Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: K1 ATTACK 02 Diego vs Cook
Date: Jan 24, 2021

#R1#
Minerva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Minerva fakes the leg kick and cracks Guy in the body.
Sloppy strikes from Guy. Those never looked like landing.
Minerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.#CL#
Minerva darts in and clinches Guy up against the cage.
Guy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Minerva breaks from the clinch.
Minerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guy was well out of range. Poor timing from Minerva.
Guy throws a head kick that misses. #CL#
Minerva closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Guy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva tries to clinch but Guy is having none of it.
Guy misses with a head kick.
Minerva is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Minerva has Guy up against the cage in a clinch. #T1##BC#
Minerva breaks from the clinch.
Guy throws a lazy head kick
letting Minerva counter with a right hand. #CL#
Minerva drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Minerva slowing the pace effectively.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Minerva has Guy pressed against the cage, preventing Guy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Guy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
Minerva instigates a clinch.
Minerva stalls.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Guy manages to break the clinch. #T2#
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
Minerva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Minerva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Boxing Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Minerva moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Guy is trying to force a seperation but Minerva has the dominant position.#BC2#
Guy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minerva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Guy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minerva tries to clinch there but Guy circles away.
Guy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Minerva's head backwards.
Guy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Minerva eats them both and turns towards Guy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Minerva doesn't manage to clinch there - Guy circles away.
Guy misses with a low kick as Minerva jumps back.#CL#
Minerva moves into range and clinches up with Guy.
Minerva lands a damaging elbow.
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 Scott Minerva 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#
Guy throws out a loose jab but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it. #CUT#It looks like Boxing Guy has been cut.
Minerva moves away from the strike by Guy.
Minerva is looking to clinch but Guy is avoiding it.
Guy scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab from Minerva misses.
Guy avoids the head kick by Minerva.
Guy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Minerva on the side of the head.
Guy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Minerva slips under a jab.#CL#
Minerva clinches up against the cage.
Guy is trying to break free.
Minerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minerva stalling.
Guy wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Guy breaks the clinch. #T1#
Minerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guy.#KD2#
Guy clips Minerva with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Minerva a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.#CUT2#It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Minerva tries to clinch but Guy moves out of range.
Guy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CL#
Minerva drives through and clinches with Guy against the cage.
Guy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Guy is trying to break the clinch but Minerva has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Guy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Guy gets tackled into the cage by Minerva. Minerva maintains the clinch.
Minerva controlling the action here for a moment.
Minerva misses with the head strike. #T2#
Minerva'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.#BC#
Minerva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Guy.
Guy tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Minerva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy tries to bum rush Minerva with a series of wild strikes but Minerva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minerva throws a big counter combination but Guy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Minerva slips under a jab.
A low kick from Guy misses
and Minerva counters with an inside leg kick.
Guy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Minerva.#CL#
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Guy in a clinch.
Minerva taking a breather.#BC#
Minerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Guy takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Guy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minerva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minerva throws a head kick that misses.
Guy swats away the attempt to clinch by Minerva.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Minerva closes the distance but Guy moves to the side
and Guy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minerva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minerva avoids the head kick by Guy.
Guy lands a jab-cross combination.
Guy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minerva was well out of range. Poor timing from Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Minerva looks to land a combination but Guy avoids it well.
Guy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minerva.
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!
Minerva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Guy's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from Guy. #T1#
Guy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Minerva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boxing Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guy misses with a few strikes there. #CL2#
Guy moves into the clinch.
Minerva'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#
Guy breaks from the clinch.
Guy cracks Minerva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Minerva wants to clinch.
Guy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2#
Minerva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minerva is pushing Guy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Guy wants to break free but Minerva has control.
Minerva'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.
Minerva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Guy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boxing Guy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Guy 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:29

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

Event: K1 ATTACK 01 Muller vs Bagwis
Date: Jan 13, 2021

#R1#
Cobb looks to land a combination but Minerva avoids it well. #CL2#
Minerva takes the fight into the clinch.
Minerva misses with a punch on the inside.
Minerva wants to break free but Cobb has control. #BC2#
Minerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minerva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Minerva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CL2#
Minerva closes the distance and pushes Cobb back into the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Cobb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cobb is looking to control Minerva's arms but Minerva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cobb has his back to the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb looking to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cobb stalls. #T1#
Minerva misses with a knee to the head.
Minerva prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Minerva tries to break free but Cobb pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Cobb breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Cobb misses. #CL2#
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Cobb in a clinch.
Cobb tries to stall but Minerva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cobb.
Minerva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Minerva as Cobb tries to tie him up. #T2#
Minerva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb trying to control the position but instead, Minerva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cobb into the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Semmy Cobb.#CL2#
Minerva has managed to clinch.
Minerva prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minerva backwards.
Minerva is stalling here.
Cobb is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Minerva.
Minerva wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3#
Cobb blocks a body shot from Minerva.
Cobb throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Minerva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minerva wants to clinch
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cobb digs a good hook to Minerva's body. #CL2#
Minerva closes the distance and clinches.
Minerva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cobb is defending well for now.
A frustrated look appears on Minerva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
Minerva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Minerva tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Minerva backwards. #T4##BC2#
Minerva manages to break the clinch.
Minerva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cobb checks it well.
Minerva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Minerva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Minerva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Minerva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb throws a body punch but Minerva moves out of range.
Minerva wants to counter the offense by Cobb and move into the clinch position.
Minerva tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cobb manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva misses with a lunging right hand #KD#
and Cobb counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Minerva on his ass! Minerva wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A right-left combo lands from Minerva.
Minerva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Minerva rushes Cobb and presses him up against the ropes.
Cobb trying to stall but Minerva improves his position.
Cobb stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Semmy Cobb should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Minerva tries a head kick but it misses.
Minerva misses with a body kick.
Cobb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Minervas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Minerva tries to bum rush Cobb with a series of wild strikes but Cobb uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minerva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Minerva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cobb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Minerva fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick.
Cobb avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Minerva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb throwing a counter right hand but Minerva manages to avoid it.
Minerva wants to clinch but Cobb slips to the side
and Cobb counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T1#
Cobb throws a good cross that connects.
Minerva tries to clinch up
and Cobb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minerva thinking.
Minerva misses with a body kick.
Minerva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Semmy Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#KD#
Cobb scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Minerva to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Cobb away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Minerva got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!#CUT#It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Semmy Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Minerva tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Minerva throws a series of punches but Cobb moves out of range.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Minerva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
Jab by Cobb.#CL2#
Minerva moves into the clinch successfully.
Minerva is trying to push Cobb away but Cobb has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Minerva tries to break free but Cobb pushes him back against the ropes.
Minerva tries to stall but Cobb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Minerva looking to stall.
Scott Minerva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Minerva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Minerva misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC#
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Minerva.
Nice cross by Cobb.#T3#
Cobb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cobb lands a slapping body shot.
Minerva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobb throws a good cross that connects.
Minerva tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cobb lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Minerva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minerva thinks about the counter body kick.
Cobb scores with a nice right hand. #ROC#Minerva is rocked!
Minerva tries to get into range but Cobb steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Minerva! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Cobb scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Semmy Cobb!
Semmy Cobb decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: MMA ATTACK 04 Joe vs Tohurt
Date: Dec 26, 2020

#R1##TD#
Minerva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Bagwis dodges the ground and pound from Minerva.
Minerva taking a breather here.
Bagwis is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bagwis prevents Minerva from improving position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Bagwis's face as Minerva controls the position.
Bagwis regains half guard.#T1#
Bagwis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Minerva.
Bagwis tries to get to full guard but Minerva has control of the leg.
Minerva with the ground and pound but Bagwis uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Minerva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Minerva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Minerva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bagwis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bagwis throws a jab when Minerva was well out of range.
Minerva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bagwis defends well and Minerva ends up having to push Bagwis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Minerva.
Stalling in the clinch from Bagwis. #TD#
Minerva gets control of Bagwis's arms and successfully pulls guard. Minerva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Minerva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bagwis is controlling him.
Bagwis trying to control but Minerva is working from the bottom.
Minerva 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.
Minerva trying to control the position. #T3##SUB#
Bagwis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Minerva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bagwis has managed to get both his arms back between Minerva's legs - danger averted.
Bagwis postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Minerva wants to improve his position but instead Bagwis has moved into half guard.
Bagwis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Minerva is trying to maintain the position but Bagwis is very close to passing his half guard.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Minerva tries to kick Bagwis off in order to stand up. Bagwis Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Bagwis working the body and head with strikes.
Bagwis controlling the position.
Minerva is looking to reverse the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minerva is looking to get back to his feet here but Bagwis is keeping cool and he's managed to take Minerva's back.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Huwan Bagwis dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Minerva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Minerva tries for a takedown but Bagwis circles away easily
enabling Bagwis to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Minerva clinches up with Bagwis and pushes him back against the cage.
Bagwis throws a punch but it's blocked by Minerva.
Bagwis cracks Minerva with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Bagwis.
Bagwis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bagwis misses with some punches. #BC#
Minerva breaks the clinch.
Scott Minerva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minerva throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bagwis! But no joy.
Bagwis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Minerva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bagwis as he jumps to the side.
Minerva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bagwis is out of range.
Minerva ducks right into an uppercut from Bagwis.
Minerva takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #CUT2#It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Minerva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Minerva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minerva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bagwis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Minerva somewhat.
Minerva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bagwis defends well and Minerva ends up having to push Bagwis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T2#
Minerva tries to pull guard but Bagwis holds him up against the cage and eventually Minerva drops back down to his feet.
Minerva blocking some punches.
Minerva takes a shot to the head.
Minerva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bagwis.
Bagwis throws a head punch that misses.
Minerva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bagwis to keep the fight standing.
Minerva is trying to pull guard but Bagwis has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Minerva breaks from the clinch.
Minerva misses with a head kick.
Bagwis bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minerva closes the distance and clinches up with Bagwis, looking for a takedown. Minerva pushes Bagwis against the cage but Bagwis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T3#
Bagwis connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jab, jab by Bagwis - just one landing.
Bagwis scores with a jab. Minerva acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #ROC2#Minerva is rocked!
Minerva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bagwis is fending him off so far but Minerva persists. Nope, Bagwis circles away and we're back to standing.
Minerva walks straight into a right hand from Bagwis - that's dropped him! Bagwis jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Minerva from any more punishment! Minerva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Huwan Bagwis!

Event: ATTACK 02 Takeishi vs Boss
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
Minerva is looking to clinch. #CL2#
Leagatius gets tackled into the cage by Minerva. Minerva maintains the clinch.
Minerva tries to throw a body punch but Leagatius avoids it by throwing Minerva back against the cage.
Minerva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leagatius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leagatius displaying some good clinch control by pressing Minerva up against the cage.
Leagatius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leagatius controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Leagatius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Minerva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Leagatius looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leagatius is working hard here to advance position.
Leagatius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T1#
Leagatius sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Leagatius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Minerva is keeping the position for now.
Leagatius stopping the sweep attempt from Minerva.
Leagatius throwing strikes from guard but Minerva blocks nicely.
Leagatius definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Minerva wants to stand up but Leagatius is controlling him. #SUB#
Leagatius thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Minerva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Leagatius wants to control from the top but Minerva keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Leagatius throws a jab when Minerva was well out of range.
Minerva throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Leagatius in a clinch.
Leagatius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that. #BC#
Leagatius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leagatius connects with a crisp jab.
Minerva misses the shot to the body.
Leagatius looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#TD2#
Minerva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leagatius to the ground. Minerva is now in Leagatius's guard.
Minerva wants to stand but Leagatius has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #T3#
Leagatius has his hands on Minerva's head, controlling the position.
Minerva working some strikes from top position.
Minerva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leagatius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minerva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Leagatius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leagatius wants to sweep here but Minerva controlling him for the moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Minerva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Minerva sitting in guard, not really doing much. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minerva shoots in looking for a takedown but Leagatius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Minerva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Minerva connects with a solid leg kick.
Leagatius stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Leagatius wants it to stay on the feet.
Leagatius scores with a decent looking hook.
Brutus Leagatius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minerva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Leagatius swivels and escapes.
An attempted straight right counter from Leagatius misses the target.
Brutus Leagatius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Minerva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minerva shoots in looking for a takedown but Leagatius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Minerva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Leagatius connects with a good right hand that stumbles Minerva. Minerva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Minerva misses with an uppercut
and Leagatius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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 Brutus Leagatius will probably get the nod.
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#
Minerva throws a sloppy head kick
and Leagatius scores with a counter punch that sends Minerva to the canvas! Leagatius smells blood - he's punishing Minerva with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Minerva has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brutus Leagatius!
A very excited looking Brutus Leagatius rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: CEC 702
Date: Nov 28, 2020

