Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 3
Date: May 06, 2019

#R1#
Ndlandla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ndlandla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#CL2#
Tea instigates a clinch.
Ndlandla scores with a hook to the body.
Tea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ndlandla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tea missing with knees to the body.
Ndlandla misses with a punch to the body.
Tea blocking some punches.
Tea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tea misses with a knee to the head.
Tea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ndlandla.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Ndlandla in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Ndlandla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tea's elbow.
Nice elbow from Tea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Ndlandla.
Tea tries to land knees in the clinch but Ndlandla avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Ndlandla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ndlandla.
Ndlandla throws a push kick but Tea slaps the foot to one side.
Ndlandla throws a chopping leg kick but Tea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ndlandla staying out of range there.
Tea slips under a jab from Ndlandla.
Tea misses with a looping right.
Ndlandla scores with a punch to the head.
Ndlandla looks to score with a jab to the body but Tea is just out of range.
Ndlandla slips under a jab from Tea.
Tea walks into a stiff left hand from Ndlandla.
Tea tries to clinch but Ndlandla moves out of range.
Ndlandla tries a head kick but it misses.
Ndlandla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tea moves out of range of the body kick.#T2#
Ndlandla takes a swing at Tea's ribcage but misses.
Tea tries to counter with a clinch but Ndlandla shakes him off and moves away.
Tea throws a hook but Ndlandla blocks it.
Ndlandla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ndlandla with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ndlandla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tea.
Tea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tea avoids a kick to the body.
Tea tries to clinch but Ndlandla is having none of it.
Ndlandla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ndlandla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ndlandla throws a hook but Tea blocks it.
Tea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ndlandla paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL2#
Tea drives through and clinches with Ndlandla against the cage. #T3#
Tea lands a knee to the body.
Ndlandla dodges an elbow strike from Tea.
Tea lands a nice knee to the body.
Ndlandla is breathing heavily.
Tea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tea takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ndlandla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ndlandla's face. #CUT2#
Nqobile Ndlandla's cut is getting worse.
Tea misses with an elbow over the top.
Tea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ndlandla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ndlandla's defenses. #ROC2#
Ndlandla is rocked!
Ndlandla dodges an elbow strike from Tea.
Ndlandla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Tea.
Tea has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ndlandla seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tea can turn it around.
Tea trying to land knees to the body. #T4#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tea.
Oh Ndlandla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ndlandla dodges an elbow strike from Tea.
Ndlandla blocks the elbow strike.
Ndlandla takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#
Nqobile Ndlandla's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tea lands a big knee to the head and Ndlandla goes down! Tea pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Tea!
Mister Tea thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019

