Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: MMA Hype -53-
Date: Apr 23, 2025

#R1#
Mostovoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Mostovoy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mostovoy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mostovoy.
Osborne throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Osborne's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mostovoy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Osborne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Osborne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mostovoy.
The fighters circling - Mostovoy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mostovoy ducks under a wild hook from Osborne.
Mostovoy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mostovoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Osborne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Osborne throws a hook but Mostovoy blocks it.
Osborne misses with a hook
and Mostovoy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mostovoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mostovoy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Osborne does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Osborne. That snapped Mostovoy's head back. #CUT#It looks like Yevgeni Mostovoy has been cut.#T1#
Mostovoy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mostovoy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mostovoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osborne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mostovoy.
Mostovoy tries to work over Osborne's front leg with a kick but Osborne checks it.
Mostovoy misses the body punch
and Osborne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osborne misses with a hook
letting Mostovoy counter with a right hand.
Mostovoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Osborne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mostovoy.
Jab, jab by Osborne - just one landing.
Osborne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mostovoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mostovoy. Osborne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Osborne looks to score with a jab to the body but Mostovoy is just out of range.
Mostovoy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Osborne misses with a lunging right hand
and Mostovoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Osborne misses with a looping right.#T2##TD2#
Mostovoy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Osborne did well to prevent Mostovoy getting side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mostovoy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Osborne wants to get back to his feet.
Osborne is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mostovoy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mostovoy throwing shots but Osborne is blocking nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Osborne is trying to stand.
Mostovoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Osborne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mostovoy.
Osborne wants to get back to his feet.#ES#
Osborne has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Mostovoy is on him like a limpet, forcing Osborne back against the cage.
Mostovoy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mostovoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Osborne controls his hands.
Mostovoy tries to work over Osborne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mostovoy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Osborne. #BC#
Osborne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Osborne misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Osborne throws a looping overhand right but Mostovoy ducks down to avoid it.
Mostovoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osborne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mostovoy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Emerson Osborne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Osborne throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Mostovoy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mostovoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Osborne is trying to stand.
Mostovoy not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mostovoy prevents Osborne from standing back up. #ES#
Osborne pushes Mostovoy off and gets back to his feet.
Osborne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Osborne misses with a two punch combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mostovoy lands a jab to Osborne's midsection.
Osborne lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#That has opened up Yevgeni Mostovoy's cut even more.#T4#
Mostovoy misses with a leg kick.
Mostovoy throws a sloppy body shot
and Osborne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Osborne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mostovoy.
Mostovoy lands with a nice body punch.
Mostovoy throws a hook but Osborne blocks it.
Osborne will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mostovoy throws the left hand but Osborne avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Osborne misses the target.
Mostovoy feints a counter leg kick.
Osborne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mostovoy manages to avoid it.
Mostovoy slips under a jab from Osborne.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Osborne looks to land a left hand but Mostovoy moved out of range nicely.
Mostovoy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mostovoy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Osborne.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mostovoy! But no joy.
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 Emerson Osborne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yevgeni Mostovoy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Mostovoy with the inside leg kick.
Mostovoy throws a low kick but Osborne moves out of range easily.
Mostovoy misses with a body shot.
Mostovoy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mostovoy throws a leg kick
and Osborne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mostovoy scores with a jab. Osborne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Osborne avoids the body shot from Mostovoy.
Osborne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mostovoy.
The fighters circling - Osborne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mostovoy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Osborne rather than just go for the knockout.
Mostovoy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mostovoy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Emerson Osborne is winning the standup battle so far.
Osborne drops Mostovoy with a huge uppercut! Mostovoy drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Osborne is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emerson Osborne!

Event: FREAKSHOW 11
Date: Mar 26, 2025

#R1#
Hardin scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jamison Hardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Huber was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hardin throws an off balance right hand
and Huber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Huber circles away quickly and effectively.
Huber slips under a jab from Hardin.
Huber is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hardin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Huber stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hardin throws a right hand that Huber ducks under and follows up with a left that Huber also avoids with ease.
Huber unleashes a big counter combination but Hardin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hardin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Hardin misses its intended target.
Hardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1#
Hardin lands with a good body shot.
Hardin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Huber connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hardin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hardin with a jab.
Hardin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huber checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Hardin misses.
Huber looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hardin slips a jab from Huber.
Hardin is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Hardin has knocked Huber down with a huge combo! Hardin steps away and waves a wobbly Huber back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#It looks like Davion Huber has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hardin cracks Huber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T2#
Hardin lands a slapping body shot.
Huber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huber looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hardin clobbers Huber with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hardin thuds a left hand into Huber's body.
Hardin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hardin feints a jab promting Huber to slip. Hardin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Huber slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#ROC#Huber is rocked!
A shot to the liver by Hardin. Beautiful body shot.
Huber looks to land a right hand but Hardin moved out of range.
Huber walks into a left hand.
Huber is still on wobbly legs! Can Hardin finish him?#T3#
Hardin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huber seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardin throws a lazy head kick
and Hardin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huber takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hardin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Hardin backs off Huber throws a huge counter combo but Hardin manages to avoid it all.
Hardin steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Huber is out on his feet! Hardin sets himself and nearly takes Huber's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jamison Hardin!

Event: MMA Hype -43-
Date: Mar 19, 2025

#R1##CL#
Osborne gets tackled into the cage by McGarvey. McGarvey maintains the clinch.
McGarvey scores with a nice hook to the head.
McGarvey misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Osborne.
McGarvey misses with a punch on the inside.
McGarvey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McGarvey misses with a body punch.
Osborne is leaning against McGarvey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McGarvey lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Osborne.
Osborne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McGarvey up against the cage.
Osborne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McGarvey presses Osborne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Osborne misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
McGarvey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osborne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McGarvey counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGarvey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGarvey moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from McGarvey misses the target.
McGarvey throws a right hand that Osborne ducks under and follows up with a left that Osborne also avoids with ease.#T1#
McGarvey scores with a hook.
McGarvey throws a series of strikes that have Osborne backpedaling.
McGarvey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Osborne throws out the jab.
Osborne throws a hook to the side of McGarvey's head but McGarvey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGarvey ducks under a wild hook from Osborne.
McGarvey clobbers Osborne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
McGarvey cracks Osborne with a good jab.#ROC#Osborne is rocked!
McGarvey throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Osborne is still on wobbly legs! Can McGarvey finish him?
McGarvey connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Osborne covering up! McGarvey comes in with a big uppercut and Osborne goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stephen McGarvey!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 144
Date: Mar 15, 2025

