Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AKF 35 | Durand vs. Benedetti
Date: Jan 15, 2022

#R1#
Bastard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bastard looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Bastard throws a right and a left that both miss.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John staying out of range there.
Bastard looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John staying out of range there.
Bastard throws a body shot but no joy.
John seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bastard keeps the fight on the outside.
John ducks under a wild hook from Bastard.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bastard manages to circle out of the way.
Bastard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John is looking to counter the offense by Bastard and move into the clinch.
Lazy Bastard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bastard swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Bastard misses.
Bastard lands with a good body shot.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bastard.
John is looking to counter the offense by Bastard and move into the clinch.#T1#
Bastard misses with a body shot.
Bastard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bastard throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John throws an overhand right that has Bastard reeling! John follows up with more punches and Bastard is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Papa John!

Event: GC 403
Date: Nov 06, 2021

#R1#
The fighters circling - Allen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Allen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
John lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Allen throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John unleashes a big counter combination but Allen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Allen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CUT#It looks like Papa John has been cut.#CL2#
John moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John pushes Allen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Allen is defending well for now.
Allen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Allen controls the action.
John tries to stall but Allen uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #BC#
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Allen avoids the head kick by John. #T1#
John ducks under a wild hook from Allen.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Allen misses.
John throws a big counter head kick but Allen avoids it with no problem.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
John throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #ROC2#Allen is rocked!#T2#
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. John engages and cracks Allen with a massive lead left hook - Allen tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! John is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Papa John!
The defeated Oliver Allen had this to say: 'Maybe 145? Lets see how the next match goes.'.

Event: AKF 16 | Cobb vs. Robbins
Date: Sep 04, 2021

#R1#
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
John drops his hands momentarily and Keenan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
John has Keenan up against the ropes in a clinch.
I was talking to Keenan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Keenan lands with a short shot to the head.
John lands an elbow just above Keenan 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Keenan.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keenan lands a shoulder strike.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from John.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keenan is defending well for now.
A short right from Keenan on the inside. #BC#
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Keenan.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
John sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Keenan darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CL#
Keenan clinches with his opponent.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keenan is defending well for now.
John blocks an uppercut.
John working Keenan over with knees to the body.
John is stalling here.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keenan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Keenan prevents a body shot from John.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. #T2#
A knee to the head by John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keenan.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keenan avoids it.#BC#
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from John.
Keenan misses with a leg kick
and John counters with a one-two to the body.
Keenan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but John moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Keenan shakes him off and moves away.#CL#
Keenan darts in and clinches John up against the ropes.
A short right from Keenan. #BC#
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
Keenan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Keenan.
Keenan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T3#
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
Keenan throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
Ryan Keenan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Keenan.
Keenan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!#CL#
Keenan darts in and clinches John up against the ropes.
Keenan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
Keenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keenan's brow.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside.
Keenan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Keenan takes an elbow to the temple.
Keenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Keenan is trying to break free.
Keenan lands with a left to the head.
John trying to control the position but instead, Keenan has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the ropes.#T4#
John blocks a body shot from Keenan.
John blocks an uppercut.
John crunches a lovely knee into Keenan's ribcage.
Keenan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keenan blocks an elbow strike.
John missing with knees to the body.
Keenan blocks an elbow strike from John. #BC#
Keenan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as John blocks the leg kick.
John checks a leg kick.
John blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan.
John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Keenan.
John avoids the head kick by Keenan.
Keenan tries a head kick but it misses.
John steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Keenan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Keenan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
John has Keenan up against the ropes in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keenan.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Keenan lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Keenan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Keenan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with a knee strike.
John blocks a body shot from Keenan.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keenan blocks an elbow strike from John.
Keenan struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with some punches.
John blocks an uppercut.
Keenan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Keenan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.#T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Keenan.
John misses with an elbow strike.
John lands a knee to the body.
John missing with knees to the body.
Keenan tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John blocking some punches.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John prevents a body shot from Keenan.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Keenan blocks with his arms.
Keenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Keenan dodges an elbow strike from John.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Keenan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keenan lands a shoulder strike.
Keenan scores with a hook to the body.#T2#
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keenan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keenan avoids it.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good body shot from Keenan.
Keenan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Keenan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Keenan's defenses.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Keenan avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keenan.
Keenan misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Keenan has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Keenan is blocking nicely.
Keenan working aggressively here.
John lands an elbow just above Keenan 's eye. #CUT2#It looks like Ryan Keenan has been cut.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John throws an elbow that misses.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Keenan's brow.
Keenan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Keenan misses with a punch on the inside. #T4#
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John takes a shot to the head.
John trying to stall but Keenan improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keenan as John tries to tie him up.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Keenan is keeping busy.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Keenan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the ropes.
John prevents a body shot from Keenan.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Keenan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
Keenan throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
John blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ryan Keenan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryan Keenan's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Keenan throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range.
Keenan looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Ryan Keenan is winning the standup battle so far.
Keenan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
A nice leg kick from Keenan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Keenan scores with a kick to the midsection.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Keenan.
Keenan throws a half hearted mid kick.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keenan throws a leg kick that misses.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Keenan shakes him off and moves away.
Keenan is looking to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T1#
Keenan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Keenan throws a sloppy head kick and John moves out of range easily.
John throws a right hand that Keenan ducks under and follows up with a left that Keenan also avoids with ease.
Keenan misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John wants to counter the offense by Keenan and move into the clinch position.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keenan throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Keenan backs off John throws a huge counter combo but Keenan manages to avoid it all.
Keenan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Keenan looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from John on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keenan working hard to break the clinch.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Keenan. #T2#
John lands an elbow inside that Keenan shrugs off.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan fails to land.
Keenan tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Keenan gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
Keenan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Keenan as John tries to tie him up.
Keenan gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
Keenan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan misses with the head strike.
Keenan tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Keenan back against the ropes.
Ryan Keenan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John tries to throw a body punch but Keenan avoids it by throwing John back against the ropes.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Keenan digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Keenan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
John lands a nice elbow.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T3#
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan misses with some punches.
John is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan's elbow.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Keenan blocks with his arms.
John landing knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Keenan lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Keenan.
Ryan Keenan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John missing with knees to the body.
Keenan blocks a body shot from John.
With the fighters up against the ropes, John throws an elbow but misses.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T4#
Keenan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John misses with an elbow strike.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John tries to work over Keenan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Keenan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keenan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.

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 Ryan Keenan.
Well Keenan 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 Saam Ante scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Ryan Keenan!

Ryan Keenan wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Ryan Keenan was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: Ambush 11: Taurus VS Wearmouth
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1#
A head kick by John misses
and Zy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps John thinking. #CL#
John rushes Zy and presses him up against the ropes.
Zy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Zy blocks a body shot from John.
John is looking to control Zy's arms but Zy gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the ropes.
Zy lands an uppercut.
Zy misses with a punch on the inside.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Zy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
John landing knees to the body.
Zy struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Zy working aggressively here.
Zy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zy misses with a hook from the clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Zy.
John wants to stall.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud. #T1#
John misses with a knee to the head.
Zy takes an elbow to the forehead.
John prevents a body shot from Zy.
Zy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt John or not.
Zy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Zy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zy swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Zy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Zy tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Zy takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT#It looks like Vos Zy has been cut.
John tries a body shot but Zy blocks it.
John takes a shot to the head.
John trying to stall but Zy improves his position.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Zy controls his hands.
John blocking some punches. #T2##BC2#
Zy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zy throws the kick towards the body but John avoids it.
Zy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John throws a push kick but Zy slaps the foot to one side.
John checks a leg kick.
Zy throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
As Zy looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Zy just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zy digs a good body shot into John's ribs.
Zy takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! John crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zy - the referee stops the clock and John gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zy. John manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
John scores with a head kick. Zy tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.#T3#
Zy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zy tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
Zy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick from John misses
and Zy counters with a good low kick that John was not able to check.
John tries to clinch up but Zy circles away and keeps his distance.
Zy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vos Zy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zy lands a nice shot that snaps John's head back.
Zy takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Zy scores with a nice body kick.
Zy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T4#
A nice leg kick from Zy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zy throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
Zy takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Zy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
Zy throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range.
Zy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zy throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
Zy throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vos Zy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vos Zy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Zy lands the left hand.#CUT2#It looks like Papa John has been cut.
Zy throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
Zy looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming.
As Zy tries to get set, John tries to push him back and clinch up but Zy manages to avoid the attempt.
John takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Zy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Zy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zy misses with a body shot.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zy manages to circle out of the way.
Zy misses with a low kick.
Zy tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
John throws a quick counter head kick but Zy was just out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zy.
Zy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.#T1#
An inside leg kick lands from Zy.
Zy throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zy.
Zy tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zy manages to circle out of the way.
Zy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zy with a nice cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Zy connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Zy throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
Zy misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
A lazy body kick from John
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
Zy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John counters with a body kick that stops Zy in his tracks momentarily.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zy manages to circle out of the way.
A good leg kick by Zy.
John checks a leg kick.
Zy misses with a wild combination.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Zy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #T3#
Zy scores with a nice body kick.
Zy swings for the body but John moves out of range.
John seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zy throws out the jab.
John throws a quick counter head kick but Zy was just out of range.
Vos Zy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Zy 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 John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jab from Zy.
Zy connects with an inside leg kick.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zy throws out the jab.
As Zy tries to get set, John tries to push him back and clinch up but Zy manages to avoid the attempt.
Zy misses with a hook
and John counters with a two punch combo.
Zy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and John moves into the clinch.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T4#
Zy managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zy. #BC2#
Zy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Zy.
John appears to be looking for a big counter.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Zy misses.
Zy scores with a nice head shot.
Zy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Zy's side.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zy.
John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vos Zy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Zy 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.
Zy keeps the fight on the outside.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zy.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Zy throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
John is looking to counter the offense by Zy and move into the clinch.
Zy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Zy.
John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to move into range but Zy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John throws a quick counter head kick but Zy was just out of range.
Zy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #T1#
Zy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John checks a low kick from Zy.
John seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick lands for Zy.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Zy manages to circle out of the way.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Zy scores with a leg kick. #CL#
John forces Zy back against the ropes and clinches.
John blocks an uppercut.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zy. #T2#
Zy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zy prevents a body shot from John.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zy 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 Zy can turn it around.
John digs a right hand into Zy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zy's gas tank.
Zy has a couple of punches blocked by John.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Zy avoids the damage to the body.
Zy lands a right hand. #BC2#
Zy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Zy throws a hook but John blocks it.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Zy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well,John is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Zy is looking to slow John down with leg kicks. #T3#
Zy just misses with a punch to the body.
Zy tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zy lands an overhand right.
John slips a jab from Zy.
John lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Zy swings away with a body shot that misses #CL#
and John counters by clinching up. #BC2#
Zy manages to break the clinch.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zy avoids the head kick by John.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John thinks about countering with a body kick.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Zy. That one must have hurt.
Vos Zy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Zy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#CL#
Zy gets tackled into the ropes by John. John maintains the clinch.
Zy tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zy throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John misses with a knee strike.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zy lands a left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vos Zy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge James Glass scores the fight for Vos Zy!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Vos Zy!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Vos Zy!

Vos Zy wins by unanimous decision!
A relieved looking Vos Zy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SYN Sang
Date: Apr 23, 2021

#R1#
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent John stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Lee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John takes one on the button.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
Lee is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
John tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee lands with a right hand.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Ping Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
John slips a straight right by Lee.
John is looking for a counter combo.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Lee has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by John.
Lee has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Lee fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee misses with a hook
and John counters with a solid body kick.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLee.
Lee throws a good cross that connects.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from John is predictable there
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John throws a head kick that misses.
Lee lands a jab to the nose.
John throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John staying out of range there.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lee scores with a jab to the body.
Lee throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
As Lee looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John. #T3#
Lee misses with a right hand
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lee misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lee works John's body with a nice hook.
Lee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
Lee scores with a one two! John had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! John had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lee throws a predictable looking body shot
and John counters with a nice body kick.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
Lee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a head kick that half lands. #T4#
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
As Lee tries to get set, John tries to push him back and clinch up but Lee manages to avoid the attempt.
John staying out of range there.
As Lee looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
John fakes the leg kick and cracks Lee in the body.
Lee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL#
John closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Lee fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt John.
Ping Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! John crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lee - the referee stops the clock and John gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lee. John manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lee scores with a nice strike.
Lee scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
John wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee scores with a jab. John acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Lee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
John is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lee.
John throws a head kick but Lee moves out of range. #T1#
Lee feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee feints a counter leg kick.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lee manages to circle out of the way.
Lee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches John on the side of the head.
Lee misses with a series of wild punches.
John throws a big counter combination but Lee scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
John tries to counter by clinching up but Lee breaks away and moves out of range.
Donk. Lee catches John right on the button with a cross.
John avoids the body shot from Lee.
Good leg kick by Lee.
John is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from Lee misses. #T2#
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Lee.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
John tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lee.
John blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John is looking to counter the offense by Lee and move into the clinch.
The fighters circling - John throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John tries to move into range but Lee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lee.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee lands with a good body shot.
John throws a leg kick which misses Lee's front leg but catches the back leg as Lee tries to avoid it.
John misses with a series of wild punches.
John moves out of range as Lee strikes.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John is looking for a counter combo.#T4#
A right-left combo lands from Lee.
John tries a low kick but Lee avoids it.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and John counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Lee.
As Lee looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way.
Lee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Lee punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
Lee cracks John with a good jab.
Lee throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Lee only half commits.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ping Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Lee throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee misses with a body shot.
John staggers Lee with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Lee looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! No! He's back down again! 9...10 - he's can't beat the count and John is victorious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Papa John!

Event: SYN K-1 å…«
Date: Mar 05, 2021

#R1#
A head kick by Little misses #CL#
and John holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John trying to stall but Little improves his position.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Little is keeping busy.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Little's defenses.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little trying to stall but John improves his position.
Little scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
Little misses with the head strike.
Little takes an elbow to the temple.
John taking a breather.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.#T1#
John taking a breather.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Little wants to get back to striking at distance but John won't allow it. #BC2#
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little throws a hook but John blocks it.
John appears to be looking for a big counter.
Little tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Little.
It looked like John wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Little throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Little misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and John counters by clinching up. #T2#
Little tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John lands a knee to the head. #ROC#Little is rocked!
John landing knees to the head.
Little is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John is controlling Little's neck. John unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Little goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Papa John!

Event: SYN K-1 å››
Date: Feb 05, 2021

#R1#
John moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Diaz. John shrugs it off though.
Diaz looks to throw a body kick
and John counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Diaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
John throws a big counter combination but Diaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
John jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Diaz throws a body kick that misses.
Diaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Diaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Diaz counters with a body kick that stops John in his tracks momentarily.
John throws a low kick but it's checked well by Diaz.#T1#
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A jab from Diaz does it's job there.
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
John tries to clinch up.
Diaz misses with the body kick#CL#
and John holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Diaz misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz is looking to slow John down with leg kicks.
John misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Diaz on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
John lands with a nice combination. Diaz backs away looking to recover.#CL#
John rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John blocks a body shot from Diaz.
John tries to stall but Diaz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
Diaz misses with a punch to the body.
Diaz dodges an elbow strike from John.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz has a couple of punches blocked by John.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Diaz lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diaz working aggressively here. #T3##BC2#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
Diaz jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
John blocks a jab.
John throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Diaz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Diaz throws a sloppy head kick
and John counters with a three punch combo that has Diaz backing up. Diaz nods at John to acknowledge the strikes.
Diaz thumps John with a low kick.#CL#
Diaz gets tackled into the ropes by John. John maintains the clinch.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Diaz avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards. #BC2#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Diaz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches John on the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Papa John has been cut.#T4#
Diaz throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Diaz.
John thinks about countering with a body kick.
Diaz is looking to land body kicks.
Diaz lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Diaz can pounce on him.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Diaz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Diaz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John throws a counter high kick but Diaz was just alert enough to avoid it.
Diaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diaz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Diaz swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Juan Diaz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
Diaz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
John misses with a leg kick.
Diaz connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
Diaz misses with a right hand
and John counters with a two punch combo.
Juan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz throws a combination. John tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John moves away from the strike by Diaz.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Diaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Johns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
Diaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC2#John is rocked!
Diaz scores with a nice right hand.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
John is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Diaz doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! John crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in John's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Diaz!

