Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: AVKT 19: Dale’s Birthday Bash
Date: Apr 22, 2023

#R1#
Nakaya tries for a takedown but Stevenson circles away easily
and Nakaya takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stevenson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nakaya tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stevenson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nakaya somewhat.
Nakaya misses with a takedown
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tetsuo Nakaya. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakaya misses with a takedown
and Stevenson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakaya shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stevenson pinned against the cage. Stevenson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stevenson looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1##KD2#
Stevenson lands a left and a right that send Nakaya crashing to the mat, dazed. Stevenson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stevenson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nakaya goes for a double leg but Stevenson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Stevenson continues to drive forward.
Stevenson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Nakaya is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Stevenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nakaya tries for a takedown. No joy.
Nakaya is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nakaya tries for a takedown but Stevenson manages to get underhooks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakaya goes for a takedown in the clinch but Stevenson prevents it.
Nakaya is breathing heavily.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Nakaya has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Nakaya misses with a takedown #KD2#
and Stevenson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nakaya! Stevenson lets Nakaya back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Nakaya is rocked!#T2#
Nakaya doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stevenson 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 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noah Stevenson!

Event: RISE 159
Date: Apr 08, 2023

#R1#
Kowalczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Yelisey avoids them all with ease.
Yelisey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kowalczyk throws a one two combo.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yelisey.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Yelisey avoids them all with ease.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yelisey looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Yelisey avoids them all with ease.
Yelisey is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Kowalczyk tries to close the distance and clinch but Yelisey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yelisey throws a counter combo.
Kowalczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yelisey follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kowalczyk throws a body shot but no joy.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Yelisey avoids nicely.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Yelisey is having none of it.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yelisey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yelisey has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Yelisey responds with a good body kick, but Kowalczyk manages to step out the way in time.
Kowalczyk is breathing heavily.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Yelisey avoids nicely.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yelisey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Yelisey moves out of range.
Yelisey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Kowalczyk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yelisey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Yelisey moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kowalczyk.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kowalczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yelisey slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yelisey blocks a head kick by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk fails to land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T3#
Kowalczyk misses with a body shot.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yelisey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yelisey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kowalczyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aleksander Kowalczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yelisey moves away from the strike by Kowalczyk.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
Kowalczyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yelisey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yelisey counters with an outside leg kick.
Kowalczyk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yelisey moves away.#T4#
Kowalczyk fails to land with a series of punches.
Yelisey throws a counter combo.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch
enabling Yelisey to counter with a crisp jab.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut.
Kowalczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yelisey.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk is looking to wear down Yelisey with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab.
Yelisey throws a counter combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kowalczyk tries to clinch but Yelisey moves out of range.
Kowalczyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Kowalczyk dominated that round.
That's time! Kowalczyk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kowalczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalczyk missing with a left hand there. Yelisey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yelisey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Yelisey avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Yelisey only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kowalczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yelisey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Yelisey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
A nice side step and Yelisey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalczyk throws a nice looking combination but Yelisey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yelisey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yelisey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sloppy strikes from Kowalczyk. Those never looked like landing.
Yelisey tries a quick counter leg kick but Kowalczyk is wise to it.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Yelisey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aleksander Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kowalczyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yelisey manages to avoid it.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aleksander Kowalczyk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kowalczyk misses with a few strikes there.
Kowalczyk misses with a wild combination.
Kowalczyk backing away here, and Yelisey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Kowalczyk looks for the body kick but Yelisey saw that one coming.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab.
Yelisey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kowalczyk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch but Yelisey is avoiding it.
Yelisey moves out of range as Kowalczyk strikes.
Yelisey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kowalczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Aleksander Kowalczyk is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey avoids a kick to the body.
Yelisey raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kowalczyk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yelisey can do to turn this around?#T3#
Kowalczyk misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk misses with a two punch combination.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yelisey might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kowalczyk has got the better of the exchanges.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
No joy there for Kowalczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kowalczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yelisey circles away quickly and effectively.
Yelisey unleashes a big counter combination but Kowalczyk bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kowalczyk doesn't manage to clinch there - Yelisey circles away. #T4#
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yelisey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kowalczyk with a body shot.
Kowalczyk throws a nice looking combination but Yelisey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yelisey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Kowalczyk dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
The fighters circling - Kowalczyk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Yelisey avoids nicely.
Kowalczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yelisey circles away quickly and effectively.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yelisey avoids the head kick by Kowalczyk.
Yelisey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yelisey is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yelisey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kowalczyk is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yelisey's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk throws a series of punches but Yelisey avoids them all with ease.
Kowalczyk takes a swing at Yelisey's ribcage but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No joy there for Kowalczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice side step and Yelisey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kowalczyk moves in looking to clinch but Yelisey pushes him off.
Yelisey let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
No joy there for Kowalczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalczyk misses with a double jab.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Kowalczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kowalczyk throws a combination that misses
and Yelisey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kowalczyk's knee momentarily.
Kowalczyk looks to score with a jab to the body but Yelisey is just out of range.
Despite the aggression on Yelisey's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yelisey doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yelisey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kowalczyk. #T2#
Yelisey slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey dodges the punch combination from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk backing away here, and Yelisey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kowalczyk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yelisey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kowalczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Yelisey's shoulder, as Yelisey tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.
Kowalczyk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yelisey circles away quickly and effectively.
Yelisey throws out a counter right but Kowalczyk avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kowalczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kowalczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kowalczyk misses with a series of wild punches.
Yelisey was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#T3#
Kowalczyk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It seemed like Yelisey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Yelisey steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kowalczyk throws a right and a left that Yelisey avoids nicely.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Yelisey slips a jab and a cross from Kowalczyk.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yelisey! But no joy.#T4#
Kowalczyk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yelisey checks a low kick from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk is looking to clinch.
Yelisey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yelisey avoids a kick to the body.
Kowalczyk looks to land a combination but Yelisey avoids it well.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yelisey is looking for the big counter here.
Kowalczyk tries to clinch up but Yelisey circles away and keeps his distance.
Kowalczyk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kowalczyk backing away here, and Yelisey unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kowalczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yelisey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kowalczyk falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yelisey counters with a good low kick that Kowalczyk was not able to check.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Kowalczyk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kowalczyk has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Kowalczyk!

