Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: KOP 390 04
Date: Mar 24, 2023

#R1#
Webb throws a front kick that sends Lloyd stumbling back into the cage.
Lloyd on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jamie Webb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webb scores with a jab.#CL2#
Webb rushes Lloyd and presses him up against the cage.
Webb works on Lloyd's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Webb manages to break the clinch.
Lloyd throws a right hand that misses
and Webb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Webb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lloyd at a distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Webb.
Webb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lloyd under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Webb jabs Lloyd to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Webb.#CL2#
Webb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lloyd, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Webb.
Webb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lloyd working hard to break the clinch.
Lloyd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
Lloyd is trying to break free.
Webb is leaning against Lloyd and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lloyd is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Webb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Webb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lloyd backwards.
Webb works on Lloyd's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Webb manages to break the clinch.
Lloyd takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #ROC2#Lloyd is rocked!
Webb scores with a hook to the body. Lloyd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oh Lloyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Webb gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Webb's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Webb ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Lloyd's jaw. Lloyd's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Webb does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Webb!
Jamie Webb is the new bantamweight champion!
Jamie Webb decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.

Event: RISE 151
Date: Mar 12, 2023

#R1#
Fergusson scores with a hook to the body. James takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fergusson scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Fergusson blocks the low kick.
James pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fergusson is out of range and James settles back down. #CL2#
James clinches with his opponent.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Fergusson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James looking to stall.
Fergusson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James pushes Fergusson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James misses with the head strike.
Fergusson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Fergusson tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fergusson backwards.
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!
James misses with a punch to the body.
James is trying to maintain a safe position but Fergusson gets an underhook and turns James into the cage.
James misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James gets through Fergusson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Fergusson.
Fergusson working aggressively here.
James lands with a left to the head.
James lands with a left to the head.
Fergusson blocks an uppercut.
Fergusson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#BC#
Fergusson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
James closes the distance and clinches.
James working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fergusson stalling.
James lands with a short shot to the head.
Fergusson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fergusson prevents a body shot from James.
James blocking some punches.
James lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fergusson letting James take a breather here.
James blocks a body shot from Fergusson.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Fergusson slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fergusson.
Fergusson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from James.
James tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fergusson avoids it.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
James lands a hook that snaps the head of Fergusson backwards.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fergusson is keeping busy.#BC#
Fergusson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fergusson throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Fergusson misses with a right hand
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James works the jab nicely.
James tries to clinch but Fergusson moves out of range.
James throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James throws a shot from downtown. Fergusson moves away and avoids it.
James throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Fergusson.
Fergusson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fergusson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent James stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fergusson throws a lazy uppercut
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
James scores with a shot to the body.
James wants to clinch.
James takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fergusson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by James.
Fergusson throws a quick counter head kick but James was just out of range.
James lands with a right hand. #T4#
James tries to land a leg kick but Fergusson saw it coming and moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Fergusson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fergusson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
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!
Fergusson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fergusson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from James.
Fergusson connects with a single shot there.
Jesse James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fergusson tries a head kick but it misses.
James wants to clinch up but Fergusson keeps it at a distance.
Fergusson is looking to counter punch.
Fergusson throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James tries to clinch up.
James misses with a hook.
James with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fergusson to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
James clinches up against the cage.
Fergusson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fergusson misses with a punch on the inside.
James works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse James dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
James works the jab nicely.
James has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fergusson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A low kick from James misses
and Fergusson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James misses with a low kick.
A good leg kick by James.
Fergusson fails to land with a series of punches.
Fergusson misses with a low kick.
Fergusson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fergusson.
Fergusson lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fergusson has time to react.
Fergusson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
James takes one to the side of the head.
James lands a nice shot that snaps Fergusson's head back.
Fergusson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fergusson misses with a leg kick
and James counters with a straight right hand.
Fergusson cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fergusson swats away the attempt to clinch by James.#T1#
Fergusson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Good leg kick by James.
Fergusson misses with a hook.
Fergusson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fergusson throws an overhand right that lands on James's shoulder, as James tries to avoid the shot.
James misses with a body shot.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
James throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Fergusson to counter with a crisp jab.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fergusson.
Fergusson keeps the fight on the outside.
Fergusson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
James throws a jab when Fergusson was well out of range.
James avoids the head kick by Fergusson.
James is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Fergusson with a body shot.
Fergusson misses with a jab, cross combination.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T2#
Fergusson misses with a looping right.
James swings for the body but Fergusson moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Fergusson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
James lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fergusson tries a head kick but it misses.
James takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fergusson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
James misses with a leg kick
and Fergusson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fergusson moves out of range as James strikes.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Fergusson circles away.
James misses with a low kick.
Fergusson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fergusson moves into range and connects with a jab.
James connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fergusson just misses with a punch to the body.
Fergusson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James is looking to clinch but Fergusson is avoiding it. #T3#
Fergusson lands with a nice body punch.
James throws a big shot that misses.
Shane Fergusson is winning the standup battle so far.
Fergusson slips under a jab.#CL2#
Fergusson tries to keep at a distance but James has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fergusson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fergusson taking a breather.
James tries to throw a body punch but Fergusson avoids it by throwing James back against the cage.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Fergusson.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
James misses with the head strike.
Fergusson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fergusson blocking some punches.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Fergusson.
Fergusson trying to land knees to the body.
James lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fergusson as James tries to tie him up. #T4#
Fergusson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fergusson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fergusson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fergusson lands a nice uppercut.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Fergusson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jamess head.
Fergusson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
Fergusson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fergusson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
James presses Fergusson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
James lands a body shot.
James blocking some punches.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from James on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fergusson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fergusson prevents a body shot from James.
James lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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 Shane Fergusson will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fergusson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Fergusson scores with a nice head shot.
James misses with a body shot.
Fergusson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fergusson looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Fergusson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fergusson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from James misses.
Fergusson circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Fergusson to counter with a crisp jab.
Fergusson takes a swing at James's ribcage but misses.
Fergusson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fergusson slips under a jab.
Fergusson is looking to counter with head kicks.
A lazy left from James finds it's target.
A cross from Fergusson lands.
Fergusson misses with a body kick.
Fergusson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Nice body punch from James.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fergusson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fergusson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Fergusson throws a hook but James blocks it.
Fergusson misses with the body kick
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from James is predictable there
and Fergusson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice cross by Fergusson.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from James.
Fergusson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by James. James obviously looking to wear him down.
James throws a jab but it's blocked by Fergusson.
James misses with an uppercut.
Fergusson looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Fergusson blocks a leg kick.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fergusson throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fergusson throws out the jab.
Fergusson lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back. #T2#
James misses with a leg kick.
James moves in looking to clinch but Fergusson pushes him off.
Fergusson scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Fergusson misses with a shot to the body
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL2#
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James takes a shot to the head.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Fergusson controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Fergusson fails to land.
Fergusson can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fergusson.
Fergusson avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Fergusson pushes James back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
James tries to land knees in the clinch but Fergusson avoids the damage to the body.
James misses with the head strike.
Fergusson presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fergusson tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fergusson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T3#
Fergusson is trying to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fergusson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James trying to control the position but instead, Fergusson has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fergusson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James struggles to land a body shot inside as Fergusson controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from James.
Fergusson is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Fergusson manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Fergusson. That snapped James's head back.
A low kick from Fergusson misses
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Fergusson.
Fergusson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fergusson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
James cracks a nice hook into Fergusson's ribs.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Fergusson circles away.
Fergusson misses with a hook.
James moves out of range of the body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by James.
Fergusson looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
Fergusson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from James.#CL2#
James gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fergusson struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Fergusson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for James.
Fergusson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fergusson is defending well for now.
Fergusson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Fergusson.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Fergusson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fergusson 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Fergusson!
A very excited looking Shane Fergusson 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: KOP 390 03
Date: Feb 24, 2023

#R1#
Hammerstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hammerstein looks to throw the jab but Griffiths is out of range.
Griffiths scores with the left hand. Hammerstein knows he should have avoided that one. #TD2#
Hammerstein shoots in and bounces Griffiths off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hammerstein controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerstein is pushing down on Griffiths's leg trying to pass to half guard. Griffiths is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammerstein has managed to sneak the leg through.
Griffiths knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hammerstein on the ground.
Hammerstein tries to pass to full mount but Griffiths defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerstein is taking a breather. Griffiths says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Hammerstein is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Griffiths defends it well. #T1#
Hammerstein trying to control from half guard but Griffiths is working away. #SUB2#
Hammerstein is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB2#
Hammerstein is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Griffiths still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Griffiths has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Hammerstein gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #T2#
Hammerstein is looking for a sweep. Griffiths is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hammerstein trying to control here.
Hammerstein tries to roll over but Griffiths keeps him under control.
Hammerstein makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hammerstein.
Hammerstein trying to keep a closed guard but Griffiths is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
Hammerstein looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Griffiths puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hammerstein wants to improve his position but Griffiths is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hammerstein has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Griffiths is working away from the top position though.
Hammerstein is looking to improve his position. #SU#
Griffiths postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hammerstein to stand up.
Griffiths missing with a left hand there. Hammerstein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Griffiths slips a straight right by Hammerstein.
Hammerstein throws a hook but Griffiths avoids it easily.#TD2#
Hammerstein drives through with a takedown into guard.