Event: SYN K-1 ä¸€
Date: Jan 15, 2021

#R1#
John takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Entei throws a head kick that misses.
John throws a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Entei.
John is looking for the big counter here.
John walks into a straight right hand from Entei.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Entei misses with a wild body shot.
John swings for the body but Entei moves out of range.
Entei lands an overhand right.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Entei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
Entei can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
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!
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Entei.
Entei lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Entei avoids the damage to the body.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Entei.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
Entei misses with some punches.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John missing with knees to the body.
Entei tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Entei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Entei blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A hook to the body from John.
Entei tries a body shot but John blocks it.
Entei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Entei.
John lands an elbow just above Entei 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
Entei lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Entei breaks from the clinch.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Entei pushes John up against the ropes in a clinch.#T2#
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Entei misses with a body punch.
Entei lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC#
Entei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Entei looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming.
John is trying to counter with his kicks.
Entei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Entei throws a sloppy head kick
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Entei darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Entei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Entei lands a head kick. John smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Entei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#CL#
Entei pushes John up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Entei on the inside.
Good body shot from Entei.
John tries to stall but Entei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Entei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Entei swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Entei misses with a body punch.
John tries to work over Entei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Entei back against the ropes.
Entei throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Entei blocks an elbow strike.
Entei throws a head punch that misses.
John trying to control the position but instead, Entei has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the ropes.
Entei swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4##BC#
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Entei misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Entei.
Entei throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Entei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Entei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John scores a nice knee to the body.
Entei lands with a short shot to the head.
Entei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Entei's defenses.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John tries to stall but Entei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Entei blocks it with crossed arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Entei dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Entei clinches.
I was talking to Entei's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Entei is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Entei can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John misses with a knee strike.
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Entei's elbow.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Entei back against the ropes.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Entei has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harry Entei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Entei back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John trying to stall but Entei improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Entei lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Entei takes a knee to the side of the body.
Entei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Entei blocks a body shot from John.
Entei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Entei scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
John trying to land knees to the body.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Entei won't want to take too many of those.
John misses with a body punch.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John takes a shot to the head.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Entei managing to block the knees to the body from John.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Entei back against the ropes.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Entei.
John prevents a body shot from Entei.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Entei is blocking nicely.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Entei lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands. #T2#
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Entei back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, John throws an elbow but misses.
John tries a body shot but Entei blocks it.
Entei takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John is looking to control Entei's arms but Entei gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the ropes.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Entei lands with a short shot to the head.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Entei controls the action.
Entei lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Entei takes a knee right on the jaw!
John misses with an elbow strike.
John throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Entei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Entei tries a head kick but it misses.
Entei misses with a wild body shot.
Harry Entei is winning the standup battle so far.
Entei works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
John avoids the head kick by Entei.
Entei connects with a high kick.
Nice body punch from Entei.
Entei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Entei stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Entei takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
John slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Entei.
John looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Entei lands the left hand.
Entei throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.#T4#
John tries to clinch but Entei is having none of it.
Entei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John tries to clinch up but Entei circles away and keeps his distance.
Entei tries a head kick but it misses.
Entei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Entei lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That kick from Entei tenderised John's leg. John is trying to keep his angry face on.
Entei misses with a straight right.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Entei checks a leg kick.
John blocks a head kick by Entei.
John wants to counter the offense by Entei and move into the clinch position.
Entei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. John doesn't seem bothered though.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Entei dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Entei loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John tries to clinch but Entei moves out of range. #CL#
Entei closes the distance and clinches.
John taking a breather.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Entei gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
Entei tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Entei back against the ropes.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Entei is blocking nicely.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Entei has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Entei scores with a nice hook to the head.
John tries to throw a body punch but Entei avoids it by throwing John back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Entei misses with a body punch.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Entei scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Entei as the two fighters clinch.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Entei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head. #T1#
John trying to land knees to the body.
Entei is working John over against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Entei creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Entei softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Entei can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Entei blocks a body shot from John.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Entei avoids the damage to the body.
Entei lands with a light punch inside.
Entei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Entei stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John lands an elbow inside.
Entei lands with a right to the head.
Entei misses with a short punch on the inside.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
John's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#John is rocked!
Entei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Entei finish him?
Entei lands a body shot.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Entei.
John takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Entei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Entei.
Entei avoids the elbow strike from John, against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Entei.
A right handed body shot lands from Entei.
A short body shot lands from Entei as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Entei. #BC#
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
John walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Harry Entei!
Harry Entei bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: EK 23 - World Series
Date: Nov 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badweather Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
John counters with a body kick.
Badweather Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badweather Jr manages to avoid it.
John throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Badweather Jr throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
Lloyd Badweather Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badweather Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Badweather Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Badweather Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
John defending well as Badweather Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Badweather Jr. That snapped John's head back. #CL2#
John moves into the clinch.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Badweather Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Badweather Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John tries to work over Badweather Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees to the body from John.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badweather Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but John won't allow it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John. #T1#
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John landing knees to the head.
John landing knees to the head. #BC#
Badweather Jr manages to break the clinch.
John with the inside leg kick.
John throws a body punch but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
John has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Badweather Jr misses with a double jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Badweather Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from John - the referee stops the clock and Badweather Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says John. Badweather Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before John has time to react.
Badweather Jr throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badweather Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Badweather Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a low kick, right behind Badweather Jr 's knee.
John throws out a leg kick but Badweather Jr moves out of range and John only half commits. #CL2#
John clinches up against the cage.#T2#
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from John.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Badweather Jr avoids the damage to the body.
John landing knees to the body.
Badweather Jr avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Badweather Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Badweather Jr blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
John is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badweather Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Badweather Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.
John closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL2#
John clinches up with Badweather Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Badweather Jr controls the action.
Badweather Jr blocks a body shot from John.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John landing knees to the body.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A bit of stalling here from John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badweather Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Badweather Jr controls his hands.
Papa John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John scores with a hook to the body.
Badweather Jr takes a knee right on the jaw! #T1#
John leaning against his opponent.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Badweather Jr blocks with his arms.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Badweather Jr.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badweather Jr's elbow.
John scores with a hook to the body.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badweather Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Badweather Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
John is leaning against Badweather Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Badweather Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Badweather Jr tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Badweather Jr back against the cage.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T2#
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tries a body shot but Badweather Jr blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Badweather Jr.
John tries to work over Badweather Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John misses with a short punch on the inside.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Badweather Jr breaks the clinch.
Badweather Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Badweather Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches John on the side of the head.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Badweather Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Badweather Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
No joy there for Badweather Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badweather Jr.
John steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr misses the shot to the body.
Badweather Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
John throws a big counter head kick but Badweather Jr avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Badweather Jr misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Badweather Jr lands with a straight right. John didn't see that one coming.
Badweather Jr connects with a jab.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badweather Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Badweather Jr throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John wants to counter the offense by Badweather Jr and move into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Badweather Jr scores with a nice strike.
Badweather Jr misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a left and a right that stings Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a right and a left that John avoids nicely.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Badweather Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John lands a nice looking kick to the body. Badweather Jr takes a step back to recover.
A nice combination there by Badweather Jr.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Badweather Jr with a nice cross.
Badweather Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Badweather Jr.#T1#
John looks to land a right hand but Badweather Jr moved out of range.
John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lloyd Badweather Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
John takes the fight into the clinch.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John keeps control of Badweather Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
John missing with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from John.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John stalling against the cage.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Badweather Jr won't want to take too many of those.
Badweather Jr managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John lands a nice elbow. #T2#
Badweather Jr tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
John lands an elbow inside that Badweather Jr shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Badweather Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on John - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
John avoiding damage as Badweather Jr throws knees to the body.
Badweather Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
John tries a body shot but Badweather Jr blocks it.
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 misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R4#
John misses with a few strikes there.
John tries to clinch there but Badweather Jr circles away.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badweather Jr.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badweather Jr.
Badweather Jr throws a right hand that John ducks under and follows up with a left that John also avoids with ease.
John stuns Badweather Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Badweather Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Badweather Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Badweather Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from John. Badweather Jr shrugs it off though.
Badweather Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a nice kick to the body.
Badweather Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Badweather Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Badweather Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John. #T1#
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Badweather Jr with a jab.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Badweather Jr misses the jab.
John steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Badweather Jr.#CL2#
John moves into the clinch successfully.
John missing with knees to the body.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Badweather Jr is blocking nicely.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John displaying some good clinch control by pressing Badweather Jr up against the cage.
John holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Badweather Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.#T2#
John lands an elbow just above Badweather Jr 's eye.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Badweather Jr's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from John.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Badweather Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John swings wildly with an uppercut but Badweather Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from John.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
Badweather Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
A jab lands there for Badweather Jr.
John tries to clinch but Badweather Jr moves out of range.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Badweather Jr moves out of range easily.
Badweather Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. John eats them both and turns towards Badweather Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
John slips a jab and a cross from Badweather Jr.
John follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Badweather Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Badweather Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badweather Jr lands a head shot.
John takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL2#
John gets a clinch.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Badweather Jr is trying to break free.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Badweather Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Badweather Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Badweather Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Badweather Jr avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Badweather Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Badweather Jr or not.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Badweather Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Badweather Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
John is pushing Badweather Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lloyd Badweather Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Badweather Jr misses with an elbow over the top.#T2#
John missing with knees to the body.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Badweather Jr won't want to take too many of those.
John is leaning against Badweather Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Papa John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John lands an elbow inside.
Badweather Jr wants to break free but John has control.
Badweather Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
Badweather Jr can't break the clinch.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands a nice elbow.
Badweather Jr managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Badweather Jr trying to land knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got John winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Papa John!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Papa John!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Papa John!

Papa John wins by unanimous decision!

Event: EK 19_LUMINIFEROUS AETHER
Date: Oct 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saiyan Prince checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Saiyan Prince moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Saiyan Prince thuds his right hand into John's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Saiyan Prince loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.
John avoids the head kick by Saiyan Prince.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saiyan Prince throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and John counters with a leg kick.
John avoids the body shot from Saiyan Prince.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saiyan Prince throws a big counter combination but John scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Saiyan Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick
and John counters with an outside leg kick.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Saiyan Prince scores with a nice strike.
Saiyan Prince misses with a looping left.
Saiyan Prince sets himself, and John steps forward looking for the clinch! Saiyan Prince avoids it this time.
John on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saiyan Prince. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saiyan Prince throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a series of strikes. Saiyan Prince will be more careful next time no doubt.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Saiyan Prince circles away.
Saiyan Prince punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
Saiyan Prince throws a body shot but no joy.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John avoids the body shot from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Saiyan Prince lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saiyan Prince. #T2##KD2#
John throws out a head kick that Saiyan Prince doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Saiyan Prince crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Saiyan Prince's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Saiyan Prince misses the shot to the body.
John replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Saiyan Prince blocks it well.
John throws a wild body kick that Saiyan Prince sees coming a mile off.
Saiyan Prince has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu in the buildup to the fight.
Vegeta Saiyan Prince seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saiyan Prince.
John lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook but John blocks it.
A shot to the body from Saiyan Prince misses #CL2#
and John holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
John lands an elbow inside.
John crunches a lovely knee into Saiyan Prince's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John cracks Saiyan Prince with a nice body shot.#BC#
Saiyan Prince pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saiyan Prince throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Saiyan Prince lunges at John with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by John's hand.
Saiyan Prince throws a left and a right that both miss
and John counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Papa John should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Saiyan Prince looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
John closes the distance and clinches.
Saiyan Prince tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
Saiyan Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Saiyan Prince takes a knee right on the jaw!
John lands an uppercut.
Saiyan Prince misses with a punch on the inside.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Saiyan Prince tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Saiyan Prince avoids the damage to the body.
Saiyan Prince managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Saiyan Prince lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saiyan Prince is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saiyan Prince working aggressively here.
A short right from Saiyan Prince on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John is looking to control Saiyan Prince's arms but Saiyan Prince gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the ropes.
John blocks an uppercut.
John is stalling here. #BC#
Saiyan Prince breaks the clinch. #T1#
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince lands with a nice body punch.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John unleashes a big counter combination but Saiyan Prince bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice defenses there by John.
Saiyan Prince throws a jab when John was well out of range.
Saiyan Prince misses with a body punch
letting John counter with a right hand.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Saiyan Prince looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick that is checked
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saiyan Prince listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saiyan Prince scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good standup being displayed there by John as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiyan Prince wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range. #T2#
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince keeps John at a distance using the push kick.
Saiyan Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Saiyan Prince scoring well with a low kick there.
Saiyan Prince paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
John staying out of range there.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saiyan Prince. #CL2#
John moves into the clinch.
A short left from Saiyan Prince.
A short right from Saiyan Prince on the inside.
Saiyan Prince working aggressively here.
Saiyan Prince managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Saiyan Prince tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Saiyan Prince.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Saiyan Prince dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Saiyan Prince misses with a looping left.
Saiyan Prince works the jab nicely.
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John looks to land a body kick but Saiyan Prince moved away.
Saiyan Prince sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #ROC#John is rocked!
John walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! John is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Vegeta Saiyan Prince!

