Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: UnderGround 4
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1#
Black defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alvarez.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvarez swinging wildly here.
Alvarez fails with the takedown
and Alvarez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Avila Alvarez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alvarez's sensitive parts.
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alvarez on the side of the head.
Alvarez misses with a head kick.
Alvarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Black tries to avoid it but Alvarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Black to the ground. Black escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Avila Alvarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Alvarez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black throws a body kick that misses.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black leaves Alvarez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alvarez under the eye.
Black lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alvarez at a distance.
Alvarez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alvarez shoots in but Black avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Black feints a counter leg kick.
Alvarez tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Black lands with a cross.
Alvarez moves out of range as Black strikes.
Alvarez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC2#
Alvarez is rocked!
Alvarez walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Black swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vlad Black!
Vlad Black decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Avila Alvarez spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so pissed, man. I trained so hard for this camp too.'.

Event: Middleweight Grand Prix
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grimes lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Brian Grimes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grimes takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Black slips a straight right by Grimes.
Black has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fresh INC in the buildup to the fight.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown attempt by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Grimes, which made it look bad.
Black fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Grimes on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Grimes. Those never looked like landing.
Grimes blocks a jab.
Grimes wants to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch position.
Nice uppercut lands for Black. That snapped Grimes's head back.
Black wants to clinch
enabling Grimes to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black tries to clinch but Grimes moves out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Grimes, which made it look bad.
Grimes swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.#T1#
Grimes throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Black was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Black connects with a jab.
A good leg kick by Grimes.
No joy there for Black, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grimes misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Grimes walks into a jab.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Grimes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brian Grimes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Grimes takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grimes scores with a shot to the body.
Grimes avoids the body shot from Black.
Black tries to score with a low kick but Grimes moves his leg out of the way.
Grimes misses the jab.
Grimes lands with a shot to the body.
Black misses with a straight left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grimes throws a body shot but no joy.
Grimes throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black sizes up Grimes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
Black misses with a looping right.
Grimes takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL2#
Grimes gets a clinch.
Grimes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Grimes lands a body punch.
Grimes throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Grimes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grimes just misses with a punch to the body.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Grimes off the cage and back into range.
Grimes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grimes throws an overhand right that lands on Black's shoulder, as Black tries to avoid the shot.
Grimes lands a nice looking body shot.
Grimes throws a lazy body kick
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grimes doesn't manage to clinch there - Black circles away.
A leg kick checked by Black.
Grimes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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 Vlad Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Grimes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Black shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Grimes pinned against the cage. Grimes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Black.
Grimes leaves Black with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Grimes misses with a series of wild punches.
Black connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black checks a leg kick. #TD#
Black shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Grimes napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES2#
Grimes throws Black to one side and escapes!#T1#
Grimes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Grimes thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black wants to clinch up but Grimes keeps it at a distance.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grimes.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brian Grimes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grimes takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Grimes has knocked Black down with a huge combo! Grimes steps away and waves a wobbly Black back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Black is rocked!
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!
Grimes sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Black's defenses. It connects perfectly with Black's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brian Grimes!
Brian Grimes tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: EFC Panda vs Takeishi
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1#
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Chonan throws an off balance right hand
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chonan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chonan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Chonan.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chonan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chonan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.#CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Black lands a leg kick that knocks Chonan off balance momentarily.
Black looks to throw the jab but Chonan is out of range.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Chonan moves away and avoids it.
Chonan throws a hook but Black blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Chonan forces Black back against the cage and clinches.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chonan backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chonan throws an elbow but misses.
Chonan lands with a light punch inside.
Chonan tries a body shot but Black blocks it. #BC2#
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1##KD#
Chonan lands a big uppercut and Black crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Black looks OK. Chonan waves Black back to his feet!#ROC#
Black is rocked!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Chonan finish him?
Chonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Chonan pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Black! Chonan unloads with more strikes and Black sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piranha Chonan!

Event: EFC Boxer vs Anderson
Date: Jul 06, 2019

#R1#
Black throws a right hand that Hooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Hooper also avoids with ease.
Hooper feinted with a counter takedown.
Hooper swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
Black defending well as Hooper loads up on a big left hand.
Black needs to keep his hands up - Hooper had a free shot at his head there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Black has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Black looks to land a right hand but Hooper moved out of range.
Black misses with a combination #TD#
and Hooper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.#ES2#
Black wriggles free and stands up.
Hooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hooper looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hooper connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Black momentarily.
Black closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Black swinging wildly here.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hooper.
Black just misses with a punch to the body. #T1#
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hooper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD#
Hooper drives through with a takedown into Black's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Black wants to stand up but Hooper is controlling him.
Hooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hooper wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hooper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.
Hooper working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hooper being controlled here momentarily.
Hooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Hooper postures up and lands a big shot to Black's brow.
Hooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T2#
Black has momentary wrist control but Hooper slips an elbow through the middle.
Black seems keen to control Hooper's posture.
Hooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hooper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hooper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Black's head.#ROC#
Black is rocked!
Black working a defensive guard here.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Hooper finish him?
Hooper lands a couple of elbows.
Hooper postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Black covers up, he's hurt! Hooper keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Hooper and the ref steps in to end the fight! Hooper can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Hooper!
Troy Hooper 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: EFC Orion vs Hawtry
Date: Jun 15, 2019