Griffiths has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hammerstein off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Griffiths looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hammerstein misses with a hook.#TD2#
Hammerstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Griffiths!
Griffiths is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB2#
Hammerstein working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Hammerstein is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Griffiths is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kian Griffiths will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Griffiths misses with an uppercut. #TD2#
Hammerstein gets a double leg takedown into Griffiths's guard.
Hammerstein is pushing down on Griffiths's leg trying to pass to half guard. Griffiths is fighting to maintain full guard but Hammerstein has managed to sneak the leg through.
Griffiths won't allow Hammerstein to pass to mount. #SUB2#
Hammerstein seems to be working for a kimura but Griffiths defends the submission attempt.#SUB2#
Hammerstein is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hammerstein throws a strike but Griffiths avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Hammerstein has gone for a leg lock! Griffiths slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hammerstein's guard.#REVR#
Hammerstein manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Griffiths manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Hammerstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffiths is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerstein advances to half guard. #SUB2#
Hammerstein is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hammerstein passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Hammerstein controlling the position easily from mount.
Hammerstein forces the positional change into back control. #SUB2#
Hammerstein looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Griffiths taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jerry Hammerstein!
Jerry Hammerstein is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Jerry Hammerstein thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: GAMT #90
Date: Feb 18, 2023

#R1#
Jackson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Robinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Jackson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson tries to bum rush Robinson with a series of wild strikes but Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jackson.#KD#
Jackson scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Robinson beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.#ROC#Robinson is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson drops his guard momentarily, allowing Jackson to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Robinson! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Jackson takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Franko Jackson!
A relieved looking Franko Jackson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: ENIGMA 151
Date: Feb 05, 2023

#R1#
Dracul misses with a hook
and Mumba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dracul throws an overhand right that lands on Mumba's shoulder, as Mumba tries to avoid the shot.
Mumba looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mumba slips a jab from Dracul.
Mumba bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dracul's head backwards.
Nice uppercut lands for Dracul. That snapped Mumba's head back.
Mumba uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dracul.
Dracul swinging wildly here.
Dracul throws an overhand right that lands on Mumba's shoulder, as Mumba tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dracul on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dracul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mumba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dracul thinking.
Vlad Dracul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Dracul misses.
Dracul looks to land a right hand but Mumba moved out of range.#T1#
Mumba will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dracul cracks Mumba with an open hand slap.
Dracul misses with a body shot.
Mumba let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dracul misses with a right hand
enabling Mumba to counter with a crisp jab.
Dracul misses with an uppercut.
Dracul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mumba throws out the jab.
Dracul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mumba throws out a counter right but Dracul avoids it with no problem.
Dracul just misses with a punch to the body.
Dracul misses with a hook
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mumba walks into a left hand.
Dracul looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumba is just out of range.#T2#
Dracul throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mumba counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice body punch from Dracul.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dracul misses with a wild body shot.
Mumba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dracul under the eye.
Mumba has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dracul.
Dracul misses with a lunging right hand #KD2#
and Mumba counters with a nice right hand that sends Dracul toppling to the canvas! Dracul scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mumba finish him?!#ROC2#Dracul is rocked!
Dracul throws a body kick that misses.
Mumba displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dracul throws out the jab.
Mumba throws a hook to the side of Dracul's head but Dracul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dracul throws an off balance right hand
and Mumba counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Dracul finds it's target.
Dracul lands with a good body shot.#T3#
Dracul defending well as Mumba loads up on a big left hand.
Mumba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dracul.
Mumba now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mumba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dracul throws a big shot that misses.
Mumba throws out a counter right but Dracul avoids it with no problem.
Dracul lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mumba circles away quickly and effectively.
Dracul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mumba.
Dracul throws a jab when Mumba was well out of range.
Dracul throws a right hand that misses
and Dracul takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mumba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dracul throws a right hand that misses
letting Mumba counter with a right hand.
Dracul moves out of range of the strikes.
Dracul tries to bum rush Mumba with a series of wild strikes but Mumba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Mumba drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dracul misses the shot to the body.
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!
Dracul misses with a hook. Mumba ducked under it nicely.
Dracul misses with an uppercut
and Mumba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#KD2#
Mumba cracks Dracul with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dracul looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Mumba finish him?
Oh Dracul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters circling - Mumba throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dracul seems to have got his legs back now.#KD2#
Mumba lands a big uppercut and Dracul crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dracul looks OK. Mumba waves Dracul back to his feet!
Mumba might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dracul throws a lazy uppercut
and Mumba counters with a right hand from hell and Dracul is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kwawi Mumba!
Our winner, Kwawi Mumba, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DC 25: Field Trip!
Date: Feb 05, 2023

#R1#
Talvela moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Talvela walks into a straight right hand from Oquendo.
Talvela swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Talvela has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Heavy Metal in the buildup to the fight.
Talvela throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Oquendo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Talvela won't be happy with that.
Talvela is looking to reverse the position.
Talvela is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Oquendo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Talvela.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talvela makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Talvela.
Talvela is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
Talvela working for a triangle but Oquendo defends it easily.
Talvela trying to control the position. #T1##SUB#
Talvela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Oquendo defends it easily.
Oquendo wanted to stand there but Talvela had control of the position.
Oquendo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Talvela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Talvela wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Talvela is on top in guard. #REVR#
Talvela pushing down on Oquendo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Talvela lands strikes from half guard.
Talvela trying to control from half guard but Oquendo is working away.
Talvela moves nicely into side control. #SUB#
Talvela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Talvela throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Oquendo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#T3#
Oquendo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Talvela.
Talvela scoring with punches from side control.
Talvela misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Talvela wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oquendo keeps working.
Talvela working the ground and pound from side control.
Talvela scores with punches from side control.
Oquendo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Talvela landing strikes.
Talvela is working Oquendo over with some ground and pound from side control. #T4#
Talvela wants to control but Oquendo is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Talvela working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Talvela creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Oquendo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Talvela throws an elbow but Oquendo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Talvela working the ground and pound.
Talvela scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oquendo is pushing Talvela's head away, looking to escape. Talvela manages to hold on to the position though.
Talvela working the ground and pound from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paavo Talvela 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#
Talvela misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Oquendo to counter with a crisp jab.
Oquendo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talvela manages to avoid it.
Talvela is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oquendo can do to turn this around?
Oquendo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Talvela ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Talvela is looking for a counter combo.
Talvela throws a nice looking combination but Oquendo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oquendo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Oquendo with a nice calf kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oquendo.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talvela's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oquendo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oquendo scores with a hook to the body. Talvela takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Talvela loads up on a big right hand but Oquendo slips the punch.#T1#
Oquendo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talvela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oquendo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talvela half committed to a counter leg kick.
Talvela takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Talvela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oquendo connects with a body shot.
Oquendo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talvela tried to counter with a leg kick but Oquendo avoided it.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oquendo thuds his shin into the meat of Talvela's side.
Oquendo throws a lazy uppercut #TD#
and Talvela counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talvela working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Talvela with the ground and pound but Oquendo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Talvela missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
Oquendo wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Talvela is looking for a kimura here.
Ground and pound from Talvela.
Talvela has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Talvela looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Talvela thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Oquendo's head. #ES2#
Oquendo manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Talvela keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #T3#
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oquendo.
Oquendo struggles to land a body shot inside as Talvela controls his hands.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Oquendo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Talvela misses with a punch on the inside.
Talvela lands a right hand.
Oquendo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oquendo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oquendo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Oquendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talvela misses with a punch on the inside.
Oquendo blocks an uppercut.
Talvela lands a nice uppercut.
Oquendo gets through Talvela's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Talvela has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Oquendo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oquendo misses with some punches. #BC2#
Oquendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oquendo misses with a straight left. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oquendo tries to work over Talvela's front leg with a kick but Talvela checks it.
Oquendo cracks Talvela with a right hand to the side of the head.
Talvela moves out of range of the leg kick from Oquendo.
Talvela drops down looking for a counter takedown but Oquendo sprawls and moves away.
Talvela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Oquendo tries to avoid it but Talvela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Oquendo to the ground. Oquendo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oquendo feints the counter takedown.
Talvela ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
It looked like Talvela wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oquendo misses with a hook
enabling Talvela to counter with a crisp jab.
Oquendo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talvela.
Oquendo moves out of range as Talvela strikes.
Oquendo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talvela's sensitive parts.
Oquendo jabs Talvela right on the nose. Talvela blinks but takes it well.
Talvela avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talvela went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oquendo misses with a hook
and Talvela counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cuervo Oquendo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Talvela's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Oquendo misses with a jab to the body
and Talvela counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Talvela throws a nice head kick!
Talvela throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oquendo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talvela counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Oquendo is rocked!
Oquendo throws a hook but Talvela blocks it.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Talvela avoids the punch easily.
Talvela went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Oquendo misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oquendo lands a right hook to the body.
Oquendo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talvela closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Talvela uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oquendo. #T1#
Oquendo lands the left hand.
Talvela checks a leg kick.
Oquendo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Talvela checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cuervo Oquendo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Oquendo swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Talvela counter with a right hand.
Oquendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talvela.
Talvela throwing a counter right hand but Oquendo manages to avoid it.
Talvela moves out of range as Oquendo strikes.
Talvela fires out a quick counter leg kick but Oquendo just manages to avoid it.
Oquendo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talvela counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Oquendo! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Talvela!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paavo Talvela!
Paavo Talvela retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Paavo Talvela thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GAMT #89
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1#
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harper.
Sloppy strikes from Da Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Harper swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Da Silva misses with a double jab.
Da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Da Silva.
Harper throws a body shot but no joy.
Harper throws a shot from downtown. Da Silva moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
Harper has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper misses with some punches.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Nice body punch from Harper - that landed with a thud.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper working aggressively here.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike. #T2#
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.#T3#
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harper works on Da Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Da Silva looks winded!
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Silva or not.
Da Silva prevents a body shot from Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper tries to work over Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Harper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Silva is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harper lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Harper 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##CL#
Harper has managed to clinch.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper working aggressively here.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Harper misses with some punches.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper is working Da Silva over against the cage.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Harper.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T1#
Harper lands a left hand.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Da Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Harper missing with knees to the body.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Harper presses Da Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it. #T2#
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Archie Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper working aggressively here.
Da Silva avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Da Silvas head.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Harper.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Silva controls his hands.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper tries to work over Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Da Silva tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Da Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Harper keeps control of Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Archie Harper dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Harper jabs Da Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harper misses with a straight left.
Some bone on bone action there as Da Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Harper just misses with a punch to the body.
Harper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Da Silva lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Da Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Silva tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Da Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Harper.
Da Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper throws a quick inside leg kick.
Harper scores with a hook.
Harper is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Da Silva.
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harper. #T1#
A low kick lands for Harper. #CL#
Harper moves into range and clinches up with Da Silva.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Harper struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Silva controls his hands.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Harper throws a head punch that misses.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Harper.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T2#
Harper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper has a couple of punches blocked by Da Silva.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper tries a body shot but Da Silva blocks it.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
Da Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch. #T3#
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Da Silva tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harper keeps control of Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Harper.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
A short left from Harper.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
Harper lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper cracks Da Silva with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva blocks a body shot from Harper.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.
Archie Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Da Silva or not.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper pushes Da Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Harper.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Alwalda Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harper lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Archie Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Archie Harper!

