Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: KOM Lightweights Semi Finals
Date: Mar 14, 2021

#R1#
Orion throws a lazy uppercut
and Hide counters with a left to the body.
Orion throws a hook to the side of Hide's head but Hide sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hide sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orion misses with an uppercut
and Hide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Hide 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Orion misses its intended target.
Hide steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Orion.
Hide lands a jab to Orion's midsection.
Orion misses with a lunging right hand
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Orion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hide counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hide is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hide lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orion throws a hook but Hide avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL2#
Hide gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orion has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Orion is defending well.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Orion misses with the head strike.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Orion is breathing heavily.#T1#
Hide lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Hide.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hide controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hide continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Hide lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Hide.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Hide.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Orion's ribcage.
Hide cracks Orion with a nice body shot.
Hide scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide presses Orion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hide gets through Orion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orion's face.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide is looking for a takedown.
Hide is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Orion pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cole Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Orion blocks it. #T3#
Hide with a knee to the head.
Hide lands a body punch.
Orion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hide.
Orion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orion tries to circle away but Hide has him pinned against the cage.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hide lands a left hand.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Orion blocks it.
Hide lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hide scores with a hook to the body.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orion lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hide is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T4#
Hide lands with a right to the head.
Hide lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orion's face.
Orion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orion has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hide wants a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Orion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hide softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
Hide stalls.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Hide closes the distance and clinches.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Orion lands a shoulder strike.
Orion throws a head punch that misses.
Orion misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Hide to work.
Raphael Hide seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hide.
Hide works on Orion's body with a couple of short punches.
Hide lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orion's face.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Hide lands a knee to the head. #ROC2#Orion is rocked!#T1#
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Orion's ribcage.
Oh Orion is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hide digs a right hand into Orion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Orion's gas tank.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Orion in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Orion seems to have got his legs back now.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hide is leaning against Orion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hide pushes Orion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hide goes for a takedown attempt but Orion pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hide throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hide fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orion has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hide! #T2##CL2#
Hide darts in and clinches Orion up against the cage.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Orion scores with a nice short uppercut.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Orion after a bit of a struggle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hide pressing his opponent against the cage.
Hide is leaning against Orion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Orion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hide working Orion over with knees to the body.#T3#
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Orion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hide with a knee to the head.
Hide presses Orion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
Orion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hide presses Orion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Hide stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Hide lands a knee to the body.
Hide lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Hide.
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Orion lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Orion tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Orion being controlled against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.#TD2#
Hide has Orion pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hide pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Orion tumbling to the mat - Hide dives into Orion's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Hide connects with an inside leg kick.
Cole Orion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orion misses the jab.
Orion with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hide to score with a decent uppercut.
Orion throws a jab but it's blocked by Hide.
A countering left hand to the body from Hide misses.
Hide defending well as Orion loads up on a big left hand.
Hide fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Hide forces Orion back against the cage and clinches.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Orion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Orion breaks from the clinch.
Hide works over Orion's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide digs a good hook to Orion's body.
Donk. Hide catches Orion right on the button with a cross.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orion misses with a hook. Hide ducked under it nicely.
Hide unleashes a big counter combination but Orion bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T1#
Danga de danga de dang - Hide scores with a four punch combination!
Hide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide tries to score with a low kick but Orion moves his leg out of the way.#CL2#
Hide pushes Orion up against the cage in a clinch.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Hide is looking to control Orion's arms but Orion gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hide has his back to the cage.
Hide is pushing Orion up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Hide.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide is leaning against Orion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Orion won't want to take too many of those.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Cole Orion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hide lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Hide lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hide works on Orion's body with a couple of short punches.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Orion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
Orion swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Orion working aggressively here.
Hide stalling in the clinch.
Hide just leaning against Orion, taking a breather.
Orion misses with a body punch. #T3#
Orion misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion.
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orion's face.
Hide wants a takedown.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a right hand.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Orions head.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orion or not.
Hide working Orion over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Hide.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Orion.
Orion throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Orion misses with the head strike. #T4#
Orion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hide.
Orion stops a takedown attempt from Hide.
Cole Orion has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Hide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hide works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Hide.
Hide lands a left hand.
Orion takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Hide has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Orion avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hide working Orion over with knees to the body.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orion backwards.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hide pushes Orion back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hide 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30

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

Event: MMMA Kings of Madness 5 (WW)
Date: Feb 13, 2021

#R1#
Hide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Show looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Show misses with a hook.
The Show tests Hide's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hide misses with an uppercut. The Show saw that one coming.
Hide 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.
Hide jabs The Show to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hide moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Show seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Show takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The Show takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Hide on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Show throwing a counter right hand but Hide manages to avoid it.
Hide misses with a hook
and The Show connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Hide throws a series of punches but The Show moves out of range.
It looked like The Show wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raphael Hide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hide tries to clinch up
enabling The Show to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#Hide is rocked!#T1#
Hide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Show manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Hide.
The Show swings for the body but Hide moves out of range.
Hide slips under a jab.
The Show swings widly with a right hand
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from The Show misses.
The Show throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hide.
Hide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Show.
A telegraphed right hand from Hide misses the target.
Hide scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The Show jabs Hide right on the nose. Hide blinks but takes it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Hide scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Show looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hide with a hook.
The Show throws a combination that misses
and Hide counters with a right hand to the body.
Hide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down The Show rather than just go for the knockout.#T2#
The Show walks into a stiff left hand from Hide.
Hide throws a nice looking combination but The Show bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Show throwing a counter right hand but Hide manages to avoid it.
The Show connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hide's hands.
Hide is still on wobbly legs! Can The Show finish him?
Nice defenses there by Hide.
The Show ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Hide out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Randy The Show!
Randy The Show bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: TC 18 Mil $ GP vol 3.2
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
Telushikin shoots in for a double leg but Hide sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Telushikin misses with a few strikes there.
Hide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Hide misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Telushikin.
Telushikin shoots in for a double leg but Hide sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raphael Hide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Telushikin.#TD2#
Telushikin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Telushikin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hide is trying to get back to half guard.
Hide is not content to let Telushikin control the position.
Telushikin landing a few strikes.
Telushikin wants to control but Hide is keeping him busy. #T1#
Hide tries to improve position but can't.
Hide is trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Telushikin tries to advance to mount but can't.
Telushikin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hide managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Telushikin.
Hide is trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Telushikin thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Telushikin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Telushikin controlling from side mount.
Telushikin works to advance to full mount. Hide defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs. #SUB2#
Telushikin is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Hide to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Hide shrugs it off.
Telushikin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hide wants to hold on but Telushikin pushes him away.
Telushikin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hide hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hide sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hide is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T3##SUB2#
Telushikin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hide is just riding it out for now. Telushikin eventually gives up the hold.
Hide has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Telushikin is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Telushikin is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hide has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Hide looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hide wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Telushikin seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Telushikin is looking for a kimura here.
Telushikin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hide keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are battling for position here. Hide manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Telushikin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hide swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joseph Telushikin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Hide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Telushikin.
Hide was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD2#
Telushikin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hide tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Telushikin is in Hide's guard.
Telushikin pushing down on Hide's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Telushikin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Telushikin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hide does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Telushikin is looking for a kimura but Hide is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Telushikin to get the leverage.
Telushikin is keen to just control but Hide is a slippery customer.
Hide is trying to get back to full guard.
Telushikin wants to pass the guard but Hide is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telushikin moves nicely into side control.
Telushikin throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Hide is looking for a sweep.#T1##SUB2#
Telushikin tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Telushikin has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hide tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Telushikin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #SUB2#
Telushikin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hide has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Telushikin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Telushikin controlling the position easily from mount. #SUB2#
Telushikin jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hide manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hide is looking for a sweep.#T2##SUB2#
Telushikin has hold of Hide's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hide seems comfortable defending it but Telushikin has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hide is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hide is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Telushikin couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joseph Telushikin!