#R1#
Hamland throws the left hand but Serrano avoids the punch easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#TD#
Serrano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Serrano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hamland has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hamland is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hamland tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamland is trying to get back to full guard.
Hamland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serrano wants to take a breather but Hamland is having none of it.
Serrano sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hamland defending well though.
Hamland is positioning himself well to prevent Serrano advancing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland wants to get back to full guard.
Serrano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Serrano wants to pass the guard but Hamland is defending well.
Serrano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamland keeps working. #T1#
Hamland is trying to get back to full guard.
Hamland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Serrano.
Serrano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Serrano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hamland's head.
Serrano working Hamland over with strikes.
Hamland wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamland works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hamland wants to sweep here but Serrano controlling him for the moment.
Serrano lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Hamland controls Serrano momentarily but Serrano frees himself. #SUB2#
Hamland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Serrano defends well.
Hamland is pulling down on Serrano's head. It's preventing any offense from Serrano, at least for the moment.
Hamland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serrano's guard. #REVB#
Serrano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Serrano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamland trying to control the position from guard on top but Serrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Hamland chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamland wants to control from the top but Serrano keeps moving.
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamland chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamland missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hamland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hamland with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamland won't allow Serrano to sweep him here.
Hamland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hamland stands up over Serrano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamland with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Hamland chips away with some ground and pound.
Hamland postures up and lands a big shot to Serrano's brow.
Hamland is looking to work some ground and pound but Serrano has wrist control.
Serrano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamland throws an elbow that misses. Serrano uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hamland's guard. Nice move by Serrano!#REVR##SUB2#
Serrano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hamland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Serrano has managed to get both his arms back between Hamland's legs - danger averted.
Serrano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hamland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamland is controlling Serrano's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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 Lawson Serrano will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Serrano gets a takedown into half guard.
Serrano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hamland wants to control but Serrano is keeping busy.
Hamland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hamland has his hands on Serrano's head, controlling the position.
Hamland looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland looking to control but Serrano passes into half guard.
Serrano lands strikes from half guard.#T1#
Serrano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
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. Serrano connects with a nice short shot to Hamland's temple.
Hamland is trying to get back to full guard.
Serrano trying to control the action but Hamland is working from the bottom.
Hamland is trying is best to control the position here.
Hamland is trying to get back to full guard.
Hamland keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2#
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hamland is pressing down on Serrano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Serrano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hamland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lawson Serrano overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamland has Serrano pulled in close to control his posture.
Serrano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hamland controlling Serrano's posture.
Let's hope that Hamland has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hamland lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Hamland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamland throws a big right hand that misses.
Hamland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Serrano looking for a sweep. Not yet Serrano, not yet.
Serrano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hamland's guard. #REVR#
Serrano won't allow Hamland to sweep him here.
Hamland is trying to control the position but Serrano postures up.
Serrano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Serrano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hamland can do to turn this around?
Serrano throws a big elbow that misses.
Hamland looking to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamland is on top in guard. #REVB##T4#
Hamland lands a couple of elbows.
Serrano controls Hamland momentarily but Hamland frees himself.
Serrano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamland landing with the ground and pound.
Serrano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Serrano's head.
Hamland postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamland wants to control from the top but Serrano keeps moving.
Hamland with a nice head shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Serrano dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##TD#
Serrano darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamland is positioning himself well to prevent Serrano advancing to mount.
Hamland regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Serrano.
Hamland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hamland is on top in guard. #REVB#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland working some strikes from top position.
Hamland looking to sit in guard and control but Serrano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Hamland is trying to control the position but Serrano postures up. #T1#
Serrano is looking to pass into half guard but Hamland pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hamland is in guard.#REVB#
Hamland throws a big elbow that misses.
Serrano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamland won't allow Serrano to sweep him here.
Hamland trying to control but Serrano is working from the bottom.
Hamland makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hamland advances to half guard.
Hamland working over Serrano with some ground and pound. Serrano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Serrano's head.
Serrano has hold of Hamland's hands but Hamland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hamland looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Serrano with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Serrano has hold of Hamland's hands but Hamland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T2#
Hamland slows the pace down in half guard.
Hamland works his way into side control.
Hamland cracks Serrano with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SUB2#
Hamland swings around for an armbar but Serrano sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hamland's guard.
Hamland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hamland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Hamland is controlling Serrano's posture.
Chick Hamland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Serrano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Serrano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hamland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamland wants to sweep but no luck.
Hamland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hamland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Serrano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Serrano is looking to improve his position.
Serrano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Hamland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Hamland's back!
Hamland rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Serrano is thwarting Hamland's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamland avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Serrano.
Lawson Serrano is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Serrano scoring with strikes to the body and head.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lawson Serrano.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Serrano, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lawson Serrano!
After the fight, Lawson Serrano was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: FREAKSHOW 9
Date: Mar 12, 2025

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Huber misses with the combination.
Huber misses with a left hand
and Kolyok counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kolyok showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huber.
Kolyok replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Huber blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kolyok - that will leave a mark! #T1#
Huber misses with a hook
and Kolyok counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been told by Huber's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Huber avoids the head kick by Kolyok.
Huber went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Huber scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kolyok lands with a cross.
Kolyok looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Huber throws a right hand that Kolyok ducks under and follows up with a left that Kolyok also avoids with ease.#T2#
Kolyok connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Donk. Huber catches Kolyok right on the button with a cross.#CUT#It looks like Lokoto Kolyok has been cut.
Huber keeps the fight on the outside.
Huber is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kolyok looks to throw a body kick
and Huber counters with a straight right hand.#ROC#Kolyok is rocked!
Huber throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kolyok clean off his feet! He's out cold! Huber 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 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davion Huber!

Event: FCL 78 - Sitsongrit vs Ridley
Date: Mar 08, 2025

#R1#
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunter.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pena displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunter throws out the jab.
A nice side step and Pena releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hunter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hunter slips a straight right by Pena.
Pena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunter circles away quickly and effectively.
A low kick from Hunter misses
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Chad Hunter has been cut.
Hunter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hunter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chad Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunter misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Hunter backs off Pena throws a huge counter combo but Hunter manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunter defending well as Pena loads up on a big left hand.
Pena blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
Hunter throws the kick towards the body but Pena avoids it.
Hunter wants to slow Pena down by chopping away at his legs.
Hunter misses with a few strikes there.
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt.
Pena throws an off balance right hand
and Hunter counters with a three punch combo that has Pena backing up. Pena nods at Hunter to acknowledge the strikes.
Pena connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Hunter misses.
Pena dodges the punch combination from Hunter. #T2#
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Hunter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Pena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pena is trying to stand up here but Hunter is controlling him well.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pena blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Pena looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hunter is trying to control the action in half guard but Pena is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Hunter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pena really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hunter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pena wants to get back to his feet. #T3#
Hunter is trying to control. Pena wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pena is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hunter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Hunter working the head and body with strikes.
We've been informed that Pena has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pena can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pena wants to get back to his feet.
Pena taking some punishment here, with Hunter in his half guard.
Pena has hold of Hunter's hands but Hunter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pena tries to kick Hunter off in order to stand up. Hunter Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Pena is trying to get back to his feet.
Pena bucks up and tries to throw Hunter off but instead Hunter has got his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Hunter.
Pena is trying to stand back up. #T4#
Hunter punches Pena on the ear.
Pena trying to get back to his feet but Hunter is in full control for now. #SUB#
Hunter is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Pena has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Hunter lands with a hammerfist to the side of Pena's 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!
Hunter softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Hunter throwing damaging strikes from the back! Pena could be in trouble here! #SUB#
Hunter is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pena knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pena for a finish.
Pena trying to get back to his feet but Hunter is in full control for now.
Hunter scores with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Hunter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Hunter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Hunter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hunter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hunter throws a low kick but Pena avoids it.
Hunter throws a nice looking combination but Pena bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt - Pena sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pena looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Hunter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pena counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pena takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pena looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hunter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hunter. #T1#
Hunter misses with a combination #KD2#
and Pena counters with a crisp right hand that drops Hunter! Pena lets Hunter back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Hunter is rocked!
Hunter misses with a leg kick
and Pena rattles Hunter with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Hunter tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Pena dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Hunter stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Conor Pena!