Event: HFC 34:Caceres vs Romero
Date: Feb 04, 2023

#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Navarro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Alampi struggles to land a body shot inside as Navarro controls his hands.
A short right from Alampi.
Navarro can't find room to land a body shot as Alampi controls the action.
Alampi blocking some punches. #TD#
Alampi pulls guard successfully.
Alampi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alampi wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Navarro is now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alampi is pressing down on Navarro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Navarro is sitting in close to Alampi's body. Alampi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Navarro is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Navarro is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Alampi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gianluca Alampi!
A very excited looking Gianluca Alampi 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: RISE 138
Date: Jan 29, 2023

#R1#
Holliday throws a shot from downtown. Zweihander moves away and avoids it.
John Henry Holliday seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holliday misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Zweihander to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT#It looks like John Henry Holliday has been cut.
Holliday has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zweihander.
Holliday on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Zweihander 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zweihander keeps the fight on the outside.
Zweihander gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Holliday.
Zweihander looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zweihander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Holliday clinches.
Holliday misses with some punches.
Zweihander blocks a body shot from Holliday.
Zweihander makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holliday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zweihander lands with a short shot to the head.
Holliday misses with some punches.
Zweihander blocking some punches. #T1#
Holliday working aggressively here.
Zweihander lands an uppercut.
Holliday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zweihander misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holliday. #BC#
Zweihander breaks the clinch.
Holliday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zweihander.
Zweihander is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Holliday catches Zweihander with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zweihander avoids the body shot from Holliday.
The fighters circling - Holliday throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Zweihander on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Holliday fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zweihander, pushing him back against the cage.
Holliday misses with a body punch.
Zweihander lands a hook that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Zweihander blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zweihander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Zweihander.
Zweihander has a couple of punches blocked by Holliday. #T2#
Zweihander lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zweihander swings wildly with an uppercut but Holliday uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zweihander misses with a punch to the body.
Holliday throws a head punch that misses.
Holliday presses Zweihander against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zweihander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Holliday misses with a punch on the inside.
Zweihander working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Holliday makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Holliday tries to work over Zweihander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zweihander creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Holliday tries to work over Zweihander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Holliday.
Holliday working aggressively here.
Zweihander lands a shot to the body.
Holliday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Zweihander avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage.
Holliday lands a body punch.
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Zweihander avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage. #T3#
A short right from Holliday.
Zweihander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zweihander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zweihander lands a right hand that snaps the head of Holliday backwards. #BC#
Zweihander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zweihander lands with a cross. #CL2#
Holliday moves into range and clinches up with Zweihander.
Zweihander is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zweihander stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Zweihander fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zweihander backwards.
Holliday lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zweihander misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Zweihander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zweihander digs a right hand into Holliday's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holliday's gas tank.
Holliday lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zweihander is trying to push Holliday away but Holliday has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holliday lands with a light punch inside. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zweihander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
Holliday works on Zweihander's body with a couple of short punches.
Holliday misses with a body punch.
Holliday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holliday.
Still in the clinch, Holliday scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC2#Zweihander is rocked!
Holliday swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holliday misses with some punches.
Holliday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday throws a head punch that misses.
Holliday throws a head punch that misses.
Zweihander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zweihander tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Holliday.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holliday tries to throw a body punch but Zweihander avoids it by throwing Holliday back against the cage.
Holliday misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zweihander lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zweihander goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Henry Holliday will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Henry Holliday's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Holliday has Zweihander up against the cage in a clinch.
Holliday prevents Zweihander from breaking the clinch.
Zweihander throws a punch but it's blocked by Holliday.
Nice body punch from Holliday. #BC#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zweihander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holliday tries to clinch but Zweihander moves out of range.
Zweihander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holliday tries to clinch up
and Zweihander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T1#
Zweihander working aggressively here.
Holliday tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zweihander blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holliday misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zweihander presses Holliday against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Holliday doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zweihander wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holliday gets through Zweihander's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holliday scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zweihander tries to work over Holliday's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zweihander blocking some punches.
Zweihander wants to get back to striking at distance but Holliday won't allow it. #BC#
Zweihander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zweihander throws a body shot but no joy.
Holliday tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holliday scores with the left hand. Zweihander knows he should have avoided that one. #T2#
Holliday defending well as Zweihander loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Holliday clinches.
Holliday lands with a light punch inside.
Zweihander tries a body shot but Holliday blocks it.
Zweihander gets through Holliday's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holliday throws a head punch that misses.
Holliday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zweihander's elbow.
Zweihander misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Zweihander escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Holliday moves into the clinch successfully.
John Henry Holliday seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Zweihander.
Zweihander misses with the head strike.
Zweihander lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Zweihander. #BC#
Zweihander breaks from the clinch. #T3#
Holliday tries to clinch there but Zweihander circles away.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zweihander.
Holliday tries to clinch but Zweihander is having none of it.
Holliday tries to clinch there but Zweihander circles away.
Holliday closes the distance but Zweihander moves to the side
letting Zweihander counter with a right hand.
Zweihander avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zweihander misses with a right hand
and Holliday counters with a left to the body.
Holliday on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holliday tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zweihander paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holliday tries to clinch
and Zweihander counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Some wild striking there from Zweihander.
Holliday tries to clinch there but Zweihander circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Zweihander misses the target.
Zweihander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holliday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zweihander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holliday is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Holliday has Zweihander up against the cage in a clinch.
Zweihander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holliday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zweihander tries a body shot but Holliday blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kurt Zweihander will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Henry Holliday's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Holliday works the jab nicely.#CUT2#It looks like Kurt Zweihander has been cut.#CL2#
Holliday gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Zweihander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holliday steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zweihander.
Zweihander circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Zweihander counter with a right hand.
Zweihander throws a sloppy body shot
and Holliday counters with a slapping leg kick.
Zweihander moves out of range as Holliday strikes.
Holliday has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zweihander circles away from the clinch attempt.
Zweihander swats away the attempt to clinch by Holliday.
Holliday ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Holliday cracks a nice hook into Zweihander's ribs.
Zweihander is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holliday wants to clinch up but Zweihander keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Holliday clinches up with Zweihander and pushes him back against the cage.
Zweihander can't find room to land a body shot as Holliday controls the action.
A short uppercut from Holliday.
Zweihander doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holliday.
Holliday tries to work over Zweihander's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday throws a punch but it's blocked by Zweihander.
A short body shot lands from Zweihander as the two fighters clinch.
Holliday working aggressively here.
Zweihander tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Holliday's elbow.
Holliday swings wildly with an uppercut but Zweihander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Holliday tries a body shot but Zweihander blocks it. #T2#
Holliday misses with a punch on the inside.
Holliday lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zweihander backwards.
A short right from Holliday.
Zweihander misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Holliday.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Holliday.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Holliday on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
Holliday misses with a punch on the inside.
Holliday lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Oh Zweihander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Holliday has a couple of punches blocked by Zweihander.
Zweihander pushes Holliday back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Holliday fails to land.
Holliday scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holliday tries a body shot but Zweihander blocks it. #BC#
Zweihander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kurt Zweihander is winning the standup battle so far.
Holliday tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Zweihander counters with a right hand to the body.
Holliday fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Holliday pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zweihander seems to have got his legs back now.
Holliday throws a hook but Zweihander blocks it.
Zweihander half committed to a counter leg kick.#CL2#
Holliday clinches up against the cage.
Holliday blocks an uppercut.
Zweihander lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holliday backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Holliday.
Zweihander tries to throw a body punch but Holliday avoids it by throwing Zweihander back against the cage.
Zweihander blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #KD2#
Holliday drops Zweihander onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Zweihander is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Holliday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holliday unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zweihander! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Holliday is unloading with more strikes now! Zweihander drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry Holliday!
A very excited looking John Henry Holliday rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: RISE 137
Date: Jan 22, 2023