#R1#
Minerva throws a body shot but no joy.
Butane tries to bum rush Minerva with a series of wild strikes but Minerva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Minerva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Butane fails to land with a series of punches.
Minerva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Butane misses with a looping right.
Minerva steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Minerva defending well as Butane loads up on a big left hand.
Minerva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Minerva fails with a takedown attempt.
Butane thumps Minerva with a low kick.
Minerva throws a body punch but Butane moves out of range.
Hulk Butane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butane lands a jab to Minerva's midsection.
Butane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minerva.
Butane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minerva throws a head kick but Butane moves out of range. #TD2#
Minerva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #T1#
You can see the frustration on Butane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Minerva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Butane to see if he's OK.
Butane is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Minerva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Minerva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB2#
Minerva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Butane has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Minerva but great work by Butane.
Butane tries to move into full mount but can't pass Minerva's legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minerva is trying to improve his position.#T2#
Butane taking a break here but Minerva is having none of it and regains half guard.
Minerva is looking for a sweep. Butane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Butane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minerva keeps working.
Minerva is trying to stand back up but Butane is controlling him
Butane is trying to control. Minerva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Butane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Minerva gets back to full guard.
Minerva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Minerva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Minerva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Butane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minerva being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Butane advances to half guard.
Minerva trying to control here.
Butane stalling. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Butane is keen to just control but Minerva is a slippery customer.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minerva moves away from the strike by Butane.
Butane smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butane looks to land a left hand but Minerva moved out of range nicely.
Minerva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butane throws out the jab.
Minerva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Butane to counter with a crisp jab.
Butane throws a body punch but Minerva moves out of range.
Butane slaps away a takedown attempt from Minerva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Butane misses its intended target.
Butane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Minervas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#TD2#
Minerva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Butane dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Butane throws an overhand right that lands on Minerva's shoulder, as Minerva tries to avoid the shot.
Butane looks to score with a jab to the body but Minerva is just out of range.
Butane lands a jab to the head.
Butane misses the jab.
Butane connects with a leg kick.
Butane lands a lovely overhand right.
Butane scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Minerva is defended easily by Butane.
Butane throws a jab but it's blocked by Minerva.
Minerva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Minerva.
Hulk Butane is winning the standup battle so far.
Minerva takes one to the side of the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Butane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Butane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Minerva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
Minerva blocks the body kick.
A nice leg kick from Butane, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minerva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Butane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minerva.
Hulk Butane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Minerva.
A swing and a miss from Butane.#TD2#
Minerva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Minerva is just content to waste time from the top position. Butane takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Minerva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Minerva passes into half guard.
Butane wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
Minerva is looking to take a break and control but Butane is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Minerva trying to pass the guard but Butane defending well.
Butane trying to control from the bottom. #T3##SUB2#
Minerva is looking for submissions but instead, Butane has regained full guard.
Minerva trying to control the position from guard on top but Butane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Minerva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Butane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Minerva has managed to get both his arms back between Butane's legs - danger averted.
Minerva looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Minerva tries to clinch there but Butane circles away.
Minerva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Minerva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hulk Butane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minerva checks a leg kick.#T4#
A head kick misses from Butane.
Butane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Butane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Minerva's sensitive parts. #TD2#
Minerva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Butane tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Minerva is in Butane's guard.
Butane can't keep his opponent in guard - Minerva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Butane taking some punishment here, with Minerva in his half guard.
Butane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Butane keeping full guard, as Minerva tries to pass.
Minerva won't allow Butane to sweep him here.
Minerva trying to control but Butane is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hulk Butane dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Minerva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butane.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Minerva.
Butane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Minerva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A jab from Butane misses.
Minerva staying out of range there.
Butane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minerva can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Minerva shoots in and bounces Butane off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butane is trying to control the position but Minerva postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva trying to control but Butane is working from the bottom. #T1#
Butane is trying to keep Minerva in close.
Minerva looking to sit in guard and control but Butane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Minerva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Butane has his hands clasped together but Minerva extends and breaks Butane's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Minerva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Minerva!
Scott Minerva made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.

Event: CEC: 699
Date: Nov 07, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Sparxx. Beautiful body shot.
Minerva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Sparxx just misses with a punch to the body.
Sparxx throws a hook to the side of Minerva's head but Minerva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A combination from Sparxx does no damage.
Minerva defending well as Sparxx loads up on a big left hand.
Sparxx loads up on a big right hand but Minerva slips the punch.
Sparxx moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sparxx's jab looks to have found its range, popping Minerva under the eye.
Minerva slips under a jab.
Sparxx keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A lazy left from Sparxx finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Sparxx in a clinch. #BC#
Sparxx breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sparxx misses with a combination
and Minerva counters with a one-two to the body. #T1#
Sparxx throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Gary Sparxx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Minerva moves into the clinch successfully.
Our sources have told us that Sparxx has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Sparxx working hard to break the clinch.#BC#
Sparxx's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gary Sparxx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sparxx lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD2#
Minerva dives in and scores a takedown into Sparxx's guard.#ES#
Sparxx uses the ropes to get back to his feet. #TD2#
Minerva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sparxx to the mat! Sparxx manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sparxx is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Minerva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sparxx prevents Minerva from moving into mount. #T2#
Sparxx is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Minerva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Minerva slows the pace down.
Sparxx wants to get back to his feet but Minerva drags him back down.
Minerva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sparxx keeps working. #T3#
Sparxx is pushing Minerva's head away, looking to escape. Minerva manages to hold on to the position though.
Minerva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #SUB2#
Minerva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Minerva trying to control the position but Sparxx is working away. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Minerva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Minerva wants to control but Sparxx is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Minerva 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.
Sparxx looks to throw the jab but Minerva is out of range.
Minerva looks for a takedown but Sparxx sprawls well.
Minerva tries to close the distance and clinch but Sparxx swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice combination there by Sparxx.
Sparxx is looking to slow Minerva down with leg kicks.
Sparxx misses with a straight left.
Minerva tries for a takedown but Sparxx sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gary Sparxx has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Minerva.#KD#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sparxx cracks Minerva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sparxx has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Minerva to stand back up!#ROC#Minerva is rocked!
BOOM! Sparxx lands a beautiful left hook that drops Minerva. Minerva tries to recover but Sparxx is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Minerva lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Sparxx!
Gary Sparxx spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: PL MMA 43
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Minerva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bee counters with a nice body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Minerva.
Minerva throws a jab when Bee was well out of range.
Minerva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bee counters with a thumping low kick.
We've been informed that Minerva 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.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bee moves out of range as Minerva throws a body kick.
Bee looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Minerva throws an overhand right that lands on Bee's shoulder, as Bee tries to avoid the shot.
Minerva misses with a double jab.
Bee moves out of range of the strikes.
Minerva misses the jab.
Minerva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bee.
Minerva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Minerva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bee lands a head shot.
Minerva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerva with a jab.#CL#
Bee has managed to clinch.
A short left from Bee. #T1##BC2#
Minerva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bee scores with a nice strike.
Bee scores with a nice body kick.
Bee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Minerva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bee slips under a jab.
Bee tries to clinch up but Minerva circles away and keeps his distance.
Minerva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bee lands a jab to Minerva's midsection.
Bee connects with a leg kick.
Bee scores with a kick to the body.
Minerva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Minerva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bee appears to be looking for a counter punch 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!
Minerva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Minerva looks winded!
Minerva misses with an attempted mid kick. #T2#
Minerva looks to land a right hand but Bee moved out of range.
Minerva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Minerva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Minerva misses with a shot to the body #CL#
and Bee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bee working Minerva over with knees to the body.
Bee lands with a left to the head.
Bee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Minerva wants to break free but Bee has control.
Bee lands a right hand.
Bee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Minerva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Minerva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bee obliges.
Bee putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Minerva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bee tries to throw a body punch but Minerva avoids it by throwing Bee back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bee.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bee.
Bee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Minerva's defenses. #CUT#That has opened up Scott Minerva's cut even more.
Bee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #KD#
Bee connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Minerva goes down! Bee jumps into full mount looking to finish! #ROC#Minerva is rocked!#SU#
Bee is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Minerva is still on wobbly legs! Can Bee finish him?#T3#
Bee cracks Minerva with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Inspektor Bee!
Inspektor Bee retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Inspektor Bee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: PL MMA 38 Kai vs Wright
Date: May 13, 2020

#R1#
Minerva is looking to clinch.
Minerva looks to land a combination but Da Vincible avoids it well.
Minerva moves in looking to clinch but Da Vincible pushes him off.
Da Vincible tries a quick counter leg kick but Minerva is wise to it.
Minerva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Da Vincible connects with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Minerva looks to clinch
and Minerva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Minerva takes a swing at Da Vincible's ribcage but misses.
Minerva misses the body punch
and Da Vincible counters with a leg kick.
Da Vincible moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Da Vincible bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Vincible let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#CL#
Minerva rushes Da Vincible and presses him up against the cage.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Vincible uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minerva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Minerva throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Da Vincible breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minerva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Minerva throws a big shot that misses.
Minerva tries to clinch but Da Vincible moves out of range. #T1#
Da Vincible thuds his right hand into Minerva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Minerva.
Da Vincible staying out of range there.
Da Vincible feints a counter leg kick.
Minerva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Da Vincible counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minerva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Vincible moves away.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minerva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Da Vincible scoring well with a low kick there.
Leonardo Da Vincible is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Da Vincible misses.
Minerva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL#
Minerva moves into the clinch.
Minerva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Vincible tries to circle away but Minerva has him pinned against the cage.
Minerva misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minerva.
Minerva tries a body shot but Da Vincible blocks it. #T2#
Minerva swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Da Vincible breaks the clinch.
Minerva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Vincible scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Da Vincible throws a right and a left that Minerva avoids nicely.
Minerva blocks a head kick by Da Vincible.
Da Vincible lands a body shot.
Da Vincible throws a hook but Minerva blocks it.
Minerva throws an off balance right hand
and Da Vincible counters with a nice body shot.
Da Vincible moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Minerva moves to clinch but Da Vincible breaks away
and Da Vincible counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Vincible has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Minerva misses with a wild body shot.
Da Vincible is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Minerva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Da Vincible stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T3#
Minerva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Minerva misses with a kick to the body.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Da Vincible! Minerva is backing up but he can't get away as Da Vincible lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Minerva and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Leonardo Da Vincible!
Leonardo Da Vincible spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: PL MMA 30 Dee vs Minerva
Date: Apr 15, 2020

#R1#
Minerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Dee tries to clinch up
and Minerva counters with a huge left! Dee is in big trouble! He's backing up but Minerva isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Dee from any more damage. A dominating finish by Minerva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Minerva!
After the big win, Scott Minerva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: PL MMA 22 Minerva vs McDonald
Date: Mar 18, 2020