#R1#
Lafayette moves in looking to clinch but Black pushes him off.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lafayette was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
Lafayette looks for a takedown but Black sprawls well.#CL#
Black pushes Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Lafayette manages to break the clinch.
Black looks to land a left hand but Lafayette moved out of range nicely.
Lafayette misses with a body punch
and Black counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black wants to clinch.
Lafayette swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lafayette tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.#T1#
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black stalks Lafayette and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lafayette's face. Lafayette staggers backwards, shaken.
Lafayette throws a big shot that misses.
Lafayette is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lafayette throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lafayette has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#CL#
Black has Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette takes a shot to the head.
Lafayette lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Lafayette manages to break the clinch. #T2##CL#
Black instigates a clinch.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lafayette lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black taking a breather.
Black prevents a body shot from Lafayette.
Black prevents Lafayette from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Lafayette pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lafayette throws a counter combo.
Lafayette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Black tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lafayette takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Lafayette moves to clinch but Black breaks away
and Black counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Lafayette gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Lafayette breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lafayette wants to clinch up but Black keeps it at a distance.
Lafayette looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Lafayette misses.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lafayette works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Black takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T4#
Lafayette throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Lafayette ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Lafayette goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Black continues to drive forward.
Vlad Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vicente Lafayette.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Lafayette swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Black backs off Lafayette throws a huge counter combo but Black manages to avoid it all.
Lafayette shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black avoids the head kick by Lafayette.
Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lafayette fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL#
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Lafayette lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Black or not.
Black tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lafayette's elbow.
A short right from Black on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Lafayette keeps the fight on the outside.
Black is looking to clinch.
Lafayette moves out of range of the strikes.
Black takes a swing at Lafayette's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Black tries to keep at a distance but Lafayette has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black is stalling here.
A short uppercut from Lafayette.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black swings wildly with an uppercut but Lafayette uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Black breaks the clinch.
Lafayette throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1##CL2#
Lafayette closes the distance and pushes Black back into the cage.#BC#
Black breaks the clinch.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vlad Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Lafayette throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A low kick from Lafayette is predictable there
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lafayette misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lafayette throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lafayette tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Black fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lafayette, pushing him back against the cage.#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!
Black misses with the head strike. #BC#
Black breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Lafayette throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lafayette walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette walks into a jab.
Lafayette is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lafayette has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Black misses with the combination. #T3#
Lafayette fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Black lands with a good body shot.
Lafayette keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Lafayette cracks Black with an open hand slap.#CUT2#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Black throws a one two combo.
Black is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Black misses with a straight right.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Lafayette.
Lafayette tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Black counters with a left to the body. #T4#
Black wants to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Lafayette's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lafayette darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Lafayette into the cage.
Lafayette's jab looks to have found its range, popping Black under the eye.#CL2#
Lafayette instigates a clinch.
Lafayette prevents a body shot from Black.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#BC#
Black breaks the clinch. #CL#
Black pushes Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lafayette. #BC#
Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lafayette takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black'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#
Black looks to land a combination but Lafayette avoids it well.
Lafayette is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Lafayette shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Black counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#CL#
Black rushes Lafayette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette blocking some punches. #BC#
Black's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black 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.
Lafayette misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Black closes the distance and clinches.
Black blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Lafayette has Black pressed against the cage, preventing Black from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lafayette prevents a body shot from Black.
A short left from Lafayette.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Lafayette is controlling him.#BC2#
Lafayette's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lafayette manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lafayette tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Black manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Lafayette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Black throws a big counter combination but Lafayette scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lafayette swings away with a body shot that misses
and Black counters with a straight right hand.
Black wants to clinch up but Lafayette keeps it at a distance.
Lafayette unleashes a big counter combination but Black bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lafayette tries to close the distance and clinch but Black swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black throws a right hand that misses
and Lafayette counters with a right hand to the body.
Lafayette throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Black punishes Lafayette's body with a nice straight punch.
Black misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lafayette is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
It looked like Black wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL#
Black has Lafayette up against the cage in a clinch.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
A frustrated look appears on Lafayette's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Black blocking some punches.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Vicente Lafayette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Black wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Black gets through Lafayette's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Lafayette as the two fighters clinch.
Black lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges. #T4#
Lafayette takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL2#
Lafayette moves into the clinch.
Lafayette lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black pushes Lafayette back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lafayettes head.
Black keeps control of Lafayette as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Lafayette escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black lands a jab to the nose.#CL#
Black rushes Lafayette and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lafayette blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vlad Black has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lafayette working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vlad Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
Lafayette swings wildly with an uppercut but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Black!
A relieved looking Vlad Black thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: EFC Ladd vs Pato
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Schultz slips a jab from Black.
Black misses with a hook.
Black defending well as Schultz loads up on a big left hand.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schultz.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut there from Schultz.
Schultz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schultz misses with a hook.
Schultz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Black eats them both and turns towards Schultz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Black takes one on the button.
Black slips a jab and a cross from Schultz.
Black wants to clinch.
Schultz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schultz under the eye.
Schultz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Black. #T1#
Schultz misses with a looping right.
A nice side step and Black releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Schultz lands with a right hand.
Some wild striking there from Schultz.
Black doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Schultz.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Schultz pushes him off.
Schultz scores with a shot to the body.
Schultz slips a jab from Black.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Schultz throws out the jab.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges.
Black throws a series of punches but Schultz moves out of range.
Schultz staying out of range there.
Schultz is looking for a counter combo.
Schultz looking to land some kicks to the body here. #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!
Black moves out of range of the body kick.
Black misses with an uppercut
and Schultz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Schultz.
Black misses with a double jab.
Black throws a body punch but Schultz moves out of range.
Black lands a glancing blow to the side of Schultz's head.
Schultz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Schultz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Black ducks right into an uppercut from Schultz.
Schultz tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Schultz misses the target.
Schultz thuds his shin into the meat of Black's side.
Schultz connects with a body shot that sends Black's belly button to the back.
Schultz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#T3#
Schultz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dutch Schultz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black slips under a jab from Schultz.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Schultz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Black misses.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Black throws a right hand that Schultz ducks under and follows up with a left that Schultz also avoids with ease.
Schultz throws a series of punches but Black moves out of range.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schultz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Schultz tests Black's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schultz moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Schultz misses with a body kick.
Schultz misses with a double jab
and Black counters with a series of strikes. Schultz will be more careful next time no doubt. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black scores with a three punch combo!
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Schultz throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schultz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black lands a right hook to the body.
Schultz 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.
Black throws a left and a right that both miss
and Schultz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC#
Black is rocked!
Schultz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Black moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Schultz finish him?
Schultz connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Black! He's out on his feet! Schultz rushes in and drops Black with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dutch Schultz!
After winning the bout, Dutch Schultz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: EMP Tower vs Piano
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1#
A jab from Black misses.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bing Bang lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Black lands with a hook. Bing Bang tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Black. Bing Bang does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Bing Bang has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Black breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bing Bang lands a two punch combo.
Black scores with a jab. Bing Bang acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A shot to the liver by Bing Bang. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Bing Bang moves out of range of the strikes.
Black checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bing Bang throws a chopping leg kick but Black manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bing Bang tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Bing Bang misses with an attempted mid kick.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt
and Black counters with a left to the body.
Bing Bang takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bing Bang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
A combination from Bing Bang does no damage. #T2#
Black misses with a hook. Bing Bang ducked under it nicely.
Bing Bang loads up on a big right hand but Black slips the punch.
Black scores with a jab to the head.
Black throws a lazy uppercut #CL2#
and Bing Bang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bing Bang tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bing Bang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bing Bang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bing Bang tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
Bing Bang 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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bing Bang.
Bing Bang swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Black breaks the clinch.
Bing Bang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T3#
Bing Bang is looking to land body kicks.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black misses with a straight left.
Bing Bang takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Black uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Bing Bang wants to counter the offense by Black and move into the clinch position.
Vlad Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bing Bang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Black is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bing Bang uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Bing Bang cracks a nice hook into Black's ribs.
We've been told by Black's head coaches at Fresh INC that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T4#
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Bing Bang counters with a stiff right hand.
Bing Bang defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Bing Bang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bing Bang stuns Black with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black throws a jab when Bing Bang was well out of range.
Nice body kick from Bing Bang.
Bing Bang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bing Bang fakes the leg kick and cracks Black in the body.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bing Bang.
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 Vlad Black will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Black misses with a right hand
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bing Bang moves away.
Bing Bang tries to counter by closing the distance.
Black misses with an uppercut. Bing Bang saw that one coming.
Bing Bang is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Black works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bing Bang slips under a jab from Black.
Black throws a hook but Bing Bang blocks it.
Bing Bang tries to clinch up
and Black cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bing Bang slips a jab from Black.
Bing Bang lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.#T1#
Bing Bang lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Black at a distance.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Black misses.
Bing Bang scores with the left hand. Black knows he should have avoided that one. #ROC2#
Black is rocked!
A shot to the body from Black misses
and Bing Bang counters with a big right hand! Oh Black is in trouble here! Bing Bang follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ching Chang Bing Bang!

