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Event: OFK 209-Holloway Vs Pellegrini     
Date:   Jul 09, 2022
#R1#
Akharraz lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT2#It looks like Monty Milano has been cut.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Akharraz gets tackled into the cage by Milano. Milano maintains the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Milano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Milano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Milano up against the cage.
Milano throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it misses.
Akharraz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Milano up against the cage.
Akharraz tries to work over Milano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Milano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz throws an elbow that misses.
Akharraz misses with an elbow strike.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Milano seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Akharraz can turn it around.
Milano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akharraz is trying to maintain a safe position but Milano gets an underhook and turns Akharraz into the cage.#T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milano.
Milano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Milano scores with a hook to the body.
Milano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Milano blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Akharraz - that landed with a thud.
Milano avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Milano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Milano throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Milano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Milano scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Akharraz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milano.
Milano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Milano stalling the fight.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Milano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milano.
Akharraz blocking some punches. #T2#
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Milano.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Milano or not.
Milano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Milano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Milano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz presses Milano against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Milano prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz has Milano pushed against the cage.
Milano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards. #ROC#Akharraz is rocked!#T3#
Milano working aggressively here.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milano trying to land knees to the body.
Milano lands a shoulder strike.
Akharraz is still on wobbly legs! Can Milano finish him?
Milano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milano throws a head punch that misses.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Milano misses with the head strike.
Milano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Milano swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Milano working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milano.
Milano swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Milano fails to land.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Milano misses with the head strike.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Milano misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Milano fails to land.
Milano misses with some punches.
Milano misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Milano throws a head punch that misses.
Milano throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz seems to have recovered his senses.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Milano.
Akharraz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
A short right from Milano.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Milano.
Akharraz avoiding damage as Milano throws knees to the body.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Milano misses with a short punch on the inside.
Milano misses with some punches.
Milano has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Good body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Milano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Milano misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Milano misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Akharraz trying to stall but Milano improves his position.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Milano's ribcage. Milano let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Milano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
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 Monty Milano will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Monty Milano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Milano throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akharraz tries to bum rush Milano with a series of wild strikes but Milano uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Milano misses the jab.
Akharraz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz lands with a slapping head kick.
Akharraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Milano circles away quickly and effectively.
Milano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akharraz.
Milano connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Akharraz out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Monty Milano!
Monty Milano gave a mention to PWNAGEâ„¢ in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

 

Event: OFK 201-Pellegrini Vs Kosmanov     
Date:   Jun 11, 2022
#R1#
Grabber walks into a straight right hand from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Grabber moves out of range.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Grabber, as that shot connected.
Grabber just misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Grabber swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Akharraz.
Grabber throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grabber misses with a wild body shot.
Grabber throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akharraz is looking to slow Grabber down with leg kicks.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grabber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grabber cracks Akharraz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Grabber misses the shot to the body.
Grabber circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Akharraz.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grabber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akharraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Grabber keeps the fight on the outside.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz wants to clinch
and Grabber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grabber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Akharraz throws out the jab.
Grabber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akharraz rather than just go for the knockout.
Akharraz slips a straight right by Grabber.
Grabber clobbers Akharraz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akharraz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Grabber can pounce on him.
Grabber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Akharraz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grabber counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#Akharraz is rocked!
Akharraz is aggressively charging in as Grabber backs up avoiding any damage. Grabber tosses out a jab and Akharraz runs right into it face first! Akharraz is out cold! Grabber dropped down on all fours and is barking in Akharraz's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andy Grabber!
After the fight, Andy Grabber 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: OFK 193 - Okafor Vs Tiramanti     
Date:   May 14, 2022
#R1#
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mad Onion lands with an uppercut that bounces Akharraz off the cage and back into range.
Mad Onion throws out a powerful jab.
Akharraz moves out of range as Mad Onion strikes.
Akharraz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL#
Mad Onion has managed to clinch.
Mad Onion can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Akharraz.
Our sources have told us that Mad Onion has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Akharraz takes an elbow to the temple.
Mad Onion misses with an elbow over the top.
Mad Onion lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mad Onion.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mad Onion.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz is trying to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Mad Onion. #T1#
Mad Onion blocking some punches.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mad Onion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Mad Onion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mad Onion looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Mad Onion avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mad Onion creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mad Onion unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akharraz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akharraz looks winded!
Mad Onion has Akharraz pressed against the cage. He pushes Akharraz back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Mad Onion throws a beautiful elbow that sends Akharraz crashing to the floor! Mad Onion piles on the pressure with more strikes! Akharraz is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luke Mad Onion!
Luke Mad Onion is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Luke Mad Onion 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: OFK 188 - Lovanov Vs Mad Onion     
Date:   Apr 24, 2022
#R1#
Kreischer misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Kreischer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akharraz, pushing him back against the cage.
Kreischer misses with a knee strike.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kreischer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kreischer - that landed with a thud.
Akharraz looking to stall.
Akharraz misses with an elbow over the top.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Kreischer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Kreischer.
I was talking to Kreischer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz is looking to control Kreischer's arms but Kreischer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Kreischer controls his hands.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kreischer blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Kreischer has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kreischer. #T1#
Kreischer lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Kreischer is leaning against Akharraz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akharraz looks winded!
Kreischer tries a knee to the head but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kreischer tries to land knees in the clinch but Akharraz avoids the damage to the body.
Kreischer misses with a knee to the head.
Kreischer pushes Akharraz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kreischer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kreischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akharraz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kreischer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Kreischer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Kreischer scores a nice knee to the body.
Kreischer tries to land a knee to the head but Akharraz blocks with his arms.
Kreischer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Akharraz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreischer jerks Akharraz's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Akharraz drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kreischer goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kreischer because Akharraz was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer retains his super heavyweight title!
Herbert Kreischer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: OFK 186 - Do Urden Vs Line     
Date:   Apr 17, 2022
#R1##CL2#
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Akharraz is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wilson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Akharraz to the mat. Akharraz regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.#ES#
Akharraz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Wilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Wilson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akharraz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Akharraz. That snapped Wilson's head back.
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!
Akharraz 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.
Nice straight punches there by Akharraz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akharraz.
Akharraz connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice jab there from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a good cross that connects.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Akharraz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilson. Wilson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC#Wilson is rocked!
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akharraz.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
Akharraz drops Wilson with a straight right hand, right on the button! Akharraz follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!
Osama Akharraz managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.

 

Event: OFK 180 - Mad Onion Vs Philips     
Date:   Mar 27, 2022
#R1#
Kreischer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz avoids the body shot from Kreischer.
Akharraz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kreischer misses the shot to the body.
Akharraz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
Akharraz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kreischer.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Kreischer.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akharraz.
Kreischer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kreischer throws a jab but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Kreischer works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Akharraz. #CL2#
Kreischer closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kreischer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akharraz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Akharraz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kreischer backwards.
Kreischer blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Kreischer lands a right hand.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Kreischer tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Kreischer back against the cage.
Kreischer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Kreischer is leaning against Akharraz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kreischer.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Kreischer - that landed with a thud.
Akharraz is breathing heavily.
Kreischer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kreischer lands a nice uppercut.
Kreischer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kreischer lands a right hand.
Kreischer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knees to the body from Kreischer.
Kreischer working the clinch nicely. Akharraz is working for position but Kreischer cracks him with a big knee to the head! Akharraz crumples up against the cage and Kreischer lands two more shots before the ref can save Akharraz! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Herbert Kreischer!
Herbert Kreischer is the new super heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Herbert Kreischer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: OFK 173 - Hilly Vs Spice     
Date:   Mar 05, 2022
#R1#
Haardt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Haardt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT#It looks like Bertel Haardt has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Haardt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akharraz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haardt momentarily. #CL#
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.
Akharraz pushes Haardt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC2#
Haardt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akharraz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haardt tries to move into range but Akharraz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akharraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haardt.
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Haardt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haardt tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Akharraz counters with a left and a right that stings Haardt.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haardt moves in looking to clinch but Akharraz pushes him off.
Haardt takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz.
Haardt tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Haardt.
Nice body punch from Akharraz - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Haardt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haardt looking to slow down the pace here.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akharraz.
Haardt looks winded!
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Haardt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haardt has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akharraz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haardt can turn it around.
Akharraz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Haardt or not.
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haardt backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T2#
Akharraz cracks Haardt with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haardt is defending well for now.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akharraz effectively controlling the action here.
Akharraz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Akharraz presses Haardt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz presses Haardt against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
A hook to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Akharraz.
Akharraz scores with a hook to the body.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Akharraz.
Akharraz has Haardt pressed against the cage.
Akharraz pushes Haardt back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Akharraz lands a hook that snaps the head of Haardt backwards.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haardt backwards.
Akharraz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Akharraz as the two fighters clinch. #T4#
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Haardt backwards.
Haardt misses with some punches.
Akharraz lands punches inside but they're not really causing 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!
Haardt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akharraz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Haardt up against the cage.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#Haardt is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haardt is trying to maintain a safe position but Akharraz gets an underhook and turns Haardt into the cage.
Akharraz dips a shoulder and cracks Haardt with a mighty uppercut! Haardt falls back against the cage and Akharraz unloads with a barrage of strikes! Haardt is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Akharraz screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!
Osama Akharraz retains his super heavyweight title!
Osama Akharraz very nearly forgot to thank Altitude Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

 

Event: OFK 164 - Cosby Vs Krnacova     
Date:   Jan 30, 2022
#R1##CL2#
Akharraz has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akharraz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooper.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akharraz is defending well for now.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz pushes Cooper back against the cage and 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.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Akharraz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz. #T1#
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz stalling.
Akharraz lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Akharraz takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper 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.
A short right from Akharraz.
Cooper misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Cooper.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Akharraz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akharraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Akharraz.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akharraz's brow.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Akharraz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooper.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action. #T3#
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz'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.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz lands a body shot.
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Cooper takes a shot 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!
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Akharraz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Akharraz as the two fighters clinch.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akharraz.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooper lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards. #CUT2#Matt Cooper's cut is getting worse.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooper's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Akharraz gets a clinch.
Akharraz pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coopers head. #BC#
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz connects with the punch.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akharraz blocks a jab.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akharraz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akharraz's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooper connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Akharraz scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cooper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akharraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Akharraz.#T1#
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akharraz.
Cooper takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Akharraz takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Osama Akharraz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akharraz lands a head shot.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Akharraz moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper slowing the pace effectively.
Akharraz leaning his opponent against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Akharraz.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cooper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz lands an elbow that stopped Cooper in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz. #T2#
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper tries to stall but Akharraz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Akharraz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akharraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cooper taking a breather. #T3#
Akharraz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the cage.
Akharraz presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akharraz.
Cooper wants to stall.
Cooper working aggressively here.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Akharraz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good body shot from Akharraz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz. #T4#
Akharraz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akharraz is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Cooper scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Akharraz lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Akharraz tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R3#
Akharraz takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akharraz throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Akharraz defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Akharraz misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akharraz.
Akharraz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz clobbers Cooper with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akharraz cracks Cooper with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akharraz throws a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Akharraz avoids nicely.
Cooper checks the leg kick.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Akharraz lands a high kick!
Akharraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akharraz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cooper looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cooper swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz misses with a two punch combination.
Akharraz fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Akharraz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akharraz to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#Matt Cooper's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd cheers as Akharraz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooper doesn't seem phased though.
Cooper is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Akharraz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T1#
Cooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akharraz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cooper counters with a body kick that stops Akharraz in his tracks momentarily.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Akharraz misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL2#
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Akharraz works over Cooper's head and body with a nice combination.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akharraz checks it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooper has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooper there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akharraz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good work by Cooper as he checks the leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooper.
Cooper throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooper throws a lazy uppercut
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooper catches Akharraz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big right from Cooper misses.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Nice jab there from Akharraz.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
Cooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akharraz lands a high kick! #ROC2#Cooper is rocked!#CUT2#Jeez, Matt Cooper's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Akharraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akharraz misses the shot to the body.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cooper seems to have got his legs back now.#T3#
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz moves out of range of the body kick from Cooper.
Cooper swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cooper throws out a leg kick but Akharraz moves out of range and Cooper only half commits.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper throws a hook but Akharraz avoids it easily.#CL2#
Akharraz moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Cooper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Akharraz connects with a single shot there.
Akharraz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooper is looking to counter punch.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper misses with a left hand
and Akharraz counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4#
Akharraz scores with a head kick. Cooper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Matt Cooper's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Osama Akharraz!
Osama Akharraz is the new super heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Osama Akharraz made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

 

Event: OFK 157 - Holloway Vs Bamalog     
Date:   Jan 08, 2022
#R1#
Tiramanti ducks under a wild hook from Akharraz.
Tiramanti tries to score with a low kick but Akharraz moves his leg out of the way.
Tiramanti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akharraz doesn't seem bothered though.
Akharraz cracks Tiramanti with a good jab.
Akharraz misses with a body punch
and Tiramanti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tiramanti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akharraz misses with a few strikes there. #TD#
Tiramanti decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Tiramanti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Tiramanti controlling the action here.
Tiramanti works his way into full mount! #T1#
Akharraz is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Akharraz 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.#SUB#
Tiramanti moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Akharraz has worked his arm free - good work by Akharraz!
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tiramanti asserts his dominance and retains side control.#SUB#
Tiramanti working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB#
Tiramanti is trying to get an arm triangle but Akharraz is defending well. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Akharraz pushes Tiramanti away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tiramanti gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB#
Tiramanti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Akharraz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tiramanti trying to control the position but Akharraz is working away.
Akharraz is trying to buck Tiramanti off.#SUB#
Tiramanti is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akharraz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T3#
Akharraz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tiramanti has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Tiramanti is looking to take a break and control but Akharraz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tiramanti tries to advance to mount but can't. #ES2#
Akharraz throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tiramanti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tiramanti is looking to counter punch.
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Tiramanti ducks under and follows up with a left that Tiramanti also avoids with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiramanti misses its target.
Akharraz throws a big shot that misses.
Akharraz looks to land a combination. Tiramanti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#TD#
Tiramanti shoots in and bounces Akharraz off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tiramanti passes Akharraz's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T4##SUB#
Tiramanti looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Akharraz pushes Tiramanti off looking to stand but Tiramanti dives back in and keeps control. #ES2#
Akharraz has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Tiramanti is on him like a limpet, forcing Akharraz back against the cage.#BC#
Tiramanti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Cesare Tiramanti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tiramanti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
A punch combination from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tiramanti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tiramanti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akharraz avoids the body shot from Tiramanti.
Akharraz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akharraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osama Akharraz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiramanti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Akharraz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tiramanti jabs Akharraz right on the nose. Akharraz blinks but takes it well.
Tiramanti scores with a head kick.
Akharraz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good exchange - Tiramanti coming out on top.
Akharraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Tiramanti shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Akharraz's guard.
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!
Tiramanti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Akharraz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tiramanti is controlling him.
Tiramanti is standing up over Akharraz. Akharraz looks to escape but Tiramanti dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1##SUB#
Tiramanti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Akharraz is pushing Tiramanti's head away, looking to escape. Tiramanti manages to hold on to the position though.#SUB#
Tiramanti is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Akharraz has escaped the position, nice work there. #SU#
Tiramanti stands up and beckons Akharraz to his feet.
Akharraz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tiramanti can pounce on him.
Tiramanti scores with a hook.
Akharraz throws an off balance right hand
and Tiramanti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Osama Akharraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tiramanti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akharraz. #T2#
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiramanti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akharraz throws a body kick that misses
and Tiramanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#Akharraz is rocked!
Tiramanti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akharraz is still on wobbly legs! Can Tiramanti finish him?
Akharraz backs away from a small jab... but Tiramanti lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Akharraz crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Tiramanti with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cesare Tiramanti!
In his post fight interview, Cesare Tiramanti started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

 

Event: OFK 149 - Gomez Vs Line     
Date:   Dec 11, 2021
#R1#
Akharraz lands with a slapping head kick.
Pinochet avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
And Pinochet responds with a good body kick, but Akharraz manages to step out the way in time.
Pinochet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Akharraz rushes Pinochet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz stalls. #BC2#
Pinochet breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Pinochet.
Pinochet lands with a cross.
Akharraz lands a two punch combo. #CUT#It looks like Augusto Pinochet has been cut.
Pinochet looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Pinochet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pinochet let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akharraz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Pinochet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pinochet.
Akharraz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pinochet on the side of the head.
Akharraz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akharraz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pinochet momentarily.
Pinochet is looking to slow Akharraz down with leg kicks.
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pinochet raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Akharraz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Pinochet moves away
and Pinochet counters with a good low kick that Akharraz was not able to check. #T1#
A punch lands to the side of Pinochet 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pinochet throws the kick towards the body but Akharraz avoids it.
Pinochet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Pinochet takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pinochet misses with a head kick.
Akharraz throws a hook to the side of Pinochet's head but Pinochet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick from Akharraz lands but Pinochet takes it in his stride. #ROC#Pinochet is rocked!
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Pinochet keeps it at a distance.
Pinochet scores with a kick to the midsection.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Pinochet.
Akharraz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pinochet is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akharraz checks a leg kick.
Pinochet seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinochet throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akharraz throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinochet.
Akharraz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akharraz scores with a push kick.#T2#
Akharraz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinochet.
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pinochet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akharraz doesn't seem bothered though.
Akharraz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pinochet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pinochet tests Akharraz's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Pinochet moves out of range.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Akharraz throws a hook but Pinochet blocks it.
Pinochet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet cracks Akharraz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Akharraz.
Akharraz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pinochet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akharraz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pinochet to score with a decent uppercut.#T3#
Akharraz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pinochet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akharraz misses with a hook.
Pinochet only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pinochet lands a leg kick that knocks Akharraz off balance momentarily.
Pinochet throws a low kick but Akharraz moves out of range easily.
Akharraz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pinochet throws a head kick that misses.
Pinochet lands a head kick! #ROC2#Akharraz is rocked!
Pinochet looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Pinochet backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Akharraz's temple! It sends Akharraz violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Pinochet celebrates and the doctors try to help Akharraz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Augusto Pinochet!
A less than humble Augusto Pinochet misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

Event: OFK 139 - Trump Vs Bagwis     
Date:   Nov 06, 2021
#R1#
Akharraz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Akharraz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Spice throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
Spice throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
Spice lands a nice hook to Akharraz's body. Akharraz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Spice misses with a body shot.
Akharraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spice, as that shot connected.
Akharraz throws a wild body kick that Spice sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Spice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akharraz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Spice misses with a body kick.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Spice circles away.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spice is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akharraz with a body shot.
Spice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Spice tries to score with a low kick but Akharraz moves his leg out of the way.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Spice misses.
Spice 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.#T1#
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Spice keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spice! But no joy.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Spice swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
A little jabbing left from Spice on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akharraz moves away.
Spice connects with a body shot.
Akharraz looks to throw a body kick
letting Spice counter with a right hand.
Akharraz lands an overhand right.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Spice circles away.
Spice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akharraz rather than just go for the knockout.
Akharraz digs a good body shot into Spice's ribs.
Spice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spice. Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spice scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Akharraz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spice stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spice throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range. #T2#
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akharraz fails to land with a series of punches.
Spice is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akharraz with a body shot.
Akharraz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick by Akharraz misses
and Spice makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Akharraz really felt that one!
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spice paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spice follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Spice uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akharraz.
Spice looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spice throws a body shot but no joy.
Akharraz misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Spice releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Spice moves out of range of the body kick.
Akharraz is looking to land body kicks.
Spice tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Spice.
Spice scores with a nice right hand.
Spice connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Akharraz covering up! Spice comes in with a big uppercut and Akharraz goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akimbo Spice!
During a confident post fight interview, Akimbo Spice thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: OFK 134 - Harper Vs Nagasaki     
Date:   Oct 17, 2021
#R1#
Emperor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Emperor dodges the punch combination from Akharraz.
A left and a right from Akharraz both land. Nice combination. #CUT#It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.
Akharraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Emperor moves away from the strike by Akharraz.
Despite the aggression on Emperor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Emperor.
Emperor has Akharraz pressed against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Emperor trying to control the position but instead, Akharraz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Emperor into the cage.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Emperor.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Emperor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akharraz's brow. #T1#
Akharraz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Emperor is defending well for now.
Emperor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emperor backwards.
Emperor prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emperor.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Emperor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Emperor blocking some punches.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Akharraz gets through Emperor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emperor leaning his opponent against the cage.#T2#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Akharraz dodges an elbow strike from Emperor.
Emperor is looking to control Akharraz's arms but Akharraz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Emperor has his back to the cage.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Emperor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz lands with a light punch inside.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emperor avoids it.
Emperor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz blocks the elbow strike.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Emperor avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Emperor blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emperor avoids it.#T4#
Emperor stalling in the clinch but Akharraz improves position.
A short right from Akharraz.
A right handed body shot lands from Emperor.
Emperor stalling the fight.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Emperor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akharraz is keeping busy.
Emperor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emperor is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Akharraz has denied him.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emperor backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emperor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Emperor throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Emperor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Emperor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Emperor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#ROC#Emperor is rocked!
Akharraz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Emperor is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
Akharraz cracks Emperor on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Emperor falls backwards against the cage. Akharraz follows up with more strikes that drop Emperor to his knees. Akharraz keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Emperor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!
After the big win, Osama Akharraz made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Altitude Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

 

Event: OFK 125 - Rhino Vs Barnes     
Date:   Sep 18, 2021
#R1#
Bam Bam ducks under a wild hook from Akharraz.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jab, jab by Akharraz - just one landing. #CUT2#It looks like Joey Bam Bam has been cut.
Bam Bam tries to clinch there but Akharraz circles away.
Good exchange - Bam Bam coming out on top.
Bam Bam scores with a shot to the body.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bam Bam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bam Bam connects with the punch.#CL#
Akharraz tries to keep at a distance but Bam Bam has taken the fight into the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bam Bam.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bam Bam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bam Bam throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Bam Bam is trying to drag Akharraz to the mat but Akharraz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD#
Bam Bam has hold of one of Akharraz's legs. Akharraz is fighting the takedown attempt but Bam Bam gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Bam Bam is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Akharraz keeping full guard, as Bam Bam tries to pass.
Akharraz wants to stand and escape but Bam Bam is having none of it.
Bam Bam is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Akharraz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bam Bam 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.
Bam Bam cracks Akharraz with a solid left hand.
Akharraz is looking to stand up but Bam Bam isn't so interested in that idea.
Bam Bam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Akharraz's head.
Bam Bam landing with the ground and pound. #T2#
Akharraz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bam Bam is controlling him.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Bam Bam from controlling successfully.
Akharraz can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bam Bam controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bam Bam stops Akharraz from standing up.
Akharraz is wriggling around but Bam Bam manages to pass to half guard.
We've been hearing that Bam Bam has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bam Bam prevents Akharraz from standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bam Bam in particular looking to stall.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T3#
Bam Bam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bam Bam is looking to take a break and control but Akharraz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Akharraz is trying to stand. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bam Bam circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bam Bam counters with an inside leg kick. #CL2#
Akharraz rushes Bam Bam and presses him up against the cage.
Bam Bam misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bam Bam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bam Bam tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
Bam Bam swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Bam Bam prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Bam Bam lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akharraz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akharraz is looking to control Bam Bam's arms but Bam Bam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T4#
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Bam Bam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bam Bam misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Bam Bam.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bam Bam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akharraz smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akharraz throws a hook but Bam Bam blocks it.
Akharraz throws a head kick that half lands.
Bam Bam walks into a jab.
Bam Bam slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
Bam Bam was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bam Bam.
Akharraz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
Bam Bam throws a body kick that misses.
Akharraz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bam Bam scores with a nice head shot.
Akharraz blocks the body kick.
Akharraz moves out of range as Bam Bam strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Bam Bam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joey Bam Bam'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.#R2#
Akharraz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bam Bam tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akharraz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bam Bam avoids the body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bam Bam back to the cage. Akharraz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Akharraz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bam Bam.#CL2#
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes Bam Bam back into the cage.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Bam Bam fails to pull guard.
Bam Bam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Akharraz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bam Bam is looking to clinch but Akharraz is avoiding it.
Akharraz scores with a nice right hand.
Akharraz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bam Bam.
Bam Bam on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Akharraz throws a combination. Bam Bam tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Bam Bam ducks under and follows up with a left that Bam Bam also avoids with ease.
A cross from Akharraz lands.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Bam Bam moves out of range.
Akharraz checks a low kick from Bam Bam.
Akharraz jabbing away but nothing is landing. #T1##CL#
Bam Bam clinches with his opponent.
Akharraz tries to stall but Bam Bam uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bam Bam misses with a punch on the inside.
Bam Bam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bam Bam can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Bam Bam controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Akharraz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bam Bam seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Akharraz can turn it around.
Bam Bam fails to pull guard.
Akharraz lands a body punch.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akharraz pushes Bam Bam back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bam Bam blocks an uppercut.
Bam Bam tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
Bam Bam fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Bam Bam.
Bam Bam tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
Bam Bam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bam Bam working aggressively here. #TD#
Bam Bam lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz has momentary wrist control but Bam Bam slips an elbow through the middle.#T2#
Akharraz is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bam Bam trying to control but Akharraz is working from the bottom.
Akharraz wants to stand but Bam Bam is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A head kick misses from Akharraz.
Bam Bam throwing a counter right hand but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Osama Akharraz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bam Bam shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akharraz pinned against the cage. Akharraz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Akharraz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bam Bam with a body shot.
Akharraz scores with a hook.
Osama Akharraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akharraz throws out a powerful jab.#CL2#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.
Akharraz lands a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bam Bam fails to land.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Bam Bam.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bam Bam's elbow.
Bam Bam dodges an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bam Bam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bam Bam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bam Bam's elbow.
Bam Bam tries to score a body lock takedown but Akharraz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bam Bam lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bam Bam controls his hands. #T4#
Bam Bam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz is looking to control Bam Bam's arms but Bam Bam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Bam Bam lands a shoulder strike. #TD#
Bam Bam jumps guard.
Akharraz is looking to stand up but Bam Bam won't let him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB#
Bam Bam working for a triangle but Akharraz defends it easily.
Akharraz is looking to stand up but Bam Bam won't let him.
Bam Bam pulls Akharraz in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joey Bam Bam's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Bam Bam gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A good leg kick by Bam Bam. #CL2#
Bam Bam gets tackled into the cage by Akharraz. Akharraz maintains the clinch.
Bam Bam changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Akharraz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good shot there by Akharraz.#TD#
Bam Bam throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Akharraz was covering up waiting for the punch and Bam Bam finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Akharraz keeping full guard, as Bam Bam tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bam Bam passes Akharraz's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #ES2#
Akharraz manages to escape and get back to his feet! #T1#
Akharraz tries to clinch but Bam Bam is having none of it.
A punch combination from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz misses with a wild body shot.
Akharraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bam Bam circles away quickly and effectively.
Bam Bam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bam Bam with a nice calf kick.
Akharraz throws a body shot but no joy.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bam Bam throws an overhand right that lands on Akharraz's shoulder, as Akharraz tries to avoid the shot.
Akharraz misses with a double jab.
Bam Bam checks a low kick from Akharraz.
Bam Bam moves forwards but Akharraz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Bam Bam misses.
Bam Bam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Bam Bam fails miserably with a takedown attempt.#T2#
Akharraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bam Bam will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bam Bam takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bam Bam lands a jab to Akharraz's midsection.
Akharraz connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Bam Bam.
Bam Bam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akharraz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bam Bam keeps the fight on the outside.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A leg kick checked by Akharraz.
Bam Bam misses with a wild body shot.
Bam Bam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akharraz swings for the body but Bam Bam moves out of range.
Bam Bam tries to clinch but Akharraz is having none of it.
Bam Bam swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.#T3#
Akharraz stuffs the takedown attempt from Bam Bam. Bam Bam gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joey Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Akharraz clinches.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bam Bam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bam Bam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bam Bam working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akharraz is working Bam Bam over against the cage.
Bam Bam takes a shot to the head.
Bam Bam is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Akharraz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Bam Bam controls the action.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bam Bam backwards.
Bam Bam tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bam Bam backwards.
Bam Bam jumps guard but Akharraz stands there with Bam Bam around his waist. Bam Bam gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bam Bam lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz stops a takedown attempt from Bam Bam.
Bam Bam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akharraz tries a knee to the head but Bam Bam blocks it.
Bam Bam letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Osama Akharraz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bam Bam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
Bam Bam throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz is working Bam Bam over against the cage.
Bam Bam tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akharraz smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!