#R1#
McDonald pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McDonald staying out of range there.
McDonald misses with a body shot.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
Minerva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
McDonald throws a hook but Minerva avoids it easily.
Minerva takes one on the button.
Minerva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McDonald jabs Minerva right on the nose. Minerva blinks but takes it well.
Minerva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McDonald.
McDonald throws a hook but Minerva avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva misses with a straight left.
McDonald is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Minerva ducks under a wild hook from McDonald.
As McDonald looks to move away, Minerva throws a big counter combo but McDonald just gets out of the way.#TD#
Minerva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McDonald was covering up waiting for the punch and Minerva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McDonald 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.#T1#
Minerva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonald works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minerva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Minerva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Minerva controlling him for the moment.
Minerva trying to control but McDonald is working from the bottom.
McDonald is trying to keep Minerva in close.
Minerva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Minerva advances to half guard.
McDonald gets back to full guard.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
McDonald preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McDonald wants to sweep here but Minerva controlling him for the moment.
Minerva wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck.
McDonald utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minerva wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Minerva throws a big right hand that misses.
Minerva wants to control from the top but McDonald keeps moving.
Minerva scoring with some ground and pound.
Minerva looking to pass the guard.
Minerva preventing the sweep. #T3#
Minerva sitting in guard here, content to control.
McDonald manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Minerva manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Minerva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #SUB#
Minerva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Minerva keeps moving.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Minerva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McDonald scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#T4#
Minerva looking for a sweep. Not yet Minerva, not yet.
McDonald is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McDonald content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McDonald chips away with some ground and pound.
Minerva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDonald is nestled in close to Minerva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC2#
Minerva is rocked!
McDonald lands a big elbow - Minerva is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for McDonald!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jim Bob McDonald!
Jim Bob McDonald is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jim Bob McDonald 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: PL MMA 17 Arjuna vs McDonald
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1#
Minerva shoots for a takedown but Badmean saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Badmean moves into range and clinches up with Minerva.
Badmean misses with a hook to the ribs.
Minerva wants to take the fight to the mat but Badmean manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Minerva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Badmean has a couple of punches blocked by Minerva.
Badmean avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badmean.
Minerva misses with the head strike.
Minerva works on Badmean's body with a couple of short punches.
Minerva throws a head punch that misses.
Minerva gets through Badmean's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#CUT#
It looks like Terry Badmean has been cut.
Badmean is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva lands an uppercut.
Badmean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minerva blocks it with crossed arms.
Minerva 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.
Badmean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Badmean using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Minerva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Minerva lands a hook that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
Badmean misses with a knee strike. #T1#
Badmean landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minerva missing with knees to the body.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike.
Minerva dodges an elbow strike from Badmean.
Minerva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Badmean looks winded!
Minerva is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Minerva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Badmean tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Minerva avoids it.
Minerva is leaning against Badmean and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Minerva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minerva blocks the elbow strike.
Minerva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Badmean blocks an uppercut.
Minerva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Minerva.
Badmean swings wildly with an uppercut but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Badmean.
Badmean connects with a nasty looking knee right to Minerva's face. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badmean throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Minervas head.
Badmean lands an elbow that stopped Minerva in his tracks for a moment.
Minerva lands with a short shot to the head.
Badmean blocks an uppercut.
Minerva blocking some punches.
Minerva lands a nice uppercut.
Badmean connects with a knee to the head.
Badmean swings wildly with an uppercut but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minerva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
Still in the clinch, Minerva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Minerva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
Badmean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD#
Minerva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Badmean can't fight it off and eventually Minerva manages to take the fight to the floor. Badmean looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Badmean is keeping the position.
Minerva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Minerva is looking to work some ground and pound but Badmean has wrist control.
Badmean is looking to stand back up but Minerva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Badmean. #SU#
Minerva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Minerva tries to bum rush Badmean with a series of wild strikes but Badmean uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Badmean steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Minerva.
Badmean tries to clinch but Minerva moves out of range.
Minerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Badmean is just out of range.
Badmean tries to clinch but Minerva moves away
and Minerva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Terry Badmean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badmean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Badmean misses with a hook. Minerva ducked under it nicely.
Minerva blocks a head kick by Badmean.
It looked like Minerva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minerva. Badmean does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4##CL2#
Badmean rushes Minerva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Minerva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
Badmean tries a knee to the head but Minerva blocks it.
Badmean creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Badmean.
Minerva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Badmeans 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!
Badmean goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Minerva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Minerva.
Minerva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
Minerva lands with a right to the head. #TD#
Minerva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Badmean is trying to keep an underhook but Minerva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Well, if Minerva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Minerva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minerva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Badmean's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minerva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Minerva throws a right and a left that Badmean avoids nicely.
Badmean throws out a loose jab but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Minerva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Badmean throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Minerva counter with a right hand.
Minerva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Badmean wants to counter the offense by Minerva and move into the clinch position.
Badmean ducks under a wild hook from Minerva.
Minerva with a jab.
Minerva misses with a straight right.
Minerva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Badmean instigates a clinch.
Minerva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Badmean throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Minerva blocks it with crossed arms.
Minerva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Badmean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Badmean uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Minerva wants to take the fight to the mat but Badmean manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Minerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minerva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Badmean throws a punch but it's blocked by Minerva.
Minerva throws a punch but it's blocked by Badmean.
Badmean fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minerva cracks Badmean with a nice body shot.
Badmean is breathing heavily.
Minerva scores with a shot to the side of Badmean's head.
Minerva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Minerva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minerva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Minerva working aggressively here.
Minerva lands an uppercut.
Minerva blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minerva.
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!#TD#
Minerva tightens his grip and picks Badmean up, before dumping him to the ground. Badmean manages to land in guard.
Badmean keeping full guard, as Minerva tries to pass.
Minerva throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Minerva advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Still in half guard, Minerva seems content to control.
Minerva is looking to pass Badmean's guard but actually Badmean recovers to full guard.
Minerva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Minerva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Minerva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badmean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Minerva is nestled in close to Badmean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Minerva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Minerva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Badmean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T3#
Minerva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Badmean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Minerva trying to control the pace.
Minerva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Badmean avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Minerva. #SUB#
Minerva is looking for a kimura but Badmean is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Minerva to get the leverage.
Minerva wants to control but Badmean is keeping him busy.
Minerva is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Minerva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Badmean keeps working. #SUB#
Minerva is trying to work for a kimura but Badmean is defending well.
Scott Minerva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Minerva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Badmean is just riding it out for now. Minerva eventually gives up the hold.
Minerva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Badmean does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terry Badmean'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.
#R3#
Minerva lands with an uppercut that bounces Badmean off the cage and back into range.
Minerva misses with a wild combination.
Badmean throws a big shot that misses.
Badmean tries to score with a low kick but Minerva moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
Badmean has taken the fight to the clinch.
Minerva is trying to drag Badmean to the mat but Badmean just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Badmean misses with an elbow over the top.#TD#
Minerva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Minerva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Minerva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Badmean down.
Minerva 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.
Minerva controlling from side mount.
Badmean managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Minerva. #T1#
Minerva cracks Badmean with a big right hand but Badmean just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Badmean parries the strikes from Minerva easily there. Minerva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Badmean to escape.
Badmean is not content to let Minerva control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Minerva throws an elbow but Badmean slips to the side and avoids it well.
Badmean taking a bit of punishment here - Minerva scoring with strikes.
Minerva advances to mount.
Badmean takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minerva lands a big elbow. #CUT#
That has opened up Terry Badmean's cut even more.#T2#
Minerva tries to control but Badmean wriggling away.
Minerva looking to finish with strikes here! #SUB#
Minerva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Badmean is on top in guard.
Minerva trying to keep a closed guard but Badmean is proving a slippery customer. #T3#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Minerva holds on and takes a little breather.
Minerva wants to stand but Badmean is controlling the position.
Minerva keeping moving, preventing Badmean from controlling successfully.
Minerva has his hands on Badmean's head, controlling the position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Minerva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Badmean's guard. #REVR#
Minerva stops Badmean from standing up.
Minerva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Minerva trying to control the position from guard on top but Badmean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Badmean is working an open guard so Minerva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Badmean's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R4#
Minerva misses with an uppercut.
Minerva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Badmean's head.
Badmean on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Minerva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Badmean.
Badmean throws a sloppy head kick and Minerva moves out of range easily.
Minerva just misses with a punch to the body.
Minerva connects with a body shot.
Minerva throws a hook but Badmean avoids it easily.
Badmean throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Minerva 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.
Badmean throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badmean misses with a looping left.
Minerva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minerva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badmean can do to turn this around?
Badmean swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and Minerva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Badmean is pressed up against the cage. Minerva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Badmean down to the mat. Badmean avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T1#
Badmean throws a low kick but Minerva moves out of range easily.
Badmean tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minerva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Minerva avoids the body shot from Badmean. #TD#
Minerva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Badmean's guard.
Badmean keeping moving, preventing Minerva from controlling successfully.
Badmean wants to stand and escape but Minerva is having none of it.
Minerva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Minerva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #T2#
Minerva throwing strikes from guard but Badmean blocks nicely.
Minerva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Minerva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Badmean is trying to stand.
Badmean is not content to let Minerva control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Minerva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Badmean is trying to stand back up but Minerva is controlling him #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Minerva tests Badmean's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Minerva tried to score with a low kick but Badmean checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badmean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minerva is looking to counter punch.
Minerva throws a jab when Badmean was well out of range.
Badmean shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Badmean lands with an overhand left.
Minerva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minerva lands with a good body shot.#TD#
Minerva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Badmean to the mat! Badmean manages to get full guard. #T4#
Minerva postures up in Badmean's guard and throws a big left but Badmean blocks it.
Minerva won't allow Badmean to get back to his feet.
Minerva trying to control the position from guard on top but Badmean is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minerva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Minerva wants to control from the top but Badmean keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minerva is looking to work some ground and pound but Badmean has wrist control.
Minerva looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva had his way with Terry Badmean in that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Badmean's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Minerva connects with a single shot there.
Minerva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Minerva misses with a two punch combination.
Badmean throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Minerva misses the shot to the body.
Badmean throws a big shot that misses.
No luck for Minerva with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badmean works Minerva's body with a nice hook.
Minerva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Badmean is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Minerva.#T1#
Badmean tries to clinch up
and Minerva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Badmean wants to clinch.
It looked like Minerva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Minerva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Badmean is predictable there #CL#
and Minerva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minerva lands a hook that snaps the head of Badmean backwards. #CUT#
The cut above Terry Badmean's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Badmean connects with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Badmean misses with a punch to the body.
Terry Badmean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Badmean uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minerva misses with a punch on the inside.
Badmean swings wildly with an uppercut but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badmean misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minerva.
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Badmean with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Badmean doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minerva misses with a punch on the inside.
Minerva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Badmean pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Minerva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Minerva scores with a shoulder strike.
Minerva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Minerva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Badmean is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Minerva scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#
Badmean is rocked!
Minerva lands a right hand.
Badmean is still on wobbly legs! Can Minerva finish him?#T3#
Minerva lands with a light punch inside. #CUT#
Terry Badmean's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Minerva lands a big right hand that drops Badmean! The killer instinct kicks in and Minerva finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Minerva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Minerva!
Scott Minerva retains his heavyweight title!
Scott Minerva very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot 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.
The defeated Terry Badmean had this to say: 'Hey I'm not as mean as my name suggests. Congrats on your win champ, I think I'll stick to writing event previews!'.

Event: PL MMA 11 Minerva vs Goldstein
Date: Feb 09, 2020

#R1#
Goldstein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Minerva.
Minerva stuns Goldstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Minerva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Minerva misses with a hook. Goldstein ducked under it nicely.
Minerva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Goldstein closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Goldstein shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Goldstein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Minerva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Goldstein thinking.
Minerva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goldstein looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Minerva scores with a one two! Goldstein had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #CUT#
It looks like Samson Goldstein has been cut.
Goldstein tries to score with a low kick but Minerva moves his leg out of the way.
Goldstein tries to score a power double leg takedown but Minerva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Goldstein somewhat.
Scott Minerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samson Goldstein.#TD#
Minerva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Goldstein on his heels. He'll look to pass Goldstein's guard now, I'm sure.#ES2#
Goldstein wriggles free and stands up. #T1#
Minerva scores with a shot to the body.
Goldstein looks winded!
Minerva scores with a nice right hand.
Minerva lands a jab.
Goldstein walks into a jab.
Minerva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Minerva throws a shot from downtown. Goldstein moves away and avoids it.
Minerva lands a jab.
Goldstein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Minerva 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.
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!
Minerva works Goldstein's body with a nice hook.#T2#
Minerva cracks Goldstein with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Goldstein falls to his knees and Minerva doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Minerva!
Scott Minerva retains his heavyweight title!
Scott Minerva made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.

Event: PL MMA 7 Nickal vs Mathews
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1##TD2#
Black shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Black showed some decent athleticism there.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Minerva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minerva looking for a sweep. Not yet Minerva, not yet.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Black working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Black throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Minerva has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Black wants to control from the top but Minerva keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black being controlled here momentarily.
Minerva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Minerva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Black trying to control but Minerva is working from the bottom.
Minerva tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Minerva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks. #CUT#
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Minerva throws out a powerful jab.
Minerva slips under a jab from Black.#TD2#
Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Black wants to control from the top but Minerva keeps moving.
Black throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Minerva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Minerva is looking to stand up but Black isn't so interested in that idea.
Black must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Black drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Minerva dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Minerva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minerva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#SUB2#
Minerva avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #T3#
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Minerva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Minerva continues to stall.
Minerva wanted to stand there but Black had control of the position.
Minerva postures up in Black's guard and throws a big left but Black blocks it. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Minerva stays in close to Black's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Black defending well as Minerva loads up on a big left hand.
Minerva lands a nice shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Minerva.
Black changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Black shoots and misses
and Minerva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Minerva connects with the punch.
Black dips to his left and cracks Minerva with an uppercut!
Minerva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Scott Minerva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
Minerva moves into the clinch.
Minerva lands an elbow just above Black 's eye.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike.
Black tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minerva digs a right hand underneath Black's ribcage. Black let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Black's cut.
That's time! Minerva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Black has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Minerva finds it's way round the side to connect with Black's head. #CUT#
That has opened up Matt Black's cut even more.
Black is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Black has a takedown stuffed.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Minerva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Minerva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black.
Black slips under a jab from Minerva.
Black misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black walks straight into a right hand from Minerva - that's dropped him! Minerva jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Black from any more punishment! Black 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 0:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott Minerva!
Scott Minerva is the new heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Scott Minerva waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: PL MMA 2 Minerva vs Umber
Date: Jan 08, 2020

#R1#
Umber misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minerva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Umber swings and misses with a hook to the body. #CL#
Minerva rushes Umber and presses him up against the cage.
Umber swings wildly with an uppercut but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minerva tries to land knees in the clinch but Umber avoids the damage to the body.
Minerva wants a takedown but no success here.
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Umber. #BC2#
Umber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minerva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Minerva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Umber.
Umber 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.
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Despite the aggression on Umber's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Umber on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Umber.
A nice combination there by Umber.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL#
Minerva pushes Umber up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Minerva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Umber is looking to break free of the clinch but Minerva has double underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Minerva.
Minerva scores with a shot to the side of Umber's head.
Umber blocking some punches.
Umber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Minerva lands a nice shot to the body.
Umber looks winded!
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Umber.
A frustrated look appears on Umber's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Umber prevents a body shot from Minerva.
Minerva throws a head punch that misses.
Minerva throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Minerva as Umber tries to tie him up.
Umber tries to break the clinch but Minerva is controlling the position.
Minerva is trying to drag Umber to the mat but Umber just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Minerva lands a left hand.
Umber is trying to maintain a safe position but Minerva gets an underhook and turns Umber into the cage.
Minerva lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T2#
A shot in the inside from Minerva.
Minerva pushes off an throws an elbow but Umber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Minerva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Umber blocking some punches.
Minerva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minerva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Umber backwards.
Minerva goes for a takedown attempt but Umber pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Minerva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Minerva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Umber's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Minerva lands a body punch.
Minerva struggles to land a body shot inside as Umber controls his hands.
Umber can't find room to land a body shot as Minerva controls the action.
Minerva tries to work over Umber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Umber takes a knee to the side of the body.
Umber on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #TD#
Minerva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Umber is trying to keep an underhook but Minerva manages to get the takedown into half guard.#T3#
Minerva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Minerva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Minerva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Minerva stops Umber from getting back to his feet.
Umber wants to control but Minerva is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minerva wants to pass to mount but Umber is defending the position.
Ground and pound from Minerva.
Minerva 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.
Minerva wants to control but Umber is keeping him busy.
Umber keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Minerva is pressing down on Umber's thigh, looking to free his foot. Umber is holding on for now. #T4#
Minerva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Minerva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Minerva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Minerva slips a nice elbow through Umber's hands, connecting with Umber's forehead.
Minerva slips a nice elbow through Umber's hands, connecting with Umber's forehead.
Minerva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Umber with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Minerva working the head and body with strikes.
Minerva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Minerva is keen to just control but Umber is a slippery customer.
Umber is looking to escape.
Minerva lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Umber! More strikes land and this one is all over! Minerva jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Minerva!
Scott Minerva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
Jon Umber spoke after the fight, saying 'I like pleasure spiked with pain, and music is my aeroplane . . . '.