Event: Cobra Kai: No Mercy 2
Date: Mar 18, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Tellurique moves into range and clinches up with Stevenson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tellurique obliges.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Stevenson can't break the clinch.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Tellurique lands a nice uppercut.
Tellurique can't find room to land a body shot as Stevenson controls the action.
Stevenson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tellurique tries to land a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks with his arms.
Tellurique misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tellurique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks it.
I was talking to Stevenson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellurique misses with a body punch.
Tellurique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Tellurique slows down the pace here.
Tellurique working aggressively here. #T1#
Tellurique throws a head punch that misses.
Stevenson looking for a takedown.
Tellurique misses with a punch to the body.
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Tellurique .
Tellurique tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tellurique stalling.
Tellurique doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tellurique has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Stevenson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tellurique can turn it around.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique has Stevenson pressed against the cage.
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stevenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Stevenson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tellurique - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tellurique working Stevenson over with knees to the body.
Tellurique misses with a body punch. #T2#
Stevenson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tellurique tries a body shot but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Stevenson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stevenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tellurique has him pressed against the cage.
Stevenson wants to break free but Tellurique has control.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Tellurique is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Tellurique .
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tellurique scores with a shoulder strike.
Tellurique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Tellurique with a knee to the head.
Tellurique tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tellurique misses with a knee to the head.
Tellurique misses with the head strike. #T3##BC#
Stevenson breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Tellurique gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Tellurique lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tellurique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.
Stevenson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tellurique effectively controlling the action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellurique .
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique stops a takedown attempt from Stevenson.
Stevenson fails to pull guard.
Tellurique stalling.
A short right from Tellurique on the inside.
Tellurique misses with a body punch.
Tellurique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Tellurique lands a body shot in the clinch.
Stevenson jumps guard but Tellurique turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Tellurique fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevenson is trying to pull guard but Tellurique turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tellurique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Tellurique forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tellurique misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Tellurique .
Tellurique trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tellurique goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tellurique .
Tellurique lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Stevenson blocking some punches.
Tellurique tries to throw a body punch but Stevenson avoids it by throwing Tellurique back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Tellurique .
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gaston Tellurique dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Tellurique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stevenson is looking for a counter combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tellurique looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tellurique tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Tellurique fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Tellurique takes the fight into the clinch.
Tellurique misses with some punches.
Stevenson is trying to push Tellurique away but Tellurique has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tellurique lands a right hand.
Stevenson can't break the clinch.
Tellurique lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards.
Tellurique misses with a knee strike.
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Gaston Tellurique seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tellurique keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stevenson's efforts to push away.#T1#
Tellurique is struggling to control the position.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Tellurique with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tellurique .
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tellurique 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.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tellurique won't allow it.
Stevenson working hard to break the clinch.
Tellurique is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tellurique digs a right hand underneath Stevenson's ribcage. Stevenson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stevenson is trying to break the clinch but Tellurique is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tellurique prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.
Tellurique throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.
Tellurique misses with the head strike.
Stevenson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tellurique has him pressed against the cage.
Stevenson wants to break free but Tellurique has control.
Tellurique lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stevenson.#T2#
Tellurique will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stevenson up against the cage.
Stevenson is looking to break free of the clinch but Tellurique has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevenson.
Tellurique is pushing Stevenson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tellurique scores with a shot to the side of Stevenson's head.
Tellurique misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tellurique missing with knees to the body.
Tellurique misses with a punch on the inside.
Tellurique with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tellurique tries to land knees in the clinch but Stevenson avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Tellurique .
Stevenson blocks an uppercut.
Tellurique tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Stevenson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Tellurique . #ROC2#Stevenson is rocked!
Tellurique lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Stevenson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tellurique has Stevenson pushed against the cage.
Tellurique lands with a left to the head.
Tellurique has a couple of punches blocked by Stevenson.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tellurique obliges.
Tellurique stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tellurique dips a shoulder and cracks Stevenson with a mighty uppercut! Stevenson falls back against the cage and Tellurique unloads with a barrage of strikes! Stevenson 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 - Tellurique screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaston Tellurique !
During a confident post fight interview, Gaston Tellurique thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RISE 152
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1##TD#
Kowalczyk gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lygre won't allow Kowalczyk to get back to his feet.
Lygre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SU#
Lygre stands up from Kowalczyk's guard - Lygre perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
Lygre closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kowalczyk quickly recovers to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lygre moves into full mount! Kowalczyk won't be happy about that!
Lygre controlling from mount. #T1#
Lygre scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lygre controlling the pace for now. #SUB#
Lygre has isolated one of Kowalczyk's arms. Kowalczyk looking to fight him off but Lygre twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stian Lygre!
Stian Lygre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: NYF:Fight Night 1
Date: Mar 10, 2023