Osama Akharraz really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Altitude Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

 

Event: OFK 122 - Krnacova Vs Wanker     
Date:   Sep 05, 2021
#R1#
Akharraz scores with a nice head shot.
Akharraz digs a good hook to Hilly's body.
Hilly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL2#
Akharraz clinches.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hilly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hilly throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Hilly avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Hilly blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz is struggling to control the position.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hilly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Hilly breaks the clinch.
Akharraz misses with a left hand
and Akharraz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akharraz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akharraz lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hilly counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Akharraz scores with a punch to the head.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Hilly is having none of it.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick
and Hilly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hilly misses with a wild body shot.
Hilly fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Hilly was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a combination
and Hilly counters with a crisp right that sends Akharraz to the canvas! Hilly follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Hilly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bill Hilly waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: OFK 119 - Rhino Vs Kriel     
Date:   Aug 28, 2021
#R1#
Akharraz stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that Salmi avoids nicely.
Akharraz cracks Salmi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salmi avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Salmi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Akharraz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salmi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salmi blocks the body kick.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Salmi circles away and keeps his distance.
Akharraz throws a body shot but no joy.
Akharraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Salmi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Akharraz won't be happy with that.

Akharraz sneaks out the side door and pushes Salmi away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Akharraz enables Salmi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Akharraz manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Akharraz is wriggling around but Salmi manages to pass to half guard. #SUB2#
Salmi seems to be looking for submissions.
Salmi stops Akharraz from getting back to his feet.
Salmi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akharraz keeps working. #T1#
Salmi tries to pass to full mount but Akharraz defends it.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salmi wants to free his trapped foot but Akharraz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Salmi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Akharraz is trying to stand up here but Salmi is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Salmi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB2#
Salmi is working for a kimura but Akharraz is defending it quite comfortably. #ES#
Akharraz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T2##CL#
Salmi tries to keep at a distance but Akharraz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Salmi tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Salmi back against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Salmi fails to land.
Akharraz looking to stall.
I was talking to Akharraz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz tries to work over Salmi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz pushes off an throws an elbow but Salmi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akharraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz cracks Salmi with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Salmi fails to land.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Akharraz stalling in the clinch but Salmi improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Salmi fails to land. #T3#
Akharraz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Salmi throws a head punch that misses.
Salmi swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Salmi lands a right hand.
Akharraz gets through Salmi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Salmi lands with a light punch inside.
Salmi working aggressively here.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Salmi blocks it.
Salmi misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salmi.
Akharraz lands an elbow inside that Salmi shrugs off. #CUT#It looks like Eerikki Salmi has been cut.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salmi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Salmi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salmi misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salmi blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Salmi has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz digs a right hand into Salmi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salmi's gas tank.
Salmi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Salmi lands a left hand.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Salmi controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salmi can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Salmi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Salmi misses with some punches.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Salmi.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salmi lands with a light punch inside.
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 Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Eerikki Salmi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Akharraz's corner calls for a 1-2. Akharraz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Akharraz lands with a nice body punch.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Salmi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Salmi darts in looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets double underhooks and turns Salmi into the cage.
Salmi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Salmi can do to turn this around?
Akharraz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salmi on the side of the head.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Salmi moves out of range.
Salmi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akharraz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salmi somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Salmi closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salmi lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Akharraz wants to stand up but Salmi is controlling him. #T1#
Salmi trying to control but Akharraz is working from the bottom.
Salmi prevents Akharraz from getting back to his feet.
Akharraz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Akharraz.
Salmi avoids the body shot from Akharraz. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Akharraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Salmi lands with a shot to the body.
Akharraz misses with an uppercut. Salmi saw that one coming.#TD2#
Salmi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Akharraz sprawls well initially but Salmi persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #SU2#
Salmi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #TD2#
Akharraz tries to sprawl but Salmi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Salmi prevents Akharraz from standing back up.
Salmi moves into full mount! Akharraz won't be happy about that!
Akharraz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Salmi can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Akharraz is looking to escape.
Salmi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.#ROC2#Akharraz is rocked!#T3#
Salmi controlling the pace for now.
Oh Akharraz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Salmi connects with a bit shot that sees Akharraz covering up! More strikes from Salmi and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Salmi is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eerikki Salmi!
Our winner, Eerikki Salmi, 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: OFK 114 - Knox Vs line     
Date:   Aug 11, 2021
#R1#
Pinochet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akharraz.
A cross from Akharraz lands.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akharraz!
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinochet walks into a left hand.
Pinochet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akharraz moves away.
Akharraz throws an off balance right hand
and Pinochet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Akharraz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Pinochet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz lands with a kick to the ribs.
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!
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinochet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Pinochet makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Pinochet'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.
Pinochet is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. #T1#
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz looking to stall. #BC#
Pinochet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz misses with a kick to the body
and Pinochet counters with a leg kick.
Pinochet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pinochet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pinochet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Pinochet moves out of range easily.
Akharraz takes a swing at Pinochet's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Pinochet blocks the leg kick.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Pinochet moves away
and Pinochet counters with a slapping leg kick.
Akharraz misses with a straight left.
Pinochet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akharraz.
It looked like Pinochet wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T2#
Pinochet misses the shot to the body.
Pinochet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Pinochet moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pinochet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akharraz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pinochet.
Akharraz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pinochet counters with a leg kick.
Akharraz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akharraz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pinochet.
A low kick from Akharraz is predictable there
and Pinochet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with an uppercut. Pinochet saw that one coming.
We've been told by Pinochet's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Pinochet misses the target.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T3##CL2#
Akharraz clinches up with Pinochet and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Pinochet breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akharraz misses with a combination
and Pinochet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pinochet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Pinochet moves out of range.
Pinochet moves out of range as Akharraz strikes.
Pinochet 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.
Akharraz misses with a jab to the body
and Pinochet counters with a nice body shot.
Pinochet is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akharraz.
Pinochet cracks Akharraz with a hook to the temple - Akharraz is on wobbly legs here! Pinochet swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Akharraz falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Pinochet wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Augusto Pinochet!
A less than humble Augusto Pinochet misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

 

Event: OFK 112 - Do Urden vs Kriel     
Date:   Aug 04, 2021
#R1##CL#
Akharraz clinches.
Rinaldi can't break the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Rinaldi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rinaldi working hard to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for Akharraz.
Rinaldi wants to get back to striking at distance but Akharraz won't allow it.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rinaldi is looking to break free of the clinch but Akharraz has double underhooks.
Rinaldi is trying to push Akharraz away but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rinaldi is trying to force a seperation but Akharraz has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinaldi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akharraz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rinaldi.
Rinaldi looks winded!
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Akharraz gets through Rinaldi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Akharraz - that landed with a thud.
Akharraz lands a nice elbow.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Rinaldi's ribcage. Rinaldi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz. #ROC#Rinaldi is rocked!
Akharraz lands a big right hand that drops Rinaldi! The killer instinct kicks in and Akharraz finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Akharraz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Osama Akharraz waved his t-shirt featuring Altitude Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

 

Event: OFK 106 - Mad Onion Vs Knox     
Date:   Jul 14, 2021
#R1#
Akharraz throws a head kick but Naulakko moves out of range.
Akharraz lands with an uppercut that bounces Naulakko off the cage and back into range.
Naulakko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Naulakko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
Akharraz raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Naulakko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akharraz counters with a head kick.
Akharraz checks a low kick from Naulakko.
Akharraz cracks Naulakko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Naulakko loads up on a big right hand but Akharraz slips the punch.
A big right from Naulakko misses.
A cross from Akharraz lands.#CL2#
Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Naulakko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Good body shot from Akharraz.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Naulakko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Naulakko lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
Naulakko can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Naulakko wants to stall.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naulakko blocking some punches.
Akharraz misses with an elbow strike.
Naulakko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naulakko throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Naulakko controlling the action here for a moment.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Naulakko is working Akharraz over against the cage.
Akharraz tries to work over Naulakko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Naulakko - that landed with a thud.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Naulakko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
Akharraz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Naulakko up against the cage.
Naulakko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not. #T2#
Akharraz trying to stall but Naulakko improves his position.
Naulakko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Naulakko.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Naulakko scores with a hook to the body.
Naulakko prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Naulakko scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head.
Naulakko lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naulakko stalling the fight.
Naulakko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
Nice body punch from Naulakko.
Akharraz looks winded!
Naulakko lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naulakko.
Naulakko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Naulakko blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Naulakko lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Naulakko.
Naulakko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow. #T3#
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Naulakko working aggressively here.
Naulakko trying to control the position but instead, Akharraz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Naulakko into the cage.
Naulakko misses with a punch to the body.
Naulakko lands a right hand.
Naulakko tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Naulakko is keeping busy.
Naulakko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Akharraz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Naulakko.
Naulakko prevents a body shot from Akharraz. #T4#
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Naulakko on the inside.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Naulakko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz.
A short body shot lands from Naulakko as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Naulakko.
Naulakko blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Naulakko controls the action.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naulakko or not.
Naulakko lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Naulakko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naulakko drops Akharraz with a huge uppercut! Akharraz drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Naulakko is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Naulakko!
A very excited looking Pertti Naulakko 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: TWGC 34 (265+lbs, D2): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   Jun 29, 2021





225 cm
40 yrs
215 lbs



188 cm
20 yrs
210 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Osama Akharraz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Robert Munson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.


The official calls the fighters to the middle and the contest is under way.
Munson tries to clinch but Akharraz moves out of range. #CL2#
Munson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Munson jumps guard but Akharraz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Munson tries to pull guard but Akharraz holds him up against the cage and eventually Munson drops back down to his feet.
Akharraz tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD#
Akharraz has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Munson clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Akharraz (4) vs (0) Munson#SUB#
Akharraz looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Munson is really stuck here.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Munson defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Akharraz's arms.
I really don't envy Munson right now.
Munson trying to control but not successfully.
Munson tries to break free. #T1#
Munson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Akharraz is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
We've been hearing good reports from Akharraz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Munson is really stuck here. #SUB#
Akharraz looking to break Munson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Munson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Akharraz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Munson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Akharraz's guard. Nice work there by Munson.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (4) vs (2) Munson
Akharraz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munson's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (6) vs (2) Munson
Akharraz trying to control but Munson is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Akharraz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Munson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Munson has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (6) vs (4) Munson
Akharraz is controlling Munson's posture.#T2#
Munson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akharraz is keeping the position for now.
Akharraz has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Munson preventing the sweep.
Akharraz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Munson wants to control from the top but Akharraz keeps moving.
Akharraz keeping full guard, as Munson tries to pass. #T3#
Munson preventing the sweep.
Munson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akharraz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Munson's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (8) vs (4) Munson
Munson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Akharraz manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (8) vs (6) Munson
Munson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Akharraz pulls Munson in close to prevent any damage.
Akharraz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Munson is one step ahead there.
Akharraz controlling the position.#T4#
Munson preventing the sweep.
Munson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Akharraz keeping full guard, as Munson tries to pass.
Akharraz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (10) vs (6) Munson#SUB2#
Munson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akharraz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akharraz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Munson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Akharraz works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Munson has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#SUB#
Akharraz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Munson has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Akharraz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T5#
Munson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Munson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akharraz is pushing down on Munson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Munson is fighting to maintain full guard but Akharraz has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Munson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Akharraz wants to control but Munson is keeping him busy.
Munson tries to roll over but Akharraz keeps him under control.#T6#
Akharraz trying to control from half guard but Munson is working away. #SUB#
Akharraz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Munson manages to get to full guard.
Akharraz works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Munson defends it well.
Akharraz is controlling the pace. #T7#
Munson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Munson working for a triangle but Akharraz defends it easily. #SUB#
Akharraz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akharraz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Munson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Munson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Akharraz haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#T8#
Akharraz trying to control but Munson is working from the bottom.
Akharraz wants to pass the guard but Munson is keeping the position.#SUB#
Akharraz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Munson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Akharraz frees his head nicely. Oh but Munson has switched to an armbar! Akharraz is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Robert Munson!

 

Event: OFK 96- Lancaster Vs Tepes Lii     
Date:   Jun 09, 2021
#R1##CL#
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.
I was talking to Akharraz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Emperor controls his hands.
Emperor misses with a punch to the body.
Emperor avoiding damage.
Emperor effectively controlling the action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emperor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akharraz lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emperor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Emperor's head.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Emperor. #T1#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akharraz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akharraz is working Emperor over against the cage.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz gets underhooks to prevent Emperor's takedown attempt.
Emperor wants to stall.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Emperor throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz. #T2#
Emperor is working for takedown but Akharraz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Akharraz lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Fedor Emperor has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Emperor's brow.
Akharraz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emperor lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Akharraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Emperor avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage. #T3#
Akharraz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Emperor scores with a hook to the body.
Akharraz is leaning against Emperor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Emperor.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Emperor blocks it.
Emperor avoiding damage as Akharraz throws knees to the body.
Akharraz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Akharraz is pushing Emperor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
Emperor wants to stall.
The referee calls for Akharraz to work.
Akharraz stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Osama Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Emperor ducks under and follows up with a left that Emperor also avoids with ease.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Emperor under the eye.
Akharraz lands a jab to the nose.
Emperor slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz. #CL#
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Come on Emperor - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Akharraz lands a shoulder strike.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emperor avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL#
Akharraz instigates a clinch.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Emperor can do to turn this around?
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Emperor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Emperor looking to stall.
Emperor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz is leaning against Emperor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Emperor blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
A short right from Akharraz.
Emperor trying to stall but Akharraz improves his position. #T1#
Akharraz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Emperor is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Akharraz pushes Emperor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Akharraz.
Emperor taking a breather.
Akharraz lands an elbow inside that Emperor shrugs off.
Akharraz lands a body punch.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#CUT#That has opened up Fedor Emperor's cut even more.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz stalling against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz. #T2#
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Emperor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Emperor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akharraz is keeping busy.
Akharraz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Emperor up against the cage.
Akharraz slowing the pace effectively.
Akharraz seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Emperor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Emperor avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3#
Akharraz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Emperor blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz misses with a knee to the head.
Akharraz slowing the pace effectively.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emperor's elbow.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Emperor controls the action.
Emperor avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
A short right from Akharraz.
Emperor blocks the elbow strike.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Emperor uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Emperor.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Emperor is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Akharraz lands a left hand. #ROC#Emperor is rocked!
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emperor's elbow.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Emperor taking a breather.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Emperor's elbow.
Akharraz leaning against his opponent.
A short left from Akharraz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Emperor'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#
Emperor misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz throws a nice head kick!
Emperor is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
Emperor looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Emperor. Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akharraz circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Emperor to the canvas! Emperor doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Akharraz keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: TWGC 33 (265lbs, D2): Finals - Round 1     
Date:   May 18, 2021





191 cm
31 yrs
201 lbs



225 cm
39 yrs
215 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of St Petersburg, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Fidelity Castro! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 0 losses; Osama Akharraz!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and John Roberts.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Akharraz swats away the attempt to clinch by Castro.#CL#
Castro drives through and clinches with Akharraz against the cage. #TD#
Castro manages to pull guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castro has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Akharraz trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Akharraz won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Castro pulls Akharraz in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz is stalling in the full guard.
Akharraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Castro looking for a sweep. Not yet Castro, not yet. #T1#
Akharraz is pushing down on Castro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castro is fighting to maintain full guard but Akharraz has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Akharraz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Castro sees it coming and defends easily.
Castro moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akharraz wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Akharraz is pushing down on Castro's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castro is fighting to maintain full guard but Akharraz has managed to sneak the leg through.#SUB2#
Akharraz is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Castro to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Castro pulls Akharraz in close to his closed guard and prevents Akharraz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Akharraz wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving. #T2#
Castro pulls Akharraz in close to prevent any damage.
Akharraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro is trying to control the position but Akharraz postures up. #SUB2#
Akharraz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Castro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Akharraz has Castro in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (2) vs (0) Akharraz
Akharraz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T3#
Castro is stalling in the full guard.
Akharraz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Akharraz is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (2) vs (2) Akharraz
Akharraz trying to control but Castro is working from the bottom.
Akharraz won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Akharraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro is adopting a defensive guard.#T4#
Akharraz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Castro is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Akharraz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Castro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Akharraz has Castro in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (4) vs (2) Akharraz
Akharraz has control of Castro's left arm, preventing Castro from doing any damage.
Akharraz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Akharraz being controlled here, momentarily. #T5#
Akharraz controls Castro momentarily but Castro frees himself.
Akharraz has Castro pulled in close to control his posture.
Castro is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akharraz is keeping the position for now.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Castro from controlling successfully.
Castro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T6#
Castro postures up.
Akharraz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (4) vs (4) Akharraz#SUB2#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but Castro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Akharraz to get the leverage.
Akharraz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working. #SUB2#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but Castro is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Akharraz to get the leverage. #SUB2#
Castro is defending against the submission attempts here by Akharraz.
Castro controlling the leg, holding on to half guard. #T7##SUB2#
Akharraz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Castro regains full guard. Nicely done.
Castro pulls Akharraz in close to prevent any damage.
Akharraz won't allow Castro to sweep him here.
Akharraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Castro is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T8#
Akharraz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akharraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Akharraz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Castro looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Castro looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Castro!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Castro (8) vs (4) Akharraz
Akharraz is trying to improve his position.#T9#
Akharraz struggling a bit here.
Castro wants to control but Akharraz is keeping him busy.
Akharraz sneaks back into half guard.
Akharraz is looking for a sweep. Castro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Akharraz gets back to full guard.
Castro might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T10#
Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Akharraz is retaining full guard.
Castro is working hard here to advance position.
Akharraz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Akharraz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Castro manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (8) vs (6) Akharraz
Castro controlling the position.
Akharraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akharraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Castro is retaining full guard.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Castro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Akharraz has gone for a leg lock! Castro slips out almost immediately though and dives into Akharraz's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (10) vs (6) Akharraz#T11#
Castro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Score +3 for passing guard: Castro (13) vs (6) Akharraz
Castro trying to control the action but Akharraz is working from the bottom.
Castro is staying tight to Akharraz's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Castro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akharraz keeps working.
Akharraz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Castro's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#T12#
Akharraz wants to control but Castro is keeping busy.
Akharraz gets full guard.
Akharraz is trying to keep Castro in close.
Akharraz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Akharraz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Castro is one step ahead there.
Akharraz trying to keep a closed guard but Castro is proving a slippery customer.
Castro won't allow Akharraz to sweep him here. #T13#
Castro tries to free his leg and advance position but Akharraz is retaining full guard.
Akharraz looking to control.
Castro is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Akharraz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Castro's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (13) vs (8) Akharraz
Castro is controlling Akharraz's posture.
Akharraz postures up. #SUB2#
Akharraz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Castro manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Akharraz has Castro in his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Castro (15) vs (8) Akharraz
Akharraz looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T14#
Castro slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Castro won't allow Akharraz to sweep him here.
Akharraz is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Akharraz managing to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akharraz looking for a sweep. Not yet Akharraz, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Castro takes the fight on points by 15 to 8.

 

Event: TWGC 33 (265lbs, D2): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 2     
Date:   May 11, 2021





225 cm
39 yrs
215 lbs



190 cm
37 yrs
195 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Osama Akharraz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 1 wins and 0 losses; Guillermo Pato!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.


The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.#CL#
Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akharraz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Akharraz is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pato pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akharraz wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Akharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akharraz stops a takedown attempt from Pato.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Pato tries for a takedown but Akharraz manages to get underhooks.
Akharraz tries to score a body lock takedown but Pato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akharraz tries to score a body lock takedown but Pato shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akharraz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Akharraz is looking to take this one to the mat.#TD#
Akharraz gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Akharraz (2) vs (0) Pato
Pato is looking to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pato can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Akharraz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pato defends it well. #T1##SUB#
Akharraz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pato is concentrating on defense, preventing Akharraz from advancing position. #SUB#
Akharraz is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Akharraz is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Pato sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but Pato is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Akharraz to get the leverage.
Pato trying to hold on to Akharraz's head to control him but Akharraz postures up. #T2##SUB#
Akharraz trying to work for an americana but Pato has managed to regain full guard.
Akharraz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pato is keeping the position for now. #SUB#
Akharraz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Akharraz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pato looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pato looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pato!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Akharraz (2) vs (4) Pato
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akharraz tries to buck Pato off but Pato is having none of it.#T3#
I wouldn't like to be where Akharraz is right now.
Akharraz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Akharraz is not content to let Pato control the position.
Akharraz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Akharraz controlling the position for now.
Pato perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Akharraz wants to improve his position but Pato is controlling well.
Akharraz controlling the position for now.#T4#
Akharraz wants to get back to full guard.
Akharraz is trying to control but can't.
Akharraz is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Akharraz controlling the position well.
Akharraz is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akharraz is pressing down on Pato's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Akharraz controlling the position.#T5#
Pato wants to pass the guard but Akharraz is keeping the position.
Akharraz is trying to keep Pato in close.
Pato pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akharraz is keeping the position for now.
Pato must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Akharraz managing to control the position.
Akharraz tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T6#
Pato is fighting to break Akharraz's control of his arms but Akharraz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pato slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pato is fighting to break Akharraz's control of his arms but Akharraz is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Akharraz continues to stall.
Akharraz wants to sweep but no luck.
Akharraz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (4) vs (4) Pato#T7##SUB#
Akharraz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #SUB#
Akharraz seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB#
Akharraz wants to work for an arm triangle but Pato is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akharraz. #SUB#
Akharraz is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #T8#
Akharraz is keen to just control but Pato is a slippery customer.#SUB#
Akharraz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pato has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pato trying to hold on to Akharraz's head to control him but Akharraz postures up. #T9##SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Akharraz seems to be working for a kimura but Pato defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Akharraz seems to be working for a kimura but Pato defends the submission attempt.#T10##SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pato is holding on to half guard well.#SUB#
Akharraz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T11##SUB#
Akharraz is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pato has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Pato is defending against the submission attempts here by Akharraz. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Pato keeping hold of Akharraz's head, controlling as best he can. #T12##SUB#
Akharraz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Akharraz is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Pato is just riding it out for now. Akharraz eventually gives up the hold. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T13##SUB#
Akharraz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Akharraz uses his free foot to push down on Pato's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pato.
Score +3 for passing guard: Akharraz (7) vs (4) Pato#SUB#
Akharraz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pato has managed to escape the submission attempt. #SUB#
Akharraz working for a guillotine from mount but Pato is in no mood to give up. #T14##SUB#
Akharraz looking for a guillotine from mount but Pato is having none of it.
Pato is desperately trying to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Akharraz working for a submission but Pato is keeping him at bay. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pato has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pato!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (7) vs (6) Pato
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Akharraz wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akharraz takes the fight on points by 7 to 6.

 

Event: TWGC 33 (265lbs, D2): Helsinki Qualifier - Round 1     
Date:   May 10, 2021





225 cm
39 yrs
215 lbs



208 cm
21 yrs
195 lbs


This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Osama Akharraz! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Amsterdam, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 1 losses; Simon Hedegaard!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.


Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Hedegaard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Akharraz circles away.
Hedegaard has a takedown stuffed.#CL#
Akharraz darts in and clinches Hedegaard up against the cage.
Akharraz gets underhooks to prevent Hedegaard's takedown attempt.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Hedegaard.
Hedegaard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Akharraz fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
Akharraz rushes Hedegaard and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Akharraz tightens his grip and picks Hedegaard up, before dumping him to the ground. Hedegaard manages to land in guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Akharraz (2) vs (0) Hedegaard
Akharraz sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hedegaard keeping moving, preventing Akharraz from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hedegaard is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Akharraz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Akharraz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hedegaard has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akharraz has managed to get both his arms back between Hedegaard's legs - danger averted.#T1##SUB2#
Hedegaard throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hedegaard keeping moving, preventing Akharraz from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Akharraz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Akharraz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB#
Akharraz has gone for a leg lock! Hedegaard slips out almost immediately though and dives into Akharraz's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (2) vs (2) Hedegaard
Hedegaard must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Akharraz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hedegaard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akharraz is keeping the position for now. #T2#
Akharraz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB2#
Hedegaard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hedegaard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hedegaard being controlled here momentarily.
Hedegaard wants to pass the guard but Akharraz is keeping the position.
Hedegaard preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Hedegaard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hedegaard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #T3#
Akharraz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (4) vs (2) Hedegaard
Hedegaard is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB#
Akharraz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Akharraz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hedegaard controls Akharraz momentarily but Akharraz frees himself.
Akharraz wants to control from the top but Hedegaard keeps moving. #SUB#
Akharraz drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hedegaard dives on top into guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (4) vs (4) Hedegaard
Hedegaard has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Akharraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akharraz pulls Hedegaard in close to prevent any damage. #T4#
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Akharraz wants to sweep here but Hedegaard controlling him for the moment.
Akharraz seems keen to control Hedegaard's posture.
Akharraz wants to sweep but no luck.
Akharraz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hedegaard's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (6) vs (4) Hedegaard
Akharraz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hedegaard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard trying to control the position. #T5#
Akharraz tries to free his leg and advance position but Hedegaard is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Akharraz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Hedegaard is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Hedegaard has escaped and now he's on top!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (6) vs (6) Hedegaard
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Akharraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard tries to free his leg and advance position but Akharraz is retaining full guard.
Akharraz wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akharraz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hedegaard's guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (8) vs (6) Hedegaard#T6#
Hedegaard looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB2#
Hedegaard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Akharraz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Akharraz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Akharraz passes into half guard.
Hedegaard tries to get to full guard but Akharraz has control of the leg. #SUB#
Hedegaard is defending against the submission attempts here by Akharraz.
Hedegaard trying to hold on to Akharraz's head to control him but Akharraz postures up. #SUB#
Akharraz is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hedegaard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akharraz. #T7#
Hedegaard is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Akharraz seems to be working for a kimura but Hedegaard defends the submission attempt.#SUB#
Akharraz is working for a kimura but Hedegaard is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Akharraz looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T8#
The fighters are battling for position here. Hedegaard manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Hedegaard has his foot on Akharraz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Akharraz works his way back into a safe position though.
Akharraz trying to control but Hedegaard is working from the bottom.
Hedegaard keeping full guard, as Akharraz tries to pass. #SUB2#
Hedegaard looking for a guillotine here but Akharraz defends easily.
Hedegaard working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T9#
Akharraz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hedegaard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Akharraz looking to sit in guard and control but Hedegaard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Akharraz (8) vs (8) Hedegaard#SUB2#
Hedegaard drops back looking for a leg! Akharraz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Akharraz manages to kick Hedegaard off! Hedegaard jumps back into Akharraz's guard.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Akharraz trying to control the position here.
Hedegaard wants to control from the top but Akharraz keeps moving. #T10#
Hedegaard advances to half guard.
Akharraz trying to hold on to Hedegaard's head to control him but Hedegaard postures up.
Akharraz keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Akharraz is trying to get back to full guard.
Akharraz keeping hold of Hedegaard's head, controlling as best he can.
Akharraz trying to control but Hedegaard postures up.
Akharraz tries to get to full guard but Hedegaard has control of the leg. #T11#
Akharraz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Akharraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hedegaard being controlled here momentarily.
Hedegaard trying to control but Akharraz is working from the bottom.
Hedegaard tries to free his leg and advance position but Akharraz is retaining full guard.
Akharraz pulls Hedegaard in close to his closed guard and prevents Hedegaard from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Akharraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T12#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Akharraz holds on and takes a little breather.
Hedegaard won't allow Akharraz to sweep him here.
Akharraz controlling the position.
Akharraz looking for a sweep. Not yet Akharraz, not yet.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Hedegaard from controlling successfully.
Akharraz pulls Hedegaard in close to his closed guard and prevents Hedegaard from doing any damage or advancing position.#T13#
Akharraz looking for a sweep. Not yet Akharraz, not yet.
Hedegaard trying to control the position from guard on top but Akharraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akharraz is controlling Hedegaard's posture.#T14#
Hedegaard wants to pass the guard but Akharraz is keeping the position.
Akharraz seems keen to control Hedegaard's posture.
Akharraz wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Hedegaard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hedegaard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hedegaard wants to pass the guard but Akharraz is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
As we have tied on points, we go to a tie breaker and Akharraz gets a bonus point for attempting more subs.
Akharraz takes the fight on points by 9 to 8.

 

Event: OFK 79 - Bagwis Vs Akharraz     
Date:   Apr 10, 2021
#R1#
Nice body punch from Bagwis.
Bagwis avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
An attempted straight right counter from Bagwis misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Akharraz. Those never looked like landing.
Bagwis went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bagwis misses with a looping left.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bagwis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Good leg kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A cross from Akharraz lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz scores with a jab. Bagwis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bagwis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bagwis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bagwis slips under a jab from Akharraz.
It looked like Bagwis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bagwis circles away.
Akharraz misses with a few strikes there. #CL2#
Akharraz darts in and clinches Bagwis up against the cage.#T1#
Bagwis can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Bagwis misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akharraz tries to work over Bagwis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bagwis lands a shot to the body.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Bagwis blocks it.
Bagwis presses Akharraz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bagwis misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Bagwis.
Akharraz looks winded!
Bagwis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
Bagwis lands a left hand.
Bagwis cracks Akharraz with a nice body shot.#BC#
Bagwis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bagwis misses with an uppercut.
Bagwis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Akharraz's head.
Bagwis swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.#T2#
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akharraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bagwis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bagwis takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2#
Akharraz instigates a clinch.
Bagwis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bagwis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bagwis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bagwis.
Bagwis misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
Bagwis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bagwis.
Bagwis lands with a light punch inside.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Bagwis pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Akharraz is rocked!
Bagwis lands a left hand.
Akharraz is still on wobbly legs! Can Bagwis finish him?
The referee calls for Bagwis to work.
Bagwis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Akharraz to his knees! Bagwis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Huwan Bagwis!
A pretty intense looking Huwan Bagwis took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

 

Event: OFK 73 - Cusumano Vs Horn     
Date:   Mar 20, 2021
#R1#
Akharraz tries to clinch but Dall is having none of it.
Dall misses with the combination.
Dall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Akharraz back to the cage. Dall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Dall circles away. #CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and clinches.
Akharraz gets underhooks to prevent Dall's takedown attempt.
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Dall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz lands with a good body shot.#CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and clinches.
Akharraz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dall tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#BC2#
Dall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz misses with a double jab. #CL#
Akharraz rushes Dall and presses him up against the cage.
Dall stalls.
Dall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz. #T2#
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dall tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
Dall is trying to break the clinch but Akharraz is controlling him.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dall drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC2#
Dall manages to break the clinch. #T3#
A jab from Akharraz does it's job there.#CUT#It looks like Wykyd Dall has been cut.#TD2#
Dall drives through with a takedown into Akharraz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Dall wants to pass the guard but Akharraz is keeping the position.
Dall won't allow Akharraz to get back to his feet. #ES#
Akharraz has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dall has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Dall jumps guard. #SU#
Akharraz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dall, up you get!
Akharraz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akharraz's waist but Akharraz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dall off to one side.
Akharraz misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Dall avoids them all with ease. #T4#
Dall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akharraz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dall.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akharraz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Dall moves into range and clinches up with Akharraz.
Dall stalls.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz gets underhooks to prevent Dall's takedown attempt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dall blocks an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dall or not.
A right hook to the body lands for Akharraz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
That's time! Akharraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Dall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dall blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Akharraz swinging wildly here.
Akharraz throws a lazy uppercut
and Dall counters with an inside leg kick. #TD2#
Dall feints and as Akharraz raises his hands in defense, Dall changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dall prevents Akharraz from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dall throwing strikes from guard but Akharraz blocks nicely. #T1#
Dall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akharraz is keeping the position for now.
Akharraz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Akharraz looks to land a left hand but Dall moved out of range nicely.
Dall wants to counter with a clinch but Akharraz pushes him away.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dall walks into a stiff left hand from Akharraz.#CUT#That has opened up Wykyd Dall's cut even more.
Dall has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#TD2#
Akharraz gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dall to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Dall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dall wants to control from the top but Akharraz keeps moving. #T2#
Dall won't allow Akharraz to get back to his feet.
Dall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Akharraz wants to stand but Dall is controlling the position. #ES#
Akharraz manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dall has Akharraz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Akharraz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dall tries to pull guard but Akharraz won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dalls head.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akharraz up against the cage.#T3#
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dall.
Dall blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dall avoids it.
Dall misses with some punches.
Akharraz gets through Dall's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dall avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Akharraz prevents the takedown attempt.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Dall controls the action.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Dall.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz trying to stall but Dall improves his position.
Dall lands a hook that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Dall's head.
Akharraz lands a hook that snaps the head of Dall backwards.
Dall prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Dall taking a breather. #TD2#
Dall pulls guard successfully.
Akharraz being controlled here momentarily.
Akharraz wants to stand but Dall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wykyd Dall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Dall circles away.
Akharraz scores with a head kick. Dall tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Akharraz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dall dodges the punch combination from Akharraz.
Dall on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Dall moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Dall is avoiding it.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz lands a nice shot that snaps Dall's head back. #TD2#
Dall drives through with a takedown into guard.

Akharraz uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T1##CL2#
Dall gets a clinch.
Dall is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akharraz to keep the fight standing.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?#BC2#
Dall breaks the clinch.
Dall blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Akharraz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
Akharraz has managed to clinch.
Dall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dall is struggling to control the position.
Dall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akharraz smiles and moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Akharraz as he connects with a hook.#T2#
Akharraz stuffs the takedown attempt from Dall. Dall gets slowly back to his feet.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.#CL#
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD2#
Dall tightens his grip and picks Akharraz up, before dumping him to the ground. Akharraz manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dall's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ES#
Akharraz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Dall is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Dall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz stalling in the clinch but Dall improves position.
Akharraz dodges an elbow strike from Dall.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz avoiding damage. #T3#
Dall displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akharraz up against the cage.#TD2#
Dall lands a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Akharraz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall is controlling him.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall won't allow Akharraz to get back to his feet. #T4##REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Akharraz just misses with a punch to the body.
Dall avoids a punch combination nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dall is defended easily by Akharraz.
Akharraz avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dall avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dall circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL#
Akharraz instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Dall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wykyd Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osama Akharraz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Akharraz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akharraz, 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: OFK 67 - Jackson Vs Pinochet     
Date:   Feb 27, 2021
#R1#
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Naulakko throws a hook to the side of Akharraz's head but Akharraz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naulakko looks to score with a jab to the body but Akharraz is just out of range.
Naulakko misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Naulakko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Naulakko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Naulakko misses the target.
Akharraz lands a jab to the nose.
Naulakko wants to land a leg kick but Akharraz is out of range.
Naulakko just misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Naulakko.
A big right from Naulakko misses.
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Naulakko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz lands with a nice combination. Naulakko backs away looking to recover.
Naulakko swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
Naulakko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akharraz avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akharraz, as that shot connected.
Akharraz scores with a jab.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Naulakko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
Naulakko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Naulakko moves out of range easily.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Naulakko throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naulakko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#CL#
Akharraz has Naulakko up against the cage in a clinch.
Naulakko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Naulakko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Naulakko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akharraz throws an elbow but misses.
Naulakko'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.#T2#
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Naulakko misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Naulakko.
Naulakko misses with some punches.
Naulakko lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Naulakko slowing the pace effectively.
I was talking to Akharraz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Naulakko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz throws an elbow that misses.
Naulakko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Naulakko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Naulakko lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Naulakko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Naulakko misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naulakko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Naulakko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Naulakko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz looking to slow down the pace here.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naulakko's elbow.
Naulakko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Naulakko blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Naulakko avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Naulakko.
A body shot lands from Naulakko.
Naulakko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Naulakko. #T4#
Naulakko tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Naulakko throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Naulakko misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Naulakko blocking some punches.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naulakko.
Naulakko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Naulakko gets through Akharraz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naulakko dodges an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Naulakko.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Naulakko controls the action.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naulakko has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pertti Naulakko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Akharraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Naulakko dips to his left and cracks Akharraz with an uppercut!
Naulakko takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL#
Naulakko tries to keep at a distance but Akharraz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Naulakko avoiding damage.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Naulakko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Naulakko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Pertti Naulakko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Naulakko can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Naulakko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naulakko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Naulakko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naulakko scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Naulakko backwards.
Naulakko misses with the head strike. #T1#
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Naulakko's head.
Akharraz effectively controlling the action here.
Naulakko tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Naulakko back against the cage.
Naulakko misses with some punches.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Naulakko's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akharraz as Naulakko tries to tie him up.
Naulakko pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Naulakko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Naulakko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naulakko tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Naulakko back against the cage.
Naulakko avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Naulakko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
Akharraz effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
Naulakko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Naulakko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Naulakko. #BC2#
Naulakko breaks from the clinch.
Naulakko misses with a wild body shot.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naulakko keeps the fight on the outside.
Naulakko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Naulakko lands a nice hook to Akharraz's body. Akharraz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naulakko throws a front kick aimed at Akharraz's knee but Akharraz avoids it well.
Akharraz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Naulakko! But no joy.
Naulakko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Naulakko lands a slapping body shot.
Naulakko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Akharraz's sensitive parts.
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Naulakko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Naulakko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL#
Akharraz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T3#
Nice body punch from Naulakko.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Naulakko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naulakko prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
A bit of stalling here from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Naulakko backwards. #BC2#
Naulakko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz misses with a body shot.
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naulakko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
A big right from Naulakko misses.
Naulakko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akharraz defending well as Naulakko loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Naulakko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Naulakko misses with a looping left.
Naulakko takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akharraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T4#
Naulakko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Naulakko throws out a powerful jab.
Naulakko throws a right hand that Akharraz ducks under and follows up with a left that Akharraz also avoids with ease.
Naulakko with a nice cross.
Akharraz throws a body shot but no joy.
Akharraz throws a low kick but it's checked well by Naulakko.#CL#
Akharraz darts in and clinches Naulakko up against the cage.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Naulakko uses good head movement to avoid it.
A left hand lands to the body for Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akharraz.
Naulakko misses with some punches.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz is looking to control Naulakko's arms but Naulakko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Naulakko takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pertti Naulakko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Akharraz.
A slow jab from Naulakko misses its intended target.
A clash of legs there as Naulakko blocks the low kick.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Naulakko throws a head kick but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Naulakko ducks under and follows up with a left that Naulakko also avoids with ease.
Naulakko avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a two punch combo.
Naulakko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slow jab from Akharraz misses its intended target.
Naulakko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Naulakko thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and clinches.
Naulakko swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz stalling.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Naulakko blocks an elbow strike.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Naulakko. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Naulakko.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Naulakko misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Naulakko.
Naulakko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Naulakko lands a body shot.
Naulakko pushes Akharraz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Naulakko trying to stall but Akharraz improves his position. #BC2#
Naulakko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naulakko is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Akharraz like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Akharraz from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Naulakko!
During a confident post fight interview, Pertti Naulakko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: OFK 63 -     
Date:   Feb 13, 2021
#R1#
The fighters circling - Akharraz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akharraz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiramanti is looking to counter the offense by Akharraz and move into the clinch.
Akharraz scores with a kick to the body.
Akharraz avoids the body shot from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Akharraz moves into the clinch.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiramanti misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Tiramanti misses with a body punch.
Tiramanti swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz blocks a body shot from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti is leaning against Akharraz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tiramanti swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz has Tiramanti pushed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiramanti tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
Tiramanti lands a shoulder strike.
Akharraz misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Tiramanti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tiramanti tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Tiramanti back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tiramanti fails to land.
Tiramanti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiramanti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiramanti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tiramanti managing to block the knees to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a body shot from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiramanti.
Akharraz digs a right hand into Tiramanti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tiramanti's gas tank.
Tiramanti lands an uppercut.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Akharraz pushes Tiramanti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tiramanti lands with a short shot to the head.
Akharraz scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Tiramanti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiramanti backwards.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiramanti.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz lands a shot to the body.
Akharraz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tiramanti.
Tiramanti works on Akharraz's body with a couple of short punches.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tiramanti is keeping busy.
Tiramanti tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz looking to slow down the pace here.#T3#
Tiramanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiramanti tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Tiramanti has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Tiramanti blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz wants to stall.
Tiramanti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Tiramanti controls the action.
Tiramanti misses with some punches.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Tiramanti controls the action.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Tiramanti as the two fighters clinch.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiramanti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Akharraz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Tiramanti.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Tiramanti.
I was talking to Tiramanti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tiramanti lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiramanti backwards.
A short right from Akharraz.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Tiramanti's ribcage. Tiramanti let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tiramanti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiramanti blocking some punches.
Tiramanti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tiramanti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiramanti presses Akharraz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiramanti pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Tiramanti blocks it.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiramanti can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Tiramanti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiramanti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tiramanti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Tiramanti throws a shot from downtown. Akharraz moves away and avoids it.
Tiramanti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akharraz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Akharraz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tiramanti digs a right hand into Akharraz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akharraz's gas tank.
Tiramanti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Osama Akharraz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akharraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tiramanti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tiramanti letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Tiramanti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Tiramanti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tiramanti.
Tiramanti cracks Akharraz with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiramanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Tiramanti scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head.
Akharraz misses with a knee strike.
Tiramanti lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Tiramanti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Tiramanti. #T1#
A short right from Tiramanti.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiramanti can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tiramanti lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz stalling against the cage.
Tiramanti tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz throws an elbow that misses.
A short left from Akharraz.
Tiramanti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiramanti.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Tiramanti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tiramanti can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz pushes Tiramanti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akharraz cracks Tiramanti with a nice body shot.
Tiramanti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Tiramanti. #T2#
Tiramanti lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz.
Akharraz is struggling to control the position.
Tiramanti blocking some punches.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiramanti controls his hands.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
Tiramanti tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiramanti controls his hands.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tiramanti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tiramanti digs a right hand into Akharraz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akharraz's gas tank.
Akharraz stalling in the clinch but Tiramanti improves position.
Akharraz is breathing heavily.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Tiramanti.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz. #T3#
A short body shot lands from Tiramanti as the two fighters clinch.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Tiramanti lands an uppercut.
Tiramanti pushes Akharraz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tiramanti presses Akharraz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tiramanti scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head.
Tiramanti pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#Akharraz is rocked!
Tiramanti throws a big uppercut that drops Akharraz! More strikes from Tiramanti and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Akharraz lies dazed against the cage as Tiramanti celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesare Tiramanti!
Cesare Tiramanti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: OFK 59 - Vanorden Vs Dall     
Date:   Jan 30, 2021
#R1#
Yoshida misses with a body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Akharraz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Yoshida misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz checks a leg kick.
Yoshida walks straight into a right hand from Akharraz - that's dropped him! Akharraz jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Yoshida from any more punishment! Yoshida 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 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: OFK 53 - Duterte Vs Kasamsun     
Date:   Jan 09, 2021
#R1#
Akharraz cracks Akumba with a good jab.#CUT#It looks like Mako Akumba has been cut.#CL#
Akharraz has managed to clinch.
Akumba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akharraz avoids a wild elbow strike from Akumba.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Akumba blocks an uppercut.
Akumba fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akumba blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akumba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Akumba - that landed with a thud.
Akharraz takes an elbow to the temple.
Akumba misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akumba's elbow.
Akharraz lands a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Akumba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Akharraz dodges an elbow strike from Akumba.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akumba.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short body shot lands from Akumba as the two fighters clinch.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akumba pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akumba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akharraz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akharraz avoids a wild elbow strike from Akumba.#T1#
Akumba lands a nice elbow.
Akumba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akumba blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Akumba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz has Akumba pushed against the cage.
Akumba leaning his opponent against the cage.
Akumba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akharraz tries to work over Akumba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akumba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akumba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Akumba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Akumba controls his hands. #T2#
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Akharraz.
Akumba is pushing Akharraz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akumba throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akumba struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Akumba scores with a shoulder strike.
Akumba working aggressively here.
A left hand lands to the body for Akharraz.
Akumba lands an elbow that stopped Akharraz in his tracks for a moment.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akumba struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Akharraz pushes off an throws an elbow but Akumba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akumba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akumba's brow.
Akumba tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
A short right from Akharraz.
Akumba misses with a punch to the body.
Akumba misses with a body punch. #T3#
Akharraz is looking to control Akumba's arms but Akumba gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akumba throws an elbow but it misses.
Akumba lands a nice shot to the body.
Akumba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akumba throws an elbow but it misses.
Akharraz lands a body punch.
Akumba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akumba just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akharraz's brow.
Akumba lands a nice uppercut.
Akumba misses with a body punch.
Akumba lands an elbow just above Akharraz 's eye.
Akumba stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Akumba misses with a punch to the body.
Akumba pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Akumba.
Akumba lands a nice shot to the body. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akumba.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akumba stalling in the clinch but Akharraz improves position.
Akharraz presses Akumba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akumba throws an elbow but it misses.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akumba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akumba lands a damaging elbow.
Akumba is leaning against Akharraz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC2#
Akumba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akumba tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Akumba moves out of range easily.
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Akumba misses with a body shot.
Akumba throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Akumba closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from Akumba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mako Akumba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Akharraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Akharraz cracks Akumba with a good jab.
Akharraz is looking to slow Akumba down with leg kicks.
Akumba scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
Akumba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akumba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akumba lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akumba misses with a punch to the body.
Akumba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akumba blocking some punches.
Akharraz blocks a body shot from Akumba.
Akharraz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akumba is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Akumba.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akumba lands a left hand. #T1#
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akumba creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Akharraz with a big uppercut! Akharraz tries to clinch up but Akumba pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Akharraz to the mat! Akharraz covers up and Akumba unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mako Akumba!
Mako Akumba 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: OFK 48 - Tiramanti Vs Akharraz     
Date:   Dec 23, 2020
#R1##CL#
Tiramanti darts in and clinches Akharraz up against the cage.
Tiramanti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tiramanti misses with a body punch.
Tiramanti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tiramanti lands with a short shot to the head.
Tiramanti misses with a punch to the body.
Tiramanti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tiramanti lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tiramanti cracks Akharraz with a nice body shot.
Tiramanti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Tiramanti has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
Tiramanti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
I was talking to Tiramanti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tiramanti tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Tiramanti back against the cage.
Tiramanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiramanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiramanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Tiramanti lands a hook that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Tiramanti swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tiramanti tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tiramanti backwards.
Akharraz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tiramanti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Akharraz can turn it around.
Tiramanti working aggressively here.
Tiramanti blocks an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Tiramanti misses with some punches.
Tiramanti presses Akharraz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tiramanti.
A right handed body shot lands from Tiramanti.
Akharraz is trying to stall.
Tiramanti lands with a left to the head.
Tiramanti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Tiramanti.
Tiramanti struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Tiramanti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Tiramanti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz taking a breather. #T2#
A nice left hand lands by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Tiramanti avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz lands an elbow inside.
Tiramanti works on Akharraz's body with a couple of short punches.
Tiramanti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiramanti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz trying to land knees to the body.
Akharraz stalling in the clinch but Tiramanti improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tiramanti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tiramanti.
Tiramanti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tiramanti pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tiramanti lands a body shot.
Akharraz looks winded!
Akharraz wants to stall.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tiramanti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tiramanti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tiramanti lands a body punch.
Tiramanti scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Akharraz is rocked!#T3#
Tiramanti lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Akharraz to his knees! Tiramanti keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cesare Tiramanti!
Cesare Tiramanti retains his light heavyweight title!
Cesare Tiramanti bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

 