Event: EMP Thomas vs Ahma
Date: Mar 16, 2019

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - Hibbert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hibbert throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hibbert.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hibbert. Black does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hibbert lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Black with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hibbert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Black backs up against the cage.
Hibbert throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Hibbert scores with a hook to the body. Black takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Hibbert lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hibbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hibbert moves away.
We've been hearing reports that Hibbert has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hibbert misses with a kick to the body.
Black lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hibbert circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Hibbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Hibbert pivots, looking for a leg kick but Black is out of range and Hibbert settles back down.
Hibbert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black walks into a left hand.
Hibbert tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black throws a hook to the side of Hibbert's head but Hibbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black blocks the body kick.
Black is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hibbert fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Black.
Black misses with an uppercut.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black looks to land a left hand but Hibbert moved out of range nicely.
Hibbert lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hibbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hibbert ducks under a wild hook from Black.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hibbert stalks Black and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Black's face. Black staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC#
Black is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Hibbert lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Black is looking to close the distance but Hibbert sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Black crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Black is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tony Hibbert!

Event: EMP Divac vs Graves
Date: Feb 24, 2019

#R1#
Black lands with a right hand.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Tyme .
Tyme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Black scores with a jab to the body.
Tyme throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyme misses with a hook
and Black counters with a right hand to the body.
Black scores with a body shot.
Tyme walks into a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Mark Tyme has been cut.
Black throws a series of strikes that have Tyme backpedaling. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Tyme .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyme wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working.
Black is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Tyme 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tyme pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Tyme is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Tyme wants to pass the guard but Black is keeping the position.
Black seems keen to control Tyme 's posture.
Tyme stands and throws Black's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Black can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Tyme goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Black rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tyme 's guard! Nice work there by Black!
Black stays in close to Tyme 's body and controls the position.
Tyme is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Black postures up.
Tyme looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB2#
Tyme looking for a guillotine here but Black defends easily.
Black looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Tyme trying to keep a closed guard but Black is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Tyme is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Black defends well.
Black is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mark Tyme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tyme gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Black connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice cross by Black.
Black cracks Tyme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyme tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #ROC#
Tyme is rocked!
Tyme switches off momentarily and Black cracks him with a monster right hand! Tyme topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Black dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Black!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad Black!
An out of breath Vlad Black thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EMP Tower vs S.Heavyweight 3
Date: Jan 18, 2019

#R1#
Golovkin slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Golovkin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black is looking to clinch.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golovkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Black slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Golovkin.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin jabs at Black's body.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golovkin moves away.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golovkin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Golovkin throws a one two combo. #T1#
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Golovkin.
Golovkin misses with the combination.
Golovkin throws a big shot that misses.
Golovkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A cross from Black lands.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Black tries to clinch but Golovkin is having none of it.
Black rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golovkin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Black throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Golovkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Black works the jab nicely.#CL#
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Golovkin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Golovkin blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T2#
Black lands a nice shot to the body. #BC2#
Golovkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Golovkin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Golovkin cracks Black with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Golovkin manages to avoid it.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Golovkin throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CL#
Black clinches up with Golovkin and pushes him back against the cage.
Golovkin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Black has him pressed against the cage.#T3#
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.
Black lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Golovkin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Golovkin has a couple of punches blocked by Black.
Black lands a body punch.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Golovkin misses with some punches.
Golovkin throws a punch but it's blocked by Black.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golovkin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black lands a shot to the body.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Golovkin lands a body punch in the clinch. #T4#
Black working aggressively here.
Golovkin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golovkin.
Golovkin blocks a body shot from Black.
Golovkin is trying to break the clinch but Black has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Golovkin manages to break the clinch.
Golovkin misses with a double jab.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Golovkin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Black finds it's way round the side to connect with Golovkin's head.
Black is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Golovkin throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Black throws a series of punches but Golovkin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Golovkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Golovkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Black's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Black duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Golovkin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Golovkin.
A quick step to the side and Black tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Golovkin takes a swing at Black's ribcage but misses.
Black defending well as Golovkin loads up on a big left hand.
Black's jab looks to have found its range, popping Golovkin under the eye.
Golovkin throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black lands a head shot.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Golovkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Golovkin misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Black on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golovkin lands with an uppercut that bounces Black off the cage and back into range.
Golovkin misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Golovkin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
Golovkin is looking for the big counter here.
Golovkin keeps the fight on the outside.
Golovkin lands a jab to Black's midsection.#T1#
Black connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Black slips under a jab from Golovkin.
Golovkin lands a slapping body shot.
Golovkin dodges the punch combination from Black.
Golovkin missing with a left hand there. Black was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Golovkin circles away.
A slow jab from Golovkin misses its intended target.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Black with a jab.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Golovkin momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golovkin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T2#
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing.
Vlad Black is winning the standup battle so far.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Golovkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Golovkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Golovkin.
Golovkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Black as he connects with a hook.
Golovkin throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black throws a right hand that Golovkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Golovkin also avoids with ease.
Golovkin throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black throws a right hand that Golovkin ducks under and follows up with a left that Golovkin also avoids with ease.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Golovkin.
Black 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.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Golovkin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Golovkin moves into range and connects with a jab. #T3#
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Golovkin should have avoided that one.
Golovkin misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Black misses its target.
Black throws a good cross that connects.
Black swings for the body but Golovkin moves out of range.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golovkin can do to turn this around?
Golovkin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Black sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Golovkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot by Golovkin.
Golovkin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Golovkin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
Golovkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Black looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Golovkin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Golovkin, as that shot connected. #ROC2#
Black is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black wants to clinch up but Golovkin keeps it at a distance.
Oh Black is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Golovkin gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gennady Golovkin!
A relieved looking Gennady Golovkin 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: IFC85: L.Heavy v Gorbachenko
Date: Dec 15, 2018