Event: FCL 76 - Nuku vs Puro
Date: Feb 15, 2025

#R1#
Vartija clobbers Pena with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT2#It looks like Conor Pena has been cut.
Pena has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Vartija throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vartija throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena.
Vartija lands with a kick to the temple. Pena shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vartija tries to bum rush Pena with a series of wild strikes but Pena uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pena is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vartija takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pena swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vartija tests Pena's chin there with a solid looking shot.#KD2#
Vartija lands a big head kick that sends Pena tumbling to the mat! Vartija takes a step backwards and waves Pena back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Pena is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vartija moves in close and cracks Pena with a massive right hand! Pena, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Vartija!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Portin Vartija!
Portin Vartija decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 139
Date: Feb 08, 2025

#R1#
Kinkead displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Serrano.
Horrible takedown attempt by Serrano or perhaps it was just good defense by Kinkead, which made it look bad.
Kinkead is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Serrano.
Serrano circles away from the clinch attempt.
Serrano shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kinkead as he jumps to the side.
Kinkead tries to counter with a takedown but Serrano is quick to defend against it.
Jimar Kinkead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawson Serrano.
Kinkead stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kinkead wants it to stay on the feet.
Serrano closes the distance and clinches up with Kinkead, looking for a takedown. Serrano pushes Kinkead against the cage but Kinkead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kinkead attempts a counter takedown but Serrano avoids it well and moves away.
Serrano changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kinkead tries to avoid it but Serrano manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kinkead to the ground. Kinkead escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano shoots for a takedown but Kinkead saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kinkead feinted with a counter takedown.
Lawson Serrano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serrano tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kinkead sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Serrano somewhat.
Kinkead attempts a counter takedown but Serrano avoids it well and moves away.#TD2#
Serrano shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Serrano was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Kinkead manages to get back to half guard.
Kinkead avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Serrano.
Kinkead is looking to escape.
Serrano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinkead is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Serrano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Serrano's back!
Kinkead has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kinkead wants to control but Serrano is keeping busy.
Kinkead is hanging on to Serrano's back as he tries to escape.
Kinkead struggling to land strikes to the head as Serrano covers up.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial. #T2#
Serrano tries to roll but Kinkead sticks to his back.
Serrano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kinkead controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Serrano's face� He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Serrano staying busy and making it hard for Kinkead to control.
Serrano is in bad spot here.
Serrano covering up well under a series of strikes from Kinkead.
Serrano is in bad spot here. #T3#
Kinkead connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Serrano to escape the position.
Kinkead throwing sloppy strikes.
Kinkead lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kinkead keeps control of the position as Serrano tries to break free.
Kinkead is trying to stick to Serrano's back but Serrano is turning into Kinkead. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kinkead's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Serrano.#SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kinkead has his foot on Serrano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Serrano works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB#
Kinkead working for a triangle but Serrano defends it easily.
Kinkead is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Serrano is controlling him. #T4#
Kinkead manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Serrano manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Kinkead has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kinkead stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Serrano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kinkead controls from within his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serrano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jimar Kinkead dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kinkead slaps away a takedown attempt from Serrano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Serrano shoots for a double leg takedown but Kinkead sprawls well. He's pushed Serrano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kinkead is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Serrano fails with a takedown attempt.
Kinkead tries to counter by clinching up but Serrano breaks away and moves out of range.
Jimar Kinkead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawson Serrano.#TD2#
Kinkead gets caught flat footed, as Serrano shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB#
Kinkead looking for a guillotine here but Serrano defends easily. #SUB#
Kinkead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano throws an elbow that misses. Kinkead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Serrano's guard. Nice move by Kinkead!#REVR##T1#
Serrano tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kinkead trying to control the position from guard on top but Serrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kinkead lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Serrano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kinkead's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Kinkead is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Serrano is aware though and is defending well.
Serrano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kinkead's head.
Serrano with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Kinkead is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Serrano defends well.
Serrano trying to control but Kinkead is working from the bottom. #T2#
Serrano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Serrano stands and throws Kinkead's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kinkead tries to bench press Serrano off him but Serrano keeps the position.
Serrano wants to control but Kinkead is keeping him busy.
Kinkead manages to get back to half guard.
Serrano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T3##SUB#
Kinkead looking for subs from the bottom but Serrano mounts him!
Serrano landing strikes from the mount and Kinkead is in trouble!
Serrano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Serrano scoring with strikes but Kinkead is staying in there.
Serrano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kinkead hang on?
Serrano lands a couple of nice shots there from mount. #ROC2#Kinkead is rocked!
A big strike lands for Serrano! That's really hurt Kinkead and he's turned his back - Serrano keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Serrano jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawson Serrano!
Lawson Serrano was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: FREAKSHOW 4
Date: Feb 05, 2025

#R1#
Huber misses with a straight left.
Stanton is looking to counter punch.
Davion Huber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanton slips under a jab.
Stanton tried to counter with a leg kick but Huber avoided it.
Huber misses with a left hand
and Stanton counters with an outside leg kick.
Stanton moves away from the strike by Huber.
An attempted straight right counter from Stanton misses the target.
Huber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanton circles away quickly and effectively.
Stanton misses the body punch
and Huber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Huber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Huber.
Huber throws a right and a left that Stanton avoids nicely.
Stanton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A head kick misses from Stanton.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking cross lands there for Huber.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
Huber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stanton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huber misses the jab.#T1#
Huber misses with a hook.
Stanton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Huber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice cross by Stanton.
Huber on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Stanton scores with a nice strike.
Stanton staying out of range there.
Huber might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Stanton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huber.
Stanton ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Stanton throws a front kick that sends Huber stumbling back into the ropes.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
A quick step to the side and Stanton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanton just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber throws out a counter right but Stanton avoids it with no problem.#T2#
Huber misses with a combination
and Stanton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Huber misses with a looping left.
Stanton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A cross from Stanton lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stanton blocks a jab.
Stanton appears to be looking for a big counter.
Huber looks to land a right hand but Stanton moved out of range.
Huber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Huber misses its intended target.
Stanton fires out a quick counter leg kick but Huber just manages to avoid it.
Stanton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
Stanton misses with an uppercut.
Huber misses with a jab, cross combination. #T3#
Huber is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stanton.
Stanton moves out of range as Huber strikes.
Huber throws a right and a left that Stanton avoids nicely.
Stanton moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huber misses with a right hand #KD#
and Stanton counters with a left hand that sends Huber to the canvas! #ROC#Huber is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Stanton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Huber is still in real trouble! Can Stanton finish him?
Stanton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Huber is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huber wants to get back to his feet but Stanton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Huber seems to have recovered his senses.#ES2#
Huber kicks Stanton off and gets to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Stanton misses. #T4#
Huber misses with a straight right.
Stanton throwing a counter right hand but Huber manages to avoid it.
Huber uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stanton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huber.
Huber swings widly with a right hand
and Stanton counters with a leg kick.
Huber throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stanton.
Stanton feints a jab and as Huber dips his head, Stanton unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Huber right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Huber falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the ropes! Stanton smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nate Stanton!

