Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: NSC 21: Nielsen vs Barca
Date: May 07, 2019

#R1##CL#
Assad rushes Csiki and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Assad has Csiki pressed against the ropes, preventing Csiki from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Assad misses with an elbow over the top.
Assad gets through Csiki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assad misses with a punch on the inside.
Csiki tries to land a knee to the head but Assad blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Csiki.
Csiki wants to get back to striking at distance but Assad won't allow it.
Csiki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Assad has him pressed against the ropes.
We've been hearing reports that Assad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Assad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Csiki's brow.
Csiki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Assad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Csiki.
Csiki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Assad misses with a punch on the inside.
Assad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Assad lands a body punch. #T1#
Assad misses with the head strike.
A short right from Assad on the inside.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Csiki is trying to force a seperation but Assad has the dominant position.
Assad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Assad tries to throw a body punch but Csiki avoids it by throwing Assad back against the ropes.
Assad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #ROC#
Csiki is rocked!
Csiki is trying to force a seperation but Assad has the dominant position.
Assad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Csiki's defenses.
Csiki is still on wobbly legs! Can Assad finish him?
Csiki wants to break free but Assad has control.
Assad lands a body punch in the clinch.
Csiki seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice elbow from Assad. #T2#
Nice body punch from Assad.
Assad lands a hook that snaps the head of Csiki backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Assad.
Assad scores with a shoulder strike.
Assad dips a shoulder and cracks Csiki with a mighty uppercut! Csiki falls back against the ropes and Assad unloads with a barrage of strikes! Csiki is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Assad screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Assad!
Zach Assad made sure to mention his sponsor, Organic Nutrition in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Istvan Csiki stepped up to the mic, saying 'Changing out my shampoo, my afro did not work as I expected. I blame the shampoo it kept making my hair frizz out. '.

Event: NSC 12: Mcdonald vs Athanas
Date: Apr 09, 2019

#R1#
Megalos jabs Assad right on the nose. Assad blinks but takes it well.
Megalos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Megalos. Megalos obviously looking to wear him down.
Assad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Megalos.
Assad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Megalos throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Megalos is looking to score with low kicks.#CL#
Megalos has Assad up against the ropes in a clinch.
Megalos takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos pushes Assad back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Megalos blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Megalos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Megalos is leaning against Assad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Megalos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assad throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Megalos.
Megalos digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Megalos.
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Assad looks winded!
Megalos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Megalos scores with a shot to the side of Assad's head.
Megalos avoids the elbow strike from Assad, against the ropes. #BC#
Megalos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Megalos 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.
Megalos cracks Assad with an open hand slap.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Assad has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Megalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megalos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad misses with a hook. Megalos ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Megalos there.
Megalos slips a jab from Assad.
Megalos lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Megalos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Megalos scores with a jab to the head. #CL2#
Assad clinches up with Megalos and pushes him back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Megalos.
Megalos is working Assad over against the ropes.
Megalos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards. #T2#
Assad blocks a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megalos is working Assad over against the ropes.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Megalos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
Megalos works on Assad's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Assad misses with some punches.
Assad prevents a body shot from Megalos.
A short body shot lands from Megalos as the two fighters clinch.
Megalos can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
Megalos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assad or not.
Megalos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megalos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Megalos scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Megalos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assads head.
A short right from Megalos on the inside.
Megalos scores with a hook to the body.
Assad misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megalos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vasilios Megalos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A solid body kick from Megalos.
Megalos keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Megalos has managed to clinch.
Megalos blocks a body shot from Assad.
Megalos blocks an elbow strike from Assad.
Nice body punch from Megalos - that landed with a thud.
Megalos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Megalos cracks Assad with a nice body shot.
Megalos is working Assad over against the ropes.
Assad takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Megalos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
Megalos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Megalos lands a body shot.
Megalos cracks Assad with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Megalos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vasilios Megalos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Assad's ribcage. Assad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assad is breathing heavily.
Megalos digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Megalos presses Assad against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Megalos.
A right handed body shot lands from Megalos.
Megalos pushes Assad back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T1#
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Megalos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Megalos digs a right hand underneath Assad's ribcage. Assad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Megalos scores with an uppercut up the middle.#ROC#
Assad is rocked!
Megalos working aggressively here.
Assad is still on wobbly legs! Can Megalos finish him?
Megalos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Megalos.
Megalos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Megalos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Megalos lands a big right hand that drops Assad! The killer instinct kicks in and Megalos finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Megalos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vasilios Megalos!
Zach Assad was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you'.

Event: EMP Paddington vs San Diego
Date: Mar 08, 2019

#R1#
Assad misses with a hook.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assad.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Walker checks a leg kick.
Assad blocks a head kick by Walker.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Assad has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Assad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assad throws a shot to the body.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assad.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assad finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
Zach Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Assad misses its intended target.
Assad scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
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!
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Walker connects with a nice looking jab.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Assad throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assad tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker lands with a cross.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch up but Assad circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker cracks Assad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Assad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker throws a right hand that Assad ducks under and follows up with a left that Assad also avoids with ease.
Assad misses with a two punch combination.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Assad manages to avoid it.
Assad takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Assad doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A jab from Assad misses.
As Assad looks to move away, Walker throws a big counter combo but Assad just gets out of the way.
Assad throws a shot from downtown. Walker moves away and avoids it.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Assad pushes Walker up against the cage in a clinch.#T2#
Walker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assad throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Assad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Assad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walker doesn't seem phased though.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Walker. Walker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Assad looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker moves forwards but Assad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Walker displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker is looking to counter the offense by Assad and move into the clinch.
Assad moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Good standup being displayed there by Assad as he connects with a hook.
Assad avoids the body shot from Walker.
Assad tries to clinch up.
Walker throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely. #CL2#
Walker tries to keep at a distance but Assad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assads head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker lands a shot to the body.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Walker has had enough of the clinch but Assad keeps him there for the moment.#T4#
Assad misses with the head strike.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Assad, against the cage. #BC#
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Assad moved out of range.
Assad ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Assad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assad misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a left and a right that stings Assad.
Assad throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Assad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad scores with a body shot.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assad wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walker misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Walker works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Assad forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Assad lands a hook that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
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 Johnny Walker will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Walker scores with a decent looking hook.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Assad throws a looping overhand right but Walker ducks down to avoid it.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Assad lands a jab.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnny Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker is looking to counter the offense by Assad and move into the clinch.
Walker jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Assad off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assad misses with a right hand
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
Assad fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker misses with a low kick as Assad jumps back.
Assad misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a nice body shot. #T1#
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Assad throws a big shot that misses.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Assad tried to score with a low kick but Walker checks it.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Assad swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Walker.
As Assad looks to move away, Walker throws a big counter combo but Assad just gets out of the way.#CL2#
Assad moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Assad won't allow it.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Assad working aggressively here. #T2##BC#
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Walker misses the target.
Walker defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Assad thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Walker blocks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Assad moves away from the strike by Walker.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
It looked like Walker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker feints a jab promting Assad to slip. Walker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Assad slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assad moves out of range of the body kick.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Assad moved out of range.
Walker throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Assad misses with a hook
and Walker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assad.
Assad throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease. #T3#
A lazy left from Assad finds it's target.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assad is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
A shot to the body from Assad misses #CL#
and Walker counters by clinching up.
Zach Assad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Assad throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Assad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad misses the jab.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Assad misses with a left hand
and Walker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Assad misses.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Assad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Assad misses its intended target.
Assad walks into a stiff left hand from Walker.#T4#
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Assad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
Assad moves into the clinch.#BC#
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker wants to clinch up but Assad keeps it at a distance.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad clobbers Walker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Assad instigates a clinch.
Walker lands a body punch in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Assad lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but Assad is controlling him.
Assad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Assad. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assad.
Good work by Walker as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Assad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnny Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Walker moves away from the strike by Assad.
Walker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walker lands the left hand.
Walker throws a leg kick but Assad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assad has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Assad throws a hook but Walker blocks it.
Walker is looking to counter with head kicks.
Assad 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#
Walker misses with an uppercut. Assad saw that one coming.
Walker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assad dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Assad is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Walker with a body shot.
Assad ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Walker slips under a jab from Assad.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assad tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
Donk. Walker catches Assad right on the button with a cross.
Assad tries to clinch but Walker moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Walker scores with a four punch combination!
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Assad looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.#T2#
Assad connects with a nice looking jab.
Walker lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!
Walker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Assad takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Assad walks into a jab.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad misses with a low kick.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
Walker lands a jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Assad blocks the leg kick.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker throws a hook but Assad avoids it easily.
Walker slips under a jab from Assad.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Assad's shoulder, as Assad tries to avoid the shot.
Assad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
A jab from Walker misses.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Assad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assad. #T3#
Assad throws the left hand but Walker avoids the punch easily.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker looks to land a combination but Assad avoids it well.
Assad swinging wildly here.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Walker gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad lands a shot to the body.
Walker wants to break free but Assad has control.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assad misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assad misses with the head strike. #BC#
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4##CL2#
Assad closes the distance and clinches.
Walker working hard to break the clinch.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Walker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Assad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad working aggressively here.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walker lands a left hand. #BC#
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walker throwing a counter right hand but Assad manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Walker.
I think Walker 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: EMP Gagnon vs Graves
Date: Jan 26, 2019