Event: GAMMA#803 Bolleke v Imbula
Date: Dec 21, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Minerva drives through and clinches with Dog against the cage.
Dog is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Minerva is keeping busy.
Dog lands a left hand that snaps the head of Minerva backwards.
Minerva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dog lands a left hand.
Minerva can't find room to land a body shot as Dog controls the action.
A short left from Dog.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dog.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Dog breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minerva dodges the punch combination from Dog.
Dog connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Minerva wants to clinch but Dog slips to the side
enabling Dog to counter with a crisp jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dog. Minerva shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Minerva just misses with a punch to the body.
Dog lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dog.#CUT#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Dog throws a leg kick which misses Minerva's front leg but catches the back leg as Minerva tries to avoid it. #T1##KD#
Dog lands a left and a right that send Minerva crashing to the mat, dazed. Dog thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Minerva is rocked!
Big Dog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dog moves in close and cracks Minerva with a massive right hand! Minerva, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dog!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Dog!
Big Dog seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: GAMMA#799 Jernit v Barbo
Date: Nov 23, 2019

#R1#
Saric scores with the left hand. Minerva knows he should have avoided that one.
A leg kick checked by Saric.#TD#
Minerva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Saric on his heels. He'll look to pass Saric's guard now, I'm sure.
Minerva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Minerva slows the pace down.
Minerva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Minerva wants to control for a moment but Saric uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Minerva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saric defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva working Saric over with strikes.
Saric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minerva. #T1#
Minerva is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Minerva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Saric does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Minerva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Saric is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Minerva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Minerva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Minerva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Saric defending well though.
Minerva trying to mount his opponent but Saric defends it.
Saric is refusing to be controlled, as Minerva sits in half guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Minerva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minerva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Minerva is looking to advance position but Saric won't allow it.
Minerva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Minerva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minerva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Saric wants to control but Minerva is keeping busy.
Saric blocking the ground and pound attempt from Minerva. #SUB#
Minerva seems to be working for a kimura but Saric defends the submission attempt.
Saric on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Saric keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Minerva looks to land a strike but Saric avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Minerva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Minerva throws a strike but Saric rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Saric preventing the sweep.
Minerva is trying to keep Saric in close.
Saric showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Minerva is trying to keep Saric in close. #T4#
Minerva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Minerva is looking to sweep but instead, Saric has passed into half guard.
Minerva is trying to get back to full guard.
Minerva is trying to maintain the position but Saric is very close to passing his half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minerva wants to get back to full guard but Saric has mounted him!
Minerva tries to lock up and control but Saric gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
That's time! Minerva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Saric fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Minerva is out of range.
Saric misses with a hook
and Minerva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Minerva ducks under a wild hook from Saric.
Minerva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Saric connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Minerva scrambles back to his feet.
Minerva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saric on the side of the head.
Minerva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric misses with an uppercut
and Minerva counters with a right hand to the body.
Minerva throws an off balance right hand
and Saric counters with a nice uppercut.
Saric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Minerva.#T1#
Saric swats away the attempt to clinch by Minerva.
Saric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A shot to the body from Saric misses
enabling Minerva to counter with a crisp jab.
A punch combination from Minerva misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Saric cracks Minerva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Minerva scores with a decent looking hook.#T2#
Minerva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Minerva blocks a low kick nicely.
Saric lands a leg kick that knocks Minerva off balance momentarily.
Saric tries to land a leg kick but Minerva saw it coming and moves away.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minerva was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
Minerva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Minerva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saric.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saric misses with a jab to the body
and Minerva counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Saric, as that shot connected.
Saric connects with a nice looking jab.
Minerva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT2#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Minerva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saric.
Saric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Minerva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Saric misses #CL#
and Minerva counters by moving into the clinch.
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Saric. #BC#
Minerva manages to break the clinch.
Minerva wants to clinch.#T4#
Minerva shoots in looking for a takedown. Saric tries to sprawl out of it but Minerva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saric manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Saric dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zdravko Saric showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Minerva'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Saric pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An attempted straight right counter from Minerva misses the target.
Saric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Minerva manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Saric.
Minerva misses with a few strikes there.
Saric scores with a jab to the jaw.
Minerva throws a hook to the side of Saric's head but Saric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Saric on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric looks to land a left hand but Minerva moved out of range nicely.
Saric thuds a left hand into Minerva's body.
Saric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minerva doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
Saric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Minerva doesn't seem bothered though.
Zdravko Saric seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Saric connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
and Saric counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Minerva! He's just covering up as Saric starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zdravko Saric!
A victorious Zdravko Saric thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EFC Kardashian vs Built
Date: Oct 05, 2019

#R1#
Minerva lands an overhand right.#CUT2#
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
Southall throws the kick towards the body but Minerva avoids it.#CL2#
Minerva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Minerva misses with some punches.
Southall jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Minerva walks away with a smile on his face. Southall gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Southall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minerva throws out the jab. #CL2#
Minerva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Southall, pushing him back against the cage.
Minerva takes a shot to the head.
Minerva struggles to land a body shot inside as Southall controls his hands.
Southall misses with some punches.
Southall working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Southall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Southall lands an uppercut.
Southall fails to land with a short 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!
Minerva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Minerva told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Southall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minerva's efforts to push away.
Southall throws a punch but it's blocked by Minerva.
Southall is trying to stall.
Southall stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Southall looking to slow down the pace here.#T1#
Minerva lands a left hand.
Minerva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Southall fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Southall lands with a nice body kick.
Southall has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neville Southall. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Minerva tries to keep at a distance but Southall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Southall gets through Minerva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Southall swings wildly with an uppercut but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Southall scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Southall fails to land. #T2#
Southall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Southall'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.
Southall looking to slow down the pace here.
Southall blocking some punches.
Minerva can't break the clinch.
Minerva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Southall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Southall.
Good body shot from Southall.
Southall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Minerva.
Southall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minerva's efforts to push away.
Minerva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Southall backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Southall lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Southall.
Minerva looks winded!
Southall'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.
Southall drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #T3#
Southall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Southall is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Southall. #CUT#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
A right handed body shot lands from Minerva.
A head punch on the inside from Minerva fails to land.
Southall scores with a shoulder strike.
Minerva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Minerva lands a right hand.
Minerva working aggressively here.
Minerva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Southall lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Minerva.
Southall works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Southall on the inside.
Southall makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Southall lands a body shot in the clinch. #TD#
Southall gets control of Minerva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Southall will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Southall controls Minerva momentarily but Minerva frees himself. #T4#
Minerva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Southall controls Minerva momentarily but Minerva frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minerva prevents Southall from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Southall lands a decent shot there.
Southall keeping moving, preventing Minerva from controlling successfully.
Southall trying to strike off his back. #SUB#
Southall is looking for a triangle but Minerva pushes his legs off easily.
Southall is striking off his back. Minerva thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Southall tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land. #SUB#
Southall looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neville Southall dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Southall explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters circling a little - Southall finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Southall throws a right and a left that Minerva avoids nicely.
Southall drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Southall takes a swing at Minerva's ribcage but misses.
Minerva lands with an uppercut that bounces Southall off the cage and back into range.
Nice sprawl there from Southall as Minerva shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Southall does no damage.
Minerva is breathing heavily.
Southall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minerva.
Southall throwing a counter right hand but Minerva manages to avoid it.
Minerva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Southall defending well as Minerva loads up on a big left hand.
Southall feinted with a counter takedown.
Southall throws a series of punches but Minerva moves out of range.
Minerva flicks out a counter leg kick but Southall steps away.
Southall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minerva can do to turn this around?#TD#
Southall gets a double leg takedown into Minerva's guard.
Southall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Minerva's guard.
Southall throwing shots but Minerva is blocking nicely.
Southall drops an elbow to the side of Minerva's head.
Southall throwing shots but Minerva is blocking nicely.
Southall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Southall trying to control from Minerva's half guard. Minerva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Minerva is trying to keep Southall in close.
Southall is pushing down on Minerva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Minerva is fighting to maintain full guard but Southall has managed to sneak the leg through.
Southall works his way into full mount! #T2#
Southall breaks from Minerva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Southall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Southall dominating with strikes here.
Southall lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Minerva wants to control but Southall is having none of it.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Southall! Minerva is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Neville Southall!