#R1#
An inside leg kick from Fedorov misses.
No joy there for Fedorov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
James appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Fedorov missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fedorov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedorov was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Fedorov misses with a straight left.
James thows a left - swing and a miss!
James scores with a body shot.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fedorov moves away.
Fedorov throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Fedorov misses.
James scores with a push kick.
James is looking to clinch but Fedorov is avoiding it.
Fedorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James tries to clinch but Fedorov is having none of it. #CL2#
James clinches up with Fedorov and pushes him back against the cage.
Fedorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Fedorov controls the action.
James is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fedorov is keeping busy.#T1#
Fedorov has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedorov lands with a light punch inside.
Fedorov avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
James lands with a light punch inside.
Fedorov lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, James creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fedorov misses with a punch to the body.
James takes a shot to the head.
Fedorov prevents a body shot from James.
James lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fedorov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Fedorov controls the action.
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!
Fedorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fedorov pressing his opponent against the cage.
Fedorov managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James lands a left hand. #T2#
James wants to stall.
A short uppercut from James.
Fedorov tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James takes a shot to the head.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Fedorov controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Fedorov.
Fedorov lands a nice uppercut.
James working aggressively here.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
James tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fedorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedorov struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
Fedorov swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Fedorov.
Nice body punch from Fedorov.
Fedorov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fedorov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with James's elbow. #T3#
Fedorov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James misses with some punches.
Fedorov looking to slow down the pace here.
Fedorov lands a nice uppercut.
Fedorov misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a punch on the inside.
Fedorov displaying some good clinch control by pressing James up against the cage.
James blocking some punches.
James wants to stall.
Fedorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fedorov gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Fedorov digs a right hand into James's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on James's gas tank.
Fedorov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fedorov takes a shot to the head. #T4#
Fedorov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fedorov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fedorov takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
James lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Fedorov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Fedorov stalls.
Fedorov looking to stall.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fedorov.
Fedorov misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
A right handed body shot lands from Fedorov.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
James misses with the head strike.
James trying to control the position but instead, Fedorov has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fedorov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fedorov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Nice defenses there by James.
James lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fedorov at a distance.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Fedorov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
James throws a big shot that misses.
James scores with a hook to the body. Fedorov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fedorov checks the leg kick.
Fedorov misses with a straight right.
Fedorov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but James is out of range.
James gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fedorov throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Fedorov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Fedorov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fedorov blocks a low kick nicely.
Fedorov throwing a counter right hand but James manages to avoid it.
Fedorov looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Fedorov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nathan Fedorov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fedorov avoids the body shot from James.
James misses with a hook. Fedorov ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Fedorov misses with a straight right.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fedorov moves out of range as James throws a body kick.
Fedorov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fedorov cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fedorov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fedorov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by James.
James takes one on the button.
Fedorov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches James on the side of the head.
Fedorov moves away from the strike by James.
Fedorov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Fedorov.
Fedorov drops his hands momentarily and James takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nathan Fedorov is winning the standup battle so far.
Fedorov looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fedorov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fedorov sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James is looking to clinch.
Fedorov checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fedorov lands a body shot. #T2#
Fedorov sizes up James with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
James throws a body kick that misses.
James blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from James on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fedorov misses with a jab to the body
and Fedorov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
James fails in his attempt to clinch.
James misses with a hook.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from James.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fedorov was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
Fedorov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fedorov connects with a body shot.
James scores with a nice right hand.
Fedorov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fedorov wants to slow James down by chopping away at his legs.
A lazy left from Fedorov finds it's target.
Fedorov throws a combination. James tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T3#
James throws an overhand right that lands on Fedorov's shoulder, as Fedorov tries to avoid the shot.
James throws a low kick but Fedorov avoids it.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fedorov cracks James with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
James slips under a jab.
James slips under a jab from Fedorov.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fedorov checks a leg kick.
Fedorov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and James is able to avoid easily.
James let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Fedorov avoids the body shot from James.
James with a nice calf kick.
Fedorov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
James let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James misses the shot to the body.
Fedorov throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Decent striking displayed by Fedorov there.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - James looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from James misses.
James stuns Fedorov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
James throws out a loose jab but Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
James throws a leg kick but Fedorov sees it coming and moves out of range.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fedorov.
James scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fedorov blocks a head kick by James.
Fedorov fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like James was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fedorov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fedorov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Fedorov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Fedorov dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Fedorov scores with a body shot.
James avoids the body shot from Fedorov.
James checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
James only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from James misses.
Fedorov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fedorov misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Fedorov blocks a low kick nicely.
Fedorov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fedorov throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Fedorov misses with a straight left.
James tries to land a leg kick but Fedorov saw it coming and moves away.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as James checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James misses with a low kick.
Fedorov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
James pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fedorov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Fedorov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fedorov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
James throws a leg kick but Fedorov checks it.
James misses with a leg kick
and Fedorov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fedorov. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fedorov throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Fedorov misses with a wild body shot.
Fedorov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
Fedorov scores with a decent looking hook.
A shot to the liver by Fedorov. Beautiful body shot.
Fedorov tries a low kick but James avoids it.
Fedorov misses the shot to the body.
Fedorov staying out of range there.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fedorov.
Fedorov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fedorov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fedorov misses with a straight right.
Fedorov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fedorov scores with a jab to the body.
Fedorov misses the shot to the body.
James doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fedorov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James's head backwards.#T2#
Fedorov lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A clash of legs there as Fedorov blocks the low kick.
James ducks under a wild hook from Fedorov.#CL2#
James has managed to clinch.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by James.
James trying to control the position but instead, Fedorov has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
Fedorov avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Fedorov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
James has Fedorov pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fedorov misses with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with some punches. #T3#
James lands with a right to the head.
Fedorov lands a right hand.
James trying to stall but Fedorov improves his position.
James lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fedorov.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
James misses with a body punch.
James is pushing Fedorov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fedorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jesse James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James lands a shoulder strike.
Stalling in the clinch from James.
Fedorov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of James backwards.
Fedorov taking a breather.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fedorov.
James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fedorov or not.
Fedorov tries to stall but James uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
James blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Fedorov can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James blocks a body shot from Fedorov.
Fedorov tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fedorov or not.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fedorov misses with a hook to the ribs.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fedorov misses with a punch on the inside.
James tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fedorov's elbow.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
James swings wildly with an uppercut but Fedorov uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fedorov presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James misses with a body punch.
Fedorov blocking some punches.
Fedorov tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Fedorov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fedorov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nathan Fedorov.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fedorov, 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Fedorov!
Nathan Fedorov 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: GAMT #88
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Robinson clinches up with Rodriguez and pushes him back against the cage.
Rodriguez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez dodges an elbow strike from Robinson.
Robinson cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Robinson.
Robinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rodriguez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Robinson controls his hands.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez tries to work over Robinson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T1#
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rodriguez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rodriguez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Good body shot from Rodriguez.
Robinson lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Rodriguez.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Robinson avoids it.
Robinson avoiding damage as Rodriguez throws knees to the body.
Rodriguez tries to break free but Robinson pushes him back against the cage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rodriguez avoids it.
Robinson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Robinson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with some punches.
Rodriguez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
Robinson lands a body punch.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez missing with knees to the body.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rodriguez blocks the elbow strike.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez throws an elbow but it misses.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rodriguez missing with knees to the body.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Robinson blocks a body shot from Rodriguez.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Rodriguez is breathing heavily.#T3#
Robinson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson dodges an elbow strike from Rodriguez.
Robinson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rodriguez's elbow.
Robinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rodriguez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Robinson misses with an elbow strike.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Robinson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Good body shot from Robinson.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks it.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robinson.
Rodriguez pushes off an throws an elbow but Robinson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
Robinson lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robinson.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Robinson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Rodriguez controls the action.
Robinson is working Rodriguez over against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rodriguez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rodriguez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Robinson.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Robinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Robinson misses with a double jab.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Robinson looks to throw the jab but Rodriguez is out of range.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Robinson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rodriguez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rodriguez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Robinson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson misses with a combination
and Rodriguez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodriguez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Robinson.
Robinson avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Rodriguez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch but Robinson is avoiding it.
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez blocks a jab.
Rodriguez tries to clinch there but Robinson circles away.
Rodriguez tries to clinch up but Robinson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rodriguez wants to clinch up but Robinson keeps it at a distance.
Robinson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rodriguez sets himself, and Robinson steps forward looking for the clinch! Rodriguez avoids it this time.
Ray Robinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Robinson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Robinson throws a body punch but Rodriguez moves out of range. #T2#
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Robinson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Robinson swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Robinson thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Robinson has closed the distance and engaged Rodriguez in a clinch.
Robinson tries to work over Rodriguez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#It looks like Dan Rodriguez has been cut.
Robinson misses with a punch on the inside.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson crunches a lovely knee into Rodriguez's ribcage.
Robinson works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Robinson misses with a body punch. #T3#
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Robinson.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Robinson works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Robinson.
Robinson lands a right hand.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Robinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Robinson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rodriguez is defending well for now.
Robinson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.#T4#
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson prevents a body shot from Rodriguez.
Robinson misses with a knee strike.
Robinson avoids a wild elbow strike from Rodriguez.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Robinson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Robinson landing knees to the head.
Robinson lands a shot to the body.
Robinson misses with a knee to the head.
Robinson lands a body punch.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson pushes Rodriguez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ray Robinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rodriguez.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Robinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dan Rodriguez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Robinson keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Robinson closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rodriguez tries to land knees in the clinch but Robinson avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Rodriguez blocks an uppercut.
Robinson blocks an elbow strike.
Rodriguez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Robinson is defending well for now.
Robinson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Robinson misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rodriguez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Robinson's brow.
Robinson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robinson.
Robinson lands a left hand. #T1#
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez lands an elbow just above Robinson 's eye.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez tries to throw a body punch but Robinson avoids it by throwing Rodriguez back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rodriguez.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez lands an elbow that stopped Robinson in his tracks for a moment.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.
Robinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rodriguez trying to land knees to the body.
Robinson cracks Rodriguez with a nice body shot.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez is trying to break the clinch but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Robinson.
Robinson lands a good knee to the midsection. Rodriguez won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Robinson. #T2#
Robinson misses with a body punch.
Robinson lands an uppercut.
Robinson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rodriguez.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
Robinson works on Rodriguez's body with a couple of short punches.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike.
Robinson digs a right hand into Rodriguez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rodriguez's gas tank.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rodriguez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rodriguez takes a shot to the head.
Robinson lands a body punch.
A short right from Robinson.
Robinson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.#T3#
Robinson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Robinson.
Robinson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Robinson on the inside.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rodriguez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Robinson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Robinson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Robinson with a knee to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Robinson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Robinson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rodriguez throws an elbow but misses.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson lands a nice uppercut.
Robinson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rodriguez backwards.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Robinson has the dominant position.
Robinson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rodriguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T4#
Robinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rodriguez lands a nice elbow.
Rodriguez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rodriguez or not.
Robinson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Robinson scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Robinson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ray Robinson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rodriguez avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
Robinson lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Robinson.
Rodriguez tries a body shot but Robinson blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robinson managing to block the knees to the body from Rodriguez.
Robinson scores with a shoulder strike.
Robinson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dan Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Robinson!