Event: OFK 42-Saenamuang Vs Irrawaddy     
Date:   Dec 02, 2020
#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akharraz misses the shot to the body.
Akharraz looks to land a body kick but Kuei moved away.
It seemed like Kuei was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kuei blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuei manages to avoid it.
Akharraz looks to land a combination but Kuei avoids it well.
Kuei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuei tries a head kick but it misses.
Akharraz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akharraz swinging wildly here.
Akharraz closes the distance but Kuei moves to the side
and Kuei counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akharraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akharraz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Akharraz lands with a right hand. #T1#
Akharraz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Kuei is having none of it.
Akharraz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kuei counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuei misses with a head kick.
Akharraz stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Akharraz wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuei throws a shot from downtown. Akharraz moves away and avoids it.
Akharraz fails to land with a series of punches.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akharraz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Decent striking displayed by Akharraz there.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akharraz connects with a right hand. Kuei shakes it off.
Kuei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akharraz doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz scores with a head kick. #CL#
Akharraz instigates a clinch.
Kuei lands an elbow inside that Akharraz shrugs off. #T2#
Kuei wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Akharraz to work.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kuei's elbow.
Kuei prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Kuei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kuei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz works on Kuei's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuei lands an elbow inside that Akharraz shrugs off.
Kuei scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Akharraz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz is leaning against Kuei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akharraz throws an elbow but misses.
Kuei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kuei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Akharraz throws an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Kuei lands an elbow that stopped Akharraz in his tracks for a moment.
Kuei lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kuei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akharraz trying to land knees to the body.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kuei fails to land.
Kuei blocks an elbow strike.
Kuei stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Kuei's ribcage. Kuei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kuei's brow.
Kuei is trying to break the clinch but Akharraz is controlling him.
Kuei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.
Akharraz is working Kuei over against the cage.
Kuei avoiding damage.
Kuei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kuei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T4#
Kuei wants to stall.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kuei misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuei misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuei.
Kuei throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuei.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
A short left from Kuei.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akharraz is leaning against Kuei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kuei avoiding damage as Akharraz throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Osama Akharraz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Kuei misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kuei.
Akharraz checks a leg kick nicely.
Akharraz misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Kuei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akharraz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kuei if he has to take too many more of those.
Akharraz cracks Kuei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Akharraz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kuei keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuei throws an off balance right hand
and Akharraz counters with a stiff right hand.
Kuei swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuei can do to turn this around?
Kuei shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Akharraz defends it nicely.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
Kuei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuei looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akharraz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kuei gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akharraz counters with a straight right hand.
Akharraz throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kuei.
Kuei looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
Akharraz with a hook.#ROC#Kuei is rocked!
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch.
Kuei is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
Akharraz dodges an elbow strike from Kuei.
Kuei takes a shot to the head.
Kuei is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A right handed body shot lands from Akharraz.
Kuei is breathing heavily.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Akharraz lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Kuei to his knees! Akharraz keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: OFK 40 - Zinsou Vs Mad Onion     
Date:   Nov 25, 2020
#R1##TD#
Jackson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Akharraz's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Akharraz is looking to escape.#SUB#
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Akharraz sees it coming and defends easily.
Jackson is looking to advance position but Akharraz won't allow it.
Jackson prevents Akharraz from standing back up. #SUB#
Jackson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
Akharraz is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
We've been hearing good reports from Jackson's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Akharraz manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Akharraz throws a nice looking combination but Jackson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akharraz misses with a wild combination.
Akharraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT2#It looks like Luther Jackson has been cut.#T1#
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Akharraz misses with a body shot.
Jackson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
A countering left hand to the body from Akharraz misses.
Osama Akharraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a straight left.
Akharraz tries to bum rush Jackson with a series of wild strikes but Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from Akharraz lands but Jackson takes it in his stride.
Jackson lands a body shot.
Jackson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akharraz fails to land with a series of punches. #CL#
Akharraz gets tackled into the cage by Jackson. Jackson maintains the clinch.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson digs a right hand into Akharraz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akharraz's gas tank.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jackson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson tries to score a body lock takedown but Akharraz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Jackson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Akharraz can turn it around.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Akharraz tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD#
Jackson decides to pull guard. #T3#
Jackson pulls Akharraz in close to his closed guard and prevents Akharraz from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Jackson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #SUB#
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SU2#
Akharraz stands up from Jackson's guard - Akharraz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Jackson ducks under and follows up with a left that Jackson also avoids with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Jackson moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akharraz to keep the fight standing.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice body punch from Akharraz. #T4#
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz is struggling to control the position.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Akharraz is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Jackson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson is stalling here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackson lands a hook that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Jackson tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Akharraz holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Akharraz circles away.
Jackson avoids the body shot from Akharraz.
Jackson throwing a counter right hand but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Akharraz misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson takes a swing at Akharraz's ribcage but misses.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD#
Jackson shoots in and gets a takedown into Akharraz's guard.
Jackson forces his way into half guard.
Akharraz tries to kick Jackson off but Jackson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jackson trying to control the pace.
Akharraz pushes Jackson off looking to stand but Jackson dives back in and keeps control.
Luther Jackson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson trying to control the action but Akharraz is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Jackson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Akharraz sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Jackson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T1#
Jackson stops Akharraz from getting back to his feet.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but Akharraz defending well. #ES2#
Akharraz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jackson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Jackson moves into range and clinches up with Akharraz.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a knee strike.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Akharraz.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head. #TD#
Jackson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Akharraz is trying to keep an underhook but Jackson manages to get the takedown into half guard.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Jackson wants to work for an arm triangle but Akharraz is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Akharraz is trying to stand up here but Jackson is controlling him well. #SUB#
Akharraz is defending against the submission attempts here by Jackson. #ES2#
Akharraz manages to escape and get back to his feet! #CL#
Jackson has Akharraz up against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Akharraz.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Akharraz.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Akharraz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luther Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Jackson back against the cage.
Akharraz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Jackson as Akharraz tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson is pushing Akharraz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T4#
Akharraz lands a left hand.
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!
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Akharraz with a knee to the head.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
A right handed body shot lands from Akharraz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Jackson lands a right hand. #TD#
Jackson jumps guard.
Jackson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luther Jackson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Akharraz moves away from the strike by Jackson.
A nice side step and Akharraz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jackson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jackson throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Jackson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Akharraz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jackson.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Akharraz connects with a single shot there.
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akharraz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akharraz thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson blocks a jab.#TD#
Jackson gets the takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz tries to escape but Jackson is in control.
Akharraz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#T1#
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. #SUB#
Jackson working for a choke but Akharraz is defending well. #SUB#
Jackson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Akharraz is defending well though. Jackson let's go of the attempt for now.#SUB#
Jackson working for the choke.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jackson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke. #T2#
Akharraz is trying to stand back up.
Jackson trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position. #SUB#
Akharraz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent. #SUB#
Akharraz is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent. #SUB#
Jackson is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Akharraz has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. #T3#
Akharraz staying busy and making it hard for Jackson to control.
Akharraz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Jackson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Akharraz is trying to stand back up. #SUB#
Akharraz defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Jackson's arms.
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet but Jackson has full control of the position and if anything, Akharraz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Jackson trying to control.#SUB#
Jackson is persistently looking for the submission but Akharraz is defending it well.
Luther Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Jackson working for a choke but Akharraz is defending well.
Akharraz trying to get back to his feet but Jackson is in full control for now. #SUB#
Jackson is persistently looking for the submission but Akharraz is defending it well. #ES2#
Akharraz manages to escape to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akharraz.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luther Jackson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akharraz has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: SMASH: Lacplesis vs McDonnell     
Date:   Nov 07, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akharraz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kwon throws out the jab.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.
Akharraz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz trying to stall but Kwon improves his position.
A short left from Akharraz. #CUT#It looks like Sol Kwon has been cut.
Kwon gets through Akharraz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Kwon controls the action. #BC2#
Kwon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akharraz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz thuds his right hand into Kwon's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kwon wants to land a leg kick but Akharraz is out of range.
Akharraz jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Kwon moves out of range.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Kwon is avoiding it.
Akharraz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Akharraz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kwon counters with a body kick that stops Akharraz in his tracks momentarily.
Kwon defending well as Akharraz loads up on a big left hand.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kwon crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akharraz - the referee stops the clock and Kwon gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akharraz. Kwon manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Akharraz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Akharraz misses.
Kwon scores with a shot to the body.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Kwon is having none of it.
Kwon throws a jab but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kwon counters with a stiff right hand.
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kwon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwon avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwon.
Kwon throws a series of punches but Akharraz avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kwon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz avoids the body shot from Kwon.
Akharraz cracks Kwon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akharraz throws a solid leg kick but Kwon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Akharraz.#T2#
Akharraz darts in trying to clinch
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akharraz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kwon loads up on a big right hand but Akharraz slips the punch.
Akharraz throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Akharraz backs off Kwon throws a huge counter combo but Akharraz manages to avoid it all.
Kwon misses with a hook
and Akharraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kwon on the side of the head.
Kwon swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
Kwon throws a shot from downtown. Akharraz moves away and avoids it.
Akharraz is looking to counter with head kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kwon. That's going to slow Akharraz down.
Kwon misses with a straight right.
Kwon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kwon keeps the fight on the outside.
Kwon throws a jab when Akharraz was well out of range.
Kwon avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Kwon is looking for the big counter here.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T3##CL#
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #BC2#
Kwon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Kwon blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz clobbers Kwon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akharraz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kwon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kwon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Akharraz tried to score with a low kick but Kwon checks it.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kwon on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Kwon manages to break the clinch.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akharraz walks into a jab.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwon misses with a series of wild punches.
Akharraz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kwon's hands.
Akharraz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Akharraz moves to clinch but Kwon breaks away
and Kwon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kwon throws a jab when Akharraz was well out of range.
Akharraz takes a swing at Kwon's ribcage but misses.
Kwon is looking for the big counter here.
Akharraz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kwon's head.#ROC#Kwon is rocked!
Akharraz throws an off balance right hand
and Kwon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwon.
Akharraz tries to score with a low kick but Kwon moves his leg out of the way.#CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes Kwon back into the cage.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Akharraz as the two fighters clinch.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Kwon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz is leaning against Kwon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sol Kwon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kwon swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes Kwon back into the cage.#BC2#
Kwon manages to break the clinch.
Akharraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz throws a hook but Kwon blocks it.
Akharraz lands a jab to Kwon's midsection.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kwon swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kwon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Kwon misses.#CL#
Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kwon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Akharraz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kwon can turn it around.
Kwon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Kwon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sol Kwon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akharraz throws a lazy head kick
and Kwon counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC2#Akharraz is rocked!
OH! Akharraz has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Kwon smells blood and charges in for the finish! Kwon unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Akharraz sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sol Kwon!
Sol Kwon very nearly forgot to thank Hardcore Sports Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

 

Event: SMASH: Lacplesis vs Marciano     
Date:   Oct 10, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz scores with a jab. Leighton acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL#
Akharraz pushes Leighton up against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Leighton wants the takedown. Akharraz is fighting it off but Leighton persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Akharraz's guard against the cage.
Akharraz wants to stand but Leighton is controlling the position.
My spies in The Factory inform me that Leighton has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!#ES#
Akharraz has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Leighton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Akharraz misses with a low kick. #CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch.
Leighton tries for a takedown but Akharraz manages to get underhooks.
Leighton wants a takedown but no success here.
Leighton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eliott Leighton.
A right hand to the body from Akharraz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Leighton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Akharraz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akharraz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akharraz is pressed up against the cage. Leighton has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Akharraz down to the mat. Akharraz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Leighton gets tackled into the cage by Akharraz. Akharraz maintains the clinch. #T1#
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Leighton blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz effectively controlling the action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akharraz.
Leighton dodges an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz avoids the elbow strike from Leighton, against the cage.
Leighton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akharraz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Akharraz misses with a wild body shot.
Leighton is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leighton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akharraz fails to land with a series of punches.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Leighton avoids them all with ease.
Akharraz throws a chopping leg kick but Leighton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A punch lands to the side of Leighton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Leighton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T2#
Akharraz with a nice calf kick.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Leighton counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Leighton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz throws a combination that misses #TD2#
so Leighton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Akharraz is looking to stand up but Leighton isn't so interested in that idea.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Leighton from controlling successfully. #ES#
Akharraz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Leighton drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets the underhooks and prevents it. #T3#
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Akharraz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leighton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Leighton tries for a takedown but Akharraz manages to get underhooks.
Leighton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Leighton tries for a takedown but Akharraz manages to get underhooks.
Leighton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Akharraz pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leighton avoids it.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Leighton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Akharraz fails to land with a series of punches. #KD#
Akharraz lands a big head kick that sends Leighton tumbling to the mat! Akharraz takes a step backwards and waves Leighton back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#Leighton is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Eliott Leighton has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz cracks Leighton with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Leighton tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Akharraz pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Leighton is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: SMASH: Mazziotti vs Pawlik     
Date:   Sep 12, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz tries to bum rush Grizzly with a series of wild strikes but Grizzly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grizzly.
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Grizzly keeps it at a distance.
Akharraz connects with a nice looking jab. #CL#
Grizzly has Akharraz up against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grizzly throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Grizzly pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akharraz.#BC#
Grizzly breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akharraz lunges at Grizzly with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grizzly's hand.
Grizzly swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.#T1#
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
Akharraz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Akharraz 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.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Akharraz works over Grizzly's head and body with a nice combination.#CUT2#It looks like Aguta Grizzly has been cut.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Grizzly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been told by Grizzly's head coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Grizzly rushes Akharraz and presses him up against the cage.
Grizzly tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Grizzly back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Akharraz.#BC#
Grizzly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grizzly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akharraz fails to land with a series of punches. #KD2#
Akharraz drops Grizzly with a beautiful combination! Grizzly stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akharraz is looking for the KO!#ROC2#Grizzly is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grizzly leaves his chin hanging out and Akharraz seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Grizzly crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: SMASH: Lalla vs Dee     
Date:   Aug 15, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Jackson misses its intended target.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akharraz wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
enabling Jackson to counter with a crisp jab.
Akharraz throws a body kick that misses.
Jackson misses with a looping right.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jackson walks into a stiff left hand from Akharraz.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Akharraz clinches up with Jackson and pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Jackson avoiding damage as Akharraz throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land. #TD2#
Jackson gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SU2#
Jackson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Akharraz there.
Nice defenses there by Jackson.
Akharraz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jackson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akharraz moves away from the strike by Jackson. #T1#
Akharraz defending well as Jackson loads up on a big left hand.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Akharraz.
Jackson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Jackson misses the target.
Jackson throws a big shot that misses.
Jackson 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.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Akharraz falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T2#
Jackson letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Akharraz gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz pushes Jackson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz presses Jackson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson.
Akharraz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Akharraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Akharraz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Akharraz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Akharraz just stands there and leans against the cage.#T4#
Akharraz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Akharraz has Jackson pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Akharraz.
Akharraz keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A hook to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Akharraz rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jackson jumps guard but Akharraz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs. #T1#
Akharraz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with an elbow strike.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Akharraz displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jackson up against the cage.#TD2#
Jackson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Akharraz uses from the top position. #SU#
Akharraz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jackson, up you get!
Akharraz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jackson doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch. #T2#
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.#BC2#
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akharraz, as that shot connected.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Akharraz forces Jackson back against the cage and clinches.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Jackson can't get the takedown.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brady Jackson.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Akharraz holds him up against the cage and eventually Jackson drops back down to his feet. #T3#
A right hand to the body from Akharraz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson jumps guard but Akharraz stands there with Jackson around his waist. Jackson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Akharraz.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Jackson's head.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Akharraz is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Jackson tries to break free but Akharraz pushes him back against the cage.
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Jackson. #T4#
Akharraz has Jackson pressed against the cage, preventing Jackson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Akharraz is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Akharraz swinging wildly here.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Jackson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Jackson misses.
Akharraz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Jackson can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Akharraz and Jackson drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Akharraz.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: SMASH: Colucci vs Oeste (NC)     
Date:   Jul 18, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch successfully.
Weudke tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Weudke breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz sizes up Weudke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Akharraz looks to land a combination but Weudke avoids it well.
Akharraz tries to bum rush Weudke with a series of wild strikes but Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Akharraz instigates a clinch.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz gets through Weudke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz gets through Weudke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weudke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Weudke controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Weudke.
Akharraz misses with a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Weudke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Nice body punch from Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Weudke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Weudke moves out of range. #T1#
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Akharraz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akharraz tries to clinch up
and Weudke counters with a right hand to the body.
Akharraz scores with a head kick. Weudke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weudke circles away from the clinch attempt. #T2#
Akharraz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akharraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weudke moves away.
Akharraz looks to land a left hand but Weudke moved out of range nicely.
Weudke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akharraz.
Weudke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Weudke pushes him off.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Weudke lands with an uppercut that bounces Akharraz off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Weudke circles away. #CL#
Akharraz rushes Weudke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Weudke digs a right hand underneath Akharraz's ribcage. Akharraz let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weudke.
Akharraz throws a combination that misses
and Weudke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Akharraz defending well as Weudke loads up on a big left hand.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Weudke manages to avoid it.#T3#
Akharraz throws a poor cross that misses
and Weudke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Weudke pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Weudke misses.
Weudke misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Akharraz. Those never looked like landing.
Akharraz throws a lazy head kick
and Weudke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Weudke moves out of range. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Weudke cracks Akharraz with a nice body shot.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Weudke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Weudke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
Weudke goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Weudke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Akharraz throws a combination. Weudke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#CUT#It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz misses with a looping left.
Weudke misses the body punch
and Akharraz counters with a left and a right that stings Weudke.
Akharraz dips to his left and cracks Weudke with an uppercut!
Akharraz stuns Weudke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weudke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz scores with a nice right hand.
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Weudke blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Weudke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Weudke moves out of range as Akharraz strikes.
Weudke throws a jab but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weudke scores with a counter punch that sends Akharraz to the canvas! Weudke smells blood - he's punishing Akharraz with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Akharraz has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roland Weudke!
An out of breath Roland Weudke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SMASH: Kuwabara vs Cash     
Date:   Jun 27, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akharraz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Akharraz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Akharraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akharraz moves away from the strike by Morgan.
Akharraz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Akharraz clinches up with Morgan and pushes him back against the cage.
Morgan can't get the takedown.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Morgan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Morgan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz trying to stall but Morgan improves his position.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Morgan's brow.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Akharraz as the two fighters clinch.
Morgan prevents Akharraz from breaking the clinch.
Akharraz lands a body shot.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Akharraz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Morgan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Akharraz. #BC2#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Morgan - just one landing.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akharraz throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Morgan to counter with a crisp jab.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Akharraz slips under a jab from Morgan.
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz misses with a hook. Morgan ducked under it nicely.
Morgan lunges at Akharraz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Akharraz's hand.
Morgan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akharraz.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morgan throws a jab when Akharraz was well out of range.
Akharraz just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Morgan lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akharraz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Morgan has time to react.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Morgan looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well.
Morgan misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz scores with a jab. Morgan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akharraz 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.
Morgan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Morgan lands a head shot.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Akharraz is just out of range.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Morgan moves out of range.
Morgan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A slow jab from Morgan misses its intended target. #CL2#
Akharraz rushes Morgan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
As Morgan backs off Akharraz throws a huge counter combo but Morgan manages to avoid it all.
Morgan slips a straight right by Akharraz.#T3#
Akharraz misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick from Akharraz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Akharraz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morgan walks into a straight right hand from Akharraz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akharraz.
Akharraz fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Morgan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akharraz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Morgan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akharraz.#T4#
Morgan ducks right into an uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a lazy head kick
and Morgan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz scores with a jab to the jaw.
A jab from Akharraz does it's job there.
Morgan lands an overhand right.
Morgan lands a jab to the nose.
Morgan misses with a hook. Akharraz ducked under it nicely.
Akharraz lands with a hook. Morgan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akharraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Morgan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Morgan throws a hook but Akharraz avoids it easily.
Akharraz wants to counter the offense by Morgan and move into the clinch position.
A lazy left from Akharraz finds it's target.
Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morgan.
Akharraz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akharraz lands a jab.
Morgan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Morgan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morgan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##TD#
Morgan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Akharraz's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morgan prevents Akharraz from getting back to his feet.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Morgan from controlling successfully.
Akharraz wants to stand but Morgan is controlling the position.
Akharraz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Akharraz is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan working some strikes from top position.
Morgan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#ES2#
Akharraz pushes Morgan off and gets back to his feet.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.#T1#
Nice body punch from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morgan misses with an uppercut
and Akharraz counters with a straight right hand.
Akharraz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that Morgan avoids nicely.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Osama Akharraz seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Akharraz pushes Morgan up against the cage in a clinch.
Morgan misses with some punches. #BC#
Morgan breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Morgan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#ROC#Akharraz is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akharraz is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Akharraz is breathing heavily.
Akharraz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akharraz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morgan counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Akharraz out cold! What a finish! Morgan is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chase Morgan!
An out of breath Chase Morgan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: SMASH: Kuwabara vs Jordan     
Date:   Jun 06, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazlehurst throws out a loose jab but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hazlehurst throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
Akharraz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hazlehurst looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akharraz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hazlehursts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hazlehurst looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A thudding body kick lands there by Akharraz!
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot.
Hazlehurst walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Hazlehurst gets a trip takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz is trying to stand up here but Hazlehurst is controlling him well.
Akharraz is not content to let Hazlehurst control the position.
Hazlehurst is controlling the pace. #T1#
Akharraz is trying to stand.
Akharraz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hazlehurst rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akharraz scores with a jab to the head.
Hazlehurst throws a poor cross that misses
and Akharraz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hazlehurst misses with a double jab. #CL#
Akharraz moves into range and clinches up with Hazlehurst.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazlehurst backwards.
Hazlehurst prevents a body shot from Akharraz. #T2#
Hazlehurst blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazlehurst blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Hazlehurst looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akharraz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hazlehurst throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz closes the distance but Hazlehurst moves to the side
and Hazlehurst counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akharraz lunges at Hazlehurst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazlehurst's hand.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hazlehurst avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Donk. Akharraz catches Hazlehurst right on the button with a cross.
Akharraz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice uppercut lands for Akharraz. That snapped Hazlehurst's head back.
Hazlehurst throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
Akharraz staying out of range there.
Akharraz throws a body punch but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Akharraz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Akharraz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
Akharraz tests Hazlehurst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Akharraz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hazlehurst back to the cage. Akharraz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Akharraz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A big right from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Hazlehurst pushes him off.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz tests Hazlehurst's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch lands to the side of Hazlehurst 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T4#
Akharraz scores with a nice strike.
Hazlehurst on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Akharraz drives through and clinches with Hazlehurst against the cage.
Hazlehurst is working for takedown but Akharraz is calmly controlling the position for now.
Akharraz is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hazlehurst backwards.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hazlehurst is looking for a takedown.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Hazlehurst is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akharraz is defending well.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst drops down looking for an ankle pick but Akharraz pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akharraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akharraz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Akharraz throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Akharraz throws a nice head kick!
A jab from Akharraz does it's job there.
Hazlehurst has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Hazlehurst is avoiding it.
Akharraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hazlehurst moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Hazlehurst.
Hazlehurst is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akharraz with a body shot.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hazlehurst swinging wildly here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hazlehurst throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akharraz lands a really nice looking cross but Hazlehurst seems unphased.
A jab from Akharraz finds it's way through Hazlehurst's defenses.
Akharraz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hazlehurst shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hazlehurst throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akharraz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akharraz lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hazlehurst takes a step back to recover.
Akharraz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Hazlehurst misses with a series of wild punches.
Hazlehurst takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hazlehurst 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.
Hazlehurst throws a looping overhand right but Akharraz ducks down to avoid it.
Hazlehurst missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Hazlehurst gets tackled into the cage by Akharraz. Akharraz maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz lands a shot to the body.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst is looking for a takedown.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Hazlehurst blocks it. #BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T2##BC#
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hazlehurst in his tracks.
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!
Akharraz lands a glancing blow to the side of Hazlehurst's head.
Hazlehurst is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hazlehurst throws a looping overhand right but Akharraz ducks down to avoid it.
Hazlehurst tries to move into range but Akharraz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Akharraz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hazlehurst's head.
Hazlehurst misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
A nice leg kick from Akharraz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akharraz digs a good body shot into Hazlehurst's ribs.
Hazlehurst throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
A lazy left from Akharraz finds it's target.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akharraz lands with a kick to the temple. Hazlehurst shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Akharraz lands a head kick!
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Akharraz scores with a one two! Hazlehurst had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T3#
Hazlehurst takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hazlehurst takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hazlehurst drops his hands momentarily and Akharraz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Akharraz as he connects with a hook.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut.
Hazlehurst takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hazlehurst can do to turn this around?
Hazlehurst fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Hazlehurst misses with a two punch combination.
Donk. Akharraz catches Hazlehurst right on the button with a cross.
Akharraz connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Akharraz digs a good body shot into Hazlehurst's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hazlehurst avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a high kick! #T4##CL#
Akharraz pushes Hazlehurst up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
Akharraz throws a nice head kick!
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Hazlehurst misses with a wild body shot.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
Hazlehurst misses with a straight right.
Hazlehurst throws a left and a right that both miss
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz dips to his left and cracks Hazlehurst with an uppercut!
Hazlehurst throws the left hand but Akharraz avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Hazlehurst's ribcage. Hazlehurst let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Akharraz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hazlehurst is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazlehurst on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz. #BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A cross from Hazlehurst lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Akharraz lands a right hook to the body.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Hazlehurst moves out of range easily.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Akharraz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hazlehurst tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Hazlehurst.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hazlehurst paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hazlehurst on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hazlehurst drops his hands momentarily and Akharraz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.
Akharraz tries to work over Hazlehurst's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hazlehurst goes for a takedown attempt but Akharraz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Akharraz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hazlehurst. Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hazlehurst thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Hazlehurst manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.#T1#
Hazlehurst takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Hazlehurst keeps it at a distance.
Akharraz lunges at Hazlehurst with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hazlehurst's hand.
Akharraz goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Good exchange - Akharraz coming out on top.
Hazlehurst throws a combination that misses
and Akharraz counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC#Hazlehurst is rocked!
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hazlehurst manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazlehurst swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hazlehurst throws a series of punches but Akharraz avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Akharraz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hazlehurst misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hazlehurst with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Akharraz to score with a decent uppercut.
Hazlehurst slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
A little jabbing left from Hazlehurst on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hazlehurst gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akharraz.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Hazlehurst.#T2#
Hazlehurst walks into a left hand. #CL#
Akharraz rushes Hazlehurst and presses him up against the cage.#TD2#
Hazlehurst gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Akharraz pushes Hazlehurst off looking to stand but Hazlehurst dives back in and keeps control.
Hazlehurst keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Hazlehurst there.
Akharraz has hold of Hazlehurst's hands but Hazlehurst slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T3##REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hazlehurst avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akharraz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hazlehurst.
Akharraz lands with a right hand.
Akharraz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Hazlehurst swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big right from Hazlehurst misses.
Akharraz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hazlehurst misses with an uppercut
and Akharraz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hazlehurst throws a big shot that misses.
Akharraz lands a high kick!
A lazy left from Akharraz finds it's target.#T4#
Akharraz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akharraz takes a swing at Hazlehurst's ribcage but misses.
Hazlehurst keeps the fight on the outside.
Hazlehurst just misses with a punch to the body.
Hazlehurst keeps the fight on the outside.
Hazlehurst takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Hazlehurst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akharraz stuns Hazlehurst with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniel Hazlehurst has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akharraz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hazlehurst is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akharraz.
A head kick misses from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Hazlehurst moves out of range.
Donk. Akharraz catches Hazlehurst right on the button with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hazlehurst misses with a two punch combination.
Osama Akharraz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Hazlehurst misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Akharraz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Akharraz, 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 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: SMASH: Hasselhoff vs Gomes     
Date:   May 23, 2020
#R1#
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
Morgan 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.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morgan.
Morgan throws the left hand but Akharraz avoids the punch easily.#CL#
Akharraz instigates a clinch.
Morgan blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head. #TD2#
Morgan has Akharraz pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Morgan pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Akharraz tumbling to the mat - Morgan dives into Akharraz's guard.
Morgan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Akharraz seems a little lost for a moment, as Morgan dominates the positioning.#SUB2#
Morgan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Morgan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #T1#
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
Akharraz is trying to escape the position but Morgan is controlling the position.
Akharraz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morgan staying calm.
Akharraz pushes Morgan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morgan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Morgan working the ground and pound.
Morgan is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Akharraz's shoulder. That is not cool.
We've been hearing good reports from Akharraz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Morgan drags him back down.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Morgan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akharraz, who protects the arm well.
Morgan tries to advance to mount but can't.
Morgan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Akharraz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Akharraz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Morgan is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Akharraz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Akharraz bucks up and tries to throw Morgan off but instead Morgan has got his back!#T3#
What can Akharraz do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight! #SUB2#
Morgan is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Akharraz is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chase Morgan!
Chase Morgan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: PL MMA 39,5 Marciano vs White     
Date:   May 20, 2020
#R1#
Akharraz misses with a combination
and Salazar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Akharraz's knee momentarily.
Akharraz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akharraz lands with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Salazar.#CL#
Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Akharraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#
It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Akharraz is looking to control Salazar's arms but Salazar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Salazar scores with a shoulder strike.
Akharraz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Salazar throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Salazar fails to land.
Akharraz misses with a knee to the head.
Salazar scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Salazar's elbow. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land. #BC#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Salazar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akharraz moves out of range of the leg kick from Salazar.
Akharraz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Salazar counters with a straight that turns Akharraz's legs to rubber! Salazar pushes forward with more strikes and Akharraz goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Salazar!
After the fight, Michael Salazar 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: PL MMA 36 McDonald vs Inarrit     
Date:   May 06, 2020
#R1#
Akharraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Salazar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range.
Salazar takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Salazar rushes Akharraz and presses him up against the cage.
Salazar scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch. #CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch successfully.
Salazar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salazar avoids the body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Salazar under the eye.#CL#
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Nice body punch from Salazar. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Salazar 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.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Salazar is having none of it. #T1##CL2#
Salazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salazar's brow.
Salazar misses with some punches.
Akharraz taking a breather.
Salazar misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akharraz throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salazar.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Salazar's head.
Salazar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Salazar blocks it.
Akharraz presses Salazar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz blocks a body shot from Salazar.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action. #BC2#
Salazar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz cracks Salazar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Akharraz forces Salazar back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Salazar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz lands a hook that snaps the head of Salazar backwards. #BC2#
Salazar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Akharraz.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akharraz is looking to score with low kicks.#CL#
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
Akharraz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazars head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Salazar.
Salazar lands a shot to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akharraz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Salazar manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Salazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salazar is keeping busy.
Akharraz lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Salazar has Akharraz pressed against the cage, preventing Akharraz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Salazar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz lands with a straight right. Salazar didn't see that one coming.
Akharraz scores with a nice strike.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Akharraz throws a hook to the side of Salazar's head but Salazar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Salazar closes the distance and pushes Akharraz back into the cage.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Salazar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Salazar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salazar lands with a left to the head.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Salazar avoids it.
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Salazar misses with some punches. #BC2#
Salazar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Salazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Akharraz circles away.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Salazar moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
Akharraz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salazar uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Salazar fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Akharraz moves into range and clinches up with Salazar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Salazar tries to clinch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Salazar throws a leg kick that misses.
Akharraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salazar moves away.
Salazar tries to clinch but Akharraz is having none of it.
Salazar moves in looking to clinch but Akharraz pushes him off.
Salazar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Salazar clinches up against the cage.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
Salazar has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Salazar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Salazar goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Salazar breaks the clinch.
Akharraz throws a one two combo. #CUT#
It looks like Michael Salazar has been cut.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1##CL#
Akharraz clinches up with Salazar and pushes him back against the cage.
Salazar being controlled against the cage.
Salazar managing to block the knees to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Salazars head.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Salazar working aggressively here.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Salazar controls the action.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Salazar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Salazar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz is trying to break the clinch but Salazar is controlling him.
Salazar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Salazar backwards.
A short right from Akharraz. #T2#
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Salazar is keeping busy.
A short body shot lands from Akharraz as the two fighters clinch.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salazar misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch.#BC#
Akharraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Salazar pushes him off.
Akharraz misses with a body kick.
Salazar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz. #T3#
Salazar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Salazar.#CL#
Akharraz pushes Salazar up against the cage in a clinch.
Salazar working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Salazar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
Salazar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Akharraz - that landed with a thud.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Salazar blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Salazar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz. #BC2#
Salazar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz swings for the body but Salazar moves out of range. #T4#
Akharraz is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Salazar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Salazar.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salazar misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Salazar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akharraz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Salazar on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Salazar tries to close the distance and clinch but Akharraz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Salazar.
Salazar doesn't manage to clinch there - Akharraz circles away. #CL2#
Salazar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Salazar's brow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Salazar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Salazar'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#
Akharraz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Salazar's head.#CL2#
Salazar clinches up against the cage.
Salazar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akharraz looking to stall.
Salazar swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Salazar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Salazar takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Akharraz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Salazar counters with a big right hand! Oh Akharraz is in trouble here! Salazar follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Salazar!
Michael Salazar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