Event: EFC Rham vs Gold
Date: Sep 14, 2019

#R1#
Minerva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bamboo Face manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL2#
Bamboo Face has closed the distance and engaged Minerva in a clinch.
Bamboo Face tries to work over Minerva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Minerva jumps guard but Bamboo Face turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bamboo Face misses with the head strike.
Bamboo Face misses with a punch to the body.
Minerva is trying to break free.
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Bamboo Face.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Minerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bamboo Face uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minerva.
Minerva misses with a hook
letting Bamboo Face counter with a right hand.
Minerva throws an overhand right that lands on Bamboo Face's shoulder, as Bamboo Face tries to avoid the shot.
Minerva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minerva 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. #T1#
Minerva throws a poor cross that misses
and Bamboo Face counters with a straight right hand.
Bamboo Face tries to clinch there but Minerva circles away.
Minerva wants to clinch
and Bamboo Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Minerva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Minerva takes a swing at Bamboo Face's ribcage but misses.
Minerva throws an overhand right that lands on Bamboo Face's shoulder, as Bamboo Face tries to avoid the shot.
Minerva tries to clinch up
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Ubungu Bamboo Face is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut there from Minerva.
Bamboo Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minerva throws out the jab.
Minerva throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
Minerva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bamboo Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T2#
Minerva defending well as Bamboo Face loads up on a big left hand.
Minerva lands with an uppercut that bounces Bamboo Face off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Minerva coming out on top.
A swing and a miss from Bamboo Face.
Minerva throws a solid leg kick but Bamboo Face takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Minerva.
A leg kick checked by Bamboo Face.
Minerva throws a series of punches but Bamboo Face moves out of range.
Minerva digs a good hook to Bamboo Face's body. #TD#
Minerva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Minerva is stalling in the full guard.
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Bamboo Face is keeping the position.#T3#
Bamboo Face seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Minerva tries to free his leg and advance position but Bamboo Face is retaining full guard.
Minerva controls from within his opponent's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Bamboo Face is keeping the position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bamboo Face tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minerva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bamboo Face keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minerva.
Minerva throws a lazy uppercut
letting Bamboo Face counter with a right hand.
Bamboo Face scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minerva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bamboo Face throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minerva. Bamboo Face does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bamboo Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minerva.
Bamboo Face wants to counter with a clinch but Minerva pushes him away.
Minerva lands with a good body shot.
Bamboo Face throws a body punch but Minerva moves out of range.
Bamboo Face is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Minerva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bamboo Face cracks a nice hook into Minerva's ribs.
Minerva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Minerva slips under a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Minerva.
Bamboo Face displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Minerva.
Minerva lands with a nice body kick.
Bamboo Face scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva cracks the inside of Bamboo Face's front leg.
Bamboo Face moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Minerva throws an off balance right hand
and Bamboo Face counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Bamboo Face there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Minerva does no damage. #T1#
Bamboo Face steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minerva.
Bamboo Face wants to counter the offense by Minerva and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minerva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minerva lands with a hook. Bamboo Face tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bamboo Face walks into a stiff left hand from Minerva.
Bamboo Face moves out of range as Minerva strikes.
Bamboo Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bamboo Face lands with an overhand left.
Minerva throws a series of punches but Bamboo Face moves out of range.
Minerva misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
Bamboo Face blocks a jab.
Bamboo Face 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.
Minerva scores with a three punch combo! #T2#
Bamboo Face dodges the punch combination from Minerva.
Bamboo Face tries to counter with a clinch but Minerva shakes him off and moves away.
Bamboo Face takes a swing at Minerva's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Minerva misses the target.
Bamboo Face works Minerva's body with 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!
Minerva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A big right from Minerva misses.
Bamboo Face slips a jab from Minerva.
Bamboo Face throws out a counter right but Minerva avoids it with no problem.
Minerva misses with an uppercut
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Bamboo Face coming out on top.
Minerva throws a hook but Bamboo Face avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
Minerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bamboo Face.
Nice cross by Bamboo Face.
A clash of legs there as Bamboo Face blocks the low kick.#T3#
Minerva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice cross by Minerva.
Minerva throws the left hand but Bamboo Face avoids the punch easily.
Minerva tries to clinch there but Bamboo Face circles away.
Minerva misses with a lunging right hand
and Bamboo Face counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Minerva just misses with a punch to the body.
Minerva scores with the left hand. Bamboo Face knows he should have avoided that one.
Minerva throws a good cross that connects.
Minerva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Minerva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bamboo Face moves out of range of the strikes.
Bamboo Face has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Minerva finds it's way round the side to connect with Bamboo Face's head.
Scott Minerva is winning the standup battle so far.
Minerva misses with a looping right.
Bamboo Face tries to counter by closing the distance.#T4#
Minerva throws a looping overhand right but Bamboo Face ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minerva is looking to land body kicks.
Bamboo Face looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Minerva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minerva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Minerva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bamboo Face takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Minerva scores with a jab. Bamboo Face acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bamboo Face takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Minerva throws a hook but Bamboo Face blocks it.#CL#
Minerva instigates a clinch. #BC#
Minerva manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Minerva pushes Bamboo Face up against the cage in a clinch.
Bamboo Face digs a right hand underneath Minerva's ribcage. Minerva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Minerva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bamboo Face can do to turn this around?
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Minerva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bamboo Face scores with a hook.
Minerva throws a right hand that misses
and Bamboo Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bamboo Face displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Minerva throws out the jab.
Minerva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bamboo Face lands a glancing blow to the side of Minerva's head.
Bamboo Face wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bamboo Face feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Minervas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bamboo Face avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Minerva misses.
Minerva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bamboo Face blocks a jab.
Minerva misses with a left hand
letting Bamboo Face counter with a right hand. #T1#
Minerva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Minerva throws a leg kick
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minerva, as that shot connected.
Minerva missing with a left hand there. Bamboo Face was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It seemed like Bamboo Face was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Minerva tries to clinch but Bamboo Face moves away
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Minerva loads up on a big right hand but Bamboo Face slips the punch.
A right-left combo lands from Minerva.
Bamboo Face takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bamboo Face misses the jab.
Minerva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bamboo Face.
A telegraphed right hand from Minerva misses the target.
Bamboo Face misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minerva.
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Minerva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bamboo Face.
Minerva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerva misses with a leg kick
and Bamboo Face counters with a nice uppercut.
A big left from Minerva misses.
Bamboo Face takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Minerva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bamboo Face! But no joy.
Bamboo Face slips a straight right by Minerva.
Bamboo Face keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minerva.
Minerva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bamboo Face to score with a decent uppercut.
Minerva shoots and misses
enabling Bamboo Face to counter with a crisp jab.
Minerva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bamboo Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minerva throws a shot from downtown. Bamboo Face moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Minerva closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bamboo Face creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Minerva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bamboo Face has double underhooks.
Minerva wants a takedown but no success here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Minerva is trying to break the clinch but Bamboo Face is controlling him.
Bamboo Face lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minerva.
Bamboo Face tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bamboo Face misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bamboo Face lands with a left to the head.
Minerva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bamboo Face just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Minerva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bamboo Face working aggressively here. #TD#
Minerva gets control of Bamboo Face's arms and successfully pulls guard. Minerva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Minerva looking for subs off his back but Bamboo Face has passed one foot through into half guard.
Minerva wants to get back to full guard.#T4#
Bamboo Face seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Minerva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Minerva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bamboo Face keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
My spies in Rabid Dog inform me that Bamboo Face has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Let's hope that Bamboo Face has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Ubungu Bamboo Face has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bamboo Face is just content to waste time from the top position. Minerva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ubungu Bamboo Face comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minerva 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Minerva!
A relieved looking Scott Minerva 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: EFC Pato vs Paa 2
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Tambua uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minerva.
Tambua slips a jab from Minerva.
Minerva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minerva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tambua.
An attempted straight right counter from Minerva misses the target.
Minerva just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tambua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tambua has a takedown stuffed.
Minerva throws a jab when Tambua was well out of range.
Tambua gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Minerva misses.
Tambua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minerva.
Minerva misses with an uppercut.
Tambua takes one to the chin there.
Tambua shoots in for a takedown but Minerva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Minerva ducks under a wild hook from Tambua.
A little feinted left hand from Minerva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Minerva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Scott Minerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukinio Tambua.
Minerva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tambua throws out the jab.
Tambua throws out a loose jab but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Tambua lands a lovely overhand right.
Minerva leaves Tambua with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Minerva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tambua. #TD2#
Tambua gets the takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Tambua is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Minerva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Tambua looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Minerva manages to get back to half guard.
Minerva is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Far-Q Fight Club, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Tambua is working for a submission of some sort. #T2##SUB2#
Tambua is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Minerva is refusing to be controlled, as Tambua sits in half guard. #SUB2#
Tambua is looking for a kimura but Minerva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tambua to get the leverage.
Minerva is looking for a sweep. Tambua is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tambua working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Minerva's thigh. Minerva counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tambua trying to control the position from guard on top but Minerva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Tambua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minerva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tambua trying to control but Minerva is working from the bottom.
Tambua won't allow Minerva to sweep him here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Minerva holds on and takes a little breather. #SUB2#
Tambua postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Minerva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tambua, into his guard. #REVR#
Tambua doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tambua is on top in guard. #REVB#
Tambua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tambua won't allow Minerva to get back to his feet.
Minerva trying to control the position here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tambua tries to free his leg and advance position but Minerva is retaining full guard.
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 Scott Minerva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Tambua closes the distance and clinches up with Minerva, looking for a takedown. Tambua pushes Minerva against the cage but Minerva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minerva stuffs the takedown.
Tambua defending well as Minerva loads up on a big left hand.
Tambua fails to land the takedown.
Scott Minerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukinio Tambua.
Tambua slips a straight right by Minerva.
Tambua throws out a counter right but Minerva avoids it with no problem.
Tambua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#TD2#
Tambua scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Minerva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tambua. #SUB2#
Tambua goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Minerva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tambua but great work by Minerva.
Minerva 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 Tambua's shoulder. That is not cool.
Tambua is looking to reverse the position.
Tambua gets back to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerva content to control rather than advance.
Tambua wants to get back to full guard.#T1#
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #SUB2#
Tambua looking for submissions off his back.
Minerva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Minerva is pressing down on Tambua's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tambua is holding on for now.
Tambua is refusing to be controlled, as Minerva sits in half guard.
Tambua is pressing down on Minerva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tambua is trying to keep Minerva in close.
Minerva is pushing down on Tambua's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tambua is fighting to maintain full guard but Minerva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tambua regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minerva preventing the sweep.
Minerva is looking to stand up but Tambua won't let him.
Tambua trying to strike off his back.
Minerva wants to stand but Tambua is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Scott Minerva is winning the standup battle so far.
Tambua shoots in for a takedown but Minerva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tambua fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tambua walks into a left hand.
Minerva misses with a hook.
Minerva misses with a looping left.#T3#
Tambua on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Minerva. Minerva obviously looking to wear him down.
Tambua scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Minerva - just one landing.
A big right from Tambua misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tambua is defended easily by Minerva.
Minerva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tambua just manages to avoid it.
Tambua gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Minerva.#TD2#
Minerva gets caught flat footed, as Tambua shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES#
Minerva kicks Tambua off and gets to his feet.
Scott Minerva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tambua looks to land a right hand but Minerva moved out of range.
Tambua fails with the takedown.
Minerva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tambua can do to turn this around?#TD2#
Tambua closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Minerva's guard.#T4#
Tambua postures up in Minerva's guard and throws a big left but Minerva blocks it.
Minerva pulls Tambua in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tambua accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB2#
Tambua drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Minerva dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Tambua looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Minerva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Minerva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tambua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tambua makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tambua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Tambua chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Minerva can pounce on him.
Tambua shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Minerva sprawls well. Minerva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tambua gets slowly back to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Minerva misses its target.
Minerva throws a low kick but Tambua avoids it.
Minerva throws a jab but it's blocked by Tambua.
Tambua looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Minerva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Tambua.
Minerva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tambua.
Scott Minerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mukinio Tambua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Minerva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A punch lands to the side of Minerva 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T1#
Tambua shoots in for a double leg but Minerva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tambua.
Tambua takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minerva thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tambua! But no joy.
Minerva feints and then cracks Tambua's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tambua down.
Donk. Minerva catches Tambua right on the button with a cross.
Minerva throws a leg kick which misses Tambua's front leg but catches the back leg as Tambua tries to avoid it.
Minerva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tambua is out of range and Minerva settles back down.
Minerva misses with a looping right.
Minerva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tambua checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Tambua was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tambua 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.
Tambua throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Minerva to counter with a crisp jab.
Minerva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Minerva fakes the leg kick and cracks Tambua in the body.
Minerva misses with a looping right.
Minerva just misses with a punch to the body.
Tambua throws out a counter right but Minerva avoids it with no problem.
Minerva throws a shot from downtown. Tambua moves away and avoids it.
Tambua shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Minerva defends it nicely.#T2#
Tambua goes for a double leg but Minerva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Minerva continues to drive forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Minerva. Beautiful body shot.
Minerva lands a glancing blow to the side of Tambua's head.
Tambua shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A slow jab from Minerva misses its intended target.
Tambua throws a good cross that connects.
Minerva cracks Tambua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tambua slips a jab from Minerva.
Minerva misses with a looping right.
Minerva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A low kick from Minerva misses #TD2#
and Tambua counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Minerva! #SUB2#
Tambua swings around for an armbar but Minerva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tambua's guard.
Mukinio Tambua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Minerva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Minerva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Minerva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Tambua's guard.#T3##SUB2#
Tambua looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Minerva tries to stand but Tambua is controlling from the bottom.
Tambua 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.
Minerva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Tambua isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Minerva stacks Tambua on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Minerva!#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tambua being controlled for a moment.
Tambua is trying to improve his position.#SU#
Minerva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tambua to his feet.
A nice combination there by Tambua. #CUT2#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Tambua moves forwards but Minerva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tambua drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Minerva!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Minerva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: EFC Pato vs Paa
Date: Jul 27, 2019

#R1#
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Minerva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Minerva misses with a straight right.
Minerva slips a jab from Thompson.#CL2#
Minerva instigates a clinch.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Minerva fails to land.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson tries to work over Minerva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Minerva lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Patrick Thompson has been cut.
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson 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.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by Minerva.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Minerva avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minerva.
Minerva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Minerva controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Nice body punch from Minerva - that landed with a thud.
Minerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Minerva scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Minerva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Minerva avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Minerva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Minerva prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Minerva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Minerva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Minerva prevents a body shot from Thompson.
A short uppercut from Minerva.
Minerva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thompson works on Minerva's body with a couple of short punches.
Thompson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Minerva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Minerva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Minerva.
Minerva lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Minerva manages to break the clinch.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minerva.
Thompson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thompson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Minerva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T2#
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Thompson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Minerva throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Minerva. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Minerva throws a good cross that connects.
Minerva throws a body shot but no joy.
Minerva misses with a wild body shot.
Minerva scores with a nice right hand.
Minerva throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minerva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patrick Thompson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minerva throws a hook but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Minerva lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Minerva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Minerva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Minerva looks for the body kick but Thompson saw that one coming.
It looked like Thompson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minerva.
Minerva connects with the punch.#T3#
Minerva lands the left hand.
Minerva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Minerva.
Minerva throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Minerva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Minerva misses with a right hand
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Minerva moved out of range.
Minerva was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#CL2#
Minerva clinches with his opponent.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Minerva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thompson prevents it.
Minerva is working Thompson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Minerva pushes off an throws an elbow but Thompson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thompson lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson has a couple of punches blocked by Minerva. #T4#
Minerva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thompson.
Thompson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Minerva blocking some punches.
Thompson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Thompson.
Minerva prevents a body shot from Thompson.
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Minerva is looking for a takedown.
A right handed body shot lands from Thompson.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thompson lands a hook that snaps the head of Minerva backwards.
Thompson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson is leaning against Minerva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Minerva backwards. #BC#
Thompson breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Thompson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Thompson misses with a hook
and Minerva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson defending well as Minerva loads up on a big left hand.
Thompson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Minerva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #ROC#
Minerva is rocked!
Thompson avoids the body shot from Minerva.
Minerva throws a sloppy body shot
and Thompson counters with a huge left! Minerva is in big trouble! He's backing up but Thompson isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Minerva from any more damage. A dominating finish by Thompson!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thompson!
Patrick Thompson retains his super heavyweight title!