#R1#
Ndlandla works Guedes's body with a nice hook.
Ndlandla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ndlandla moves out of range of the strikes.
Ndlandla tries a head kick but it misses.
Ndlandla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guedes.
A big right from Ndlandla misses.
Ndlandla looks to score with a jab to the body but Guedes is just out of range.
Ndlandla throws a shot from downtown. Guedes moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Guedes wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Guedes misses the shot to the body.
Ndlandla misses the jab.
We've been informed that Ndlandla has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Guedes misses with a hook
and Ndlandla counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndlandla misses with a body shot.
Guedes fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ndlandla is out of range.
Ndlandla throws a head kick that misses
and Guedes counters with a nice uppercut.
Guedes wants to land a leg kick but Ndlandla is out of range. #T1#
Ndlandla throws a hook but Guedes avoids it easily.
Guedes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ndlandla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Guedes throws out a powerful jab.
Guedes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ndlandla throws out the jab.
Guedes throws a nice looking combination but Ndlandla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Ndlandla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ndlandla lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ndlandla misses with a looping right.
Guedes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ndlandla misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ndlandla lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Guedes has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Guedes and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Guedes is looking to counter punch.
Guedes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ndlandla misses with a body kick.
Ndlandla throws a body punch but Guedes moves out of range.
Guedes misses with a hook.
Guedes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T2#
A leg kick checked by Ndlandla.
Guedes takes a swing at Ndlandla's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ndlandla uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guedes.
Guedes moves out of range of the body kick from Ndlandla.
Guedes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guedes is looking to counter punch.
Ndlandla throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Guedes's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Paulo Guedes has been cut.
Ndlandla lands a head shot.
Ndlandla tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Ndlandla.
Ndlandla misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guedes stuns Ndlandla with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ndlandla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guedes.#T3#
Guedes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guedes throws a lazy right hand but Ndlandla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Ndlandla does no damage.
Guedes misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ndlandla counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Guedes lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ndlandla doesn't seem phased though.#CUT#
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Guedes walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Ndlandla.
Ndlandla is looking to land body kicks.
Guedes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Guedes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ndlandla.
Guedes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ndlandla throws a jab when Guedes was well out of range.
Ndlandla ducks under a wild hook from Guedes.#T4#
Ndlandla lands a front kick.
Ndlandla throws a body punch but Guedes moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ndlandla is looking to land body kicks.
Guedes feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ndlandla's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Guedes connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ndlandla scrambles back to his feet.
Ndlandla lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guedes's sensitive parts.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guedes crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ndlandla - the referee stops the clock and Guedes gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ndlandla. Guedes manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ndlandla lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A head kick misses from Ndlandla.
Guedes moves out of range as Ndlandla throws a body kick.
Guedes misses with a wild body shot.
Ndlandla throws a leg kick but Guedes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nqobile Ndlandla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ndlandla misses the body punch
and Guedes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guedes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#ROC2#
Guedes is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nqobile Ndlandla dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Ndlandla throws an overhand right that drops Guedes like a sack of potatoes! Ndlandla dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nqobile Ndlandla!
A very excited looking Nqobile Ndlandla made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: The Island Season 9, 135 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Larionovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crunch! Seme slams his shin into Larionovich's torso.
A slapping body kick lands there for Seme.
Seme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Larionovich.#TD2#
Seme gets caught flat footed, as Larionovich shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Seme wants to sweep here but Larionovich controlling him for the moment.
Larionovich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seme is controlling Larionovich's posture.#SUB2#
Larionovich drops back looking for a leg! Seme is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Seme manages to kick Larionovich off! Larionovich jumps back into Seme's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larionovich wants to control from the top but Seme keeps moving. #T1#
Larionovich forces his way into half guard.
Seme is trying to control but can't.
Seme is refusing to be controlled, as Larionovich sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Larionovich seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Seme is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bobrov Larionovich!
In his post fight interview, Bobrov Larionovich started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Sotobe ducks under a wild hook from Man Savage.
Sotobe throws a leg kick but Man Savage checks it.
Man Savage scores with a decent looking hook.
Man Savage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sotobe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sotobe throws a head kick that misses.
Man Savage misses with the combination.
Sotobe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man Savage sizes up Sotobe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man Savage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man Savage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man Savage misses with a left hand
and Sotobe counters with a good, hard body kick but Man Savage shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotobe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Man Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Savage misses with a looping left.#T1#
Man Savage throws a wild body kick that Sotobe sees coming a mile off.
Man Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sotobe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Sotobe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sotobe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Man Savage's head.
Sotobe looking to land some kicks to the body here. #CL2#
Man Savage clinches up with Sotobe and pushes him back against the cage.
Sotobe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sotobe tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sotobe has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage. #BC2#
Man Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sotobe misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Man Savage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sotobe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man Savage.
Sotobe throws the kick towards the body but Man Savage avoids it.
Man Savage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotobe throws a series of punches but Man Savage avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Man Savage.
Nice body kick there by Sotobe.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotobe misses with a body kick.
Man Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotobe.
Man Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Savage throws a hook but Sotobe blocks it.
Sotobe throws a front kick that sends Man Savage stumbling back into the cage.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Man Savage finds it's way through Sotobe's defenses.
Man Savage throws a lazy right hand but Sotobe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sotobe scores with a decent looking hook.
Sotobe misses with the combination.
Man Savage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#CL2#
Man Savage has Sotobe up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Sotobe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Man Savage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sotobe's head.
Man Savage tries to bum rush Sotobe with a series of wild strikes but Sotobe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sotobe slips under a jab from Man Savage.
Man Savage avoids a kick to the body.
Sotobe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Savage.
Sotobe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Savage.
Sotobe fakes the leg kick and cracks Man Savage in the body.
Man Savage scores with a jab. Sotobe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man Savage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Man Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Savage works the jab nicely.
Man Savage looks to land a body kick but Sotobe moved away.
Sotobe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man Savage's calf.
Man Savage scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotobe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #T4#
Sotobe ducks right into an uppercut from Man Savage.
Man Savage scores with a sloppy right hand. Sotobe should have avoided that one.
Sotobe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Savage.
Man Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Man Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Savage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sotobe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sotobe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Man Savage closes the distance and clinches.
Man Savage digs a right hand into Sotobe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sotobe's gas tank.
Sotobe misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Man Savage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sotobe backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotobes head.
Sotobe is trying to push Man Savage away but Man Savage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Man Savage throws the left hand but Sotobe avoids the punch easily.
Man Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sotobe circles away quickly and effectively.
Man Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man Savage throws a shot from downtown. Sotobe moves away and avoids it.
Man Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Sotobe's shoulder, as Sotobe tries to avoid the shot.
Sotobe motions for Man Savage to come forward. Sotobe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man Savage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sotobe works the jab nicely.
Man Savage works over Sotobe's head and body with a nice combination.
Man Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Savage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man Savage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotobe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Savage.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Savage misses the target.
Sotobe throws a head kick but Man Savage moves out of range.
Man Savage throws a shot from downtown. Sotobe moves away and avoids it.
Man Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Sotobe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sotobe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man Savage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man Savage tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotobe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotobe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man Savage darts in trying to clinch
and Sotobe counters with a series of strikes. Man Savage will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch lands to the side of Sotobe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man Savage scores with a jab to the body.
Man Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sotobe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotobe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man Savage thuds his right hand into Sotobe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sotobe lands a head kick. Man Savage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Man Savage misses with a hook. Sotobe ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Man Savage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sotobe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man Savage moves out of range as Sotobe throws a body kick.
Sotobe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man Savage lands with a straight right. Sotobe didn't see that one coming.
Sotobe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man Savage moves away.
Sotobe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sotobe throws the left hand but Man Savage avoids the punch easily.
Sotobe throws a wild body kick that Man Savage sees coming a mile off.
Man Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotobe.
