeps his distance.
Munday doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Munday scores with a punch to the head.#TD2#
Munday manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bliss on his heels. He'll look to pass Bliss's guard now, I'm sure.
Munday wants to control from the top but Bliss keeps moving.
Bliss controlling Munday's posture.
Munday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bliss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Munday trying to control the position from guard on top but Bliss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T9#
Munday throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Munday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bliss controlling the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Munday wants to pass the guard but Bliss is keeping the position.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Munday shoots in for a takedown but Bliss shows good takedown defense.
Bliss looks to land a left hand but Munday moved out of range nicely.
Munday takes a swing at Bliss's ribcage but misses.
As Munday tries to get set, Bliss tries to push him back and clinch up but Munday manages to avoid the attempt.
Bliss rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Munday counters with a one-two to the body.
Bliss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Munday.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Munday dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Bliss's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Munday misses with a left hand
and Bliss counters with a series of strikes. Munday will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bliss. Munday does a little dance to reset his feet.
Munday uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bliss.
Munday has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Munday thuds his right hand into Bliss's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bliss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Munday sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bliss throws a predictable looking body shot
and Munday counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the liver by Munday. Beautiful body shot.
Munday clobbers Bliss with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Munday lands a really nice looking cross but Bliss seems unphased.
Bliss throws a series of punches but Munday avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Munday throws a right hand that Bliss ducks under and follows up with a left that Bliss also avoids with ease.
Munday swings widly with a right hand
and Bliss counters with a lovely shot to the body.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Bliss.#TD2#
Munday shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bliss manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Munday is pushing down on Bliss's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bliss is fighting to maintain full guard but Munday has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munday takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Munday looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Munday maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bliss could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Munday has cracked it and Bliss is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Munday!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mickey Munday!
A relieved looking Mickey Munday 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 03, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Gripperson clinches up against the cage.
Gripperson jumps guard but Bliss stands there with Gripperson around his waist. Gripperson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bliss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bliss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gripperson fails to pull guard.
Bliss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Bliss on the inside.
Gripperson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bliss smiles and moves away.
Chuck Bliss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Gripperson.
Gripperson moves in looking to clinch but Bliss pushes him off.
Gripperson on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CUT#It looks like Devin Gripperson has been cut.
Bliss connects with a body shot that sends Gripperson's belly button to the back.
Gripperson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Bliss rushes Gripperson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Bliss.
A body shot lands from Bliss.
Bliss softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bliss.
Gripperson is trying to pull guard but Bliss turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bliss lands a nice shot to the body.
Gripperson looks winded!
Bliss lands a right hand. #T1#
Gripperson jumps guard but Bliss stands there with Gripperson around his waist. Gripperson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bliss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bliss stalling against the cage.
Gripperson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bliss walks away with a smile on his face. Gripperson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Devin Gripperson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gripperson tries to clinch but Bliss moves away
and Gripperson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bliss with a jab.
Bliss drops Gripperson with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gripperson! Bliss dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bliss!
Chuck Bliss decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 19, 2024

#R1#
Bliss misses with the combination. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hill wants to break free but Bliss has control.
Hill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bliss makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bliss lands a body shot.
Bliss throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hills head.
A hook to the body from Bliss.
Bliss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bliss has Hill pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Bliss.
Hill wants to get back to striking at distance but Bliss won't allow it.
Hill takes a shot to the head.
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bliss has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
A short left from Bliss.
Hill tries to circle away but Bliss has him pinned against the cage.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Bliss is controlling the position.
Bliss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hill's efforts to push away.
Hill tries to break free but Bliss pushes him back against the cage.
Bliss lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bliss keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hill's efforts to push away.
Hill has had enough of the clinch but Bliss keeps him there for the moment.
Bliss prevents Hill from breaking the clinch.
Bliss lands a nice uppercut.
Bliss taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bliss is working Hill over against the cage.
Hill looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Bliss scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bliss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Hill is rocked!
Bliss keeps control of Hill as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hill is still on wobbly legs! Can Bliss finish him?
Hill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bliss has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Hill's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but Bliss has double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Bliss.
Nice body punch from Bliss - that landed with a thud.
Bliss creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hill's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hill drops to his knees and Bliss pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Bliss!
Chuck Bliss seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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