#R1#
Black misses with a body punch
and Phetboonme counters with a low kick, right behind Black 's knee.
Phetboonme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phetboonme avoids the body shot from Black.
Nice defenses there by Phetboonme.
Black takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL#
Phetboonme closes the distance and clinches.
Phetboonme blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Phetboonme struggles to land a body shot inside as Black controls his hands.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but Phetboonme won't allow it.
Phetboonme tries a body shot but Black blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phetboonme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Phetboonme blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Black is stalling here.
Phetboonme tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Phetboonme fails to land.
Black tries to throw a body punch but Phetboonme avoids it by throwing Black back against the cage. #T1#
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Phetboonme lands a nice shot to the body.
Phetboonme works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Black blocks an elbow strike.
Black working aggressively here.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Phetboonme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Black misses with an uppercut. Phetboonme saw that one coming.
Black throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Phetboonme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Phetboonme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Black swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Phetboonme lands a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Phetboonme.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phetboonme. That's going to slow Black down.
Black misses with a left hand
and Phetboonme counters with a leg kick.
Black bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Phetboonme's head backwards.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phetboonme slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Black on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phetboonme. Phetboonme obviously looking to wear him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Phetboonme. That's going to slow Black down.
Phetboonme thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Phetboonme misses its intended target.
Black throws out a powerful jab.
Black looks to land a combination but Phetboonme avoids it well.
Black lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phetboonme lunges at Black with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Black's hand. #CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Phetboonme tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Phetboonme connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
A big right from Black misses.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Phetboonme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Black is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Phetboonme getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Black ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Black is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Phetboonme with a body shot.
Phetboonme avoids a punch combination nicely.
Phetboonme fires out a quick counter leg kick but Black just manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Black checks it well.
Phetboonme thuds a left hand into Black's body.
Nice body kick from Phetboonme.
Black throws the left hand but Phetboonme avoids the punch easily.
Black misses with an uppercut.
A leg kick checked by Black.
An inside leg kick lands from Phetboonme. #T4#
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black cracks Phetboonme with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phetboonme on the side of the head.
Black swings for the body but Phetboonme moves out of range.
Phetboonme fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Black is out of range.
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Phetboonme throws a leg kick
and Black counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Phetboonme throws the kick towards the body but Black avoids it.
Black throws an off balance right hand
and Black takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phetboonme throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Phetboonme slips a jab and a cross from Black.
Phetboonme works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Black misses with a hook. Phetboonme ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vlad Black will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Phetboonme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Phetboonme staying out of range there.
Phetboonme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phetboonme thinks about countering with a body kick.
Black lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Black.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Vlad Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Phetboonme slips a jab from Black.
Phetboonme lands a nice leg kick that just misses Black's sensitive parts.
Phetboonme is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Black lands a nice shot that snaps Phetboonme's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Phetboonme.
Phetboonme uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Black.
Black throws a hook but Phetboonme blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Phetboonme scores with a nice head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Black lands with a shot to the body.
Black cracks Phetboonme with an open hand slap.#T1#
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Phetboonme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Phetboonme ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Black tests Phetboonme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Phetboonme cracks Black with a good jab.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Phetboonme manages to avoid it.
Black scores with a sloppy right hand. Phetboonme should have avoided that one.
Phetboonme lands a jab to the nose.#ROC#
Black is rocked!
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Phetboonme counters with a huge left! Black is in big trouble! He's backing up but Phetboonme isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Black from any more damage. A dominating finish by Phetboonme!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kongchai Phetboonme!
In his post fight interview, Kongchai Phetboonme started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: IFC 77: Divac vs Dean
Date: Nov 17, 2018

#R1#
A left lands for Black.
Sainty takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Black cracks Sainty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black throws a body shot but no joy.
Black pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sainty really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Black looks to land a combination but Sainty avoids it well.
Sainty looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#TD#
Sainty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Black is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Black is still trying to improve position.
Black is not content to let Sainty control the position. #T1#
Black is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sainty off and has taken his back!
Black controls the action.
Sainty tries to escape the position.
Black keeps control of the position easily here as Sainty tries to buck him off.
Sainty 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.#T2#
Black not allowing Sainty to control his hands.
Black is trying to stick to Sainty's back but Sainty is turning into Black. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Black's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sainty.
Black pulls Sainty in close to prevent any damage.
Black keeping moving, preventing Sainty from controlling successfully.
Black looking to control.
Black keeping moving, preventing Sainty from controlling successfully. #T3#
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#SUB2#
Black looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black is looking to sweep but instead, Sainty has passed into half guard.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
Black keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Black is trying to stand back up but Sainty is controlling him #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Black won't allow Sainty to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Sainty manages to mount him!
Black tries to lock up and control but Sainty gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sainty takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Black is trying to get back to his feet but Sainty has full control of the position and if anything, Black has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Sainty. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Sainty misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Vlad Black will probably get the nod.
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 telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Black dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sainty tries to counter by clinching up but Black breaks away and moves out of range.
Sainty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sainty shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Black throws a hook but Sainty avoids it easily.
Black tries to bum rush Sainty with a series of wild strikes but Sainty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black throws a lazy right hand but Sainty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sainty throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sainty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T1#
Sainty dives in and grabs Black's left leg, looking for a takedown. Black pushes down on Sainty's head and hops out.
Black misses with a double jab.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sainty.
Sainty lands a body shot.
Black swings for the body but Sainty moves out of range.
Vlad Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sainty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sainty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Black misses with a hook. Sainty ducked under it nicely.
Black looks to land a left hand but Sainty moved out of range nicely.
Sainty tries to clinch but Black moves out of range.
Sainty fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Black looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Black throws a jab when Sainty was well out of range.
Sainty feinted with a counter takedown.#T2#
Black missing with a left hand there. Sainty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sainty changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Sainty is just out of range.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Sainty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sainty defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sainty darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Sainty into the cage.
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sainty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sainty slips under a jab from Black.
Sainty drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.#T3#
Black tries to clinch there but Sainty circles away.
Black misses with a hook. Sainty ducked under it nicely.
Sainty is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Black.#TD#
Sainty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Black napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sainty is looking to take a break and control but Black is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Black is trying to get back to his feet.
Sainty has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Black!
Black holds on, trying desperately to control.#SUB#
Sainty with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter. #T4#
Sainty tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Black tries to hold on but Sainty pushes him away.
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Sainty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.
Sainty controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black 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#
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sainty feinted with a counter takedown.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Sainty moves out of range of the strikes.
Black misses with an uppercut. Sainty saw that one coming.
Sainty looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vlad Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black throws a hook but Sainty avoids it easily.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sainty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black wants to clinch but Sainty slips to the side
and Sainty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sainty dodges the punch combination from Black.
Black misses with an uppercut. Sainty saw that one coming.#T1#
Black misses the jab.
Black connects with the punch.
Black throws a looping overhand right but Sainty ducks down to avoid it.
Sainty misses with a takedown
and Sainty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Black misses with an uppercut. Sainty saw that one coming.
Sainty half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sainty is defended easily by Black.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Sainty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Sainty feinted with a counter takedown.
Black 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.
Sainty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Sainty changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T2#
Sainty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Black throws out a loose jab but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sainty appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD#
Black gets caught flat footed, as Sainty shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#ES2#
Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black throws a combination that misses
and Sainty counters with a nice uppercut.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body punch from Black.
Black is looking to clinch.
Sainty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Sainty.
Black cracks Sainty with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Black throws a right and a left that Sainty avoids nicely. #T3#
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black throws a hook but Sainty blocks it.
Sainty moves out of range as Black strikes.
Sainty attempts a counter takedown but Black avoids it well and moves away.
Black throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Sainty decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.#SUB2#
Black looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sainty passes into half guard.
Sainty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Black trying to hold on to Sainty's head to control him but Sainty postures up.
Black desperately trying to maintain half guard. #T4#
Black is trying to get back to full guard.
Black is staying active underneath Sainty, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sainty stalling.
Sainty prevents Black from improving his position.
Daniel Sainty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlad Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB#
Sainty seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Black 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30