Man Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Man Savage connects with a looping right hand.
Man Savage lands with a nice body punch.
Man Savage misses with a body kick.#T3#
Sotobe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Man Savage finds it's target.
Sotobe avoids the head kick by Man Savage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man Savage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sotobe - the referee stops the clock and Man Savage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sotobe. Man Savage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sotobe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotobe is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Sotobe.
Sotobe needs to keep his hands up - Man Savage had a free shot at his head there.
Sotobe tries a head kick but it misses.
Sotobe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sotobe tried to score with a low kick but Man Savage checks it.
Sotobe throws a push kick but Man Savage slaps the foot to one side.
Man Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Man Savage connects with a body shot that sends Sotobe's belly button to the back.
Man Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Man Savage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotobe ducks under a wild hook from Man Savage.
Sotobe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man Savage lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Man Savage catches Sotobe right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Man Savage.
Sotobe lands a leg kick that knocks Man Savage off balance momentarily.
Sotobe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man Savage looks for the body kick but Sotobe saw that one coming.
Man Savage lands a jab to the head.
Man Savage missing with a left hand there. Sotobe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Savage misses with a looping right.
Man Savage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sotobe under the eye.
Sotobe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Savage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man Savage lands with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Sotobe
and Man Savage counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#
Sotobe is rocked!
Man Savage lands a nice shot that snaps Sotobe's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macho Man Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
A left and a right from Man Savage both land. Nice combination.
Oh Sotobe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotobe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Man Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Man Savage.
Sotobe misses with a body kick.
Man Savage fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sotobe to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sotobe looks to clinch but Man Savage throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sotobe taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Macho Man Savage!
Macho Man Savage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Sokhela throws a jab when Da Vinci was well out of range.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Da Vinci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokhela is out of range.
Sokhela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci has been cut.
Sokhela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Da Vinci takes a step back to recover.
Sokhela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Vinci.
Sokhela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sokhela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci wants to counter the offense by Sokhela and move into the clinch position.
Sokhela throws a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela sets himself, and Da Vinci steps forward looking for the clinch! Sokhela avoids it this time.
Da Vinci has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from Sokhela misses its target.
Sokhela throws a head kick that half lands.
Da Vinci defending well as Sokhela loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Da Vinci throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Sokhela.
Da Vinci is looking to chop away at Sokhela's legs.
Sokhela tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Vinci was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Sokhela misses
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Sokhela checks it.
Sokhela looks to land a body kick but Da Vinci moved away.
Da Vinci tries a quick counter leg kick but Sokhela is wise to it.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Da Vinci is looking to chop away at Sokhela's legs.
Da Vinci lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.#T2#
Sokhela misses with a wild combination.
Da Vinci misses the shot to the body.
Sokhela misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Sokhela.
Sokhela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Vinci.
An inside leg kick from Da Vinci misses.
Da Vinci motions for Sokhela to come forward. Da Vinci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sokhela counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Vinci pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sokhela is out of range and Da Vinci settles back down.
Sokhela 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.
Da Vinci connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Sokhela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sokhela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sokhela stuns Da Vinci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sokhela throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci is looking to score with low kicks.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Da Vinci checks a leg kick.
Sokhela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Sokhela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Da Vinci.
A shot to the body from Sokhela misses
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Vinci.
Da Vinci connects with an inside leg kick.
Da Vinci checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Vinci thumps Sokhela with a low kick.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Sokhela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokhela down. #CL2#
Da Vinci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sokhela avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
Sokhela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sokhela fails to land.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Sokhela avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci lands a good knee to the midsection. Sokhela won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Sokhela blocks a leg kick.
Sokhela throwing a counter right hand but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Da Vinci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick but Sokhela moved away.
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Sokhela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vinci motions for Sokhela to come forward. Da Vinci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokhela throws a leg kick that is checked
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Sokhela blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Vinci is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sokhela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokhela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokhela's knee momentarily.#T1#
Sokhela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da Vinci throws a chopping leg kick but Sokhela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sokhela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Sokhela.
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Sokhela.
Sokhela throws a push kick but Da Vinci slaps the foot to one side.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokhela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokhela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokhela misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci wants to slow Sokhela down by chopping away at his legs.
Da Vinci doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Vinci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokhela.
Sokhela misses with a head kick. #T2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Vinci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Vinci moves away from the strike by Sokhela.
Sokhela misses with a hook
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokhela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Sokhela is predictable there
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sokhela misses with a head kick.
Sokhela misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sokhela blocks the low kick.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokhela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Vinci throws a wild body kick that Sokhela sees coming a mile off.#T3#
Da Vinci misses with a leg kick
and Sokhela counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Sokhela lands but Da Vinci takes it in his stride.
Sokhela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Vinci throws a lazy right hand but Sokhela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Sokhela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela throws a head kick that misses
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a right hand that Da Vinci ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Vinci also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sokhela looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Vinci is just out of range.
Sokhela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Vinci pushes Sokhela away with a front kick.
Da Vinci lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sokhela takes a step back to recover. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokhela misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokhela's knee momentarily.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sokhela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Vinci checks it well.
Da Vinci feints a counter leg kick.
Sokhela gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela thows a leg kick but Da Vinci checks it
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Da Vinci is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sokhela misses with a double jab
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Sokhela checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sokhela if he has to take too many more of those.
Da Vinci throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Sokhela misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Vinci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokhela cracks Da Vinci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sokhela will feel that in the morning.
Sokhela thows a body kick. Da Vinci tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sokhela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokhela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Sokhela pushes Da Vinci away with a front kick.
Da Vinci tries to clinch but Sokhela moves out of range.
Sokhela throws a body punch but Da Vinci moves out of range. #T1#
Sokhela looks to throw a body kick
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nkululeko Sokhela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Sokhela tenderised Da Vinci's leg. Da Vinci is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Vinci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokhela.
Da Vinci misses with a looping right.
Sokhela will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sokhela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci throws a wild body kick that Sokhela sees coming a mile off.
Sokhela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
An inside leg kick from Da Vinci misses.
Sokhela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sokhela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sokhela misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Da Vinci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Sokhela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Da Vinci is out of range and Sokhela settles back down.
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Sokhela misses with a hook to the body
and Da Vinci counters with a thumping low kick.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Sokhela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokhela down.
A low kick from Sokhela misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Sokhela misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Vinci scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sokhela throws the kick towards the body but Da Vinci avoids it.#T3#
Da Vinci misses with a leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sokhela swings widly with a right hand
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#CL2#
Da Vinci has managed to clinch.
Da Vinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokhela controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sokhela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nkululeko Sokhela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sokhela misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokhela.
Da Vinci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Vinci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sokhela managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Sokhela swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Vinci uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Da Vinci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Sokhela checks a leg kick.
Sokhela tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokhela appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sokhela throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokhela tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Vinci.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci blocks a head kick by Sokhela.
Da Vinci tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sokhela is able to avoid easily.
As Da Vinci looks to move away, Sokhela throws a big counter combo but Da Vinci just gets out of the way.
Sokhela misses with a left hand
and Da Vinci counters with a low kick, right behind Sokhela 's knee.
Da Vinci misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Vinci 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!

Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ndlandla - that will leave a mark!
Ndlandla lands with a right hand.
Sharpman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT2#
It looks like Buck Sharpman has been cut.
Ndlandla's coach down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ndlandla's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sharpman fails to land the takedown.
Sharpman throws a sloppy head kick and Ndlandla moves out of range easily.
Ndlandla throws a lazy right hand but Sharpman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ndlandla swats away the attempt to clinch by Sharpman.
Ndlandla ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sharpman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ndlandla's waist but Ndlandla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sharpman off to one side.
Sharpman is breathing heavily.
Sharpman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ndlandla throws a lazy right hand but Sharpman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharpman misses with a wild body shot.
Sharpman has his takedown stuffed
and Ndlandla counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Sharpman. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Sharpman is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Ndlandla just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Sharpman has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nqobile Ndlandla!
A victorious Nqobile Ndlandla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SPARTA 47
Date: Apr 28, 2019

#R1#
Ndawonde avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ndawonde looks to score with a jab to the body but Vladislavovich is just out of range.#TD2#
Ndawonde gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ndawonde on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ndawonde tries to get out of the position.
Ndawonde trying to keep a closed guard but Vladislavovich is proving a slippery customer.
Vladislavovich wants to pass the guard but Ndawonde is keeping the position.
Ndawonde keeping moving, preventing Vladislavovich from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ndawonde wants to sweep here but Vladislavovich controlling him for the moment.
Vladislavovich looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Vladislavovich drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vladislavovich jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T1#
Ndawonde keeping moving, preventing Vladislavovich from controlling successfully.
Ndawonde pulls Vladislavovich in to control the position.
Vladislavovich trying to control but Ndawonde is working from the bottom.
Vladislavovich works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Vladislavovich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ndawonde keeps working.
Ndawonde is controlling Vladislavovich's trapped leg to prevent Vladislavovich from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
Vladislavovich is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ndawonde is just riding it out for now. Vladislavovich eventually gives up the hold. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Vladislavovich passes to side control. #SUB2#
Vladislavovich working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Vladislavovich has hold of Ndawonde's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Ndawonde tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vladislavovich cranks the arm and Ndawonde screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Ndawonde, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Kaverin Vladislavovich!
A very excited looking Kaverin Vladislavovich rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: SPARTA 46
Date: Apr 26, 2019

#R1#
Khan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sotobe as he jumps to the side.
Sotobe is looking to counter punch.
Sotobe 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.
Khan throws a jab when Sotobe was well out of range.
Khan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT#
It looks like Frankie Khan has been cut.
Khan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sotobe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Sotobe moved out of range nicely.
Sotobe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sotobe dips to his left and cracks Khan with an uppercut!
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sotobe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Sotobe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sotobe looks to score with a jab to the body but Khan is just out of range.
Sotobe is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Sotobe tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan with the counter takedown but Sotobe avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Khan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sotobe is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Sotobe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been informed that Khan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T1##TD2#
Khan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sotobe is trying to defend but Khan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Khan is pressing down on Sotobe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sotobe is holding on for now.
Sotobe keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Sotobe wants to control but Khan is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Khan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB2#
Khan wants to work for an arm triangle but Sotobe is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
Sotobe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sotobe trying to control here.
Sotobe tries to get to full guard but Khan has control of the leg. #SUB2#
Khan seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Sotobe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frankie Khan!
A victorious Frankie Khan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SPARTA 46
Date: Apr 26, 2019