Event: KOP 390 02
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1##CL#
Griffiths rushes Alvarez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffiths won't allow it.
Griffiths makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Griffiths.
Griffiths lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Griffiths lands a right hand.
Griffiths keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffiths leaning against his opponent.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Griffiths has him pinned against the cage.
Griffiths lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Alvarez tries to break free but Griffiths pushes him back against the cage.
Griffiths definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch but Griffiths keeps him there for the moment.
Griffiths with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez is trying to push Griffiths away but Griffiths has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alvarez avoiding damage as Griffiths throws knees to the body.
Griffiths throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Griffiths.
Griffiths with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T1#
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffiths prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
Griffiths pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Griffiths throws a knee to the head but misses.
Griffiths makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griffiths lands a left hand.
Griffiths pushes off an throws an elbow but Alvarez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alvarez working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Griffiths is controlling him.
Griffiths stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Alvarez avoids the elbow strike from Griffiths, against the cage.
Griffiths throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike.
Griffiths works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Griffiths.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffiths creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffiths lands a right hand. #T2#
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griffiths has Alvarez pressed against the cage, preventing Alvarez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alvarez tries to circle away but Griffiths has him pinned against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Griffiths.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Griffiths is controlling the position.
Griffiths misses with a knee to the head.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffiths effectively controlling the action here.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffiths won't allow it.
Griffiths looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Good body shot from Griffiths.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffiths keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Griffiths has the dominant position.
Griffiths landing knees to the body.
Griffiths keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Alvarez's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Griffiths effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths looking to throw knees to the head but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Alvarez tries to break the clinch but Griffiths is controlling the position.
Griffiths trying to land knees to the body.
Griffiths using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alvarez is trying to push Griffiths away but Griffiths has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Griffiths tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Griffiths lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffiths using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alvarez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alvarez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvarez is trying to push Griffiths away but Griffiths has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffiths.
Griffiths with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Griffiths lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez is trying to break free.#T4#
Griffiths missing with knees to the body.
Griffiths tries to land knees in the clinch but Alvarez avoids the damage to the body.
Griffiths pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Griffiths has the dominant position.
Alvarez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffiths has him pressed against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Griffiths obliges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Griffiths creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Griffiths lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Griffiths takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Alvarez being controlled against the cage.
Griffiths looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Alvarez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alvarez dodges an elbow strike from Griffiths.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffiths won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kian Griffiths dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Griffiths keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alvarez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good leg kick by Griffiths.
Griffiths slips a jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a lazy uppercut
and Griffiths makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Alvarez swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Griffiths closes the distance and clinches.
Griffiths keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffiths has double underhooks.
Griffiths throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alvarez blocks it with crossed arms.
Griffiths is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Griffiths displaying some good clinch control by pressing Alvarez up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez can't break the clinch.
Griffiths keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Griffiths.
Kian Griffiths has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T1#
Alvarez blocks an elbow strike from Griffiths.
Griffiths putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alvarez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alvarez is trying to break free.
Griffiths throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Alvarezs head.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffiths keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Griffiths keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Griffiths has the dominant position.
Griffiths is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Griffiths scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters up against the cage, Griffiths throws an elbow but misses.
Griffiths lands a shot to the body.
Alvarez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Griffiths has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Stalling in the clinch from Griffiths.
Alvarez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alvarez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Griffiths lands a damaging elbow.
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffiths won't allow it.
Griffiths scores with a nice hook to the head.
Alvarez is trying to break the clinch but Griffiths has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Griffiths.
Alvarez wants to break free but Griffiths has control.
Griffiths lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffiths has double underhooks.
Griffiths unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Griffiths pushes Alvarez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Griffiths keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffiths keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Alvarez's efforts to push away.
Griffiths using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Griffiths pushes Alvarez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Griffiths. #T3#
Alvarez wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffiths won't allow it.
Griffiths prevents Alvarez from breaking the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Griffiths.
Griffiths lands with a short shot to the head.
Griffiths lands a shot to the body.
Griffiths landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alvarez is breathing heavily.
Griffiths lands an elbow inside that Alvarez shrugs off.
Griffiths keeps control of Alvarez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Alvarez is trying to force a seperation but Griffiths has the dominant position.
Griffiths scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Griffiths.
Griffiths effectively controlling the action here.
Griffiths lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alvarez backwards.
Griffiths connects with a nasty looking knee right to Alvarez's face. #ROC#Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez is looking to break free of the clinch but Griffiths has double underhooks.
Alvarez is still on wobbly legs! Can Griffiths finish him?
A short uppercut from Griffiths.
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!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Griffiths just misses with a elbow thrown towards Alvarez's brow.
Griffiths digs a right hand underneath Alvarez's ribcage. Alvarez let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T4#
Griffiths lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Griffiths lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffiths unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Alvarez! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Griffiths is unloading with more strikes now! Alvarez drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kian Griffiths!
A pretty intense looking Kian Griffiths took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: KOP 390 02
Date: Jan 21, 2023