#R1#
Assad wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker scores with a nice strike.
We've been hearing reports that Assad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Assad misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Walker swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Assad moves into the clinch successfully.
Assad has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assad pushes off an throws an elbow but Walker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Walker digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Assad misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assad scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
Assad doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Assad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
Assad throws a big shot that misses.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker moves out of range of the leg kick from Assad.
Assad backing away here, and Walker unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Walker.
Assad throws a leg kick
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Assad swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Assad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Walker.
Walker lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assad darts in trying to clinch
enabling Walker to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Assad throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
Assad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T2#
Walker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Assad gets a clinch.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Assad has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assad misses with the head strike. #BC2#
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Walker misses.
Zach Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assad circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
A quick step to the side and Assad tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Assad misses with a straight left.
Walker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Assad wants to land a leg kick but Walker is out of range.
A left lands for Assad.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assad.#CL2#
Walker forces Assad back against the cage and clinches.#T3#
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Assad has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Assad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple. #BC2#
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Walker thuds his right hand into Assad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Assad throws a series of punches but Walker moves out of range.
Assad doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walker throws a shot to the body.
Assad moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Assad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Assad throws a body punch but Walker moves out of range.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Assad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assad lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Assad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walker.
Walker lands with a right to the head.
Walker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assad lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Assad is controlling the position.
Walker swings wildly with an uppercut but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Johnny Walker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Assad's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Assad throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assad lands a really nice looking cross but Walker seems unphased.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker moves away from the strike by Assad.
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnny Walker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walker scrambles back to his feet.
Walker cracks Assad with an open hand slap.
Walker looks to throw the jab but Assad is out of range.
Walker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL#
Assad moves into the clinch successfully.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from Assad.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Walker is trying to break free.#BC2#
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
Assad tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Walker throws a hook but Assad blocks it.#T1#
Walker checks a low kick from Assad.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad tries to clinch up.
Walker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Assad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Assad throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#CL#
Assad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Walker, pushing him back against the cage.
Zach Assad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Assad is controlling the position.
Assad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Assad has him pressed against the cage.
Assad tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assad working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Walker scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assad wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a straight right hand.
Walker tests Assad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A punch combination from Assad misses.
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!
Assad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walker counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Walker finds it's way through Assad's defenses. #T2#
Assad tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Good shot there by Assad.
Assad connects with a right hand. Walker shakes it off.
Assad misses with a straight left.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
Walker lands with an uppercut that bounces Assad off the cage and back into range.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
Walker flicks out a counter leg kick but Assad steps away.
Assad swings for the body but Walker moves out of range.
Assad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
Walker unleashes a big counter combination but Assad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Assad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker blocks a leg kick.
Assad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely.
Walker tests Assad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assad digs a good body shot into Walker's ribs.
Johnny Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Assad. Assad maintains the clinch. #T3#
Walker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assad's elbow.
Walker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Assad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
A left hand lands to the body for Assad. #BC2#
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Assad throws a jab when Walker was well out of range.
Nice cross by Walker.
Assad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Assad slips the punch.
Assad avoids the head kick by Walker.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walker moves away.
Assad misses with a shot to the body #CL2#
and Walker counters by moving into the clinch. #BC2#
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Assad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walker.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Assad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Walker connects with a right hand. Assad shakes it off.
Assad misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Assad misses #CL2#
and Walker moves into the clinch.
Walker avoids the elbow strike from Assad, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assad lands an elbow inside that Walker shrugs off.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Walker.
Assad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker can't break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Johnny Walker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Assad tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Assad misses with a double jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Walker! But no joy.
Assad wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Assad looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker wants to counter the offense by Assad and move into the clinch position.
Walker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CL#
Assad has managed to clinch.
Assad keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Assad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walker blocks an elbow strike.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Assad keeps control of Walker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assad misses with the head strike. #T1#
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Assad throws an elbow but it misses.
Assad misses with some punches.
Assad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Assad lands a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assad throws out the jab.
Despite the aggression on Walker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
Assad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walker blocks a jab.
Walker wants to counter the offense by Assad and move into the clinch position.
Assad connects with a crisp jab.
Walker swinging wildly here.
Assad throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T2#
Assad misses with a two punch combination.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Assad.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Left hook, right uppercut from Walker.
Assad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walker misses with a looping right.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assad.
Walker lands an overhand right.
Walker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Assad. Assad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Walker throws the kick towards the body but Assad avoids it.
Walker moves out of range as Assad strikes.
A combination from Assad does no damage.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T3#
Walker moves out of range as Assad strikes.
Walker wants to counter the offense by Assad and move into the clinch position.
Walker scores with a jab to the head.
Assad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but Assad slips the punch.
Assad cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Walker moved out of range.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
Walker throws a big shot that misses.
Walker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice cross by Walker.
A big left from Walker misses.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T4#
Assad lands with an uppercut that bounces Walker off the cage and back into range.#CL#
Assad has managed to clinch.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
Walker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assad misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assad lands a shot to the body.
Walker lands a right hand.
Assad throws an elbow but it misses.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Walker.
Assad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker. #BC2#
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Assad thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Assad misses.
Assad misses with a left hand #CL2#
and Walker counters by clinching up.
Zach Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Zach Assad.
I think Walker 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Johnny Walker!
A very excited looking Johnny Walker 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.
Zach Assad spoke after the fight, saying 'fuck you'.

Event: IFC86: Mma v Warring
Date: Dec 19, 2018

#R1#
Assad misses with an uppercut. #TD#
Bogard gets the takedown into side control.
Bogard trying to control the position but Assad is working away. #SUB#
Bogard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Assad knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bogard tries to advance to mount but can't. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Bogard swings around for an armbar but Assad sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Bogard's guard.
Bogard is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Bogard controlling the action here.
Bogard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bogard.
Bogard trying to control but Assad is working from the bottom. #T2#
Assad can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bogard controls the pace.
Bogard tries to free his leg and advance position but Assad is retaining full guard.
Bogard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bogard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Assad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bogard works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB#
Bogard is trying to work for a kimura but Assad is defending well. #T3##SUB#
Bogard is trying for a kimura here. Assad looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bogard wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andy Bogard!
Andy Bogard gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
In defeat, Zach Assad stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck you'.

Event: IFC78: Pugberg v Lomachenko
Date: Nov 21, 2018

#R1#
A big right from Assad misses.
MaGee wants to clinch up but Assad keeps it at a distance.
MaGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
MaGee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Assad, pushing him back against the cage.
Assad blocks an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Assad has been working on his elbows in the gym.
MaGee blocks an uppercut.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
MaGee lands a body shot in the clinch.
MaGee lands with a left to the head.
Assad blocking some punches.
MaGee lands a body punch.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by MaGee.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
MaGee misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MaGee working aggressively here.
MaGee tries to work over Assad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from MaGee fails to land.
Assad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MaGee's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Assad.
MaGee lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by MaGee.
MaGee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.#T1#
MaGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MaGee lands a body shot.
Assad is breathing heavily.
MaGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through MaGee's defenses.
MaGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad misses with some punches.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MaGee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assad.
MaGee misses with the head strike.
MaGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assad lands a damaging elbow.
MaGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
MaGee misses with a hook from the clinch.
MaGee works on Assad's body with a couple of short punches.
MaGee gets through Assad's defenses to land a nice punch 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!
Assad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assad throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from MaGee on the inside.
MaGee blocks an uppercut.
Assad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
A head punch on the inside from MaGee fails to land.
MaGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MaGee digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
MaGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MaGee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assad throws an elbow that misses.
MaGee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MaGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by MaGee.
MaGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MaGee gets through Assad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MaGee.
Assad swings wildly with an uppercut but MaGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad tries to work over MaGee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assad looks to throw an elbow but misses.
MaGee works on Assad's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from MaGee.
MaGee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
MaGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Assad.
Assad blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MaGee blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MaGee.
MaGee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by MaGee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by MaGee.
A shot in the inside from Assad.
MaGee misses with a punch on the inside.
MaGee throws a head punch that misses.
Assad takes a shot to the head.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
MaGee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
MaGee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MaGee lands a left hand.
MaGee lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MaGee misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, MaGee scores with a nice short uppercut.
MaGee lands with a left to the head.
MaGee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T4#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MaGee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
MaGee presses Assad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from MaGee.
Assad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from MaGee fails to land.
MaGee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by MaGee.
MaGee lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for MaGee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Assad just misses with a elbow thrown towards MaGee's brow.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assad blocks an uppercut.
MaGee lands an uppercut.
MaGee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
MaGee lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MaGee throws a punch but it's blocked by Assad.
MaGee has a couple of punches blocked by Assad.
MaGee digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
MaGee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from MaGee fails to land.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by MaGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John MaGee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
MaGee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Assad as MaGee shoots in.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Assad swings wildly with an uppercut but MaGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as MaGee controls the action.
Assad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assad swings wildly with an uppercut but MaGee uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assad.
MaGee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MaGee is working Assad over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MaGee misses with a punch to the body.
MaGee digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
MaGee scores with a shot to the side of Assad's head.
MaGee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
MaGee lands a shot to the body.
A short right from MaGee on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MaGee swings wildly with an uppercut but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
MaGee lands with a left to the head.
MaGee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
MaGee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Assads head. #ROC2#
Assad is rocked!
MaGee scores with a shot to the side of Assad's head.
Oh Assad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MaGee creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Assad's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Assad drops to his knees and MaGee pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John MaGee!
John MaGee managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
The defeated Zach Assad had this to say: 'fuck you'.