#R1#
A head kick misses from Ndlandla.
Gutu 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. #CUT2#
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Ndlandla tries a head kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gutu misses.
Gutu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ndlandla's head backwards.
Gutu slips under a jab from Ndlandla.
Ndlandla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gutu throws out the jab.
Ndlandla throws a quick counter head kick but Gutu was just out of range.
Gutu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ndlandla.
Ndlandla misses with an uppercut
and Gutu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gutu ducks right into an uppercut from Ndlandla.
Ndlandla throws a lazy right hand but Gutu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gutu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ndlandla!
A lazy body kick from Ndlandla
and Gutu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#ROC2#
Ndlandla is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Gutu drives through and clinches with Ndlandla against the cage.
Oh Ndlandla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gutu dips a shoulder and cracks Ndlandla with a mighty uppercut! Ndlandla falls back against the cage and Gutu unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ndlandla is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Gutu screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Gutu!
An out of breath Artur Gutu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SPARTA 44
Date: Apr 21, 2019

#R1#
Seme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seme misses with a series of wild punches.
Stampede appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stampede lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Stampede catches Seme right on the button with a cross.
Stampede has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Stampede staying out of range there.
Seme takes one to the side of the head.
Stampede throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stampede getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#
Seme is rocked!
Seme is looking to score with low kicks.
Seme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stampede checks it well.
Seme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seme is still on wobbly legs! Can Stampede finish him?
Stampede looks to land a right hand but Seme moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stampede lands with a right that hurts Seme. Seme looks to clinch but Stampede throws a short knee that drops Seme. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Vash Stampede!
A very excited looking Vash Stampede made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SPARTA 42
Date: Apr 17, 2019

#R1#
Harvey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've been informed that Harvey has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Harvey takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ndawonde lands with a right hand.
Harvey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ndawonde cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Harvey missing with a left hand there. Ndawonde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ndawonde misses the shot to the body.
Ndawonde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ndawonde throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ndawonde lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harvey throws an overhand right that lands on Ndawonde's shoulder, as Ndawonde tries to avoid the shot.
Harvey misses with a straight left.
Ndawonde chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harvey throws a hook to the side of Ndawonde's head but Ndawonde sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ndawonde was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ndawonde tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harvey was well out of range. Poor timing from Ndawonde.
A head kick from Ndawonde lands but Harvey takes it in his stride.
Harvey misses with a body shot. #T1##TD2#
Harvey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ndawonde is trying to defend but Harvey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Harvey is working for a kimura but Ndawonde is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Harvey is working for a kimura but Ndawonde is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Harvey is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Ndawonde is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonathan Harvey!
Our winner, Jonathan Harvey, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: SPARTA 41
Date: Apr 14, 2019

#R1#
Clements connects with a body shot.
Ndlandla moves out of range as Clements strikes.
Ndlandla misses with an uppercut. Clements saw that one coming.
Ndlandla misses with a head kick.
Clements checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#CL2#
Clements rushes Ndlandla and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clements working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ndlandla stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clements swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clements fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ndlandla is leaning against Clements and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Ndlandla breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Clements takes the fight into the clinch.
Ndlandla blocks an uppercut.
Ndlandla blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Clements lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ndlandla backwards. #CUT2#
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Clements blocks a body shot from Ndlandla.
Clements misses with a punch on the inside.
Ndlandla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Clements.
Ndlandla wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ndlandla 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.
Clements scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clements lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ndlandla backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clements.
A short right from Clements. #ROC2#
Ndlandla is rocked!
Clements lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ndlandla.
Oh Ndlandla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ndlandla working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clements.
Ndlandla blocking some punches.
Clements gets through Ndlandla's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ndlandla goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clements creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ndlandla's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ndlandla drops to his knees and Clements pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abel Clements!
Abel Clements 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: SPARTA 40
Date: Apr 12, 2019

#R1#
Sujitsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sotobe. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Sotobe. Beautiful body shot.
Sotobe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sujitsu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sotobe lands a head kick. Sujitsu smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #KD2#
Sotobe lands a big head kick that sends Sujitsu tumbling to the mat! Sotobe takes a step backwards and waves Sujitsu back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Sujitsu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotobe lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Sujitsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sujitsu misses with a hook
and Sotobe counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bkekimpilo Sotobe!
A very excited looking Bkekimpilo Sotobe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SPARTA 40
Date: Apr 12, 2019

#R1#
Sokhela throws a nice head kick!
Buchanan 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.
Sokhela lands a jab to the nose.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Sokhela moves out of range.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the body
and Sokhela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Danga de danga de dang - Sokhela scores with a four punch combination!
Sokhela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sokhela misses with the combination.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokhela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sokhela pounces like a tiger and cracks Buchanan with a vicious hook! Buchanan is down but not out! Sokhela follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nkululeko Sokhela!
During a confident post fight interview, Nkululeko Sokhela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SPARTA 37
Date: Apr 05, 2019