#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Gonzalez there.
James shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzalez tries to counter with a takedown but James is quick to defend against it.
Gonzalez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as James backs up against the cage. #ROC#James is rocked!#CUT#It looks like John James has been cut.
Gonzalez swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzalez finish him?
James misses with a kick to the body.
Gonzalez is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from James.
James seems to have recovered his senses.#CL2#
James has Gonzalez up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow strike. #BC2#
James breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gonzalez lands a big head kick that sends James to the canvas! Gonzalez follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Gonzalez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 25, 2023

#R1##TD#
Sekera shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Stevenson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SU#
Sekera stands up and waves to Stevenson to follow him. #CL#
Sekera clinches up with Stevenson and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevenson blocks a body shot from Sekera.
Stevenson tries to pull guard but Sekera holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevenson drops back down to his feet. #TD#
Sekera lands a takedown into guard.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet but Sekera passes into half guard. #REVB#
Sekera is trying to control. Stevenson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Sekera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stevenson defends it well.
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!#SUB#
Sekera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
Sekera controlling the action here. #SUB#
Sekera has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Stevenson defend it? Sekera steps over the head and cranks it - Stevenson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Sekera!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pavel Sekera!
Pavel Sekera seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 18, 2023

#R1#
Hedicki wants to clinch but Gonzalez slips to the side#TD#
and Gonzalez counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Hedicki keeps moving.
Hedicki utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gonzalez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hedicki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gonzalez.
Hedicki controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
Hedicki looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalez is looking to work some ground and pound but Hedicki has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedicki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gonzalez's guard. #REVB##SUB#
Gonzalez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hedicki gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Hedicki postures up. #ES#
Gonzalez manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hedicki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gonzalez but Gonzalez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
It looked like Gonzalez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hedicki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gonzalez circles away.#TD#
Hedicki gets caught flat footed, as Gonzalez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gonzalez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hedicki looking to control.
Gonzalez works over Hedicki with some ground and pound from guard.#ROC#Hedicki is rocked!
Gonzalez gets to his feet and stands over Hedicki, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hedicki felt that one! Gonzalez unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hedicki from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Gonzalez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 16, 2023

#R1#
Gonzalez wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sdasa has his takedown stuffed
and Gonzalez counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Sdasa! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Gonzalez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Albert Gonzalez!

Event: RISE 143
Date: Feb 12, 2023

#R1#
Kowalczyk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sterling throws a jab but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a combination #TD2#
and Sterling decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kowalczyk's guard.
Sterling is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Sterling slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like Sterling might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Let's hope that Sterling has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sterling's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Sterling scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sterling looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sterling is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kowalczyk! #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sterling controlling from the full mount.
We've been informed that Sterling has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
More stalling from Sterling.
Sterling is continuing to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adrian Sterling dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Kowalczyk. Those never looked like landing.
Kowalczyk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Sterling counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kowalczyk won't be happy with that.
Kowalczyk being controlled for a moment.
Adrian Sterling has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sterling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB2#
Sterling has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Kowalczyk is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Sterling yanks on the arm and Kowalczyk is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Sterling.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adrian Sterling!
Adrian Sterling 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 24, 2023