#R1#
Webb slips a jab from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut
and Webb counters with a right hand to the body.
Lloyd throws a big shot that misses.
Webb moves out of range of the strikes.
Webb let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lloyd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lloyd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Webb.
Lloyd backing away here, and Webb unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lloyd throws a poor cross that misses
and Webb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Webb gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lloyd moves forwards but Webb connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lloyd is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Webb's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#CL2#
Webb has Lloyd up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Lloyd pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lloyd could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.#CL2#
Webb darts in and clinches Lloyd up against the cage.
Webb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lloyd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lloyd wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice left hand lands by Webb.
A nice left hand lands by Webb.
Webb lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Webb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1#
Lloyd takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lloyd throws a poor cross that misses
and Webb scores with a counter punch that sends Lloyd to the canvas! Webb smells blood - he's punishing Lloyd with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Lloyd has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Webb!
Jamie Webb took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: ENIGMA 148
Date: Jan 15, 2023

#R1#
Jackson lands an overhand right.
Royster misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jackson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Royster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jackson at a distance.
Royster scores with a one two! Jackson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Royster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Royster moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Royster misses with a head kick.
Jackson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Royster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Royster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #TD2#
Jackson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Royster is trying to defend but Jackson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Royster is looking to get back to is feet but Jackson passes into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Royster wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jackson misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T1#
Jackson looks up at the clock and then as Royster takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jackson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Royster pushes Jackson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jackson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jackson lands a few punches from side control.
Royster on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jackson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Royster down.
Jackson lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Jackson.
Jackson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Jackson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Jackson throws an elbow but Royster slips to the side and avoids it well.
Jackson is putting a hurting on Royster here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jackson scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Royster is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jackson can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Jackson!
A very excited looking Nick Jackson 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: ENIGMA 147
Date: Jan 08, 2023

#R1#
Dracul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dracul under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Dracul.
Dracul looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Dracul swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pudd Nelson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dracul swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Dracul is avoiding it.
Nelson moves away from the strike by Dracul. #CL2#
Nelson forces Dracul back against the cage and clinches.
Nelson has a couple of punches blocked by Dracul. #BC#
Dracul breaks from the clinch.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dracul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dracul throws a shot from downtown. Nelson moves away and avoids it.
Dracul takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Dracul is avoiding it.
Dracul throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nelson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dracul throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dracul looks to throw the jab but Nelson is out of range.
Dracul works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Nelson has Dracul up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Dracul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
A big left from Dracul misses.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dracul circles away.
Dracul misses with a straight right.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Dracul changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Dracul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dracul throws a jab but it's blocked by Nelson.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Nelson closes the distance and clinches.
Nelson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Dracul breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Nelson clinches up with Dracul and pushes him back against the cage.
Nelson misses with the head strike. #BC#
Dracul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dracul throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Nelson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dracul manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dracul scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dracul. Nelson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nelson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dracul.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Dracul circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Nelson has managed to clinch. #BC#
Dracul manages to break the clinch.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Dracul circles away.
Dracul misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Dracul.
Nelson tries to clinch
and Dracul counters with a left to the body.
Nelson darts in looking for a takedown but Dracul gets double underhooks and turns Nelson into the cage.
Dracul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nelson slips under a jab from Dracul.#CL2#
Nelson takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nelson has Dracul pressed against the cage, preventing Dracul from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson swings wildly with an uppercut but Dracul uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3#
Dracul blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Dracul breaks the clinch.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Dracul keeps it at a distance.
Vlad Dracul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Dracul has knocked Nelson down with a huge combo! Dracul steps away and waves a wobbly Nelson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Nelson is rocked!
Nelson walks straight into a right hand from Dracul - that's dropped him! Dracul jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Nelson from any more punishment! Nelson complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Vlad Dracul!
A very excited looking Vlad Dracul rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: DC 18: Jello Returns!
Date: Jan 07, 2023

#R1#
Oquendo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice cross by Steve.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Oquendo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tran MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Steve throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steve throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oquendo 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.
Steve tries to clinch up.
Oquendo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oquendo throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Oquendo throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Oquendo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oquendo throws a series of punches but Steve moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve moves out of range as Oquendo throws a body kick.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oquendo with a body shot.
Steve defending well as Oquendo loads up on a big left hand.
Cuervo Oquendo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Oquendo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Oquendo.
Oquendo throws the left hand but Steve avoids the punch easily.#T1#
Nice body punch from Oquendo.
Steve tries to clinch up but Oquendo circles away and keeps his distance.
Oquendo throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Oquendo throws a right hand that misses
and Steve counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oquendo throws out the jab.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oquendo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oquendo misses with a double jab.
Oquendo throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
Oquendo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oquendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oquendo tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve tries a head kick but it misses.
That kick from Steve tenderised Oquendo's leg. Oquendo is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oquendo connects with a solid leg kick.
Oquendo lands a head shot.
Oquendo blocks a head kick by Steve. #T2#
Oquendo tried to score with a low kick but Steve checks it.
Steve feints and then cracks Oquendo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oquendo down.
Steve with the inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Steve.
Steve uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oquendo.
Oquendo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve moves away.
Steve pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steve goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steve cracks Oquendo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick from Steve misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Steve.
Steve lands with a slapping head kick.
Steve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oquendo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oquendo misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Oquendo.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oquendo.#T3#
Steve throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Oquendo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steve.
Oquendo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Oquendo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oquendo scores with a nice head shot.
Steve throws a right hand that Oquendo ducks under and follows up with a left that Oquendo also avoids with ease.
Steve moves out of range as Oquendo strikes.
Oquendo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve.
Oquendo throws a big shot that misses.
Steve looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve throws a push kick but Oquendo slaps the foot to one side.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Oquendo.
Oquendo looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Oquendo defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steve.
Steve is looking to land body kicks.
Oquendo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Oquendo throws a low kick, looking for Steve's leg but Steve calmly moves out of range.
Steve is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Oquendo with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Oquendo.
A head kick misses from Steve.
Steve tries to work over Oquendo's front leg with a kick but Oquendo checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve moves forwards but Oquendo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oquendo lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oquendo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oquendo is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Steve.
Steve throws a head kick that misses.
Steve ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oquendo throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.#CL2#
Steve has managed to clinch.
Steve misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Oquendo manages to break the clinch.
Steve avoids the body shot from Oquendo.
Steve appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oquendo swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oquendo throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cuervo Oquendo 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#
Nice body kick there by Steve.
Oquendo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Steve under the eye.
Oquendo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oquendo digs a good hook to Steve's body.
Steve tries to clinch but Oquendo is having none of it.
Oquendo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oquendo scores with a nice strike.#CL2#
Steve moves into the clinch.
Oquendo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve connects with a nasty looking knee right to Oquendo's face.
Steve trying to control the position but instead, Oquendo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Steve into the cage.
Steve lands a good knee to the midsection. Oquendo won't want to take too many of those.
Oquendo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steve looking to throw knees to the head but Oquendo is blocking nicely. #T1#
Oquendo lands with a light punch inside.
Steve misses with the head strike.
Oquendo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oquendo lands with a left to the head.
Steve with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oquendos head.
Oquendo tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Oquendo back against the cage.
Oquendo lands a left hand.
Oquendo lands with a left to the head.
Steve has a couple of punches blocked by Oquendo.
Oquendo managing to block the knees to the body from Steve.
Oquendo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Steve takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve.
Oquendo misses with the head strike.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo misses with a body punch. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oquendo.
Oquendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Oquendo.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside.
Oquendo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Oquendo throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve.
Oquendo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oquendo has a couple of punches blocked by Steve.
Oquendo swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cuervo Oquendo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oquendo.
Oquendo lands an uppercut.
Oquendo lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Oquendo gets through Steve's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oquendo misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Steve taking a breather.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Oquendo controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Oquendo.
Oquendo blocks a body shot from Steve. #BC#
Oquendo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve cracks Oquendo with an open hand slap.
Oquendo cracks Steve on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Steve falls backwards against the cage. Oquendo follows up with more strikes that drop Steve to his knees. Oquendo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Steve! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cuervo Oquendo!
In his post fight interview, Cuervo Oquendo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: ENIGMA 145
Date: Jan 01, 2023