 

Event: PL MMA 29* McDonald vs Mencken     
Date:   Apr 11, 2020
#R1#
Akharraz lands with a good body shot.
McCullen is looking to slow Akharraz down with leg kicks. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short left from McCullen.
McCullen blocks the elbow strike. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Akharraz has McCullen up against the cage in a clinch.
McCullen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McCullen tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by McCullen misses
and Akharraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCullen throws a lazy head kick
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter in the buildup to the fight.
McCullen scores with a nice body kick. #T1##CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes McCullen back into the cage.
Akharraz lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
McCullen works on Akharraz's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Akharraz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCullen.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz pushes McCullen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCullen lands a body shot.
McCullen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McCullen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCullen throws a head punch that misses.
McCullen throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
McCullen works on Akharraz's body with a couple of short punches.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
McCullen letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from McCullen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCullen working aggressively here.
McCullen throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
A nice left hand lands by McCullen. #BC#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
McCullen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Akharraz tries to clinch but McCullen is having none of it.
McCullen misses with a body kick.
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
As Akharraz backs off McCullen throws a huge counter combo but Akharraz manages to avoid it all.#T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
A nice side step and McCullen releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from McCullen misses.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice defenses there by McCullen.
Good shot there by Akharraz.#CL#
Akharraz darts in and clinches McCullen up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McCullen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Akharraz catches McCullen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Akharraz misses with a leg kick
and McCullen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akharraz.
Akharraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCullen circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Akharraz gets a clinch.
McCullen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
McCullen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akharraz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
Akharraz taking a breather.
A short left from Akharraz.
McCullen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz is trying to force a seperation but McCullen has the dominant position.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
Akharraz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
That's time! Akharraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McCullen is looking for the big counter here.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from McCullen.
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
McCullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Akharraz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Akharraz clinches up with McCullen and pushes him back against the cage.
McCullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as McCullen controls his hands.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from McCullen fails to land.
McCullen lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
McCullen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
McCullen blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
McCullen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCullen lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
McCullen misses with a punch on the inside.
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCullen pushes Akharraz against the cage. McCullen is working some dirty boxing. McCullen pushes off with a quick right hook! Akharraz goes down! Akharraz tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! McCullen moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam McCullen!
A victorious Sam McCullen thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: PL MMA 23 Sight vs McDonald     
Date:   Mar 22, 2020
#R1#
Bob takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Akharraz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bob is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bob takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bob darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Akharraz connects with a looping right hand.
Akharraz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akharraz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akharraz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Akharraz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A combination from Bob does no 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!
Akharraz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akharraz takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Bob breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Akharraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.
Akharraz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab. #T1#
Akharraz chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL#
Akharraz has closed the distance and engaged Bob in a clinch.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akharraz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bob blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
The referee calls for Akharraz to work.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz is trying to force a seperation but Bob has the dominant position.
Akharraz misses with the head strike. #BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Akharraz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
Bob wants to counter with a clinch but Akharraz pushes him away.
Akharraz scores with a jab.#T2#
Bob misses with a body kick.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Bob moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akharraz misses with a few strikes there.
Akharraz misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Bob misses.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Akharraz has time to react.
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Akharraz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Akharraz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akharraz is looking to clinch. #T3#
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bob misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob thumps Akharraz with a low kick.
Akharraz throws a head kick that half lands.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Bob moves out of range easily.
Bob walks into a left hand.
Akharraz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bob under the eye.
Bob throws a series of punches but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Donk. Bob catches Akharraz right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Bob is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Akharraz.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akharraz misses with a few strikes there.
Nice jab there from Bob. #T4#
Bob avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Good shot there by Akharraz.
Bob throws a right and a left that Akharraz avoids nicely.
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Akharraz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Akharraz connects with a body shot.
Akharraz digs a good hook to Bob's body.
Bob throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Bob ducks right into an uppercut from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akharraz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Akharraz.#CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Bob controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
That's time! Akharraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Akharraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bob moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Bob let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
Akharraz throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob lands with a hook. Akharraz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akharraz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big right from Bob misses.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Akharraz is just out of range.
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Akharraz scores with a decent looking hook.
Akharraz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Akharraz lands a really nice looking cross but Bob seems unphased.
Akharraz misses with a body shot. #T1#
Akharraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Akharraz misses the shot to the body.
Bob takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some bone on bone action there as Akharraz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bob with a nice cross.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Akharraz.
As Bob backs away, Akharraz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Akharraz ducks down to avoid it.
Akharraz appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice jab there from Akharraz.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
As Bob tries to get set, Akharraz tries to push him back and clinch up but Bob manages to avoid the attempt.
Bob walks into a straight right hand from Akharraz.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #T2#
A combination from Bob does no damage.
Akharraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Bob wants to counter the offense by Akharraz and move into the clinch position.
Akharraz just misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Bob misses the jab.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Akharraz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bob digs a right hand into Akharraz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Akharraz's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Bob.
The referee calls for Akharraz to work.
Akharraz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akharraz misses with an elbow over the top.#T3#
Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Bob misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz avoids the head kick by Bob.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A swing and a miss from Bob.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
letting Akharraz counter with a right hand.
Bob throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a quick counter head kick but Bob was just out of range.#T4#
Bob takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #CL#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Bob breaks from the clinch.
Bob misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz cracks Bob with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Bob throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Akharraz on the side of the head.
Bob thumps Akharraz with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
Akharraz throws a head kick that Bob semi-blocks.
Bob scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akharraz doesn't seem bothered though.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
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#
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Akharraz jabs at Bob's body.
Bob misses with a combination
and Akharraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Akharraz lands.
Akharraz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Bob fails to land with a series of punches. #KD#
Akharraz lands a big head kick that sends Bob tumbling to the mat! Akharraz takes a step backwards and waves Bob back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC#
Bob is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob misses with a hook. Akharraz ducked under it nicely.
Bob is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
Akharraz throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Bob crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: PL MMA 17 Arjuna vs McDonald     
Date:   Feb 29, 2020
#R1#
Akharraz avoids the head kick by Kong.
Akharraz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akharraz scoring well with a low kick there.
Kong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kong counters with a leg kick. #CL2#
Akharraz closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kong.
Nice body punch from Kong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Kong misses with some punches.
A short right from Kong on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kong.
Kong misses with some punches.
Kong misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Kong - that landed with a thud. #T1#
Kong lands with a short shot to the head.
Kong pushes Akharraz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akharraz looks winded!
Kong swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short right from Kong on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Kong blocks it.
Kong fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kong.
Kong lands an uppercut.
Kong working aggressively here.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Kong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kong misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kong.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Kong controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kong fails to land. #T2#
Kong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Kong.
Kong lands with a short shot to the head.
Kong lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Kong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Akharraz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Akharraz throws a sloppy head kick and Kong moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Akharraz swings widly with a right hand
and Kong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kong swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
Kong gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akharraz counters with a straight right hand.
Akharraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kong counters with a thumping low kick.
Kong misses with a straight right.
Kong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kong connects with a body shot that sends Akharraz's belly button to the back.#T3#
Akharraz slips under a jab from Kong.
Kong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The fighters circling - Akharraz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kong circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Akharraz drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Kong follows Akharraz to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xafan Kong!
A relieved looking Xafan Kong 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: PL MMA 11 Minerva vs Goldstein     
Date:   Feb 09, 2020
#R1#
Bob lands a jab.#CL2#
Akharraz rushes Bob and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz tries to circle away but Bob has him pinned against the cage.
Akharraz effectively controlling the action here.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Bob.
Akharraz is struggling to control the position.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz digs a right hand into Bob's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bob's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob tries to break the clinch but Akharraz is controlling the position.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Bob's ribcage. Bob let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bob lands a body punch.
Akharraz trying to land knees to the body. #T1#
Bob works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Bob letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Akharraz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bob blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Akharraz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Bob tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bob blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut 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!
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Bob avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage. #T3#
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob letting Akharraz take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
A short uppercut from Bob.
Akharraz stalling the fight.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Bob blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bob fails to pull guard.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob is keeping busy.
Akharraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Bob won't allow it.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz. #TD#
Bob manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU2#
Akharraz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bob, up you get!
Bob missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akharraz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Bob is avoiding it.
Bob is looking to counter the offense by Akharraz and move into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Bob gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Akharraz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bob on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akharraz tests Bob's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Akharraz rushes Bob and presses him up against the cage.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by Bob.
Osama Akharraz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bob scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.
Akharraz has Bob pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob avoids it.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Bob 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.#T1#
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob's elbow.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Bob controls his hands.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz stalling against the cage. #BC#
Bob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Bob moves out of range.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Akharraz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bob swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bob tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Akharraz manages to circle out of the way.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
A little jabbing left from Akharraz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Bob is predictable there
and Akharraz counters with a straight right hand.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Akharraz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Bob tries to keep at a distance but Akharraz has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
Bob managing to block the knees to the body from Akharraz. #T3#
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
Akharraz tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bob tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Akharraz is trying to maintain a safe position but Bob gets an underhook and turns Akharraz into the cage.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Bob softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a body punch. #T4#
Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Bob jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Akharraz walks away with a smile on his face. Bob gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bob keeps the fight on the outside.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob throwing a counter right hand but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Akharraz.
Bob slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bob lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Akharraz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Akharraz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Akharraz throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.#CL2#
Akharraz pushes Bob up against the cage in a clinch.
Bob wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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##CL2#
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes Bob back into the cage.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bob is trying to pull guard but Akharraz turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Bob has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Bob is working Akharraz over against the cage.
Bob blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Bob blocks it.
Bob blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body.
Bob is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Akharraz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#T1#
Akharraz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bob tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Bob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bob misses with a wild combination.
Bob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Akharraz does no damage.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Akharraz stuns Bob with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akharraz lands a jab to Bob's midsection.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches.
Donk. Akharraz catches Bob right on the button with a cross.
Akharraz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob throws out the jab.
Bob showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Akharraz. #T3#
Akharraz throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Akharraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Akharraz thuds a left hand into Bob's body.
Akharraz connects with a looping right hand.
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.
Bob scores with a hook.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob throws a head kick but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz on the wrong end of a kick 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!
Akharraz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akharraz misses with a two punch combination.
Bob avoids a kick to the body.
Bob throws a front kick that sends Akharraz stumbling back into the cage.#T4#
Akharraz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Bob is having none of it.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob misses with a shot to the body
letting Akharraz counter with a right hand.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Bob pushes him off.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Akharraz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Akharraz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Akharraz.
Bob swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akharraz counters with a series of strikes. Bob will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akharraz connects with the punch.
Akharraz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Osama Akharraz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akharraz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Bob circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Akharraz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Akharraz 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: PL MMA 6 Dadaeff vs Nova     
Date:   Jan 22, 2020
#R1#
Montana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akharraz circles away quickly and effectively.
Akharraz slips under a jab from Montana.
Akharraz scores with a three punch combo! #CUT#
It looks like Coke Montana has been cut.
A jab from Montana does it's job there.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body. #CL#
Akharraz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akharraz wants to break free but Montana has control.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Montana lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Montana gets through Akharraz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Akharraz.
Montana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Montana as he connects with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Montana. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Montana.
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Akharraz was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Montana.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Akharraz blocks a head kick by Montana. #CL#
Akharraz pushes Montana up against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Montana letting Akharraz take a breather here.
Akharraz presses Montana against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Montana being controlled against the cage.
Montana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Akharraz has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
Akharraz misses with the head strike.
A short right from Akharraz. #BC2#
Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montana misses with a lunging right hand
and Akharraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montana throws the left hand but Akharraz avoids the punch easily.
Akharraz tries to counter by clinching up but Montana breaks away and moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Akharraz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Montana misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Montana tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz scores with a one two! Montana had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Akharraz slips a jab from Montana.
Montana throws a hook to the side of Akharraz's head but Akharraz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Akharraz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Montana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Montana throws a head kick but Akharraz moves out of range. #CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes Montana back into the cage.
Akharraz has Montana pressed against the cage, preventing Montana from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short left from Akharraz.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montana digs a right hand underneath Akharraz's ribcage. Akharraz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Akharraz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montana's efforts to push away.
A short left from Montana.
Montana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz. #T3#
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz stalling against the cage.
Akharraz tries to stall but Montana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Akharraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Montana.
Akharraz gets through Montana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Montana misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Montana avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Montana cracks Akharraz with a nice body shot.
Akharraz working aggressively here. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Jab, jab by Akharraz - just one landing.
Akharraz swats away the attempt to clinch by Montana.
Montana attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Montana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Akharraz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T4#
Akharraz has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.
Akharraz stalling.
Montana working aggressively here.
Akharraz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Akharraz as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Akharraz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz pushes off an throws an elbow but Montana leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Montana avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Montana working hard to break the clinch.
Akharraz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Montana's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Akharraz fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC2#
Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akharraz circles away quickly and effectively.
Montana misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Akharraz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#CL2#
Montana has closed the distance and engaged Akharraz in a clinch. #BC2#
Montana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Coke Montana's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Akharraz clinches up with Montana and pushes him back against the cage.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Montana avoids them all with ease.
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Montana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Akharraz. That snapped Montana's head back.
Montana is looking to clinch.
Akharraz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Akharraz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montana can do to turn this around?
Akharraz tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana keeps the fight on the outside.
Montana with a nice cross.
We've been informed that Montana has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Montana misses with a lunging right hand
and Akharraz counters with a nice kick to the body.
Montana misses with a double jab
and Montana takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz with a nice cross.#T1##CL#
Akharraz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Montana, pushing him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Montana is trying to break free.
Montana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montana misses the shot to the body.
Montana throws a series of punches but Akharraz avoids them all with ease.
Montana connects with a leg kick. Akharraz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coke Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
A chopping leg kick lands by Montana.
Akharraz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Montana scores with a counter punch that sends Akharraz to the canvas! Montana smells blood - he's punishing Akharraz with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Akharraz has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Coke Montana!
Coke Montana is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Coke Montana, 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: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Jan 03, 2020
#R1#
Burgundy walks into a stiff left hand from Akharraz.#CUT2#
It looks like Ron Burgundy has been cut.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Burgundy.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burgundy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Burgundy wants to clinch
and Akharraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burgundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Akharraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burgundy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
Burgundy misses the shot to the body.
Akharraz throws a low kick but Burgundy moves out of range easily.
Burgundy closes the distance but Akharraz moves to the side
and Akharraz counters with a left and a right that stings Burgundy.
A head kick misses from Akharraz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burgundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Akharraz has closed the distance and engaged Burgundy in a clinch.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akharraz lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burgundy.
Akharraz effectively controlling the action here.
Akharraz has Burgundy pressed against the cage.
Burgundy misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
Burgundy works on Akharraz's body with a couple of short punches.#BC2#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Burgundy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Burgundy wants to clinch but Akharraz slips to the side
and Akharraz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akharraz connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Burgundy tumbling to the canvas! Akharraz pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Burgundy was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Dec 22, 2019
#R1##CL2#
Akharraz clinches.
Akharraz effectively controlling the action here.
Akharraz is working Keim over against the cage.
Keim looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Keim's ribcage. Keim let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hook to the body lands for Akharraz.
Keim is breathing heavily.
Keim tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akharraz avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keim jumps guard but Akharraz turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Akharraz throws an elbow that misses.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
Akharraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keim.
We've been informed that Akharraz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#BC2#
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#KD2#
Akharraz drops Keim with a beautiful combination! Keim stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akharraz is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Keim is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Christoph Keim has been cut.#T1#
Keim get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Keim stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Akharraz runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Nov 21, 2019
#R1#
Akharraz misses with a body kick.
Bobaszewski is breathing heavily.#CL2#
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.
Bobaszewski tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Bobaszewski back against the cage.
Bobaszewski blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Bobaszewski's head.
Akharraz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Akharraz slows down the pace here.
Akharraz lands a shoulder strike.
We've been informed that Akharraz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bobaszewski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akharraz lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Akharraz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bobaszewski backwards.
Akharraz lands with a light punch inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz lands a left hand.
Akharraz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Come on Akharraz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #BC2#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Bobaszewski circles away. #CL2#
Akharraz has Bobaszewski up against the cage in a clinch. #T1#
Akharraz pushes Bobaszewski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Akharraz missing with knees to the body.
Akharraz lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
It looks like Krzysztof Bobaszewski has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Akharraz scores with a hook to the body.
Akharraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bobaszewski.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bobaszewski's brow.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bobaszewski backwards.
Akharraz is struggling to control the position.
Akharraz cracks Bobaszewski with a nice body shot.
Bobaszewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Akharraz.
The referee calls for Akharraz to work.
Akharraz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T2#
Akharraz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stalling in the clinch from Akharraz.
A right hand to the body from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz lands a right hand. #ROC2#
Bobaszewski is rocked!#BC2#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Oh Bobaszewski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Akharraz moves into the clinch.
Akharraz lands a body shot.
Akharraz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
A short left from Akharraz.
Akharraz cracks Bobaszewski with a nice body shot.
Akharraz presses Bobaszewski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Akharraz avoiding damage.
Akharraz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Akharraz stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Bobaszewski avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage. #T3#
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Bobaszewski controls the action.
Bobaszewski takes a shot to the head. #BC2#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bobaszewski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
and Akharraz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Bobaszewski! He's just covering up as Akharraz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: GC 319 De Barros vs Bianchi     
Date:   Oct 26, 2019
#R1#
Akharraz 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.
We've been informed that Akharraz has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Akharraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guruland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guruland lands with a nice combination. Akharraz backs away looking to recover.#CUT#
It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.
Guruland tries to clinch but Akharraz moves out of range. #CL2#
Akharraz gets a clinch.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Guruland controls the action.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Guruland'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.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Guruland.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz wants to stall.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guruland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike from Guruland. #T1#
Guruland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akharraz avoids it.
Guruland being controlled against the cage.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Guruland to work.
Akharraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz tries a body shot but Guruland blocks it.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Guruland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akharraz's efforts to push away.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz taking a breather.
Akharraz is pushing Guruland up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guruland tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it. #T2#
Guruland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Akharraz is defending well for now.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guruland has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Guruland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
Guruland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Akharraz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guruland misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guruland lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Good body shot from Guruland.
Guruland doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Akharraz lands the left hand.#T3#
A head kick misses from Guruland.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Guruland pushes him off.
Akharraz avoids the head kick by Guruland.
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
Guruland gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Guruland looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Akharraz to work.
Guruland throws a head punch that misses.
Akharraz dodges an elbow strike from Guruland.
Guruland tries to land a knee to the head but Akharraz blocks with his arms.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Akharraz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Akharraz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Guruland misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike.
Guruland prevents a body shot from Akharraz.
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!
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Guruland avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Guruland avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guruland has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Guruland lands a left hand.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Guruland.
Guruland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guruland stalling the fight.
Guruland lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz scores with a shot to the side of Guruland's head.
Guruland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Osama Akharraz's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Guruland tries to bum rush Akharraz with a series of wild strikes but Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akharraz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akharraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guruland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Akharraz does it's job there.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Guruland lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akharraz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guruland wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Akharraz! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guruland wants to clinch but Akharraz slips to the side
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Guruland lands the left hand.
Guruland tries to clinch there but Akharraz circles away.
Guruland doesn't manage to clinch there - Akharraz circles away.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
Akharraz slips a jab and a cross from Guruland.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akharraz checks a leg kick.
Guruland with a nice cross.
Guruland wants to clinch up but Akharraz keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Guruland scores with a hook to the body.
Guruland pushes off an throws an elbow but Akharraz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Akharraz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guruland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guruland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland.
A nice left hand lands by Akharraz.
Guruland 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.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guruland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guruland trying to land knees to the body.
Akharraz pushes Guruland back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz looking to slow down the pace here.
Akharraz trying to stall but Guruland improves his position.
Guruland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Guruland lands with a right to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Guruland swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guruland misses with the head strike.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guruland is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Guruland.
Guruland misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz has Guruland pressed against the cage.
Guruland avoiding damage. #T3#
Akharraz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guruland backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Akharraz lands an uppercut.
Guruland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guruland's elbow.
Guruland misses with some punches.
Guruland slowing the pace effectively.
Guruland misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Guruland avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike.
Akharraz is stalling here.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guruland misses with the head strike. #T4#
Guruland scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akharraz is looking to control Guruland's arms but Guruland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akharraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Guruland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guruland tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Guruland back against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osama Akharraz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akharraz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Guruland. #BC2#
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Guruland circles away and keeps his distance.
Mentor Guruland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Guruland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Akharraz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Guruland counters with a leg kick.
Guruland misses with a series of wild punches.
Akharraz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guruland.
Guruland closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guruland swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Osama Akharraz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Guruland throws a front kick that sends Akharraz stumbling back into the cage.
Guruland pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mentor Guruland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz stuns Guruland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Guruland looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
Guruland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akharraz checks it well.
Guruland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Guruland tries to clinch there but Akharraz circles away. #CL#
Guruland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guruland misses with some punches.
Guruland tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
A nice left hand lands by Guruland.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Guruland.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akharraz throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guruland.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guruland throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Guruland fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Guruland.
Guruland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guruland lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
Guruland on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Akharraz.
Guruland throws a head punch that misses.
Guruland working aggressively here.
Guruland works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Akharraz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guruland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guruland throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guruland lands a hook that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Mentor Guruland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Akharraz lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Guruland.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Guruland.
Guruland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Guruland fails to land.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland.
Guruland lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Nice body punch from Guruland - that landed with a thud.
Guruland misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Guruland.
Guruland misses with the head strike.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Guruland unloads a knee to the mid-section. Akharraz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T3#
A short body shot lands from Guruland as the two fighters clinch.
Still in the clinch, Guruland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guruland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Akharraz is rocked!
Clinched against the cage, Guruland lands a big elbow that drops Akharraz! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Akharraz is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mentor Guruland!
Mentor Guruland 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: GC 316 Nurmy vs Machida     
Date:   Oct 05, 2019
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
I was talking to Sturridge's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sturridge is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sturridge pushes off an throws an elbow but Akharraz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sturridge stalls.
Sturridge leaning his opponent against the cage.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#BC#
Sturridge's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sturridge jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sturridge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Akharraz is fending him off so far but Sturridge persists. Nope, Akharraz circles away and we're back to standing.
Akharraz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturridge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sturridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
Akharraz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturridge.
Sturridge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akharraz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sturridge was well out of range. Poor timing from Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Sturridge ducks under and follows up with a left that Sturridge also avoids with ease.#T1#
Sturridge avoids the head kick by Akharraz.
Sturridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akharraz at a distance.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Sturridge moves out of range.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Sturridge.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Sturridge 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.
Sturridge jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Akharraz instigates a clinch.
Sturridge drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets the underhooks and prevents it. #BC2#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz 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.
Akharraz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sturridge throws out the jab.
Sturridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD#
Sturridge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sturridge is standing up over Akharraz. Akharraz looks to escape but Sturridge dives into side control. #REVB#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sturridge working the head and body with strikes. #T2#
Sturridge working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Sturridge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akharraz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Akharraz tries to escape but Sturridge is in control. #SUB#
Sturridge is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akharraz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sturridge 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.
Akharraz is trying to buck Sturridge off.
Sturridge misses with the ground and pound.
Akharraz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sturridge has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sturridge throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Akharraz is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sturridge connects with a decent elbow.
Akharraz taking a bit of punishment here - Sturridge scoring with strikes. #T3#
Sturridge lands a nice forearm strike.
Sturridge creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sturridge in side control lands a decent elbow.
Akharraz is trying to buck Sturridge off.
Sturridge lands a few punches from side control.#ROC#
Akharraz is rocked!
Sturridge cracks Akharraz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Akharraz is still in real trouble! Can Sturridge finish him?
Sturridge cracks Akharraz with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Sturridge immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Akharraz is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Sturridge!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaiah Sturridge!
A relieved looking Isaiah Sturridge 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: GC 313 Starker vs Suckerpunch     
Date:   Sep 14, 2019
#R1#
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
Esposito lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Esposito is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Akharraz.
Akharraz throws out a counter right but Esposito avoids it with no problem.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Esposito tries to land a leg kick but Akharraz saw it coming and moves away.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Esposito moves out of range.
Esposito throws an overhand right that lands on Akharraz's shoulder, as Akharraz tries to avoid the shot.
Esposito takes a swing at Akharraz's ribcage but misses.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Esposito circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Esposito gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esposito avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Esposito avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Esposito lands a right hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Esposito fails to land.
Esposito stalling in the clinch. #TD#
Esposito has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Akharraz clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
THIS COMMENTARY SHOULD NOT HAPPEN - IF YOU SEE THIS ERROR, PLEASE REPORT IT TO ADMIN (ID282) #T1#
Akharraz is trying to stand back up.
Esposito trying to control.
Akharraz covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Esposito is landing with strikes. Akharraz can't take much more of this.
Akharraz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Esposito off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Esposito loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Akharraz hold on?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Esposito. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet but Esposito has full control of the position and if anything, Akharraz has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz is trapped and Esposito is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Esposito scores with punches to the body. #T2#
Esposito is punishing Akharraz with strikes - can he finish him?!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is taking a good look at Akharraz as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Esposito!
Esposito softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Esposito 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.
Akharraz is trying to stand back up.
Esposito lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Akharraz. #ROC#
Akharraz is rocked!
Esposito is landing with strikes from the back.
Akharraz is still in real trouble! Can Esposito finish him?
Esposito is raining down hard shots and and Akharraz has had enough - he's tapped out due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Javier Esposito!