Event: {EK} 16: Fallout
Date: Oct 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Por Pramuk lands a jab.
Por Pramuk throws a body shot but no joy.
We've been informed that Por Pramuk 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.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Por Pramuk scores with a hook.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Por Pramuk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Por Pramuk misses with a left hand
and John counters with a low kick, right behind Por Pramuk 's knee.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Por Pramuk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A swing and a miss from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Por Pramuk throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John slips a jab and a cross from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a low kick.
Por Pramuk throws a body shot but no joy.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T1#
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Por Pramuk jabs at John's body.
Por Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
Por Pramuk throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Por Pramuk misses the jab.
Por Pramuk lands a nice shot to the body.
John takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Por Pramuk misses with a few strikes there.
Por Pramuk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
John misses with a low kick.
Por Pramuk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Por Pramuk connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Por Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Por Pramuk. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Por Pramuk connects with a nice looking jab.
Por Pramuk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
John moves into the clinch.
Por Pramuk takes an elbow to the temple.
John stalling in the clinch but Por Pramuk improves position.
Por Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Por Pramuk prevents a body shot from John.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Por Pramuk as John tries to tie him up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Por Pramuk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Por Pramuk thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Por Pramuk digs a good hook to John's body.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by John.
Por Pramuk lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Por Pramuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#It looks like Papa John has been cut.
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!
Por Pramuk connects with a body shot that sends John's belly button to the back.
Por Pramuk scores with a crisp jab that stopped John in his tracks.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#CL2#
Por Pramuk rushes John and presses him up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1##BC2#
Por Pramuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Por Pramuk has John up against the ropes in a clinch.
Por Pramuk tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Por Pramuk back against the ropes.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk lands with a light punch inside.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John avoids a wild elbow strike from Por Pramuk.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
John taking a breather.
A knee to the head by John.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Por Pramuk is keeping busy.
John misses with a body punch.
John working aggressively here.
Por Pramuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow. #T2##BC2#
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Por Pramuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Por Pramuk misses with a body punch
and John counters with a good low kick that Por Pramuk was not able to check.
Por Pramuk checks a low kick from John.
No joy there for Por Pramuk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Por Pramuk lands a glancing blow to the side of John's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Por Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Por Pramuk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Por Pramuk.
John on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
John lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Por Pramuk lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Por Pramuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Por Pramuk punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
John throws a leg kick that is checked
and Por Pramuk counters with a one-two to the body.
John is looking to score with low kicks.
Por Pramuk feints a counter leg kick.
Por Pramuk missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
Por Pramuk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
Por Pramuk swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
John blocks a jab.
John slips a straight right by Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Por Pramuk darts in and clinches John up against the ropes.
Por Pramuk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#BC2#
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch.
Por Pramuk throws a predictable looking body shot
and John counters with a good low kick that Por Pramuk was not able to check.
Por Pramuk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from John there as he acknowledges the shot.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Por Pramuk.
John is looking to slow Por Pramuk down with leg kicks.
Por Pramuk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Por Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John is looking for a counter combo.
Por Pramuk misses with a left hand
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Por Pramuk connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
John slips a jab from Por Pramuk.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Por Pramuk is looking to chop away at John's legs.
John seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Por Pramuk lands a nice looking body shot.
Por Pramuk misses with a few strikes there. #T2#
A shot to the body from Por Pramuk misses
and John counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Por Pramuk misses.
Por Pramuk cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Por Pramuk tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Por Pramuk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
John checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Por Pramuk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Por Pramuk misses with a punch to the body.
Por Pramuk struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Por Pramuk prevents a body shot from John.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Por Pramuk tries a body shot but John blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Por Pramuk really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Por Pramuk scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Por Pramuk lands with a cross. #CL2#
Por Pramuk moves into the clinch.
Papa John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Por Pramuk misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John blocks a body shot from Por Pramuk.
John blocks a body shot from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk blocks an elbow strike.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
Por Pramuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Por Pramuk avoids it.
Por Pramuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John lands an elbow just above Por Pramuk 's eye.
John tries to stall but Por Pramuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #T1#
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Por Pramuk has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC2#
Por Pramuk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
John tries to land a leg kick but Por Pramuk saw it coming and moves away.
Por Pramuk paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Por Pramuk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Por Pramuk misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Por Pramuk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Por Pramuk blocks with his arms.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Por Pramuk dodges an elbow strike from John.
John lands a damaging elbow. #T2#
John controlling the action here for a moment.
A short body shot lands from Por Pramuk as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Por Pramuk pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Por Pramuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Por Pramuk struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
Por Pramuk lands a body punch in the clinch. #BC2#
Por Pramuk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Por Pramuk misses.
Por Pramuk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Por Pramuk throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
Por Pramuk misses with a jab to the body
and John counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Por Pramuk.
As Por Pramuk backs away, John returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dieselnoi Por Pramuk dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5#
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Por Pramuk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Por Pramuk clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Por Pramuk, as that shot connected.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Por Pramuk.
Por Pramuk scores with a jab to the body.
John takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Por Pramuk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Por Pramuk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Por Pramuk throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T1##CL#
John rushes Por Pramuk and presses him up against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Por Pramuk.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John tries to stall but Por Pramuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Por Pramuk avoids the damage to the body.
Por Pramuk avoids the elbow strike from John, against the ropes.
John lands an elbow just above Por Pramuk 's eye.
Por Pramuk lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Por Pramuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Por Pramuk prevents a body shot from John.
Por Pramuk looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Por Pramuk tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Por Pramuk back against the ropes.
Good body shot from John.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Por Pramuk avoids it.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John tries a body shot but Por Pramuk blocks it. #T2#
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
Por Pramuk tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John avoids the elbow strike from Por Pramuk, against the ropes.
Por Pramuk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Por Pramuk.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John tries a knee to the head but Por Pramuk blocks it.
John trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#BC2#
Por Pramuk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John thows a leg kick but Por Pramuk checks it
and Por Pramuk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Por Pramuk scores with a hook to the body. John takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
John avoids the body shot from Por Pramuk.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Por Pramuk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dieselnoi Por Pramuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Por Pramuk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dieselnoi Por Pramuk!
A victorious Dieselnoi Por Pramuk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EK 13
Date: Sep 12, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John with the inside leg kick. #CL2#
John moves into the clinch.
Talis lands a nice uppercut.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Talis blocks it with crossed arms.
John crunches a lovely knee into Talis's ribcage.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Talis leaning against his opponent.
Talis lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Talis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
John throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Talis's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talis throws a jab when John was well out of range.
As Talis backs off John throws a huge counter combo but Talis manages to avoid it all.
John changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
John throws a right hand that misses
and Talis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#It looks like Papa John has been cut.#T1#
John misses with a leg kick
and Talis counters with a stiff right hand.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Papa John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talis moves out of range as John throws a body kick.
Talis tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
Talis fires out a quick counter leg kick but John just manages to avoid it.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John throws a leg kick
and Talis counters with a one-two to the body. #ROC#John is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from John 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 Talis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Talis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Some bone on bone action there as Talis checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talis blocks a head kick by John. #T2##KD#
Talis cracks John with a left hand that drops him to the canvas, up against the ropes! Can John get back up in time? 3, 4, 5, 6, 7... he's on one knee... 8, 9... he's up! 'Walk towards me' says the referee. John looks steady enough to continue so we're going to continue!
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Talis finish him?
John throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Talis misses the target.
John tries to land a leg kick but Talis saw it coming and moves away.
John seems to have recovered his senses.
Talis misses the shot to the body.
Talis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John flicks out a counter leg kick but Talis steps away.
Good leg kick by John.
Talis blocks a head kick by John.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John connects with a high kick.
John throws a jab when Talis was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Talis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talis avoids the body shot from John.
Talis is looking to counter with a body kick.
Talis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
John throws a hook to the side of Talis's head but Talis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T3#
John on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
John lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from John tenderised Talis's leg. Talis is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
John moves into the clinch.
Talis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talis is defending well for now.
John blocks an uppercut.
Talis tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Talis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Talis blocking some punches.
Talis misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by John.
Talis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John slowing the pace effectively.
Talis managing to block the knees to the body from John.
A shot in the inside from Talis. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Talis manages to break the clinch.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Talis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Talis misses with a straight right.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Talis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talis throws a leg kick
and John counters with a two punch combo.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Talis misses with a lunging right hand
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Digi Talis should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Talis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
Papa John seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talis scores with a leg kick.
Talis looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
It seemed like John was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Talis off balance momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John moves into range and connects with a jab.
John tries a low kick but Talis avoids it.
Talis is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John misses with a leg kick.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John throws a head kick but Talis moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Talis blocks the low kick.#T1#
Jab, jab by John - just one landing.
Talis is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talis checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A head kick misses from Talis.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
A swing and a miss from Talis.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
John throws a leg kick
and Talis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
John throws a body kick that misses.
Talis seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John. That one must have hurt.
John throws a body punch but Talis moves out of range.
Talis lands a nice looking body shot.
Talis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Talis throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A punch lands to the side of John 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Talis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John lands a nice hook to Talis's body. Talis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from John.#T3#
Talis scores with a jab to the jaw.
John throws a leg kick
and Talis makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. John really felt that one!
Talis throws a body shot but no joy.
Talis scores with a sloppy right hand. John should have avoided that one.
John looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Talis thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on John if he has to take too many more of those.
John tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Talis's sensitive parts.
Talis throws out a powerful jab.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Talis. #T4#
Talis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talis misses with a kick to the body. #CL2#
John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Talis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
John fakes the leg kick and cracks Talis in the body.
Crunch! John slams his shin into Talis's torso.
John with the inside leg kick.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Talis misses with an uppercut.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
John moves out of range as Talis strikes.
John throws a leg kick which misses Talis's front leg but catches the back leg as Talis tries to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Talis as he connects with a hook.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talis appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
John walks straight into devastating uppercut and drops to the floor, clearly wobbled! Can he beat the count? 4,5,6,7... he's up! And he's down again! The ref steps in and calls an end to the fight! What a punch that was!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Digi Talis!
Our winner, Digi Talis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: EK 9_ABSOLUTE ULTRAVIOLENCE
Date: Aug 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John scores with a head kick. Diaz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John digs a good body shot into Diaz's ribs.
John dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Diaz motions for John to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John clobbers Diaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz avoids the head kick by John.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Diaz. That one must have hurt.
John staying out of range there.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John throws a head kick but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.
Good work by John as he checks the leg kick.#T1#
Diaz misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
John scores with a nice right hand.
Diaz takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
John is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
John staying out of range there.
John slips under a jab.
John misses with a low kick.
Diaz misses with a body shot.
Diaz sets himself, and John steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
John moves away from the strike by Diaz.
Juan Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John tries to move into range but Diaz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CL2#
John instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Diaz fails to land.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John pushes Diaz back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Diaz has John pressed against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T2#
Diaz throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Diaz misses with some punches.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diaz's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John trying to land knees to the body.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Diaz misses with the head strike.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Diaz is blocking nicely.
Diaz is trying to maintain a safe position but John gets an underhook and turns Diaz into the ropes.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as John tries to tie him up.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and John counters with a slapping leg kick.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz takes a head kick and shrugs it off. #T3#
Diaz moves away from the strike by John.
Diaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Diaz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Diaz - that will leave a mark!
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diaz's jab looks to have found its range, popping John under the eye.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from John 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 Diaz has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Diaz and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. John looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
Diaz motions for John to come forward. Diaz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T4#
Diaz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and John is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
John scores with a nice body kick.
John misses with a jab, cross combination.
John swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Diaz. That's going to slow John down.
Diaz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Diaz keeps John at a distance using the push kick.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Diaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Diaz. John does a little dance to reset his feet.
John throws a big counter head kick but Diaz avoids it with no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diaz was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Papa John will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Diaz connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
Diaz throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
John wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
John misses with a looping left.
John thows a body kick. Diaz tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Diaz lands a nice leg kick that just misses John's sensitive parts.
Diaz throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John avoids the body shot from Diaz.
John tries a quick counter leg kick but Diaz is wise to it.
Diaz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diaz throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Diaz throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a nice low kick that buckles Diaz's knee momentarily.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T1#
Diaz looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Diaz sizes up John with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
John is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Diaz wants to slow John down by chopping away at his legs.
John with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
Diaz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from John.
Diaz misses with a series of wild punches.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T2#
John ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John with a nice calf kick.
Diaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat of the thigh.
John connects with a leg kick.
John defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
John is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Diaz rather than just go for the knockout.
John throws a body kick that misses.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Diaz.
John appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz throws a half hearted mid kick.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Diaz.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John avoids the body shot from Diaz.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
John defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Diaz missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Diaz misses.
John throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Diaz's head.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John looks to throw the jab but Diaz is out of range.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John slips a jab from Diaz.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Diaz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Some bone on bone action there as John checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diaz thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John counters with a leg kick. #T4#
A nice leg kick from John, right into the meat of the thigh.
Juan Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for John.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz cracks a nice hook into John's ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Diaz.
John with the inside leg kick.
John misses the body punch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#It looks like Papa John has been cut.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
John misses with a body kick.
Diaz thumps John with a low kick.
Diaz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Diaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by John. John obviously looking to wear him down.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Diaz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3#
Diaz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A low kick lands for Diaz.
A big right from Diaz misses.
John appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Diaz feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
John staying out of range there.
A big left from Diaz misses.
John throws a leg kick but Diaz moved away.
Nice shot by Diaz.
John checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Diaz, right into the meat of the thigh.
John has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diaz.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
John takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John checks it.
Diaz loads up on a big right hand but John slips the punch.#T1#
John blocks a jab.
John tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Diaz is able to avoid easily.
Diaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
John misses with a wild combination.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Nice uppercut lands for Diaz. That snapped John's head back.
Diaz thows a leg kick but John checks it
and John counters with a good low kick that Diaz was not able to check.
Diaz lands a jab to John's midsection.
That kick from John tenderised Diaz's leg. Diaz is trying to keep his angry face on.
John throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diaz throws a low kick, looking for John's leg but John calmly moves out of range.
Diaz throws out a loose jab but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #T2#
Diaz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John cracks a nice hook into Diaz's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
Diaz moves out of range of the leg kick from John.
John on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Diaz pushes John away with a front kick.
Diaz misses with a low kick.
Diaz scores with a jab.
A good leg kick by John.
John tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL2#
John has taken the fight to the clinch. #T3#
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Diaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John is leaning against Diaz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John trying to stall but Diaz improves his position.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Diaz gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Papa John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Diaz blocks a body shot from John.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Diaz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Diaz's brow.
A knee to the head by John.
John digs a right hand into Diaz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Diaz's gas tank.
Diaz cracks John with a nice body shot.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John lands a nice elbow.
Diaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards. #T4#
Diaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John misses with a knee to the head.
John letting Diaz take a breather here.
Diaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.#BC#
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz throws a leg kick that misses.
John shapes to counter with a head kick.
John checks the leg kick.
John throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice cross by Diaz.
Diaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John connects with a single shot there.
John throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Juan Diaz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R4#
Diaz lands with a nice body kick.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John throws a series of punches but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
John takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz throws a head kick that misses.
John fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Diaz.#T1#
Some wild striking there from John.
Diaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Diaz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Diaz is looking to chop away at John's legs.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Diaz sets himself, and John steps forward looking for the clinch! Diaz avoids it this time.
John blocks a leg kick.
John checks a leg kick.
John tries to land a front kick but Diaz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Diaz throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side. #T2#
John avoids the head kick by Diaz.
A big left from Diaz misses.
John throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Diaz throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and John counters with a left to the body.
John lands with a thumping leg kick.
Diaz misses with a body punch
and John counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diaz scores with a kick to the midsection.
John throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
John throws a sloppy body shot
and Diaz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
An inside leg kick from Diaz misses.
John wants to counter the offense by Diaz and move into the clinch position.
John throws a wild body kick that Diaz sees coming a mile off.
John takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Jab by Diaz.
John looks to land a combination. Diaz sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Diaz connects with a body shot.
A big right from Diaz misses.
Diaz tried to score with a low kick but John checks it.
John avoids a kick to the body.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Diaz crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from John - the referee stops the clock and Diaz gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says John. Diaz manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Diaz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
John lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
An inside leg kick lands from John. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz blocks a head kick by John.
Diaz half committed to a counter leg kick.
John thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz 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 John has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from John and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz scores with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diaz.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Diaz lands a slapping body shot.
John with the inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from John.
John scores with a shot to the body.
Diaz feints and then cracks John's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow John down.
John misses with a combination
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Papa John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Diaz. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diaz.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz scoring well with a low kick there.
John lands a really nice looking cross but Diaz seems unphased.
Diaz misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John feints a counter leg kick.
John has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Diaz.
John throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T1#
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Diaz shakes him off and moves away.
Diaz looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Diaz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Diaz lands a nice hook to John's body. John takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Diaz down.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
John scores with a push kick.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
John misses with a few strikes there.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a low kick, right behind Diaz 's knee.
Diaz throws a jab but it's blocked by John. #T2#
Nice shot by John.
A bone on bone clash there as Diaz blocks the leg kick.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John on the wrong end of a nice jab.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diaz.
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A low kick lands for John.
Diaz blocks a leg kick.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diaz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And John responds with a good body kick, but Diaz manages to step out the way in time.#T3#
John checks a leg kick.
John throws a counter combo.#CL2#
John gets a clinch.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Diaz is keeping busy.#BC#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Diaz's side.
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but John moved out of range.
John swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John moved away.
Diaz throws a leg kick but John moved away.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. John moves away and avoids it.
John takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T4#
Diaz tries a low kick but John avoids it.
Diaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Diaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
John throws a nice looking combination but Diaz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Diaz stuns John with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick from John lands but Diaz takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Diaz misses the target.
John misses with a low kick as Diaz jumps back.
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Papa John.
I think John 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa John!