#R1#
Colt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royster with the inside leg kick.
Colt throws a leg kick but Royster checks it.
Royster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Royster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt takes one to the side of the head.
Royster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Colt misses with a hook.
Royster looks to score with a jab to the body but Colt is just out of range.
We've been told by Colt's head coaches at Slaughter Houze that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Colt swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Colt tries to score with a low kick but Royster moves his leg out of the way.
Royster let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Royster takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw.
Colt moves out of range as Royster strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Colt tries a low kick but Royster avoids it.
Royster throws out a leg kick but Colt moves out of range and Royster only half commits.
Royster is looking to slow Colt down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Royster throws a leg kick that is checked
and Colt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Colt scoring well with a low kick there.
Royster takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Good shot there by Colt.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Colt.
Colt slips under a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Colt.
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Colt finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Colt lands a jab.
Royster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Colt can pounce on him.
Colt just misses with a punch to the body.
Royster blocks the body kick.
Colt is looking to slow Royster down with leg kicks.
Royster looks to score with a jab to the body but Colt is just out of range.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Royster paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Royster throws an off balance right hand
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt motions for Royster to come forward. Colt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colt moves away from the strike by Royster.
Royster misses with a straight left.
Colt throws a lazy right hand but Royster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Royster releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T2#
Colt checks a low kick from Royster.
A jab from Colt finds it's way through Royster's defenses.
Colt tries a low kick but Royster avoids it.
Royster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Colt moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Royster.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Colt.
Royster has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Colt lands with a nice body punch.
Colt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Royster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Royster looks to throw a body kick
letting Colt counter with a right hand.
Royster walks into a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Colt blocks the leg kick.
Colt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royster. Royster obviously looking to wear him down.
Royster moves out of range of the body kick.
Colt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Royster misses the target.
Colt lands a jab to the head.
Colt throws a looping overhand right but Royster ducks down to avoid it.
A low kick lands for Royster. #T3#
A low kick from Royster is predictable there
and Colt counters with a low kick, right behind Royster 's knee.
A left lands for Colt.
A low kick lands for Colt.
Colt scores with a nice right hand.
Colt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Colt with a jab.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Royster finds it's way round the side to connect with Colt's head.
Royster misses the shot to the body.
Royster staying out of range there.
Royster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Colt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colt slips under a jab.
Colt digs a good hook to Royster's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Royster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Colt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Royster displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Colt throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Colt there.
Colt moves out of range of the body kick.
Royster's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T4#
Colt connects with a body shot that sends Royster's belly button to the back.
Colt avoids the body shot from Royster.
Royster misses the shot to the body.
Colt misses with a low kick.
Royster lands an overhand right.
Royster checks a leg kick nicely.
Royster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Royster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Royster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Colt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Royster scrambles back to his feet.
Henry Colt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body kick there by Royster.
Colt tried to score with a low kick but Royster checks it.
Colt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Colt missing with a left hand there. Royster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Royster has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Colt.#CL2#
Royster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Royster throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Royster.
Royster lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Royster swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Colt lands a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Colt.
Nice body punch from Colt.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Royster can do to turn this around?
Royster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Royster swings for the body but Colt moves out of range.
Colt throws a leg kick
letting Royster counter with a right hand.
Colt cracks Royster with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Royster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Colt breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Royster misses.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royster manages to avoid it.
Royster counters with a body kick.
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!
Colt misses with a body shot
and Royster counters with a straight right hand.
Royster ducks right into an uppercut from Colt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Colt checks a leg kick.
Royster cracks a nice hook into Colt's ribs.
Royster throws a hook to the side of Colt's head but Colt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Royster lands a jab to Colt's midsection.
A swing and a miss from Royster.
Royster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Colt.
Royster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Colt is out of range and Royster settles back down.
Colt scores with a jab to the head.
Colt stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Colt - that will leave a mark!
Royster moves out of range of the leg kick from Colt.
Royster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Royster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Royster lands a nice looking body shot.
Colt misses with a series of wild punches.
A swing and a miss from Colt.
Royster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Colt. Colt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royster. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt tries a head kick but it misses.
Colt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Colt scores with a hook.#T2#
Colt lands with a shot to the body.
Royster tries to move into range but Colt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
Royster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Colt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Colt misses with a low kick.
Royster misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
Royster lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Colt scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Royster doesn't seem bothered though.
Royster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Colt.
Royster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Royster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Colt scores with a body shot.
Colt slips a jab from Royster.
Royster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Colt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Colt throws a low kick but it's checked well by Royster.
Colt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Royster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL2#
Royster moves into the clinch successfully. #T3#
Royster tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Colt's elbow. #BC#
Colt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Royster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Royster throws a low kick but Colt avoids it.
Colt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Royster's head backwards.
Colt lands a jab to Royster's midsection.
Royster lands the left hand.
Colt tries to land a front kick but Royster steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Colt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Colt. That snapped Royster's head back. #CL2#
Royster darts in and clinches Colt up against the cage.
Colt can't find room to land a body shot as Royster controls the action.
Royster goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Royster throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Colts head.
Colt digs a right hand underneath Royster's ribcage. Royster let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royster blocks a body shot from Colt.
Colt presses Royster against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T4#
Royster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Colt.
Royster lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Colt breaks from the clinch.
Henry Colt is winning the standup battle so far.
Colt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Royster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Colt on the side of the head.
Colt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Royster looks to land a left hand but Colt moved out of range nicely.
Royster looks to land a right hand but Colt moved out of range.
Royster's jab looks to have found its range, popping Colt under the eye.
Royster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Colt connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Colt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A telegraphed right hand from Colt misses the target.
Colt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Royster has Colt up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Colt dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Royster has time to react.
Royster tries to clinch but Colt moves away
and Colt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Colt.
Colt scores with a nice head shot.
Colt looks to land a body kick but Royster moved away.
Colt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Royster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Royster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Colt dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royster. That did some damage!
Royster with a nice calf kick.
Colt misses with a leg kick.
Royster misses with a hook. Colt ducked under it nicely.
Colt with a nice calf kick.
Royster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Colt.
Royster throws a leg kick but Colt sees it coming and moves out of range.
Colt throws a leg kick but Royster sees it coming and moves out of range.
Royster misses with a shot to the body
and Colt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Colt connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Colt goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T1#
Royster throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Colt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Royster feints and then cracks Colt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Colt down.
Royster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colt was well out of range. Poor timing from Royster.
Colt fires out a quick counter leg kick but Royster just manages to avoid it.
Royster throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Colt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Royster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Colt throws out a powerful jab.
Colt scores with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Colt.
Colt throws a right hand that misses
and Royster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Colt's knee momentarily.
Colt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Colt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Colt misses.
Colt throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Royster. That snapped Colt's head back.
Royster is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Royster. Colt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Colt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Royster manages to avoid it.#T2#
Royster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Royster's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Colt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Royster scrambles back to his feet.
Royster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Royster.
Colt throws a body shot but no joy.
Royster looks to throw the jab but Colt is out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Colt.
Colt lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL2#
Royster has taken the fight to the clinch.
Royster has Colt pressed against the cage, preventing Colt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Colt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Colt tries to circle away but Royster has him pinned against the cage.
Colt throws a head punch that misses.
Colt trying to stall but Royster improves his position.
Royster misses with a punch to the body.
Royster lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Royster tries a body shot but Colt blocks it.
Colt prevents a body shot from Royster. #T3#
Colt swings wildly with an uppercut but Royster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Colt blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Colt manages to break the clinch.
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Royster looks to land a right hand but Colt moved out of range.
Colt is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Royster.
Colt misses with an attempted mid kick.
Royster flicks out a counter leg kick but Colt steps away.
Laertes Royster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Royster wants to slow Colt down by chopping away at his legs.
Royster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Colt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Colt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Royster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Royster loads up on a big right hand but Colt slips the punch.
Colt clobbers Royster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Royster takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Good leg kick by Colt.
No joy there for Colt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Royster is looking to chop away at Colt's legs. #T4#
Royster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circle momentarily. Colt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Royster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Colt was well out of range. Poor timing from Royster.
Colt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Royster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Colt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Royster stuns Colt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Royster connects with a body shot.
Colt finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Royster feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Colts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Colt moves out of range of the leg kick from Royster.
A head kick from Royster lands but Colt takes it in his stride.
Colt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Royster has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Colt. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Royster throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Colt.
Colt scores with a hook.
Colt misses with a hook. Royster ducked under it nicely.
Royster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Henry Colt.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Colt, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Colt!
Henry Colt seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GAMMA#979 Karim v Lovanov
Date: Dec 31, 2022