Event: 3SD 5
Date: Jan 25, 2025

#R1#
Osborne scores with a jab. Sub acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD2#
Osborne tries to sprawl but Sub drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Sub prevents Osborne from standing back up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sub wants to lay and pray for a moment but Osborne keeps working.
Sub prevents Osborne from standing back up. #ES#
Osborne kicks off Sub and gets to his feet. #KD#
Osborne sends Sub crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Osborne is motioning to the referee to let Sub up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#Sub is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Osborne lands a brutal uppercut that launches Sub off his feet! Sub tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Emerson Osborne!
The defeated Dubba Sub had this to say: 'I will practice my BJJ and I will be back'.

Event: FCL 72 - Pike vs Sarinnen
Date: Jan 11, 2025

#R1#
MyCock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
MyCock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MyCock manages to avoid it.
Pena defends well against a solid takedown attempt from MyCock.
MyCock on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pena lands with a cross.
MyCock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
MyCock connects with a single shot there.
Pena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. MyCock doesn't seem bothered though.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
MyCock staying out of range there.
MyCock walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MyCock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pena.
MyCock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Pena thuds a left hand into MyCock's body.
MyCock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Globo Gym (5000) in the buildup to the fight.
The fighters circling - Pena throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pena misses with a right hand
and MyCock counters with a stiff right hand.
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
MyCock fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
MyCock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pena on the side of the head.
Pena scores with a hook to the body. MyCock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
MyCock shoots in for a takedown but Pena shows good takedown defense.
MyCock cracks a nice hook into Pena's ribs.
Pena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pena lands an overhand right.
MyCock throws out a powerful jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Pena.
MyCock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T2#
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
MyCock throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Pena counter with a right hand.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
MyCock forces Pena back against the cage and clinches.
Pena is looking to break free of the clinch but MyCock has double underhooks.
MyCock prevents a body shot from Pena.
MyCock tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holdin MyCock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
MyCock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MyCock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena misses with a lunging right hand
and MyCock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pena lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pena throws a lazy right hand but MyCock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pena swings away with a body shot that misses
and MyCock counters with a left to the body. #T3#
MyCock throws a head kick but Pena moves out of range.
Pena lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pena.
Pena misses with a combination
and MyCock counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MyCock ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Pena throws a predictable looking body shot
and MyCock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pena throws a right and a left that MyCock avoids nicely.
Pena throws a body punch but MyCock moves out of range.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MyCock manages to avoid it.
MyCock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pena manages to circle out of the way.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MyCock moves away.
MyCock shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pena sprawls well. Pena wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MyCock gets slowly back to his feet.
Pena misses the shot to the body. #T4#
Pena misses the body punch
and MyCock counters with a straight right hand.
MyCock is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pena lands a two punch combo.
Conor Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and MyCock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A hook to the body from Pena.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't.
MyCock lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pena blocks a body shot from MyCock. #TD#
MyCock pulls guard. #SUB#
Pena wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of MyCock's closed guard. He's half up but MyCock has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! MyCock pivots and extends the arm, Pena falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by MyCock! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Holdin MyCock!
Holdin MyCock decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: BC FIGHT NIGHT 19
Date: Jan 08, 2025

#R1##TD2#
Serrano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Invasion to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Invasion postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Serrano wants to sweep here but Invasion controlling him for the moment.
Serrano is working hard here to advance position.
Invasion scoring with some ground and pound.
Invasion looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Invasion accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Invasion in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Invasion wants to control from the top but Serrano keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Invasion scoring with some ground and pound.
Invasion trying to control but Serrano is working from the bottom. #T1#
Invasion throwing strikes from guard but Serrano blocks nicely.
Invasion postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Invasion loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Invasion controls from within his opponent's guard.
Serrano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Invasion not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Invasion works over Serrano with some ground and pound from guard.
Invasion with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Serrano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Invasion manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##T2##SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Invasion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB2#
Invasion had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Serrano defends it easily.
Serrano cracks Invasion with a solid left hand.
Serrano is working Invasion over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB2#
Invasion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Serrano trying to control the position from guard on top but Invasion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Invasion throws his legs up looking for a submission but Serrano uses it to pass to side control. #T3#
Serrano working away.
Invasion sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Serrano winds up and cracks Invasion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Invasion looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Invasion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Serrano pulls his head out easily.
Invasion tries to get to full guard but Serrano has control of the leg.
Invasion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T4#
Serrano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Invasion does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Serrano looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Invasion is looking to improve his position.
Invasion is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Serrano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Serrano's back!
Serrano has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Invasion.
Serrano is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Invasion punishes Serrano with strikes from the back mount.
Invasion tries to get the hooks in deep but Serrano pushed the leg off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serrano rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Serrano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Serrano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Invasion is one step ahead there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alien Invasion dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Serrano decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Serrano prevents Invasion from improving his position.
Invasion is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Serrano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Serrano's back!
Invasion lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Invasion connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Serrano to escape the position.
Invasion lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Serrano hold on?!
Invasion is landing with strikes from the back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Will Invasion go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Serrano breaks Invasion's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard. #SUB2#
Invasion is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Serrano is aware though and is defending well.#T1#
Invasion preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Invasion looking for a sweep. Not yet Invasion, not yet.
Serrano postures up. #SUB2#
Invasion working for submissions but it's allowed Serrano to get to half guard.
Serrano is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Invasion!
Serrano raining down shots from the mount!
Invasion slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Invasion wants to sweep but Serrano has passed to side control!
Alien Invasion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Serrano landing strikes.
Invasion gets back to half guard.#T2#
Serrano is thwarting Invasion's attempts to control the position.
Invasion tries to get to full guard but Serrano has control of the leg.
Invasion trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Serrano manages to pass to mount!
Invasion manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Serrano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Serrano 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.
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!
Serrano winds up and cracks Invasion with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Invasion is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Invasion slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.#T3#
Serrano prevents Invasion from improving his position.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Invasion trying to control from the bottom.
Invasion on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Invasion is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Serrano scores with a couple of nice shots.
Invasion gets back to full guard.
Serrano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Invasion's head.#SUB2#
Invasion is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Invasion wants to hit a sweep here but Serrano passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Invasion there!
Serrano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Invasion? #T4#
Serrano landing strikes from the mount and Invasion is in trouble!
Serrano cracks Invasion with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #ROC#Invasion is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Serrano lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Invasion! Serrano sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Invasion and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lawson Serrano!
In his post fight interview, Lawson Serrano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 131
Date: Dec 14, 2024