Event: TC Wednesday Warriors 4
Date: Nov 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Goggins misses.
Hide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goggins.
Hide scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goggins doesn't seem bothered though.
Hide lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Goggins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Goggins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hide misses with a straight right.
Goggins 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.
Hide scores with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Hide scores with a four punch combination!
A jab from Goggins misses.
Hide staying out of range there.
Goggins misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Goggins misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide is looking to clinch but Goggins is avoiding it.
Goggins misses with a few strikes there.
Hide doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hide lands a right hook to the body.
Hide scores with a nice right hand. #T1#
Hide takes a swing at Goggins's ribcage but misses.
Hide moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Goggins.
Goggins throws a lazy right hand but Hide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hide slips a jab from Goggins.
Goggins throws a hook but Hide blocks it.
Hide misses with a hook
and Goggins counters with a stiff right hand.
Hide feints a jab promting Goggins to slip. Hide then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Goggins slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goggins moves away.
Hide's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hide duly obliges.
Goggins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hide.
Goggins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goggins throws a head kick but Hide moves out of range.
Hide throws a leg kick but Goggins checks it.
Hide bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goggins jabs Hide right on the nose. Hide blinks but takes it well.
Raphael Hide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
A punch combination from Hide misses.
Goggins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hide connects with a jab.
Hide misses with a wild body shot.
Hide lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hide connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Goggins misses.
Goggins is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Hide.
Hide is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Goggins with a body shot.
Goggins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goggins misses with a shot to the body
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goggins.
Goggins is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Goggins defending well as Hide loads up on a big left hand.
Goggins slips a jab and a cross from Hide.
Goggins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goggins throws a shot from downtown. Hide moves away and avoids it.
Goggins scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Goggins misses with a head kick.
Goggins misses with a hook to the body
and Goggins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goggins takes one to the chin there.
Hide is working the combinations to good effect here.
Hide jabs Goggins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Goggins takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big right from Goggins misses.
Hide bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goggins keeps the fight on the outside.
Goggins throws a poor cross that misses
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hide looks to score with a jab to the body but Goggins is just out of range.
Goggins looks to land a left hand but Hide moved out of range nicely.
Hide steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Goggins.
Goggins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goggins misses with a hook.
Goggins takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hide. Goggins does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Goggins scores with the left hand. Hide knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hide takes a kick to the side of the head.#ROC#Hide is rocked!
Goggins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hide is still on wobbly legs! Can Goggins finish him?
Hide avoids the head kick by Goggins.
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goggins was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
Hide clobbers Goggins with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hide does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Goggins drops Hide with a huge uppercut! Hide drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Goggins is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jocko Goggins!
A relieved looking Jocko Goggins 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: TC 10 Sitsongrit vs Woo
Date: Oct 17, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hide lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hide scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrovs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hide scores with a one two! Petrovs had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrovs moves away.
As Hide looks to move away, Petrovs throws a big counter combo but Hide just gets out of the way.
Hide scores with a hook to the body. Petrovs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hide misses with a low kick.
Petrovs swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrovs slips under a jab.#CL#
Hide tries to keep at a distance but Petrovs has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Petrovs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hide scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Petrovs.
Hide takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Good standup being displayed there by Petrovs as he connects with a hook.
Petrovs misses with a straight right.
Hide is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Petrovs lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Hide showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrovs.
Hide is looking to slow Petrovs down with leg kicks.
A right-left combo lands from Hide.
Hide misses with a series of wild punches.
Hide tries to work over Petrovs's front leg with a kick but Petrovs checks it.
As Hide looks to move away, Petrovs throws a big counter combo but Hide just gets out of the way.
Hide lands with a shot to the body.
Raphael Hide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Petrovs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrovs.
Petrovs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hide scores with a jab.
Hide scores with a decent looking hook.
We've been told by Petrovs's head coaches at JAG Battle Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petrovs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide punishes Petrovs's body with a nice straight punch.#T2#
Hide takes a swing at Petrovs's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Hide.
Petrovs seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hide scores with a nice strike.
Petrovs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hide.
Petrovs checks a leg kick.
Petrovs is looking to counter punch.
Hide closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Petrovs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrovs looks to land a combination but Hide avoids it well.
Hide fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hide moves out of range as Petrovs throws a body kick.
Hide lands with a cross.
Petrovs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrovs throws a big counter combination but Hide scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hide throws a hook but Petrovs blocks it.
Hide scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T3#
Hide lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hide.
Hide throws a leg kick but Petrovs sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrovs.
Hide keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.#CL#
Hide tries to keep at a distance but Petrovs has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrovs lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hide keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Petrovs's efforts to push away.#BC#
Petrovs pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#TD#
Petrovs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hide's guard.
Petrovs trying to control but Hide is working from the bottom.
Petrovs stopping the sweep attempt from Hide.#T4#
Petrovs content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Petrovs thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #SUB2#
Hide throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hide looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petrovs is one step ahead there.
Hide keeping moving, preventing Petrovs from controlling successfully.
Hide is trying to control the position but Petrovs postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide keeping moving, preventing Petrovs from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide 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#
Petrovs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrovs loads up on a big right hand but Hide slips the punch.
Hide throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrovs lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hide circles away quickly and effectively.
Hide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Petrovs rather than just go for the knockout.#CL#
Petrovs clinches.
Petrovs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrovs lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide cracks Petrovs with a nice body shot.#BC#
Petrovs breaks the clinch.
Hide swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Petrovs swings for the body but Hide moves out of range.
Hide swings for the body but Petrovs moves out of range.
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Hide takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hide throws a combination. Petrovs tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kaspars Petrovs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hide showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrovs.
Petrovs is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hide sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hide clobbers Petrovs with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Petrovs shoots in for a double leg but Hide sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Petrovs tries to move into range but Hide moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hide connects with a body shot that sends Petrovs's belly button to the back.
Hide jabs at Petrovs's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Petrovs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL#
Petrovs closes the distance and clinches.
Petrovs with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrovs is defending well for now.#T2#
A short right from Hide.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hide as Petrovs tries to tie him up.
Hide scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hide lands a nice uppercut.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Petrovs trying to control the position but instead, Hide has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrovs into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petrovs is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Petrovs breaks the clinch.
Hide throws a leg kick
enabling Petrovs to counter with a crisp jab.
Hide throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Petrovs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hide lands a slapping body shot. #T3#
Hide slips a jab from Petrovs.
Hide shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hide tries to clinch there but Petrovs circles away.
Petrovs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrovs's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Petrovs duly obliges.
Hide scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrovs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hide scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hide misses with a series of wild punches.
Hide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrovs looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hide connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hide lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrovs. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Petrovs looks to land a left hand but Hide moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hide. Petrovs does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Petrovs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hide cracks Petrovs with an open hand slap.
Hide falls off balance throwing a combination
and Petrovs counters with a left and a right that stings Hide.
Petrovs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Hide gets tackled into the cage by Petrovs. Petrovs maintains the clinch.
Hide throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrovs taking a breather.
Petrovs wants to get back to striking at distance but Hide won't allow it.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Hide pushes Petrovs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Petrovs moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Petrovs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hide.
Nice straight punches there by Hide. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hide.
Good work by Petrovs as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Petrovs was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hide.
Petrovs throws a right and a left that Hide avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hide looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrovs misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Petrovs.
Hide digs a good body shot into Petrovs's ribs.
Hide works Petrovs's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrovs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Petrovs does no damage.
Hide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Hide dodges the punch combination from Petrovs.
Hide fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hide changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrovs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Petrovs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hide.
Hide scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrovs doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Hide, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Petrovs went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hide slips a jab and a cross from Petrovs. #CL#
Petrovs closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Petrovs avoids it.#T2#
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hide has Petrovs pushed against the cage.#BC#
Petrovs breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hide with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide misses with the combination.
Hide scores with a nice strike.
Raphael Hide seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrovs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hide moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hide ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrovs misses with the combination.
A punch lands to the side of Petrovs 's head but he takes it in his stride.#T3#
Hide ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hide scores with a body shot.
Hide swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Petrovs counter with a right hand.
Hide misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Petrovs blocks the low kick.
Raphael Hide seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hide scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrovs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hide has time to react.
Hide moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hide is looking to clinch.
Petrovs slips under a jab from Hide.
A little feinted left hand from Petrovs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL#
Petrovs moves into the clinch.#BC#
Petrovs's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Petrovs misses with a wild combination.
A nice side step and Hide releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide lands a jab to Petrovs's midsection.
Petrovs has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrovs there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hide works over Petrovs's head and body with a nice combination.
Kaspars Petrovs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hide looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrovs is just out of range.
Hide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hide connects with a body shot that sends Petrovs's belly button to the back.
Hide wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrovs dodges the punch combination from Hide.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrovs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hide moves away.
Hide now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