#R1#
McDolan misses with a left hand
and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes. McDolan will be more careful next time no doubt.
McDolan scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
McDolan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gonzalez slips under a jab.
McDolan scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Donk. McDolan catches Gonzalez right on the button with a cross.
McDolan throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Gonzalez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McDolan scores with a sloppy right hand. Gonzalez should have avoided that one.
McDolan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gonzalez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martin McDolan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by McDolan as he connects with a hook.#ROC#Gonzalez is rocked!
A slow jab from McDolan misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Gonzalez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McDolan scores with a jab. Gonzalez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can McDolan finish him?
Gonzalez slips a straight right by McDolan.
McDolan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McDolan throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gonzalez wants to counter the offense by McDolan and move into the clinch position.
Gonzalez seems to have recovered his senses.#T1#
McDolan cracks Gonzalez with an open hand slap.
A big left from McDolan misses.
McDolan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.#TD2#
Gonzalez closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gonzalez lands in his opponent's guard.
McDolan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gonzalez dives into side control. #REVR#
Gonzalez wants to control but McDolan is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McDolan tries to bench press Gonzalez off him but Gonzalez keeps the position. #T2#
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but McDolan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T3#
You can see the frustration on McDolan's face as Gonzalez controls the position.
Gonzalez is looking to take a break and control but McDolan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control McDolan haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gonzalez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McDolan pinned against the cage. McDolan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice shot lands for McDolan.
McDolan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McDolan throws a lazy uppercut
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Martin McDolan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
McDolan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McDolan wants it to stay on the feet.
Gonzalez shoots in looking for a takedown. McDolan tries to sprawl out of it but Gonzalez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McDolan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gonzalez walks into a stiff left hand from McDolan.#CUT#It looks like Albert Gonzalez has been cut.
McDolan missing with a left hand there. Gonzalez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gonzalez ducks under a wild hook from McDolan.
And Gonzalez tries to counter it with a takedown but McDolan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Gonzalez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McDolan did well to prevent Gonzalez getting side control.
McDolan tries to kick Gonzalez off in order to stand up. Gonzalez Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
McDolan is trying to control Gonzalez's posture but Gonzalez avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDolan is not content to let Gonzalez control the position. #T1#
Gonzalez has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Albert Gonzalez has got the better of the ground game so far.
McDolan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
McDolan is squirming around, avoiding Gonzalez's attempts to control the action.
Gonzalez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gonzalez looking to control but McDolan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gonzalez unloads with some shots from mount but McDolan bucks and avoids them well.
McDolan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gonzalez can do to turn this around?#T2#
Gonzalez trying to control but McDolan is having none of it.
McDolan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gonzalez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gonzalez thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gonzalez tries to control but McDolan wriggling away. #T3#
Gonzalez misses with a head shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McDolan tries to hold on but Gonzalez pushes him away.
McDolan is squirming around, avoiding Gonzalez's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McDolan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gonzalez trying to control but McDolan is having none of it.
Gonzalez throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gonzalez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gonzalez throws some wild stikes that McDolan manages to avoid easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez trying to control but McDolan is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Gonzalez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Albert Gonzalez's cut.
That's time! McDolan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Gonzalez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDolan as he jumps to the side.
McDolan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McDolan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
McDolan throws a lazy right hand but Gonzalez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McDolan misses with a looping left.
McDolan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As McDolan backs off Gonzalez throws a huge counter combo but McDolan manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez slips a jab from McDolan.
Gonzalez with the counter takedown but McDolan avoids it easily.#TD2#
Gonzalez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. McDolan quickly recovers to half guard.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez trying to control from half guard but McDolan is working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Gonzalez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McDolan defending well though.
Gonzalez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McDolan is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nice strikes from Gonzalez there.
Gonzalez wants to take a breather but McDolan is having none of it.
Gonzalez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDolan keeps working. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gonzalez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gonzalez sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gonzalez tries to control but McDolan wriggling away.
Gonzalez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Gonzalez trying to control but McDolan is having none of it.
Gonzalez controlling the position easily from mount.
Gonzalez wants to control the pace but McDolan is squirming around nicely. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gonzalez looking to ground and pound but McDolan is blocking nicely.
Gonzalez wants to control the pace but McDolan is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez throws some wild stikes that McDolan manages to avoid easily.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Gonzalez!

Event: BFA 3: Tokyo 1
Date: Sep 11, 2022

#R1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalez.
Choi throws out a counter right but Gonzalez avoids it with no problem.
Choi misses with a hook.
Choi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gonzalez looks to land a body kick but Choi moved away.
A countering left hand to the body from Choi misses.
Choi loads up on a big right hand but Gonzalez slips the punch.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Albert Gonzalez has been cut.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick
and Choi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Albert Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez with a lazy takedown attempt #KD2#
and Choi counters with a nice right hand that sends Gonzalez toppling to the canvas! Gonzalez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Choi finish him?!#ROC2#Gonzalez is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Choi sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gonzalez's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gonzalez's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Heung Min Choi!
Heung Min Choi is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Heung Min Choi 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: BFA 3: Tokyo 1
Date: Sep 11, 2022