#R1#
Ndawonde throws the kick towards the body but Payakaroon avoids it.
Ndawonde 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.
Ndawonde gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Payakaroon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Payakaroon sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ndawonde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Payakaroon finds it's target.
Payakaroon throws a big shot that misses.
Payakaroon moves away from the strike by Ndawonde.
Ndawonde misses with a body punch
and Payakaroon counters with a nice uppercut.
Ndawonde loads up on a big right hand but Payakaroon slips the punch.
Payakaroon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Payakaroon has closed the distance and engaged Ndawonde in a clinch.
Ndawonde tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Payakaroon doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Ndawonde manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Nice body kick there by Ndawonde.
Ndawonde throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Payakaroon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Payakaroon tries to close the distance and clinch but Ndawonde swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ndawonde dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ndawonde throws an overhand right that lands on Payakaroon's shoulder, as Payakaroon tries to avoid the shot.
Payakaroon appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Payakaroon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ndawonde misses with an uppercut.
Ndawonde throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Ndawonde.
Payakaroon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ndawonde throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Ndawonde.
Ndawonde throws a head kick that half lands.
Ndawonde's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Payakaroon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ndawonde scrambles 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!
Ndawonde throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Ndawonde throws a leg kick but Payakaroon moved away.
Payakaroon throws a counter combo.
Ndawonde slips a jab from Payakaroon.
Ndawonde appears to be looking for a big counter.
Payakaroon moves in looking to clinch but Ndawonde pushes him off.
Ndawonde appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice cross by Ndawonde.
Ndawonde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Payakaroon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Payakaroon jabs Ndawonde right on the nose. Ndawonde blinks but takes it well.
Ndawonde digs a good hook to Payakaroon's body.
Ndawonde misses with a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Payakaroon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ndawonde throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Payakaroon's corner calls for a 1-2. Payakaroon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Payakaroon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ndawonde.
Ndawonde was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#KD2#
Payakaroon cracks Ndawonde with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ndawonde looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Payakaroon finish him? #ROC2#
Ndawonde is rocked!
Ndawonde misses with the body kick
and Payakaroon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oh Ndawonde is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T3#
Ndawonde looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ndawonde seems to have got his legs back now.
Payakaroon is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ndawonde had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Payakaroon avoids the head kick by Ndawonde.
A countering left hand to the body from Payakaroon misses.
Payakaroon lands with an overhand left.
Ndawonde defending well as Payakaroon loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Ndawonde misses
and Payakaroon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ndawonde thinking.
Ndawonde takes a swing at Payakaroon's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Payakaroon. Ndawonde does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ndawonde appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Payakaroon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Payakaroon avoids the head kick by Ndawonde.
Payakaroon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ndawonde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ndawonde throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payakaroon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ndawonde throws a body kick that misses
and Payakaroon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Ndawonde pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Payakaroon as he checks the leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Payakaroon works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Payakaroon pushes Ndawonde up against the cage in a clinch.
Ndawonde tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payakaroon scores with a hook to the body.
Ndawonde blocks a body shot from Payakaroon.
Payakaroon lands a nice uppercut.
Payakaroon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payakaroon lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payakaroon.
Ndawonde is trying to push Payakaroon away but Payakaroon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Payakaroon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samart Payakaroon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Payakaroon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid body kick from Ndawonde.
Ndawonde ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ndawonde misses with a two punch combination.
Ndawonde throws a low kick but Payakaroon avoids it.
Payakaroon lands with a straight right. Ndawonde didn't see that one coming.
Payakaroon throws a jab when Ndawonde was well out of range.
Ndawonde just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ndawonde.
An inside leg kick lands from Ndawonde.
Payakaroon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ndawonde paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Payakaroon scores with the left hand. Ndawonde knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Ndawonde tries a head kick but it misses.
Ndawonde tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Payakaroon is able to avoid easily.
Ndawonde tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ndawonde keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ndawonde throws a quick counter head kick but Payakaroon was just out of range.
A head kick misses from Ndawonde.
Payakaroon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ndawonde.
Ndawonde throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Payakaroon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ndawonde tries to land a body kick#KD2#
and Payakaroon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ndawonde! Payakaroon lets Ndawonde back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ndawonde misses with a few strikes there.
Payakaroon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Payakaroon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ndawonde counters with a body kick that stops Payakaroon in his tracks momentarily.
Payakaroon missing with a left hand there. Ndawonde was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ndawonde jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Payakaroon throws a shot to the body. #T2#
Payakaroon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ndawonde's hands.
Ndawonde uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Payakaroon.
A lazy body kick from Ndawonde
and Payakaroon counters with a right hand to the body.
Payakaroon avoids the head kick by Ndawonde.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Ndawonde.
Payakaroon lands a right hook to the body.
Samart Payakaroon seems to be getting the better of the standup.#KD2#
Payakaroon drops Ndawonde with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ndawonde looks back up at him and smiles so Payakaroon waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Payakaroon lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Ndawonde falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samart Payakaroon!
Samart Payakaroon decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: SPARTA 36
Date: Apr 03, 2019

#R1#
Ndlandla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Romeo darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
A slow jab from Romeo misses its intended target.
Ndlandla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Anthony Romeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romeo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ndlandla, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Romeo. #ROC#
Ndlandla is rocked!
Ndlandla throws a head kick that misses
and Romeo counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Ndlandla out cold! What a finish! Romeo is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anthony Romeo!