Event: IFC MW 45: Mumu vs Sainty
Date: Oct 31, 2018

#R1#
Clark ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Assad scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clark looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zach Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assad moves away.#CL2#
Assad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clark, pushing him back against the cage.
Clark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Assad avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
Clark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Clark has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Clark leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Clark.
Clark has Assad pressed against the cage.
Clark takes an elbow to the forehead.
Clark taking a breather.
Clark looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Assad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Assad misses with the head strike.
Clark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Assad.
Clark missing with knees to the body.
Assad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clark's elbow.
Assad 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.
Clark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assad.
Assad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assad comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Clark lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad.
Assad tries a body shot but Clark blocks it.
Clark throws a head punch that misses.
Clark wants a takedown.
Assad avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Clark slowing the pace effectively.
Clark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Assad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clark trying to land knees to the body.
Clark is trying to push Assad away but Assad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2#
Assad lands an uppercut.
Clark looking to throw knees to the head but Assad is blocking nicely.
Assad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark taking a breather.
Clark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clark wants to stall.
Assad lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assad.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clark lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad.
Assad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark scores with a hook to the body.
Clark misses with a knee to the head.
Clark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assad's face.
Assad throws an elbow but it's blocked. #T3#
Clark avoids a wild elbow strike from Assad.
Assad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Clark tries to land a knee to the head but Assad blocks with his arms.
Assad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clark throws a punch but it's blocked by Assad.
A short right from Assad on the inside.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Assad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad.
Assad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Assad.
Assad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Assad.
A short left from Clark. #T4#
Clark avoids the elbow strike from Assad, against the cage.
Clark is trying to stall.
Clark lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Assad or not.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
Clark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark leaning against his opponent.
Assad tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assad avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Clark stalling in the clinch but Assad improves position.
Assad struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Clark throws an elbow that misses.
Assad gets through Clark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Assad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Clark is trying to maintain a safe position but Assad gets an underhook and turns Clark into the cage.
Clark softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Assad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Assad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Clark throws a head kick but Assad moves out of range.
Clark walks into a left hand. #CL2#
Clark tries to keep at a distance but Assad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Clark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Assad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clark digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Assad working aggressively here.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Assad avoiding damage as Clark throws knees to the body.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark leaning his opponent against the cage.
Assad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Assad working aggressively here.
Assad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Assad. #T1#
Assad working aggressively here.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Assad tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Assad back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Assad.
Clark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Clark will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Assad up against the cage.#BC#
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Assad throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assad connects with a jab.
Clark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Assad eats them both and turns towards Clark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#CUT#
It looks like Zach Assad has been cut.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
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!
Assad checks a leg kick nicely.
Assad connects with a jab.
Assad darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Clark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clark slips under a jab from Assad.
Assad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Clark throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range. #CL2#
Clark gets tackled into the cage by Assad. Assad maintains the clinch.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assad tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Assad back against the cage.
Clark tries a body shot but Assad blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clark creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Assad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Assad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark misses with a punch to the body.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assad lands a shoulder strike.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Clark utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Clark.
Assad working aggressively here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Clark.
A short uppercut from Assad.
Clark misses with a punch on the inside.
Assad prevents a body shot from Clark.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clark taking a breather.
Clark lands a nice elbow.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Assad.
Zach Assad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Assad.
Assad pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clark is looking to take this one to the mat.#BC#
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assad avoids the head kick by Clark.
Assad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Clark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Assad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad scores with a decent looking hook.
Assad thumps Clark with a low kick.
Clark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clark throws a head kick but Assad moves out of range.
Clark's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clark scrambles back to his feet.
Assad wants to clinch
and Clark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assad scores with a three punch combo!
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boyd Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clark takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Assad. Beautiful body shot.
Assad looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Clark takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark.
Zach Assad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Assad ducks down to avoid it.
Clark goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Assad tries to clinch but Clark is having none of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Assad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Assad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zach Assad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Assad lands a right hook to the body.
Clark slips a jab from Assad.
Assad lands with an uppercut that bounces Clark off the cage and back into range.
Clark throws a right and a left that Assad avoids nicely. #CL2#
Assad closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Assad.
Clark fails to pull guard.
Assad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
A short left from Assad. #ROC2#
Clark is rocked!
A short right from Assad on the inside.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clark lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clark trying to stall but Assad improves his position.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Assad lands a nice uppercut.
Assad lands a nice elbow.
Assad pushes Clark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Assad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Assad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Assad as Clark tries to tie him up.
Clark stalling in the clinch but Assad improves position.
Clark trying to land knees to the body.
Clark misses with the head strike.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Assad being controlled against the cage.
Clark tries to break free but Assad pushes him back against the cage.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assad's elbow.
Assad tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark wants to stall.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boyd Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Assad is leaning against Clark and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Assad swings wildly with an uppercut but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Clark wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Clark's defenses.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Assad cracks Clark with a nice body shot.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assad lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
Clark tries to land knees in the clinch but Assad avoids the damage to the body.
Clark tries for a takedown but Assad manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boyd Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
Clark wants to stall.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Assad. #T3#
Assad scores with a hook to the body.
Clark misses with a body punch.
Assad tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assad lands an elbow inside.
Assad misses with an elbow strike.
Clark is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Assad is keeping busy.
Clark connects with a nasty looking knee right to Assad's face.
Assad lands with a right to the head.
Clark doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Clark lands an uppercut.
Clark has a couple of punches blocked by Assad.
Assad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Assad blocks an uppercut.
Assad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Assad lands an elbow just above Clark 's eye.
Clark struggles to land a body shot inside as Assad controls his hands.
Assad scores with a hook to the body.
Assad lands an elbow inside. #T4#
Assad avoids a wild elbow strike from Clark.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Clark.
Nice elbow from Assad.
Clark takes an elbow to the temple.
Assad lands an elbow inside.
Assad throws a big uppercut that drops Clark! More strikes from Assad and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Clark lies dazed against the cage as Assad celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Assad!
After the big win, Zach Assad made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Organic Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: IFC MW41: Divac v Choo
Date: Oct 03, 2018

#R1#
Brooksbank shoots for a takedown but Assad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brooksbank tries to land a leg kick but Assad saw it coming and moves away.
Brooksbank goes for a double leg but Assad avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Assad continues to drive forward.#CL#
Brooksbank forces Assad back against the cage and clinches.
Brooksbank stalls.
Assad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Brooksbank tries to pull guard but Assad holds him up against the cage and eventually Brooksbank drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Brooksbank. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brooksbank is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Assad to keep the fight standing.
Assad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Brooksbank's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank wants to get back to striking at distance but Assad won't allow it.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Brooksbank stalls.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad. #T1##BC#
Brooksbank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brooksbank on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab by Assad.
Brooksbank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zach Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooksbank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assad. #CL2#
Brooksbank gets tackled into the cage by Assad. Assad maintains the clinch.
Assad tries to work over Brooksbank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Assad.
Assad tries a body shot but Brooksbank blocks it.
Assad 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.
Assad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Assad.
Brooksbank looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assad has Brooksbank pressed against the cage, preventing Brooksbank from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Brooksbank scores with a shoulder strike.
Assad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC2#
Brooksbank is rocked!
Assad creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brooksbank's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brooksbank drops to his knees and Assad pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Assad!
Zach Assad gave a mention to Organic Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: IFC MW 37: Hitme vs Divac
Date: Sep 05, 2018

#R1#
Sheehy lands with a nice body punch.
Assad misses with a hook.
Assad looks to land a left hand but Sheehy moved out of range nicely.
Assad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assad throws a right hand that Sheehy ducks under and follows up with a left that Sheehy also avoids with ease.
Assad lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Assad.
Sheehy staying out of range there.
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehy was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
Sheehy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sheehy.
Sheehy throws a hook but Assad blocks it.
Sheehy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assad blocks a jab.
A low kick from Assad misses
and Sheehy counters with a head kick. That will keep Assad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad checks a low kick from Sheehy.
Assad staying out of range there.
Sheehy throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Sheehy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sheehy scores with a decent looking hook.
Sheehy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assad.
Sheehy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Assad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sheehy 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.
Assad avoids a kick to the body.
Sheehy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assad.
Sheehy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Assad.#T1#
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Sheehy tried to counter with a leg kick but Assad avoided it.#CL#
Sheehy gets a clinch.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Sheehy manages to break the clinch.
Sheehy lands a nice shot that snaps Assad's head back. #CL2#
Assad takes the fight into the clinch.
Sheehy misses with a punch to the body.
A hook to the body from Sheehy.
Sheehy gets through Assad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Sheehy.
Sheehy scores with a hook to the body.
Sheehy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Sheehy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheehy takes one on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehy looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Sheehy throws a jab but it's blocked by Assad.
Sheehy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Assad thows a leg kick but Sheehy checks it
and Sheehy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Assad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T2#
Sheehy cracks Assad with an open hand slap.
Assad misses the jab.
Sheehy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Assad jabs Sheehy right on the nose. Sheehy blinks but takes it well.
Sheehy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sheehy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Assad finds it's way round the side to connect with Sheehy's head.
Sheehy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheehy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assad throws out the jab.
Sheehy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assad. That did some damage!
Assad misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Sheehy counters by moving into the clinch.
Sheehy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheehy.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheehy pushes Assad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Sheehy.
Sheehy blocking some punches. #BC#
Sheehy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheehy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sheehy there as he acknowledges the shot.#CL#
Sheehy takes the fight into the clinch.
Assad looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
Sheehy blocks an uppercut.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Sheehy is working Assad over against the cage.
Sheehy digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Sheehy breaks from the clinch.
Sheehy throws a head kick but Assad moves out of range.
Sheehy slips a jab from Assad.
Sheehy tries to counter by clinching up but Assad breaks away and moves out of range.
A cross from Assad lands.
Assad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sheehy lands with a good body shot.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehy.
Sheehy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Assad's head.
Sheehy throws a leg kick which misses Assad's front leg but catches the back leg as Assad tries to avoid it.
Assad slips under a jab from Sheehy.
Assad lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheehy's 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!
Sheehy defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
Sheehy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sheehy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sheehy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
Assad throws a low kick, looking for Sheehy's leg but Sheehy calmly moves out of range.
Sheehy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sheehy throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assad. Sheehy does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Assad backs away, Sheehy returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Assad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jab by Assad.
A big left from Assad misses.
Sheehy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Assad misses with a low kick as Sheehy jumps back.
Sheehy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zach Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad walks into a straight right hand from Sheehy.
Assad's corner calls for a 1-2. Assad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Assad looks to land a combination but Sheehy avoids it well.
Assad throws a shot from downtown. Sheehy moves away and avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assad cracks Sheehy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sheehy tries to score with a low kick but Assad moves his leg out of the way.
Assad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Assad misses with a straight left.
Assad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sheehy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sheehy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Sheehy.
Sheehy looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Sheehy dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sheehy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sheehy slips a straight right by Assad.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Sheehy here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Sheehy just misses with a punch to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Sheehy.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheehy moves away.
Assad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheehy ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
Sheehy misses with a hook.
Sheehy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Sheehy - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
Assad blocks a low kick nicely.
Sheehy misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad misses with a body shot.
Sheehy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Assad manages to circle out of the way.
Sheehy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sheehy misses with a looping left.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sheehy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheehy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
A swing and a miss from Assad.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sheehy misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Sheehy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assad misses with a straight left.
Assad checks a leg kick.
Assad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assad throws a leg kick but Sheehy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Assad with a nice cross.
Sheehy walks into a left hand.
Sheehy throws a leg kick but Assad checks it.
Sheehy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Assad swings for the body but Sheehy moves out of range.
Assad checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sheehy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Assads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ethan Sheehy is winning the standup battle so far.
Assad checks a leg kick.
Assad throws a jab when Sheehy was well out of range.
Assad throws a hook but Sheehy avoids it easily.
Assad lands a nice shot that snaps Sheehy's head back.
Assad moves out of range of the strikes.
Sheehy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
Sheehy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad. #T2#
Assad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sheehy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sheehy throws a body shot but no joy.
Assad throws a series of punches but Sheehy avoids them all with ease.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheehy. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sheehy slips under a jab.
Sheehy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assad.
Assad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sheehy's hands.
Assad tries to work over Sheehy's front leg with a kick but Sheehy checks it.
Assad slips under a jab from Sheehy.
Sheehy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Assad looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Assad looks to land a combination. Sheehy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehy.
Assad stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sheehy misses with a body shot.
Sheehy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Sheehy scores with a kick to the body.
Assad scores with a one two! Sheehy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sheehy misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assad! But no joy.
Sheehy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sheehy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad lands a jab to the head.
Assad with a hook.
Sheehy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#CL#
Sheehy moves into the clinch.
Sheehy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Ethan Sheehy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sheehy presses Assad against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheehy.
Assad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sheehy tries to throw a body punch but Assad avoids it by throwing Sheehy back against the cage.
Sheehy blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheehy scores with a shot to the side of Assad's head.
Assad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC#
Sheehy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheehy misses with a hook.
Assad swings for the body but Sheehy moves out of range. #T4#
No joy there for Sheehy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assad looks to land a left hand but Sheehy moved out of range nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sheehy, right into the meat.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Sheehy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad throws a solid leg kick but Sheehy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assad.
Assad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sheehy.#CL#
Sheehy drives through and clinches with Assad against the cage.
Sheehy lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Sheehy.
Sheehy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sheehy tries to throw a body punch but Assad avoids it by throwing Sheehy back against the cage.
Sheehy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sheehy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assad backwards. #BC#
Sheehy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sheehy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sheehy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Assad's head.
Assad throws a lazy right hand but Sheehy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Assad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehy.
Sheehy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assad.
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 Ethan Sheehy will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Assad pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sheehy back to the cage. Assad follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Assad tries to clinch but Sheehy moves out of range.
Assad throws the left hand but Sheehy avoids the punch easily.
Sheehy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Sheehy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sheehy checks a low kick from Assad.
Assad throws a big shot that misses.
Assad moves out of range of the leg kick from Sheehy.
Sheehy dodges the punch combination from Assad.
Sheehy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Sheehy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sheehy scores with a spinning back kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy just misses with a punch to the body.
Assad tries a quick counter leg kick but Sheehy is wise to it.
Sheehy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sheehy.
Sloppy strikes from Sheehy. Those never looked like landing.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sheehy blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Assad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sheehy is out of range and Assad settles back down.
Sheehy staying out of range there.
Assad blocks a jab.
Assad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sheehy finds it's way round the side to connect with Assad's head.
Assad throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehy's shoulder, as Sheehy tries to avoid the shot.
Sheehy wants to land a leg kick but Assad is out of range.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sheehy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assad.
Assad tries to clinch up but Sheehy circles away and keeps his distance.
Sheehy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assad misses with a body shot.
Sheehy throws a push kick but Assad slaps the foot to one side.
Sheehy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sheehy.
Sheehy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Assad cracks Sheehy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sheehy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ethan Sheehy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Sheehy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Assad moves out of range of the strikes.
A solid body kick from Sheehy.
Sheehy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sheehy. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assad throws the left hand but Sheehy avoids the punch easily.
Sheehy slips under a jab from Assad.
As Assad tries to get set, Sheehy tries to push him back and clinch up but Assad manages to avoid the attempt.
Assad is looking to slow Sheehy down with leg kicks.
Assad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sheehy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sheehy defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
Assad needs to keep his hands up - Sheehy had a free shot at his head there.
Sheehy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sheehy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assad avoids the head kick by Sheehy.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Sheehy tries a head kick but it misses.
Sheehy scores with a nice right hand. #T3#
Assad looks to throw the jab but Sheehy is out of range.
A big right from Assad misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Sheehy.
Sheehy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assad.
Sheehy scores with a push kick.
Assad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheehy throws a hook but Assad blocks it.
Assad paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Assad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sheehy.
Sheehy moves out of range as Assad strikes.
Assad lands a glancing blow to the side of Sheehy's head.
Sheehy slips a jab from Assad.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheehy moves away.
Sheehy misses with a body kick.
Assad thuds his right hand into Sheehy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from Assad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sheehy ducks right into an uppercut from Assad. #T4#
Sheehy slips a straight right by Assad.
Assad checks a low kick from Sheehy.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
No joy there for Sheehy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sheehy throws a wild body kick that Assad sees coming a mile off.
Sheehy throws a looping overhand right but Assad ducks down to avoid it.
Assad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Sheehy there.
Assad throws a series of punches but Sheehy moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Assad.
Assad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sheehy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
Assad throws a hook but Sheehy blocks it.
Sheehy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Sheehy backs off Assad throws a huge counter combo but Sheehy manages to avoid it all.
Sheehy throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Zach Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assad moves out of range as Sheehy throws a body kick.
Sheehy throws a sloppy head kick and Assad moves out of range easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zach Assad.
Well Sheehy 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ethan Sheehy!
A victorious Ethan Sheehy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Zach Assad had this to say: 'fuck you'.