#R1##TD2#
Hamland decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hamland winds up and cracks Serrano with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Serrano tries to roll over but Hamland keeps him under control.
Hamland not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hamland trying to control from half guard but Serrano is working away.
Serrano is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Serrano is working hard here to advance position.
Hamland drops an elbow to the side of Serrano's head.
Hamland throwing shots but Serrano is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano tries to roll over but Hamland keeps him under control.
Hamland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Serrano defending well though.
Hamland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hamland prevents Serrano from improving his position.#T1#
Hamland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hamland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Serrano keeps working.
Serrano tries to roll over but Hamland keeps him under control.
Hamland working over Serrano with some ground and pound. Serrano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hamland is looking to take a break and control but Serrano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamland throwing shots but Serrano is blocking nicely.
Hamland scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hamland misses with a head shot. Serrano uses the momentum to regain guard.
Hamland cracks Serrano with a solid left hand.#T2#
Hamland lands a couple of elbows.#SUB#
Serrano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hamland defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Serrano preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hamland won't allow Serrano to sweep him here.
Hamland distracts Serrano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hamland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serrano avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Serrano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T3#
Hamland in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Serrano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Serrano with the ground and pound but Hamland uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Serrano tries to free his leg and advance position but Hamland is retaining full guard.
Serrano stands up over Hamland, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Serrano won't allow Hamland to sweep him here.
Serrano works over Hamland with some ground and pound from guard.
Hamland is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Hamland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Serrano looking to sit in guard and control but Hamland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T4#
Hamland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hamland postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Serrano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamland scoring with some ground and pound.
Hamland scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hamland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamland is in close to Serrano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hamland postures up and lands a big shot to Serrano's brow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamland trying to control the position from guard on top but Serrano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamland stands and throws Serrano's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Serrano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chick Hamland dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##TD#
Serrano shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Serrano lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamland is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Serrano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Serrano's back!
Serrano is really stuck here.
Hamland lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Hamland punishes Serrano with strikes from the back mount.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Hamland. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Serrano is covering up but some of the strikes from Hamland are getting through and doing damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamland throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Serrano!
Hamland is hanging on to Serrano's back as he tries to escape.
Hamland has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Serrano's body.
Hamland softening up his opponent with strikes here. #T1#
Hamland has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Serrano.
Serrano tries to escape the position.
Hamland throwing damaging strikes from the back! Serrano could be in trouble here!
Hamland wants to control but Serrano manages to buck him off and is now in Hamland's guard! Nice work there by Serrano!
Chick Hamland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hamland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serrano is one step ahead there. #T2#
Serrano lands a couple of elbows.
Hamland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hamland working a defensive guard here.
Serrano being controlled here momentarily.
Hamland not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hamland wants to sweep here but Serrano controlling him for the moment.
Serrano wants to control from the top but Hamland keeps moving. #T3#
Hamland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Serrano manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hamland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hamland wants to control from the top but Serrano keeps moving.
Hamland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hamland is in close to Serrano's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Serrano looking for a sweep. Not yet Serrano, not yet.
Hamland throwing strikes from guard but Serrano blocks nicely.
Serrano keeping full guard, as Hamland tries to pass. #T4#
Serrano trying to keep a closed guard but Hamland is proving a slippery customer.
Hamland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hamland working some strikes from top position.
Serrano wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hamland throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Serrano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Serrano can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hamland controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chick Hamland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Hamland jabs Serrano right on the nose. Serrano blinks but takes it well.
Hamland lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamland doesn't manage to clinch there - Serrano circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hamland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hamland wants it to stay on the feet.
Hamland stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hamland wants it to stay on the feet.
Hamland changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Serrano fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hamland avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawson Serrano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Serrano moves away from the strike by Hamland.
Serrano attempts a counter takedown but Hamland avoids it well and moves away.#TD#
Hamland gets caught napping as Serrano dives in and scores a takedown. Hamland manages to retain guard.
Serrano stopping the sweep attempt from Hamland.
Hamland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hamland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Serrano is one step ahead there.
Hamland pulls Serrano in close to prevent any damage. #T1#
Hamland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serrano's guard. #REVB#
Hamland stopping the sweep attempt from Serrano.
Hamland keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Serrano's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Serrano is on top in guard. #REVR#
Hamland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hamland working a defensive guard but Serrano manages to pass into side control anyway.
Hamland looks to move to half guard but instead Serrano has passed into mount! Damn!#T2#
Hamland takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Serrano avoids the attempt from Hamland to control.
Hamland regains half guard.
Serrano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Hamland dodges it nicely.
Serrano thows a huge punch but Hamland dodges it nicely.
Hamland is looking to control Serrano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hamland avoid being mounted?
Hamland makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hamland.#T3#
Hamland wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hamland bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Serrano's guard. #REVB#
Hamland slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Hamland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Serrano keeps working.
Serrano defending against the ground and pound.
Hamland slows the pace down.
Serrano is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hamland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T4#
Serrano is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hamland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Serrano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Serrano blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamland.
Hamland prevents Serrano from improving his position.
Hamland drops an elbow to the side of Serrano's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hamland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hamland working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serrano is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawson Serrano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chick Hamland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hamland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chick Hamland!
Lawson Serrano spoke after the fight, saying 'Bullshit. let's run it again'.