#R1#
Mantle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Case takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mantle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Case counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mantle's knee momentarily.
Mantle with a hook.
Case throws a lazy right hand but Mantle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mantle with a lazy takedown attempt
and Case counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case misses with an uppercut
and Mantle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Case thinking.
Mantle throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Case to counter with a crisp jab.
Mantle misses with a hook
and Case cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mantle misses with a right hand
and Case connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Mantle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mantle throws a jab when Case was well out of range.
Case walks into a jab.
Mantle cracks Case with a right hand to the side of the head.
Case dips to his left and cracks Mantle with an uppercut!
Case ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mantle moves away.
Mantle tries to clinch up but Case circles away and keeps his distance.
Case changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mantle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mantle duly obliges.
Mantle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Case as he avoids it easily.
Graham Mantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mantle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mantle misses with a looping right.#T2##TD2#
Mantle closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mantle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Case does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Case looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mantle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Case does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Well, if Mantle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Case blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mantle. #T3#
Mantle is controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Case slips under a jab from Mantle.
Mantle lands the left hand.
The crowd cheers as Mantle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Case doesn't seem phased though.
Case misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Mantle counters with a takedown into side control.
Mantle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Case takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Mantle working the ground and pound but Case is defending the strikes. #T4#
Mantle controls the position.
Mantle working the ground and pound.
Case is working to avoid the ground and pound but Mantle connects with a decent elbow.
Mantle in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Case stops Mantle from passing to mount.
Mantle working the ground and pound.
Mantle connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Case some visible discomfort.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mantle is looking to take a break and control but Case is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Mantle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Case throws a leg kick
and Case takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT2#It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Case misses with an uppercut
enabling Mantle to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Mantle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mantle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Case.
Mantle misses with a hook.
Mantle connects with the punch.
Graham Mantle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mantle fails to land the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Mantle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Case sprawls well initially but Mantle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Mantle prevents Case from standing back up.
Mantle lands with a punch from half guard. #T1#
Mantle trying to control the pace.
Mantle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Mantle.
Case taking some punishment here, with Mantle in his half guard.
Mantle stops Case from getting back to his feet.
Mantle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mantle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Case is staying active underneath Mantle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mantle passes to full mount!
Mantle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mantle dominating with strikes here.
Mantle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mantle throws some wild stikes that Case manages to avoid easily.
Mantle with a couple of short strikes.
Case is trying to stand.
Mantle throws some wild stikes that Case manages to avoid easily.
Mantle is trying to control here but Case has managed to regain half guard.
Mantle looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
Mantle is trying to control. Case wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Still in half guard, Mantle seems content to control.
Mantle working the head and body with strikes.
Mantle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mantle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Case defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mantle working his ground and pound in the gym.
Mantle is trying to control. Case wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mantle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Case keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mantle in particular looking to stall.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mantle dives in and grabs Case's left leg, looking for a takedown. Case pushes down on Mantle's head and hops out.
Case half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mantle connects with a body shot.
Case throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Mantle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Case blocks a body shot from Mantle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Case manages to break the clinch.
A lazy left from Mantle finds it's target.
Mantle just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Mantle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Justin Case's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Case misses the shot to the body.
Mantle lands an overhand right.
Case thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mantle if he has to take too many more of those.
Case takes one to the side of the head.
Case misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mantle.
Mantle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Case counters with a lovely shot to the body.#TD2#
Mantle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mantle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mantle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
Case is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mantle asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T1#
Mantle working the head and body with strikes.
Case is pushing Mantle's head away, looking to escape. Mantle manages to hold on to the position though.
Mantle is working Case over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mantle working the head with strikes.
Case gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Case takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Mantle lands a couple of good shots and Case has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Mantle lands punches and elbows.
Graham Mantle is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Case covers up after that shot from Mantle.
Case trying to get back to his feet but Mantle is in full control for now.
Mantle is working the ground and pound. Can Case escape?
Will Mantle go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Case grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Mantle is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Case. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mantle struggling to keep hold of the position.
Mantle controls the position.
Mantle lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Case. #T3#
Mantle lands shots from the back.
Well, with Mantle on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Case is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Good control from Mantle.
Justin Case has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Case is trapped and Mantle is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Mantle misses with a punch to the head.
Mantle biding his time, controlling Case. #T4#
Mantle is punishing Case with strikes - can he finish him?!
Mantle connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Case to escape the position.
Mantle biding his time, controlling Case.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mantle's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case is trying to stand back up.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: HFC Fight Night 5
Date: Dec 27, 2022

#R1#
Jab from Navarro.
Hallows looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hallows tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
Hallows attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Navarro's coach down at ubergym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Navarro's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hallows throws a series of punches but Navarro avoids them all with ease.
Hallows tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Navarro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hallows stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hallows scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hallows misses with a low kick.
Hallows swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Navarro counters with a stiff right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hallows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hallows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Navarro throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Navarro lands with a nice body punch.
Navarro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallows rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Navarro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Navarro throws a hook but Hallows blocks it.#CL#
Hallows clinches up against the cage.
Hallows tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Hallows scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hallows throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Navarro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hallows throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Navarro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Navarro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hallows.
Hallows misses with a wild combination.
Hallows moves away from the strike by Navarro.
Hallows throws a nice looking combination but Navarro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Navarro misses the jab.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallows scores with a nice right hand.
Hallows throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Navarro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallows.
Navarro misses with a looping left.
Navarro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T2#
Hallows will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Navarro misses with a hook.
Navarro misses with a hook.
Navarro cracks Hallows with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hallows walks into a left hand.
Navarro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallows tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Navarro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Navarro connects with a right hand. Hallows shakes it off.#ROC2#Hallows is rocked!
Navarro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hallows.
Oh Hallows is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Navarro cracks Hallows with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Hallows falls to his knees and Navarro doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dario Navarro!
After the fight, Dario Navarro was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: KOP New Season
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
King throws out a loose jab but Webb uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Webb.
Webb lands a straight punch to the body, keeping King at a distance.
Donk. Webb catches King right on the button with a cross.
Webb 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.
King takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Webb cracks King with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#ROC2#King is rocked!
King swings for the body but Webb moves out of range.
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King scores with a decent looking hook.
King seems to have got his legs back now.
King tries to clinch there but Webb circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Webb. No joy for King on that attempt.
King moves in looking to clinch but Webb pushes him off.
King has been working on his balance at Catch Wrestling L.A., so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Webb.#KD2#
Webb cracks King with a big right hand and King goes down!#T1#
King bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Webb's guard. #REVR#
King is standing up over Webb. Webb looks to escape but King dives into side control.
King wants to control but Webb is keeping him busy.
King working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Webb is trying to get back to his feet.#T2#
King misses with the ground and pound.
King taking a breather here.
King trying to control the action but Webb is working from the bottom.
Webb is pushing King's head away, looking to escape. King manages to hold on to the position though.
King trying to control the action but Webb is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Webb dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Jab by King.
A low kick lands for Webb.
A jab lands there for Webb.
Webb scores with a nice right hand.
King shoots in but Webb avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Webb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Webb throws an overhand right that drops King like a sack of potatoes! Webb dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamie Webb!

Event: KOP New Season
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Griffiths throws a looping overhand right but Vavau ducks down to avoid it.
Griffiths waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vavau.
It looked like Vavau wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vavau slips a straight right by Griffiths.
A little feinted left hand from Vavau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Griffiths misses with a hook. Vavau ducked under it nicely.
Griffiths throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griffiths scores with a nice body kick.
Griffiths cracks Vavau with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Griffiths with the inside leg kick.
Kian Griffiths 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Griffiths.
Griffiths throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Vavau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vavau ducks under a wild hook from Griffiths.
A little feinted left hand from Vavau on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vavau really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T1#
Griffiths chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Griffiths finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Griffiths darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Griffiths scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griffiths misses with a left hand
and Vavau cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vavau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC2#Vavau is rocked!
Griffiths fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vavau has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Vavau is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffiths feints a jab promting Vavau to slip. Griffiths then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vavau slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Griffiths lands.
Vavau looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Vavau gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Griffiths gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Vavau is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kian Griffiths!

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