Event: Grand Prix Finals
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1#
A swing and a miss from Minerva.
It looked like George was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Minerva.
George moves away from the strike by Minerva.
George throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minerva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minerva throws a body shot but no joy.
George scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Minerva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George avoids the body shot from Minerva.
A big right from Minerva misses.
Minerva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
George tries to clinch there but Minerva circles away.
Nice defenses there by George.
Nice straight punches there by Minerva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Minerva.
George throws the kick towards the body but Minerva avoids it.
George will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
George jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
George slips under a jab.
George is looking for a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George scores with a jab to the body.
George drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
George misses with a wild combination. #T1#
George blocks a jab.
Minerva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George blocks a leg kick.
George fails to land with a series of punches.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
George throws a half hearted mid kick.
Minerva avoids the head kick by George.
A big right from Minerva misses.
Minerva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Minerva misses with a right hand
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minerva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
George looks to land a combination but Minerva avoids it well.
A big left from Minerva misses.
George takes a swing at Minerva's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Minerva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Minerva lands a nice shot that snaps George's head back.
Minerva 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.
George takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
George takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.#T2#
Minerva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. George sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Minerva misses its intended target.
Minerva lands a really nice looking cross but George seems unphased. #CL#
George has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Minerva breaks the clinch. #CL#
Minerva gets tackled into the cage by George. George maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Minerva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Minerva throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Minerva. #CL#
George pushes Minerva up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Minerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Minerva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by George.
A combination from George does no damage.
Minerva wants to slow George down by chopping away at his legs.
George jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
George tries to clinch but Minerva moves out of range.
Minerva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
George works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - George throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Minerva throws a low kick, looking for George's leg but George calmly moves out of range.
George swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
George throws a right and a left that Minerva avoids nicely.
Minerva throws out a counter right but George avoids it with no problem.
George moves out of range as Minerva strikes.
Minerva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! George had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Minerva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
Minerva avoids a punch combination nicely.
George misses with a double jab.
George uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minerva.
Minerva loads up on a big right hand but George slips the punch.#CL#
George rushes Minerva and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Minerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by George.
A punch lands to the side of Minerva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Minerva - just one landing.
Minerva blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Minerva.#CUT2#
It looks like Tearrius George has been cut.
George lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minerva keeps the fight on the outside.
George moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMinerva.
Minerva missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4#
Minerva looks to score with a jab to the body but George is just out of range.
Minerva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
George takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George moves out of range as Minerva strikes.
George misses with an attempted mid kick.
George misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Minerva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
George looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
George getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Minerva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
George tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minerva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minerva blocks a head kick by George.
Nice defenses there by George.
Minerva avoids a kick to the body.
George avoids the head kick by Minerva.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George defending well as Minerva loads up on a big left hand.
George is looking for a counter combo.
Minerva misses with a kick to the body.
George slips under a jab.
George blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Scott Minerva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Minerva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
George swings for the body but Minerva moves out of range.
George ducks under a wild hook from Minerva.
Minerva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from George.
A lazy left from Minerva finds it's target.
George slips under a jab.
George went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Minerva stuns George with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Minerva missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by George.
Tearrius George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Minerva.
George misses with a straight right.
A looping hook to the body misses from George. Minerva does a little dance to reset his feet.
George throws a wild body kick that Minerva sees coming a mile off.
Minerva appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Minerva cracks George with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Minerva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
George lands a nice shot that snaps Minerva's head back.
George throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Minerva.
Minerva keeps the fight on the outside.#T1#
George walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Minerva lands a nice looking body shot. #CL#
George clinches up against the cage.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
George lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
George swings wildly with an uppercut but Minerva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minerva wants to get back to striking at distance but George won't allow it.
George prevents Minerva from breaking the clinch.
George throws a punch but it's blocked by Minerva.
Minerva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Minerva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minerva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters circling a little - George finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Minerva scores with a hook.
Minerva throws an overhand right that lands on George's shoulder, as George tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George misses with a two punch combination.
George slips a jab from Minerva.#T2#
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minerva.
Minerva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from George.
George throws a right hand that Minerva ducks under and follows up with a left that Minerva also avoids with ease.
George slips under a jab.#CL#
George pushes Minerva up against the cage in a clinch.
George lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minerva wants to break the clinch but can't.
George lands a left hand. #BC2#
Minerva breaks the clinch.
George scores with a punch to the head.
George misses with a series of wild punches.
Minerva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Minerva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Minerva misses with a straight right.
George scores with a body shot. #T3#
Minerva throws a low kick but it's checked well by George.
Minerva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
George tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minerva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva thuds his right hand into George's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Minerva. That snapped George's head back.
Minerva misses with a hook.
George checks a leg kick.
Minerva lands a jab to the head.
Some wild striking there from Minerva. #CL#
George closes the distance and pushes Minerva back into the cage.
Minerva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for George.
Minerva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Minerva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
George presses Minerva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tearrius George has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
George doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Minerva breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
George missing with a left hand there. Minerva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minerva thows a left - swing and a miss!
George pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minerva lands a nice hook to George's body. George takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Scott Minerva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Minerva blocks a head kick by George.
George pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Minerva back to the cage. George follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Minerva throws a lazy right hand but George sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Minerva.
George throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Minerva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minerva throws out a loose jab but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George throws a series of punches but Minerva avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Minerva keeps the fight on the outside.
Minerva scores with a hook to the body. George takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Minerva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minerva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Scott Minerva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tearrius George's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
George gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Minerva.
George looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
George misses with an attempted mid kick.
George tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Minerva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
George takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Minerva misses the target.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Minerva misses with a head kick.
George appears to be looking for a big counter.
Decent striking displayed by Minerva there.
Minerva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minerva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from George.
Minerva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract George.
Minerva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Minerva misses the target.
Minerva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
George takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
George lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George throws a head kick that misses. #T1#
George scores with a crisp jab that stopped Minerva in his tracks.
Minerva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
George takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
George closes the distance and lands a one-two.
George tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
George gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
George misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Minerva to counter with a crisp jab.
Minerva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
George takes a swing at Minerva's ribcage but misses.
Minerva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
George keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Minerva.
George uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Minerva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
George slips a straight right by Minerva.
Minerva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between George's hands.
Minerva blocks a head kick by George.
Minerva looks to land a right hand but George moved out of range.
George swinging wildly here. #T2#
Minerva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by George.
A head kick misses from Minerva.
Minerva scores with a punch to the head.
George uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minerva.#CL#
George has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Minerva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Minerva misses its intended target.
George tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minerva throws a poor cross that misses
and George counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A combination from George does no damage.
George throws a body punch but Minerva moves out of range.
Minerva missing with a left hand there. George was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
George throws an overhand right that lands on Minerva's shoulder, as Minerva tries to avoid the shot.
Minerva throws a shot from downtown. George moves away and avoids it.
George misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Minerva.#T3#
George with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Minerva to score with a decent uppercut.
Minerva tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Minerva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Minerva defending well as George loads up on a big left hand.
George moves away from the strike by Minerva.
Tearrius George has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
George ducks under a wild hook from Minerva.
Minerva throws a big shot that misses.
George takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
George pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
George closes the distance and clinches.
George misses with a shot to the kidneys.
George fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minerva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Minerva is trying to break the clinch but George has him pressed against the cage.
Minerva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC2#
Minerva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Minerva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by George. #T4#
Minerva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
George throws a body kick that misses.
George misses with a few strikes there.
Minerva cracks George with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Minerva.
George is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
George's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Minerva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! George scrambles back to his feet.
George throws out a powerful jab.
No joy there for Minerva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Minerva.
George throws a quick counter head kick but Minerva was just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
George lunges at Minerva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Minerva's hand. #CUT#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
George swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minerva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Minerva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Minerva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Minerva 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Minerva!
Our winner, Scott Minerva, 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: PSE 46
Date: Jun 01, 2019

#R1#
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown but Minerva shows good takedown defense.
It seemed like Minerva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eikmeyer has a takedown stuffed.
Minerva has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Eikmeyer is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Minerva's corner calls for a 1-2. Minerva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eikmeyer slips a jab and a cross from Minerva.
Donk. Minerva catches Eikmeyer right on the button with a cross.
Eikmeyer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Eikmeyer misses with a takedown
and Minerva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Eikmeyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minerva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Minerva scores with a nice head shot.
Eikmeyer dives in and grabs Minerva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Minerva pushes down on Eikmeyer's head and hops out.
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Minerva as he jumps to the side. #TD#
Eikmeyer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minerva tries to roll over but Eikmeyer keeps him under control.
Eikmeyer not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Minerva manages to get to full guard.
Minerva controlling Eikmeyer's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eikmeyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Minerva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eikmeyer 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.
Eikmeyer throwing strikes but missing.
Eikmeyer connects with a couple of short punches.
Eikmeyer throwing strikes from guard but Minerva blocks nicely.
Minerva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Eikmeyer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
Eikmeyer throws a big right hand that misses.
Minerva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Eikmeyer throws a strike but Minerva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Minerva wanted to stand there but Eikmeyer had control of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Minerva's corner is telling him to maintain position.#SUB#
Eikmeyer looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Minerva has picked Eikmeyer up and slammed him! Eikmeyer can't keep hold of the triangle and Minerva manages to pass to side control!
Minerva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Eikmeyer is looking to reverse the position.
The referee asks Minerva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Minerva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Minerva scoring with punches from side control.
Eikmeyer is trying to improve his position.
Minerva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eikmeyer keeps working.
Eikmeyer is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Minerva cracks Eikmeyer with an elbow. That is naaassty.#SU2#
Minerva stands up and beckons Eikmeyer to his feet.
Eikmeyer shoots and misses
and Minerva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Minerva with a nice cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Eikmeyer.
Eikmeyer is breathing heavily.
Eikmeyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minerva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Eikmeyer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Minerva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Minerva.
Eikmeyer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minerva.
Minerva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Minerva 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eikmeyer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Eikmeyer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Minerva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Eikmeyer scrambles back to his feet.#ROC2#
Eikmeyer is rocked!
Minerva drops Eikmeyer with a huge uppercut! Eikmeyer drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Minerva is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Minerva!
Scott Minerva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PSE 41
Date: May 11, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Minerva clinches.
Minerva lands with a left to the head.
Minerva lands with a right to the head.
Minerva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brown pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Minerva misses with a punch on the inside.
Minerva throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown. #BC#
Brown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Brown's head coaches at De Santos BJJ & MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Minerva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minerva ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown lands a head kick. Minerva smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #TD2#
Minerva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brown was covering up waiting for the punch and Minerva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brown's guard.
Ground and pound from Minerva. #SUB2#
Minerva is working for a submission of some sort.
Minerva drops an elbow to the side of Brown's head. #T1#
Minerva prevents Brown from improving his position.
Minerva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brown trying to control but Minerva postures up. #SUB2#
Minerva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Minerva winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Minerva in his half guard.
Minerva trying to control the pace.
It looks like Minerva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.#T2#
Brown has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Minerva is working away from the top position though.
Minerva is nestled in close to Brown, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Minerva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown punching from the bottom.
Minerva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown is trying to control but can't.
Minerva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Minerva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Brown is controlling Minerva's trapped leg to prevent Minerva from advancing to side control.#T3#
Minerva stalling.
Minerva working Brown over with strikes.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brown wants to improve his position but Minerva is controlling well. #SUB2#
Minerva is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brown is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Minerva!
A victorious Scott Minerva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PSE 34
Date: Apr 06, 2019

#R1#
Minerva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nielsen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice jab there from Minerva. #CUT#
It looks like Sven Kristian Nielsen has been cut.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Minerva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nielsen misses with an uppercut.
Nielsen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Minerva scores with a sloppy right hand. Nielsen should have avoided that one.
Minerva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nielsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Minerva.
Nielsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nielsen slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Minerva misses its intended target.
Nielsen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Minerva throws out a loose jab but Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Nielsen tries to counter it with a takedown but Minerva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nielsen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nielsen slips a straight right by Minerva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Nielsen catches Minerva right on the button with a cross.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nielsen is defended easily by Minerva.#T1#
Minerva takes one to the chin there.
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Nielsen. Those never looked like landing.
Minerva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nielsen.
Nielsen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Minerva defends it well.
Nielsen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Minerva throws a hook but Nielsen avoids it easily.
Nielsen with the counter takedown but Minerva avoids it easily.
Minerva throws a poor cross that misses #TD2#
and Nielsen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Minerva gets back to full guard.
Nielsen is looking to work some ground and pound but Minerva has wrist control.
Nielsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Minerva tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Nielsen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nielsen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minerva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minerva 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.
Nielsen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Minerva wants to sweep but no luck.
Nielsen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Minerva keeping moving, preventing Nielsen from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nielsen moves away from the strike by Minerva.
Nielsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nielsen slips a straight right by Minerva.
Minerva lands a head shot.
Minerva is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Nielsen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Minerva throws the left hand but Nielsen avoids the punch easily.
Nielsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nielsen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Minerva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Minerva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott Minerva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minerva throws a jab when Nielsen was well out of range.
A big left from Nielsen misses.
Minerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nielsen manages to avoid it.
Nielsen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T4#
Minerva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nielsens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CUT#
That has opened up Sven Kristian Nielsen's cut even more.
Minerva misses with a hook. Nielsen ducked under it nicely.
Nielsen feints the counter takedown.
Nielsen ducks under a wild hook from Minerva.
Minerva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nielsen misses with a double jab.
Minerva throws a hook but Nielsen blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Minerva.
And Nielsen tries to counter it with a takedown but Minerva pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nielsen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Minerva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Minerva throws a series of punches but Nielsen moves out of range.
Nielsen misses with a wild combination.
Nielsen misses with a two punch combination.
Minerva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sven Kristian Nielsen'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#
Nielsen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nielsen connects with a crisp jab.
Minerva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Minerva throws out a loose jab but Nielsen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nielsen throws a hook to the side of Minerva's head but Minerva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Minerva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Minerva, as that shot connected.
Minerva throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from Minerva. No joy for Nielsen on that attempt. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Minerva has knocked Nielsen down with a huge combo! Minerva steps away and waves a wobbly Nielsen back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
Nielsen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Minerva cracks Nielsen with a hook to the temple - Nielsen is on wobbly legs here! Minerva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Nielsen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Minerva wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Scott Minerva!
After winning the bout, Scott Minerva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: PSE 28
Date: Mar 02, 2019