#R1#
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Korhonen thinks about countering with a body kick.
Souza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korhonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Souza.#TD2#
Souza decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Korhonen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Korhonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Souza really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Korhonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Korhonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Korhonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza is pressing down on Korhonen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Korhonen is holding on for now. #SUB#
Korhonen looking for submissions off his back.
Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Korhonen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1#
Souza wants to stand up but Korhonen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Korhonen's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Korhonen looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Korhonen looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Korhonen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Souza passes into side control!
Korhonen is breathing heavily.
A lull in the action here.
Korhonen stops Souza from passing to mount. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Souza working the head and body with strikes.
Souza is looking to take a break and control but Korhonen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Korhonen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Korhonen actively working from the bottom here.
Korhonen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Korhonen actively working from the bottom here.
Souza with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T3#
Souza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#SUB#
Korhonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Korhonen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Souza pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Souza is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Korhonen sees it coming and defends easily.
Souza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Korhonen defending well though. #SUB#
Korhonen is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Souza is tapping! Great win for Korhonen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sauvo Korhonen!
Sauvo Korhonen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BFA 3: Tokyo 1
Date: Sep 11, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Yanagi gets caught napping as Stevenson dives in and scores a takedown. Yanagi manages to retain guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Stevenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevenson stays in close to Yanagi's body and controls the position.
Yanagi keeping full guard, as Stevenson tries to pass.
Stevenson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yanagi trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson preventing the sweep.
Stevenson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Yanagi had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Stevenson defends it easily.
Stevenson cracks Yanagi with a solid left hand.#T1##ES#
Yanagi has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Stevenson is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Yanagi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Yanagi has Stevenson pressed against the cage, preventing Stevenson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Yanagi dodges an elbow strike from Stevenson.
Yanagi is looking to break free of the clinch but Stevenson has double underhooks. #BC2#
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stevenson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yanagi pinned against the cage. Yanagi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Yuudai Yanagi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T2#
Yanagi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stevenson.
Yanagi tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Yanagi tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Stevenson rushes Yanagi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stevenson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yanagi after a bit of a struggle.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Yanagi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevenson backwards. #BC#
Yanagi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stevenson fails to land the takedown.
Yuudai Yanagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Stevenson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Stevenson pushes Yanagi up against the cage in a clinch.#T3##BC2#
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yanagi throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stevenson.#TD2#
Stevenson gets a double leg takedown into Yanagi's guard.
Stevenson wants to get up but he can't break Yanagi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Stevenson controlling from the top position.
Stevenson postures up and lands a big shot to Yanagi's brow.
Yanagi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Stevenson is standing up over Yanagi. Yanagi looks to escape but Stevenson dives into side control. #T4#
Stevenson is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Let's hope that Stevenson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yanagi is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Stevenson asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Stevenson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but Yanagi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevenson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yanagi on the side of the head.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yanagi as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Stevenson clinches up with Yanagi and pushes him back against the cage.
Yanagi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stevenson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yanagi defends it nicely.
Yanagi throwing a counter right hand but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Yuudai Yanagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Stevenson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanagi lands with a nice body kick. #T1#
Yanagi is looking to clinch but Stevenson is avoiding it.
Yuudai Yanagi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Yanagi moves out of range. #TD2#
Stevenson looking to score a takedown here. Yanagi is defending well but Stevenson drives through and ends up in Yanagi's guard.
Stevenson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yanagi is on top in guard. #REVR#
Stevenson wants to improve his position but instead Yanagi has moved into half guard.
Yanagi throwing shots but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yanagi is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yanagi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Yanagi thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.
Stevenson wants to get back to his feet.
Stevenson desperately trying to maintain half guard. #SU#
Yanagi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Yanagi stuffs the takedown.#CL2#
Stevenson pushes Yanagi up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yanagi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yanagi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T3#
Stevenson avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Yanagi moves into the clinch successfully.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Yanagi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#TD2#
Stevenson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stevenson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Stevenson pulls Yanagi in close to his closed guard and prevents Yanagi from doing any damage or advancing position.
Stevenson wants to sweep here but Yanagi controlling him for the moment.
Yanagi is fighting to break Stevenson's control of his arms but Stevenson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stevenson can do anything to dispel that myth.#T4#
Yanagi won't allow Stevenson to sweep him here.
Stevenson wants to stand but Yanagi is controlling the position.
Stevenson wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stevenson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yanagi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Stevenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yanagi defends it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yuudai Yanagi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yanagi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A nice leg kick from Yanagi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yanagi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It appears Yanagi was looking to counter with a kick there.
Stevenson lands with an uppercut that bounces Yanagi off the cage and back into range.
Nice takedown defense from Yanagi. No joy for Stevenson on that attempt.
Yanagi stuffs the takedown.
Yuudai Yanagi is winning the standup battle so far.
Stevenson tries to clinch up
and Yanagi counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yanagi tries to clinch there but Stevenson circles away.
Yanagi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stevenson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson shoots and misses
and Yanagi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stevenson thinking.
Yuudai Yanagi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Noah Stevenson.#T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevenson.
Stevenson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stevenson dives in and grabs Yanagi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yanagi pushes down on Stevenson's head and hops out.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stevenson, as that shot connected.
Yanagi lands with a kick to the temple. Stevenson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stevenson misses with a takedown attempt - Yanagi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stevenson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yanagi doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Yanagi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevenson's hands.
Yanagi swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Yanagi tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Yanagi lands a glancing blow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Yanagi tries a head kick but it misses.
Yanagi throws a body kick that misses.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Yanagi keeps it at a distance.
Yanagi looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yanagi slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevenson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yanagi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stevenson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Yanagi is looking to counter the offense by Stevenson and move into the clinch.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yanagi cracks Stevenson with an open hand slap.#T3#
Yanagi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stevenson takes a step back to recover.
Yanagi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevenson.
Yanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Yanagi defends well and Stevenson ends up having to push Yanagi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A quick step to the side and Yanagi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yanagi tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stevenson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yanagi circles away.
Yanagi misses with a looping right.
Stevenson dives in and grabs Yanagi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yanagi pushes down on Stevenson's head and hops out.
Stevenson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Yanagi.#T4#
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yanagi as he jumps to the side.
Yanagi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yanagi tries to bum rush Stevenson with a series of wild strikes but Stevenson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Yanagi does no damage.
Yanagi scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stevenson shoots for a takedown but Yanagi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Yanagi.
Stevenson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck for Stevenson with that takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuudai Yanagi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yanagi 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: BFA 2: Sydney 2
Date: Sep 04, 2022

#R1#
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blachowicz.
Blachowicz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Blachowicz shoots in for a double leg but Stevenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blachowicz closes the distance and clinches up with Stevenson, looking for a takedown. Blachowicz pushes Stevenson against the cage but Stevenson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson wants to counter with a clinch but Blachowicz pushes him away.#CL2#
Stevenson moves into range and clinches up with Blachowicz.
Stevenson tries a knee to the head but Blachowicz blocks it.
Nice body punch from Stevenson.
Blachowicz tries to break free but Stevenson pushes him back against the cage.
Blachowicz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Stevenson pulls Blachowicz into guard.
Blachowicz preventing the sweep.
Blachowicz throws an elbow that misses. Stevenson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Blachowicz's guard. Nice move by Stevenson!#REVB#
Stevenson landing with the ground and pound. #T1#
Stevenson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stevenson pushes down on Blachowicz's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Stevenson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Stevenson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stevenson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB2#
Stevenson is working for a kimura but Blachowicz is defending it quite comfortably. #T2#
Stevenson moves into full mount! Blachowicz won't be happy about that!
Stevenson scoring with strikes but Blachowicz is staying in there.
Blachowicz is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Stevenson controlling the position easily from mount.
Blachowicz tries to buck Stevenson off but he can't manage it. #T3#
Stevenson scoring with strikes but Blachowicz is staying in there.
Blachowicz wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Blachowicz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stevenson on the ground.
Stevenson controlling his opponent.
Blachowicz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Stevenson is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent. #SUB2#
Stevenson looking to isolate an arm here. Blachowicz doesn't see it coming and as Stevenson extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Stevenson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Noah Stevenson!