Event: IFC MW 34 Warholm vs Amana
Date: Jul 25, 2018

#R1#
Assad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've been hearing reports that John has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#CL#
John forces Assad back against the cage and clinches.
A knee to the head by John.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assad avoids it.
John tries a body shot but Assad blocks it.
John misses with some punches.
John stalling in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a nice elbow.
Assad working aggressively here.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assad blocks it with crossed arms.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John stalling in the clinch. #T1#
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with a knee strike.
John trying to land knees to the body.
John misses with a body punch.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from John.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assad is defending well for now.
Assad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. John seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Assad can turn it around.
Assad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John taking a breather.
Assad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Assad blocks with his arms.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Assad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John tries to throw a body punch but Assad avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from John.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John lands a body shot.
Assad takes an elbow to the forehead.
John lands an elbow just above Assad 's eye. #T3#
John tries to land a knee to the head but Assad blocks with his arms.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assad is defending well for now.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assad blocks it with crossed arms.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assad managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Assad avoids the damage to the body.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Assad lands a hook to the side of the head.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assad avoids it.
Assad avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John stalling.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Assad avoids the damage to the body.
Assad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
John misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as John takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
John gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Assad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assad prevents a body shot from John.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John tries to throw a body punch but Assad avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assad is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John 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#
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by John.
Assad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice shot lands for Assad.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Assad.
John looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
John is looking to clinch.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.#CL#
John clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
John blocking some punches.
John lands a shot to the body.
John tries a knee to the head but Assad blocks it.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Assad blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Assad's defenses. #CUT#
It looks like Zach Assad has been cut.
The referee is keeping an eye on John - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Assad prevents a body shot from John.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
John content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by John.
John throws an elbow that misses.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assad is defending well for now.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assad prevents a body shot from John.
John lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from John.
John landing knees to the head.
John lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John can't find room to land a body shot as Assad controls the action.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John landing knees to the head.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting John here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Assad avoids the damage to the body.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John working aggressively here.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assad avoids it.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Assad avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Assad controls his hands.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Assad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalling in the clinch from John.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John misses with a knee strike.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assad managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John is leaning against Assad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
John misses with an elbow strike.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Assad is blocking nicely.
John lands a nice elbow.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Assad managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zach Assad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Assad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John misses the body punch
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
John connects with a nice looking jab.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Assad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assad at a distance.
Assad missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Assad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Assad throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assad.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
John blocks a leg kick.
Assad wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
John is looking to wear down Assad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#CL#
John moves into the clinch.
John has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John trying to land knees to the body. #T1#
Assad blocks an elbow strike.
Assad prevents a body shot from John.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Assad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John tries a knee to the head but Assad blocks it.
Assad misses with an elbow strike.
John slows down the pace here.
John misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
John'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.
John lands an elbow that stopped Assad in his tracks for a moment.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Assad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Assad's brow.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John slowing the pace effectively.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Papa John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Assad blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John. #T3#
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Assad avoids the damage to the body.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Assad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John tries to work over Assad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Assad is blocking nicely.
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John has Assad pushed against the cage.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assad is defending well for now.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T4#
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John missing with knees to the body.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as John takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Assad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Assad is defending well for now.
John misses with a body punch.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Assad.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Assad's elbow.
Assad working aggressively here.
Zach Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papa John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John prevents a body shot from Assad.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa John!
Zach Assad was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you'.

Event: IFC MW 32 Chugman vs Lopez
Date: Jun 20, 2018

#R1#
Viki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
Viki is looking to counter punch.
Viki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assad.
A little jabbing left from Assad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Assad misses with a looping right.
A big left from Assad misses.
Viki is looking for a counter combo.
Viki throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.
Viki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Viki looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Assad ducks under a wild hook from Viki.
Assad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assad cracks a nice hook into Viki's ribs.
Viki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Viki misses its intended target.
A big right from Assad misses.
A swing and a miss from Viki.
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Viki.
Assad lands with a straight right. Viki didn't see that one coming.#T1#
Assad lands with a nice body punch.
Assad lands with a straight right. Viki didn't see that one coming.
Assad throws a series of punches but Viki moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Viki!
A jab from Viki finds it's way through Assad's defenses.
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assad just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromViki.
Viki throws a right hand that Assad ducks under and follows up with a left that Assad also avoids with ease.
Assad lands a slapping body shot.
Assad avoids the head kick by Viki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Viki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Assad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Assad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Viki slips a straight right by Assad.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Viki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Viki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Assad.
Viki has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Viki loads up on a big right hand but Assad slips the punch.#T2#
The fighters circling - Assad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Viki just misses with a punch to the body.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Viki.
Viki went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Assad swings for the body but Viki moves out of range.
Viki ducks under a wild hook from Assad.
A big right from Viki misses.
Viki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assad misses with a straight right.
Assad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Viki slips under a jab from Assad.
It looked like Viki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Assad fails to land with a series of punches.
Assad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Viki looks to land a combination but Assad avoids it well. #T3#
Jab by Assad.
Viki misses with a straight left.
Assad wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assad scores with a nice strike.
Assad throws a right hand that misses
and Viki counters with a good low kick that Assad was not able to check.
Assad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Viki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Assad digs a good body shot into Viki's ribs.
Viki just misses with a punch to the body.
Assad misses with a looping left.
It looked like Viki was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Assad lands a head shot.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Viki moves away.
Viki swinging wildly here. #T4#
A jab from Assad misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Viki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assad circles away quickly and effectively.
Assad lands with a straight right. Viki didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Viki misses.
A head kick by Assad misses
and Viki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Viki throws a solid leg kick but Assad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Viki.
Assad lands a nice shot to the body.
Viki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Assad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Assad looks to land a right hand but Viki moved out of range.
Viki throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Assad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Viki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Viki throws an overhand right that lands on Assad's shoulder, as Assad tries to avoid the shot.
Assad avoids the head kick by Viki.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Assad throws a body shot but no joy.
Viki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy left from Viki finds it's target.
Viki fails to land with a series of punches.
Viki misses with a hook. Assad ducked under it nicely.
Assad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #ROC#
Assad is rocked!
Viki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assad is still on wobbly legs! Can Viki finish him?
Viki darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Assad's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Viki before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miki Viki!
During a confident post fight interview, Miki Viki thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Zach Assad had this to say: 'fuck you'.

Event: TBD#32: Dali vs Brandis
Date: Jun 02, 2018

#R1#
Barakus lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Barakus moves into the clinch.
Barakus prevents a body shot from Assad.
Assad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barakus tries to throw a body punch but Assad avoids it by throwing Barakus back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Assad.
Barakus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assad tries a body shot but Barakus blocks it.
Assad lands a body punch.
Assad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barakus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Barakus fails to land.
Barakus is trying to pull guard but Assad has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barakus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Assad pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Assad 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.
Barakus can't break the clinch.
Assad tries to work over Barakus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Barakus is working for takedown but Assad is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for AJ Barakus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barakus misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Barakus.
Assad can't find room to land a body shot as Barakus controls the action. #T1##BC#
Barakus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barakus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from Barakus.
Assad throws out a counter right but Barakus avoids it with no problem.
Assad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barakus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Assad to score with a decent uppercut.
Barakus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Zach Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assad keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been hearing reports that Barakus has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Barakus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Assad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assad misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Assad.
Barakus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Assad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Assad lands a really nice looking cross but Barakus seems unphased.
Barakus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Assad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barakus swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
Assad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T2#
Assad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barakus throws out a loose jab but Assad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barakus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Assad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barakus scrambles back to his feet.#CL#
Barakus clinches up with Assad and pushes him back against the cage.
Barakus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barakus throws a head punch that misses.
Barakus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barakus wants to get back to striking at distance but Assad won't allow it.
Assad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Assad.
Still in the clinch, Assad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Barakus.
A shot in the inside from Assad.
Assad throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barakuss head.
Barakus wants to stall. #T3#
Assad misses with a punch on the inside.
Barakus tries to throw a body punch but Assad avoids it by throwing Barakus back against the cage.
Barakus misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barakus. #BC#
Barakus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assad scores with the left hand. Barakus knows he should have avoided that one.
Barakus misses with a straight right.
Barakus throws a head kick that misses.
Assad lands a body shot.
Nice cross by Assad.
Assad misses with a body kick.
Assad scores with a punch to the head.
Assad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Barakus throws out the jab.
AJ Barakus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Barakus's hands.#ROC2#
Barakus is rocked!
Barakus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Assad. Beautiful body shot.
Barakus is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad scores with a jab.
Barakus fails with an attempt to clinch. #T4#
Assad scores with a punch to the head.
Oh Barakus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Barakus tries to clinch up.
Barakus tries to close the distance and clinch but Assad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barakus seems to have got his legs back now.
Barakus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Assad cracks Barakus with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Barakus tries to clinch
and Assad counters with a nice uppercut.
Barakus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barakus throws a looping overhand right but Assad ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barakus. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Assad tries to clinch but Barakus is having none of it.
Barakus tries to clinch but Assad moves away
letting Assad counter with a right hand.
Assad thuds his right hand into Barakus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Assad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assad's corner calls for a 1-2. Assad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Assad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Assad connects with a right hand. Barakus shakes it off.
Barakus seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Assad shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Barakus is backing up but Assad catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Barakus covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Assad Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Assad!
Zach Assad managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Organic Nutrition, into his post fight interview.