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

Event: IFC 74: Paulin vs Impaler
Date: Oct 27, 2018

#R1#
Black defending well as Diaz loads up on a big left hand.
Black lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Diaz throws a good cross that connects.
Diaz looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Black's head but Black sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black takes one on the chin but seems OK. #CL2#
Black rushes Diaz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black keeps control of Diaz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz jumps guard but Black stands there with Diaz around his waist. Diaz gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Black prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz wants a takedown but no success here.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Black's coach down at JAG Training Grounds [$600/week] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Black's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black leaning against his opponent. #T1#
Diaz has had enough of the clinch but Black keeps him there for the moment.
Black pushes Diaz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Diaz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diaz off to one side.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vape Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Black throws a body punch but Diaz moves out of range.
Black misses with a body shot.
Black misses with a looping left.
Diaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diaz throws the left hand but Black avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Diaz misses. #CL2#
Black takes the fight into the clinch.
Black blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Black. #T2#
Diaz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz blocking some punches.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a head punch that misses.
Diaz letting Black take a breather here.
Black can't find room to land a body shot as Diaz controls the action.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Black.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Black avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Diazs head.
Diaz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black misses with the head strike.
A short left from Black.
Black lands a shoulder strike.
Diaz is trying to break free.
Black blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T3##BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Diaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
A big right from Black misses.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Diaz gets tackled into the cage by Black. Black maintains the clinch.
Diaz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Black working aggressively here.
Black stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Black lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Diaz is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Diaz.
Diaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Black's elbow.
Diaz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Blacks head. #BC#
Diaz breaks from the clinch.
Black moves away from the strike by Diaz. #T4#
Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
A little feinted left hand from Diaz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Black swings for the body but Diaz moves out of range.
Diaz walks into a jab.
Diaz misses with a hook
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black connects with a jab.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Diaz is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diaz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz misses with a hook to the body
and Black counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A left lands for Diaz.
Diaz misses with a looping right.
Black throws a big shot that misses.
Black keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
A left lands for Black.
Black bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Black doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up but Diaz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Black.
Black avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Black throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Diaz as he connects with a hook.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Black has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diaz swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.
Diaz throws a body punch but Black moves out of range.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vlad Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
Black stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Black takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Diaz slips under a jab from Black.
Diaz swings widly with a right hand
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Black lands with an uppercut that bounces Diaz off the cage and back into range.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Diaz moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Diaz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL2#
Black rushes Diaz and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Black fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Black lands with a short shot to the head.
Vlad Black seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Black moves out of range as Diaz strikes.
Diaz misses with a wild combination.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Black tries to clinch but Diaz moves away
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
Black fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz slips a jab from Black.#T3#
Black paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Black dodges the punch combination from Diaz.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Diaz.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a stiff right hand.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Diaz throws a shot from downtown. Black moves away and avoids it.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diaz throws out the jab.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T4#
Jab by Black.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Diaz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diaz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vape Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Black is just out of range.
A cross from Black lands.
Black closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Diaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Black looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Diaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Black now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL2#
Black forces Diaz back against the cage and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Diaz.
Black misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Diaz throws an elbow but misses.
Diaz can't break the clinch.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Diaz's head.
Stalling in the clinch from Black.
Diaz blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Diaz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diaz tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Diaz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz scores with a body shot.
Diaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Diaz avoids the body shot from Black.
Black takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Black walks into a straight right hand from Diaz.
Black tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diaz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Black lands with a hook. Diaz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Diaz misses with a few strikes there.
Black scores with a shot to the body.
Black rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Diaz counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Diaz misses its intended target.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Black moves into range and connects with a jab.
Black throws a hook but Diaz avoids it easily.
Diaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Black moves to clinch but Diaz breaks away
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Black fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black lands an overhand right.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz throwing a counter right hand but Black manages to avoid it.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Diaz misses the target.
A big left from Diaz misses.
Donk. Black catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Black looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Black steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Diaz.#T3#
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz takes one to the chin there.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz misses with a left hand
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Diaz slips a straight right by Black.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Diaz misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black takes a swing at Diaz's ribcage but misses.
Black throws a series of punches but Diaz avoids them all with ease.
Black fails in his attempt to clinch.
Diaz takes one on the button.
A big left from Black misses.
Diaz throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.#T4#
Black connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Black lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Black lands a nice hook to Diaz's body. Diaz takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Diaz misses.
Black works over Diaz's head and body with a nice combination.
Black connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Diaz momentarily. #ROC2#
Diaz is rocked!
Diaz scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Diaz misses with the combination.
Diaz seems to have got his legs back now.
Black looks to land a right hand but Diaz moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Diaz tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Diaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diaz.
Vape Diaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vlad Black is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Black walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Black 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Black!
A very excited looking Vlad Black 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: TGC Crucible 30
Date: Aug 15, 2018

#R1#
Black throws a looping overhand right but Hudson ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Black as Hudson shoots in.
Vlad Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black tries to clinch up but Hudson circles away and keeps his distance.
Black digs a good hook to Hudson's body.
Black comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hudson misses with a head kick.
Hudson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.#CL#
Black has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Black.
A short left from Black.
Black lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Black creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Black lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hudson backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Black gets through Hudson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black tries to work over Hudson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
I was talking to Black's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Black on the inside. #T1#
Black stalling against the cage.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Black.
Black prevents Hudson from breaking the clinch.
Black lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hudson backwards.
Black misses with the head strike.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
Black misses with a punch on the inside.
Hudson tries to circle away but Black has him pinned against the cage.
Hudson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hudson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hudson wants to break free but Black has control.
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Black landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #T2#
Black cracks Hudson with a nice body shot.
Black is leaning against Hudson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hudson is trying to force a seperation but Black has the dominant position.
Black working aggressively here.
Black lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Black.
A shot in the inside from Black.
Hudson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Black lands a really nice looking cross but Hudson seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black throws a combination that misses #TD2#
and Hudson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Hudson wants to control but Black is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Hudson is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Black gets full guard.#T3#
Hudson wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Hudson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hudson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hudson passes Black's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Black keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hudson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hudson throws a strike but Black avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hudson landing some decent shots from guard.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Black is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T4#
Black looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Black is controlling Hudson's posture.
Black keeping full guard, as Hudson tries to pass.
Black wants to sweep here but Hudson controlling him for the moment.
Black keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hudson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Black keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Hudson looks to move away, Black throws a big counter combo but Hudson just gets out of the way.
Black throws a shot from downtown. Hudson moves away and avoids it.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Hudson keeps the fight on the outside.
Black misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hudson.
Hudson changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Black dodges the punch combination from Hudson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hudson counters with a three punch combo that has Black backing up. Black nods at Hudson to acknowledge the strikes.
Hudson moves out of range of the strikes.#TD2#
Hudson gets the takedown into side control.
Black tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. #T1#
Hudson throwing strikes here but Black is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hudson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Black's face.
Hudson breaks from Black's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Black keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Black sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Black tries to roll over but Hudson keeps him under control.
Black avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hudson.
Hudson is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jeff Hudson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hudson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Black keeps working. #T2#
Hudson is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Hudson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hudson can do to turn this around?
Hudson controlling the pace.
Hudson wants to pass the guard but Black is defending well.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hudson.
Hudson is thwarting Black's attempts to control the position.
Black taking some punishment here, with Hudson in his half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Hudson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Hudson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hudson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
More stalling from Hudson.
Black wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Black desperately trying to maintain half guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black lands with a cross.
Vlad Black is winning the standup battle so far.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hudson fails with the takedown.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Black scores with a four punch combination!
Hudson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
Vlad Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Hudson.
Jab, jab by Black - just one landing. #ROC#
Hudson is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jeff Hudson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Hudson.
Hudson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hudson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Black.
Hudson feints the counter takedown.
Decent striking displayed by Black there.
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Black throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Hudson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hudson. #SUB#
Black looking for a guillotine here but Hudson defends easily.
Hudson trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Black haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Black wants to sweep here but Hudson controlling him for the moment. #T1#
Hudson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hudson is one step ahead there.
Black keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
Black is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hudson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Black is trying to control Hudson's posture but Hudson avoids it. #SUB2#
Hudson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Black, who protects the arm well.
Black is trying to control Hudson's posture but Hudson avoids it. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Black is not content to let Hudson control the position.
Hudson controlling the position.
Black gets back to half guard.#SUB2#
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Hudson.
Hudson not doing much here. #T3#
Let's hope that Hudson 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.
Hudson prevents Black from standing back up.
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Hudson sits in half guard.
Black is looking for a sweep. Hudson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Black blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hudson.
Black is staying active underneath Hudson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Black throws a lazy uppercut
and Hudson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hudson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Black.
Hudson with the counter takedown but Black avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Hudson is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hudson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hudson off to one side. #T4#
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Black connects with a single shot there.
Hudson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black misses with a hook.
Hudson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Black misses with a hook
and Hudson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black throws a jab but it's blocked by Hudson.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hudson fails with the takedown
and Black counters with a lovely shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Black 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vlad Black!
A relieved looking Vlad Black 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: TGC Crucible 29
Date: Aug 08, 2018