#R1#
Minerva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dio as he jumps to the side.
Dio misses with a wild combination.
Dio throws a body punch but Minerva moves out of range.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dio cracks Minerva with an open hand slap.
Minerva scoring well with a low kick there.
Minerva moves out of range as Dio strikes.
A big right from Minerva misses.
Dio throws a counter combo.
Dio keeps the fight on the outside.
Minerva throws a big shot that misses.#TD#
Dio gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Minerva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Minerva stopping the sweep attempt from Dio.
Dio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Minerva 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.#T1#
Dio keeping moving, preventing Minerva from controlling successfully.
Minerva lands a couple of digs.
Minerva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Minerva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Minerva pushes down on Dio's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Minerva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Minerva trying to mount his opponent but Dio defends it.
Dio is trying is best to control the position here.
Minerva stalling away here and it's allowed Dio to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Dio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dio keeping full guard, as Minerva tries to pass. #T2#
Minerva distracts Dio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Minerva trying to control but Dio is working from the bottom.
Minerva is stalling in the full guard.
Dio looking to control.
Minerva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Minerva won't allow Dio to sweep him here.
Minerva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Minerva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Dio is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Dio keeping full guard, as Minerva tries to pass. #T3#
Dio keeping moving, preventing Minerva from controlling successfully.
Minerva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minerva forces his way into half guard.#SUB#
Minerva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Minerva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dio doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Minerva.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Minerva connects with a nice short shot to Dio's temple. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Minerva is looking to take a break and control but Dio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Minerva not doing much here.
Minerva looks to land a strike but Dio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dio trying to keep a closed guard but Minerva is proving a slippery customer.
Minerva trying to control but Dio is working from the bottom.
Minerva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Minerva connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dio wants to stand but Minerva is controlling the position.
Minerva postures up.
Dio wants to stand and escape but Minerva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Minerva lands a nice shot that snaps Dio's head back. #CL#
Minerva drives through and clinches with Dio against the cage.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minerva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dio can do to turn this around?
Minerva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Minerva tries a body shot but Dio blocks it.
Minerva throws a head punch that misses.
Minerva working aggressively here.
Dio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Minerva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Minerva lands with a light punch inside.
Dio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Minerva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Dio.
Dio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dio gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minerva.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. #BC2#
Dio manages to break the clinch.
Minerva looks to land a left hand but Dio moved out of range nicely.#T1#
Dio scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Minerva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dio counters with a stiff right hand.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Minerva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minerva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Minerva circles away from the clinch attempt. #TD#
Minerva gets a takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Dio kicks off Minerva and gets 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!#CL2#
Dio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Minerva, pushing him back against the cage.
Minerva lands with a left to the head.
Minerva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dio is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Minerva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Scott Minerva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Dio.
Minerva blocks a body shot from Dio.
Dio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Minerva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#T2##CL#
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Dio in a clinch.
Dio tries to score a body lock takedown but Minerva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Minerva cracks Dio with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Dio manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Dio in a clinch.
Dio wants to break free but Minerva has control.
Minerva wants to take the fight to the mat but Dio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dio looking for a takedown.
Dio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Minerva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Minerva gets through Dio's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Minerva wants to take the fight to the mat but Dio manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Minerva tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Dio breaks from the clinch.
Minerva just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Dio checks a leg kick nicely.
Dio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Minerva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Minerva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Minerva stuns Dio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dio keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab from Minerva.#CL#
Dio tries to keep at a distance but Minerva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Minerva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Minerva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#
It looks like John Dio has been cut.
Minerva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dio backwards. #ROC#
Dio is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Minerva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dio is still on wobbly legs! Can Minerva finish him?
Dio is trying to drag Minerva to the mat but Minerva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dio is breathing heavily.
Minerva misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerva working aggressively here.
Minerva misses with a punch on the inside.
Dio is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dio blocking some punches.
Minerva misses with some punches. #TD#
Minerva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dio uses from the top position.
Minerva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T4#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Minerva keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom. #SUB#
Dio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Minerva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dio has managed to get both his arms back between Minerva's legs - danger averted.
Dio landing with the ground and pound. #SUB#
Minerva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Dio rolls with it to try and escape but Minerva cranks on the arm and Dio is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Minerva!
Our winner, Scott Minerva, 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: New York RD 3
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Pulkkinen connects with a leg kick. Minerva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Minerva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Minerva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pulkkinen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Minerva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#SUB#
Minerva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Minerva taking a break here but Pulkkinen is having none of it and regains half guard.
Pulkkinen regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pulkkinen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva looking to pass the guard.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Minerva from controlling successfully. #T1#
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Pulkkinen is keeping the position.
Minerva postures up in Pulkkinen's guard and throws a big left but Pulkkinen blocks it.
Pulkkinen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Minerva from controlling successfully.
Minerva is looking to work some ground and pound but Pulkkinen has wrist control.
Minerva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pulkkinen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Minerva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Minerva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pulkkinen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Minerva stands up over Pulkkinen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Minerva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Minerva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pulkkinen dodges the ground and pound from Minerva.
Pulkkinen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #SUB#
Minerva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pulkkinen 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.
Pulkkinen is trying to control Minerva's posture but Minerva avoids it.
Pulkkinen parries the strikes from Minerva easily there. Minerva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Pulkkinen to escape. #T3#
Minerva trying to control the action but Pulkkinen is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Minerva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pulkkinen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Minerva manages to get to full guard. #SUB#
Minerva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Minerva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T4#
Pulkkinen keeping moving, preventing Minerva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minerva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pulkkinen's head.
Minerva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Minerva throwing strikes from guard but Pulkkinen blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Minerva controlling from the top position.
Minerva wants to control from the top but Pulkkinen keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Pulkkinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pulkkinen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Minerva misses with a takedown attempt
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pulkkinen throws a head kick that misses.
Minerva misses with a body shot
and Pulkkinen counters with a nice body kick.
Pulkkinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Minerva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Pulkkinen to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Minerva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pulkkinen. That's going to slow Minerva down.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minerva checks a leg kick nicely.
Pulkkinen takes a swing at Minerva's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva fails with a takedown attempt.
Minerva tries for a takedown but Pulkkinen circles away easily
and Pulkkinen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minerva dives in for a single leg takedown but Pulkkinen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T1#
Minerva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pulkkinen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pulkkinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Minerva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pulkkinen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Minerva throws a body punch but Pulkkinen moves out of range.
Pulkkinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Minerva's calf.
Pulkkinen tries to land a front kick but Minerva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pulkkinen defending well as Minerva loads up on a big left hand.
Minerva lands a nice shot to the body.
No joy there for Minerva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minerva with a poor takedown #KD2#
and Pulkkinen counters with a head kick that drops Minerva to the mat! Minerva scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Minerva is rocked!
Minerva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pulkkinen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Oh Minerva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pulkkinen throws a right hand that Minerva ducks under and follows up with a left that Minerva also avoids with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pulkkinen thumps Minerva with a low kick.
Pulkkinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pulkkinen is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Minerva flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Minerva is out cold! Pulkkinen holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Albert Pulkkinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Albert Pulkkinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: PSE 21
Date: Dec 29, 2018

#R1#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Khaan.
Khaan takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CUT#
It looks like Darius Khaan has been cut.
Minerva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khaan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Minerva tries to clinch but Khaan moves away
and Khaan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Minerva thinking.
Khaan connects with a solid leg kick.
Minerva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Khaan is out of range.
Minerva throws a right hand that misses
and Khaan counters with a right hand to the body.
Khaan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khaan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minerva.
A swing and a miss from Minerva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khaan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big left from Minerva misses.
Minerva tries to clinch up
and Khaan counters with a slapping leg kick. #T1#
and Minerva counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Khaan! He's just covering up as Minerva starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Minerva!
An out of breath Scott Minerva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: PSE 14
Date: Nov 17, 2018

#R1#
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Minerva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Badass misses with a hook
and Minerva counters with a good low kick that Badass was not able to check.
Badass misses with a right hand
and Minerva counters with a stiff right hand.
Minerva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Badass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badass shoots for a double leg takedown but Minerva sprawls well. He's pushed Badass's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Badass fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Ray Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Minerva clinches up against the ropes.
Minerva gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Minerva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Minerva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minerva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Badass backwards.
Badass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badass is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Minerva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Badass wants a takedown.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Minerva. #ROC2#
Badass is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Billy Ray Badass has been cut.
Badass is breathing heavily.
Badass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Badass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T1#
Minerva throws a punch but it's blocked by Badass.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Badass uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Minerva.
Badass seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Minerva fails to land.
Minerva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Badass is keeping busy.
Badass is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Minerva is defending well.
Badass has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Minerva after a bit of a struggle.
A hook to the body from Minerva.
A right handed body shot lands from Minerva. #TD2#
Minerva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #SUB2#
Minerva 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.
Minerva wants to pass the guard but Badass is keeping the position.
Minerva trying to control the position from guard on top but Badass is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Badass has a closed guard, preventing Minerva from standing up. #T2#
Badass trying to control the position.
Minerva tries to free his leg and advance position but Badass is retaining full guard.
Minerva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Badass's guard.
Minerva passes Badass's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Minerva is working for a kimura but Badass is defending it quite comfortably.
Badass trying to control from the bottom.
Badass won't allow Minerva to pass to mount.
Badass trying to control here. #SUB2#
Minerva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Badass is just riding it out for now. Minerva eventually gives up the hold.
Minerva is trying to control the action in half guard but Badass is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #T3#
Badass wants to control but Minerva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Badass tries to get to full guard but Minerva has control of the leg.
Badass trying to control here.
Minerva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SU2#
Minerva is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Minerva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Minerva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Minerva clinches with his opponent. #T4#
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Badass.
Minerva working aggressively here.
Minerva tries to land a knee to the head but Badass blocks with his arms.
Minerva misses with a body punch.
Minerva misses with some punches.
Badass drops down looking for an ankle pick but Minerva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Minerva thuds his right hand into Badass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CL2#
Minerva rushes Badass and presses him up against the ropes.
Badass looking for a takedown.
Badass tries to pull guard but Minerva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Badass drops back down to his feet. #TD2#
Minerva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Badass uses from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Minerva is on top in guard. #REVB#
Badass being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Minerva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Ray Badass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Badass misses with a takedown attempt
and Minerva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Badass shoots in for a takedown but Minerva shows good takedown defense.
Badass fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Minerva avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Ray Badass. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Minerva closes the distance and pushes Badass back into the ropes.
Minerva gets through Badass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Minerva has Badass pressed against the ropes. He pushes Badass back and as he springs towards him off the ropes, Minerva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Badass crashing to the floor! Minerva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Badass is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Minerva!
A relieved looking Scott Minerva 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: PSE 11
Date: Oct 20, 2018