 

Event: GC 307     
Date:   Jul 25, 2019
#R1#
Akharraz 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.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo throws a chopping leg kick but Akharraz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo misses with a left hand
and Akharraz counters with a stiff right hand.
Akharraz cracks Halo with a good jab.
Akharraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Halo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
Halo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz moves out of range of the body kick.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Halo moves out of range.
A jab from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akharraz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T1#
Halo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL#
Akharraz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short uppercut from Halo.
Halo stalling.
Halo pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halo is working Akharraz over against the cage.#BC2#
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Akharraz swinging wildly here.
Halo wants to counter with a clinch but Akharraz pushes him away.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Akharraz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Akharraz - just one landing.
Akharraz is looking to clinch. #T2#
Akharraz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Halo counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akharraz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akharraz moves out of range of the body kick from Halo. #KD#
Akharraz lands a left and a right that send Halo crashing to the mat, dazed. Akharraz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#CL2#
Halo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Halo blocks an uppercut.
Halo misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Akharraz can't break the clinch.
A short left from Halo.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz tries a knee to the head but Halo blocks it.
Halo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Halo avoids the elbow strike from Akharraz, against the cage.
Halo with a knee to the head.
Halo misses with a knee to the head. #T3#
Halo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Akharraz can't find room to land a body shot as Halo controls the action.
Akharraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akharraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halo backwards.
Halo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akharraz is trying to push Halo away but Halo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Akharraz.
Halo scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head.
Halo missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Akharraz on the inside.
Halo working aggressively here.
Akharraz working aggressively here.
Halo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Akharraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Akharraz trying to stall but Halo improves his position.
Akharraz lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo connects with a knee to the head. #ROC2#
Akharraz is rocked!#T4#
Halo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Akharraz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Halo lands a big knee to the head and Akharraz goes down! Halo pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crown Halo!
Crown Halo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: GC 299     
Date:   Jun 15, 2019
#R1##CL2#
Walker moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Come on Akharraz - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Akharraz misses the target. #CL#
Akharraz moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Akharraz gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.
Akharraz is defending well against a takedown attempt.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker misses with a low kick.
Walker 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.#CL#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.
Walker tries to pull guard but Akharraz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Walker drives through with a takedown into Akharraz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker throwing strikes from guard but Akharraz blocks nicely.
Walker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akharraz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Walker is controlling him. #T1#
Walker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Walker lands a couple of digs.
Walker working some strikes from top position.
Akharraz is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Walker dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker cracks Akharraz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet.
Walker is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker is working Akharraz over with some ground and pound from side control.
Walker misses with the ground and pound.
Akharraz is not content to let Walker control the position.
Akharraz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Walker asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T2#
Walker working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Walker connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Akharraz some visible discomfort.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Walker is dominant here and he's now got Akharraz's back!
Akharraz trying to get back to his feet but Walker is in full control for now. #SUB2#
Walker is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Akharraz taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Walker.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brandon Walker!
During a confident post fight interview, Brandon Walker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: GC 296     
Date:   May 25, 2019
#R1#
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
MacArthur Jnr lands a jab to Akharraz's midsection.
Akharraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacArthur Jnr.
Akharraz throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a low kick nicely.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz tries to clinch
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a straight right hand.
Akharraz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz misses with a jab to the body
and Akharraz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akharraz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Akharraz wants to clinch
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from MacArthur Jnr, right into the meat. #T1#
MacArthur Jnr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch successfully.
MacArthur Jnr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
A short right from MacArthur Jnr on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr digs a right hand underneath Akharraz's ribcage. Akharraz let out a lung full of air as it connected.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, MacArthur Jnr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Akharraz's brow.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch but MacArthur Jnr keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! MacArthur Jnr gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert MacArthur Jnr!
Robert MacArthur Jnr tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

 

Event: GC 292     
Date:   May 03, 2019
#R1##CL2#
Shraf moves into the clinch successfully.
Akharraz gets underhooks to prevent Shraf's takedown attempt.
Shraf drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz jabs Shraf right on the nose. Shraf blinks but takes it well.
Shraf is looking to clinch.
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches. #CL2#
Shraf takes the fight into the clinch.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz tries to break the clinch but Shraf is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akharraz's efforts to push away.#TD2#
Shraf wants the takedown. Akharraz is fighting it off but Shraf persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Akharraz's guard against the cage.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Shraf is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #SUB2#
Shraf thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T1#
Shraf trying to control but Akharraz is working from the bottom.
Shraf stops Akharraz from standing up.
Shraf wants to control from the top but Akharraz keeps moving.
Shraf stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Akharraz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shraf wants to control from the top but Akharraz keeps moving.
Akharraz wants to stand up but Shraf is controlling him.
Shraf advances position into side control!#SUB2#
Shraf thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Akharraz is trying to buck Shraf off.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB2#
Shraf tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet.
Akharraz is not content to let Shraf control the position.
Shraf tries to advance to mount but Akharraz denies him. #ES#
Akharraz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T3#
Shraf on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Akharraz has managed to clinch.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Shraf lands with a short shot to the head.
Shraf has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz lands with a short shot to the head.
Shraf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Akharraz after a bit of a struggle.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamezdin Shraf.
Shraf working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Akharraz can't break the clinch.
Akharraz tries to break the clinch but Shraf is controlling the position.
Akharraz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Akharraz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#TD2#
Shraf turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shraf prevents Akharraz from escaping the position.#SUB2#
Shraf is trying to get an arm triangle but Akharraz is defending well. #SUB2#
Shraf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #T4#
Akharraz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Shraf wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akharraz keeps working. #SUB2#
Shraf looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Shraf is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Akharraz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Akharraz pushes Shraf away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Shraf gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB2#
Shraf working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamezdin Shraf will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches.
Shraf avoids the body shot from Akharraz.
Akharraz keeps the fight on the outside.
Akharraz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shraf checks it well. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Shraf scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shraf wants a takedown but no success here.
Shraf misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shraf wants to take the fight to the mat but Akharraz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shraf has Akharraz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Akharraz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamezdin Shraf.#BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Akharraz has managed to clinch. #BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Shraf rushes Akharraz and presses him up against the cage.#T1#
Shraf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz is trying to stall.
Shraf misses with a hook to the ribs.
Akharraz lands a nice shot to the body.
Akharraz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC#
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Akharraz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shraf.
Shraf tries to clinch up
and Akharraz counters with a three punch combo that has Shraf backing up. Shraf nods at Akharraz to acknowledge the strikes.
Akharraz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shraf. #CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes Shraf back into the cage.
Osama Akharraz has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Shraf struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shraf is keeping busy.
Akharraz prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shraf has Akharraz pressed against the cage, preventing Akharraz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akharraz scores with a shoulder strike.
Shraf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Shraf keeps control of Akharraz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Shraf takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Akharraz's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shraf tries to clinch up but Akharraz circles away and keeps his distance.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Shraf manages to avoid it.
Osama Akharraz is winning the standup battle so far.
Akharraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Shraf gets tackled into the cage by Akharraz. Akharraz maintains the clinch.
Akharraz is trying to break free.#T3#
Shraf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Akharraz after a bit of a struggle.
Shraf drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Akharraz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Shraf gets tackled into the cage by Akharraz. Akharraz maintains the clinch.
Akharraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Shraf won't allow it.
Shraf tries for a takedown. No joy.
Shraf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akharraz's efforts to push away.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shraf throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Shraf tries to work over Akharraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shraf can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Shraf clinches up with Akharraz and pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Shraf goes for a takedown attempt but Akharraz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shraf circles away from the clinch attempt#TD2#
and Shraf counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Akharraz looks like he's trying to stand up.
Shraf trying to control the action but Akharraz is working from the bottom.
Shraf trying to pass the guard but Akharraz defending well.
Shraf is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shraf prevents Akharraz from standing back up. #ES#
Akharraz manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Shraf keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Akharraz working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Shraf drives through and clinches with Akharraz against the cage. #TD2#
Shraf gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Akharraz regains guard. #ES#
Akharraz is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Akharraz throws a nice head kick!
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Akharraz forces Shraf back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akharraz gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Shraf.
Shraf goes for a takedown attempt but Akharraz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Shraf tries to clinch up.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Shraf moves out of range.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Shraf circles away.
Shraf is looking to clinch. #T1#
Shraf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akharraz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shraf drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Akharraz defends it well.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shraf paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akharraz throws a nice looking combination but Shraf bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Akharraz misses with a two punch combination.
Shraf fails in his attempt to clinch.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Shraf circles away and keeps his distance.
Shraf tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akharraz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz throws a right hand that Shraf ducks under and follows up with a left that Shraf also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Shraf fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akharraz, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Shraf on the inside.
Shraf lands with a short shot to the head.
Shraf is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Akharraz is defending well.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamezdin Shraf.
Shraf lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Shraf tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akharraz prevents a takedown attempt there. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Akharraz rushes Shraf and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shraf wants to take the fight to the mat but Akharraz manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Akharraz tries to break free but Shraf pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shraf tries to clinch but Akharraz moves away
enabling Akharraz to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Akharraz pushes Shraf up against the cage in a clinch.
Shraf tries to score a body lock takedown but Akharraz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shraf misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shraf misses with a takedown
and Akharraz counters with a three punch combo that has Shraf backing up. Shraf nods at Akharraz to acknowledge the strikes.#T3##CL2#
Shraf has closed the distance and engaged Akharraz in a clinch.
Akharraz wants to break free but Shraf has control.
Akharraz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akharraz lands a right hand.
Shraf lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside. #BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Shraf tries to clinch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Shraf tries to clinch but Akharraz is having none of it. #CL#
Akharraz has Shraf up against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shraf looking for a takedown.
Akharraz digs a right hand underneath Shraf's ribcage. Shraf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shraf takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Akharraz is leaning against Shraf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shraf blocks the elbow strike. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Akharraz.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#CL2#
Shraf gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shraf keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akharraz's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shraf. #TD2#
Shraf has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Akharraz is trying to keep an underhook but Shraf manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shraf looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #ES#
Akharraz has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Shraf is on him like a limpet, forcing Akharraz back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Akharraz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akharraz 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: GC 286     
Date:   Mar 30, 2019
#R1#
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Akharraz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Akharraz lands with a shot to the body.
Isaiah Sturridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Sturridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Sturridge misses with a left hand #CL#
and Akharraz moves into the clinch.
Sturridge comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sturridge lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch.#BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz. #CL#
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sturridge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akharraz lands a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sturridge throws an elbow but misses.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Sturridge has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akharraz. #CUT#
It looks like Isaiah Sturridge has been cut.
Sturridge looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Sturridge throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sturridge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Akharraz to keep the fight standing.
Akharraz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sturridge cracks Akharraz with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sturridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akharraz at a distance.
Akharraz misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sturridge darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Akharraz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sturridge.
Akharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sturridge looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sturridge misses the jab.
Sturridge dodges the punch combination from Akharraz. #TD2#
Sturridge closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Akharraz's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Sturridge is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sturridge is standing up over Akharraz. Akharraz looks to escape but Sturridge dives into side control. #T2#
Sturridge lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sturridge working the ground and pound.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz is trying to get back to his feet.
Akharraz trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
We've been hearing good reports from Akharraz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sturridge working the head and body with strikes.
Sturridge fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Akharraz managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Sturridge. #SUB2#
Sturridge wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akharraz, who protects the arm well.
Check out the look on Sturridge's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #T3##SUB2#
Sturridge tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sturridge has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Akharraz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sturridge asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sturridge throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sturridge lands a nice forearm strike.
Sturridge cracks Akharraz with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sturridge scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akharraz to see if he's OK.
Sturridge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akharraz keeps working.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Sturridge drags him back down.#SUB2#
Sturridge wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akharraz, who protects the arm well. #T4##SUB2#
Sturridge wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akharraz, who protects the arm well.
Sturridge trying to control the position but Akharraz is working away.
Akharraz wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Akharraz tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.#SUB2#
Sturridge is persistently looking for the submission but Akharraz is defending it well. #SUB2#
Sturridge working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaiah Sturridge dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Sturridge's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturridge lands a jab to Akharraz's midsection.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sturridge circles away.
Akharraz misses with a head kick.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Sturridge.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sturridge goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sturridge throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sturridge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Sturridge misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
Sturridge throws a shot from downtown. Akharraz moves away and avoids it.
Akharraz scores with a sloppy right hand. Sturridge should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sturridge misses with a looping right.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.
Sturridge swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Sturridge keeps it at a distance.
Sturridge throws a big shot that misses.
Akharraz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T1#
Nice cross by Sturridge.
Sturridge thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akharraz lands a nice shot that snaps Sturridge's head back.
Sturridge walks into a jab.
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sturridge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sturridge looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
Akharraz swinging wildly here.
And Sturridge tries to counter it with a takedown but Akharraz pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL#
Akharraz closes the distance and pushes Sturridge back into the cage.#BC2#
Sturridge breaks the clinch.
Akharraz takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#TD2#
Sturridge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sturridge has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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!
Sturridge stops Akharraz from standing up.
Akharraz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sturridge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Akharraz is keeping the position for now.
Akharraz is looking to stand up but Sturridge isn't so interested in that idea. #T2##ES#
Akharraz wriggles free and stands up.
Sturridge throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sturridge lands with a straight right. Akharraz didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Sturridge misses.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sturridge swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sturridge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sturridge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sturridge loads up on a big right hand but Akharraz slips the punch.
Sturridge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
Akharraz rushes Sturridge and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz dodges an elbow strike from Sturridge.
Sturridge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sturridge taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Akharraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Sturridge won't allow it.
Sturridge looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sturridge lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sturridge.#TD2#
Sturridge jumps guard.
Akharraz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sturridge is proving hard to escape from.
Isaiah Sturridge has got the better of the ground game so far.
Akharraz wants to stand and escape but instead Sturridge has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Sturridge trying to control the position from guard on top but Akharraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akharraz is looking to stand up but Sturridge isn't so interested in that idea.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Sturridge from controlling successfully.
Akharraz wants to stand up but Sturridge is controlling him. #T4#
Sturridge is pushing down on Akharraz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Akharraz is fighting to maintain full guard but Sturridge has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sturridge lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB2#
Akharraz is defending against the submission attempts here by Sturridge.
Sturridge wants to pass the guard but Akharraz is defending well. #SUB2#
Sturridge is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Akharraz is just riding it out for now. Sturridge eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Sturridge is working for a kimura but Akharraz is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Isaiah Sturridge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Isaiah Sturridge'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#
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Sturridge circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Akharraz misses the target.
Akharraz looks to throw the jab but Sturridge is out of range.
Sturridge throws out a loose jab but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Sturridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akharraz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akharraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akharraz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sturridge circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sturridge misses with a looping right.
Akharraz misses with a few strikes there.
Sturridge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Akharraz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sturridge keeps the fight on the outside.
Sturridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sturridge is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
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!#CL#
Akharraz darts in and clinches Sturridge up against the cage.#BC2#
Sturridge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Sturridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Akharraz misses with a body shot.
Akharraz misses with an uppercut.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Akharraz clinches up with Sturridge and pushes him back against the cage.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Akharraz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akharraz avoids a wild elbow strike from Sturridge.#BC#
Akharraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Sturridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Sturridge is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sturridge throws a front kick aimed at Akharraz's knee but Akharraz avoids it well.
Sturridge walks into a jab.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sturridge tries a head kick but it misses.
Sturridge avoids the body shot from Akharraz.
Sturridge misses with a straight right. #TD2#
Sturridge decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Akharraz wants to stand back up but Sturridge manages to pass into side control. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Sturridge wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Akharraz, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Akharraz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sturridge has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Sturridge is dominant here and he's now got Akharraz's back!#SUB2#
Sturridge working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Sturridge has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Akharraz has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Akharraz is trying to stand back up. #T3##SUB2#
Akharraz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt. #SUB2#
Sturridge is looking for the choke from the back position but Akharraz is controlling his hands well. #ES#
Akharraz is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Sturridge moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Sturridge.
Isaiah Sturridge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T4#
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sturridge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sturridge keeps the fight on the outside.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz moves in looking to clinch but Sturridge pushes him off.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Akharraz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sturridge rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akharraz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A punch lands to the side of Akharraz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Akharraz moves away from the strike by Sturridge.
Akharraz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sturridge.#TD2#
Sturridge looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Akharraz!
Osama Akharraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Isaiah Sturridge is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akharraz tries to escape but Sturridge is in control.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Isaiah Sturridge.
I've got Sturridge winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isaiah Sturridge!