Event: EK 6_TRANSCENDENCE
Date: Jul 25, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John is looking to clinch.
We've been informed that Saiyan Prince 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.
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a shot to the body
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
A slow jab from Saiyan Prince misses its intended target.
That kick from John tenderised Saiyan Prince's leg. Saiyan Prince is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saiyan Prince takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick lands for John.
Saiyan Prince misses with an attempted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
John slips a straight right by Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut.
John is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Saiyan Prince.
A jab lands there for John.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
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!
Saiyan Prince moves out of range of the body kick.
Saiyan Prince tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by John. That's going to slow Saiyan Prince down.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saiyan Prince.#T1#
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saiyan Prince bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of John's head.#CUT2#It looks like Papa John has been cut.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
Saiyan Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
John throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saiyan Prince looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
Saiyan Prince just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJohn.
Saiyan Prince throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Saiyan Prince scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Saiyan Prince lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.#ROC2#John is rocked!
John throws a leg kick but Saiyan Prince checks it.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Saiyan Prince.
John seems to have got his legs back now.
John takes one on the button.
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saiyan Prince throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saiyan Prince rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a left and a right that stings Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T2#
Saiyan Prince checks a leg kick.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saiyan Prince misses with a double jab.
Saiyan Prince jabs at John's body.
Saiyan Prince misses with a kick to the body.
John thinks about countering with a head kick.
Decent striking displayed by Saiyan Prince there.
John looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saiyan Prince fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
John defending well as Saiyan Prince loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the body from Saiyan Prince misses
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saiyan Prince waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract John.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
Saiyan Prince throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John moves away from the strike by Saiyan Prince.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vegeta Saiyan Prince dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
John wants to land a leg kick but Saiyan Prince is out of range.
Saiyan Prince lands with a good body shot.
John scores with a jab to the body.
Saiyan Prince chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before John can pounce on him.
John ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saiyan Prince throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saiyan Prince misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saiyan Prince scores with a shot to the body.
A low kick from Saiyan Prince is predictable there
and John counters with a left and a right that stings Saiyan Prince.
Saiyan Prince throws an ugly left hook that misses
and John counters with a head kick. That will keep Saiyan Prince thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saiyan Prince.
John lands a nice looking kick to the body. Saiyan Prince takes a step back to recover.
John swings for the body but Saiyan Prince moves out of range.
Saiyan Prince throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
Saiyan Prince tries to score with a low kick but John moves his leg out of the way.
John avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
John walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Saiyan Prince checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
It seemed like Saiyan Prince was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John tries to score with a low kick but Saiyan Prince moves his leg out of the way.
Saiyan Prince takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut.
John throws a quick counter kick to the body but Saiyan Prince avoids it.
John throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Saiyan Prince looks to score with a jab to the body but John is just out of range.
Saiyan Prince throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saiyan Prince misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a two punch combo.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Saiyan Prince off balance momentarily.
John misses with a body kick.
John wants to slow Saiyan Prince down by chopping away at his legs.
Saiyan Prince misses with a hook
and John makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saiyan Prince changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
John with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Saiyan Prince's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and checks it nicely.
John fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Saiyan Prince throws a lazy uppercut
and John counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Saiyan Prince is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Saiyan Prince throws a leg kick that is checked
and John counters with a one-two to the body.
John connects with a crisp jab. #ROC#Saiyan Prince is rocked!
John throws a series of punches but Saiyan Prince avoids them all with ease.
Saiyan Prince is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Saiyan Prince swings and misses with a shot to the body#CL#
and John counters by clinching up.
John lands a nice elbow.
John misses with a knee strike.
John lands an elbow just above Saiyan Prince 's eye.
John lands a knee to the head.
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 cracks Saiyan Prince with a big uppercut! Saiyan Prince goes down! The referee pushes John away into a neutral corner and starts the count. 4,5,6,7. Will Saiyan Prince make it up in time? He's still flopping around all over the place! The referee has called off the fight! John takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Papa John!

Event: Friday Shootout 6
Date: Jun 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
John cracks Cpp with an open hand slap.
John throws a body punch but Cpp moves out of range.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Cpp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cpp throws a half hearted mid kick.
Good leg kick by Cpp.
John tries to clinch but Cpp moves out of range.
John moves out of range of the body kick.
Cpp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
John moves into the clinch.
John blocks an elbow strike.
Cpp looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
Cpp gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Cpp throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John blocks the elbow strike.
Cpp prevents a body shot from John.
Our sources have told us that Cpp has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cpp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cpp avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cpp scores with a shot to the side of John's head. #T1#
Cpp lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Cpp lands a left hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cpp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Cpp backwards.
Cpp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Cpp scores with a nice hook to the head.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cpp misses with a knee strike.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cpp.
John tries to work over Cpp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John missing with knees to the body.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cpp scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cpp's brow. #T2#
Cpp lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Cpp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
John takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#It looks like Papa John has been cut.
John is looking to control Cpp's arms but Cpp gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the ropes.
Cpp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cpp with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John taking a breather.
Cpp connects with a knee to the head.
Cpp throws a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from John.
Cpp misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cpp avoids the elbow strike from John, against the ropes.
John takes an elbow to the temple.
John throws a head punch that misses.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Cpp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
A leg kick checked by John.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cpp looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming. #CL#
Cpp closes the distance and clinches.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cpp's elbow.
Cpp gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cpp lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Cpp just misses with a elbow thrown towards John's brow.
Cpp on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from John.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp throws a knee to the head but misses.
John lands a knee to the head.
John stalling.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms. #T1#
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cpp.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cpp has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Cpp looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John lands a knee to the head.
Cpp with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cpp lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Cpp.
John blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John lands a nice elbow.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cpp is keeping busy.
John lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cpp scores with a shot to the side of John's head. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cpp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
Cpp tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cpp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cpp misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Master Cpp has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cpp lands with a left to the head.
John lands an elbow inside that Cpp shrugs off.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cpp avoids it.
Cpp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John takes a shot to the head.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp misses with an elbow strike.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Cpp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Cpp throws a front kick aimed at John's knee but John avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Cpp
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
John throws a hook but Cpp blocks it.
Cpp half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good work by Cpp as he checks the leg kick.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Cpp off balance momentarily.
Cpp connects with an inside leg kick.
John keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
John misses with a hook. Cpp ducked under it nicely.
Cpp pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cpp backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John wants to clinch up but Cpp keeps it at a distance.
Master Cpp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cpp throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cpp counters with a nice low kick that buckles John's knee momentarily.
Cpp checks a low kick from John.
Cpp blocks a low kick nicely.#T1#
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Cpp circles away.
Cpp scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL2#
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John is stalling here.
John misses with an elbow strike.
Cpp misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
Cpp lands a right hand.
Cpp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John can't find room to land a body shot as Cpp controls the action.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Cpp blocks an elbow strike.
Cpp lands a left hand.
Cpp creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through John's defenses.
A knee to the head by John.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
A bit of stalling here from John.
John has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cpp lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John missing with knees to the body.
Cpp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cpp working aggressively here.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Cpp controls his hands.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cpp's elbow.
Cpp using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John tries a body shot but Cpp blocks it.
Cpp lands an elbow just above John 's eye.
With the fighters up against the ropes, John throws an elbow but misses.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cpp.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John trying to control the position but instead, Cpp has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Master Cpp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cpp 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Master Cpp!
An out of breath Master Cpp thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Friday Shootout 4
Date: May 15, 2020

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahtic scores with a leg kick.

John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nahtic prevents a body shot from John.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
Nahtic managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
John landing knees to the head.
John lands an elbow just above Nahtic 's eye.
John taking a breather.
Our sources have told us that John has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Good body shot from John.
Nahtic tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from John.
John content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
Nahtic 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.
John stalling the fight.
Nahtic is trying to break the clinch but John has him pressed against the ropes.
Nahtic wants to get back to striking at distance but John won't allow it.
Nahtic wants to break the clinch but can't.
John pushes Nahtic back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from John.
Nahtic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John has Nahtic pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
John lands a shot to the body.
John is leaning against Nahtic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nahtic looks winded!
John lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from John.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John slowing the pace effectively.
Nahtic is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
John lands an elbow inside that Nahtic shrugs off.
A short body shot lands from John as the two fighters clinch.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
A knee to the head by John.

Nahtic is rocked!
John has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Nahtic to the canvas! Can Nahtic beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Nahtic was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! John is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Papa John!

Event: Friday Shootout 3
Date: Apr 24, 2020

#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Entei.
Entei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Entei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Entei lands a head kick!
Entei scores with a nice right hand.
Entei jabs John right on the nose. John blinks but takes it well.
Entei throws a shot to the body. #CL#
Entei clinches.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Entei throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei lands a shoulder strike.
Entei tries to work over John's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Entei tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Entei is working John over against the ropes.#T1#
A short left from Entei.
John lands an elbow inside.
John 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.
Entei misses with a punch to the body.
Entei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Entei with a nice cross.
John moves in looking to clinch but Entei pushes him off.#CL#
Entei clinches.
Entei prevents a body shot from John.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Entei lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Entei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Entei misses with the head strike.
John trying to control the position but instead, Entei has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the ropes.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Entei gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Entei avoids it.
John misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Entei lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Entei.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Entei breaks from the clinch.
Entei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Entei throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Entei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Entei connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Entei throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #CL#
Entei instigates a clinch.
John wants to stall.
Entei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John is trying to stall.
Entei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Entei.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Entei dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Entei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Entei lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
John throws a jab when Entei was well out of range.
Entei scores with a head kick. John tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Entei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Entei is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from John.
Entei lands a nice shot to the body.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John misses with a looping right.
John blocks a head kick by Entei.
Entei is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Entei swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Entei jabs at John's body.#CL2#
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Entei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John moves in looking to clinch but Entei pushes him off.#T1#
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Entei circles away quickly and effectively.
Harry Entei is winning the standup battle so far.
John throws a right hand that misses
letting Entei counter with a right hand.
Entei is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL#
John gets tackled into the ropes by Entei. Entei maintains the clinch.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John misses with a knee to the head.
Entei digs a right hand underneath John's ribcage. John let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Entei lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John. #CUT2#
It looks like Harry Entei has been cut.
Good body shot from Entei.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Entei avoids the damage to the body.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from John.
Entei blocks an elbow strike.
John lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Entei avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
Nice body punch from Entei - that landed with a thud.
Entei goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John lands an elbow that stopped Entei in his tracks for a moment.
Entei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that John can do to turn this around?
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Entei.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Entei avoids it.
John looking to throw knees to the head but Entei is blocking nicely.
Entei misses with a punch to the body.
John blocks a body shot from Entei.
Entei scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Entei lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
Nice body punch from Entei.
Entei scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Entei breaks from the clinch.
John avoids a kick to the body.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Entei tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Entei throws a head kick but John moves out of range. #CL#
Entei closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Entei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Entei dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Harry Entei's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Entei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Entei.
A head kick misses from Entei.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Entei was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Entei throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
Entei takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Harry Entei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John walks forward, straight into a front kick from Entei.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Entei paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A good leg kick by Entei. #CL#
Entei moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Entei breaks the clinch. #CL2#
John instigates a clinch.
Harry Entei has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John blocking some punches.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T1#
Entei gets through John's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Entei lands with a right to the head.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John tries to throw a body punch but Entei avoids it by throwing John back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Entei.#BC#
Entei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Entei has John up against the ropes in a clinch.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Entei controls the action.
Entei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Entei working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Entei fails to land.
Entei lands with a right to the head.
Entei misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Entei. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Entei lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Entei.
Entei misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John with a knee to the head.
John digs a right hand into Entei's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Entei's gas tank.
Entei throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John trying to land knees to the body. #BC#
Entei breaks from the clinch.
John takes a swing at Entei's ribcage but misses.
Harry Entei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Entei circles away. #CL#
Entei clinches up against the ropes.
John stalling in the clinch but Entei improves position.
Entei takes a knee to the side of the body.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Entei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Entei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Entei 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Entei!
Harry Entei was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GP FINAL
Date: Mar 29, 2020

#R1#
Silver misses with a right hand
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
John half committed to a counter leg kick.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.#CL2#
Silver moves into range and clinches up with John.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silver lands a shoulder strike.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silver throws an elbow but misses.
John lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Anders Silver has been cut.#BC2#
Silver breaks the clinch. #CL#
John has Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Silver to the canvas! Can Silver beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's waved off the fight! He didn't think Silver was in a fit state to continue so this fight is over! John is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Papa John!

Event: Grand Prix ROUND 2 NY
Date: Feb 29, 2020

#R1#
Ippo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ippo's jab looks to have found its range, popping John under the eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ippo.
John tries to clinch there but Ippo circles away.
Ippo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Makunouchi Ippo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ippo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
A big left from Ippo misses.
Ippo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John checks the leg kick.#CL2#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ippo, pushing him back against the ropes.
Ippo misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ippo connects with a knee to the head.
Ippo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #ROC#
John is rocked!
Ippo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Ippo finish him?
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ippo blocks it with crossed arms.
Ippo creates a bit of space for himself and unleashed what can only be described as a tiger uppercut, straight out of Street Fighter! John crashes to the mat! Can he make it back to his feet in time? 3,4,5,6... it doesn't look like he's going to make it! John face plants back to the mat and the referee calls off the fight! Ippo takes it with a brutal technical knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Makunouchi Ippo!
Makunouchi Ippo made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Found 1 '.

Event: Ricks Rumble Seven
Date: Feb 07, 2020

#R1#
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
Ramos throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL#
Ramos tries to keep at a distance but John has taken the fight into the clinch.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramos wants to break the clinch but can't. #BC2#
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
John moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ramos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ramos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but John is out of range.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramos can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
Our sources have told us that John has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Ramos lands a right hand.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC2#
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by John.
Ramos misses with a body shot.
Ramos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ramos connects with a solid leg kick.
Ramos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
John takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
John fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ramos lands with a shot to the body.
John tries to clinch up but Ramos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ramos thumps John with a low kick.#T2#
John lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
John tries to clinch up.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John wants to clinch.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramos is just out of range.#CL2#
Ramos forces John back against the ropes and clinches.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike from John. #BC2#
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ramos misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.
John is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ramos.
Ramos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CL2#
Ramos takes the fight into the clinch.
John missing with knees to the body.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ramos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards. #T3#
John misses with a knee to the head.
John landing knees to the body.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards. #BC2#
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by John.
John connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
John throws a head kick that misses.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Ramos's side.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ramos has time to react.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramos avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Ramos.
Ramos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ramos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
John comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ramos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John takes a kick to the side of the head.
Ramos on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ramos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ramos misses with an uppercut
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jacinto Ramos will probably get the nod.
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#
Ramos throws a big shot that misses.
John seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by John.
Ramos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Ramos throws a chopping leg kick but John manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
John lands a nice looking body shot.
John uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ramos.
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ramos throws out a leg kick but John moves out of range and Ramos only half commits. #CL#
John rushes Ramos and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ramos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John. #BC2#
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John throws a right hand that Ramos ducks under and follows up with a left that Ramos also avoids with ease.
Ramos throws a head kick that misses.
John wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.#T1#
John moves out of range of the leg kick from Ramos.
Ramos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
John stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ramos.
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
Ramos misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Ramos slips under a jab.
Ramos misses with a low kick.
Ramos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ramos fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and John has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ramos throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John wants to slow Ramos down by chopping away at his legs.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos lands a really nice looking cross but John seems unphased.
Ramos throws a head kick but John moves out of range. #T2#
Ramos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramos.
John blocks a head kick by Ramos.
John wants to clinch.
John throws a head kick but Ramos moves out of range.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
Jacinto Ramos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ramos's calf.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL2#
Ramos gets a clinch.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramos takes an elbow to the forehead. #T3#
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
John tries to throw a body punch but Ramos avoids it by throwing John back against the ropes. #BC2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
John misses with a wild body shot.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A clash of legs there as John blocks the low kick.
John scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ramos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John tries to counter by clinching up but Ramos breaks away and moves out of range.
Ramos scores with a sloppy right hand. John should have avoided that one.
John just misses with a punch to the body.
John cracks Ramos with an open hand slap.
Ramos throws a series of punches but John moves out of range.
John chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ramos can pounce on him.
Ramos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
John is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T4#
John throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
John darts in and clinches Ramos up against the ropes.
John misses with a body punch.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramos's efforts to push away.
John digs a right hand underneath Ramos's ribcage. Ramos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John lands a knee to the head.
Ramos blocks an elbow strike.
Ramos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ramos misses with the head strike.
Ramos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ramos lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Ramos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John has Ramos pressed against the ropes, preventing Ramos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John misses with a body punch.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ramos is keeping busy.
The referee calls for John to work.
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 Papa John will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
John tries to clinch there but Ramos circles away.
The fighters circling - Ramos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John tries to land a front kick but Ramos steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Despite the aggression on Ramos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.#CL2#
Ramos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the ropes.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Ramos takes a knee right on the jaw!
John blocks an uppercut.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
Ramos lands a left hand.
Ramos tries a body shot but John blocks it. #BC2#
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ramos misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from John.
It seemed like Ramos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Ramos lands a nice looking body kick.
John throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as John throws out the jab.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Ramos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramos flicks out a counter leg kick but John steps away.#CL#
John has Ramos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Papa John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ramos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Ramos manages to break the clinch. #CL#
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
A knee to the head by John.
A short left from Ramos. #BC2#
Ramos manages to break the clinch.
Ramos swats away the attempt to clinch by John.#T2#
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ramos.
John blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and John tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL#
John has closed the distance and engaged Ramos in a clinch.
Ramos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of John backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramos has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
Ramos misses with a punch on the inside.
John trying to stall but Ramos improves his position. #BC2#
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Ramos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
John checks the leg kick.
Ramos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
Jab from John.
John darts in trying to clinch
and Ramos counters with an inside leg kick. #T3#
A combination from Ramos does no damage.
John appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Ramos closes the distance and pushes John back into the ropes.
John working Ramos over with knees to the body.
John wants to stall.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
Ramos tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
John lands a body punch.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked. #BC2#
Ramos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
John gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Ramos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4##CL#
Ramos gets tackled into the ropes by John. John maintains the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ramos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ramos throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Ramos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Ramos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on John. That did some damage!
John throws a shot to the body.
John tries to clinch but Ramos is having none of it.
Ramos feints a counter leg kick.
Ramos wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range.
Ramos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #CL2#
Ramos darts in and clinches John up against the ropes.
John misses with a knee strike.
Ramos managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Ramos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ramos avoids it.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Ramos controls his hands.
John digs a right hand into Ramos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ramos's gas tank.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jacinto Ramos.
I think Ramos 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Papa John!
In defeat, Jacinto Ramos stepped up to the mic, saying 'Big heart, determined '.