#R1#
Minerva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Scott Minerva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minerva misses with a low kick. #CL#
Dio clinches up with Minerva and pushes him back against the cage.
Minerva working aggressively here.
Dio blocks an elbow strike from Minerva.
Minerva is looking to control Dio's arms but Dio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minerva has his back to the cage.
Minerva slows down the pace here.
A shot in the inside from Dio.
Minerva is looking to control Dio's arms but Dio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Minerva has his back to the cage.
Minerva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dio. #BC#
Dio breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Dio feints and as Minerva raises his hands in defense, Dio changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dio wants to control from the top but Minerva keeps moving. #SUB2#
Minerva working for a triangle but Dio defends it easily.
Dio trying to control but Minerva is working from the bottom. #T1#
Minerva trying to keep a closed guard but Dio is proving a slippery customer.
Dio is looking to work some ground and pound but Minerva has wrist control.
Minerva wants to control the position but Dio says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Minerva manages to get to full guard.
Dio lands a couple of digs.
Dio trying to control but Minerva is working from the bottom.
Dio slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Minerva is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Dio lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Minerva down. #SUB#
Dio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minerva, who protects the arm well.
Dio 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.
Dio landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Minerva is looking to regain half guard here but Dio keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dio works to advance to full mount. Minerva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Minerva regains half guard.
Minerva is pressing down on Dio's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Minerva can't keep his opponent in guard - Dio advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dio is trying to control. Minerva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Minerva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T3#
Dio is looking to work some ground and pound but Minerva has wrist control.#SUB2#
Minerva has his foot on Dio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dio works his way back into a safe position though.
Minerva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Minerva trying to control the position.
Dio with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#SUB2#
Minerva is looking for a triangle but Dio pushes his legs off easily.
Dio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dio stays in close to Minerva's body and controls the position.
Dio distracts Minerva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T4#
Dio stands and throws Minerva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dio lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Minerva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dio winds up and cracks Minerva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Minerva is trying to stand up here but Dio is controlling him well.
Dio wants to free his trapped foot but Minerva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are battling for position here. Minerva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Minerva trying to keep a closed guard but Dio is proving a slippery customer.
Dio working some strikes from top position.#SUB2#
Minerva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dio defends it easily.
Minerva is looking to stand up but Dio isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Dio dominated that round.
That's time! Dio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Minerva misses with a straight right.
A punch lands to the side of Minerva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A lazy body kick from Minerva
and Dio counters with a two punch combo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dio here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Minerva swings for the body but Dio moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Minerva misses #CL#
and Dio counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio prevents a body shot from Minerva.
Minerva working aggressively here.
Minerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Dio has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Minerva is trying to keep an underhook but Dio manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Minerva tries to kick Dio off but Dio keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Minerva taking some punishment here, with Dio in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#ES2#
Minerva manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Dio keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Minerva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minerva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dio paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T1#
Minerva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dio.
Minerva walks into a jab.
Minerva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dio feints a jab promting Minerva to slip. Dio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Minerva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Minerva swings for the body but Dio moves out of range.
Dio avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Minerva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Dio in a clinch.
Minerva tries to stall but Dio uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Minerva prevents Dio from breaking the clinch.
Minerva is pressed up against the cage. Dio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Minerva down to the mat. Minerva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Minerva looks to score with a jab to the body but Dio is just out of range.
Dio tries to counter with a takedown but Minerva is quick to defend against it.
Dio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Minerva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Minerva throws a low kick but Dio avoids it.#T2#
Dio lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Minerva misses.
Dio tries to counter with a takedown but Minerva is quick to defend against it.
Dio swings for the body but Minerva moves out of range.
Minerva throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Dio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dio.
Minerva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dio has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dio prevents a body shot from Minerva.
Minerva misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Dio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Minerva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Minerva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dio drops down looking for a counter takedown but Minerva sprawls and moves away.
Minerva misses with an uppercut
and Dio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Minerva misses the body punch
and Dio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Minerva.
Minerva just misses with a punch to the body.
Minerva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Dio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL#
Dio moves into the clinch successfully.
Minerva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dio tries to circle away but Minerva has him pinned against the cage.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dio avoids the elbow strike from Minerva, against the cage.
Dio has Minerva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Minerva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dio as Minerva tries to tie him up.
Minerva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dio's elbow.
Dio blocks an elbow strike.
Dio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Minerva can do to turn this around?
Dio is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Minerva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minerva is leaning against Dio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Minerva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dio blocks an uppercut.
Minerva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Minerva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #T4#
Minerva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dio is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dio wants to take the fight to the mat but Minerva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Minerva throws a head punch that misses.
Minerva throws a head punch that misses.
Minerva throws an elbow but it misses.
Minerva struggles to land a body shot inside as Dio controls his hands.
Minerva misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minerva tries to work over Dio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dio changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Minerva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Minerva connects with a body shot that sends Dio's belly button to the back.
John Dio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Minerva throws a body punch but Dio moves out of range. #CL2#
Minerva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Minerva misses with some punches.
Dio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get 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 John Dio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Minerva throws a lazy right hand but Dio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dio scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Minerva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Minerva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dio throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Minerva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
John Dio is winning the standup battle so far.
Minerva missing with a left hand there. Dio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Minerva digs a good hook to Dio's body. #CL2#
Minerva takes the fight into the clinch.
Dio is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva throws an elbow but it misses.
Dio tries to break the clinch but Minerva is controlling the position. #BC#
Dio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva lands with a nice body punch.
Dio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Minerva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dio manages to avoid it.
Dio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Minerva closes the distance and clinches up with Dio, looking for a takedown. Minerva pushes Dio against the cage but Dio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Minerva cracks Dio with an open hand slap.
Minerva cracks the inside of Dio's front leg.
Minerva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dio is fending him off so far but Minerva persists. Nope, Dio circles away and we're back to standing.
Dio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL2#
Minerva has closed the distance and engaged Dio in a clinch.
Dio tries to break free but Minerva pushes him back against the cage.
Dio is looking for a takedown.
Dio drops down looking for an ankle pick but Minerva pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Dio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Minerva misses with the combination.
Dio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #T2#
Minerva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Minerva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Minerva swings for the body but Dio moves out of range.
Minerva misses with a straight left.
Dio tries to counter with a takedown but Minerva is quick to defend against it.
Minerva cracks a nice hook into Dio's ribs.
Dio lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Minerva throws a body shot but no joy.
Dio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CL#
Dio has Minerva up against the cage in a clinch.
Minerva misses with a body punch.
Dio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dio drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Minerva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dio has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Minerva after a bit of a struggle. #T3#
Minerva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dio's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Minerva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dio is defending well for now.
Minerva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Dio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dio wants to break the clinch but can't.
Minerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minerva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Minerva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dio can't break the clinch.
Minerva is trying to maintain a safe position but Dio gets an underhook and turns Minerva into the cage.
Dio is trying to push Minerva away but Minerva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Scott Minerva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Minerva has a couple of punches blocked by Dio. #BC#
Dio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Minerva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Minerva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Dio misses the target.
Minerva swings for the body but Dio moves out of range.
A big left from Minerva misses.
Minerva digs a good hook to Dio's body.
Minerva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dio rather than just go for the knockout.
Dio scores with a body shot.
Minerva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Minerva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dio lunges at Minerva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Minerva's hand.
John Dio is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Minerva jabs Dio to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dio moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Minerva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dio 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Dio!
John Dio decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: PSE 8
Date: Sep 22, 2018

#R1#
Smith misses the jab.
Smith misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Minerva misses the target.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Smith throws a big shot that misses.
Minerva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Minerva sees it coming and avoids it easily.#CL#
Minerva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice elbow from Smith. #CUT2#
It looks like Scott Minerva has been cut.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Minerva shrugs off.
Smith takes a shot to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Aaron Smith has been cut.
Minerva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Minerva dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Minerva wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC#
Minerva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Minerva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Smith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Minerva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Smith gets back to full guard.
Minerva wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Minerva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Minerva 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.
Minerva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Smith's guard.
Minerva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Minerva from controlling successfully. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Minerva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Minerva is looking to stand up but Smith isn't so interested in that idea.
Minerva working a defensive guard here. #SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Minerva looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Minerva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith prevents Minerva from getting back to his feet.
Minerva wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Minerva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Minerva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#SUB#
Minerva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith with a flurry of punches that miss.
My spies in 3Band MMA ($700/week) inform me that Smith has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Minerva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Minerva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Smith is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Minerva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T4##SU2#
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Minerva moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Smith gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Minerva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Smith avoids the elbow strike from Minerva, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Smith.
Minerva misses with some punches.
Minerva dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
Minerva stalls.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Smith just leaning against Minerva, taking a breather. #BC2#
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Minerva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Smith dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Minerva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Minerva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Minerva backs off Smith throws a huge counter combo but Minerva manages to avoid it all.#CL2#
Smith forces Minerva back against the cage and clinches.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Minerva avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
Minerva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
A short uppercut from Minerva.
Minerva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Minerva throws a head punch that misses.
Smith taking a breather.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Minerva blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Minerva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Minerva's defenses. #T1##BC2#
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Smith moves into range and clinches up with Minerva.
Minerva blocks the elbow strike.
Aaron Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Minerva taking a breather.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Minerva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Minerva.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith is trying to stall.
Minerva wants a takedown but no success here.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minerva lands with a short shot to the head.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Minerva can't find room to land a body shot as Smith controls the action. #T2#
Minerva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Minerva fails to land.
Minerva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smith stalling against the cage.
Minerva is trying to stall.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Minerva scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Minerva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CUT2#
Scott Minerva's cut is getting worse.
A combination from Smith does no damage.
Minerva moves forwards but Smith connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Minerva moves into the clinch.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Minerva is trying to stall.
Minerva lands with a light punch inside. #T3#
Smith is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
Minerva is trying to pull guard but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Minerva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside. #CUT2#
Scott Minerva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Minerva blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Minerva up against the cage.
Smith blocking some punches.
Minerva swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith stops a takedown attempt from Minerva.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Minerva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smith pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Smith keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Minerva's efforts to push away.
Smith lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T4#
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Minerva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short right from Minerva on the inside.
Smith lands a nice elbow.
Minerva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smith is keeping busy.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Minerva gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Minerva - that landed with a thud.
Minerva digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Smith is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Minerva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Minerva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Minerva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Minerva won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Minerva pushes down on Smith's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Aaron Smith will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Minerva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Minerva saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Minerva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Minerva takes one to the chin there.
Minerva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smith counters with a two punch combo.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Minerva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aaron Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minerva moves out of range as Smith strikes.
Smith lands a jab to the nose.
Smith is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Smith swings for the body but Minerva moves out of range.
Minerva tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Minerva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Smith but Smith pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T1#
Minerva tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Minerva tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.
Minerva moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aaron Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Minerva tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Minerva.
Minerva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#CL2#
Smith instigates a clinch.
Minerva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Minerva fails to land.
Minerva misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Minerva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Smith 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.
Smith connects with a nice looking jab.
Minerva wants to clinch.
Smith looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Minerva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith misses the jab.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Smith misses.
Minerva walks into 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!
Minerva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Minerva should have avoided that one.
Minerva tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
Minerva is looking to land body kicks.
Minerva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Minerva tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith cracks Minerva with a good jab.
Smith cracks Minerva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Minerva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T3#
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Smith throws a hook but Minerva avoids it easily.
Minerva tries to clinch up but Smith circles away and keeps his distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Smith! But no joy.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Smith has Minerva up against the cage in a clinch.
Minerva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Minerva's defenses. #ROC2#
Minerva is rocked!#BC2#
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Minerva is looking to clinch.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Minerva slips the punch.
Smith takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Oh Minerva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt
and Smith counters with a big right hand! Oh Minerva is in trouble here! Smith follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aaron Smith!
Aaron Smith thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Evolution Stage 6
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Infamous connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CUT2#
It looks like Hunter Smith has been cut.
Smith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A jab from Infamous does it's job there.
Infamous scores with a decent looking hook.
Smith goes for a double leg but Infamous avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Infamous continues to drive forward.
Nice uppercut lands for Infamous. That snapped Smith's head back.
Infamous connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Smith to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Infamous!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Scott Infamous!
Scott Infamous is the new heavyweight champion!
Scott Infamous 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: Evolution Stage 2
Date: Jun 23, 2018

Event: RS 177
Date: May 05, 2018

#R1#
Infamous fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Delsarte.
Infamous with a poor takedown #TD#
and Delsarte counters with a nice double leg into guard. #SUB2#
Infamous throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Delsarte escapes and throws Infamous's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Infamous pushes Delsarte away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Delsarte gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Infamous tries to bench press Delsarte off him but Delsarte keeps the position. #SU#
Delsarte has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Delsarte. Infamous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Delsarte throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Infamous looks winded!
Delsarte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Infamous throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Delsarte moves into range and clinches up with Infamous.
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!
Delsarte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Delsarte is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gauthier Delsarte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scott Infamous.#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Delsarte.
Delsarte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Delsarte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Delsarte cracks Infamous with a nice body shot.
Delsarte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Delsarte.
Delsarte lands with a left to the head.
Delsarte works on Infamous's body with a couple of short punches.
Delsarte scores with a shot to the side of Infamous's head. #ROC#
Infamous is rocked!
Delsarte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Infamous is still on wobbly legs! Can Delsarte finish him?
Delsarte has Infamous pressed against the cage. Infamous drops his hands and Delsarte takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Infamous tumbling to the canvas! Delsarte rains down with more punches but Infamous was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Delsarte!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gauthier Delsarte!
Gauthier Delsarte 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: RFC 44:Slaughterday Night Live
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Infamous misses with a left hand
and Yamaguchi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#TD2#
Infamous gets a takedown into half guard.
Yamaguchi wants to control but Infamous is keeping busy.
Infamous throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Infamous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Infamous is pressing down on Yamaguchi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Yamaguchi is holding on for now.
Infamous missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Infamous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Infamous is trying for a kimura here. Yamaguchi looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Infamous wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Scott Infamous!
During a confident post fight interview, Scott Infamous thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Daiki Yamaguchi was interviewed post fight and said 'Sepukku!!!'.

Event: RFC 38: Fools Gold
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1##TD#
Infamous shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Infamous showed some decent athleticism there.
Infamous is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tolentino has hold of Infamous's hands but Infamous slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tolentino strikes from the bottom but Infamous uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Infamous landing strikes.
Infamous lands a few punches from side control.#SUB#
Infamous is trying to get an arm triangle but Tolentino is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Infamous is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tolentino is trying to escape and Infamous transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tolentino is forced to tap! Nice work there by Infamous! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Infamous!
Scott Infamous decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Makisig Tolentino spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the depths I go...'.

Event: RFC 34: The Danger Zone
Date: Mar 04, 2017

#R1##TD2#
Infamous looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Infamous chips away with some ground and pound.
Infamous makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Infamous stands up over Mavers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Levi Mavers has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Infamous is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Mavers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Infamous is aware though and is defending well.
Mavers is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Infamous postures up and lands a big shot to Mavers's brow.
Infamous chips away with some ground and pound.
Infamous lands a couple of elbows.#ROC2#
Mavers is rocked!
Infamous postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Mavers covers up, he's hurt! Infamous keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Infamous and the ref steps in to end the fight! Infamous can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Infamous!
Scott Infamous decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: RFC 27: Fearless Ambition
Date: Jan 21, 2017

#R1#
A big right from Infamous misses. #KD2#
Infamous bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Duncan! He dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC2#
Duncan is rocked!#SUB#
Duncan working for a triangle but Infamous defends it easily.
Oh Duncan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB#
Duncan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Duncan seems to have got his legs back now.
Infamous stands up over Duncan, holding on to his feet. Infamous throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Duncan is out cold! Infamous lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Scott Infamous!
Scott Infamous seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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