Event: TBD#29 CARTER vs. MARLEY
Date: Apr 22, 2018

#R1#
Amana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad cracks Amana with an open hand slap.
Assad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL#
Amana darts in and clinches Assad up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Amana - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Amana.
Amana has Assad pushed against the cage.
Amana lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amana.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Amana as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Amana.
Assad working aggressively here.
Amana lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Amana. #T1#
Assad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assad tries a body shot but Amana blocks it.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Amana.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Amana.
A left hand lands to the body for Amana.
Assad misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land.
Amana lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Amana.
Amana scores with a hook to the body.
Amana leaning against his opponent.
Amana digs a right hand into Assad's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Assad's gas tank.
Amana is struggling to control the position.
A right hand to the body from Amana.
Amana lands a shoulder strike.
Amana lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Amana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Amana scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Amana slows down the pace here.
Assad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Amana has Assad pushed against the cage.
Amana blocks an uppercut.
Assad misses with a punch to the body.
Amana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Amana displaying some good clinch control by pressing Assad up against the cage.
Amana lands a nice uppercut.
Assad fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Amana lands a shoulder strike.
Assad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Amana prevents a body shot from Assad.
Amana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Amana prevents a body shot from Assad.
Amana holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Amana is leaning against Assad and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amana manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Amana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Assad backwards.
Amana lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Amana - that landed with a thud.
Amana blocks a body shot from Assad.
Amana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Amana.
Assad has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Amana seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Assad can turn it around.
Amana effectively controlling the action here.
Amana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Amana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Amana scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assad misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Amana. #ROC#
Assad is rocked!
Amana lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Assad to his knees! Amana keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lalama Amana!
Lalama Amana managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Power Matrix Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
Zach Assad was interviewed post fight and said 'fuck you'.

Event: UVC 18 Coldbane Vs Black
Date: Dec 07, 2017

#R1#
Assad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ortiz was well out of range. Poor timing from Assad.
Assad misses the jab.
Assad thuds his right hand into Ortiz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Assad does no damage.
Ortiz doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Assad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ortiz! But no joy.
Assad throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Ortiz colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Assad as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Ortiz is left battered and dazed whilst Assad and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Assad!
An out of breath and clearly excited Zach Assad thanked KAISER Nutrition - Q160 for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: UVC 14 Darrow VS Ethan
Date: Nov 09, 2017

#R1##TD#
Szczawinski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Assad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Szczawinski.
Assad is trying to maintain the position but Szczawinski is very close to passing his half guard.
Szczawinski 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.#SUB#
Szczawinski is looking for a kimura but Assad is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Szczawinski to get the leverage.
Assad tries to roll over but Szczawinski keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad is looking to control Szczawinski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Assad avoid being mounted?#T1#
Assad is looking to improve his position.
Assad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Szczawinski.
Szczawinski is thwarting Assad's attempts to control the position.
Assad tries to roll over but Szczawinski keeps him under control.
Assad wants to get back to full guard but Szczawinski has mounted him!
Assad suckers Szczawinski into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Assad is now in Szczawinski's guard! #T2#
Assad throwing strikes from guard but Szczawinski blocks nicely.
Szczawinski keeping moving, preventing Assad from controlling successfully.
Assad throws an elbow that misses. Szczawinski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Assad's guard. Nice move by Szczawinski!#REVR#
Assad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Szczawinski is one step ahead there.
Assad is trying to control the position but Szczawinski postures up.
Szczawinski with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3#
Szczawinski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Assad trying to control the position.
Szczawinski distracts Assad with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Assad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Assad looking for a sweep. Not yet Assad, not yet.
Szczawinski really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Assad is trying to keep Szczawinski in close.
Szczawinski is looking to work some ground and pound but Assad has wrist control.
Szczawinski looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Assad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Assad throws a sloppy head kick and Szczawinski moves out of range easily.
Assad scores with a decent looking hook.
Assad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Assad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Assad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Szczawinski.#ROC2#
Szczawinski is rocked!#CL#
Szczawinski pushes Assad up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Szczawinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad.
Szczawinski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Assad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Szczawinski is breathing heavily.
Assad misses with the head strike.
Assad lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Assad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Szczawinski is keeping busy.
Assad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Szczawinski backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A jab lands there for Assad.
BOOM! Assad lands a beautiful left hook that drops Szczawinski. Szczawinski tries to recover but Assad is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Szczawinski lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Assad!
Peter Szczawinski was interviewed post fight and said 'Good Fight!'.

Event: UVC 9 Turner VS Chester
Date: Sep 28, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Marsh moves into range and clinches up with Assad.#BC2#
Marsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Marsh's hands.
Assad lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CL2#
Marsh rushes Assad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Assad is trying to force a seperation but Marsh has the dominant position.#TD2#
Marsh lands a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Assad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marsh is one step ahead there.
Marsh lands a couple of elbows.
Assad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Assad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Marsh manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB2#
Marsh is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1##SUB2#
Marsh has his foot on Assad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Assad works his way back into a safe position though.
Assad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsh, not yet. #SUB2#
Marsh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Assad defends well.
Assad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marsh has his hands on Assad's head, controlling the position.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marsh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marsh is trying to control the position but Assad postures up.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Marsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marsh is trying to control the position from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Assad checks a low kick from Marsh.
Marsh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Assad will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marsh. Assad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assad seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marsh shoots in but Assad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zach Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Marsh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Assad is looking to counter punch.#T3##CL2#
Marsh closes the distance and clinches.
Marsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marsh lands a knee to the body.
Assad is trying to break the clinch but Marsh has him pressed against the cage.
Marsh misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Marsh jumps into guard, dragging Assad to the mat.
Assad trying to control but Marsh is working from the bottom.
Assad is really struggling to control Marsh but he's trying to hold on to the position.#SUB2#
Marsh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Assad is aware though and is defending well.
Assad stopping the sweep attempt from Marsh.#T4#
Assad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assad 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.#SUB2#
Marsh escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Assad gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Assad won't allow Marsh to get back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Marsh utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Assad landing some decent shots from guard.
Assad throws a strike but Marsh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB##SU2#
Marsh gets to his feet. Assad looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #CL2#
Marsh instigates a clinch.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Marsh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Assad smiles and moves away.
Zach Assad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Marsh.
Assad throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marsh on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Stan Marsh will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Nice jab there from Assad. #ROC#
Marsh is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!#CL2#
Marsh moves into the clinch.
Marsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Assad finish him?
Marsh fails to pull guard.
Marsh seems to have recovered his senses.
Marsh jumps guard but Assad stands there with Marsh around his waist. Marsh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #BC2#
Marsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assad digs a good hook to Marsh's body.
Marsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Zach Assad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Marsh.
Assad jabs Marsh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh wants to clinch.#TD2#
Marsh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Assad looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#T1#
Assad is trying to improve his position.
Assad wants to control but Marsh postures up.
Assad prevents Marsh from moving into mount.
Marsh working away.
Stan Marsh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Assad regains half guard.
Assad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Assad knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SU2#
Marsh stands up from half guard. #CL2#
Marsh clinches. #T2#
Marsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Assad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Assad gets underhooks to prevent Marsh's takedown attempt.
Marsh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Assad just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marsh blocks an uppercut.
Marsh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Marsh tries to pull guard but Assad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Assad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assad swings wildly with an uppercut but Marsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Marsh manages to break the clinch.
Assad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zach Assad is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Assad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Assad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Assad misses the jab.
Marsh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Marsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assad.
Assad throws a series of strikes that have Marsh backpedaling. #TD2#
Marsh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Assad was covering up waiting for the punch and Marsh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Assad keeping moving, preventing Marsh from controlling successfully.
Marsh throws a strike but Assad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##T4#
Assad wants to control from the top but Marsh keeps moving. #SUB2#
Marsh has his foot on Assad's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Assad works his way back into a safe position though.
Assad slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Marsh.
Assad trying to control from half guard but Marsh is working away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marsh wants to get back to full guard.
Assad tries to pass to full mount but Marsh defends it.
Marsh trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Assad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marsh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Assad defends it well.
Assad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Marsh.
A punch combination from Assad misses.
Zach Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marsh dives in and grabs Assad's left leg, looking for a takedown. Assad pushes down on Marsh's head and hops out.
Marsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Assad sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Marsh somewhat.
Zach Assad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stan Marsh.
A jab lands there for Assad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marsh misses with a series of wild punches.
Assad seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Marsh takes a kick to the side of the head.#T1#
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marsh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsh staying out of range there.
Marsh slips under a jab from Assad.
Marsh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Assad tried to score with a low kick but Marsh checks it.
Marsh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Assad defends it well.#TD2#
Marsh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Assad quickly recovers to half guard.
Marsh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Assad to regain full guard.
Assad keeping full guard, as Marsh tries to pass. #T2#
Marsh postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsh stopping the sweep attempt from Assad.
Marsh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marsh trying to control but Assad is working from the bottom.
Marsh lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad working a defensive guard but Marsh passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Marsh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Assad is just riding it out for now. Marsh eventually gives up the hold.
Marsh is looking to take a break and control but Assad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Assad misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Assad trying to hold on to Marsh's head to control him but Marsh postures up.
Assad gets back to full guard.
Assad trying to keep a closed guard but Marsh is proving a slippery customer.
Marsh lands a couple of elbows.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Assad controls Marsh momentarily but Marsh frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Assad thuds a left hand into Marsh's body.
Marsh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assad sprawls well. Assad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Marsh gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Assad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Marsh - the referee stops the clock and Assad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Marsh. Assad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#CL2#
Marsh has closed the distance and engaged Assad in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Assad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Assad 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Assad!
Zach Assad bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: UVC 6
Date: Sep 02, 2017