Event: WCKD - 3 -
Date: Jan 18, 2020

Event: Rude Rick's Rumble
Date: Nov 20, 2019

#R1##CL2#
John rushes Koni and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
John trying to stall but Koni improves his position.
A body shot lands from John.
A right hand to the body from John.
Koni misses with some punches.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koni lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John taking a breather.
John missing with knees to the body.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Koni misses with the head strike.
John lands an elbow inside.
John digs a right hand underneath Koni's ribcage. Koni let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
Koni misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koni misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from John.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koni.
John misses with a knee strike.
Koni working aggressively here.
Koni throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT2#
It looks like Ryoichi Koni has been cut.
Koni swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Koni misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koni.
John is struggling to control the position.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John blocking some punches.
John lands with a right to the head.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koni is breathing heavily.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koni or not.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Koni seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if John can turn it around.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John lands a knee to the body.
John avoiding damage. #T2#
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees to the body from John.
John has Koni pushed against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Koni backwards.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John stalling against the ropes.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John with a knee to the head.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T3#
John is struggling to control the position.
Koni misses with some punches.
John will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Koni up against the ropes.
John throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from John.
John landing knees to the body.
John is leaning against Koni and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koni's face.
John taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John crunches a lovely knee into Koni's ribcage.
John working Koni over with knees to the body.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John digs a right hand into Koni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koni's gas tank.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.#T4#
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
John avoiding damage.
John lands a nice elbow.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koni's defenses.
Koni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Koni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koni.
John works on Koni's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stalling in the clinch from John.
Koni has a couple of punches blocked by John.
Koni takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koni or not.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ryoichi Koni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
John with a body punch. A glancing blow.
John with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
John stalling the fight.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Koni's defenses.
Koni misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw!
John lands an elbow just above Koni 's eye. #ROC2#
Koni is rocked!
A body shot lands from John.
Oh Koni is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
Koni seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by John.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John lands a body shot in the clinch.
John with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Papa John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
John presses Koni against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
John with a knee to the head.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John lands a knee to the head.
John is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John working Koni over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from John.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koni working aggressively here.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koni takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
John is controlling Koni's neck. John unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Koni goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Papa John!

Event: RH104
Date: Oct 30, 2019

#R1#
Irwin throws a hook but John avoids it easily.
John lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT#
It looks like Ethan Irwin has been cut.
John tries to clinch up but Irwin circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the ropes.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John takes a shot to the head.
Irwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.#BC2#
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John on the wrong end of a nice hook.
John lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
John tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
John backing away here, and Irwin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Irwin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1#
Irwin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. John checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.
John shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
Irwin misses with an uppercut. John saw that one coming.#CL#
John has closed the distance and engaged Irwin in a clinch.
Nice elbow from John. #BC2#
Irwin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Irwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irwin throws a leg kick but John moved away.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #CL#
John rushes Irwin and presses him up against the ropes.
Irwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John tries a body shot but Irwin blocks it.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John lands a body punch in the clinch. #T2#
Irwin tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.#BC2#
Irwin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Irwin connects with a single shot there.#CUT2#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
John closes the distance and clinches.
John lands a left hand.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Irwin's face.
Irwin misses with a short punch on the inside.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Irwin misses with some punches.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Irwin avoids it.#BC2#
Irwin breaks from the clinch.
John is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
It seemed like Irwin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Irwin tries to land a leg kick but John saw it coming and moves away.
Irwin misses the jab.
Irwin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irwin takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Irwin misses with a looping left.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Irwin moves out of range easily.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
An inside leg kick lands from Irwin.
Papa John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Irwin, pushing him back against the ropes.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Irwin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Irwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John lands a nice hook to Irwin's body. Irwin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John is looking to clinch.
Irwin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from John with a body shot.
John swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Irwin doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
John tries to clinch there but Irwin circles away.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Irwin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Irwin throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John wants to clinch but Irwin slips to the side
and Irwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
John swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Irwin counter with a right hand.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John misses with a hook to the body
and Irwin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Irwin misses with a low kick.
John checks a leg kick.
Good shot there by Irwin.
John tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Irwin counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
John is looking to clinch but Irwin is avoiding it.
A big left from Irwin misses.
Irwin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Irwin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John moves in looking to clinch but Irwin pushes him off.
A countering left hand to the body from Irwin misses.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Irwin circles away.
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!
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves away
and Irwin counters with a nice uppercut.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John lands with a slapping head kick.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Irwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
John tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Irwin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin thows a left - swing and a miss!
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Irwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Irwin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Irwin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Irwin dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!
John wants to clinch
and Irwin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irwin checks a low kick from John.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Irwin wants to land a leg kick but John is out of range. #T1#
Irwin misses with a body kick.
John is looking to clinch.
John blocks a jab.
John moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A swing and a miss from Irwin.
An attempted straight right counter from John misses the target.
Irwin misses with a wild body shot.
John darts in trying to clinch
and Irwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Irwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Irwin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
John takes a jab right on the kisser. #T2#
Irwin throws a leg kick but John sees it coming and moves out of range.
John walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Irwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Irwin works John's body with a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Irwin.
Irwin misses the shot to the body.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Irwin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
John tries to clinch but Irwin moves out of range.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John ducks under a wild hook from Irwin.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Irwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Irwin 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Irwin!

Event: RH93
Date: Oct 02, 2019

#R1#
A head kick by Brooksbank misses
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
John lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Brooksbank throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brooksbank keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Brooksbank rushes John and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooksbank's face.
Brooksbank looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Brooksbank blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC2#
Brooksbank breaks from the clinch.
Brooksbank throws a head kick that misses.
John wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Brooksbank misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brooksbank throws a head kick that misses.
John tried to counter with a leg kick but Brooksbank avoided it.#CL#
John closes the distance and clinches.
Brooksbank is trying to stall.
John landing knees to the body. #T1#
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John lands a knee to the body.
Brooksbank looks winded!
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
Brooksbank breaks the clinch.
Brooksbank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL2#
Brooksbank clinches.
John lands a body punch in the clinch.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brooksbank looking to stall.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from John.
John lands an elbow inside that Brooksbank shrugs off. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooksbank is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
Brooksbank tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Brooksbank blocks an uppercut.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brooksbank wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but John has him pressed against the ropes.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brooksbank blocks it with crossed arms.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Brooksbank's face. #BC2#
Brooksbank's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooksbank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An inside leg kick lands from John.
John tries to clinch but Brooksbank moves out of range.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs. #CL#
John gets a clinch.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #T3#
John throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Brooksbank manages to break the clinch. #CL#
John has Brooksbank up against the ropes in a clinch.
John scores a nice knee to the body.
John avoiding damage.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brooksbank has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Brooksbank tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John throws an elbow but it misses.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brooksbank is trying to push John away but John has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for John.
Brooksbank being controlled against the ropes.#BC2#
Brooksbank breaks from the clinch.
Brooksbank has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T4##CL#
John takes the fight into the clinch.
John tries to work over Brooksbank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
Brooksbank is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
John prevents Brooksbank from breaking the clinch.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #ROC#
Brooksbank is rocked!
John creates a bit of space and fires a knee right up the middle, almost lifting Brooksbank off his feet and sending him crashing to the canvas! Brooksbank is trying to get back to his feet but his equilibrium is completely gone! The referee has called it off! This fight is over! John is jumping up and down like a mad man, celebrating with his cornermen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Papa John!

Event: RH81
Date: Sep 07, 2019

#R1#
John uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Buchanan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Buchanan lands a slapping body shot.
Buchanan blocks the body kick.
Buchanan throwing a counter right hand but John manages to avoid it.
A lazy left from Buchanan finds it's target.
John tries to clinch up but Buchanan circles away and keeps his distance.
Buchanan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but John manages to avoid it.
John tries to clinch but Buchanan moves out of range.
Buchanan misses with a straight right.
John moves away from the strike by Buchanan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buchanan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John misses with a straight left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John scores with a leg kick.
Ross Buchanan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
The fighters circling - Buchanan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buchanan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Buchanan connects with a right hand. John shakes it off.
John connects with a nice looking jab.
Buchanan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buchanan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Buchanan tried to counter with a leg kick but John avoided it.
Buchanan misses with a body shot.
John lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Buchanan backs up against the ropes.
Buchanan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buchanan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Buchanan.
John tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Buchanan scores with a four punch combination!#CUT#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.#T2#
John blocks a jab.
John connects with a body shot.
Buchanan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on John's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buchanan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buchanan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buchanan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John misses with a low kick.
Buchanan misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Buchanan misses.
Buchanan throws an off balance right hand
and John counters with a one-two to the body.
Buchanan throws a nice looking combination but John bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
John wants to counter the offense by Buchanan and move into the clinch position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John is looking to clinch.
Buchanan checks a low kick from John.
Buchanan misses with a kick to the body.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.#CL2#
John moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Papa John will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Buchanan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Buchanan.
John is looking to clinch but Buchanan is avoiding it.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John blocks a head kick by Buchanan.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.
Buchanan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buchanan tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
John lands a two punch combo.
Buchanan throws a half hearted mid kick.
As Buchanan backs off John throws a huge counter combo but Buchanan manages to avoid it all.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buchanan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buchanan swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
Buchanan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John moves out of range of the strikes.
John connects with a right hand. Buchanan shakes it off.#T1#
John throws a head kick that misses.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buchanan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Buchanan circles away.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buchanan throws a wild body kick that John sees coming a mile off.
Buchanan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
John shapes to counter with a head kick.
John slips under a jab from Buchanan.
John lands a leg kick that knocks Buchanan off balance momentarily.
Buchanan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buchanan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
John is looking to clinch but Buchanan is avoiding it.
John takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Buchanan throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John throws a head kick but Buchanan moves out of range.
Ross Buchanan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John throws a leg kick which misses Buchanan's front leg but catches the back leg as Buchanan tries to avoid it. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buchanan swinging wildly here.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Buchanan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John tries to clinch but Buchanan is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Buchanan misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John is looking to clinch but Buchanan is avoiding it.
Buchanan looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Buchanan lands a high kick!
John tries to clinch but Buchanan moves out of range.
John tries to clinch there but Buchanan circles away. #CL2#
John drives through and clinches with Buchanan against the ropes.
John holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
John pushes Buchanan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Buchanan gets an underhook and turns John into the ropes.
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 Ross Buchanan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
John has closed the distance and engaged Buchanan in a clinch.
John tries to stall but Buchanan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buchanan misses with the head strike.
John blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
John stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
A shot in the inside from Buchanan.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buchanan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johns head.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buchanan has a couple of punches blocked by John.
John lands an elbow inside.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John looking to stall.
Buchanan can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action. #T1#
Buchanan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Buchanan swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
John lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Ross Buchanan has been cut.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Buchanan controls the action.
Buchanan tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Buchanan back against the ropes.
John pushes Buchanan back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
John blocks a body shot from Buchanan.
Buchanan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Buchanan.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
John crunches a lovely knee into Buchanan's ribcage.
Buchanan throws a head punch that misses.
John misses with a body punch.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Buchanan.
John tries to stall but Buchanan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buchanan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buchanan throws a punch but it's blocked by John. #T2#
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Buchanan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Buchanan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Buchanan's defenses.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Buchanan.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
John stalling in the clinch but Buchanan improves position.
Buchanan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John lands an elbow just above Buchanan 's eye.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Buchanan won't want to take too many of those.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan working aggressively here.
Buchanan misses with a punch on the inside.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John trying to stall but Buchanan improves his position.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think John 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa John!

Event: RH73
Date: Aug 21, 2019

#R1##CL#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suluhu, pushing him back against the ropes.
John lands a knee to the head.
John prevents Suluhu from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Suluhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Suluhu throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and John counters with a right hand to the body.
Suluhu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and John counters with a left to the body. #CL#
John gets a clinch.
Suluhu is trying to push John away but John has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
John has Suluhu pressed against the ropes, preventing Suluhu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suluhu's defenses.
John is trying to stall.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
John tries a knee to the head but Suluhu blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suluhu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John taking a breather.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Suluhu is keeping busy.
Suluhu is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks. #T1#
John misses with a body punch.
Suluhu takes an elbow to the temple.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Suluhu avoids the damage to the body. #BC2#
Suluhu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suluhu misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from John.
John lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Papa John is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suluhu tries to land a front kick but John steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Suluhu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Suluhu moves forwards but John connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Suluhu throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John throws a sloppy head kick and Suluhu moves out of range easily. #T2#
John throws a head kick that misses
and Suluhu counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
John moves out of range as Suluhu throws a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Suluhu.
Suluhu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping John at a distance.
John swings for the body but Suluhu moves out of range.
Suluhu let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Suluhu jabs at John's body.
Suluhu is looking to land body kicks.
Suluhu throws a push kick but John slaps the foot to one side.
John wants to clinch.
Suluhu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suluhu pivots, looking for a leg kick but John is out of range and Suluhu settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Suluhu lands a nice looking body kick.
John throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suluhu looks for the body kick but John saw that one coming. #CL#
John rushes Suluhu and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Suluhu tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that John has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Suluhu working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Suluhu breaks the clinch.
John tries to clinch but Suluhu moves out of range.
John fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
John closes the distance and pushes Suluhu back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu is trying to break free.
Suluhu is trying to break free.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Suluhu wants to break free but John has control.
Suluhu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suluhu blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from John.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suluhu as John tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Suluhu prevents a body shot from John.
Suluhu tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
John misses with some punches.
John misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Suluhu breaks the clinch.
John checks a low kick from Suluhu.
As Suluhu looks to move away, John throws a big counter combo but Suluhu just gets out of the way.
Suluhu throws a shot to the body.
Suluhu pushes John away with a front kick.
Kassim Suluhu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suluhu looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John misses the shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Suluhu. Beautiful body shot.
John wants to clinch up but Suluhu keeps it at a distance.#T2#
Suluhu lands a nice shot to the body.
Suluhu swings away with a body shot that misses
and John counters with a series of strikes. Suluhu will be more careful next time no doubt. #CL#
John takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suluhu takes an elbow to the forehead.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Suluhu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.#BC2#
Suluhu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suluhu can do to turn this around?#CL#
John clinches up against the ropes.
John keeps control of Suluhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Suluhu blocks with his arms.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Papa John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
John keeps control of Suluhu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but John avoids it.
John swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Suluhu.
Suluhu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Suluhu counters with a nice body shot.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suluhu is trying to counter with his kicks.
John looks to throw the jab but Suluhu is out of range.
Suluhu keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suluhu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've been informed that Suluhu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Suluhu lands a front kick.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.
John thumps Suluhu with a low kick.#T1#
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suluhu throws the kick towards the body but John avoids it.
Suluhu lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from John misses.
Suluhu punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
Suluhu misses with a body shot
and John makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
John misses with a leg kick
and Suluhu counters with a leg kick.
Suluhu connects with an inside leg kick.
Suluhu gets off balance looking for a body kick
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John blocks the body kick.
John thinks about countering with a head kick.
John takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
John tries to clinch there but Suluhu circles away. #T2#
Suluhu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
John moves in looking to clinch but Suluhu pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Suluhu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Papa John is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John wants to clinch.
John avoids the body shot from Suluhu.
Suluhu connects with a body shot.
John scores with a head kick. Suluhu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kassim Suluhu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John tries to clinch up.
Suluhu thinks about the counter body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think John 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa John!