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

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

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

Event: GC 360 Sideman vs Merel
Date: Aug 15, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida misses with a head kick.
Hide has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Machida is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hide throws an overhand right that lands on Machida's shoulder, as Machida tries to avoid the shot.
Machida connects with a right hand. Hide shakes it off.#CL2#
Hide moves into the clinch.
Machida looking to throw knees to the head but Hide is blocking nicely.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Machidas head.
Machida lands a shoulder strike.
Hide misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Machida.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Hide scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Machida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Machida working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hide takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Machida - that landed with a thud.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Machida.
Machida can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Machida stops a takedown attempt from Hide. #T1#
Machida lands an uppercut.
Hide misses with a knee to the head.
Machida misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Machida lands a damaging elbow.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Machida scores with a shot to the side of Hide's head.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Machida misses with a body punch.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
Machida throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Machida is blocking nicely.
Machida lands a shot to the body.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
Hide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hide's defenses.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hide trying to stall but Machida improves his position.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
Machida connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide blocking some punches.
Machida cracks Hide with a nice body shot.
Machida lands a body shot in the clinch.
Machida softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Machida lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hide or not.
Machida works on Hide's body with a couple of short punches.
Hide looks winded!
Machida lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Machida missing with knees to the body.
Machida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Machida lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Machida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machida using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hide has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Hide blocks it.
Machida lands a left hand.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida lands a right hand.
Machida misses with a hook from the clinch.
Machida landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T3#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hide lands a nice shot to the body.
Machida lands with a short shot to the head.
Machida lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Machida scores with a nice short uppercut.#ROC#Hide is rocked!
Machida misses with a knee strike.
Hide is still on wobbly legs! Can Machida finish him?
Machida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hide in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hide seems to have recovered his senses.
Hide can't find room to land a body shot as Machida controls the action.
Machida tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hide takes a shot to the head.
Hide looking for a takedown.
Hide looking for a takedown.
Seiryu Machida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.
A hook to the body from Machida.
A short uppercut from Machida.
Machida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hide lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Machida lands an elbow inside that Hide shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida lands an uppercut.
Machida working aggressively here.
Machida gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hide.
Machida tries a body shot but Hide blocks it. #T4#
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Machida.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Machida's ribcage.
Machida lands an elbow just above Hide 's eye.
Machida tries a knee to the head but Hide blocks it.
Machida lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Machida.
A knee to the head by Machida.
Machida lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Machida lands an elbow just above Hide 's eye.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
Hide blocking some punches.
Machida creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Hide with a big uppercut! Hide tries to clinch up but Machida pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Hide to the mat! Hide covers up and Machida unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Seiryu Machida!
Seiryu Machida thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 358 Giant vs Krieg
Date: Aug 01, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington misses the jab.
A left lands for Hide.
Raffington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raffington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Raffington looks for the body kick but Hide saw that one coming.
A clash of legs there as Hide blocks the low kick.
Raffington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raffington.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Hide sees it coming and moves out of range.
Raffington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It seemed like Hide was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raffington throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raffington lands with a straight right. Hide didn't see that one coming.
Hide wants to clinch up but Raffington keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Hide looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raffington throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raffington thinking.
Raffington scores with a spinning back kick!
Hide bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raffington throws a lazy uppercut
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Raffington coming out on top.
Raffington throws the kick towards the body but Hide avoids it.
Hide looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raffington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Hide sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hide was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Raffington swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shane Raffington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raffington connects with a looping right hand. #T2#
Raffington lands a body shot.
Raffington seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raffington throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Hide checks a low kick from Raffington.#CL2#
Hide has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hide is trying to stall.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Raffington throws a head punch that misses.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide wants a takedown but no success here.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raffington's elbow.
Hide wants a takedown.
Raffington scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hide looking for a takedown.
Shane Raffington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.#T3#
Raffington lands a nice shot to the body.
Hide is trying to stall.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raffington's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Raffington.
Raffington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Raffington tries to throw a body punch but Hide avoids it by throwing Raffington back against the cage.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raffington's elbow.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Raffington lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hide is working for takedown but Raffington is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raffington misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide tries a body shot but Raffington blocks it.
Hide looking to slow down the pace here.
Raffington throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Raffington tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Raffington has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Raffington.
A short right from Raffington on the inside. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Raffington blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Raffington scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hide looks winded!
Raffington scores with a shot to the side of Hide's head.
Raffington avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Raffington lands an uppercut.
Hide misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Raffington as the two fighters clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raffington creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #ROC#Hide is rocked!
Raffington pushes Hide against the cage. Raffington is working some dirty boxing. Raffington pushes off with a quick right hook! Hide goes down! Hide tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Raffington moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Raffington!
Our winner, Shane Raffington, 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: GC 355 Ribbit vs Cooke
Date: Jul 11, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Linewood. Beautiful body shot.
Hide staying out of range there.
Linewood is looking to slow Hide down with leg kicks.
Linewood throws a front kick aimed at Hide's knee but Hide avoids it well. #CL#
Hide gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Linewood.
Hide wants a takedown.
Linewood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linewood lands a left hand.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Hide has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Linewood tries to throw a body punch but Hide avoids it by throwing Linewood back against the cage.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Linewood fails to land.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linewoods head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linewood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Linewood blocks it with crossed arms.
Linewood's coach down at Jed's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Linewood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hide presses Linewood against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T1#
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Linewood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Linewood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Linewood stalling the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linewood.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Linewood in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Linewood throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linewood swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T2#
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Linewood up against the cage.
Linewood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Linewood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linewood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Hide lands a nice shot to the body.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hide goes for a takedown in the clinch but Linewood prevents it.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Linewood letting Hide take a breather here.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Hide. #T3#
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linewood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide prevents a body shot from Linewood.
Linewood avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Linewood has Hide pressed against the cage.
Linewood avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Hide.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Linewood pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Hide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Hide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T4#
Linewood lands an uppercut.
Hide prevents a body shot from Linewood.
Linewood wants to stall.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linewood is keeping busy.
Linewood tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Linewood.
Linewood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Linewood looking to stall.
Hide controlling the action here for a moment.
Linewood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shock Linewood will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Linewood lands a really nice looking cross but Hide seems unphased.
Linewood loads up on a big right hand but Hide slips the punch.
Hide is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Hide.
Hide scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linewood wants to land a leg kick but Hide is out of range.
Hide throwing a counter right hand but Linewood manages to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linewood.
Linewood throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Linewood.
Linewood throws a low kick but Hide avoids it.
It looked like Hide wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Linewood lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hide at a distance. #CL2#
Linewood closes the distance and pushes Hide back into the cage.
Hide missing with knees to the body. #T1#
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Linewood is keeping busy.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Linewood tries a body shot but Hide blocks it. #BC2#
Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linewood moves away.
Hide loads up on a big right hand but Linewood slips the punch.
Linewood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hide scores with a jab to the body.
Hide tries to clinch up
and Linewood cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linewood moves away.#T2#
Hide takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hide works Linewood's body with a nice hook.
Linewood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hide walks into a straight right hand from Linewood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hide there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linewood throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linewood throws a leg kick which misses Hide's front leg but catches the back leg as Hide tries to avoid it.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Hide moved out of range nicely.
Hide appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Hide.
Hide scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T3#
A jab from Hide finds it's way through Linewood's defenses.
Hide blocks a head kick by Linewood.
Hide appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Linewood finds it's way through Hide's defenses.
Hide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
Linewood misses with a hook. Hide ducked under it nicely.
Hide seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Linewood ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shock Linewood seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hide misses with a double jab
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Linewood closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Linewood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Linewood digs a right hand into Hide's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hide's gas tank. #T4#
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Linewood has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Linewood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide misses with a body punch.
Linewood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linewood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Linewood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Linewood.
Hide tries to work over Linewood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linewood.
Hide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linewood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood cracks Hide with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Linewood.
Hide misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shock Linewood showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Hide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shock Linewood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood jabs at Hide's body.
Hide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood scores with a jab.
Linewood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hide sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hide swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Linewood misses with a right hand
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.#CL2#
Linewood has managed to clinch.
Hide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Linewood.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Linewood.
A short left from Linewood.
Linewood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hide drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it. #T1#
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Linewood blocks with his arms.
Hide tries a body shot but Linewood blocks it.
Linewood tries to throw a body punch but Hide avoids it by throwing Linewood back against the cage.
Hide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Linewood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Linewood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Linewood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside. #BC2#
Linewood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hide takes a swing at Linewood's ribcage but misses.
Linewood is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
A quick step to the side and Hide tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#T2#
Linewood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Linewood's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hide under the eye.
Linewood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hide was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hide stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Hide moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Linewood moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Linewood.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Linewood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hide.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linewood.
Shock Linewood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hide misses with a knee strike. #T3#
Linewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Linewood presses Hide against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hide has Linewood pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Linewood manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Linewood avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Linewood.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Hide blocking some punches.
Linewood tries to stall but Hide uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Linewood stalling in the clinch but Hide improves position.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood tries to pull guard but Hide forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Linewood is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Hide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linewood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hide taking a breather.
Hide softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Linewood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide can't get the takedown. #T4#
Linewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide lands a body punch.
Hide is leaning against Linewood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Linewood blocks it.
Hide is trying to stall.
Linewood takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide stalling in the clinch but Linewood improves position.
Linewood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Linewood won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood misses with some punches.
Linewood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Linewood lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linewood.
Shock Linewood is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Linewood is stalling here.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shock Linewood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linewood 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shock Linewood!
Our winner, Shock Linewood, 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: GC 351 Ruas vs Hiko
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Packer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hide avoids the body shot from Packer.
Hide has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Packer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the body from Packer misses
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hide takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Packer swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hide misses the target.
Packer tests Hide's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hide looks to land a combination. Packer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hide throws a series of punches but Packer avoids them all with ease.
Packer misses with a low kick.
Hide wants to counter the offense by Packer and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Hide closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Packer misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packer is defending well for now.
Hide blocks the elbow strike.
Hide fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T1#
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Packer lands a right hand.
Hide blocking some punches.
I was talking to Packer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Packer lands a damaging elbow.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as Packer controls his hands.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Packer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Packer.
Still in the clinch, Packer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hide swings wildly with an uppercut but Packer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Nice body punch from Hide.
Packer lands with a left to the head.
Packer lands an elbow inside that Hide shrugs off.
Packer throws a head punch that misses.
Hide is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Packer wants a takedown but no success here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hide lands a nice uppercut.#T2#
Hide looking for a takedown.
Packer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hide blocks a body shot from Packer.
Hide tries a body shot but Packer blocks it.
Hide lands a left hand.
Hide blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Packer throws an elbow but misses.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Hide misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Packer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hide's brow.
Packer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Hide landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Todd Packer has been cut.
Hide on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide avoids a wild elbow strike from Packer.
Hide blocks an elbow strike.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Packer blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packer is defending well for now.
Nice elbow from Packer.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Packer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hide scores with a hook to the body.
Hide dodges an elbow strike from Packer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Packer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hide's brow.
Hide can't find room to land a body shot as Packer controls the action.
Hide lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Hide scores with a nice short uppercut.
Packer stops a takedown attempt from Hide.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Packer blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Packer.
Packer lands an elbow inside that Hide shrugs off.
Packer looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Packer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Packer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide goes for a takedown in the clinch but Packer prevents it.
Todd Packer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Packer avoids it.
Hide cracks Packer with a nice body shot.
Hide takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Hide scores with a nice short uppercut.#T4#
Hide misses with a body punch.
Packer lands with a right to the head.
Hide looking to stall.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Packer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hides head.
Packer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Packer blocks an uppercut.
Hide misses with some punches.
Packer is pressed up against the cage. Hide has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Packer down to the mat. Packer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Packer thows a body kick. Hide tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hide tries to clinch but Packer moves out of range.
Packer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hide tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hide is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Packer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Packer misses the body punch
and Packer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Packer misses with a wild body shot.
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 Todd Packer will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Todd Packer's cut.
That's time! Packer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Packer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Hide lands a slapping body shot.
Packer tries to land a front kick but Hide steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#CL2#
Hide clinches with his opponent.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Packer is defending well for now.
Packer prevents a body shot from Hide.
Raphael Hide seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Packer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Packer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Packer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Packer tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hide.
A short left from Packer.
Hide blocks an elbow strike.
Packer scores with a knee to the head.
Packer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide taking a breather.
Packer lands a nice elbow.
Packer lands a nice elbow.
Hide scores with a knee to the head. #T1#
Packer lands with a left to the head.
Packer lands a knee to the body.
Packer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Packer throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Packer blocks it.
Packer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hide is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hide leaning against his opponent.
Hide takes an elbow to the temple.
Packer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #ROC#Hide is rocked!
Hide's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hide is still on wobbly legs! Can Packer finish him?
Packer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hide is defending well for now.
Packer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Packer scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Packer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hide's brow.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Packer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Packer blocks an uppercut.
Packer lands a shoulder strike.
Hide takes a knee to the side of the body.
Packer is leaning against Hide and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide is breathing heavily.#T2#
Packer lands an elbow that stopped Hide in his tracks for a moment.
Packer lands an elbow inside.
Packer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hide can do to turn this around?
Packer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Packer crunches a lovely knee into Hide's ribcage.
Packer lands with a left to the head.
Packer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Packer throws a big uppercut that drops Hide! More strikes from Packer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hide lies dazed against the cage as Packer celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Todd Packer!