#R1##TD#
Schafer feints and as Assad raises his hands in defense, Schafer changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Schafer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Schafer trying to control but Assad is working from the bottom. #SU#
Schafer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Assad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schafer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schafer misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schafer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assad wants to counter the offense by Schafer and move into the clinch position.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Schafer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Assad defends it nicely.#T1##CL#
Schafer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Assad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assad throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Schafer manages to break the clinch.
Assad misses with a straight right.
Assad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schafer.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schafer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assad moves forwards but Schafer connects with a nice, crisp jab.#CL#
Schafer rushes Assad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Schafer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Assad's efforts to push away.
Schafer looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Come on Schafer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Assad misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Schafer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schafer shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Assad defends it nicely.#TD#
Schafer gets a double leg takedown into Assad's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schafer prevents Assad from getting back to his feet.
Schafer passes Assad's left leg - he's now in half guard. #T3#
Schafer performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #SU#
Schafer stands up and beckons Assad to join him on the feet.
Schafer shoots in for a double leg but Assad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Schafer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schafer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Assad tries to clinch up.
Schafer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Assad manages to circle out of the way.
Assad slips a jab and a cross from Schafer.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schafer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schafer throws a series of punches but Assad avoids them all with ease.
Schafer shoots in looking for a takedown. Assad tries to sprawl out of it but Schafer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Assad manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T4#
Schafer shoots in for a double leg but Assad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schafer swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL#
Schafer closes the distance and clinches.
Assad is trying to break free.
Assad has had enough of the clinch but Schafer keeps him there for the moment.
Assad misses with the head strike. #BC#
Schafer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assad closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schafer avoids the head kick by Assad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad leaves Schafer with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assad steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Schafer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Schafer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Assad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assad! But no joy.
Assad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Alex Schafer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad looks to land a left hand but Schafer moved out of range nicely.
Schafer went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Schafer misses with a takedown attempt - Assad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schafer shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assad sprawls well. Assad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Schafer gets slowly back to his feet.
Assad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schafer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Assad finds it's way through Schafer's defenses.
Schafer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Schafer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Assad.
Schafer throws a big counter combination but Assad scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Assad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
Assad falls off balance throwing a combination #CL#
and Schafer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Schafer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schafer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Schafer is predictable there
and Assad counters with a thumping low kick.
Schafer throws a right and a left that both miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assad! But no joy.#CL#
Schafer has Assad up against the cage in a clinch.
Schafer has Assad pressed against the cage, preventing Assad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Assad throws a punch but it's blocked by Schafer. #BC#
Schafer breaks from the clinch.
Schafer misses with a leg kick
letting Assad counter with a right hand.
Assad tries to clinch
letting Schafer counter with a right hand. #T2#
Assad tries to clinch there but Schafer circles away.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schafer circles away quickly and effectively.
Schafer is looking for a counter combo.
Assad throws the left hand but Schafer avoids the punch easily.
Assad tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Assad blocks the leg kick.
Assad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Schafer throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Assad to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#
Schafer is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schafer glances at the clock... BAM! Assad nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Schafer crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Schafer is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!

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

Event: UVC 3
Date: Aug 13, 2017

#R1#
Mahood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mahood throws a low kick but Assad moves out of range easily.
Mahood is looking to slow Assad down with leg kicks.
Mahood moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Mahood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Assad.
Mahood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mahood misses with a body shot.
Mahood lands a jab to the nose.
Mahood works the jab nicely.
We've been informed that Assad 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.
Mahood 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.
Mahood just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahood lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Assad avoids the body shot from Mahood.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Mahood pushes him off.
Assad misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mahood scores with a decent looking hook.#T1#
Mahood clobbers Assad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mahood throws a shot to the body.
Mahood thumps Assad with a low kick.
Mahood misses with a looping right.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Mahood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mahood lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Mahood.
Assad is trying to force a seperation but Mahood has the dominant position.
Mahood lands a right hand. #BC#
Mahood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL#
Assad gets tackled into the cage by Mahood. Mahood maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahood digs a right hand underneath Assad's ribcage. Assad let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Mahood digs a right hand underneath Assad's ribcage. Assad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mahood lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Mahood.
Mahood lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Mahood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mahood connects with a body shot.
Assad tries to clinch but Mahood moves out of range.
Mahood with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mahood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assad's sensitive parts. #CL#
Mahood closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Mahood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mahood.
Mahood swings for the body but Assad moves out of range.
Assad throws a body punch but Mahood moves out of range.
Mahood takes a swing at Assad's ribcage but misses.
Assad only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mahood slips under a jab.#T3#
Mahood looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Assad just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahood is looking to wear down Assad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mahood looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Mahood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assad's sensitive parts.
Mahood bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.#CL#
Mahood clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Mahood breaks the clinch.
Assad throws a head kick but Mahood moves out of range.
Mahood connects with a body shot that sends Assad's belly button to the back.
Mahood looks to throw the jab but Assad is out of range.
Mahood looks to score with a jab to the body but Assad is just out of range.
Assad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mahood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mahood throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mahood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assad.#T4#
Mahood lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mahood.
Mahood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mahood. Assad shrugs it off though.
Mahood listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mahood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mahood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mahood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mahood scores with a punch to the head.
Mahood thumps Assad with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahood connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Assad momentarily.
Mahood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mahood moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Assad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Mahood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Mahood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assad throws a shot from downtown. Mahood moves away and avoids it.
Mahood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mahood throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Assad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Assad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mahood throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Assad misses the target.
Mahood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assad. That did some damage!
Mahood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Assad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mahood scores with a decent looking hook.
Assad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mahood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahood wants to land a leg kick but Assad is out of range.
Assad is looking for the big counter here.
Mahood thumps Assad with a low kick.
Mahood throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Assad throws a counter combo.
Assad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Alan Mahood is winning the standup battle so far.
Assad slips under a jab.
Assad lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Mahood lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mahood moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Assad looks to land a left hand but Mahood moved out of range nicely.
Assad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mahood throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.
Assad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A shot to the liver by Mahood. Beautiful body shot.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Mahood breaks from the clinch.
Zach Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahood thumps Assad with a low kick.
Assad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mahood finds it's way round the side to connect with Assad's head.
Mahood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Assad's sensitive parts.
Mahood with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mahood throws a leg kick but Assad checks it.
Mahood misses with a body shot.
Mahood dips to his left and cracks Assad with an uppercut!
Mahood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Assad.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahood.
Mahood finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mahood lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad needs to keep his hands up - Mahood had a free shot at his head there.
Assad looks to land a combination but Mahood avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Mahood misses its target.
Assad avoids the head kick by Mahood.
Mahood avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mahood throws a low kick but it's checked well by Assad.
Mahood throws a shot from downtown. Assad moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Mahood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mahood scores with a jab to the head.
Assad misses with a wild body shot.
Assad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Assad misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Mahood pushes Assad up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahood lands with a short shot to the head. #BC#
Mahood breaks the clinch.
Mahood motions for Assad to come forward. Mahood throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mahood throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mahood has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mahood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC#
Assad is rocked!#T4#
Mahood pushes Assad against the cage. Mahood is working some dirty boxing. Mahood pushes off with a quick right hook! Assad goes down! Assad tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Mahood moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Mahood!

Event: UVC1
Date: Jul 19, 2017

#R1#
Assad moves in looking to clinch but OHenry pushes him off.
Assad throws a sloppy head kick and OHenry moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from OHenry.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but OHenry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
OHenry swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sloppy strikes from Assad. Those never looked like landing.
OHenry lands with a good body shot.
Assad wants to clinch up but OHenry keeps it at a distance.
OHenry misses with a wild body shot.
Assad tries to land a leg kick but OHenry saw it coming and moves away.
And OHenry tries to counter it with a takedown but Assad pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Assad looks to clinch
and Assad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad wants to clinch#TD2#
so OHenry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
OHenry throws a strike but Assad rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assad being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
OHenry wants to sweep here but Assad controlling him for the moment.
Assad trying to control but OHenry is working from the bottom.
Assad looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
OHenry wants to sweep but no luck. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Assad throwing strikes from guard but OHenry blocks nicely.
OHenry is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Assad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assad wants to pass the guard but OHenry is keeping the position.
OHenry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
OHenry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Assad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from OHenry. #T3##SUB2#
OHenry looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
OHenry is looking to advance position but Assad won't allow it.
Assad is looking for a sweep. OHenry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB2#
Assad is defending against the submission attempts here by OHenry.
Still in half guard, OHenry seems content to control.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assad wants to get back to full guard but OHenry has mounted him!#SUB2#
OHenry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
OHenry lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
OHenry lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
OHenry controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assad avoids a series of strikes thrown by OHenry.
OHenry looking to control but Assad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben OHenry dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
OHenry keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from OHenry misses.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Assad backs off OHenry throws a huge counter combo but Assad manages to avoid it all.
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OHenry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as OHenry checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad misses with a low kick.
Assad throws a leg kick but OHenry checks it.
Despite the aggression on OHenry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Assad swings for the body but OHenry moves out of range.
OHenry throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1#
Assad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zach Assad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad doesn't manage to clinch there - OHenry circles away.
OHenry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Zach Assad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assad dodges the punch combination from OHenry.
Assad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
No joy there for Assad, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
OHenry only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as OHenry blocks the leg kick.
OHenry unleashes a big counter combination but Assad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A head kick misses from Assad.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
OHenry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Assad as he jumps to the side.
Assad is looking for a counter combo.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assad misses with a straight right. #T2#
OHenry avoids the head kick by Assad.
OHenry shoots in but Assad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Assad is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from OHenry.
A big right from Assad misses.
Assad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Assad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on OHenry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
OHenry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
OHenry lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
OHenry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assad circles away quickly and effectively.
OHenry swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
OHenry throws a right hand that Assad ducks under and follows up with a left that Assad also avoids with ease.
Assad 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!
OHenry shoots in but Assad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zach Assad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben OHenry.#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Assad. Those never looked like landing.
Zach Assad is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Assad.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OHenry.
Assad doesn't manage to clinch there - OHenry circles away.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by OHenry.
Assad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
OHenry is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Assad rather than just go for the knockout.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zach Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
A clash of legs there as OHenry blocks the low kick.
OHenry swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.#T4#
Assad defending well as OHenry loads up on a big left hand.
Assad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
OHenry tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Assad defends well and OHenry ends up having to push Assad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Assad tries to clinch there but OHenry circles away.
Assad wants to clinch.
Assad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as OHenry throws out the jab.
Assad is looking to clinch.
Assad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assad throws a right hand that OHenry ducks under and follows up with a left that OHenry also avoids with ease.
OHenry appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
OHenry throws a body punch but Assad moves out of range.
Assad drops down looking for a counter takedown but OHenry sprawls and moves away.
Assad is looking to clinch but OHenry is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Assad dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
OHenry avoids the head kick by Assad.
OHenry slips a jab and a cross from Assad.
Assad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Assad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
OHenry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assad was well out of range. Poor timing from OHenry.
Assad seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
OHenry blocks a head kick by Assad.
Assad throws a leg kick but OHenry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
OHenry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Assad went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Assad is really struggling to find his range with his punches. OHenry's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OHenry lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Assad throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and OHenry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Assad!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OHenry taking a breather here.
OHenry working the ground and pound but Assad is defending the strikes. #T1##SUB2#
OHenry is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Assad has escaped the position, nice work there.
OHenry moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
OHenry is chipping away with strikes.
OHenry looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Assad is avoiding damage well.
A lull in the action here as OHenry stalls from top position.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
OHenry has knee on belly and moves into mount.
OHenry trying to control but Assad is having none of it.
Ben OHenry has got the better of the ground game so far.
OHenry working Assad over with strikes here.
OHenry lands a big shot there that rocks Assad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
OHenry trying to control but he's not successful this time.
OHenry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. #T3#
OHenry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Assad wants to hold on but OHenry pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, OHenry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
OHenry thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
OHenry throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
OHenry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
OHenry scoring with strikes but Assad is staying in there.
OHenry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Assad taking shots to the head.
Assad knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for OHenry on the ground.#T4#
OHenry breaks from Assad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Poor strikes thrown by OHenry there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help! #SUB2#
OHenry is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Assad is surviving well by controlling OHenry's body position as best he can.
OHenry controlling from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, OHenry cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
OHenry jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Assad manages to avoid the submission attempt.
OHenry 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ben OHenry comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think OHenry 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben OHenry!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 07, 2017