Event: WVT21 Steve v Braddock
Date: Jun 22, 2019

#R1#
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A chopping leg kick lands by John.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
John avoids the head kick by Walker.
John moves out of range as Walker strikes.
John tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and John counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by John.
John tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
John tries a body shot but Walker blocks it. #BC#
Walker breaks the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
John lands a head kick. Walker smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Walker misses with a low kick as John jumps back.
John looks to land a combination but Walker avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John tries to clinch up.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walker. #T1##CL#
Walker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Walker lands a shoulder strike.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walker throws a head punch that misses.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker lands a nice uppercut.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Walker has had enough of the clinch but John keeps him there for the moment.
John prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #BC#
Walker manages to break the clinch.
John tries to clinch there but Walker circles away.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but John takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.#T2#
Walker throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walker lands a jab.#CL2#
John has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
John misses with an elbow strike.
Walker tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
John lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker. #BC#
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John moves out of range as Walker strikes.#CL2#
John drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage. #T3#
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John looking to stall.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from John.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
John is working Walker over against the cage.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms. #BC#
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Walker 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
John forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.#T4#
John misses with a knee strike. #BC#
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
John throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Walker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
John steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Walker.
Walker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but John checks it well.
John looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
Walker bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps John's head backwards.
John is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it. #CL#
Walker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Walker.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Walker avoids it.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Walker won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John is looking to control Walker's arms but Walker gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John misses with a punch to the body.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
John drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Walker lands a right hook to the body.
Walker lands with a straight right. John didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Walker misses.
John is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker lands the left hand.
John avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
John tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
John gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A body shot lands from Walker.
John scores with a knee to the head.
Walker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from John.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow. #T1#
John tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab lands there for Walker.#CL#
Walker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
John blocking some punches.
John lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
John prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Walker tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Walker blocks it with crossed arms.
John scores with a knee to the head.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow. #BC#
Walker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnny Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
John slips under a jab from Walker.#CL2#
John gets a clinch. #T2#
John lands an elbow that stopped Walker in his tracks for a moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John presses Walker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#BC#
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
John forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
Walker takes a knee to the side of the body.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
Walker takes an elbow to the temple.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Walker misses with a hook from the clinch.
John tries to throw a body punch but Walker avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John blocks an uppercut. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Walker tries to break the clinch but John is controlling the position.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but John has double underhooks.
John lands a shoulder strike.
Papa John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John with a knee to the head.
John prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Walker breaks from the clinch.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
John jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
John moves into the clinch successfully.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walker avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
Walker prevents a body shot from John.
John lands an elbow inside.
Walker managing to block the knees to the body from John. #BC#
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
John drops his hands momentarily and Walker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
John clinches up against the cage.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John lands an elbow just above Walker 's eye.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John misses with a knee strike.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
John slips a straight right by Walker.
John throws a shot to the body.
John scores with a decent looking hook.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
John takes one on the chin but seems OK.
John tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
John is looking to score with low kicks.
John is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
John wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker lands with a nice body punch.
Johnny Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Walker moves into range and clinches up with John.
Walker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.#ROC2#
Walker is rocked!
John fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL2#
John clinches up with Walker and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from John - that landed with a thud.
Walker tries to break free but John pushes him back against the cage.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Walker blocks with his arms.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
John lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for John.
John misses with a knee strike.
John leaning against his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as John takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Walker tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
John connects with a knee to the head.
John lands a body punch.
Walker misses with a punch to the body.
Walker is trying to push John away but John has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John is trying to stall. #BC#
Walker breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
John drives through and clinches with Walker against the cage.
Walker takes a knee right on the jaw!
John creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Walker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Walker drops to his knees and John pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa John!

Event: WVT15 McTavish v Foot
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.
John looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
John gets a clinch. #BC2#
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon misses with a jab, cross combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lydon!
John moves out of range of the body kick.
John swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lydon motions for John to come forward. Lydon throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John tries to clinch up but Lydon circles away and keeps his distance.
Lydon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lydon throws out a counter right but John avoids it with no problem.
John jabs at Lydon's body.
John throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John tries to clinch there but Lydon circles away. #CL#
John has closed the distance and engaged Lydon in a clinch.
Lydon is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lydon misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Lydon manages to break the clinch.
Lydon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #CUT2#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lydon.#ROC2#
John is rocked!
John blocks a jab.#T1#
Lydon explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Johnny Lydon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lydon throws a head kick but John moves out of range.
Lydon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL2#
Lydon rushes John and presses him up against the cage.
John connects with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Lydon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lydon swats away the attempt to clinch by John.
John tries to clinch up.
Lydon unleashes a big counter combination but John bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lydon misses with a hook.
Lydon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lydon tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it. #KD2#
Lydon drops John with a beautiful combination! John stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lydon is looking for the KO!
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lydon darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! John's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Lydon before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Lydon!
Johnny Lydon managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hellraiser FightGear, into his post fight interview.

Event: WVT11 Talanoa v Baby
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Murhaa is defended easily by John.
John is looking to counter the offense by Murhaa and move into the clinch.#TD2#
Murhaa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. John quickly recovers to half guard.
Murhaa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
John is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Murhaa wants to pass the guard but John is defending well.
Murhaa is taking a breather. John says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John gets full guard.
Murhaa throws a big elbow that misses.
Murhaa stands and throws John's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Murhaa wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John is trying to control Murhaa's posture but Murhaa avoids it.
John is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Murhaa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Murhaa wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John stops Murhaa from passing to mount.
Murhaa controlling from side mount.
John is looking to regain half guard here but Murhaa keeps moving and retains side control. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#ES#
John explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Murhaa, pushing him back against the cage.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #TD2#
Murhaa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
John controlling Murhaa's posture.
Murhaa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed John's guard.
Murhaa is taking a breather. John says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#SUB2#
Murhaa is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
John wants to control but Murhaa is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T3#
Murhaa is pressing down on John's thigh, looking to free his foot. John is holding on for now.
Murhaa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but John does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Murhaa passes to side control.
The referee asks Murhaa politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Murhaa prefers to stall for the moment though.
John is looking for a sweep.
Murhaa tries to move into full mount but can't pass John's legs.
Murhaa gets to mount! John was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Murhaa looking to control and managing it successfully. #T4#
John bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Murhaa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but John has passed into side control.
Murhaa has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Murhaa is looking to regain half guard here but John keeps moving and retains side control.
Murhaa is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked John off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
John preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Murhaa.
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!
Murhaa has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Murhaa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Murhaa with a lazy takedown attempt
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
John closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
John is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Murhaa tries to score a body lock takedown but John shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Papa John has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Murhaa.#TD2#
Murhaa lands a takedown into guard.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
Murhaa stopping the sweep attempt from John.#SUB#
John looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa won't allow John to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John keeping full guard, as Murhaa tries to pass.
Murhaa keeps trying to improve his position.
Murhaa wants to control from the top but John keeps moving. #T1#
Murhaa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed John's guard.
Murhaa frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Murhaa wants to control the pace but John is squirming around nicely.
John tries to lock up and control but Murhaa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murhaa is landing with some decent strikes but John is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
John is looking to get to half guard.
Murhaa cracks John with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
John tries to hold on but Murhaa pushes him away. #T2#
John is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murhaa is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murhaa looking to control and managing it successfully.
Murhaa prevents John from getting the reversal.#SUB2#
Murhaa looking to secure an arm triangle but John defends it well.
Murhaa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
John tries to hold on but Murhaa postures up.
John is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John is working to get back to half guard. #T3#
Murhaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as John is looking to escape.
John wants to hold on but Murhaa pushes him away.
Murhaa controlling the pace for now.
Murhaa lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Murhaa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
John is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Murhaa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #T4#
Murhaa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Murhaa lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Murhaa trying to control but John is having none of it.
John might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
John tries to reverse the position but Murhaa maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Murhaa is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. John can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
King Murhaa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Murhaa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Murhaa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Murhaa tries to score a power double leg takedown but John sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murhaa somewhat.#TD2#
Murhaa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches John napping and manages to drive through into side control!
John wants to control but Murhaa postures up.
John is looking to regain half guard here but Murhaa keeps moving and retains side control.
John being controlled for a moment.
John can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Murhaa is looking to take a break and control but John is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Murhaa is staying tight to John's torso, preventing him from escaping.
John is trying to get back to half guard.
Murhaa moves into full mount!
Murhaa fails to advance to John's back.
Murhaa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can John hang on?#T2#
Murhaa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as John is looking to escape.
John tries to lock up and control but Murhaa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
John working to try and regain half guard.
Murhaa wants to control the pace but John is squirming around nicely.
Murhaa working the ground and pound effectively. #T3#
John tries to lock up and control but Murhaa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murhaa postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. John looks a forlorn figure. #ROC2#
John is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Murhaa looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Oh John is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
John is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murhaa putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Murhaa connects with a bit shot that sees John covering up! More strikes from Murhaa and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Murhaa is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Murhaa!
King Murhaa managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Bullet Proof System, into his post fight interview.

Event: WVT7 Carsara v McTavish
Date: Apr 20, 2019

#R1#
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and John connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from John misses
and Baroni connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baroni slips a jab and a cross from John.
Baroni fires out a quick counter leg kick but John just manages to avoid it.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baroni connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.#CUT#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
Baroni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Baroni does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Baroni misses the target.
John tries to clinch but Baroni moves out of range.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John lands a nice hook to Baroni's body. Baroni takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #ROC#
John is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John is still on wobbly legs! Can Baroni finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John seems to have recovered his senses.
John punishes Baroni's body with a nice straight punch.
Baroni throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baroni rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but John moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
A slow jab from Baroni misses its intended target.
John scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baroni in his tracks.
Baroni throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
John clinches up with Baroni and pushes him back against the cage.
Baroni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by John.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baroni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baroni blocks an elbow strike.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John 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.
John misses with a knee to the head. #BC#
Baroni manages to break the clinch.
Baroni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baroni misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baroni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from John.
Phillip Baroni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
John gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL2#
John clinches up against the cage.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John keeps control of Baroni as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Baroni makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC#
Baroni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baroni looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baroni ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Baroni swinging wildly here.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni connects with a single shot there.
Baroni misses with a body shot
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from John misses.
John is looking to clinch but Baroni is avoiding it.
Baroni keeps the fight on the outside.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Baroni circles away.
John feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Baroni's calf.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
John turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
Baroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni misses with a body shot.
John tries to counter with a clinch but Baroni shakes him off and moves away.
John connects with an inside leg kick.
Baroni misses with a double jab
and John counters with a nice body shot. #CL2#
John moves into range and clinches up with Baroni.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baroni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Baroni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Baroni fails to land. #BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch.
Baroni throws a right and a left that both miss.
A swing and a miss from Baroni.
Baroni connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Baroni misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baroni throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Baroni misses with a shot to the body
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baroni misses with a low kick.
John is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Baroni scores with a jab to the body.
John thumps Baroni with a low kick.
Nice shot by John.
John ducks under a wild hook from Baroni.
Baroni throws a lazy right hand but John sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
John now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
John connects with a high kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baroni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but John moves away.
Baroni scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Baroni throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baroni takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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 Phillip Baroni will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
John works Baroni's body with a nice hook.
Baroni with a jab.
Baroni throws the left hand but John avoids the punch easily.
Baroni misses with a straight right.
Baroni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Baroni.
Baroni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Baroni. Those never looked like landing.
John throws a series of punches but Baroni avoids them all with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts John, as that shot connected.
John gets cracked there but stands up to it.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baroni manages to avoid it.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Baroni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baroni misses with a hook.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baroni went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Baroni at a distance. #T1#
Baroni misses with a combination
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Baroni scores with a sloppy right hand. John should have avoided that one. #CL2#
John has closed the distance and engaged Baroni in a clinch.
Baroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Baroni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baroni misses with a straight right.
John lands with a nice body punch.
Baroni lands with a hook. John tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
John tries to clinch up.
John showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baroni.
Phillip Baroni is winning the standup battle so far.
John lands a nice looking body kick.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Baroni swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T2#
John dodges the punch combination from Baroni.
John throws a body shot but no joy.
Phillip Baroni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baroni just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baroni takes one on the button.
John uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baroni.
Baroni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by John.
John is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Baroni rather than just go for the knockout.
Baroni walks into a straight right hand from John.
John goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
John needs to keep his hands up - Baroni had a free shot at his head there.
Baroni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Baroni misses with a double jab.
Baroni throws a right hand that misses
and Baroni takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from John.
John tries to clinch but Baroni is having none of it. #T3#
Baroni missing with a left hand there. John was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
John stalks Baroni and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Baroni's face. Baroni staggers backwards, shaken.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baroni moves away.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
John blocks a jab.
Baroni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Baroni avoids the body shot from John.
John falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baroni counters with a three punch combo that has John backing up. John nods at Baroni to acknowledge the strikes.
John is looking to clinch but Baroni is avoiding it.
Baroni fails to land with a series of punches.
Baroni staying out of range there.
Baroni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd cheers as Baroni lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.
Baroni throws a leg kick
and John cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Baroni.
John is looking to clinch.
Baroni throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Nice shot by John.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baroni swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baroni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
John moves to clinch but Baroni breaks away
and Baroni counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
John connects with a body shot that sends Baroni's belly button to the back.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baroni throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Baroni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Baroni misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Papa John will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
Baroni scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from John misses.
Baroni lands with an uppercut that bounces John off the cage and back into range.
Baroni scores with a jab to the jaw.
Baroni throws a combination that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
John slips a jab and a cross from Baroni.
Baroni digs a good hook to John's body.
Baroni throws a series of punches but John avoids them all with ease.
Baroni throws a left and a right that both miss
and John counters with a straight right hand.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Baroni.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Baroni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
John lands a jab.
Baroni misses with a double jab
and John counters with a solid body kick. #T1#
Baroni misses with the combination. #CL2#
John has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baroni throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John blocks an uppercut.
John blocks an uppercut.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
John trying to land knees to the body.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
Baroni lands a body punch.
Baroni dodges an elbow strike from John.
A quick uppercut on the inside from John.
Baroni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baroni blocks it with crossed arms. #T2#
Baroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baroni tries to circle away but John has him pinned against the cage.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baroni in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baroni is keeping busy.#BC#
Baroni manages to break the clinch.
John throws a quick inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - John looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baroni cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John scoring well with a low kick there.
Baroni swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Baroni connects with a crisp jab.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
John tries to counter by closing the distance.#T3#
Baroni rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
John tries to clinch up but Baroni circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
John darts in and clinches Baroni up against the cage.
John works on Baroni's body with a couple of short punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baroni as John tries to tie him up.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baroni is defending well for now.
Baroni working aggressively here.
Baroni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Baroni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
John digs a right hand into Baroni's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baroni's gas tank.
John tries a knee to the head but Baroni blocks it.
Baroni wants to get back to striking at distance but John won't allow it.
Baroni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Baroni won't want to take too many of those.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#T4#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Baroni as John tries to tie him up.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Baroni is keeping busy.
Baroni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baroni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC#
Baroni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as John checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baroni wants to slow John down by chopping away at his legs.
John doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
John scores with a nice strike.
Baroni takes a swing at John's ribcage but misses.
Baroni misses with a wild combination.
John moves in looking to clinch but Baroni pushes him off.
Baroni misses with a combination
and John counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Papa John.
I think John 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: WVT1 Braddock vs Liguy
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1#
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Head.
Head tries to score a power double leg takedown but John sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Head somewhat.
John misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Head.
As John looks to move away, Head throws a big counter combo but John just gets out of the way.
John takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as John lands an impressive looking overhand right. Head doesn't seem phased though.
John lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Head moves into the clinch.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Head blocks it with crossed arms.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Head controls the action.
Head takes an elbow to the temple.
A body shot lands from John.
Head avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body. #T1#
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John wants to stall.
John pressing his opponent against the cage.
John 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.
John lands an elbow inside.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John prevents a body shot from Head.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Head misses with a hook from the clinch.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John scores with an uppercut up the middle.
John connects with a nasty looking knee right to Head's face.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
Head swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
Head takes a knee to the side of the body. #T2#
Head misses with an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John lands an elbow that stopped Head in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from John.
Head looking for a takedown.
John scores with a hook to the body.
Head avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
John lands a knee to the body.
Head is breathing heavily.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Head prevents a body shot from John.
Head letting John take a breather here.
Nice body punch from John.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Head or not. #T3#
Nice elbow from John.
Head takes a knee right on the jaw!
John scores with a knee to the head.
John has Head pushed against the cage.#BC#
Head breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Head gets tackled into the cage by John. John maintains the clinch.
Head wants to take the fight to the mat but John manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crack Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Head breaks the clinch. #CL2#
John drives through and clinches with Head against the cage.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Head is defending well for now.
John content to slow the pace in the clinch.
John scores a nice knee to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Come on John - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John missing with knees to the body. #T4#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
John slowing the pace effectively.
Head tries to pull guard but John won't allow it.
John misses with an elbow strike.
John looking to stall.
John tries to work over Head's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Head's brow.
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. Head is defending well for now.
John scores a nice knee to the body.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Head just misses with a elbow thrown towards John's brow.
John lands a body shot in the clinch.
Head jumps guard but John stands there with Head around his waist. Head gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Head goes for a takedown attempt but John pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
John rushes Head and presses him up against the cage.
John lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John misses with a knee strike.
John lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good body shot from John.
John stalling.
Head tries to pull guard but John forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for John.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Head.
John stalling.
John slows down the pace here.
John receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
John being controlled against the cage.#T1#
Head takes a knee right on the jaw!
Head misses with a knee strike.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Head throws a knee to the head but misses.
John scores with a knee to the head. #ROC2#
Head is rocked!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Head just misses with a elbow thrown towards John's brow.
Oh Head is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John has Head pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Head is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from John - that's hurt Head badly! Oh, another knee lands and Head is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Head doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Papa John!