Isaiah Sturridge seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: GC 278     
Date:   Feb 23, 2019
#R1##CL2#
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walker tries to land a knee to the head but Akharraz blocks with his arms.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Akharraz gets an underhook and turns Walker into the cage.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Akharraz rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walker circles away quickly and effectively.
Walker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz lands a nice hook to Walker's body. Walker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akharraz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker shoots in but Akharraz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Akharraz is looking to counter punch.
Osama Akharraz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz sizes up Walker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #CL#
Akharraz moves into the clinch successfully.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker prevents Akharraz from breaking the clinch.#T1#
Walker pushes off an throws an elbow but Akharraz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Akharraz misses with a body shot. #CL#
Akharraz forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Akharraz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Akharraz.
Akharraz works the jab nicely.#ROC#
Walker is rocked!#CL#
Akharraz clinches with his opponent.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?#BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Akharraz lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Akharraz sprawls well. Akharraz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Walker.
Walker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Akharraz drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Akharraz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not. #BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Akharraz forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Akharraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Akharraz avoids it.
Akharraz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walkers head. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.#CL#
Akharraz moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker tries to pull guard but Akharraz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#BC#
Akharraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Akharraz has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T3##BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker fails with the takedown#KD#
and Akharraz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Walker! Akharraz lets Walker back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Walker tries to score a power double leg takedown but Akharraz sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Walker somewhat.
A quick step to the side and Akharraz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker lands with a hook. Akharraz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Walker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
Akharraz avoids the head kick by Walker.
Akharraz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walker's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
and Akharraz counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Walker! He's just covering up as Akharraz starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: GC 270     
Date:   Jan 12, 2019
#R1#
An inside leg kick lands from Halo.
Akharraz blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Akharraz misses the target.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Halo does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Halo.
Halo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Halo scores with a shot to the body.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
Akharraz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
Akharraz slips a straight right by Halo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice body kick from Halo.
Halo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akharraz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Akharraz.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Halo misses the jab.#CL#
Akharraz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Halo, pushing him back against the cage.
Halo takes a shot to the head.
Halo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Halo struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Halo misses with a hook. Akharraz ducked under it nicely.
Akharraz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.#CL#
Akharraz has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Halo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Halo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Halo misses with a straight left.
Halo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Akharraz.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Halo throws a lazy head kick
and Akharraz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Halo.
Halo swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.#T2#
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Halo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akharraz at a distance.
Halo misses with a hook
and Akharraz counters with a stiff right hand.
A head kick misses from Halo.
Halo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Halo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Akharraz throws a body punch but Halo moves out of range.
Halo checks a leg kick nicely.
Halo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Halo.
Akharraz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Akharraz throws a lazy right hand but Halo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Halo swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo loads up on a big right hand but Akharraz slips the punch.
Akharraz moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Halo is avoiding it.
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Halo circles away.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Halo, right into the meat.
Halo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Akharraz.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Halo! But no joy.
Akharraz tries to clinch up but Halo circles away and keeps his distance.
Halo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akharraz lands a jab to Halo's midsection.
Halo scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Halo.
Halo moves out of range of the strikes.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T4#
Halo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Akharraz.
Akharraz tries to clinch up.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Akharraz throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Halo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Halo keeps the fight on the outside.
Akharraz cracks Halo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Halo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Halo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Halo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akharraz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Halo slips a jab from Akharraz.
Akharraz lands with a cross.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Halo misses with an uppercut. Akharraz saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Melchizedek Halo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Halo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Akharraz if he has to take too many more of those.
Akharraz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halo misses with a straight right.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Halo circles away.
Halo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Akharraz with a body shot.
Halo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Halo throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Akharraz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses.
Melchizedek Halo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Halo throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Akharraz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halo. That one must have hurt.
Akharraz's corner calls for a 1-2. Akharraz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Halo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Halo with a jab.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Halo moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Akharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Akharraz darts in and clinches Halo up against the cage.#T1#
Akharraz blocks a body shot from Halo. #BC2#
Halo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz walks into a straight right hand from Halo.
Halo feints and then cracks Akharraz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akharraz down.
Halo scores with a nice body kick.
Halo cracks the inside of Akharraz's front leg.
Halo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halo throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Halo.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Halo misses.
Halo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Halo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Halo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Halo looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
Akharraz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Halo throws out a counter right but Akharraz avoids it with no problem.
Akharraz moves out of range as Halo strikes.
Akharraz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Akharraz lands with an overhand left.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Halo connects with a leg kick. Akharraz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Halo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Halo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Akharraz counters with an outside leg kick.
Akharraz ducks right into an uppercut from Halo.
Some wild striking there from Halo.
Halo lands a high kick!
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Halo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Halo moves into range and connects with a jab. #ROC2#
Akharraz is rocked!
Halo is stalking Akharraz. Akharraz circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Halo, and it's lights out! Akharraz really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Melchizedek Halo!
Melchizedek Halo thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: GC 264     
Date:   Dec 12, 2018
#R1#
Akharraz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Attack. Attack obviously looking to wear him down. #CL2#
Akharraz forces Attack back against the cage and clinches.
Attack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attack can't get the takedown. #BC2#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Attack shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES2#
Akharraz has one foot on Attack's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Attack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akharraz. That did some 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!
Akharraz throws a shot from downtown. Attack moves away and avoids it.
No luck for Attack with that takedown attempt.
Attack looks for the body kick but Akharraz saw that one coming.
Akharraz moves out of range as Attack throws a body kick.
Attack thows a leg kick but Akharraz checks it
and Akharraz counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT2#
It looks like Shark Attack has been cut.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that Attack avoids nicely. #T1#
Attack throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Attack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Akharraz misses.
Attack misses with a body kick.
Attack shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shark Attack. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Attack gets a double leg takedown into Akharraz's guard.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet but Attack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Akharraz has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Attack is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.#BC2#
Akharraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Attack closes the distance and clinches up with Akharraz, looking for a takedown. Attack pushes Akharraz against the cage but Akharraz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Attack fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Akharraz to the ground. Attack is now in Akharraz's guard.#ES2#
Akharraz scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A low kick from Attack is predictable there
and Attack takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Attack tries to land a leg kick but Akharraz saw it coming and moves away. #T2##TD#
Attack looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Akharraz!
Attack prevents Akharraz from escaping the position.
Attack working the body and head with strikes.
Akharraz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Attack misses with the ground and pound.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
Attack working the ground and pound.
Akharraz is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Attack lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Akharraz is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Attack asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T3#
Attack scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akharraz to see if he's OK.
Akharraz tries to escape but Attack is in control.
Attack landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Attack in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Attack scoring with punches and elbows. #ROC#
Akharraz is rocked!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Akharraz can do anything to dispel that myth.#SUB#
Attack tries for a kimura but Akharraz is defending well.
Akharraz is still in real trouble! Can Attack finish him?
A big shot lands for Attack! That's hurt Akharraz! Will he recover? Attack fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shark Attack!
Shark Attack thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: GC 256     
Date:   Nov 03, 2018
#R1#
A combination from Akharraz does no damage.
Akharraz doesn't manage to clinch there - Joker circles away.
Joker tries to counter by closing the distance.
Akharraz pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Joker back to the cage. Akharraz follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Akharraz cracks Joker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Joker misses the target.
Joker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akharraz tries to clinch but Joker moves out of range.
Joker lands a lovely overhand right.
Joker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akharraz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joker.
Joker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akharraz.
Akharraz takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T1#
Joker connects with a right hand. Akharraz shakes it off.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akharraz slips a jab from Joker.#CL#
Akharraz clinches up against the cage.#BC2#
Joker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akharraz moves out of range as Joker strikes.
Joker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akharraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joker.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akharraz! #T2#
Akharraz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joker misses with a left hand
and Akharraz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Joker looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
Joker 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.
Jab, jab by Joker - just one landing. #ROC2#
Akharraz is rocked!
Joker circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Akharraz tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Joker wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mr Joker!
Mr Joker 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: GC 248     
Date:   Oct 06, 2018
#R1#
Akharraz scores with a jab. Nilsen acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CL2#
Nilsen tries to keep at a distance but Akharraz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nilsen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nilsen.
Nilsen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Nilsen fails to land.
Nilsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nilsen tries to land knees in the clinch but Akharraz avoids the damage to the body.
Akharraz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nilsen misses with a punch on the inside.
Akharraz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nilsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nilsen is looking to control Akharraz's arms but Akharraz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nilsen has his back to the cage.
Akharraz is trying to force a seperation but Nilsen has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz is trying to break the clinch but Nilsen is controlling him.
Nilsen managing to block the knees to the body from Akharraz.
A head punch on the inside from Nilsen fails to land. #BC2#
Akharraz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A big right from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz misses with the combination.
Dennis Nilsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Akharraz feints a jab promting Nilsen to slip. Akharraz then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nilsen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Dennis Nilsen has been cut.
Nilsen goes for a double leg but Akharraz avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Akharraz continues to drive forward.
Akharraz has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Nilsen is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Nilsen swings widly with a right hand
and Akharraz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nilsen misses with a body punch
and Nilsen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nilsen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nilsen connects with a body shot.
Akharraz loads up on a big right hand but Nilsen slips the punch.#T2#
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Nilsen avoids them all with ease.
Nilsen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nilsen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akharraz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nilsen lands an overhand right.
Nilsen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Nilsen throws a right hand that misses
and Akharraz counters with a three punch combo that has Nilsen backing up. Nilsen nods at Akharraz to acknowledge the strikes.
Nilsen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Nilsen.
Akharraz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nilsen throws a sloppy body shot #KD2#
and Akharraz counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nilsen! Akharraz lets Nilsen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Nilsen is rocked!#CL2#
Akharraz forces Nilsen back against the cage and clinches.
Oh Nilsen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nilsen struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands. #BC2#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nilsen swings widly with a right hand
and Akharraz counters with a huge right that knocks Nilsen out cold! Akharraz is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: GC 239     
Date:   Sep 05, 2018
#R1#
Eldison shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Akharraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Eldison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akharraz but Akharraz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jab by Eldison.
Akharraz throws a good cross that connects.
Eldison looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
Eldison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Akharraz defends it nicely.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Eldison manages to avoid it.
Osama Akharraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucio Eldison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eldison looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
Akharraz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Eldison misses with an uppercut.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eldison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Akharraz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1#
Eldison blocks a head kick by Akharraz.
Eldison shoots in and drives through. Akharraz sprawls well.
Akharraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Eldison tries for a takedown but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Eldison misses with a takedown attempt
and Akharraz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Eldison doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Akharraz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Osama Akharraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eldison looks winded!
Akharraz plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Eldison swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Eldison face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: GC 229     
Date:   Aug 04, 2018
#R1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Alvarez. That's going to slow Akharraz down. #CL2#
Akharraz pushes Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Alvarez pushes Akharraz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alvarez 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.
Alvarez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Alvarez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Alvarez.
Akharraz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Akharraz working hard to break the clinch.
Alvarez lands a shot to the body.
Alvarez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Akharraz being controlled against the cage.
Alvarez blocks an uppercut.
Alvarez blocking some punches.
Alvarez blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Stalling in the clinch from Akharraz. #BC2#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T1#
Alvarez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from Alvarez.
Akharraz is looking for the big counter here.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
Akharraz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alvarez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akharraz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #CL#
Alvarez pushes Akharraz up against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Akharraz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Akharraz trying to control the position but instead, Alvarez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Akharraz into the cage.
Alvarez has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz wants to break free but Alvarez has control.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Alvarez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Akharraz misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Akharraz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Alvarez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alvarez scores with a shoulder strike.
Alvarez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Alvarez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Alvarez.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Alvarez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alvarez throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz. #BC2#
Akharraz breaks the clinch.
Alvarez lands with a straight right. Akharraz didn't see that one coming.
Akharraz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Akharraz moves out of range as Alvarez strikes.
Alvarez staying out of range there.#T3#
Akharraz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alvarez can pounce on him.
Alvarez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alvarez lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alvarez throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alvarez wants to clinch.
Alvarez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aaron Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvarez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Akharraz momentarily.
Alvarez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alvarez just misses with a punch to the body.
Alvarez is looking to wear down Akharraz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alvarez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Osama Akharraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Akharraz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alvarez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Alvarez lands a leg kick that knocks Akharraz off balance momentarily.
Alvarez misses with a body shot. #CL#
Alvarez closes the distance and clinches.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alvarez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
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!
Akharraz tries to circle away but Alvarez has him pinned against the cage.
Alvarez swings wildly with an uppercut but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alvarez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Akharraz.
Akharraz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alvarez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz is looking to control Alvarez's arms but Alvarez gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Alvarez 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#
Akharraz misses with a hook. Alvarez ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Akharraz throws an overhand right that lands on Alvarez's shoulder, as Alvarez tries to avoid the shot.
Alvarez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akharraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
Akharraz has Alvarez up against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch but Alvarez keeps him there for the moment.
Akharraz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Alvarez as Akharraz tries to tie him up.
Alvarez has Akharraz pressed against the cage, preventing Akharraz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Alvarez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Akharraz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz.
Akharraz avoiding damage.
A short body shot lands from Alvarez as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alvarez.
A short right from Alvarez. #T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Alvarez.
Akharraz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Alvarez has him pressed against the cage.
Alvarez misses with a punch on the inside.
Alvarez blocks the elbow strike.
Alvarez lands with a left to the head. #ROC#
Akharraz is rocked!
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Akharraz is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Alvarez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Akharraz to his knees! Alvarez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Alvarez!

 

Event: RS 177     
Date:   May 05, 2018
#R1#
Rodgers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rodgers throws a jab when Akharraz was well out of range.
Rodgers connects with a nice looking jab.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rodgers.
Rodgers throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
Rodgers swats away the attempt to clinch by Akharraz.
Rodgers cracks Akharraz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rodgers throws a hook but Akharraz avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rodgers has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Akharraz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodgers misses with an uppercut
and Akharraz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rodgers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akharraz's head backwards.
Anthony Rodgers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodgers throws a hook to the side of Akharraz's head but Akharraz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodgers keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodgers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rodgers.
Akharraz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodgers misses with a wild body shot.
Donk. Rodgers catches Akharraz right on the button with a cross.
Rodgers throws a hook to the side of Akharraz's head but Akharraz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rodgers misses with a looping right.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rodgers throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodgers rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akharraz counters with a straight right hand.
Rodgers connects with a nice looking jab.
Akharraz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rodgers stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akharraz.
Akharraz throws a big counter combination but Rodgers scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Akharraz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Akharraz works the jab nicely.#CUT#
It looks like Anthony Rodgers has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Rodgers.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz. #T2#
Rodgers throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz slips under a jab.
Rodgers feints a jab promting Akharraz to slip. Rodgers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Akharraz slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Akharraz moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rodgers missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rodgers lands with a right hand.
Rodgers throws a sloppy head kick and Akharraz moves out of range easily.
Rodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akharraz.
Rodgers misses with a body punch
and Akharraz counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Rodgers badly! Akharraz follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Rodgers out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Akharraz finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: RS 174 Make'm Bleed     
Date:   Mar 24, 2018
#R1#
Hoodoo misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Akharraz to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Hoodoo. That snapped Akharraz's head back.
Hoodoo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT2#
It looks like Henry Hoodoo has been cut.
Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hoodoo.
Akharraz looks like he wants to counter punch here.#CL#
Hoodoo gets a clinch.
Hoodoo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hoodoo working Akharraz over with knees to the body.
Akharraz tries to circle away but Hoodoo has him pinned against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoodoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akharraz's defenses.
Hoodoo misses with a knee strike.
Akharraz tries to break the clinch but Hoodoo is controlling the position.
Akharraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoodoo won't allow it.
Hoodoo stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Hoodoo - that landed with a thud. #T1#
Akharraz is trying to push Hoodoo away but Hoodoo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Akharraz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akharraz lands with a light punch inside.
Hoodoo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoodoo 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.
Hoodoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Akharraz won't want to take too many of those.
Hoodoo looking to throw knees to the head but Akharraz is blocking nicely.
Hoodoo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akharraz takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.
Hoodoo lands an elbow inside that Akharraz shrugs off.
Hoodoo tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Hoodoo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hoodoo keeps control of Akharraz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Hoodoo gets a clinch.
Akharraz tries to break the clinch but Hoodoo is controlling the position.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoodoo.
Hoodoo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Akharraz up against the cage.
Hoodoo lands an elbow just above Akharraz 's eye.
Hoodoo lands an elbow inside that Akharraz shrugs off.
Akharraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoodoo won't allow it.
Hoodoo taking a breather.
Akharraz struggles to land a body shot inside as Hoodoo controls his hands.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoodoo.
Hoodoo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akharraz is trying to break the clinch but Hoodoo is controlling him.
Akharraz misses with some punches.
Akharraz is trying to break the clinch but Hoodoo is controlling him.
Hoodoo lands an elbow inside that Akharraz shrugs off. #T3#
Akharraz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hoodoo has him pressed against the cage.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoodoo has Akharraz pressed against the cage. He pushes Akharraz back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Hoodoo throws a beautiful elbow that sends Akharraz crashing to the floor! Hoodoo piles on the pressure with more strikes! Akharraz is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Hoodoo!
After winning the bout, Henry Hoodoo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

 

Event: RS 171 Out Cold     
Date:   Mar 03, 2018
#R1#
Akharraz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#TD2#
Oen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Akharraz wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oen is nestled in close to Akharraz, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#SUB2#
Akharraz is pushing off trying to get to his feet. Oen has hold of the leg though and he's dropped back for a heel hook… has he got it?? YES! Akharraz is tapping! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Neo Oen!

 

Event: RS 166 Annihilation     
Date:   Jan 27, 2018
#R1##CL2#
Lydon instigates a clinch.
Akharraz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Akharraz blocks a body shot from Lydon.
A right hook to the body lands for Akharraz. #BC2#
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Lydon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Akharraz is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lydon tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Akharraz to counter with a crisp jab.
Lydon darts in trying to clinch
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Akharraz lands with a nice body punch. #CL2#
Lydon forces Akharraz back against the cage and clinches.
Akharraz tries to break the clinch but Lydon is controlling the position.
Akharraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lydon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lydon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Lydon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz is trying to break free.
Lydon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Akharraz's efforts to push away.
Akharraz lands a shot to the body.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Akharraz lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1##BC2#
Lydon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lydon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akharraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT#
It looks like Johnny Lydon has been cut.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Lydon takes the fight into the clinch.
Akharraz is trying to force a seperation but Lydon has the dominant position.#BC#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Lydon looks to clinch
and Lydon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Akharraz keeps the fight on the outside.
A counter left hand to the body from Akharraz misses its target.
Lydon tries to close the distance and clinch but Akharraz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Akharraz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lydon darts in trying to clinch
and Akharraz counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lydon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Lydon moves into the clinch successfully. #T2##BC2#
Lydon breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Lydon clinches up with Akharraz and pushes him back against the cage.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Lydon breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
Lydon rushes Akharraz and presses him up against the cage.
Lydon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Akharraz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lydon backwards.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lydon moves in looking to clinch but Akharraz pushes him off.
Lydon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lydon misses with a looping left.
Lydon tries to clinch up.
Lydon is looking to clinch. #T3#
Lydon misses with a body shot.
Akharraz seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Akharraz misses with a two punch combination.
Lydon is looking to clinch but Akharraz is avoiding it.
Lydon wants to clinch.#CL2#
Lydon drives through and clinches with Akharraz against the cage.
Lydon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lydon has Akharraz pressed against the cage, preventing Akharraz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Akharraz breaks from the clinch.
Lydon misses with a kick to the body
and Akharraz counters with a nice uppercut.
Lydon misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Akharraz misses the target.
Akharraz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lydon doesn't seem bothered though.
Lydon doesn't manage to clinch there - Akharraz circles away.
As Lydon looks to move away, Akharraz throws a big counter combo but Lydon just gets out of the way.
Lydon throws a combination that misses
and Akharraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4##CL2#
Lydon instigates a clinch. #BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lydon throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Akharraz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lydon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lydon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2#
Lydon forces Akharraz back against the cage and clinches.
Akharraz tries to break free but Lydon pushes him back against the cage.
Lydon can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Lydon misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Lydon closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Lydon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lydon throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lydon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Akharraz counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Lydon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
A punch combination from Lydon misses.
Lydon closes the distance but Akharraz moves to the side
letting Akharraz counter with a right hand.
Lydon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Akharraz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.
Lydon is looking to clinch but Akharraz is avoiding it.
Akharraz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lydon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Akharraz jabs at Lydon's body.
Lydon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Akharraz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Akharraz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lydon can do to turn this around?
Lydon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Akharraz, as that shot connected.
Lydon tries to clinch
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lydon looks to clinch
and Akharraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #ROC#
Lydon is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Dec 27, 2017
#R1#
Akharraz cracks Smaxsons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Smaxsons misses.
As Smaxsons looks to move away, Akharraz throws a big counter combo but Smaxsons just gets out of the way.#CL#
Akharraz rushes Smaxsons and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Clinton Smaxsons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smaxsons throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akharraz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smaxsons throws a poor cross that misses #KD#
and Akharraz counters with a crisp one two that drops Smaxsons! Akharraz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Smaxsons to his feet! Smaxsons is in big trouble!#ROC#
Smaxsons is rocked!
Smaxsons misses the jab.
Smaxsons is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
Smaxsons misses with an uppercut.
Smaxsons swings widly with a right hand
and Akharraz counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Smaxsons off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Akharraz follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Smaxsons was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!
Clinton Smaxsons was interviewed post fight and said 'Much respect to my opponent and he has my full respect. I'll be back to avenge this loss. I have plenty of growth in me and I'll keep training hard. '.

 

Event: DUEL#108 Stenberg vs Fagaro     
Date:   Nov 18, 2017
#R1#
Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fury.
Akharraz throws a big counter combination but Fury scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Nice shot lands for Fury.#KD#
Akharraz drops Fury with a beautiful combination! Fury stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akharraz is looking for the KO!#CUT#
It looks like Geese Fury has been cut.
Akharraz moves out of range as Fury strikes.
Akharraz blocks a jab.#CL2#
Fury closes the distance and clinches.
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 nice glancing elbow lands by Fury.
Fury throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Akharraz tries to break the clinch but Fury is controlling the position.
Fury lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fury lands a nice elbow.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fury is working Akharraz over against the cage.
Fury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akharraz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fury's elbow. #T1#
Fury lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Akharraz.
Akharraz wants to break free but Fury has control.
Fury lands an uppercut.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Akharraz's defenses.
Fury lands a body punch.
A short right from Fury.
Akharraz is looking to break free of the clinch but Fury has double underhooks.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch but Fury keeps him there for the moment.
Fury lands an elbow just above Akharraz 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.
Akharraz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury pushes Akharraz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Fury lands an elbow that stopped Akharraz in his tracks for a moment. #ROC2#
Akharraz is rocked!#T2#
Akharraz tries to circle away but Fury has him pinned against the cage.
Oh Akharraz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fury unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Akharraz! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Fury is unloading with more strikes now! Akharraz drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geese Fury!

 

Event: DFN#24 Haack vs Fogomayu     
Date:   Oct 14, 2017
#R1#
Akharraz scores with a three punch combo!
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Arjuna.
It seemed like Akharraz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arjuna.
Arjuna throws out a loose jab but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arjuna pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rama Arjuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arjuna cracks Akharraz with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Arjuna misses.
Good shot there by Akharraz.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arjuna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arjuna missing with a left hand there. Akharraz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akharraz is looking to clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arjuna. #T1#
Akharraz tries to clinch there but Arjuna circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arjuna, right into the meat.
Arjuna is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Akharraz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arjuna has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Broken Halo's -Temple of Illumination in the buildup to the fight.
Akharraz throws a jab when Arjuna was well out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Arjuna.
Akharraz misses the shot to the body.
Arjuna circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid body kick from Arjuna.
Arjuna scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Akharraz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Arjuna - the referee stops the clock and Akharraz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Arjuna. Akharraz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T2#
Akharraz slips a jab and a cross from Arjuna.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz staying out of range there.
Akharraz listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Arjuna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Arjuna lands with a nice body kick.
Arjuna fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Akharraz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Akharraz takes one on the button.
Arjuna throws a hook to the side of Akharraz's head but Akharraz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arjuna's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Akharraz connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arjuna scrambles back to his feet.
Arjuna scores with a jab.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A big left from Arjuna misses.
Despite the aggression on Akharraz's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#T3#
Akharraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Arjuna cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab by Arjuna.
Arjuna throws a half hearted mid kick.
Akharraz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Arjuna misses with a two punch combination.
Arjuna connects with a single shot there.
Akharraz defending well as Arjuna loads up on a big left hand.
Arjuna cracks Akharraz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akharraz takes a swing at Arjuna's ribcage but misses.
Arjuna pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arjuna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#ROC#
Akharraz is rocked!
Arjuna fakes the body blow, causing Akharraz to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Akharraz goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rama Arjuna!
Rama Arjuna thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: DUEL#96 Feltre vs Pearson     
Date:   Sep 16, 2017
#R1#
A jab from Akharraz finds it's way through Page's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Franky Page has been cut.
Page lands with a straight right. Akharraz didn't see that one coming.
Akharraz connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Page covering up! Akharraz comes in with a big uppercut and Page goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Quick Fight Championship     
Date:   Aug 22, 2017
#R1#
McSwag gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #KD2#
and Akharraz counters with a crisp one two that drops McSwag! Akharraz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McSwag to his feet! McSwag is in big trouble!#ROC2#
McSwag is rocked!
McSwag leaves his chin hanging out and Akharraz seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! McSwag crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: DFC 63: Chikatchawan Vs Austin     
Date:   Jul 22, 2017
#R1#
Akharraz missing with a left hand there. Pauwels was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pauwels throwing a counter right hand but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Pauwels misses with a body shot.
As Pauwels backs off Akharraz throws a huge counter combo but Pauwels manages to avoid it all.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Pauwels moves out of range.
It looked like Pauwels wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Akharraz slips a jab from Pauwels .
Akharraz avoids the body shot from Pauwels .
Akharraz wants to counter the offense by Pauwels and move into the clinch position.
Pauwels swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pauwels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akharraz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauwels takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pauwels 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. #KD2#
Akharraz drops Pauwels with a beautiful combination! Pauwels stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akharraz is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Pauwels is rocked!#T1#
Pauwels misses with a looping right.
Pauwels throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pauwels throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Akharraz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pauwels throws a big shot that misses.#CL2#
Akharraz darts in and clinches Pauwels up against the cage.#BC#
Pauwels 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pauwels throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pauwels takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akharraz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pauwels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
Pauwels misses with a double jab
and Akharraz counters with a one-two to the body.
Akharraz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Pauwels misses the target.
Pauwels connects with a body shot.
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 punch combination from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pauwels looks to land a left hand but Akharraz moved out of range nicely.
Pauwels scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akharraz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Pauwels avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pauwels throwing a counter right hand but Akharraz manages to avoid it.#CL#
Pauwels gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Pauwels lands with a good body shot.
Pauwels throws the left hand but Akharraz avoids the punch easily.
Akharraz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pauwels moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Pauwels .
Akharraz is looking for the big counter here.
Pauwels misses with a hook. Akharraz ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Akharraz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pauwels throws an off balance right hand
and Akharraz counters with a left and a right that stings Pauwels . #T4#
Pauwels loads up on a big right hand but Akharraz slips the punch.
A big left from Akharraz misses.
Akharraz throws a looping overhand right but Pauwels ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Pauwels was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Akharraz.
Pauwels stuns Akharraz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pauwels comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pauwels throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz unleashes a big counter combination but Pauwels bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Akharraz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pauwels misses the body punch
and Akharraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pauwels .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz 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#
A punch combination from Akharraz misses.
Pauwels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akharraz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Akharraz with a hook.
Akharraz slips a straight right by Pauwels .
Pauwels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pauwels misses with a body shot.
Akharraz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pauwels misses with a lunging right hand
and Akharraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Akharraz misses with a double jab.
Akharraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akharraz throws a series of punches but Pauwels avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Pauwels tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akharraz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pauwels slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pauwels fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
Akharraz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Akharraz throws a head kick that misses
and Pauwels counters with a nice body shot.
Akharraz is looking to score with low kicks.
Pauwels throws a right hand that misses
and Akharraz counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Akharraz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akharraz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pauwels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pauwels is looking to counter punch.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Akharraz.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akharraz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Akharraz slips a jab from Pauwels .
Akharraz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akharraz staying out of range there.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.#T3#
Akharraz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pauwels misses with a left hand
and Pauwels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akharraz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Pauwels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Akharraz throws a shot from downtown. Pauwels moves away and avoids it.
Pauwels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Akharraz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pauwels .
Akharraz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pauwels moves away.
Pauwels was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Akharraz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pauwels throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Akharraz.#T4#
Akharraz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pauwels .
A telegraphed right hand from Pauwels misses the target.
Akharraz slips under a jab from Pauwels .
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akharraz misses with the combination.
Pauwels connects with a nice looking jab.
Pauwels walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Pauwels swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akharraz counters with a two punch combo.
Akharraz ducks under a wild hook from Pauwels .
A looping hook to the body misses from Pauwels . Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pauwels uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#ROC#
Akharraz is rocked!
Akharraz glances at the clock... BAM! Pauwels nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Akharraz crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Akharraz is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Pauwels !
An out of breath Alexander Pauwels thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: DFC 57: Penn Vs Lijikiszcz 2     
Date:   Jun 30, 2017
#R1#
Akharraz tries to clinch but Austin is having none of it.
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Austin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Austin throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Akharraz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Austin swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Akharraz connects with a right hand. Austin shakes it off.#CL#
Austin darts in and clinches Akharraz up against the cage.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Akharraz tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
Akharraz takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin lands a shoulder strike.
Austin has Akharraz pushed against the cage.
Akharraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Austin won't allow it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akharraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Austin's brow.
Akharraz takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.#T1#
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Austin.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Austin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Austin blocks an uppercut.
Austin scores with a shot to the side of Akharraz's head.
Austin has Akharraz pushed against the cage.
Austin gets through Akharraz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Austin.
Akharraz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Akharraz lands a left hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Shane Austin has been cut.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Akharraz pushes off an throws an elbow but Austin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Austin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards.
Akharraz has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Austin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Akharraz can turn it around.
Austin pushes Akharraz back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Austin lands an elbow inside.
Austin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Our sources have told us that Austin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Austin lands a nice shot to the body.
Akharraz looks winded!#T2#
Austin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Austin.
Nice elbow from Austin.
Austin lands a nice elbow.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from Austin.
Akharraz is trying to push Austin away but Austin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Austin lands a damaging elbow.
Austin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards. #ROC#
Akharraz is rocked!
Austin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Akharraz is still on wobbly legs! Can Austin finish him?
Clinched against the cage, Austin lands a big elbow that drops Akharraz! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Akharraz is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Austin!
A very excited looking Shane Austin 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: DFC 51: Newton Vs Neil     
Date:   Jun 03, 2017
#R1#
Champion lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Akharraz scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#
It looks like Striking Champion has been cut.
Akharraz throws a one two combo.
Striking Champion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akharraz slips a jab and a cross from Champion.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Champion moves in looking to clinch but Akharraz pushes him off.
Akharraz blocks a head kick by Champion.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Train to Kill that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A punch combination from Akharraz misses. #CL2#
Champion forces Akharraz back against the cage and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Akharraz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champion misses with a punch on the inside.
Champion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Champion struggles to land a body shot inside as Akharraz controls his hands.
Champion blocks a body shot from Akharraz.
Champion connects with a nasty looking knee right to Akharraz's face. #T1#
Akharraz is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch but Champion keeps him there for the moment.
Akharraz has had enough of the clinch but Champion keeps him there for the moment.
Champion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akharraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike.
Champion tries a body shot but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz is looking to control Champion's arms but Champion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz tries to land knees in the clinch but Champion avoids the damage to the body.
Akharraz lands with a right to the head.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Akharraz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Akharraz lands with a left to the head.
Akharraz tries to circle away but Champion has him pinned against the cage.
Champion lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Osama Akharraz has been cut.
Akharraz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Champion lands a damaging elbow.
Champion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Champion prevents Akharraz from breaking the clinch.#T2#
Champion throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz. #BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A head kick misses from Champion.
Akharraz is looking to counter punch.
Champion tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Champion closes the distance but Akharraz moves to the side #KD#
and Akharraz counters with a crisp one two that drops Champion! Akharraz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Champion to his feet! Champion is in big trouble!#ROC#
Champion is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Champion - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Akharraz!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: DFC 43: Showdown     
Date:   May 06, 2017
#R1##CL2#
Bounty clinches with his opponent.
Bounty prevents Akharraz from breaking the clinch.
Bounty lands with a left to the head.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bounty.
Bounty scores with a hook to the body.
Akharraz pushes Bounty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bounty working aggressively here.
Bounty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bounty lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a punch to the body.
Akharraz throws an elbow but it misses.
Akharraz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Akharraz takes a shot to the head.
Bounty tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bounty has a couple of punches blocked by Akharraz.
Bounty prevents Akharraz from breaking the clinch.
Bounty misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Bounty on the inside. #T1#
Bounty working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bounty misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bounty can't find room to land a body shot as Akharraz controls the action.
Bounty makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bounty misses with a body punch.
Akharraz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Akharraz is looking to break free of the clinch but Bounty has double underhooks.
Bounty misses with the head strike.
Bounty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Akharraz is looking to control Bounty's arms but Bounty gets an underhook and turns him. Now Akharraz has his back to the cage.
Akharraz misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Akharraz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bounty slips a jab from Akharraz.
Akharraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Bounty throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Akharraz tests Bounty's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Akharraz misses with a series of wild punches.
Bounty bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akharraz's head 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!
Bounty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akharraz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akharraz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bounty finds it's way round the side to connect with Akharraz's head. #ROC2#
Akharraz is rocked!
Bounty throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akharraz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Akharraz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akharraz is breathing heavily.
Bounty ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Akharraz out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jamie Bounty!