#R1#
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fernandez circles away quickly and effectively.
Assad is looking to clinch but Fernandez is avoiding it.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#TD#
Fernandez shoots in and gets a takedown into Assad's guard.
Fernandez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad trying to keep a closed guard but Fernandez is proving a slippery customer. #SU#
Fernandez stands and steps away. Assad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T1#
Fernandez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fernandez attempts a counter takedown but Assad avoids it well and moves away.
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assad sprawls well. Assad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet.
Assad misses with a low kick.
Assad throws a series of punches but Fernandez avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Fernandez darts in and clinches Assad up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandez. #TD#
Fernandez drags the fight down to the ground.
Fernandez pulls Assad in close to prevent any damage.
Assad tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandez is retaining full guard.
Fernandez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2#
Fernandez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assad manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Fernandez wants to control from the top but Assad keeps moving.
Assad manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fernandez manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##SUB#
Fernandez looking for a guillotine here but Assad defends easily.
Assad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Assad throws a strike but Fernandez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Assad is trying to keep Fernandez in close.
Fernandez showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Assad wants to stand up but Fernandez is controlling him.
Fernandez postures up. #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.
Fernandez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assad working a defensive guard here.
Fernandez stopping the sweep attempt from Assad.
Assad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fernandez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fernandez wants to control from the top but Assad keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alvaro Fernandez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nice shot lands for Assad.#CUT2#
It looks like Alvaro Fernandez has been cut.
Assad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fernandez has a takedown stuffed.
Assad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fernandez.
Assad misses with a hook.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fernandez shoots in and drives through. Assad sprawls well.
Fernandez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Assad defends well and Fernandez ends up having to push Assad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Assad missing with a left hand there. Fernandez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1##CL#
Fernandez drives through and clinches with Assad against the cage. #TD#
Fernandez pulls Assad into guard. #SUB#
Fernandez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Assad can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fernandez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Assad.
Assad wants to control from the top but Fernandez keeps moving. #SUB#
Fernandez looking for a guillotine here but Assad defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alvaro Fernandez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Fernandez controlling the position.#SUB#
Assad avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fernandez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Assad is controlling him. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandez drops down looking for a counter takedown but Assad sprawls and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assad. That's going to slow Fernandez down. #TD#
Fernandez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Assad's half guard.
Assad tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Fernandez manages to move to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez prevents Assad from getting the reversal.#T3#
Assad is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Fernandez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Fernandez trying to control but he's not successful this time. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Assad working to try and regain half guard.
Fernandez looking to control but Assad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Assad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Alvaro Fernandez'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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Fernandez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Assad as he avoids it easily.
Fernandez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Assad stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alvaro Fernandez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fernandez fails with the takedown.#CL#
Fernandez clinches up with Assad and pushes him back against the cage.#TD#
Fernandez drags the fight down to the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fernandez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Assad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Assad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assad throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fernandez keeping full guard, as Assad tries to pass. #ES#
Fernandez is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Assad presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fernandez prevents a body shot from Assad.
Assad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Assad stalling in the clinch but Fernandez improves position.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandez.
Assad throws a head punch that misses.
Assad is trying to force a seperation but Fernandez has the dominant position.
Assad doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Fernandez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Assad walks away with a smile on his face. Fernandez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Assad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Assad tries to clinch there but Fernandez circles away.
Fernandez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assad is looking to clinch.
Fernandez tries to counter with a takedown but Assad is quick to defend against it.
Zach Assad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assad tries to bum rush Fernandez with a series of wild strikes but Fernandez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fernandez changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fernandez checks the leg kick.
Assad is looking to clinch but Fernandez is avoiding it.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandez shoots for a double leg takedown but Assad sprawls well. He's pushed Fernandez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Assad. That snapped Fernandez's head back. #ROC2#
Fernandez is rocked!
Zach Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
OH! Fernandez has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Assad smells blood and charges in for the finish! Assad unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Fernandez sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zach Assad!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 25, 2017

#R1##TD#
Wood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Assad to the ground. Wood is now in Assad's guard.
Wood scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU#
Assad is working an open guard so Wood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood keeps the fight on the outside.
Assad throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Wood moves into the clinch.#BC#
Wood breaks the clinch.
Assad leaves Wood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assad misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Wood counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Assad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Assad tries a body shot but Wood blocks it.
Assad tries to circle away but Wood has him pinned against the cage.#TD#
Wood jumps guard.
Wood 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##SUB#
Wood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Assad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assad is looking to work some ground and pound but Wood has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Assad throwing strikes but missing.
Assad trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wood is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Assad is controlling him. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood blocks a head kick by Assad.
Assad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Assad throws a leg kick but Wood sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Assad is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
Zach Assad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Assad misses with a wild combination.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assad throws a chopping leg kick but Wood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wood went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T3#
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Assad lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Assad cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Assad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Assad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wood counters with a head kick.
Assad throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Assad there.#T4#
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Assad, right into the meat.
Wood has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assad.
Assad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wood slips a jab and a cross from Assad.
Wood changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assad tries to clinch up.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch but Wood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Assad misses with a head kick.
Wood feinted with a counter takedown.
Assad wants to land a leg kick but Wood is out of range.
Wood thinks about countering with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Assad scoring well with a low kick there. #CL#
Wood gets a clinch. #TD#
Wood pulls guard.
Assad throws a strike but Wood rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Wood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Assad's head.
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wood postures up in Assad's guard and throws a big left but Assad blocks it.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wood throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wood will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.
Wood throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Assad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Assad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wood with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wood trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Wood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Assad avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wood 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.
Assad looking to control.
Wood postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SU#
Assad is working an open guard so Wood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Assad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wood backs up against the cage.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Assad connects with an inside leg kick.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Assad.
Wood throws a counter high kick but Assad was just alert enough to avoid it.#T2#
Wood shoots for a takedown but Assad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Assad throws a sloppy head kick and Wood moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Wood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Assad throws a sloppy head kick #CL#
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch.
Assad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wood has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Wood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assad wants to clinch.#T3#
Assad misses with a double jab #CL#
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch.
Assad looking to slow down the pace here.
Wood taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Come on Wood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense. #BC#
Wood breaks from the clinch.
Assad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wood is out of range and Assad settles back down.
Wood really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Assad throws a leg kick #CL#
and Wood moves into the clinch.
Assad trying to control the position but instead, Wood has worked for underhooks and has pushed Assad into the cage.#T4##BC#
Wood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Assad is looking to clinch.
Wood looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Assad looks to land a combination but Wood avoids it well.
Assad throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Zach Assad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Assad misses with a head kick.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Wood on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wood takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Assad falls off balance throwing a combination #CL#
and Wood moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Wood dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Assad throws a jab but it's blocked by Wood.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Assad.
Wood throws a sloppy head kick and Assad moves out of range easily.
Assad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wood manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood tries to counter by clinching up but Assad breaks away and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad throws a head kick but Wood moves out of range.
Wood attempts a counter takedown but Assad avoids it well and moves away.
Assad throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Wood is looking to counter with head kicks.#T1#
Assad misses with a hook.
Wood drops down looking for a counter takedown but Assad sprawls and moves away.
Assad lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wood circles away quickly and effectively.
Assad is looking to clinch but Wood is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assad looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch combination from Assad misses.
Wood fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assad just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wood is defended easily by Assad.
Wood defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
Wood looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.#T2#
Wood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assad can pounce on him.
A low kick from Assad is predictable there #CL#
and Wood moves into the clinch.#TD#
Wood pulls guard effortlessly.
Assad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wood manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Assad manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SU#
Wood gets to his feet. Assad looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Wood.
Assad is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Assad misses with a low kick.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Assad looks to land a left hand but Wood moved out of range nicely.
Assad throws a right hand that Wood ducks under and follows up with a left that Wood also avoids with ease.
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad moves in looking to clinch but Wood pushes him off.
Wood wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Assad cracks the inside of Wood's front leg.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Assad tries to get set, Wood tries to push him back and clinch up but Assad manages to avoid the attempt.
Wood defending well as Assad loads up on a big left hand.
Wood feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T4#
Assad throws a leg kick that is checked#CL#
and Wood counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wood.
A head punch on the inside from Assad fails to land. #BC#
Wood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Assad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wood swats away the attempt to clinch by Assad.
Assad looks to score with a jab to the body but Wood is just out of range.
Wood tries to counter with a takedown but Assad is quick to defend against it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD#
Wood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zach Assad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Assad 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zach Assad!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 08, 2017