Event: BFA 2: Sydney 2
Date: Sep 04, 2022

#R1#
Souza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Souza shapes to counter with a head kick.
Souza looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rodriguez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Souza looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.
Rodriguez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Souza pinned against the cage. Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Souza tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.#CL2#
Souza darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.#TD2#
Souza gets control of Rodriguez's arms and successfully pulls guard. Souza will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#T1#
Rodriguez prevents Souza from getting back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to pass into half guard but Souza pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Souza is in guard.#REVB#
Souza trying to control but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Souza decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rodriguez, up you get!
Rodriguez slaps away a takedown attempt from Souza, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Josh Rodriguez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Souza.#TD#
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Souza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rodriguez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Rodriguez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Souza on the ground.
Souza wants to control but Rodriguez postures up.
Rodriguez trying to control the action but Souza is working from the bottom.
Souza regains half guard.
Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Souza trying to control the position.
Rodriguez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rodriguez manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SUB2#
Souza 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.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully. #T4##SU2#
Souza stands up from Rodriguez's guard - Souza perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rodriguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Souza tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rodriguez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Souza somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rodriguez sprawls well. Rodriguez wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodriguez is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Souza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Souza clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Souza breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Souza has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD2#
Souza is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Rodriguez can't fight it off and eventually Souza manages to take the fight to the floor. Rodriguez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rodriguez keeping moving, preventing Souza from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Souza sitting in guard here, content to control.
Souza wants to control from the top but Rodriguez keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Souza passes into half guard. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rodriguez wants to improve his position but Souza is controlling well.
Jose Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza trying to control the action but Rodriguez is working from the bottom.
Souza thows a huge punch but Rodriguez dodges it nicely. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rodriguez stuffs the takedown.#TD2#
Souza looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Souza passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rodriguez! #T3#
Rodriguez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Souza. #SUB2#
Souza throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Rodriguez has his hands clasped together but Souza breaks the hold and Rodriguez is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Souza!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jose Souza!

Event: BFA 1 - Pena v Blachowicz
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
Gonzalez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzalez off to one side. #TD#
Gonzalez closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Gonzalez trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzalez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzalez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gonzalez tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gonzalez looking to finish with strikes here!
Johnson is trying to stand but he's just given Gonzalez his back.#T1#
Gonzalez missing with strikes.
Gonzalez is looking to control Johnson but Johnson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Gonzalez throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage. #SUB#
Gonzalez is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Johnson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Gonzalez tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.#T2##SUB#
Gonzalez looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gonzalez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
Gonzalez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Gonzalez tries to get the hooks in deep but Johnson pushed the leg off. #SUB#
Gonzalez looking for the choke but no joy. #SUB#
Gonzalez looking for the RNC. #T3##SUB#
Gonzalez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Gonzalez looking for the RNC.
Gonzalez is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in full control for now. #SUB#
Gonzalez is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Gonzalez let's go of the attempt for now.#T4#
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
What can Johnson do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Gonzalez trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Johnson trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez is in full control for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gonzalez trying to control momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Gonzalez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gonzalez dives in for a single leg takedown but Johnson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Gonzalez wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but Gonzalez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.
Gonzalez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet here but Gonzalez is keeping cool and he's managed to take Johnson's back.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Gonzalez working for a choke but Johnson is defending well. #T1##SUB#
Johnson showing good submission defense here.
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but Gonzalez has full control of the position and if anything, Johnson has just worked his way into a worse spot.#SUB#
Gonzalez looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Gonzalez will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!#SUB#
Gonzalez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?#SUB#
Gonzalez patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Johnson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez missing with punches from the back.
Johnson is trying to stand back up.
Gonzalez wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.#SUB#
Gonzalez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here. #T3#
Johnson avoids the strikes from Gonzalez.
Johnson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Gonzalez.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson covering up well and avoiding damage. #SUB#
Gonzalez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Johnson prevents Gonzalez from getting a body triangle.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gonzalez biding his time, controlling Johnson.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Gonzalez's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #SUB#
Gonzalez has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Johnson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Johnson showing good submission defense here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Gonzalez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Johnson connects with a high kick.
Gonzalez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Albert Gonzalez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Gonzalez moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gonzalez after a bit of a struggle.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but Gonzalez has the dominant position.
Johnson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzalez just stands there and leans against the cage.#T1#
Johnson tries to pull guard but Gonzalez holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Albert Gonzalez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Johnson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gonzalez just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnson tries to circle away but Gonzalez has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gonzalez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Johnson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gonzalez missing with knees to the body. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gonzalez has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzalez gets through Johnson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gonzalez scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson jumps guard but Gonzalez turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Gonzalez won't allow it. #TD#
Gonzalez pulls Johnson into guard.
Gonzalez controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself. #SUB#
Gonzalez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Johnson is aware though and is defending well.
Gonzalez has Johnson pulled in close to control his posture. #T3#
Johnson postures up.
Gonzalez bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Johnson's guard. #REVR#
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Gonzalez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Johnson is trying to buck Gonzalez off.#T4#
Gonzalez lands a few punches from side control.
Gonzalez trying to control the position but Johnson is working away. #SUB#
Gonzalez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Gonzalez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gonzalez, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Gonzalez!