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

#R1#
John throws a series of punches but Osterberg avoids them all with ease.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Osterberg tries a head kick but it misses.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
John cracks a nice hook into Osterberg's ribs.#TD#
Osterberg shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Osterberg is trying to control. John wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've been hearing that Osterberg has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#SUB2#
John looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Osterberg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but John sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB2#
John looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T1##SUB#
Osterberg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, John has managed to free his arm - good work.
John wants to improve his position but Osterberg is controlling well.
Osterberg landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
John is looking to control Osterberg's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can John avoid being mounted?
Osterberg trying to mount his opponent but John defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Osterberg lands a nice short elbow.#T2#
Osterberg is trying to control the action in half guard but John is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Osterberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Osterberg 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.
John tries to get to full guard but Osterberg has control of the leg. #SUB#
Osterberg wants to work for an arm triangle but John is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Osterberg content to control rather than advance.
John wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The fighters are battling for position here. John manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Osterberg scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3##SUB2#
John isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Osterberg stacks John on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Osterberg!#SUB#
Osterberg thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
John is looking for a sweep.
Osterberg landing strikes.
Osterberg advances nicely into full mount.
John is bucking up trying to escape but Osterberg cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
John sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Osterberg trying to control from half guard but John is working away. #T4#
John is trying to maintain the position but Osterberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Osterberg wants to control but John is keeping him busy.
John is trying to control but can't.
Osterberg working over John with some ground and pound. John looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
John is not content to let Osterberg control the position.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
John is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osterberg trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Osterberg 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#
A nice combination there by John.
Osterberg throws a head kick but John moves out of range. #CL#
Osterberg pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Knees to the body from John.
John lands an elbow inside. #TD#
Osterberg has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed John clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!#ES2#
Osterberg has his opponent's back but John is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Osterberg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Osterberg on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Osterberg is just out of range.
Osterberg is on the wrong end of a nice combination from John.
John throws a combination. Osterberg tries to block but a couple of punches get through.#T1#
John throws a series of punches but Osterberg moves out of range.
Osterberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
John fails to land with a series of punches.
Osterberg tries to counter with a takedown but John is quick to defend against it.
John lands a nice hook to Osterberg's body. Osterberg takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Osterberg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
John steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Osterberg. That one must have hurt.#TD#
Osterberg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
John actively working from the bottom here.
Osterberg is nestled in close to John, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Osterberg is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
Osterberg trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
Osterberg is thwarting John's attempts to control the position.
Osterberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John wants to control but Osterberg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
John has hold of Osterberg's hands but Osterberg slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
John is trying to get back to full guard.
John is refusing to be controlled, as Osterberg sits in half guard.
Osterberg passes the guard and advances to mount! #T3#
John tries to lock up and control but Osterberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Osterberg goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now John is on top in guard.
Osterberg controls John momentarily but John frees himself.
Osterberg controlling John's posture. #T4#
Osterberg 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#
Osterberg wants to free his trapped foot but John is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Osterberg scoring with strikes to the body and head.
James Osterberg overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
John has a hand on Osterberg's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Osterberg takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Osterberg prevents John from getting the reversal.
John in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
John lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by John.
John throws a wild body kick that Osterberg sees coming a mile off.
Osterberg misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut there from Osterberg.
Osterberg staying out of range there.
John moves in looking to clinch but Osterberg pushes him off.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Osterberg is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in John's half guard.#SUB#
Osterberg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and John defends it well. #T1#
Osterberg trying to control the action but John is working from the bottom.
Osterberg seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Osterberg is looking to take a break and control but John is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
John is trying to control but can't.
Osterberg is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for John!
John tries to lock up and control but Osterberg gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Osterberg in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BOOM! Osterberg connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osterberg scoring with strikes but John is staying in there. #T2#
Osterberg working the ground and pound effectively.
John regains half guard.
Osterberg wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
John wants to control but Osterberg is keeping busy.
Osterberg slows the pace down in half guard. #T3#
Osterberg working the head and body with strikes.
Osterberg prevents John from improving his position.
Osterberg trying to pass the guard but John defending well.
John wants to get back to full guard.
Osterberg takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
John is concentrating on defense, preventing Osterberg from advancing position.
Osterberg wants to take a breather but John is having none of it. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
John wants to control but Osterberg is keeping busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
John pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
John misses with a body shot.
Osterberg jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John moves to clinch but Osterberg breaks away
and John takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osterberg swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osterberg throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Osterberg throws a wild body kick that John sees coming a mile off.
A nice side step and John releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Osterberg showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Osterberg 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Osterberg!
After the fight, James Osterberg was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: EMP Grabber vs Pripyat
Date: Jan 27, 2019

#R1#
Suluhu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#TD2#
Suluhu shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Suluhu showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suluhu prevents John from improving his position.
John wants to control but Suluhu is keeping busy.
Suluhu prevents John from standing back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suluhu takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
John is looking for a sweep. Suluhu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Suluhu is controlling the pace.
John trying to control here. #T1#
John wants to get back to his feet.
Suluhu wants to lay and pray for a moment but John keeps working.
Suluhu prevents John from standing back up.
Suluhu wants to pass to mount but John is defending the position.
Suluhu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Suluhu controlling the pace. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Suluhu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for John!#T2#
John managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Suluhu.
John is letting Suluhu control him for a moment.
John is trying to control Suluhu's posture but Suluhu avoids it.
John is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Suluhu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
John is trying to control Suluhu's posture but Suluhu avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
John taking a bit of punishment here - Suluhu scoring with strikes.
John is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on John's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suluhu lands a few punches from side control.
John is trying to get back to his feet.
John manages to get back to half guard.
Suluhu controlling the pace.
Suluhu is keen to just control but John is a slippery customer.
John trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no! #T4#
Suluhu looking to control but John is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
John tries to hold on but Suluhu postures up.
Suluhu controlling his opponent.
John tries to hold on but Suluhu pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Suluhu looking to finish John with some ground and pound. This is bad for John!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassim Suluhu dominated that round.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A jab from John finds it's way through Suluhu's defenses.
Suluhu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John takes a shot to the body in his stride.
John fails in his attempt to clinch.
John lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suluhu circles away quickly and effectively.#TD2#
Suluhu dives in and scores a takedown into John's guard.
Suluhu controls from within his opponent's guard.
Let's hope that Suluhu has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
John looking for a guillotine here but Suluhu defends easily.
Suluhu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1##SUB#
John has an active guard here but Suluhu has managed to pass into half guard.
John on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Suluhu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
John punching from the bottom.
John pushes Suluhu off looking to stand but Suluhu dives back in and keeps control.
Suluhu seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but John does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Suluhu prevents John from standing back up.
John is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at 3Band MMA ($800/week), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
John trying to control here.
Kassim Suluhu has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suluhu lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Suluhu lands strikes from half guard.
Suluhu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Suluhu connects with a nice short shot to John's temple.
John is trying to control but can't.
Suluhu is looking to take a break and control but John is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suluhu thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Suluhu is keen to just control but John is a slippery customer.
John trying to control here.
Suluhu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
John wants to get back to full guard.
John misses with some strikes from the bottom.
John wants to improve his position but Suluhu is controlling well.
Suluhu stops John from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Suluhu scores with a takedown into John's guard.
John is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Suluhu dives into side control. #T4##REVR##SU2#
Suluhu stands up and beckons John to his feet.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suluhu was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
Suluhu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Suluhu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Suluhu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but John defends it well.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suluhu scores with a jab to the body.
John misses with a looping right.
Suluhu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Suluhu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Suluhu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kassim Suluhu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Suluhu throws a body kick that misses.
John uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suluhu.
John fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD2#
Suluhu feints and as John raises his hands in defense, Suluhu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB#
John throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
John is looking to stand up but Suluhu isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
John is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Suluhu is aware though and is defending well.
Suluhu lands a couple of digs.
Suluhu distracts John with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T1#
John is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
John is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Suluhu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
John is looking for a triangle but Suluhu pushes his legs off easily.
John looking to control.
Suluhu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
John keeping moving, preventing Suluhu from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Suluhu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Suluhu not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
John is trying to control the position but Suluhu postures up.
Suluhu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Suluhu throws a big elbow that misses. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Suluhu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down John rather than just go for the knockout.#TD2#
Suluhu drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
John controls Suluhu momentarily but Suluhu frees himself.
John tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Suluhu tries to free his leg and advance position but John is retaining full guard. #SUB#
John looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Suluhu has picked John up and slammed him! John can't keep hold of the triangle and Suluhu manages to pass to side control!
Suluhu working away.
John takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#T3#
John struggling a bit here.
John being controlled for a moment.
Suluhu working away.
Suluhu prevents John from escaping the position.
John tries to control but Suluhu manages to take his back.
John is covering up but some of the strikes from Suluhu are getting through and doing damage.
John covers up after that shot from Suluhu.
John is defending well here and trying to improve his position. #T4#
Suluhu is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
John tries to escape but Suluhu has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
John rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Suluhu lands a nice short elbow.
Suluhu perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Suluhu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John trying to control from the bottom.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Suluhu winds up and cracks John with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kassim Suluhu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Suluhu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kassim Suluhu!
A less than humble Kassim Suluhu misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: IFCXS3: Hammerfall v Araujo
Date: Dec 15, 2018

#R1#
Coutinho just misses with a punch to the body.
Coutinho misses with a shot to the body
enabling John to counter with a crisp jab.
Coutinho throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
John feinted there with a counter leg kick.#TD2#
Coutinho shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Coutinho showed some decent athleticism there.
John wants to get back to his feet.
My spies in Soul Supremacy Rio inform me that Coutinho has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
John is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at 3Band MMA ($700/week), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Coutinho is keen to just control but John is a slippery customer.
Coutinho is looking to advance position but John won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coutinho works his way into side control.
John takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
John is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Coutinho scores with punches from side control.
John is looking for a sweep.
John wants to control but Coutinho postures up.#SUB2#
Coutinho tries for a kimura but John is defending well. #SUB2#
Coutinho swings around for an armbar but John sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Coutinho's guard.#SUB2#
Coutinho has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. John is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Coutinho.
Coutinho is trying to improve his position.#T2#
You can see the frustration on Coutinho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Coutinho is looking to reverse the position.
Coutinho manages to work his way to half guard, despite John's best efforts.#SUB2#
Coutinho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but John pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Coutinho is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but John pulls his head out easily.
Coutinho is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Coutinho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
John passes to side control.
John staying calm.#T3#
Coutinho struggling a bit here.
Coutinho is looking to regain half guard here but John keeps moving and retains side control.
John tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Coutinho is trying to get back to half guard.
Coutinho is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but John is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Coutinho working to try and regain half guard. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coutinho wants to control but John is having none of it.
John prevents Coutinho from getting the reversal.
Coutinho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Coutinho tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coutinho tries to hold on but John pushes him away.
Coutinho is wriggling around trying to escape.
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 Papa John will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Coutinho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A punch combination from John misses.
Coutinho feints the counter takedown.
Coutinho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
John misses with a wild body shot.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
John lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coutinho dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!#TD2#
Coutinho looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Coutinho stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. John swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coutinho is in close to John's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coutinho works a leg free and moves into half guard.
John has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Coutinho is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coutinho trying to mount his opponent but John defends it. #T1#
Coutinho working John over with strikes. #SUB2#
Coutinho is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so John is just riding it out for now. Coutinho eventually gives up the hold. #SUB2#
Coutinho seems to be looking for submissions.
Coutinho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Coutinho has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can John defend it? Coutinho steps over the head and cranks it - John is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Coutinho!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marilson Coutinho!

Event: S02:E06 135lbs Grand Prix
Date: Nov 18, 2018

#R1#
John throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brooksbank pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Brooksbank swinging wildly here. #CL2#
Brooksbank moves into the clinch.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #TD2#
Brooksbank jumps guard. #SUB2#
Brooksbank is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and John defends well.
John looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank keeping moving, preventing John from controlling successfully. #T1#
John preventing the sweep. #SUB#
John has gone for a leg lock! Brooksbank slips out almost immediately though and dives into John's guard.#REVB#
Brooksbank trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
John trying to keep a closed guard but Brooksbank is proving a slippery customer.
Brooksbank slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
John controls Brooksbank momentarily but Brooksbank frees himself.
Brooksbank wants to control from the top but John keeps moving.
Brooksbank wants to pass the guard but John is keeping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
John misses with a double jab. #CL2#
John tries to keep at a distance but Brooksbank has taken the fight into the clinch.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brooksbank managing to block the knees to the body from John.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Brooksbank takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands an elbow just above Brooksbank 's eye.
John stalling. #TD2#
Brooksbank has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics John uses from the top position.
Brooksbank not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T4#
Brooksbank wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and John is now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brooksbank makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brooksbank.#SUB2#
Brooksbank looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
John controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John wants to control from the top but Brooksbank keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dave Brooksbank will probably get the nod.
That's time! John's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Brooksbank closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #TD2#
Brooksbank manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
John trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooksbank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brooksbank pulls John in close to prevent any damage.
Brooksbank has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brooksbank trying to control the position.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brooksbank holds on and takes a little breather. #T1#
John engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Brooksbank has a closed guard, preventing John from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
John wants to control from the top but Brooksbank keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Brooksbank does a little dance to reset his feet.
John moves out of range of the body kick from Brooksbank.
John was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
John takes a swing at Brooksbank's ribcage but misses.
And Brooksbank tries to counter it with a takedown but John pushes his down on his head and steps out.#CL#
John clinches. #TD2#
Brooksbank pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB2#
Brooksbank is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. John is aware though and is defending well.
Brooksbank is trying to keep John in close.
John is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Brooksbank isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. John stacks Brooksbank on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by John!#T3#
Brooksbank tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but John presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Brooksbank is looking to improve his position but John isn't that keen on the idea.
Brooksbank is squirming around, avoiding John's attempts to control the action.
John avoids the attempt from Brooksbank to control.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
John tries to control but Brooksbank wriggling away.
John tries to stand up but Brooksbank had a hold of his arm and he's managed to perform a nice reversal, into half guard.
John trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
John is staying active underneath Brooksbank, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Brooksbank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
John clobbers Brooksbank with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brooksbank misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brooksbank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Brooksbank pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brooksbank was well out of range. Poor timing from John.
John ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brooksbank moves away.#TD2#
Brooksbank shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. John is trying to defend but Brooksbank finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
John trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
John looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Brooksbank wants to pass the guard but John is defending well.
Dave Brooksbank has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1##SUB2#
Brooksbank is working for a kimura but John is defending it quite comfortably.
Brooksbank looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
John is looking for a sweep. Brooksbank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
John tries to kick Brooksbank off but Brooksbank keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Brooksbank is just content to waste time from the top position. John takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Brooksbank trying to control the position from guard on top but John is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#SUB#
Brooksbank got a little sloppy there for a moment and John has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brooksbank has managed to get both his arms back between John's legs - danger averted.
Brooksbank slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brooksbank tries to move into full mount but can't pass John's legs.
John tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brooksbank wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T3#
John manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
John tries to get to full guard but Brooksbank has control of the leg. #ES#
John manages to escape and get back to his feet! #TD2#
John tries to sprawl but Brooksbank drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Brooksbank passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for John!
John is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brooksbank prevents John from getting the reversal.#T4#
John is just holding on here. Brooksbank manages to take his back.
Brooksbank controlling well, preventing John from escaping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
John is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Brooksbank's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
John trying to control the hands but Brooksbank breaks the grip.
Brooksbank is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
John trying to control but not successfully.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Dave Brooksbank!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Dave Brooksbank!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Dave Brooksbank!