#R1#
Edras throws a series of strikes that have Assad backpedaling. #CUT#
It looks like Zach Assad has been cut.
Edras scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL#
Edras clinches with his opponent.
Stalling in the clinch from Edras. #BC2#
Assad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Edras slips a jab and a cross from Assad. #CL#
Edras clinches up with Assad and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Assad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Edras keeps the fight on the outside.
Edras pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edras swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Edras.
Assad tries to work over Edras's front leg with a kick but Edras checks it.
Assad avoids the head kick by Edras.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Edras throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edras tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Assad defends well and Edras ends up having to push Assad into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edras paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Edras appears to be looking for a big counter.
Edras fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Assad throws a right and a left that both miss.
Edras went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Edras moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assad. #BC#
Edras breaks from the clinch.
Edras uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Assad.
Assad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Edras misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assad raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Assad looks for a takedown but Edras sprawls well.
Edras shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Assad sprawls well. Assad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Edras gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Assad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Edras. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Edras throws a nice looking combination but Assad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edras is breathing heavily.
Assad fails with a takedown attempt.
Assad shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edras as he avoids it easily.
Assad throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Edras counters by clinching up.
Edras lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Assad manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Edras throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Assad leaves Edras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assad wants to clinch.#T3#
Edras shoots in for a double leg but Assad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
As Edras backs off Assad throws a huge counter combo but Edras manages to avoid it all.
Assad tries to bum rush Edras with a series of wild strikes but Edras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edras throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Edras walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Edras fails with a takedown attempt.
Edras avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Edras throws a counter high kick but Assad was just alert enough to avoid it.
Assad throws a right and a left that Edras avoids nicely.
Assad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edras but Edras pushes him off and we're back to square one.#CL#
Edras clinches with his opponent. #TD#
Edras pulls guard.
Assad must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB2#
Assad is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Edras is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Edras has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T4#
Edras won't allow Assad to get back to his feet. #SU#
Edras gets to his feet - Assad follows without any prompting.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edras moves away.
We've been informed that Assad has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edras stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Edras wants it to stay on the feet.
Edras throws a head kick but Assad moves out of range.
Assad is looking to clinch.
Assad tries to clinch up.
Assad doesn't manage to clinch there - Edras circles away.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Edras dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zach Assad'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#
Assad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edras circles away.
Leo Edras is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Edras wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Edras slips a jab and a cross from Assad.
Edras throws a head kick but Assad moves out of range.
Edras lands a two punch combo.
Assad tries to bum rush Edras with a series of wild strikes but Edras uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Edras will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Edras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Assad throws a nice looking combination but Edras bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Edras went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Edras throws a series of punches but Assad moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Edras moves into the clinch.#TD#
Edras manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Assad throwing strikes from guard but Edras blocks nicely.
Assad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1##ES#
Edras uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Edras went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Assad is looking to clinch but Edras is avoiding it.
Assad throws a hook but Edras avoids it easily.
Leo Edras is winning the standup battle so far.
Assad throws a series of punches but Edras avoids them all with ease.
No joy there for Edras, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Assad shapes to counter with a head kick.
Edras misses with the combination.
Assad tries to counter by closing the distance.
Assad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edras but Edras pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edras tries to counter by clinching up but Assad breaks away and moves out of range.
Assad misses with a combination #CL#
and Edras holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #T2#
Edras lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Assad wants to stall.
Edras is working for takedown but Assad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Edras. #BC2#
Assad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Edras but Edras pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leo Edras has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zach Assad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Edras was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#CL#
Edras gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Edras blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Assad looking to stall. #BC#
Edras escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assad throws out a loose jab but Edras uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assad throws an overhand right that lands on Edras's shoulder, as Edras tries to avoid the shot.
Assad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Edras lands a nice shot to the body.
Assad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Edras.
Edras looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Assad throws a predictable looking body shot #CL#
and Edras counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Edras.
Edras is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?#TD#
Edras manages to pull guard.
Assad is looking to work some ground and pound but Edras has wrist control.#SU2#
Assad decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Edras, up you get! #T4#
Assad leaves Edras with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Assad lands with a nice combination. Edras backs away looking to recover.
A slapping leg kick lands for Assad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assad throws a leg kick but Edras sees it coming and moves out of range.
Assad is looking to land body kicks.
Edras throws a one two combo.
Edras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Assad finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Edras fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Edras checks a leg kick.
Assad wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Edras dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zach Assad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Assad misses with a series of wild punches.
Assad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Edras avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Edras misses.
Assad cracks the inside of Edras's front leg.
Edras misses with a series of wild punches.
Assad slips a jab and a cross from Edras.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad throws a body kick that misses.
Assad misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Assad misses.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Edras swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Assad. No joy for Edras on that attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Assad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Edras manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assad fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Edras.
Assad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Edras shoots in but Assad avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Edras throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Edras throws a wild body kick that Assad sees coming a mile off.
Assad fails with an attempt to clinch.
Assad goes for a double leg but Edras avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Edras continues to drive forward.
Edras appears to be looking for a big counter.
Assad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Edras throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assad.
Assad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Assad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch but Edras swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
Assad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Assad as Edras shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leo Edras. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Edras uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Assad.#CL#
Edras closes the distance and clinches.
Assad goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD#
Edras gets control of Assad's arms and successfully pulls guard. Edras will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Assad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edras. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Assad content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Assad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses.
Assad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3##SUB2#
Assad drops back looking for a leg! Edras is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Edras manages to kick Assad off! Assad jumps back into Edras's guard.
Assad wants to control from the top but Edras keeps moving.
Edras avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Assad throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Edras circles away from the clinch attempt.
Edras appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Edras circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Assad with that takedown attempt. #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.
Edras throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Assad cracks the inside of Edras's front leg.
Assad tries to clinch but Edras is having none of it.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Edras paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assad takes a swing at Edras's ribcage but misses.
Assad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assad swinging wildly here.
Zach Assad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edras avoids a punch combination nicely.
Leo Edras is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assad avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leo Edras.
Well Edras 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Edras!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 27, 2017

#R1##TD#
Flores decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Flores throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Flores is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Assad has managed to free his arm - good work.
Flores will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flores throwing shots but Assad is blocking nicely.
Assad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Flores is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB#
Flores seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad wants to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Flores is looking for a kimura here. #T1#
Flores not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Flores seems to be working for a kimura but Assad defends the submission attempt.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
Flores lands with a punch from half guard. #SUB#
Flores looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Flores thows a huge punch but Assad dodges it nicely. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Assad is trying to stand up here but Flores is controlling him well.
Assad has hold of Flores's hands but Flores slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Flores seems to be working for a kimura but Assad defends the submission attempt.
Assad is staying active underneath Flores, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Flores is looking for a kimura here.
Flores scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Flores sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Assad defending well though.
Assad wants to get back to his feet. #T3##SUB#
Flores is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Assad defends it well.
Flores thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Assad's head. #SUB#
Flores is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flores.
Assad tries to kick Flores off but Flores keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Flores wants to lay and pray for a moment but Assad keeps working. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Flores misses with a body kick.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Assad throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Assad has taken the fight to the clinch. #TD#
Flores pulls guard successfully.
Flores is trying to keep Assad in close.
Flores has control of Assad's left arm, preventing Assad from doing any damage. #SUB#
Assad got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flores has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Assad has managed to get both his arms back between Flores's legs - danger averted.#ES#
Flores has his feet on Assad's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Flores keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #CL2#
Flores gets tackled into the cage by Assad. Assad maintains the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#TD#
Flores manages to pull guard.
Flores keeping moving, preventing Assad from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Assad 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guillermo Flores 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##CL2#
Assad moves into the clinch.#BC#
Flores breaks from the clinch.
Flores really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Assad misses with a wild combination.
Flores looks to land a body kick but Assad moved away.
Flores fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Assad avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Flores rushes Assad and presses him up against the cage.
Assad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T1##TD#
Assad is fighting off a takedown attempt but Flores is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Assad to the mat. Assad regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB#
Flores drops back looking for a leg! Assad is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Assad manages to kick Flores off! Flores jumps back into Assad's guard.
Flores loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Flores throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Flores is looking to work some ground and pound but Assad has wrist control.
Flores postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB#
Flores drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Assad dives on top into guard.#REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Assad won't allow Flores to get back to his feet.
Flores is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Assad can do to turn this around?
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flores holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Assad accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #ES#
Flores pushes Assad off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #T2#
Flores avoids a kick to the body.
Assad lands a nice looking kick to the body. Flores takes a step back to recover.
Assad goes for a double leg but Flores avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Flores 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!
Flores misses with a takedown attempt - Assad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Assad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Flores throws a push kick but Assad slaps the foot to one side.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Assad sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Assad misses.
Flores appears to be looking for a big counter.
Assad cracks the inside of Flores's front leg.
Assad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Flores's hands.
Guillermo Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores moves out of range as Assad strikes.
Flores is looking for a counter combo.#CL#
Flores rushes Assad and presses him up against the cage.
Flores is trying to pull guard but Assad turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T3#
Assad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Assad misses with a hook to the ribs.
Assad has a couple of punches blocked by Flores. #TD#
Flores turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Flores manages to end up in side control.#SUB#
Flores is trying to get an arm triangle but Assad is defending well. #SUB#
Flores tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Assad wants to get back to his feet.
Flores in side control, throwing shots but Assad defends. #T4#
Flores fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Flores 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.
Assad is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Flores asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Flores sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Assad is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Assad is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SUB#
Flores tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flores has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Assad is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Flores is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zach Assad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Assad misses with a combination #CL#
and Flores counters by clinching up.
Assad taking a breather. #BC#
Flores manages to break the clinch.
Flores throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Assad's waist but Assad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flores off to one side. #CL2#
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Assad has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Flores. #TD#
Flores jumps guard and drags Assad to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Assad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Assad stopping the sweep attempt from Flores.
Flores 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.#ES#
Flores has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Assad has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.#TD#
Flores jumps into guard, dragging Assad to the mat.
Flores wants to stand but Assad is controlling the position.
Flores lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Flores with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flores postures up in Assad's guard and throws a big left but Assad blocks it.
Assad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flores.
Assad wants to get back to his feet but Flores passes into half guard.
Assad is trying to stand up here but Flores is controlling him well.
Flores is trying to control. Assad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Flores missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flores missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Assad blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flores.
Assad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB#
Flores is working for a kimura but Assad is defending it quite comfortably. #T2#
Flores missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Assad is looking to escape.#SUB#
Flores is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #SUB#
Flores is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Assad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Flores.
Flores throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Assad wants to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Assad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flores's waist but Flores gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Assad off to one side.
Nice takedown defense from Flores. No joy for Assad on that attempt.
Flores dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Assad. That did some damage!#CL2#
Assad gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Assad wants to break free but Flores has control.
Flores blocking some punches.
Assad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flores has him pressed against the cage.
Flores is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Assad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Flores breaks from the clinch.
Assad throws a jab when Flores was well out of range.#CL2#
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Assad has taken the fight into the clinch.#T4#
Assad is looking to control Flores's arms but Flores gets an underhook and turns him. Now Assad has his back to the cage.
Assad working hard to break the clinch.
Assad is trying to break the clinch but Flores is controlling him.
Flores changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Assad fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Guillermo Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Assad displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Flores. #CL2#
Assad moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Flores breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No luck for Assad with that takedown attempt.
Flores seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Assad cracks the inside of Flores's front leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guillermo Flores showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Flores 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guillermo Flores!

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