Event: SPARTA 36
Date: Apr 03, 2019

#R1#
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Seme moves away and avoids it.
Seme scores with a head kick.
Seme throws a head kick that misses.
Rautio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Seme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Rautio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rautio throws a poor cross that misses
and Seme counters with a straight right hand.
Rautio has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Rautio missing with a left hand there. Seme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice body kick from Seme.
Seme throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily.
Seme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rautio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rautio misses with a hook. Seme ducked under it nicely.
Seme let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crunch! Seme slams his shin into Rautio's torso.
Seme lands a nice looking body kick.#T1#
Seme thumps Rautio with a low kick.
Rautio misses with an uppercut
and Seme counters with a nice body shot.
Seme looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Seme throws a jab but it's blocked by Rautio.
A telegraphed right hand from Rautio misses the target.
Seme's coach down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Seme's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Seme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rautio.
Seme scores with a head kick. Rautio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#ROC2#
Rautio is rocked!
Seme closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rautio out cold! Rautio corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bekithemba Seme!
Bekithemba Seme decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1#
Sotobe scores with a jab.
Sotobe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sotobe catches Immonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Immonen misses.
Sotobe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Immonen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Immonen looks to land a right hand but Sotobe moved out of range.
Immonen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Immonen misses the jab.
Immonen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sotobe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good leg kick by Sotobe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sotobe. #TD2#
Immonen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immonen tries to free his leg and advance position but Sotobe is retaining full guard.
Immonen trying to control but Sotobe is working from the bottom.
Immonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sotobe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T1##SUB2#
Immonen drops back looking for a leg! Sotobe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sotobe manages to kick Immonen off! Immonen jumps back into Sotobe's guard.
Immonen controlling from the top position.
Sotobe keeping full guard, as Immonen tries to pass. #SUB2#
Immonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Immonen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sotobe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Immonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Sotobe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sotobe has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB2#
Immonen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sotobe keeping full guard, as Immonen tries to pass. #SUB2#
Immonen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sotobe dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Sotobe stays in close to Immonen's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Immonen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sotobe doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sotobe manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Immonen trying to control the position. #T3#
Sotobe's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB2#
Immonen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sotobe gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Immonen is looking for a triangle but Sotobe pushes his legs off easily. #SUB2#
Sotobe is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Immonen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Sotobe is looking to defend but Immonen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Sotobe! Immonen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Sotobe taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Aarni Immonen!
After winning the bout, Aarni Immonen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SPARTA 34
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1#
Sokhela misses with a body shot.
Herzl's coach down at Temp Spar Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Herzl's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Herzl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sokhela's head backwards.
Sokhela lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Herzl circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Sokhela.
Herzl throws a lazy body kick
and Sokhela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sokhela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Herzl tries to land a front kick but Sokhela steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Sokhela scores with a nice body kick.
Sokhela ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Herzl moves away.
Herzl throws a hook but Sokhela blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Herzl.
Sokhela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Herzl manages to avoid it.
Sokhela tries to land a leg kick but Herzl saw it coming and moves away.
Sokhela 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.
Good leg kick by Sokhela there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T1#
Sokhela throws a head kick that Herzl semi-blocks. #CUT#
It looks like Yitro Herzl has been cut.
Herzl cracks the inside of Sokhela's front leg.
Sokhela rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Herzl moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Herzl misses with a body kick.
Sokhela punishes Herzl's body with a nice straight punch.
Herzl moves out of range as Sokhela throws a body kick.
Herzl throws a jab but it's blocked by Sokhela.
Sokhela changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Herzl looks winded!
Herzl misses with a right hand
and Sokhela counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a wild body kick that Herzl sees coming a mile off.
Sokhela misses with a low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Herzl misses.
Herzl throws a lazy head kick #KD#
and Sokhela counters with a crisp one two that drops Herzl! Sokhela thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Herzl to his feet! Herzl is in big trouble!#ROC#
Herzl is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herzl backs away from a small jab... but Sokhela lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Herzl crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Sokhela with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nkululeko Sokhela!
Nkululeko Sokhela thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SPARTA 30
Date: Mar 20, 2019

#R1#
Ndlandla bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wojcik's head backwards.
Wojcik tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ndlandla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ndlandla connects with the punch.#ROC#
Wojcik is rocked!
Ndlandla walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Wojcik drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ndlandla swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Wojcik's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nqobile Ndlandla!
After winning the bout, Nqobile Ndlandla thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: SPARTA 30
Date: Mar 20, 2019