Event: JAG Redemption
Date: May 23, 2020

#R1#
Dadaeff shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dadaeff swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Hide counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hide.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Dadaeff scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Dadaeff.
Dadaeff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dadaeff takes a shot to the head.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Hide prevents Dadaeff from breaking the clinch.
Hide leaning against his opponent.
Dadaeff lands a hook that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hide makes some space for himself and 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!
Hide misses with a punch on the inside.
Dadaeff tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dadaeff scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dadaeff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dadaeff prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dadaeff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Dadaeff is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hide gets through Dadaeff's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dadaeff is trying to break free.
Dadaeff tries to throw a body punch but Hide avoids it by throwing Dadaeff back against the cage.
Hide pushes Dadaeff back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dadaeff stalling the fight.
Dadaeff has Hide pushed against the cage.
Dadaeff continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Dadaeff misses with a punch on the inside.
Dadaeff blocking some punches.
Dadaeff misses with the head strike.
Dadaeff lands with a light punch inside.
Dadaeff slowing the pace effectively.
Come on Hide - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dadaeff avoids it.
Hide misses with a knee strike. #T2#
Hide swings wildly with an uppercut but Dadaeff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dadaeff stalling against the cage.
Dadaeff throws a head punch that misses.
Our sources have told us that Hide has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hide lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dadaeff lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dadaeff tries to circle away but Hide has him pinned against the cage.
Hide being controlled against the cage.
Dadaeff is struggling to control the position.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dadaeff.
Dadaeff is stalling here.
Nice body punch from Dadaeff - that landed with a thud. #T3#
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Dadaeff's head.
Dadaeff wants to break free but Hide has control. #BC2#
Dadaeff's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hide cracks Dadaeff with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dadaeff loads up on a big right hand but Hide slips the punch.
Hide scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dadaeff misses with a lunging right hand
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dadaeff misses with a hook.
Dadaeff throws a body punch but Hide moves out of range. #CL2#
Dadaeff instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Dadaeff breaks the clinch.
Dadaeff throws a low kick but Hide moves out of range easily.
Dadaeff lands with a straight right. Hide didn't see that one coming.#T4#
Dadaeff looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #ROC#
Dadaeff 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!
Dadaeff walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Dadaeff limp body while Hide jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: JAG Quarantine
Date: May 01, 2020

#R1#
Hide pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hide throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely. #CL2#
Hide tries to keep at a distance but Smith has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Hide 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.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hide lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL2#
Smith has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Smith.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith lands a body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hide tries a body shot but Smith blocks it. #T1#
Hide cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hide seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Smith can turn it around.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide blocks a body shot from Smith.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T2#
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hides head.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Smith working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
Hide is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Smith is defending well.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land. #T3#
Hide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hide tries for a takedown but Smith manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Hide. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Smith is defending well for now.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Smith lands with a right to the head.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Hide misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Hide blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Smith.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Hide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hide lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hide's brow.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chad Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
A jab lands there for Hide.
Smith waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hide.
Hide slips under a jab from Smith.
Smith tries to move into range but Hide moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hide displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A shot to the liver by Smith. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Hide moves away and avoids it.
Smith fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hide looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Hide.
Hide ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Hide throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range. #T1#
Hide slips a straight right by Smith.
Hide is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Smith.
Smith slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hide slips under a jab from Smith.
Hide wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hide walks into a stiff left hand from Smith.
Hide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL#
and Hide counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smith.
Hide changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chad Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hide uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Smith.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Smith.#CL#
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Hide has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hide is trying to drag Smith to the mat but Smith just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch. #T2#
Smith blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hide changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smith fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raphael Hide. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD2#
Smith drops Hide with a beautiful combination! Hide stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smith is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Hide is rocked!
BAM! Smith delivers a spinning backfist that drops Hide like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Chad Smith!

Event: JAG Wreck Room vol 1
Date: Mar 14, 2020

#R1#
Hide rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Van shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hide but Hide pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hide tries to counter by clinching up but Van breaks away and moves out of range.
Van misses with a takedown attempt
and Hide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#TD2#
Van shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hide moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hide is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Hide is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Van reverses the position - he's now on top in Hide's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU2#
Van gets to his feet. Hide looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T1#
Hide stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hide wants it to stay on the feet.
Hide wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raphael Hide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Candy Van.
Van will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Van gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #CL#
and Hide counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hide. #TD2#
Van has Hide pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Van pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hide tumbling to the mat - Van dives into Hide's guard.#ES#
Hide uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Hide looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Van avoids the body shot from Hide.
Hide throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van with a lazy takedown attempt #CL#
and Hide counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hide.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Van is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hide gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T2#
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Van is blocking nicely.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Van won't want to take too many of those.
Hide gets underhooks to prevent Van's takedown attempt.
Van fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hide tries to work over Van's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide lands a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Candy Van has been cut.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Van backwards.
Van is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hide stops a takedown attempt from Van.
Hide is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Van looks winded!
Van tries for a takedown but Hide manages to get underhooks.
A knee to the head by Hide.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Van is looking for a takedown.#TD2#
Van ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Van no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hide seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hide has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hide tries to free his leg and advance position but Van is retaining full guard. #T3#
Hide engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hide trying to control but Van is working from the bottom.
Hide trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Van looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hide slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Van trying to keep a closed guard but Hide is proving a slippery customer.
Van being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Van doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Van shoots in looking for a takedown but Hide manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Van's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Van shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hide sprawls well. Hide wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Van gets slowly back to his feet.
Van shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hide as he avoids it easily.
Van shoots in for a takedown but Hide shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Candy Van's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Hide stuffs the takedown.
Hide catches Van with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CL2#
Van gets a clinch.
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Van's head.
Van tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hide smiles and moves away.
Van tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hide sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Van somewhat.
Raphael Hide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Candy Van.
Van shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van has his takedown stuffed
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raphael Hide is winning the standup battle so far.
Van fails with the takedown.
It looked like Hide was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Candy Van is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Van looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hide seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Van misses with a takedown attempt
and Hide counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Van is breathing heavily.
Hide loads up on a big right hand but Van slips the punch.
Hide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hide stuffs the takedown.
Van avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hide swivels and escapes.
Van fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Van shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hide but Hide pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T2#
Van shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hide as he jumps to the side.
Hide is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van.
Raphael Hide is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hide as he jumps to the side. #CL2#
Van closes the distance and clinches.
Hide lands an uppercut.
Hide softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Van is blocking nicely.
Van being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van wants to take the fight to the mat but Hide manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.#T3#
Hide with a knee to the head.
Hide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van can do to turn this around?
Van blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van avoids it.
Van can't break the clinch.
Van blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Van tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hide just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vans head.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide prevents the takedown attempt.
Hide throws a punch but it's blocked by Van.
Van tries to pull guard but Hide won't allow it.
Van is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hide to keep the fight standing.
Van has Hide pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hide manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hide is trying to maintain a safe position but Van gets an underhook and turns Hide into the cage.
Van drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Van tries for a takedown. No joy. #T4#
Hide pushes Van back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raphael Hide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as Van controls his hands.
Hide stalling the fight.
Van is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hide gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Hide.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Hide.
Hide is pushing Van up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hide gets through Van's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Van is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Candy Van's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice body punch from Hide.
Van gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van looks for a takedown but Hide sprawls well.
Van misses with a takedown attempt
and Hide counters with a three punch combo that has Van backing up. Van nods at Hide to acknowledge the strikes.
Van is still on wobbly legs! Can Hide finish him?
Raphael Hide has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Candy Van.
Hide works Van's body with a nice hook.
Hide takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hide! Van is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Candy Van spoke after the fight, saying 'Back to the gym!'.

Event: JAG The Gauntlet
Date: Feb 08, 2020

#R1#
Hide is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dramicanin swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hide swings for the body but Dramicanin moves out of range. #CL#
Dramicanin rushes Hide and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hide lands a left hand.
I was talking to Dramicanin's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dramicanin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dramicanin avoids it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dramicanin.
A short right from Dramicanin on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Dramicanin avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Dramicanin blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dramicanin avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Hide fails to land.
Hide tries a body shot but Dramicanin blocks it.
Hide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Hide slows down the pace here.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Hide tries a body shot but Dramicanin blocks it.
Dramicanin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dramicanin is defending well for now.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
Dramicanin prevents a body shot from Hide.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dramicanin's face.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Dramicanin blocks it. #BC#
Dramicanin breaks the clinch.
Dramicanin misses the shot to the body.
Hide tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dramicanin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dramicanin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dramicanin throws a looping overhand right but Hide ducks down to avoid it. #CL2#
Hide has Dramicanin up against the cage in a clinch.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dramicanin's elbow.
Hide is pushing Dramicanin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Hide. #T3#
Hide swings wildly with an uppercut but Dramicanin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.#BC#
Dramicanin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hide lands with a cross.
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dramicanin was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
Hide has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dramicanin misses with the combination.
Hide throws a right hand that misses
and Dramicanin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hide lands a nice looking body shot. #T4#
Hide clobbers Dramicanin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hide drops his hands momentarily and Dramicanin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC#
Hide is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dramicanin moves in close and cracks Hide with a massive right hand! Hide, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Dramicanin!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dorde Dramicanin!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dorde Dramicanin waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: JAG Friday Night 1
Date: Jan 10, 2020

#R1#
Hide throws an off balance right hand
and Quinteros counters with a right hand to the body.
Hide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Quinteros with a nice cross.
Quinteros misses with a straight right.
Quinteros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nelson Quinteros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinteros scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quinteros lands a slapping body shot.
Good exchange - Quinteros coming out on top.
Hide moves away from the strike by Quinteros.
Quinteros tries to bum rush Hide with a series of wild strikes but Hide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quinteros lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hide shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinteros.
Quinteros looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hide moves out of range as Quinteros strikes.
Quinteros has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Quinteros throws a poor cross that misses
and Hide makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Quinteros misses with a few strikes there.
Hide throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Quinteros stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Quinteros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Quinteros fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Quinteros finds it's way through Hide's defenses. #ROC2#
Hide is rocked!
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Quinteros moves away.
Oh Hide is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A combination from Quinteros does no damage.
Quinteros misses with a two punch combination.
Hide throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quinteros counters with a huge left! Hide is in big trouble! He's backing up but Quinteros isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Hide from any more damage. A dominating finish by Quinteros!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nelson Quinteros!
After winning the bout, Nelson Quinteros thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: TWGC 27 (185lbs, D3): Rio de Janeiro Qu - Round 1
Date: Dec 14, 2019

Coming up we have a middleweight Tycoon World Grappling Championship rules bout between Tom Jones (ranked 17305 p4p, 593 weight class) and Raphael Hide (ranked 867 p4p, 120 weight class). Hide is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Nightwish. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

180 cm
34 yrs
183 lbs

178 cm
24 yrs
186 lbs

Jones

Hide

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the middleweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 2 losses; Tom Jones! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Raphael Hide!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Hide tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones fails to pull guard.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jones jumps guard but Hide stands there with Jones around his waist. Jones gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hide walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hide is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hide wants a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to pull guard but Hide forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hide is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Hide can't get the takedown.

Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (2) vs (0) Hide
Hide is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (5) vs (0) Hide
Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hide is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones wants to control the action but instead Hide gets a body lock and reverses into Jones's guard! Nice work!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (5) vs (2) Hide

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hide controls the pace.
Jones is controlling Hide's posture.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hide sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hide manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (7) vs (2) Hide
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hide working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jones doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jones manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hide is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Jones trying to control but Hide is working from the bottom.
Hide managing to control the position.
Hide is continuing to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hide is looking for a triangle but Jones pushes his legs off easily.

Hide looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hide is keeping the position for now.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hide trying to control the position.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones advances to half guard.
Jones prevents Hide from improving his position.
Well, if Jones is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Jones is trying to control. Hide wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hide tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Hide trying to control but Jones postures up.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to free his trapped foot but Hide is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jones passes to side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Jones (10) vs (2) Hide
Jones taking a breather here.
Hide is not content to let Jones control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hide is looking for a sweep.
Hide stops Jones from passing to mount.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Hide is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Hide tries to buck Jones off but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is looking to take a break and control but Hide is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hide tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones wants to control for a moment but Hide uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Hide is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones is taking a breather. Hide says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Jones wants to control but Hide is keeping him busy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Jones seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Jones trying to pass the guard but Hide defending well.
Jones wants to control but Hide is keeping him busy.
Hide regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Hide is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hide is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (10) vs (4) Hide
Jones wants to improve his position but Hide is controlling well.
Jones won't allow Hide to pass to mount.

Hide seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones trying to control the position.
Jones is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hide is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones trying to control the position.
Hide wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hide from controlling successfully.
Hide might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jones haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jones tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's ten minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control the position but Hide postures up.
Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Jones, not yet.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hide is stalling in the full guard.
Hide postures up.
Hide tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Hide controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jones controls Hide momentarily but Hide frees himself.
Hide looking to pass the guard.

That's eleven minutes gone in the round.
Hide is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jones is looking to sweep but instead, Hide has passed into half guard.
Jones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones gets full guard.
Hide won't allow Jones to sweep him here.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Hide wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Hide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
Jones is trying to control the position but Hide postures up.

That's twelve minutes gone in the round.
Hide preventing the sweep.
Jones looking to control.
Hide being controlled here momentarily.
Hide looking to pass the guard.
Hide stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Hide from controlling successfully.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones 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.
Hide seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jones is pulling down on Hide's head. It's preventing any offense from Hide, at least for the moment.

That's thirteen minutes gone in the round.
Hide not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jones looking to control.
Hide works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.

Hide is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Hide tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hide manages to get himself to full guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (12) vs (4) Hide

That's fourteen minutes gone in the round.
Hide looking for a sweep. Not yet Hide, not yet.
Jones stays in close to Hide's body and controls the position.
Hide keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones postures up.
Jones is fighting to break Hide's control of his arms but Hide is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hide is on top in guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Jones (12) vs (6) Hide
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jones takes the fight on points by 12 to 6.
An out of breath and clearly excited Tom Jones thanked MayheM sportswear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: JBL TBD 2
Date: Oct 26, 2019