Event: BFA 1 - Pena v Blachowicz
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Stevenson has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Stevenson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Stevenson has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones can't break the clinch.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Stevenson.
Jones tries for a takedown but Stevenson manages to get underhooks.
Jones drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #TD2#
Stevenson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stevenson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jones trying to control here.
Stevenson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1##SUB#
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Stevenson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones pulls Stevenson in close to his closed guard and prevents Stevenson from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB#
Jones is looking for a triangle but Stevenson pushes his legs off easily.
Stevenson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jones's guard.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Stevenson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stevenson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Jones has his foot on Stevenson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Stevenson works his way back into a safe position though.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stevenson is one step ahead there.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Stevenson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stevenson has managed to get both his arms back between Jones's legs - danger averted.
Stevenson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stevenson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T3#
Stevenson stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Stevenson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones has control of Stevenson's left arm, preventing Stevenson from doing any damage. #SUB#
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Stevenson defends easily. #SUB#
Jones working for a triangle but Stevenson defends it easily. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Stevenson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Stevenson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jones is proving hard to escape from.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stevenson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jones pulls Stevenson in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Oli Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Stevenson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevenson off to one side. #TD#
Stevenson gets caught napping as Jones dives in and scores a takedown. Stevenson manages to retain guard.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Stevenson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevenson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Stevenson blocks nicely.
Jones stands and throws Stevenson's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Stevenson is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Stevenson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stevenson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Stevenson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jones trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Oli Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stevenson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#SUB#
Jones tries for a kimura but Stevenson is defending well. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones working away.
Jones passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stevenson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Jones looking for a guillotine from mount but Stevenson is having none of it.
Stevenson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones controlling from mount.
Jones wants to control the pace but Stevenson is squirming around nicely.
Jones postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Stevenson looks a forlorn figure.
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevenson can do to turn this around?#T3#
Stevenson working to try and regain half guard.
Jones scoring with strikes but Stevenson is staying in there.
Jones wants to control the pace but Stevenson is squirming around nicely.
Jones cracks Stevenson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena. #SUB#
Stevenson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jones.
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones raining down shots from the mount!
Jones tries to control but Stevenson wriggling away. #T4#
Jones lands with some strikes.#ROC#Stevenson is rocked!#SUB#
Jones has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Stevenson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oli Jones!

Event: BFA 1 - Pena v Blachowicz
Date: Aug 28, 2022

#R1#
Souza goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #TD#
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith stops Souza from getting back to his feet.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Souza for as long as he can get away with.
Smith is thwarting Souza's attempts to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza wants to control the action here but instead Smith manages to pass to full mount! #T1##SU#
Smith stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Souza throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Souza throws a head kick that misses.
Smith is looking to counter punch.#TD#
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Souza!
Souza tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Smith controlling from the full mount.
Smith has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB#
Smith working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Souza looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Smith! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Evan Smith!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 20, 2022