Event: FCL 68 - Beltran vs Elofsson
Date: Dec 11, 2024

#R1#
Pena looks to score with a jab to the body but Mferi is just out of range.
Pena thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Mferi misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Pena lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mferi doesn't seem phased though.
Pena swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mferi.
Pena throws a body punch but Mferi moves out of range.
Pena keeps the fight on the outside.
Pena digs a good hook to Mferi's body.
Mferi walks into a left hand.
Mferi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mferi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Conor Pena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pena scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mferi clobbers Pena with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mferi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pena moves away.
Mferi misses with a few strikes there.
Pena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Mferi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mferi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mferi is looking to counter punch.#T1#
Pena lands with a shot to the body.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mferi.
Mferi is looking to counter the offense by Pena and move into the clinch.
Pena takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pena swings for the body but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mferi ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Mferi with a hook.
Pena is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mferi rather than just go for the knockout.
Mferi throws a right hand that misses
and Pena counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mferi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mferi. Pena does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena misses with a body shot.
Pena moves away from the strike by Mferi.
Pena slips a jab from Mferi.
Pena throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pena throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena ducks under a wild hook from Mferi.#T2#
Mferi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pena on the side of the head.
Mferi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pena throws a right and a left that Mferi avoids nicely.
Mferi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pena in his tracks.
A slow jab from Mferi misses its intended target.
Pena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mferi.
Mferi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mferi just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Pena misses.
Mferi misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pena takes a swing at Mferi's ribcage but misses.
Mferi tests Pena's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Pena misses with a combination
and Mferi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mferi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pena.
Mferi lands with a hook. Pena tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
Pena connects with a body shot.
Pena gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mferi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Mferi counters with a right hand to the body.
Mferi ducks under a wild hook from Pena.
Pena throws a series of punches but Mferi avoids them all with ease.
Pena avoids the body shot from Mferi.
Sloppy strikes from Pena. Those never looked like landing.
Pena tries to move into range but Mferi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pena misses with a shot to the body
and Mferi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pena slips under a jab from Mferi.
Pena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pena takes one to the chin there.
Pena looks to land a combination but Mferi avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pena blocks a jab.
Pena lands with a shot to the body.
Pena scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pena throws a nice looking combination but Mferi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mferi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pena was well out of range. Poor timing from Mferi.#T4#
Pena lands a jab-cross combination.
Mferi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pena throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mferi on the side of the head.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
Mferi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
Pena ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mferi lands with a shot to the body.
Pena moves out of range as Mferi strikes.
Mferi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pena finds it's way round the side to connect with Mferi's head.
Pena gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mferi.
Mferi just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mferi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mferi scores with a nice strike.
Mferi misses with an uppercut. Pena saw that one coming.
Pena misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mferi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Conor Pena will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Pena lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mferi scores with a decent looking hook.#CL#
Mferi has closed the distance and engaged Pena in a clinch.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Mferi is controlling him.
Pena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pena trying to control the position but instead, Mferi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pena into the cage.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
Mferi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pena blocking some punches. #BC2#
Pena pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mferi throws out a loose jab but Pena uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice side step and Pena releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pena darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mferi avoids the body shot from Pena.
Mferi is looking to counter punch.
Mferi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pena uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mferi.
Pena throws a combination. Mferi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
Pena steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mferi.
Pena takes a swing at Mferi's ribcage but misses.
Mferi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pena throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Mferi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mferi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pena moves away from the strike by Mferi.
Pena scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT2#It looks like Mike Mferi has been cut.
Pena misses with a hook to the body
and Mferi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Mferi. That snapped Pena's head back.
A swing and a miss from Mferi.
Pena cracks Mferi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mferi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mferi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pena.
Mferi misses with a left hand
and Pena counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mferi drops his hands momentarily and Pena takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mferi misses with the combination. #T2#
Mferi avoids the body shot from Pena.
A little feinted left hand from Mferi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pena thuds a left hand into Mferi's body.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Mferi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Mferi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Some wild striking there from Pena.
Pena connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mferi. Mferi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pena just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Mferi throws a jab when Pena was well out of range.
Pena throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mferi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pena staying out of range there.
Conor Pena seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T3#
Mferi misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Pena was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Mferi misses.
Pena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mferi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pena scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mferi doesn't seem bothered though.
Pena slips under a jab.
Mferi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Mferi misses.
Mferi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pena.
A little feinted left hand from Mferi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pena misses with a straight right.
Mferi connects with a looping right hand.
Pena ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mferi moves away.
Pena moves out of range as Mferi strikes.
Pena lands a body shot.
Pena throws a right and a left that Mferi avoids nicely.
Pena has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pena fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mferi is looking to counter punch.
Pena misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Mferi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mferi jabs Pena to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mferi throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pena lands a slapping body shot.
Pena misses with a wild body shot.
Pena connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Mferi takes a swing at Pena's ribcage but misses.
Pena throws out a counter right but Mferi avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Pena.
Mferi scores with a jab to the head.
Mferi lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pena. Mferi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mferi throwing a counter right hand but Pena manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mferi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pena circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Mferi instigates a clinch.
Mferi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
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 Mike Mferi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Mferi's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Pena throws a body shot but no joy.
Mferi throws a shot to the body.
Mferi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pena connects with a looping right hand.
Pena slips under a jab from Mferi.
Mferi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mferi takes one to the chin there.
Pena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pena moves out of range of the strikes.
Pena now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena throws a sloppy body shot
and Mferi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mferi tries to clinch but Pena moves out of range. #CL#
Mferi moves into the clinch successfully.
Mferi slows down the pace here.
Pena wants to break the clinch but can't. #T1#
Mferi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Pena's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pena blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mferi.
Mferi is leaning against Pena and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mferi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pena backwards.
Mferi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mferi misses with the head strike.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Mferi has him pressed against the cage.
Mferi lands a left hand.
Pena goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Pena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mferi slips a straight right by Pena.
Pena walks into a jab.
Mferi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mferi tries to clinch up.
Mferi lands with a cross.
Pena misses with a double jab
and Mferi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pena tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mferi was well out of range. Poor timing from Pena.
Pena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mferi.
Pena misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Mferi misses.
Pena lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mferi misses with a wild body shot.
Mferi throws a hook to the side of Pena's head but Pena sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pena throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pena throws a body punch but Mferi moves out of range.
Mferi lands with a good body shot.
Pena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pena takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A combination from Pena does no damage.
Pena takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mferi misses with a body shot.
Pena misses the jab.
Pena misses with a two punch combination.
Mferi tests Pena's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Pena takes a swing at Mferi's ribcage but misses.
Pena throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pena misses with a body shot.
As Pena tries to get set, Mferi tries to push him back and clinch up but Pena manages to avoid the attempt.
Pena fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mferi manages to avoid it.
Mferi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mferi misses with the combination.
Pena misses with a body punch
and Mferi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mferi tries to clinch but Pena is having none of it. #CL#
Mferi forces Pena back against the cage and clinches.
A short uppercut from Mferi.
Mferi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pena is trying to push Mferi away but Mferi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mferi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pena's efforts to push away.
Pena is trying to break the clinch but Mferi is controlling him.
Pena is trying to push Mferi away but Mferi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mferi throws a punch but it's blocked by Pena.
Mike Mferi has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Mferi working aggressively here.
Pena takes a shot to the head.
Mferi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mferi keeps control of Pena as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mferi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Mferi.
Pena has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good body shot from Pena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Pena's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pena fails to land with a series of punches.
Mferi cracks Pena with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pena on the wrong end of a nice hook.
No joy there for Pena, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mferi is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pena.
A swing and a miss from Pena.
Mferi lands with a cross.
Mferi scores with a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Mferi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mferi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

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

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Conor Pena!