#R1#
Black throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bianchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Black.
Bianchi shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Bianchi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bianchi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown but Black shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bianchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at RWB GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Black misses the jab.#TD#
Bianchi scores with a takedown into Black's guard.#SUB2#
Black working for a triangle but Bianchi defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #T1##ES2#
Black manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Bianchi has Black pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Black manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bianchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Black scores with a shoulder strike.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Black. #TD#
Bianchi wants the takedown. Black is fighting it off but Bianchi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Black's guard against the cage.
Bianchi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB#
Bianchi drops back looking for a leg! Black is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Black manages to kick Bianchi off! Bianchi jumps back into Black's guard.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bianchi lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
Black is trying to keep Bianchi in close. #SUB#
Bianchi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bianchi wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Bianchi forces his way into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Bianchi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Bianchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Bianchi eventually gives up the hold. #T3#
Black is refusing to be controlled, as Bianchi sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black trying to control but Bianchi postures up.
Black tries to roll over but Bianchi keeps him under control.
Black is trying to control but can't. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Black is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Black is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bianchi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bianchi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Black with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Bianchi there.
Black is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Bianchi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bianchi prevents Black from standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bianchi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Black tries to roll over but Bianchi keeps him under control.#SUB#
Bianchi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Black sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Bianchi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bianchi tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Black throws out a counter right but Bianchi avoids it with no problem.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
Bianchi tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Bianchi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Black is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bianchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Black misses the target.
Bianchi takes one to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi defending well as Black loads up on a big left hand.
Black looks to land a left hand but Bianchi moved out of range nicely.
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bianchi gets slowly back to his feet.#T1#
Black throws a hook but Bianchi avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bianchi or perhaps it was just good defense by Black, which made it look bad.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bianchi goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Black continues to drive forward.#TD#
Black gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Black scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Black throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Bianchi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Black's guard.#ES2#
Black pushes Bianchi off and gets 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!
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T2#
Black scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Bianchi staying out of range there.
Bianchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Black swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bianchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black lands a lovely overhand right.
Vlad Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bianchi.
Bianchi changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bianchi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Bianchi persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black tries to bum rush Bianchi with a series of wild strikes but Bianchi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Black misses.
Black keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Black 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.#T3#
Black looks to land a right hand but Bianchi moved out of range.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Black lands a jab-cross combination.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bianchi tries for a takedown but Black circles away easily
and Black counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Black.
Bianchi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Black sprawls well. Black wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bianchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Bianchi staying out of range there.
Black stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Black wants it to stay on the feet.
Black misses with a right hand #TD#
and Bianchi counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Black wants to control but Bianchi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bianchi is keen to just control but Black is a slippery customer.
Black is trying to stand back up but Bianchi is controlling him
Black trying to hold on to Bianchi's head to control him but Bianchi postures up.
Bianchi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#SUB#
Bianchi is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Black is looking to control Bianchi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black 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#
Black throws out a loose jab but Bianchi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bianchi half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black throws a series of punches but Bianchi moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Black throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bianchi darts in looking for a takedown but Black gets double underhooks and turns Bianchi into the cage. #TD#
Bianchi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Black is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bianchi's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Black is defending against the submission attempts here by Bianchi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bianchi prevents Black from standing back up. #T1##SUB#
Bianchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Bianchi eventually gives up the hold.
Black trying to control here. #SUB2#
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Bianchi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Black is just riding it out for now. Bianchi eventually gives up the hold.
Black manages to get to full guard. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bianchi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB#
Bianchi has gone for a leg lock! Black slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bianchi's guard.#REVB#
Bianchi keeping full guard, as Black tries to pass. #T3##SUB#
Bianchi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.
Black looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Bianchi actively working from the bottom here.
Black controlling the action here.
Black is looking to take a break and control but Bianchi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Black controlling the action here.#SUB#
Bianchi looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Bianchi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Black pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Bianchi actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Bianchi looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Black 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vlad Black!
Our winner, Vlad Black, 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: TGC Crucible 26
Date: Jul 18, 2018

#R1##CL#
Black tries to keep at a distance but Beliy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Black tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Beliy - that landed with a thud.
Black goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beliy lands a right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Beliy throws a head punch that misses.
Beliy lands a body shot.
Black blocking some punches.
Black working aggressively here.
Beliy gets through Black's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Beliy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Black is defending well.
Black blocks an uppercut.
Beliy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beliy blocking some punches.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Black prevents a body shot from Beliy.
A head punch on the inside from Black fails to land.
Beliy misses with a punch to the body.
Beliy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T1#
Black stalling.
Beliy throws a punch but it's blocked by Black. #BC2#
Black breaks the clinch.
Beliy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Black moves away.
Beliy swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
It seemed like Black was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Black lands a jab to the nose.
Beliy throws a lazy uppercut
and Black counters with a nice uppercut.
Sasha Beliy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Beliy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CL#
Beliy takes the fight into the clinch.
Black lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beliy backwards.
Beliy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Beliy misses with a body punch.
Black softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2##BC2#
Black escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beliy throws a body shot but no joy.
Beliy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab. #KD#
Beliy lands a big uppercut and Black crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Black looks OK. Beliy waves Black back to his feet!#ROC#
Black is rocked!#CL#
Beliy rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Black is still on wobbly legs! Can Beliy finish him?
Beliy misses with the head strike.
Beliy lands a hook that snaps the head of Black backwards.
Beliy throws a big uppercut that drops Black! More strikes from Beliy and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Black lies dazed against the cage as Beliy celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Beliy!