 

Event: DFC 39: Dog Vs Canoe 2     
Date:   Apr 22, 2017
#R1#
Akharraz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Akharraz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT#
It looks like Csaba Gyepes has been cut.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Akharraz has cracked Gyepes with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Akharraz lands another huge swinging hook and Gyepes tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Gyepes, before Akharraz can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Bushido 45: Dickinson v Bunker     
Date:   Mar 18, 2017
#R1##TD#
Rottwel drives through with a takedown into Akharraz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Akharraz keeping moving, preventing Rottwel from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.#SUB#
Rottwel drops back looking for a leg! Akharraz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Akharraz manages to kick Rottwel off! Rottwel jumps back into Akharraz's guard. #SUB#
Rottwel is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Rottwel drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Rottwel as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Akharraz screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Rottwel! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Igor Rottwel!
Igor Rottwel very nearly forgot to thank Urban Fighter amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

 

Event: B41: Akharraz vs. McCullen 2     
Date:   Feb 18, 2017
#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by McCullen.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
McCullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McCullen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Akharraz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Akharraz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCullen's head.#CUT#
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
McCullen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Akharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCullen.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akharraz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akharraz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Akharraz scores with a jab. McCullen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akharraz wants to clinch.
Akharraz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCullen counters with an inside leg kick. #T1#
McCullen cracks Akharraz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
McCullen connects with a crisp jab.
McCullen misses with a looping right.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that McCullen avoids nicely.
Akharraz staying out of range there.
McCullen throws a jab when Akharraz was well out of range.
Akharraz misses with the combination.
McCullen misses with a hook.
McCullen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Akharraz.
McCullen throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McCullen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as McCullen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCullen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.#T2#
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akharraz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCullen digs a good hook to Akharraz's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCullen looks to throw the jab but Akharraz is out of range.
Akharraz is looking to counter the offense by McCullen and move into the clinch.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akharraz.
McCullen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akharraz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCullen jabs Akharraz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akharraz tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. McCullen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Akharraz.
McCullen connects with a solid leg kick.
McCullen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T3#
McCullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akharraz's calf.
McCullen misses with a hook to the body
and Akharraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen connects with a solid leg kick.
Akharraz avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Akharraz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Akharraz moves away from the strike by McCullen.
Akharraz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CUT#
That has opened up Sam McCullen's cut even more.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz.
McCullen throws a good cross that connects.
McCullen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCullen feints and then cracks Akharraz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akharraz down. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCullen looks to score with a jab to the body but Akharraz is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Akharraz.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCullen. Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
McCullen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McCullen throws a shot from downtown. Akharraz moves away and avoids it.
As McCullen looks to move away, Akharraz throws a big counter combo but McCullen just gets out of the way.
McCullen tries to score with a low kick but Akharraz moves his leg out of the way.
McCullen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Akharraz's calf.
Akharraz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCullen circles away quickly and effectively.
Akharraz scores with a punch to the head.#CUT#
The cut above Sam McCullen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McCullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Akharraz misses with a hook to the body
and McCullen counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akharraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCullen scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam McCullen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Akharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCullen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCullen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McCullen throws a series of punches but Akharraz moves out of range.
McCullen misses with a straight right.
Akharraz tries to counter with a takedown but McCullen is quick to defend against it.
Osama Akharraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McCullen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Akharraz blocks a low kick nicely.
Sam McCullen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akharraz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akharraz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McCullen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Akharraz. That did some damage!
A slow jab from McCullen misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McCullen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akharraz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from McCullen finds it's way round the side to connect with Akharraz's head.
McCullen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McCullen scores with a shot to the body.
Akharraz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#T1#
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen misses the shot to the body.
McCullen throws a head kick but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but McCullen is out of range.
A jab from Akharraz finds it's way through McCullen's defenses.
Akharraz slips a jab from McCullen.
McCullen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akharraz at a distance.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that McCullen avoids nicely.
Akharraz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from McCullen misses.
McCullen throws a front kick aimed at Akharraz's knee but Akharraz avoids it well.
Akharraz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCullen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akharraz.#T2#
McCullen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCullen dodges the punch combination from Akharraz.
McCullen throws a series of punches but Akharraz avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some wild striking there from McCullen.
A combination from Akharraz does no damage.
McCullen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akharraz. Akharraz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC2#
Akharraz is rocked!
Akharraz glances at the clock... BAM! McCullen nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Akharraz crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Akharraz is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam McCullen!
Sam McCullen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sam McCullen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

 

Event: Bushido 37: Ban Gbus v Karasev     
Date:   Jan 20, 2017
#R1#
McCullen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McCullen throws a series of punches but Akharraz moves out of range.
McCullen throws a big shot that misses.
McCullen looks to land a left hand but Akharraz moved out of range nicely.
Akharraz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCullen.
Akharraz looks to land a combination but McCullen avoids it well.
McCullen misses the jab.
Akharraz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CUT2#
It looks like Sam McCullen has been cut.
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCullen misses with a left hand
and Akharraz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Akharraz throws a leg kick that is checked
and McCullen counters with a slapping leg kick.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.#T1#
McCullen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akharraz counters with a right hand to the body.
Akharraz works McCullen's body with a nice hook.
McCullen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Akharraz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McCullen throws a big shot that misses.
Akharraz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Akharraz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
Akharraz avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz feints the counter takedown.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McCullen throws a nice inside leg kick.
McCullen misses with a leg kick
and Akharraz counters with a two punch combo.
Sam McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen looks to land a left hand but Akharraz moved out of range nicely.#T2#
McCullen misses with a wild combination.
McCullen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McCullen tries to move into range but Akharraz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT2#
Sam McCullen's cut is getting worse.
Akharraz misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like McCullen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCullen lands with a right hand.
McCullen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Akharraz stalks McCullen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McCullen's face. McCullen staggers backwards, shaken.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
McCullen slips a straight right by Akharraz.
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akharraz was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
Akharraz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McCullen counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Akharraz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by McCullen.
McCullen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Akharraz jabs McCullen right on the nose. McCullen blinks but takes it well.#CUT2#
Sam McCullen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
McCullen swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
McCullen loads up on a big right hand but Akharraz slips the punch.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McCullen blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz prevents a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen has Akharraz pressed against the cage, preventing Akharraz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Akharraz throws a punch but it's blocked by McCullen.
McCullen stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McCullen.
Akharraz is working McCullen over against the cage.
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't. #T4#
Akharraz prevents a body shot from McCullen.
McCullen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for McCullen.
A frustrated look appears on Akharraz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McCullen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akharraz tries to break free but McCullen pushes him back against the cage.
McCullen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Akharraz avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McCullen.
McCullen working aggressively here.
McCullen pushes Akharraz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Akharraz has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Akharraz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Akharraz scores with a hook to the body.
Akharraz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McCullen misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McCullen.
Akharraz working hard to break the clinch.
Akharraz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Osama Akharraz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sam McCullen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Akharraz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCullen misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from McCullen.
McCullen feints and then cracks Akharraz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akharraz down.
Akharraz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz scores with a nice strike.
McCullen feints and then cracks Akharraz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Akharraz down.
McCullen keeps the fight on the outside.
No joy there for Akharraz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like McCullen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akharraz blocks a jab.
Akharraz throws a right hand that McCullen ducks under and follows up with a left that McCullen also avoids with ease.
A solid leg kick lands there for McCullen.
McCullen tries a head kick but it misses. #T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Akharraz blocks the leg kick.
Akharraz thuds his right hand into McCullen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McCullen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCullen slips a jab and a cross from Akharraz.
McCullen is looking to counter the offense by Akharraz and move into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from McCullen.
Osama Akharraz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akharraz wants to clinch.
McCullen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCullen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T2#
McCullen lands with a hook. Akharraz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McCullen throws the left hand but Akharraz avoids the punch easily.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akharraz manages to avoid it.
McCullen blocks the body kick.
McCullen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Akharraz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches McCullen on the side of the head.#CUT2#
Jeez, Sam McCullen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Akharraz has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice uppercut lands for Akharraz. That snapped McCullen's head back.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sam McCullen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Osama Akharraz!
Osama Akharraz is the new light heavyweight champion!

 

Event: Bushido 34: Aziz vs. Aoki     
Date:   Dec 29, 2016
#R1#
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#KD2#
Akharraz lands a big right hand that sends Bell crashing to the mat! Akharraz stays standing though and waves Bell back to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Bubba Bell has been cut.
Akharraz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bell.
Bell throws a sloppy body shot #CL2#
and Akharraz counters by clinching up.
Akharraz lands a nice uppercut.#ROC2#
Bell is rocked!
Akharraz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz throws a big uppercut that drops Bell! More strikes from Akharraz and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bell lies dazed against the ropes as Akharraz celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Bushido 31: Bunker vs Paterson     
Date:   Dec 08, 2016
#R1#
Gyepes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gyepes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Gyepes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Akharraz scores with the left hand. Gyepes knows he should have avoided that one. #CL2#
Gyepes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gyepes scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Akharraz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Gyepes breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gyepes is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gyepes throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gyepes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gyepes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Csaba Gyepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gyepes misses with a two punch combination.
Akharraz tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gyepes defends well and Akharraz ends up having to push Gyepes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gyepes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#T1##CL2#
Gyepes closes the distance and pushes Akharraz back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Akharraz.
Gyepes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Gyepes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gyepes throws a right hand that Akharraz ducks under and follows up with a left that Akharraz also avoids with ease.
Gyepes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akharraz circles away quickly and effectively.
Gyepes lands with a good body shot.
Gyepes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gyepes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akharraz misses with a hook.
Gyepes throws a right and a left that Akharraz avoids nicely.
Akharraz throws a big counter combination but Gyepes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Akharraz catches Gyepes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck for Akharraz with that takedown attempt.
Gyepes misses with a double jab
and Akharraz counters with a nice uppercut. #T2##CL#
Akharraz pushes Gyepes up against the cage in a clinch.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gyepes has Akharraz pressed against the cage, preventing Akharraz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Gyepes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz takes a swing at Gyepes's ribcage but misses.
Akharraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gyepes.
Gyepes lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Akharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gyepes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Akharraz.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Akharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akharraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T3#
Akharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gyepes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akharraz.
A slow jab from Akharraz misses its intended target.
Gyepes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gyepes goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gyepes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akharraz dodges the punch combination from Gyepes.
Gyepes looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well.
Gyepes looks to land a right hand but Akharraz moved out of range.
Akharraz is looking for a counter combo.
A lazy left from Akharraz finds it's target.
We've been told by Akharraz's head coaches at Tōshi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Csaba Gyepes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gyepes is looking to clinch but Akharraz is avoiding it.
A combination from Gyepes does no damage.
Akharraz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T4#
Gyepes is looking to clinch but Akharraz is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akharraz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Akharraz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gyepes misses with the head strike.
Akharraz stalls.
Akharraz tries to throw a body punch but Gyepes avoids it by throwing Akharraz back against the cage. #BC2#
Gyepes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gyepes throws a nice looking combination but Akharraz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Gyepes misses.
Gyepes misses with a few strikes there.
Gyepes scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gyepes scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Akharraz doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gyepes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Akharraz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Akharraz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Gyepes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Akharraz tries to counter with a takedown but Gyepes is quick to defend against it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Csaba Gyepes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Gyepes throws a right and a left that Akharraz avoids nicely. #CL2#
Gyepes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Akharraz, pushing him back against the cage.
Gyepes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gyepes swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Gyepes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gyepes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gyepes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gyepes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gyepes is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Akharraz rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Akharraz misses the target.
Gyepes appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gyepes throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Gyepes. Those never looked like landing.
Akharraz seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gyepes misses with a double jab.
Gyepes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gyepes throws a looping overhand right but Akharraz ducks down to avoid it.
Akharraz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Akharraz avoids the body shot from Gyepes.
Akharraz changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Akharraz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T1#
Akharraz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gyepes lands a nice hook to Akharraz's body. Akharraz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gyepes stuns Akharraz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akharraz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gyepes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akharraz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akharraz lands with a right that hurts Gyepes. Gyepes looks to clinch but Akharraz throws a short knee that drops Gyepes. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Bushido 28: Orton vs. Rottwel     
Date:   Nov 17, 2016
#R1##CL2#
Gyepes takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Gyepes creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gyepes takes a shot to the head.
Gyepes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Akharraz wants to get back to striking at distance but Gyepes won't allow it. #BC2#
Gyepes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gyepes wants to clinch up but Akharraz keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Gyepes rushes Akharraz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Gyepes breaks from the clinch.
Akharraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Akharraz misses with a double jab.
A jab from Akharraz does it's job there.
Akharraz dodges the punch combination from Gyepes. #CL2#
Gyepes closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC2#
Gyepes breaks the clinch.
Akharraz avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Gyepes wants to clinch but Akharraz slips to the side
and Akharraz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Akharraz with a hook.#CL2#
Gyepes drives through and clinches with Akharraz against the ropes.
Akharraz'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.#BC2#
Gyepes breaks the clinch. #KD#
Akharraz drops Gyepes with a beautiful combination! Gyepes stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Akharraz is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Gyepes is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gyepes walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Akharraz! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Bushido 21: Whyte vs. Hedger 2     
Date:   Sep 29, 2016
#R1#
Makunouchi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Akharraz defending well as Makunouchi loads up on a big left hand.
Makunouchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Akharraz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makunouchi.
Takeshi Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Akharraz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Horrible takedown attempt by Akharraz or perhaps it was just good defense by Makunouchi, which made it look bad.
Akharraz clobbers Makunouchi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Akharraz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makunouchi misses the shot to the body.
Makunouchi throws a looping overhand right but Akharraz ducks down to avoid it.
Akharraz tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Makunouchi manages to circle out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Akharraz. #T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Akharraz is defended easily by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makunouchi. Akharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Makunouchi misses.
Makunouchi throws a predictable looking body shot #CL#
and Akharraz counters by clinching up. #BC#
Akharraz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akharraz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makunouchi throws a sloppy body shot #CL#
and Akharraz counters by clinching up. #T2#
Makunouchi blocks an elbow strike from Akharraz.
Makunouchi avoids a wild elbow strike from Akharraz.
Akharraz leaning against his opponent.
Makunouchi working aggressively here. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Makunouchi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akharraz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Akharraz has knocked Makunouchi down with a huge combo! Akharraz steps away and waves a wobbly Makunouchi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CL#
Akharraz has Makunouchi up against the ropes in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocking some punches.
Makunouchi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Akharraz's elbow.
Akharraz looking to throw knees to the head but Makunouchi is blocking nicely. #BC#
Akharraz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Makunouchi checks the leg kick.
Makunouchi throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Akharraz blocks it.
Akharraz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Makunouchi sprawls and moves away.
Makunouchi looks to land a left hand but Akharraz moved out of range nicely.
Akharraz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Akharraz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Akharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makunouchi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akharraz.
The fighters circling - Makunouchi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makunouchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Makunouchi misses with a body punch #CL#
and Akharraz counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Akharraz.
A head punch on the inside from Makunouchi fails to land.
Makunouchi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.#T4#
Akharraz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akharraz. #BC#
Akharraz manages to break the clinch.
Makunouchi throws a lazy right hand but Akharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akharraz throwing a counter right hand but Makunouchi manages to avoid it.
Makunouchi throws out a loose jab but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunouchi catches Akharraz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akharraz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice cross by Akharraz.#ROC#
Makunouchi is rocked!
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Makunouchi. That snapped Akharraz's head back.
Akharraz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Makunouchi looks to move away, Akharraz throws a big counter combo but Makunouchi just gets out of the way.
Akharraz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makunouchi on the side of the head.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Osama Akharraz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Akharraz dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Akharraz has knocked Makunouchi down with a huge combo! Akharraz steps away and waves a wobbly Makunouchi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Makunouchi is still on wobbly legs! Can Akharraz finish him?
Akharraz dances in with a quick combination. Makunouchi is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Akharraz snaps Makunouchi's head back. Makunouchi stumbles backwards against the ropes. Akharraz steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Makunouchi's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Makunouchi just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: B15: McCullen vs. Seung-Jin     
Date:   Aug 18, 2016
#R1#
McCullen swings widly with a right hand #KD2#
and Akharraz counters with a crisp one two that drops McCullen! Akharraz thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves McCullen to his feet! McCullen is in big trouble!
McCullen misses with a looping left.
Akharraz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McCullen avoids a kick to the body.
McCullen throws out a loose jab but Akharraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCullen sets himself, and Akharraz steps forward looking for the clinch! McCullen avoids it this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - McCullen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eion McCullen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCullen looks to clinch
and Akharraz counters with a series of strikes that really hurt McCullen! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osama Akharraz!

 

Event: Bushido 10: Ruttenum vs Joesma     
Date:   Jul 14, 2016
#R1#
Akharraz shoots for a double leg takedown but Laine sprawls well. He's pushed Akharraz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD2#
Laine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SU2#
Laine decides to stand back up. Laine steps back and let's Akharraz get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Laine as Akharraz shoots in.
Laine misses with a jab, cross combination.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akharraz goes for a double leg but Laine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Laine continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Akharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Laine takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Akharraz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#CL2#
Laine clinches up with Akharraz and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Laine breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well.
Akharraz scores with a nice head shot.
Laine misses with a combination
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T1#
Akharraz shoots for a double leg takedown but Laine sprawls well. He's pushed Akharraz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akharraz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL2#
Laine darts in and clinches Akharraz up against the ropes.
Akharraz wants a takedown but no success here. #BC2#
Laine manages to break the clinch.
Akharraz throws a head kick but Laine moves out of range.
Akharraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Laine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Laine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Akharraz. #CL2#
Laine instigates a clinch.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Akharraz.
Akharraz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Laine.
Akharraz misses with a body punch.
Laine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Akharraz. #BC2#
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Nice takedown defense from Laine. No joy for Akharraz on that attempt. #CL2#
Laine has managed to clinch.
Akharraz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine holds him up against the ropes and eventually Akharraz drops back down to his feet.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Laine is pressed up against the ropes. Akharraz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Laine down to the mat. Laine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
Akharraz clinches.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Akharraz avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Akharraz jumps guard. #SU2#
Laine stands and steps away. Akharraz gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Akharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laine circles away.#CL2#
Laine clinches up against the ropes.
Laine stalling the fight. #BC2#
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Boris Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
A combination from Laine does no damage.
Laine swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Laine has closed the distance and engaged Akharraz in a clinch.
Akharraz fails to pull guard.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch. #TD2#
Laine jumps guard and drags Akharraz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Akharraz won't allow Laine to get back to his feet. #ES2#
Laine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Laine throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Akharraz counters by clinching up.
Akharraz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Akharraz wants to stall.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
Laine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Akharraz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Laine is keeping busy.
Akharraz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Laine to keep the fight standing.
Laine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Akharrazs head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Akharraz backwards. #BC2#
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Laine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Akharraz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Laine throws a series of punches but Akharraz moves out of range. #CL2#
Laine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Akharraz blocks an uppercut.
Akharraz taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Laine dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Laine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Akharraz throws a quick counter head kick but Laine was just out of range.
Laine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akharraz looks for a takedown but Laine sprawls well.#CL#
Akharraz drives through and clinches with Laine against the ropes.
Laine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Akharraz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laine after a bit of a struggle.
Akharraz jumps guard but Laine stands there with Akharraz around his waist. Akharraz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Akharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Laine is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Laine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Akharraz jumps guard but Laine turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Akharraz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laine smiles and moves away. #T1##CL2#
Laine clinches up with Akharraz and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC2#
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akharraz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laine.
Akharraz slips a jab and a cross from Laine.
A little feinted left hand from Akharraz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Laine swings for the body but Akharraz moves out of range.
Laine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Akharraz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Laine misses with the combination.
Akharraz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Akharraz fails with a takedown attempt.
Laine leaves Akharraz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2#
Akharraz wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz swats away the attempt to clinch by Laine.#CL2#
Laine rushes Akharraz and presses him up against the ropes.
Akharraz is trying to pull guard but Laine has him pressed against the ropes.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Akharraz fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC2#
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Laine has Akharraz up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laine.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine. #T3#
Laine lands with a left to the head.
Laine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Akharraz or not.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Akharraz avoids the damage to the body.
Laine avoiding damage as Akharraz throws knees to the body.
Akharraz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Laine after a bit of a struggle.
Laine tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Akharraz smiles and moves away.
Akharraz wants to clinch up but Laine keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Laine clinches with his opponent.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Akharraz is trying to push Laine away but Laine has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Akharraz blocks an elbow strike from Laine.
Laine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Akharraz goes for a takedown attempt but Laine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #T4#
Laine throws a series of punches but Akharraz avoids them all with ease.
Akharraz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Laine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Akharraz thinks about countering with a body kick.
Akharraz darts in looking for a takedown but Laine gets double underhooks and turns Akharraz into the ropes. #CL2#
Laine moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Laine.#BC2#
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Laine moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laine fails to land with a series of punches.
Akharraz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Laine.
Akharraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Laine clinches. #BC2#
Laine breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Laine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Akharraz keeps the fight on the outside.
Laine tries to clinch there but Akharraz circles away.
Laine misses with a double jab.
Akharraz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Laine is fending him off so far but Akharraz persists. Nope, Laine circles away and we're back to standing.#CL2#
Laine clinches.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Akharraz jumps guard but Laine turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Akharraz tries to land a knee to the head but Laine blocks with his arms.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Osama Akharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laine jumps guard but Akharraz turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing. #BC2#
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Akharraz clobbers Laine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Laine shoots in and drives through. Akharraz sprawls well.
Akharraz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Akharraz or perhaps it was just good defense by Laine, which made it look bad.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akharraz.
Laine is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akharraz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Laine as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Laine has Akharraz up against the ropes in a clinch.
Boris Laine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Akharraz tries to pull guard but Laine forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Akharraz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T2#
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Laine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Akharraz looking for a takedown. #BC2#
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akharraz shoots in for a takedown but Laine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Akharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Laine circles away.
Laine looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well.
Akharraz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boris Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Laine moves into range and clinches up with Akharraz.
Akharraz avoiding damage as Laine throws knees to the body. #BC2#
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Laine fails with a takedown attempt.
Laine throws a body punch but Akharraz moves out of range.
Akharraz appears to be looking for a big counter.#T3#
Akharraz shoots in for a takedown but Laine shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Laine is looking for the big counter here.#TD2#
Laine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Akharraz looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SU2#
Laine has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Laine looks to land a combination but Akharraz avoids it well. #CL2#
Akharraz gets tackled into the ropes by Laine. Laine maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akharraz but Akharraz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Akharraz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL2#
Laine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC2#
Laine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Laine misses with a few strikes there.
Akharraz is looking to clinch but Laine is avoiding it. #T4#
Akharraz closes the distance but Laine moves to the side
and Laine counters with a two punch combo.
Laine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Akharraz counters with a one-two to the body.
Akharraz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Akharraz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akharraz tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Laine smiles and moves away.
Akharraz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Laine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Laine misses.
Boris Laine is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Akharraz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Laine's waist but Laine gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akharraz off to one side.
Osama Akharraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Akharraz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Laine avoids it really well and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Laine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Laine 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Laine!

Boris Laine 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.

 

 
 
 
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