#R1#
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hide checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hide tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gracie is able to avoid easily.
Hide scores with a jab.
A cross from Hide lands.
Hide keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hide avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Breno Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie looking to land some kicks to the body here. #TD#
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB#
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie prevents Hide from standing back up.
Hide gets back to full guard. #SUB#
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Hide slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.#REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hide.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1##SUB#
Gracie isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hide stacks Gracie on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hide!
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie seems a little lost for a moment, as Hide dominates the positioning.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is not content to let Hide control the position.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hide's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.#SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hide missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hide pulls his head out easily.
Hide is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3##SUB#
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hide pulls his head out easily.
Hide trying to control the pace.
Gracie moves into full guard. #SUB#
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Hide has passed one foot through into half guard.
Gracie has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.#SUB#
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hide pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.#T4#
Hide looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Let's hope that Hide 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.#SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hide performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hide pulls his head out easily.
Hide tries to pass the half guard into mount. Gracie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Hide sprawls well.
Hide misses with a leg kick.
Gracie throws a chopping leg kick but Hide manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gracie connects with a high kick.
Gracie throws a sloppy head kick
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Breno Gracie has been cut.
Gracie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a head kick but Hide moves out of range.
Hide unleashes a big counter combination but Gracie bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Hide closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Come on Hide - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hide continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.#T1#
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Hide is working Gracie over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hide digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2#
Hide breaks the clinch. #TD#
Hide gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#ES2#
Hide has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gracie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
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!
Gracie throws a head kick that misses
and Hide makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A jab from Hide finds it's way through Gracie's defenses.
Hide lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hide. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hide.
Gracie is being controlled here. #T2#
Hide working the ground and pound from side control.
Hide scoring with punches from side control.
Hide trying to control the position but Gracie is working away.
Hide working the ground and pound.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Hide controlling the position from side mount.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hide controlling from side mount.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hide misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #T3#
Hide tries to score with some ground and pound. Gracie controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hide looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gracie is avoiding damage well.
Gracie is letting Hide control him for a moment.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
Hide scoring with punches and elbows.
Raphael Hide has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hide wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie tries to buck Hide off but Hide is having none of it.
Hide controlling the position. #T4#
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Hide is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hide. #SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hide slows the pace down in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Breno Gracie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Gracie lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hide takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracie checks a low kick from Hide.
Gracie throws a low kick but Hide avoids it.
Hide looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hide is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Hide circles away and we're back to standing.
Gracie tries to land a body kick
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hide looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hide misses with a body shot.
Gracie cracks the inside of Hide's front leg.
Hide scores with a shot to the body.
Hide misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Gracie shoots and misses
and Hide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gracie thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hide defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Hide into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hide looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Breno Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hide punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.
Hide connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Hide with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gracie drops his hands momentarily and Hide takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hide swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Hide closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hide lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2##SUB#
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hide defends it easily.#SUB#
Gracie has an active guard here but Hide has managed to pass into half guard.
Hide perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hide throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hide content to control rather than advance. #T3##SUB#
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hide pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Gracie looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hide passes into side control!
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hide moves into full mount!
Hide controlling from the full mount. #T4#
Hide scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hide looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gracie slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Hide scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hide passes to full mount!
Hide trying to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie is working to get back to half guard.
Hide punching from mount but Gracie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Breno Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie tries to buck Hide off but he can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hide 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
A very excited looking Raphael Hide 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: JAG Benedetti vs Woody II
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Hide drives through and clinches with Kluba against the cage.
Hide has Kluba pressed against the cage, preventing Kluba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kluba can't break the clinch.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide lands a left hand.
Hide wants a takedown but no success here.
Hide lands a shoulder strike.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Kluba's head.
Hide tries a body shot but Kluba blocks it.
Kluba tries to circle away but Hide has him pinned against the cage.
Hide tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
Kluba working hard to break the clinch.
Hide tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide pushes Kluba back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hide.#T1#
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Kluba's head.
Hide lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kluba or not.
Hide lands with a right to the head.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hide lands with a light punch inside.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kluba's face.
Kluba tries to break free but Hide pushes him back against the cage.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kluba's elbow.
Hide lands a left hand.
Hide lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty! #CUT2#
It looks like Sebastian Kluba has been cut.
Hide tries to score a body lock takedown but Kluba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide connects with a knee to the head. #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!
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Kluba's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kluba wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Hide is controlling him.
Kluba avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as Kluba controls his hands.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Kluba avoids the damage to the body.
Kluba on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T3#
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hide tries to work over Kluba's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide lands a left hand.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Hide working Kluba over with knees to the body.
Kluba takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Hide scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide lands a right hand.
Kluba is trying to push Hide away but Hide has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't. #T4#
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kluba after a bit of a struggle.
Sebastian Kluba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.#BC#
Kluba manages to break the clinch.
Kluba misses with a series of wild punches.
Hide misses with a body punch
and Hide takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hide moves forwards but Kluba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hide looks to land a left hand but Kluba moved out of range nicely.
Kluba throws an overhand right that lands on Hide's shoulder, as Hide tries to avoid the shot.
Hide takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#CL2#
Hide rushes Kluba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Kluba working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hide misses with an uppercut.
Hide throws a body punch but Kluba moves out of range.
Kluba throws a right and a left that Hide avoids nicely.
Kluba misses with a body shot
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kluba circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kluba counters with a nice uppercut.
Kluba walks into a straight right hand from Hide.
Kluba throws a series of punches but Hide moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hide is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kluba is defending well.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kluba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kluba tries to circle away but Hide has him pinned against the cage.#T1#
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Kluba takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kluba's face.
Hide is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hide misses with the head strike.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Kluba avoids the damage to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kluba wants to get back to striking at distance but Hide won't allow it.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Kluba won't want to take too many of those.#T2#
Hide leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kluba avoids it.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluba wants to break free but Hide has control.
Hide keeps control of Kluba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kluba working hard to break the clinch.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Kluba avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
Hide wants a takedown.
Sebastian Kluba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Kluba's ribcage.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Kluba's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Kluba blocks with his arms. #T3#
Hide makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hide misses with a punch on the inside.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kluba backwards.
Hide stalls.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Kluba blocks it.
Hide looking for a takedown.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kluba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kluba letting Hide take a breather here.#T4#
Hide working Kluba over with knees to the body.
Hide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kluba wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kluba is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Kluba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hide.
A short left from Hide.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Kluba is trying to break the clinch but Hide is controlling him.
Hide lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Kluba's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Kluba thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Hide fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kluba, pushing him back against the cage.
Kluba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hide looking for a takedown. #BC#
Kluba breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hide takes a swing at Kluba's ribcage but misses.
Hide throws a combination that misses
letting Kluba counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluba throws a jab but it's blocked by Hide.
Kluba misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Hide. Beautiful body shot.#T1#
Hide wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL2#
Hide pushes Kluba up against the cage in a clinch.
Hide digs a right hand into Kluba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kluba's gas tank.
Hide prevents Kluba from breaking the clinch.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hide lands a nice uppercut.
Hide manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kluba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hide is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T2#
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kluba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Kluba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kluba managing to block the knees to the body from Hide.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kluba wants to get back to striking at distance but Hide won't allow it.
Kluba wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Hide connects with a knee to the head. #T3#
Kluba has had enough of the clinch but Hide keeps him there for the moment.
Hide lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide keeps control of Kluba as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hide lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kluba's face.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.
Hide with a knee to the head.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raphael Hide seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T4#
Kluba is trying to push Hide away but Hide has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kluba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kluba prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Hide.
Sebastian Kluba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kluba blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Kluba prevents the takedown attempt.
Sebastian Kluba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raphael Hide.
Kluba misses with a body punch.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kluba tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hide fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hide 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide 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: JBL 22
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Saric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hide counters with a right hand to the body.
Hide scores with a hook.
A big right from Saric misses.
Hide avoids the body shot from Saric.
Valentin Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hide misses with a wild body shot.
Saric throws a body punch but Hide moves out of range.
Saric slips a jab and a cross from Hide.
Hide misses with a looping left.
Saric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric moves into range and connects with a jab.
Saric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hide.
Saric loads up on a big right hand but Hide slips the punch.
Saric smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hide slips a jab from Saric.#T1#
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saric was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
Saric now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Saric throws a poor cross that misses
and Hide makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Saric throws a sloppy body shot
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saric misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hide.
A little feinted left hand from Hide on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saric misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Saric.
Saric getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A big right from Saric misses.
Hide was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Saric throws an off balance right hand
and Hide counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Saric lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Saric lands a lovely overhand right.
Saric closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Saric throws a poor cross that misses
and Hide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saric thinking.
Hide scores with a jab to the jaw.
Saric misses with a body punch
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Saric scores with a hook.
Saric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saric tries to close the distance and clinch but Hide swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hide walks into a straight right hand from Saric.
Hide avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hide on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saric digs a good hook to Hide's body.
Hide definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hide slips a straight right by Saric.
Hide throwing a counter right hand but Saric manages to avoid it.
Saric listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hide counters with a right hand to the body. #T3#
Nice body punch from Hide.
Hide on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Saric falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saric thinking.
Saric connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hide. Hide circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hide avoids the body shot from Saric.
Hide swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hide is looking to wear down Saric with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Saric lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut there from Saric.
Hide looks to throw the jab but Saric is out of range.
Saric is looking to clinch.
Saric throws an off balance right hand
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Saric connects with a body shot.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hide misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Saric releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Saric.
Hide moves away from the strike by Saric.
Saric connects with a body shot that sends Hide's belly button to the back.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Saric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hide.
Saric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Saric punishes Hide's body with a nice straight punch.
Saric scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hide.
Saric is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hide had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A shot to the body from Saric misses
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saric throws an off balance right hand
and Hide counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Valentin Saric will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Saric. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Saric, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hide manages to avoid it.
Hide closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hide throws a hook to the side of Saric's head but Saric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saric tries to clinch up.
Saric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hide lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide swats away the attempt to clinch by Saric.
Saric misses with a body shot.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
Saric throws a jab but it's blocked by Hide.
Valentin Saric seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Saric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hide.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
A little feinted left hand from Hide on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Saric blocks a jab.
Saric misses with a right hand
and Hide counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saric looks to throw the jab but Hide is out of range.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saric.
Saric rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Saric misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Hide misses the target.
Saric lands a jab to the head.
Saric scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Saric scores with a hook to the body. Hide takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Saric uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hide.
Hide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saric.
A shot to the liver by Saric. Beautiful body shot.#T2#
Nice body punch from Saric.
Hide misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Saric! But no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric lands with a hook. Hide tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CL2#
Saric instigates a clinch. #BC#
Hide escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Hide throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Hide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Saric.
Saric misses with a straight right.
Hide takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Saric throws the left hand but Hide avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Hide tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saric thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Hide misses with a hook
and Saric counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saric throws a sloppy body shot
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Saric works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hide takes one on the button.
Saric moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hide takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hide needs to keep his hands up - Saric had a free shot at his head there.
A big right from Hide misses.
Saric throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hide.
A little feinted left hand from Hide on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hide takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Saric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric slips a jab from Hide.
Saric looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Saric throws a combination that misses
and Hide counters with a two punch combo. #CL2#
Saric moves into the clinch successfully.
Hide scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Hide breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Hide.
Saric displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hide throws out the jab.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Saric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hide was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hide smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Saric lands a nice hook to Hide's body. Hide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hide drops his hands momentarily and Saric takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Saric misses with a looping right.
Hide appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hide throws a jab when Saric was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Valentin Saric 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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Hide takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hide displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saric throws out the jab.
Hide swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hide uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saric.
Saric gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hide blocks a jab.
Saric throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Saric thinking.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Hide tests Saric's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot by Saric.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric moves out of range of the strikes.
Saric throws a poor cross that misses
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Saric.#T1#
Hide ducks right into an uppercut from Saric.
Saric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hide.
Hide slips a jab from Saric.
Hide walks into a left hand.
Saric fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hide manages to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Saric.
Saric with a jab.
Saric jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saric lands a really nice looking cross but Hide seems unphased.
Nice takedown defense from Hide. No joy for Saric on that attempt.
Hide moves away from the strike by Saric.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
Hide takes a jab right on the kisser.
Valentin Saric is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hide moves forwards but Saric connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saric moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saric has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Saric misses its intended target.
Saric misses with a jab to the body
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Saric slips a straight right by Hide.
Saric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saric connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hide's hands.
Saric tries to bum rush Hide with a series of wild strikes but Hide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saric catches Hide with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Saric is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hide. #T3#
Saric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hide counters with a right hand to the body.
Saric scores with a body shot.
Saric connects with a body shot.
Saric just misses with a punch to the body.
Saric uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hide has time to react.
Hide darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #CUT#
It looks like Valentin Saric has been cut.
Saric waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hide.
Hide throws a body punch but Saric moves out of range.
Hide takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hide takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Saric manages to avoid it.
Saric has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saric. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Hide swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saric keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saric misses with a left hand
and Hide counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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!
Saric scores with a nice right hand.
Saric fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Saric throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hide counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Saric bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hide shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Saric digs a good body shot into Hide's ribs.
Raphael Hide has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saric misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Saric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Saric 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Valentin Saric!

Event: JBL August 3
Date: Aug 03, 2019

#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Hide. No joy for Neuer on that attempt.
Hide looks to score with a jab to the body but Neuer is just out of range.
Neuer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hide lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hide stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hide wants it to stay on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hide.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide throws a series of punches but Neuer moves out of range.
Neuer tries to counter with a takedown but Hide is quick to defend against it.
Hide lands a head shot.
Hide throws a series of punches but Neuer avoids them all with ease.
Neuer attempts a counter takedown but Hide avoids it well and moves away.#T1#
Neuer looks for a takedown but Hide sprawls well.
Hide is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Neuer or perhaps it was just good defense by Hide, which made it look bad.
Hide looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Neuer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hide sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Neuer somewhat.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Neuer drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hide sprawls and moves away.
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Neuer was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
Neuer feinted with a counter takedown.
Neuer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Hide misses.
Neuer looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hide swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hide looks to throw the jab but Neuer is out of range. #T3#
Hide listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hide throws a body shot but no joy.
Hide misses with a jab to the body #TD#
and Neuer counters with a nice double leg into half guard. #SUB#
Hide is defending against the submission attempts here by Neuer. #SUB#
Neuer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hide doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Neuer. #SUB#
Neuer in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Hide tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Neuer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Manuel Neuer!