Event: TGC 62: Steve vs Murley
Date: Jun 23, 2018

#R1#
Black lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice jab there from Woods.
Black scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Woods misses with a hook to the body
letting Black counter with a right hand.
Woods takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Woods waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Black.
Black throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
Woods fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Woods takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Black's coach down at VEGAS Top Team [$699/week] was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Black's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Woods is looking to clinch but Black is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Black on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Woods swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black misses with a double jab
and Woods counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Black jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Black throws an overhand right that lands on Woods's shoulder, as Woods tries to avoid the shot.
Black misses with a straight left.
Black throws a jab when Woods was well out of range.#T1#
Black throws the left hand but Woods avoids the punch easily.
Vlad Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Black. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Black.
Black misses with a left hand
and Woods counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Woods misses
and Black counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Black ducks under a wild hook from Woods.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black with a nice cross.
Black throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Woods appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL#
Woods rushes Black and presses him up against the cage.#TD#
Woods pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Woods is trying to keep Black in close. #SUB#
Woods throws his legs up looking for a submission but Black uses it to pass to side control.
Woods manages to get back to half guard.#T2##SUB#
Woods looking for submissions off his back.
Woods tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Woods is working hard here to advance position.
Black is controlling the pace.
Black wants to pass to mount but Woods is defending the position. #T3#
Black is looking to pass Woods's guard but actually Woods recovers to full guard. #SUB#
Woods throws his legs up looking for a submission but Black uses it to pass to side control.
Black trying to control the position but Woods is working away.
Woods is looking to regain half guard here but Black keeps moving and retains side control.
Woods struggling a bit here.
Black staying calm.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Woods gets back to half guard.
Woods regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black slips nicely into half guard.
Woods is staying active underneath Black, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Woods is pressing down on Black's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Black passes Woods's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Woods wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Woods drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Woods looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Woods slips under a jab from Black.
Woods avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Woods manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Black.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Woods misses with an uppercut.
Woods moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woods lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Woods on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Black takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Black thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Black scores with the left hand. Woods knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
Woods moves out of range as Black strikes.
Black slips under a jab from Woods.
Black looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Woods scores with a jab to the body.
Woods ducks under a wild hook from Black.
Woods lands with a good body shot.
Black throws a right and a left that Woods avoids nicely.
Woods tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Black was well out of range. Poor timing from Woods.#CL#
Woods darts in and clinches Black up against the cage.
Black looking to slow down the pace here.
Woods jumps guard but Black turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Black is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Woods is defending well for now.#TD#
Woods manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black passes into half guard.
Black with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #T2#
Woods is positioning himself well to prevent Black advancing to mount.
Woods wants to improve his position but Black is controlling well.
Black works his way into side control.
Black has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Woods is trying to improve his position.
Vlad Black has got the better of the ground game so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Woods is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Black off and has taken his back!
Black tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell! #T3#
Woods working the ground and pound effectively.
Woods avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Woods fails to move to back control.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Woods's attempts to control the action.
Woods thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Black is trying to escape the mount. #T4#
Woods sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Woods trying to control but Black is having none of it.
Black really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Woods looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Woods moves to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ickey Woods dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.
Woods misses with a wild body shot.
Black moves away from the strike by Woods.
Black waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Woods.
Black misses with a straight left.
Woods appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Black scores with a jab.
Woods tries to clinch but Black is having none of it.
Black lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Woods with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Black to score with a decent uppercut.
Black scores with a jab. Woods acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black slips a jab from Woods.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Woods does it's job there.
Woods with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Black misses with an uppercut.
Woods looks to land a right hand but Black moved out of range.
Woods connects with a single shot there.#T1#
Black scores with a nice strike.
Vlad Black seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Black scores with the left hand. Woods knows he should have avoided that one.
Woods lands a jab to the nose.#ROC#
Black is rocked!
Black walks straight into a right hand from Woods - that's dropped him! Woods jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Black from any more punishment! Black complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ickey Woods!
Ickey Woods really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Knockdown Clothes logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: TBD#28 Brah vs Dee II
Date: Apr 15, 2018

#R1##TD#
Van Acker closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Van Acker lands in his opponent's guard.
Van Acker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Black avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Acker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Black preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Acker lands a couple of elbows.
Van Acker is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rip Shit Riot Yoga Club that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Black has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Black not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Van Acker throwing strikes but missing.
Black wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Acker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Black looking for a guillotine here but Van Acker defends easily. #T1#
Van Acker landing with the ground and pound.
Van Acker throwing strikes from guard but Black blocks nicely.
Black has momentary wrist control but Van Acker slips an elbow through the middle.#ROC#
Black is rocked!
Van Acker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Black has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fresh INC. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Van Acker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Van Acker finish him?
Van Acker arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Black's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luc Van Acker!
A very excited looking Luc Van Acker rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: WCI 11 Mumu - Clark
Date: Mar 24, 2018

#R1#
Fuckboi digs a good hook to Black's body.
Fuckboi looks to land a combination but Black avoids it well. #CL2#
Black moves into range and clinches up with Fuckboi.
Black scores with a shot to the side of Fuckboi's head.
Fuckboi tries to break free but Black pushes him back against the ropes.
A hook to the body from Black. #BC2#
Black manages to break the clinch.
Fuckboi misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Black! But no joy.
Fuckboi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fuckboi swings for the body but Black moves out of range.
As Fuckboi backs off Black throws a huge counter combo but Fuckboi manages to avoid it all.
Black throws a right hand that Fuckboi ducks under and follows up with a left that Fuckboi also avoids with ease.
Fuckboi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Black staying out of range there.
Black swings widly with a right hand
and Fuckboi counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuckboi throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Black to counter with a crisp jab.
Fuckboi throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black misses with a lunging right hand
and Fuckboi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Black thinking.
Black cracks Fuckboi with a right hand to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Fuckboi is rocked!
Black dances in with a quick combination. Fuckboi is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Black snaps Fuckboi's head back. Fuckboi stumbles backwards against the ropes. Black steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Fuckboi's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Fuckboi just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vlad Black!
A victorious Vlad Black thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: WorldClass Invitational 4
Date: Feb 11, 2018

#R1#
Black avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yarnell throws a sloppy head kick
and Black counters with a two punch combo.
Yarnell is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Black swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yarnell.
Black scores with a one two! Yarnell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Black scores with a nice strike.
Yarnell tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Yarnell drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2#
Yarnell is rocked!
Vlad Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yarnell walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Black swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vlad Black!
A less than humble Vlad Black misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: WorldClass Invitational 1
Date: Jan 21, 2018

#R1#
Black looks to score with a jab to the body but Mumu is just out of range.
Mumu misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Mumu moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.#KD#
Mumu steps into range and cracks Black with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Black flops backwards and Mumu dives into his guard looking to finish! #ROC#
Black is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Mumu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black is still in real trouble! Can Mumu finish him?
Our spies down at at Fresh INC inform us that Black has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SU#
Black is working an open guard so Mumu takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mumu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Black walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Black limp body while Mumu jumps on to the ropes and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Abdel Mumu!
Abdel Mumu is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Abdel Mumu 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 09, 2018