#R1#
Kowalczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawkins wants to counter with a clinch but Kowalczyk pushes him away.
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kowalczyk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dawkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kowalczyk seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some wild striking there from Kowalczyk.
Aleksander Kowalczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Dawkins moves into range and clinches up with Kowalczyk.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalczyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins. #T1#
Dawkins slowing the pace effectively.
Dawkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dawkins receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins tries to stall but Kowalczyk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dawkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kowalczyk avoids it.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dawkins - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kowalczyk wants to get back to striking at distance but Dawkins won't allow it.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Dawkins leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land. #T3#
Dawkins misses with some punches.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins is trying to stall.
Dawkins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dawkins seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Kowalczyk can't break the clinch.
Kowalczyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dawkins wants to stall.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins trying to control the position but instead, Kowalczyk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dawkins into the cage.
Kowalczyk tries to break free but Dawkins pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawkins working aggressively here.
Dawkins effectively controlling the action here.
Kowalczyk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Dawkins dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Dawkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kowalczyk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dawkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Dawkins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalczyk is defending well for now.
Dawkins misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Dawkins fails to land.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Dawkins missing with knees to the body.
Dawkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
Kowalczyk can't break the clinch.
Dawkins keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kowalczyk's efforts to push away.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dawkins throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Kowalczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dawkins is pushing Kowalczyk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Casey Dawkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins wants to stall.
Dawkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kowalczyk managing to block the knees to the body from Dawkins.
Dawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
Dawkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Dawkins into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dawkins.
The referee calls for Dawkins to work.
Dawkins trying to stall but Kowalczyk improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Casey Dawkins.#CL2#
Kowalczyk gets tackled into the cage by Dawkins. Dawkins maintains the clinch.
Kowalczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Dawkins has double underhooks.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Dawkins. #T4#
Kowalczyk can't break the clinch.
Dawkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dawkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kowalczyk is keeping busy.
Kowalczyk blocking some punches.
Dawkins holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Dawkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Casey Dawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Kowalczyk throws a head kick but Dawkins moves out of range.
Kowalczyk moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dawkins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kowalczyk misses with an uppercut.
Dawkins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kowalczyk.
Kowalczyk misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL#
Kowalczyk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dawkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Kowalczyk blocks a body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dawkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dawkins is trying to maintain a safe position but Kowalczyk gets an underhook and turns Dawkins into the cage.#T1#
Dawkins slows down the pace here.
Dawkins misses with the head strike.
Dawkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Kowalczyk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kowalczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dawkins prevents Kowalczyk from breaking the clinch.
Dawkins effectively controlling the action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kowalczyk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Dawkins to work.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dawkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kowalczyk's brow.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dawkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kowalczyk prevents a body shot from Dawkins.
Dawkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dawkins has Kowalczyk pressed against the cage, preventing Kowalczyk from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T3#
Dawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins stalling the fight.
Dawkins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kowalczyk as Dawkins tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Casey Dawkins.#CL#
Kowalczyk takes the fight into the clinch.
Dawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawkins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kowalczyk.
Dawkins working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Kowalczyk's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Casey Dawkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Kowalczyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kowalczyk is trying to push Dawkins away but Dawkins has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Dawkins working aggressively here.
Dawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawkins throws a head punch that misses.
Kowalczyk blocks an uppercut.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dawkins prevents Kowalczyk from breaking the clinch.
Aleksander Kowalczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawkins trying to stall but Kowalczyk improves his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey Dawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dawkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Casey Dawkins!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 20, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Gonzalez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving.
Gonzalez postures up in Flynn's guard and throws a big left but Flynn blocks it.
Gonzalez won't allow Flynn to get back to his feet.
Flynn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gonzalez on the ground.
Flynn working a defensive guard here.
Flynn keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Flynn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flynn trying to control the position.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Flynn keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T1#
Flynn with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flynn thinking.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Flynn is avoiding it.
No joy there for Flynn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Flynn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gonzalez's waist but Gonzalez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flynn off to one side.
Flynn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flynn is breathing heavily.
Flynn wants to clinch up but Gonzalez keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nice shot by Gonzalez.#TD2#
Gonzalez shoots in and gets a takedown into Flynn's guard.
Flynn is wriggling around but Gonzalez manages to pass to half guard. #REVR#
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Flynn avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzalez. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gonzalez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gonzalez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gonzalez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gonzalez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Flynn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gonzalez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gonzalez wants to control but Flynn is keeping him busy.
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gonzalez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flynn keeps working. #T3#
Gonzalez trying to mount his opponent but Flynn defends it.
Flynn is not content to let Gonzalez control the position.
Gonzalez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gonzalez content to control rather than advance. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Gonzalez manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Flynn on his heels. He'll look to pass Flynn's guard now, I'm sure.
Flynn is looking to stand back up but Gonzalez counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Flynn. #ROC2#Flynn is rocked!#REVR#
Oh Flynn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gonzalez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Gonzalez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gonzalez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SU2#
Gonzalez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #T4##TD2#
Gonzalez gets a big slam - oh, Flynn is out! Flynn is out! That's a nasty KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Albert Gonzalez!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 03, 2022

#R1#
A right-left combo lands from Green.
Green scores with a one two! Petrov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Green lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Green throws a shot to the body.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Green digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Green lands with a nice combination. Petrov backs away looking to recover.
Green throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Green cracks a nice hook into Petrov's ribs.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrov.
Green looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
Green connects with a leg kick.
Petrov has a takedown stuffed.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Petrov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD2#
Petrov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #T2#
Petrov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Petrov is stalling here. Green is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Petrov seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Green has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
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!#SUB#
Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Petrov has escaped the position, nice work there.
Petrov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Green is controlling him well.
Petrov seems a little lost for a moment, as Green dominates the positioning.
Green wants to control for a moment but Petrov uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Green trying to control from half guard but Petrov is working away. #T3#
Still in half guard, Green seems content to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Petrov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Green is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Petrov reverses the position - he's now on top in Green's guard.
Green pulls Petrov in close to prevent any damage.
Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Petrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Green is trying to control the position but Petrov postures up.
Green pulls Petrov in close to prevent any damage.
Petrov throws a strike but Green rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Green looking to sit in guard and control but Petrov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Green tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Petrov working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Green trying to keep a closed guard but Petrov is proving a slippery customer.
Petrov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Green is controlling Petrov's posture.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Green dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Green connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.#CL#
Green has closed the distance and engaged Petrov in a clinch.
Green tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Petrov's elbow.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Petrov avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Green misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands a nice uppercut.#BC2#
Petrov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Green lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Green lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Petrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Green shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Green fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Green throws a quick inside leg kick.
Green pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Petrov back to the cage. Green follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
David Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Green counters with a right hand to the body.
Green lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Green.
Petrov shoots in looking for a takedown. Green tries to sprawl out of it but Petrov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Green manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
David Green is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T2#
Green swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Green goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Petrov throws a counter combo.
Green throws a combination. Petrov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Green digs a good body shot into Petrov's ribs.
Green throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrov's waist but Petrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Green off to one side.
Petrov is looking for the big counter here.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Green closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice body punch from Green.
Green uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Green half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Green misses with the combination. #T3#
Petrov fails with the takedown.
David Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vladislav Petrov.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green throws a series of strikes that have Petrov backpedaling.
Green stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Green misses with the combination.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Green throws a chopping leg kick but Petrov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Green.#TD2#
Petrov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Green keeping full guard, as Petrov tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green keeping full guard, as Petrov tries to pass.
Petrov trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Green dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Green lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Petrov circles away quickly and effectively.
Green digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
Green lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Green.
Green lands a jab to Petrov's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Green scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Green! #ROC#Petrov is rocked!
Green rushes Petrov with punches - Petrov moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Petrov goes down! Green follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Green!

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