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 119
Date: Nov 09, 2024

#R1#
Kinkead displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Serrano.
Serrano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Serrano.
Kinkead wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jimar Kinkead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawson Serrano.
Serrano misses with a takedown attempt
and Kinkead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Serrano.
Kinkead wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Serrano shoots in but Kinkead avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Serrano with that takedown attempt. #TD2#
Serrano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Serrano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Serrano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinkead's head.
Kinkead is trying to get back to full guard.
Kinkead has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kinkead has a hand on Serrano's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Serrano takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Serrano lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kinkead hang on?
Kinkead wants to get back to his feet.
Serrano scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Serrano lands a heavy elbow.
Kinkead is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kinkead holds on for dear life, controlling Serrano's posture momentarily. #T2#
Kinkead regains half guard.#SUB#
Kinkead looking for submissions off his back.
Serrano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serrano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kinkead is not content to let Serrano control the position.
Serrano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kinkead knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Serrano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Kinkead tries to roll over but Serrano keeps him under control.
Serrano wants to pass to mount but Kinkead is defending the position.
Kinkead is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Serrano lands a nice short elbow.
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Serrano working the head and body with strikes.
Kinkead manages to get to full guard. #T4#
Serrano stands up over Kinkead, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Serrano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kinkead looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Kinkead has his foot on Serrano's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Serrano works his way back into a safe position though.
Kinkead is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Serrano is controlling him.
Kinkead tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serrano distracts Kinkead with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB#
Kinkead working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Serrano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Serrano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Serrano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Kinkead stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kinkead wants it to stay on the feet.
Kinkead attempts a counter takedown but Serrano avoids it well and moves away.
Serrano shoots in but no luck this time.
Serrano takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Serrano looks for a takedown but Kinkead sprawls well.
Kinkead is looking to counter the offense by Serrano and move into the clinch.
Jimar Kinkead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawson Serrano.
Serrano fails with a takedown attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Kinkead misses the target.
Serrano dives in for a single leg takedown but Kinkead sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kinkead tries to counter with a takedown but Serrano is quick to defend against it.#TD2#
Kinkead gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Serrano trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Serrano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Kinkead had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Serrano defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Serrano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Serrano trying to control but Kinkead is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Kinkead looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Serrano scoring with punches to the head and body.
Serrano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kinkead tries to improve position but can't.
Serrano working away.#T2#
Serrano working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kinkead can't do much from the bottom here.
Serrano trying to control the action but Kinkead is working from the bottom.
Serrano lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kinkead down.
Serrano is working Kinkead over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kinkead sneaks back into half guard.
Serrano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kinkead with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Kinkead scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Serrano manages to mount him!
Kinkead taking shots to the head.
Kinkead wants to control but Serrano is having none of it.
Serrano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
BOOM! Serrano connects with a massive shot to the dome! #T4#
Serrano raining down shots from the mount!
Serrano looking to finish Kinkead with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kinkead!#ROC2#Kinkead is rocked!
Lawson Serrano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Serrano prevents Kinkead from getting the reversal.
Oh Kinkead is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Serrano cracks Kinkead with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lawson Serrano!
Lawson Serrano decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 02, 2024

#R1#
Huber keeps the fight on the outside.
Huber 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.
Cannon with a nice cross.
Cannon slips under a jab.
Cannon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Huber connects with a crisp jab.
Huber throws a right and a left that Cannon avoids nicely.
Huber lands with a cross.
Cannon scores with a punch to the head.
Cannon misses the shot to the body.
Cannon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huber ducks under a wild hook from Cannon.
Huber is looking to counter punch.
Sloppy strikes from Huber. Those never looked like landing.
A swing and a miss from Huber.
Cannon tries to clinch but Huber moves out of range.
Cannon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huber.
Cannon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cannon misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Cannon is looking to clinch but Huber is avoiding it.
Huber throws a hook to the side of Cannon's head but Cannon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cannon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cannon throws out a loose jab but Huber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cannon staying out of range there.
Huber loads up on a big right hand but Cannon slips the punch.
Cannon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Huber lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Huber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cannon throws a jab when Huber was well out of range.
Cannon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Huber throws a right and a left that Cannon avoids nicely.
A little jabbing left from Cannon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Cannon coming out on top.
Cannon doesn't manage to clinch there - Huber circles away.
Huber cracks Cannon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cannon scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cannon tries to clinch up.
Cannon misses with an uppercut
and Huber counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Cannon tries to clinch there but Huber circles away.
Cannon moves away from the strike by Huber.
Cannon throws an overhand right that lands on Huber's shoulder, as Huber tries to avoid the shot.
Huber moves out of range of the strikes.
Cannon just misses with a punch to the body.
Cannon wants to clinch.
Cannon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Huber.
Huber misses with a wild combination.
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
Cannon throws a jab when Huber was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Huber misses the target.
Huber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cannon.
Huber missing with a left hand there. Cannon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Cannon misses the shot to the body.
Huber misses the jab.
Cannon tries to clinch but Huber moves away
and Huber counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Huber fails to land with a series of punches.
Huber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huber was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cannon takes a swing at Huber's ribcage but misses.
Huber staying out of range there.
Huber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cannon.
Huber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cannon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cannon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cannon misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Huber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cannon doesn't seem phased though.
Cannon lands a really nice looking cross but Huber seems unphased.
Cannon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cannon scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huber moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T4#
Huber misses with a straight left.
Huber throws the left hand but Cannon avoids the punch easily.
Cannon ducks under a wild hook from Huber.
Cannon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Huber throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
Huber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cannon.
Huber throws a jab when Cannon was well out of range.
Huber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cannon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Huber scrambles back to his feet.
Cannon misses with a body shot.
Cannon slips a jab and a cross from Huber.
Cannon tests Huber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Huber looks to throw the jab but Cannon is out of range.
Huber throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
Cannon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Huber throws a looping overhand right but Cannon ducks down to avoid it.
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 Davion Huber will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cannon fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cannon scores with a body shot.
Huber swats away the attempt to clinch by Cannon.
Cannon looks to score with a jab to the body but Huber is just out of range.
Cannon misses with an uppercut. Huber saw that one coming.
Davion Huber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huber misses with the combination.
Huber slips a jab from Cannon.
Cannon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Huber's head backwards.
Huber blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cannon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Huber moves away.
A big left from Huber misses.
Huber uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cannon.
A telegraphed right hand from Cannon misses the target.
Huber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cannon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huber. #T1#
Cannon moves in looking to clinch but Huber pushes him off.
Cannon with a jab.
Cannon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cannon staying out of range there.
It seemed like Cannon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cannon lands a really nice looking cross but Huber seems unphased.
Cannon scores with a jab.#ROC2#Huber is rocked!
Huber misses with a straight right.
Huber takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oh Huber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cannon throws a body shot but no joy.
Cannon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huber throws out the jab.
Huber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cannon.
Huber is looking for a counter combo.
Cannon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huber in his tracks.
Cannon moves out of range as Huber strikes.
A shot to the liver by Cannon. Beautiful body shot.
Huber looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cannon circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Huber to the canvas! Huber doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Cannon keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Cannon!

Event: 3SD 1
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1#
Osborne dips to his left and cracks Melendez with an uppercut!
Osborne cracks Melendez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#KD2#
Osborne lands a big uppercut and Melendez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Melendez looks OK. Osborne waves Melendez back to his feet!
Melendez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Osborne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Melendez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Osborne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Osborne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Melendez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#KD2#
Osborne lands a big uppercut and Melendez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Melendez looks OK. Osborne waves Melendez back to his feet!#ROC2#Melendez is rocked!
Osborne throws a monster overhand right that drops Melendez! Osborne follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emerson Osborne!
In defeat, Gilbert Melendez stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm gonna come back stronger and I won't lose again CHAMA'.