Event: JBL Summer Madness Supremacy
Date: Jul 06, 2019

#R1#
Roach throws a series of punches but Hide avoids them all with ease.
Roach takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A lazy left from Hide finds it's target.
Hide slips a jab from Roach.
Roach throws an off balance right hand
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roach closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roy Roach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hide dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Hide's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Roach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Roach was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.
It seemed like Roach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roach throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hide drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hide scores 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!
Hide takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hide wants to land a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
Roach loads up on a big right hand but Hide slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Hide misses its target.#T1#
Hide smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Roach throws a big shot that misses.
Roach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hide.
Roach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Roach takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roach.
Hide throws a hook but Roach blocks it.
Hide tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Hide moves into the clinch.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Roach.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Roachs head.
Roach is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Knees to the body from Hide.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roach tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Hide stalls.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC2#
Roach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roach throws a lazy uppercut
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Roach swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hide catches Roach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hide finds it's way round the side to connect with Roach's head. #TD#
Hide shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Roach napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hide in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
An elbow from Hide crashes against the mat.
Hide throws an elbow but Roach slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hide 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.#T3#
Hide has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hide controlling his opponent.
Hide looking to ground and pound but Roach is blocking nicely.
Hide punching from mount but Roach doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roach sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hide missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hide content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Roach really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hide. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hide throwing shots but Roach is blocking nicely. #T4#
Roach gets back to full guard.
Hide throws an elbow that misses. Roach uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hide's guard. Nice move by Roach!#REVB#
Roach trying to control but Hide is working from the bottom.
Roach won't allow Hide to sweep him here.
Roach stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hide swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Hide misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roach stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hide fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Roach is out of range.
Hide looks to clinch
and Roach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Roach.
A counter left hand to the body from Hide misses its target.
Hide's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Roach connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hide scrambles back to his feet.
Roach throws a hook to the side of Hide's head but Hide sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hide tries to close the distance and clinch but Roach swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roach misses with a body shot
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roach takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
Hide scores with a shot to the body.
Hide looks to land a right hand but Roach moved out of range.
Hide uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roach.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roach can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Hide.#T1#
Roach throws a jab but it's blocked by Hide.
Roach misses with a hook.
Hide tries to counter by clinching up but Roach breaks away and moves out of range.
Roach misses with a body punch
and Hide cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roach misses with a body punch
and Hide counters with a stiff right hand.
Roach misses the jab.
Roach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roach throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Hide. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hide.
Hide throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roach stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hide lands a jab to Roach's midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hide darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hide throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Roach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roach misses with a hook.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roach swings for the body but Hide moves out of range.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL#
Hide closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Roach takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide stalling against the cage.
Hide taking a breather.
Roach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide lands with a right to the head.
Roach misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roach is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roach stalling in the clinch but Hide improves position.
Hide scores with a shot to the side of Roach's head.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hide.
Roach tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide prevents a body shot from Roach. #T3#
Roach on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roach.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roach up against the cage.#BC2#
Roach breaks the clinch.
Hide misses with a wild combination.
Roach swings widly with a right hand
and Hide counters with a left to the body.
Roach looks to land a right hand but Hide moved out of range.
Roach cracks a nice hook into Hide's ribs.
Roach misses with a body shot.
Hide fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roy Roach is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Hide throws a leg kick
and Roach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roach tries to bum rush Hide with a series of wild strikes but Hide uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hide. Hide circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roach looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hide appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL#
Hide clinches up against the cage.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Roach won't want to take too many of those.
Roach is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Roach misses with some punches.
Roach misses with some punches.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roach has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Roach blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Roach fails to land.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Roach misses with a body shot.
Hide closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Roach misses with a hook
and Hide counters with a nice body shot.
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hide manages to avoid it.
Roach throws a hook but Hide blocks it.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hide tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Roach is able to avoid easily.
Roach lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A jab from Roach finds it's way through Hide's defenses.
Roach just misses with a punch to the body.
Roach misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hide 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.
Roach misses with a looping left.
Hide drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big right from Roach misses.
Hide tests Roach's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1#
Roach takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL#
Hide darts in and clinches Roach up against the cage.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hide lands a shoulder strike.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Roach.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Roach takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Hide pushes Roach back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
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!
The referee is keeping an eye on Hide - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hide is looking to control Roach's arms but Roach gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hide has his back to the cage.
Hide presses Roach against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Roach managing to block the knees to the body from Hide.
Roach is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide prevents a body shot from Roach.
Roach lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hide or not.
Hide keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Roach's efforts to push away.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide just leaning against Roach, taking a breather.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raphael Hide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hide is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roach's elbow.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Roach's ribcage.
Roach scores with a shot to the side of Hide's head.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Roach backwards.
Roach tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide digs a right hand underneath Roach's ribcage. Roach let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Roy Roach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roach is keeping busy.
Roach tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roach swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide misses with a body punch. #T4#
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Roach letting Hide take a breather here.
A short uppercut from Hide.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide lands with a light punch inside.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hide cracks Roach with a nice body shot.
Hide has Roach pushed against the cage.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Roach blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
A short left from Hide.
Roach is trying to push Hide away but Hide has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hide misses with a body punch.
Hide trying to land knees to the body. #BC2#
Roach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roach throws a lazy right hand but Hide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hide.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hide 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide 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: JBL Romero-Bastard III
Date: Jun 15, 2019

#R1#
Hide thows a leg kick but Gianni checks it
and Gianni counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Hide's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gianni stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hide.
Hide connects with a body shot that sends Gianni's belly button to the back.
Gianni throws a jab but it's blocked by Hide.
Hide jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gianni staying out of range there.
Gianni is trying to counter with his kicks.
Gianni lands a jab to the nose.
Hide ducks under a wild hook from Gianni.
An inside leg kick from Gianni misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gianni throws a hook to the side of Hide's head but Hide sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gianni throws a half hearted mid kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Hide misses the target.
Hide throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Gianni misses with a lunging right hand
letting Hide counter with a right hand.
Hide fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gianni.#CL#
Hide moves into range and clinches up with Gianni.
Gianni misses with some punches.
Gianni being controlled against the cage.
Gianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Hide controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Hide.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hide as Gianni tries to tie him up.
Hide can't find room to land a body shot as Gianni controls the action.
Hide missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hide. #TD#
Hide has clasped his hands together around Gianni's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hide working away.#T2#
Sloppy strikes there by Hide.
Gianni is being controlled here.
Gianni manages to get back to half guard.
Hide is looking to take a break and control but Gianni is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gianni wants to improve his position but Hide is controlling well.
Hide wants to take a breather but Gianni is having none of it.
Hide thows a huge punch but Gianni dodges it nicely.
Hide looks to land a strike but Gianni avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hide loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gianni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Gianni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hide has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gianni is trying to keep Hide in close. #SUB2#
Gianni is looking for a triangle but Hide pushes his legs off easily.
Gianni trying to keep a closed guard but Hide is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hide throws an elbow that misses. Gianni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hide's guard. Nice move by Gianni!#REVB##SUB#
Hide working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gianni doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gianni manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Gianni tries to free his leg and advance position but Hide is retaining full guard.
Hide looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hide can't keep his opponent in guard - Gianni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gianni passes the guard and advances to mount!
Hide tries to hold on but Gianni pushes him away.
Hide is controlling an arm, preventing Gianni from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
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 Raphael Hide will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hide's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hide lands a slapping body shot.
Gianni takes a swing at Hide's ribcage but misses.
Gianni has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gianni feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hides jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gianni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gianni throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gianni thows a leg kick but Hide checks it
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hide checks a leg kick.
It looked like Hide was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gianni.
Gianni misses with a left hand
and Hide counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hide keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gianni.
Hide is looking to counter the offense by Gianni and move into the clinch.
Gianni thows a leg kick but Hide checks it
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hide moves out of range as Gianni strikes.#T1#
Gianni cracks Hide with an open hand slap.
Hide punishes Gianni's body with a nice straight punch.
Gianni connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hide momentarily.
Gianni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hide misses with a jab to the body
and Gianni counters with an inside leg kick.
Hide throws a body punch but Gianni moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Gianni misses.
Hide takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hide blocks a jab.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
Ramon Gianni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gianni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gianni misses with a head kick.
Hide backs away from a small jab... but Gianni lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Hide crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Gianni with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ramon Gianni!
A victorious Ramon Gianni thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: JBL 1st Anniversary
Date: May 25, 2019

#R1#
Sireika bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sireika throws a lazy right hand but Hide sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sireika missing with a left hand there. Hide was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sireika ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide takes a swing at Sireika's ribcage but misses.
Sireika tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Sireika.
Sireika lands a body shot.
Hide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sireika.
Hide lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sireika throws a right hand that misses
and Hide counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sireika takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika throws the left hand but Hide avoids the punch easily.#CL2#
Sireika has managed to clinch.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide lands a body shot.
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sireika throws an elbow that misses.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Sireika blocks with his arms. #T1#
Sireika lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika misses with a hook to the ribs.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
Sireika lands a body shot.
Hide avoids a wild elbow strike from Sireika.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Our sources have told us that Hide has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sireika lands with a light punch inside.
Sireika goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hide misses with a knee to the head.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Sireika is blocking nicely.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Sireika lands with a right to the head.
Sireika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hide avoiding damage as Sireika throws knees to the body.
Sireika scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.#T2#
Hide missing with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide 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.
Sireika blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sireika lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika misses with a body punch.
Sireika with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide stalling the fight.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Hide.
Sireika tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sireika scores with a shoulder strike.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow. #T3#
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
Sireika looks winded!
Hide tries a body shot but Sireika blocks it.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Hide stalls.
Sireika gets underhooks to prevent Hide's takedown attempt.
Hide digs a right hand into Sireika's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sireika's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sireika.
Sireika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hide is defending well for now.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide is struggling to control the position.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hide works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sireika's elbow.
Sireika tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide is pushing Sireika up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A body shot lands from Hide.
Sireika misses with a knee strike.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hide.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
A hook to the body from Hide.
Good body shot from Hide.
Sireika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Hide just misses with a punch to the body. #CUT#
It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
Sireika throws a body punch but Hide moves out of range.
Hide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sireika was well out of range. Poor timing from Hide.#CL2#
Sireika has Hide up against the cage in a clinch.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Sireika misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Sireika.
Sireika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hide working Sireika over with knees to the body.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sireika is breathing heavily.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide has Sireika pushed against the cage.#T1#
Hide leaning against his opponent.
Hide seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sireika in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hide works on Sireika's body with a couple of short punches.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Hide lands a body punch.
Hide works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Hide.
Hide presses Sireika against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sireika tries a knee to the head but Hide blocks it.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide takes a shot to the head.
Sireika takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sireika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raphael Hide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hide taking a breather.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Hide.
Hide's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Hide.
Sireika tries to work over Hide's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide cracks Sireika with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Hide. #T3#
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sireika up against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hide.
Hide stalling.
Sireika tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hide is defending well for now.
Hide is working Sireika over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hide - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
Hide stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hide lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sireika or not. #T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hide.
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Hide working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sireika can do to turn this around?
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Hide working Sireika over with knees to the body.
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Sireika's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide pushes Sireika back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hide lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sireika throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sireika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hide blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide works on Sireika's body with a couple of short punches.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Hide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Hide misses with a body shot.
Hide swings for the body but Sireika moves out of range.
Hide jabs at Sireika's body.#CL#
Hide gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Sireika trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Hide blocks a body shot from Sireika.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sireika fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hide lands a left hand.
Sireika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hide gets through Sireika's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hide.
Sireika misses with the head strike.
Hide lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sireika digs a right hand underneath Hide's ribcage. Hide let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sireika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sireika looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sireika throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sireika takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Sireika won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Hide stalling the fight.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hide.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Arnoldas Sireika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hide scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide stalling in the clinch.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Sireika.
Sireika misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Hide content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Hide lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
Hide landing knees to the head. #ROC#
Sireika is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Arnoldas Sireika's cut even more.
Hide is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son. #T3#
Hide landing knees to the body.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Sireika is still on wobbly legs! Can Hide finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sireika.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Sireika seems to have recovered his senses.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Sireika's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sireika being controlled against the cage.
Sireika working aggressively here.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide prevents a body shot from Sireika. #T4#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sireika scores with a nice hook to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Sireika swings wildly with an uppercut but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hide tries to land knees in the clinch but Sireika avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide pushes Sireika back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide missing with knees to the body.
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hide 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