#R1#
McGregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Black throws out the jab.
McGregor feinted with a counter takedown.
Vlad Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black throws a poor cross that misses
and McGregor makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL2#
Black moves into the clinch successfully.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Black takes a shot to the head.
Black gets through McGregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McGregor working Black over with knees to the body.
Black takes a shot to the head.
McGregor keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black misses with a punch to the body.
Black trying to stall but McGregor improves his position.
McGregor keeps control of Black as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Black has a couple of punches blocked by McGregor.
Black misses with a body punch.
A short right from McGregor.
I was talking to McGregor's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Black tries to stall but McGregor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Black is trying to maintain a safe position but McGregor gets an underhook and turns Black into the cage.
McGregor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGregor obliges.
McGregor pushes Black back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T1#
Black gets through McGregor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Black wants to get back to striking at distance but McGregor won't allow it.
McGregor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Black looks winded!
Black can't find room to land a body shot as McGregor controls the action.
McGregor scores with a shoulder strike.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGregor lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from McGregor. #ROC#
Black is rocked!
McGregor creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Black's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Black drops to his knees and McGregor pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor McGregor!
After the big win, Connor McGregor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MayheM sportswear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: TBD#11 ROY vs. COCO
Date: Nov 11, 2017

#R1#
FoodChain is looking to clinch.
Black throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Black scores with a jab. FoodChain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
FoodChain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
FoodChain is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Black. Those never looked like landing.
FoodChain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Black misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #CL#
FoodChain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by FoodChain as Black tries to tie him up.
A head punch on the inside from FoodChain fails to land.
Black is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
FoodChain blocks an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
FoodChain lands with a right to the head.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there. #TD#
FoodChain has clasped his hands together around Black's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB#
FoodChain tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
FoodChain is trying to get an arm triangle but Black is defending well. #T1#
FoodChain moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
FoodChain working away.#SUB#
FoodChain is trying to get an arm triangle but Black is defending well. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
FoodChain tries to move to mount but Black blocks the move with his legs.
Black is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
FoodChain has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Black is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. FoodChain yanks on the arm and Black is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by FoodChain.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). TopOf FoodChain!
A very excited looking TopOf FoodChain 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: WW#5 VIEIRA vs. ODLA
Date: Oct 10, 2017

#R1#
Dillon misses with an uppercut. Black saw that one coming.
Black throws a counter combo.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Dillon misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dillon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Black.#CUT2#
It looks like Cory Dillon has been cut.
Black lands with a nice body punch.
Black circles away from the clinch attempt.
Black slips a straight right by Dillon.
Dillon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dillon shoots in but no luck this time.
Dillon misses with a hook. Black ducked under it nicely. #TD#
Dillon scores with a takedown into Black's guard.
Dillon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SUB#
Dillon is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Black looking to control.
Dillon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Black can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dillon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Black is trying to keep Dillon in close. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black cracks a nice hook into Dillon's ribs.
Black bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Black lands with a good body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Black.
Dillon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dillon gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Black gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dillon is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vlad Black!
Vlad Black spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
Cory Dillon spoke after the fight, saying 'I would like a rematch to prove this loss was a fluke!'.

Event: TBD#4 VIKI vs. JENSEN
Date: Sep 23, 2017

#R1#
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hunter backs up against the cage.
A combination from Black does no damage.
Hunter goes for a double leg but Black avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Black continues to drive forward.
Black pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hunter back to the cage. Black follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black throws a series of punches but Hunter moves out of range.
Hunter gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CL2#
Hunter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Black misses with a body punch.
Black is trying to maintain a safe position but Hunter gets an underhook and turns Black into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Black.#TD2#
Hunter has picked Black up - he's going for a ride! Hunter dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Hunter throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Hunter lands strikes from half guard.
Black wants to control but Hunter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Black is trying to get back to full guard.#T1#
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hunter lands a nice short elbow.
Hunter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Black's head.
Ground and pound from Hunter.
Hunter throwing shots but Black is blocking nicely.
Hunter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Black regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hunter.
Hunter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hunter lands a couple of elbows.
Hunter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Hunter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving.
Hunter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Black is retaining full guard.
Hunter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Hunter throws a big right hand that misses.
Hunter throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hunter's guard. Nice move by Black!#REVR##T3#
Hunter pulls Black in to control the position. #SUB2#
Hunter working for submissions but it's allowed Black to get to half guard.
Hunter is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Black trying to control from half guard but Hunter is working away.
Black is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hunter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunter is trying to stand up here but Black is controlling him well.
Black seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hunter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Black prevents Hunter from improving his position.
Black trying to control from half guard but Hunter is working away. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Black sizes up Hunter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hunter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT2#
It looks like Vlad Black has been cut.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black looks to land a combination. Hunter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Black, as that shot connected.
Black connects with a crisp jab.
Hunter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Hunter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black misses with a series of wild punches.
Vlad Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Black is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hunter.
And Hunter tries to counter it with a takedown but Black pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Black.
Black tests Hunter's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Hunter moves into range and clinches up with Black.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black tries to stall but Hunter uses the opportunity to gain a better position. #TD2#
Hunter is trying to trip Black. He has hold of a leg but Black is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hunter persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hunter wants to control from the top but Black keeps moving. #T1#
Hunter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Black is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hunter can do to turn this around?
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunter looking to pass the guard.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Black keeping moving, preventing Hunter from controlling successfully.
Hunter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hunter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hunter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Black avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Black was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD2#
Hunter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hunter throws a strike but Black rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Hunter wants to sweep but no luck.
Black trying to control but Hunter is working from the bottom. #T3#
Hunter seems keen to control Black's posture.
Hunter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hunter pulls Black in close to prevent any damage.
Black wants to control from the top but Hunter keeps moving. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB2#
Hunter has his foot on Black's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Black works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Hunter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Black gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Black passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black is trying to control the action in half guard but Hunter is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vlad Black dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vlad Black'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Hunter closes the distance and clinches.
Hunter tries to work over Black's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Black doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD2#
Black is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hunter is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Black to the mat. Black regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Black is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hunter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Black is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Saul Hunter has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter looking to sit in guard and control but Black gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hunter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Black being controlled here momentarily. #T1#
Hunter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Black controlling from the top position.
Hunter can't keep his opponent in guard - Black advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Black trying to control the pace.
Hunter trying to hold on to Black's head to control him but Black postures up.
Saul Hunter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hunter tries to roll over but Black keeps him under control.
Hunter regains full guard. Nicely done.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Hunter.
Hunter working a defensive guard here.
Hunter looking for a sweep. Not yet Hunter, not yet. #T3#
Hunter can't keep his opponent in guard - Black advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hunter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Black passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hunter!
Hunter is trying desperately to improve position.#T4#
Black throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hunter is in all sorts of trouble here.
Black wants to control the pace but Hunter is squirming around nicely.
Hunter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vlad Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hunter is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Black, 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

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

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