Event: BANZAI COMBAT 113
Date: Oct 26, 2024

#R1##CL#
Peterson clinches up against the cage.
Peterson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Page has him pressed against the cage.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Page to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Melvin Peterson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Page to keep the fight standing.
We've been hearing reports that Peterson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but Page turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Page walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Page lands a body shot.
Peterson throws a body punch but Page moves out of range.
Peterson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Michael Page seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson scores with a punch to the head.
Page connects with a body shot.
Peterson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Page takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Peterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT2#It looks like Melvin Peterson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Page with a jab.
A lazy left from Page finds it's target.
Peterson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T1#
Peterson walks into a straight right hand from Page.
Page pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Peterson back to the cage. Page follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC2#Peterson is rocked!
Peterson misses with a body punch
and Page counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#KD2#
Page lands a big uppercut and Peterson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Peterson looks OK. Page waves Peterson back to his feet!
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!
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Page rattles Peterson with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Peterson tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Page dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Peterson stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Page!
Michael Page bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: MILF LHW Week 3
Date: Oct 05, 2024

#R1#
Try throws a jab but it's blocked by Pena.
Try rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pena counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pena slips a jab from Try.
Pena throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Try throws a body shot but no joy.
Pena swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pena cracks Try with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice defenses there by Pena.
Try just misses with a punch to the body.
Pena scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Try loads up on a big right hand but Pena slips the punch.
Pena keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Try misses with a left hand
and Pena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pena takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Try misses with a shot to the body
and Pena counters with a big right hand! Oh Try is in trouble here! Pena follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Pena!

Event: MIlF 123 Montana VS Young
Date: Sep 29, 2024

#R1#
Serrano slaps away a takedown attempt from Invasion, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Invasion shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Serrano sprawls well. Serrano wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Invasion gets slowly back to his feet.#TD#
Invasion shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Invasion trying to control but Serrano is working from the bottom.
Serrano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Invasion manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Invasion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Invasion escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Serrano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Serrano connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Invasion is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Invasion will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Serrano looking to pass the guard.
Invasion strikes from his own guard. #SUB#
Invasion working for a triangle but Serrano defends it easily.
Invasion has momentary wrist control but Serrano slips an elbow through the middle.
Invasion wants to sweep here but Serrano controlling him for the moment.
Invasion trying to control the position.
Serrano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
Invasion looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Serrano puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Serrano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Serrano seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB#
Invasion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Serrano pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Invasion slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Serrano postures up in Invasion's guard and throws a big left but Invasion blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Serrano trying to control the position from guard on top but Invasion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Invasion is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Serrano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3##SUB#
Invasion has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Serrano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Serrano distracts Invasion with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Serrano working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Invasion's head.#SUB#
Invasion working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Serrano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Serrano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Invasion looking for a guillotine here but Serrano defends easily.
Serrano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Invasion looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Invasion working for a triangle but Serrano defends it easily. #T4#
Serrano connects with a couple of short punches.
Serrano postures up.
Serrano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Invasion's head.
Serrano stands up over Invasion, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Invasion has momentary wrist control but Serrano slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Invasion is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Invasion is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Serrano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lawson Serrano dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Serrano shoots in and drives through. Invasion sprawls well.
Invasion looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#TD2#
Serrano closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #SUB#
Invasion is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Serrano pulls his head out easily.
Serrano lands with a punch from half guard.
Invasion tries to get to full guard but Serrano has control of the leg.
Invasion is pressing down on Serrano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Serrano working some strikes from top position.
Serrano postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Invasion is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Serrano is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Serrano's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Serrano postures up and lands a big shot to Invasion's brow. #ROC2#Invasion is rocked!
Serrano advances position into side control!
Oh Invasion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Invasion taking a bit of punishment here - Serrano scoring with strikes. #T1#
Invasion is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Invasion wants to control but Serrano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Invasion seems to have got his legs back now.
Serrano wants to free his trapped foot but Invasion is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Serrano passes into side control, despite Invasion's attempt to control the position.
Serrano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Serrano cracks Invasion with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Invasion takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Serrano lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Serrano lands a huge shot from side control! Invasion is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lawson Serrano!
In his post fight interview, Lawson Serrano started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: BC FIGHT NIGHT 11
Date: Sep 25, 2024

#R1#
Peterson throws a head kick but Alexander moves out of range.
Peterson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peterson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alexander counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Peterson thinking.
Peterson throws a sloppy head kick
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT2#It looks like Melvin Peterson has been cut.
A slow jab from Peterson misses its intended target.
Alexander throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick by Peterson misses
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Peterson misses.
The fighters circling - Peterson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson misses with a body shot
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand. #CL#
Peterson clinches up with Alexander and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
Peterson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alexander smiles and moves away. #T1#
Peterson lands a jab to the nose.
Peterson misses the body punch
and Alexander counters with a one-two to the body.
Peterson throws a lazy uppercut
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheers as Alexander lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peterson doesn't seem phased though.
Peterson works Alexander's body with a nice hook.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alexander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Peterson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alexander connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Peterson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Alexander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Peterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexander swings widly with a right hand
and Peterson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peterson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alexander.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A cross from Alexander lands.
Alexander has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Peterson misses with the body kick
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Peterson misses with an uppercut
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Peterson is rocked!
Peterson misses with a shot to the body
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Peterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peterson misses with a body kick.
Alexander swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Peterson seems to have got his legs back now.
Peterson lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peterson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Peterson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It seemed like Alexander was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Alexander might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fighters circling - Alexander throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Peterson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Peterson misses with a kick to the body
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#Melvin Peterson's cut is getting worse.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand.
Peterson tries to clinch up
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson throws an off balance right hand
and Alexander counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Melvin Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson ducks under a wild hook from Alexander.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4#
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Peterson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson misses with a right hand
enabling Alexander to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander tries to move into range but Peterson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Peterson misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Alexander on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Peterson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander connects with a looping right hand.
Alexander is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Peterson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander avoids the head kick by Peterson.
Alexander ducks under a wild hook from Peterson.
A swing and a miss from Alexander.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Phoenix Alexander dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Melvin Peterson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A shot to the body from Peterson misses
and Alexander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Peterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Peterson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alexander ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Alexander.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Peterson throws out the jab.
Peterson misses with a leg kick
letting Alexander counter with a right hand.
Peterson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Alexander doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Alexander darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix Alexander seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Peterson misses with a body punch
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Alexander does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alexander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Peterson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alexander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Peterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alexander counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Peterson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Peterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alexander lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Peterson tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexander unleashes a big counter combination but Peterson bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alexander throws a lazy right hand but Peterson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Peterson throws a head kick that misses
and Alexander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peterson throws a lazy head kick
and Alexander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Peterson needs to keep his hands up - Alexander had a free shot at his head there.
Alexander has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Peterson misses with a left hand
and Alexander counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Peterson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alexander counters with a big right hand! Oh Peterson is in trouble here! Alexander follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phoenix Alexander!
Phoenix Alexander decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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