#R1#
Pickart sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#CL2#
Pickart has closed the distance and engaged Seme in a clinch.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickart's elbow.
Seme is looking to break free of the clinch but Pickart has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pickart.
Seme throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pickarts head.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Seme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seme takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pickart lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #ROC2#
Seme is rocked!
Pickart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Seme throws a wild body kick that Pickart sees coming a mile off.
Pickart is looking to clinch.
Pickart scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Seme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Seme tries a body shot but Pickart blocks it. #T1#
Seme misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seme seems to have got his legs back now.
Seme working aggressively here. #BC#
Seme's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Pickart lands with a right hand.
Pickart avoids the head kick by Seme.
Pickart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pickart tries to clinch up but Seme circles away and keeps his distance.
Seme lands with a shot to the body.
Pickart dodges the punch combination from Seme.
Seme throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Pickart uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seme. #T2#
Pickart throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Seme counters with an inside leg kick. #CL2#
Pickart moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Seme breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Seme tried to score with a low kick but Pickart checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Seme.
Seme lands a head kick. Pickart smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT#
It looks like Moses Pickart has been cut.
Seme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pickart misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Pickart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pickart tries to throw a body punch but Seme avoids it by throwing Pickart back against the cage.
Seme blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Seme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Seme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Seme throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pickart.#T3#
Seme buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Seme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pickart closes the distance but Seme moves to the side
and Seme counters with a stiff right hand.
Seme misses with a wild body shot.
Seme pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pickart looks to clinch
and Seme counters with a head kick. That will keep Pickart thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Pickart connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Seme momentarily.
Pickart tries to clinch there but Seme circles away.
Seme connects with a high kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Seme.
Pickart moves in looking to clinch but Seme pushes him off.
Pickart doesn't manage to clinch there - Seme circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seme circles away from the clinch attempt. #T4#
Pickart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Seme definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Seme bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL2#
Pickart pushes Seme up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seme.
Seme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Seme tries to work over Pickart's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickart's elbow. #BC#
Seme breaks the clinch.
Seme throws a nice head kick!
Seme wants to slow Pickart down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seme scores with a kick to the midsection.
Seme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pickart.#CL2#
Pickart closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bekithemba Seme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Pickart's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Seme moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seme throws a hook to the side of Pickart's head but Pickart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Seme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pickart.
Seme changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Seme displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pickart thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pickart is looking to clinch.
Seme is looking to counter with a body kick.
Pickart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pickart swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pickart throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seme stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pickart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good leg kick by Seme there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pickart.
Seme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pickart was well out of range. Poor timing from Seme.#T1#
Pickart lands a head shot.
Pickart is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Pickart 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Seme tries to move into range but Pickart moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pickart bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Seme misses with a looping right.#CL2#
Pickart closes the distance and clinches.
Seme is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pickart is keeping busy.
Pickart scores with a shot to the side of Seme's head.
Seme tries a body shot but Pickart blocks it.
Seme working aggressively here. #T2#
Seme struggles to land a body shot inside as Pickart controls his hands.
Seme misses with a punch to the body.
Seme wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Seme breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Seme turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Seme throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Seme scores with a head kick. Pickart tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Seme works Pickart's body with a nice hook.
Pickart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bekithemba Seme is winning the standup battle so far.
Seme throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pickart's head.
Seme lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Seme showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pickart.
Seme swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Seme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pickart.
Seme shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pickart eats them both and turns towards Seme to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pickart takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pickart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Seme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pickart.
Pickart catches Seme with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pickart checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pickart! But no joy.
Seme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pickart can do to turn this around?
Pickart throws a right and a left that Seme avoids nicely.
Seme throws a nice head kick! #CL2#
Pickart gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Seme.
Pickart throws a punch but it's blocked by Seme.
Pickart working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pickart in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.#T4#
Seme looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pickart has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Seme.
Pickart pushes Seme back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Seme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seme lands with a left to the head.
Seme blocks an uppercut.
Seme's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme prevents a body shot from Pickart.
Seme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pickart blocking some punches.
Pickart prevents Seme from breaking the clinch.
Seme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seme swings wildly with an uppercut but Pickart uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bekithemba Seme dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moses Pickart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Seme lands with a kick to the temple. Pickart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pickart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seme throws an overhand right that lands on Pickart's shoulder, as Pickart tries to avoid the shot.
Seme throws a head kick but Pickart moves out of range.
Seme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pickart.
Seme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pickart 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.
Pickart connects with a right hand. Seme shakes it off.
Pickart on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Seme misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Pickart gets a clinch.
Seme working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Pickart.
A right handed body shot lands from Seme. #T1#
Pickart throws a punch but it's blocked by Seme.
Seme misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moses Pickart seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pickart misses with a punch on the inside.
Seme blocking some punches.
Pickart throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Seme. #BC#
Seme manages to break the clinch.
Pickart's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice shot by Pickart.
Jab from Seme.
Pickart avoids the head kick by Seme.
Seme scores with a nice body kick.
Seme looks for the body kick but Pickart saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pickart! But no joy.#T2#
Pickart cracks Seme with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Seme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Pickart, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pickart misses with a looping right.
Pickart tries to clinch but Seme moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pickart swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Seme.#CL2#
Pickart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pickart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pickart has a couple of punches blocked by Seme.
Pickart lands a nice uppercut.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickart's elbow. #BC#
Seme manages to break the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Pickart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Moses Pickart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3##CL2#
Pickart drives through and clinches with Seme against the cage.
Pickart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Seme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seme tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pickart's elbow.
Seme blocks a body shot from Pickart.
Pickart tries to throw a body punch but Seme avoids it by throwing Pickart back against the cage.
Pickart misses with the head strike.
Seme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Seme goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pickart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pickart blocking some punches.
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme misses with a punch to the body.
Pickart has a couple of punches blocked by Seme.
Bekithemba Seme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Seme throws a head punch that misses.
Seme blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pickart.
Seme misses with a body punch.
A bit of stalling here from Pickart.
Pickart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seme working aggressively here.
Pickart keeps control of Seme as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pickart misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Seme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pickart sizes up Seme with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pickart cracks Seme with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Moses Pickart.
I think Seme 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bekithemba Seme!
An out of breath Bekithemba Seme thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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