Dave Brooksbank wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Dave Brooksbank made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: IFCMW44: Divac vs Crosby
Date: Oct 24, 2018

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from John. Sheehy does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Sheehy moves into the clinch.
Sheehy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sheehy scores with a shoulder strike.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheehy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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.
John with a knee to the head.
Sheehy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
John tries to throw a body punch but Sheehy avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John crunches a lovely knee into Sheehy's ribcage.#BC#
Sheehy breaks the clinch. #CL#
Sheehy moves into the clinch.
Sheehy misses with some punches.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sheehy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sheehy blocking some punches.
Sheehy lands with a left to the head. #BC#
Sheehy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheehy dips to his left and cracks John with an uppercut!#CL2#
John drives through and clinches with Sheehy against the cage.
John missing with knees to the body. #T1#
John blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sheehy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sheehy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC#
Sheehy breaks the clinch.
John throws a series of strikes that have Sheehy backpedaling. #CUT2#
It looks like Ethan Sheehy has been cut.#CL#
Sheehy takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Sheehy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
John misses with a punch to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #TD#
Sheehy jumps guard. #SUB#
Sheehy has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. John is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sheehy.
Sheehy struggling a bit here.#T2#
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sheehy gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sheehy misses with some strikes from the bottom.
John blocks the strikes from Sheehy. #SUB#
Sheehy actively working from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Sheehy actively working from the bottom here.
Sheehy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like John is going to stand back up. #T3#
John passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sheehy!
Sheehy is in all sorts of trouble here.
John trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sheehy sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.#SUB#
Sheehy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
John is looking for a kimura here. #T4##SUB#
Sheehy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but John pulls his head out easily.
Sheehy is not content to let John control the position.#SUB#
Sheehy has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for John. Oh but Sheehy has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! John goes limp - he's gone! Sheehy jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ethan Sheehy!
A very excited looking Ethan Sheehy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: IFC MW40 Van Rijn v Lomachenko
Date: Sep 26, 2018

#R1#
Kuronoa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuronoa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
John ducks right into an uppercut from Kuronoa.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
John connects with a high kick.
Kuronoa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL2#
and John counters by moving into the clinch.
John is working Kuronoa over against the cage.
John blocks an uppercut.
John leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuronoa tries a body shot but John blocks it.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Kuronoa fails to land. #TD#
Kuronoa lands a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuronoa trying to control but John is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
John is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kuronoa is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1##SUB2#
John pushes a forearm under Kuronoa's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Kuronoa is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Papa John!

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

#R1#
John throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch.
John misses with a body punch.
John tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
John pushes Thai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from John.
John is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
Thai avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thai's elbow.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #T1#
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Thai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai landing knees to the body.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
John blocks an elbow strike.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Thai missing with knees to the body.
John throws an elbow that misses.
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John has Thai pushed against the cage.
Thai scores a nice knee to the body. #T2#
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!
John tries a knee to the head but Thai blocks it.
Thai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Thai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
John misses with a knee strike.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John takes an elbow to the forehead.
John misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses.
John on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thai looking to throw knees to the head but John is blocking nicely.
John lands a nice knee to the body. #T3#
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
John takes an elbow to the temple.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
John putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.
John misses with a punch to the body.
Thai blocks a body shot from John.
Thai misses with a knee strike.
John effectively controlling the action here.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
John avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thai.
John misses with a hook to the ribs.
John trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thai throws an elbow but misses. #T4#
John managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thai is keeping busy.
John blocks an elbow strike.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
Thai utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Thai won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thai misses with an elbow strike.
Thai lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#
Papa John's cut is getting worse.
Thai lands a knee to the body.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thai tries to land knees in the clinch but John avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Thai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
John throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL#
John moves into the clinch successfully.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thai tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
Long Thai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John pushes off an throws an elbow but Thai leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
John misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thai.
Thai lands an elbow that stopped John in his tracks for a moment.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thai is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
John wants to stall.
Thai connects with a nasty looking knee right to John's face.
Thai tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T1#
John tries a knee to the head but Thai blocks it.
John works on Thai's body with a couple of short punches.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John takes an elbow to the temple.
A right handed body shot lands from John.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Thai blocks an elbow strike.
John with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Thai obliges.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Thai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as John is landing a low percentage of strikes.
John throws a low kick but Thai moves out of range easily.
Thai looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Thai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John throws a leg kick #CL2#
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch. #T2#
John tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
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!
Thai avoids a wild elbow strike from John.
Thai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and John avoids it.
John lands a shot to the body.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John looking to stall.
Thai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has John in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thai avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Thai.
Thai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. John is defending well for now.#BC2#
Thai breaks the clinch.
Thai moves out of range of the body kick from John. #T3#
Thai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
John misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Thai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John takes a knee to the side of the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but Thai blocks with his arms.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Thai gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
Thai throws an elbow that misses.
John trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the cage.
John misses with a knee strike. #T4#
Thai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thai blocks an elbow strike.
Thai lands a nice knee to the body.
Thai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
John takes a knee right on the jaw!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thai takes an elbow to the forehead.
John tries to work over Thai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knees to the body from Thai.
Thai with a knee to the head. #CUT2#
Papa John's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thai avoids the elbow strike from John, against the cage.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Long Thai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Papa John's cut.
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#
Thai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Papa John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Thai fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thai.
John avoiding damage as Thai throws knees to the body.
John trying to control the position but instead, Thai has worked for underhooks and has pushed John into the cage.
Thai misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but John has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Thai.
Thai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John stalling in the clinch but Thai improves position.
John takes a knee to the side of the body. #BC2#
Thai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
John throws a body punch but Thai moves out of range.
Thai tries to counter with a clinch but John shakes him off and moves away.#KD2#
Thai lands a big head kick that sends John tumbling to the mat! Thai takes a step backwards and waves John back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
John is rocked!
John looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Thai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh John is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John leaning his opponent against the cage.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Thai avoids the damage to the body.
John effectively controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thai unloads a knee to the mid-section. John lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai trying to land knees to the body.
Thai working John over with knees to the body.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John looking to slow down the pace here.
Thai lands a knee to the head. #T2#
Thai misses with a knee to the head.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thai lands a nice elbow.
John tries to throw a body punch but Thai avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
Thai blocks an elbow strike.
Thai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#
Jeez, Papa John's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
Thai lands an elbow inside that John shrugs off.
John tries a knee to the head but Thai blocks it.
John can't find room to land a body shot as Thai controls the action.
John trying to land knees to the body.
John content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thai landing knees to the head.
John digs a right hand into Thai's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thai's gas tank.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through John's defenses.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thai lands an elbow inside that John shrugs off.
John lands with a light punch inside.
Thai lands a knee to the body. #T3#
Thai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thai avoids it.
John with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thai lands an elbow that stopped John in his tracks for a moment.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Long Thai!

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 30 Gellar vs Sainty
Date: Jun 06, 2018

#R1#
No joy there for Davis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheers as Davis lands an impressive looking overhand right. John doesn't seem phased though.
John thumps Davis with a low kick.
John swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
John tries to clinch up
and Davis counters with a series of strikes. John will be more careful next time no doubt.
John moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.
John wants to clinch but Davis slips to the side
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Davis pushes John up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Davis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
John trying to stall but Davis improves his position.
Davis takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John has Davis pressed against the cage. #T1#
John stalling in the clinch but Davis improves position.
Davis misses with the head strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Davis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Davis is leaning against John and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Davis.
Davis lands with a light punch inside.
John tries a body shot but Davis blocks it.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Davis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Davis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
John will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Davis up against the cage.
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.
Davis is stalling here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Davis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage. #T2#
Davis controlling the action here for a moment.
Davis manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Davis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Davis lands a nice shot to the body.
Davis is stalling here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Davis receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
John is trying to stall.
Davis being controlled against the cage.
Davis blocks an elbow strike.
Davis 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 Davis can turn it around.#T3#
Davis effectively controlling the action here.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Davis controls his hands.
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Davis backwards.
Davis misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis lands a nice uppercut.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John is pushing Davis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Davis lands a body shot.
John blocking some punches.
John tries to throw a body punch but Davis avoids it by throwing John back against the cage.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
John lands a nice elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Jonathan Davis has been cut.#T4#
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Davis taking a breather.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
A right hand to the body from John.
John pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Davis swings wildly with an uppercut but John uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC2#
Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
John closes the distance and pushes Davis back into the cage.
Davis has John pushed against the cage.
John misses with a knee strike.
Davis looking to stall.
Davis blocks a body shot from John.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Davis's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
John slips a jab from Davis.
Davis cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis throws a jab when John was well out of range.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Davis's sensitive parts.
Some wild striking there from John.
Davis stalks John and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into John's face. John staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT2#
It looks like Papa John has been cut.
Davis looks to throw the jab but John is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis misses with a hook.
John walks into a jab.
Davis misses with a hook. John ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big left from Davis misses. #T1#
Davis misses with a wild combination.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
John uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davis.
Davis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
John avoids the body shot from Davis.
John gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Davis.
Davis scores with the left hand. John knows he should have avoided that one.
John avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from John does no damage.
John tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
John tries to clinch
and Davis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John lands a slapping body shot. #CL#
John rushes Davis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Davis trying to control the position but instead, John has worked for underhooks and has pushed Davis into the cage.#T2#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Davis is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and John has denied him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Davis.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
John tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davis avoids it.
Davis slowing the pace effectively.
John lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Davis lands a shot to the body.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Davis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
John doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis wants to stall.
Davis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
John misses with a hook to the ribs. #T3#
Davis has John pressed against the cage.
John pushes Davis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
John scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for John.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Davis.
John is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Davis is keeping busy.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John leaning his opponent against the cage.
Davis stalling.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonathan Davis.#CL2#
Davis darts in and clinches John up against the cage.
John tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Davis's elbow.
John gets through Davis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T4#
Davis lands a hook that snaps the head of John backwards.
Davis digs a right hand into John's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on John's gas tank.
A head punch on the inside from John fails to land.
Davis leaning against his opponent.
John blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Davis's brow.
Davis lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
Davis scores with a shot to the side of John's head.
Davis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
John tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Davis or not.
John tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
John fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John taking a breather.
John tries to work over Davis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Davis misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Davis's head back.
John avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL2#
Davis drives through and clinches with John against the cage.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Davis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of John backwards.
John avoiding damage.
John works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis taking a breather.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Davis.
John dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
John is looking to control Davis's arms but Davis gets an underhook and turns him. Now John has his back to the cage. #T1#
A short right from Davis.
Davis managing to block the knees to the body from John.
Davis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Davis works on John's body with a couple of short punches.
Papa John has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Davis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Davis lands a right hand that snaps the head of John backwards.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Davis is defending well for now.
Davis is trying to stall. #BC2#
Davis manages to break the clinch.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from John.
Davis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
John wants to clinch.#T2#
Davis throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Davis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! John scrambles back to his feet.
Davis throws a right hand that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Papa John is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John tries to clinch but Davis is having none of it.
John misses the shot to the body.
John lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Davis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis avoids the body shot from John.
John tries a head kick but it misses.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis swings for the body but John moves out of range.
Davis looks to land a combination but John avoids it well.
John takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
John moves in looking to clinch but Davis pushes him off.#T3#
John misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Davis takes the fight into the clinch.
Davis blocks an elbow strike from John.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John just leaning against Davis, taking a breather.
Davis throws a head punch that misses.
Davis lands an uppercut.
John tries to land knees in the clinch but Davis avoids the damage to the body.
Davis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from John.
John scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Davis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Davis.
Davis can't find room to land a body shot as John controls the action.
John trying to stall but Davis improves his position. #T4#
John looks to throw an elbow but misses.
John has a couple of punches blocked by Davis.
A short uppercut from John.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Davis stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Davis just leaning against John, taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jonathan Davis.
John takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL2#
Davis closes the distance and clinches.
John is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Papa John has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John can't find room to land a body shot as Davis controls the action.

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

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

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Davis!
In his post fight interview, Jonathan Davis started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: IFC MW 27 Rasputin V Seventeen
Date: May 16, 2018

#R1#
John lands with a good body shot.
John fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rex looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
John scores with a leg kick. #CL2#
Rex fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with John, pushing him back against the cage.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
Rex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
Rex tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rex misses with a punch to the body.
Rex misses with the head strike.
Rex throws a head punch that misses.
John stalling in the clinch but Rex improves position.
Rex lands a good knee to the midsection. John won't want to take too many of those.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rex tried to land a shot to the body but connects with John's elbow.
John lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rex misses with a knee to the head.
John leaning against his opponent.
Rex tries to land a knee to the head but John blocks with his arms.
Rex misses with a body punch.
John with a knee to the head. #T1#
John lands a hook that snaps the head of Rex backwards.
Rex throws an elbow but it misses.
Rex takes a knee to the side of the body.
John avoids the elbow strike from Rex, against the cage.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rex misses with a punch on the inside.
John is leaning against Rex and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rex looks winded!
John landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
John leaning against his opponent.
John lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from John.
John connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
John lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John lands a damaging elbow.
John landing knees to the head.
John is stalling here.
Rex takes an elbow to the temple.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short left from John. #T2#
Rex lands with a short shot to the head.
Rex tries a knee to the head but John blocks it.
John managing to block the knees to the body from Rex.
John is trying to maintain a safe position but Rex gets an underhook and turns John into the cage.
John avoiding damage as Rex throws knees to the body.
John pressing his opponent against the cage.
John landing knees to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rex just misses with a elbow thrown towards John's brow.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rex throws a knee to the head but misses.
John working the clinch nicely. Rex is working for position but John cracks him with a big knee to the head! Rex crumples up against the cage and John lands two more shots before the ref can save Rex! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Papa John!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 26, 2018

#R1##CL#
John closes the distance and clinches.
John cracks Nemirov with a nice body shot.
Nemirov misses with a punch on the inside.
Nemirov struggles to land a body shot inside as John controls his hands.
John is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John lands a good knee to the midsection. Nemirov won't want to take too many of those.
John goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nemirov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nemirov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nemirov looks winded!
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nemirov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Nemirov takes a shot to the head.
John lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nemirov backwards.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nemirov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John lands with a short head shot on the inside.
John lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from John. #T1#
John lands a nice elbow.
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nemirov backwards.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John working Nemirov over with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from John.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
John lands a shot to the body.
John stalling.
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 scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, John creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nemirov wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nemirov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John digs a right hand underneath Nemirov's ribcage. Nemirov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nemirov.
Nemirov takes a knee right on the jaw! #T2#
John makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
John holding his opponent close, against the cage.
John lands a nice knee to the body.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section. Nemirov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
John controlling the action here for a moment.
John lands a shoulder strike.
Nemirov takes a knee to the side of the body.
John with a knee to the head. #ROC#
Nemirov is rocked!
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nemirov is still on wobbly legs! Can John finish him?
Nemirov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
John stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
John pushes Nemirov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
John lands an elbow inside.
John working Nemirov over with knees to the body.
John pushes Nemirov against the cage. John is working some dirty boxing. John pushes off with a quick right hook! Nemirov goes down! Nemirov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! John moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Papa John!

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