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

Event: Sacrament
Date: Apr 12, 2019

#R1##CL#
Hide gets a clinch.
McConnell has Hide pushed against the cage.
McConnell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McConnell lands a left hand.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as McConnell controls his hands.
Hide with a knee to the head.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. McConnell won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hide.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
McConnell taking a breather.
McConnell misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide misses with a knee strike.
McConnell misses with some punches.
McConnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hide lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McConnell avoiding damage.
McConnell working aggressively here. #T1#
McConnell misses with a punch to the body. #BC2#
McConnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from McConnell.
Hide fires out a quick counter leg kick but McConnell just manages to avoid it.
McConnell swings for the body but Hide moves out of range.
Hide throws a leg kick but McConnell checks it.
McConnell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McConnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hide.
Nice defenses there by Hide.
McConnell circles away from the clinch attempt
and McConnell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A big right from McConnell misses. #T2#
Hide takes a swing at McConnell's ribcage but misses.
Hide closes the distance but McConnell moves to the side
and McConnell counters with a nice uppercut.
Hide steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McConnell.
McConnell slips a jab from Hide.
Hide jabs McConnell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McConnell misses the shot to the body.
McConnell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McConnell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McConnell misses with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hide scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McConnell doesn't seem bothered though.
Hide moves in looking to clinch but McConnell pushes him off.
Hide lands a nice hook to McConnell's body. McConnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dalton McConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Hide. McConnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McConnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McConnell.
Hide throws a low kick but McConnell moves out of range easily.
McConnell throws out a loose jab but Hide uses good head movement to avoid it.
McConnell slips a jab from Hide.
Hide throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hide slips under a jab.
Hide slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hide uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McConnell.
McConnell lands a jab to the nose.
Hide wants to slow McConnell down by chopping away at his legs. #T4#
McConnell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hide throws out the jab.
McConnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hide.
Hide is looking to counter the offense by McConnell and move into the clinch.
McConnell throws a hook but Hide avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hide. McConnell does a little dance to reset his feet.
McConnell throws a body shot but no joy.
Hide lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McConnell scores with a hook.
McConnell misses with a wild body shot.
Hide moves out of range of the strikes.
Hide takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
McConnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hide blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dalton McConnell dominated that round.
That's time! Hide's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Hide tries to close the distance and clinch but McConnell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hide takes one on the chin but seems OK. #ROC2#
Hide is rocked!
McConnell lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Hide falls backwards - clearly groggy! McConnell dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dalton McConnell!
Dalton McConnell made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm going to clean out this roster, have no doubt!'.

Event: JBL 20 Storm vs Neckbreaker
Date: Mar 23, 2019

#R1#
Sireika throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hide sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
Sireika lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hide avoids the head kick by Sireika.
Hide swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hide misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hide appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sireika wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hide 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.
Hide blocks a head kick by Sireika.
Sireika uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hide.
Sireika with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hide avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hide throws a body punch but Sireika moves out of range.
Hide keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hide keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sireika.#T1#
Sireika takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sireika lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sireika is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hide with a body shot.
Sireika smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hide jabs at Sireika's body.#CL2#
Hide gets tackled into the cage by Sireika. Sireika maintains the clinch.
Sireika takes a knee right on the jaw! #CUT#
It looks like Arnoldas Sireika has been cut.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sireika looks winded!
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sireika managing to block the knees to the body from Hide.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sireika prevents a body shot from Hide.
Hide lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T2#
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sireika blocks it with crossed arms.
Hide controlling the action here for a moment.
I was talking to Hide's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide tries a body shot but Sireika blocks it.
Sireika creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hide tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hide is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sireika gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sireika lands with a short shot to the head.
Hide lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hide blocks an elbow strike from Sireika.
Good body shot from Hide.
Sireika with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hide lands a right hand.
Hide lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hide pushes Sireika back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sireika. #T3#
Sireika misses with a knee to the head.
Hide lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Sireika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Sireika on the inside.
Good body shot from Hide.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide avoiding damage as Sireika throws knees to the body.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Hide.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide tries to work over Sireika's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Sireika blocks it.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Hide. #T4#
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Sireika blocks with his arms.
Hide misses with a knee to the head.
Hide lands a nice uppercut.
Sireika blocks a body shot from Hide.
Sireika misses with a knee to the head.
Sireika lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hide scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sireika throws an elbow but misses.
Hide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sireika throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Sireika throws a head punch that misses.
Sireika tries to throw a body punch but Hide avoids it by throwing Sireika back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Hide swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hide avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hide throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hide takes a swing at Sireika's ribcage but misses.
Sireika works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sireika is looking to clinch.
Sireika throws a body shot but no joy.
Sireika misses with a wild body shot.
Sireika has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sireika there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sireika throws a right and a left that Hide avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hide is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sireika can do to turn this around?
Sireika misses with a two punch combination.
Hide darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hide slips a straight right by Sireika.
Sireika fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hide is looking to wear down Sireika with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
Hide scores with a jab to the head.
Sireika throws an overhand right that lands on Hide's shoulder, as Hide tries to avoid the shot.
Hide swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sireika thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hide throws a leg kick but Sireika sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hide ducks under a wild hook from Sireika.
Hide showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sireika.
Hide was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hide misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sireika.
Sireika now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hide takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Arnoldas Sireika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sireika tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Hide misses.
Hide misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Hide darts in and clinches Sireika up against the cage.
Sireika managing to block the knees to the body from Hide. #T2#
Sireika scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sireika on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sireika is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hide is defending well for now.
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!
Sireika tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Sireika managing to block the knees to the body from Hide.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sireika.
Sireika misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hide.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Sireika is breathing heavily.
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sireika up against the cage.
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sireika.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Hide lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Hide lands with a right to the head.
Sireika misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hide blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sireika throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hide blocks it with crossed arms.
A right handed body shot lands from Hide.
Sireika makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sireika misses with some punches.
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide landing knees to the head. #CUT#
That has opened up Arnoldas Sireika's cut even more.
Hide lands with a right to the head.
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hide stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hook to the body lands for Hide.
Hide lands a body shot.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Hide works on Sireika's body with a couple of short punches.
Hide lands with a right to the head. #T4#
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raphael Hide has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hide connects with a knee to the head.
Hide is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sireika is defending well for now.
Hide blocking some punches.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Sireika missing with knees to the body.
Hide blocking some punches.
Sireika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sireika tries a knee to the head but Hide blocks it.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hide is leaning against Sireika and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sireika up against the cage.
A short left from Hide.
Sireika trying to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sireika backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arnoldas Sireika's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hide cracks Sireika with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hide misses with a series of wild punches.
Sireika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hide moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hide fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sireika manages to avoid it.
Sireika appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hide takes a swing at Sireika's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Sireika.
Sireika connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sireika sizes up Hide with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sireika. Hide does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sireika dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sireika on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Sireika misses with a straight left.
Hide moves away from the strike by Sireika.
Hide sizes up Sireika with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hide lands a slapping body shot.
Hide cracks Sireika with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sireika throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hide appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Arnoldas Sireika is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sireika moves away.
Sireika stuffs the takedown attempt from Hide. Hide gets slowly back to his feet.
Hide missing with a left hand there. Sireika was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Sireika releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sireika scores with a punch to the head.
Sireika throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hide is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sireika.
Sireika throws a sloppy head kick and Hide moves out of range easily.
Arnoldas Sireika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sireika checks a low kick from Hide.
Sireika wants to clinch but Hide slips to the side
and Hide connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CL#
Hide closes the distance and clinches.
Sireika throws a punch but it's blocked by Hide.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sireika misses with some punches.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sireika.
Sireika can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Sireika tries to throw a body punch but Hide avoids it by throwing Sireika back against the cage.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Sireika takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hide managing to block the knees to the body from Sireika.
Hide lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Sireika blocks it.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.
Sireika tries to land knees in the clinch but Hide avoids the damage to the body.
Hide with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T3#
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide lands a nice shot to the body.
Hide lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Sireika won't want to take too many of those.
Hide is leaning against Sireika and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sireika avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Hide with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hide lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hide has Sireika pressed against the cage.
Sireika misses with an elbow strike.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sireika's face.
Sireika avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Hide slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide. #T4#
A shot in the inside from Sireika.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sireika throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sireika has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Sireika using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hide has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hide lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sireika misses with an elbow over the top.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Sireika swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sireika tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.
Sireika lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sireika.
Sireika misses with the head strike.
Sireika misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Sireika won't want to take too many of those.#KD#
Hide drops Sireika with a big knee straight up the middle! Sireika is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#
Sireika is rocked!#CUT#
The cut above Arnoldas Sireika's eye is starting to cause him problems now.#KD#
Hide lands a left and a right that sends Sireika crashing to the canvas! Hide dives into mount looking to finish!
Sireika is still in real trouble! Can Hide finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sireika takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hide's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide 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: JBL 18 Boxaaja vs Llosa
Date: Mar 09, 2019

#R1#
Hickings swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hickings pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hickings scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Hide.
Hickings throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hickings looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hickings tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hide was well out of range. Poor timing from Hickings.
Hide takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hickings lands a nice hook to Hide's body. Hide takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Charlie Hickings seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hickings misses with a body shot.
Hickings takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hickings avoids the body shot from Hide. #CL2#
Hickings gets tackled into the cage by Hide. Hide maintains the clinch.
Hickings works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hickings lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hide backwards.
Hickings lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hickings on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Hide swings wildly with an uppercut but Hickings uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hickings lands a shoulder strike.
Hickings cracks Hide with a nice body shot.
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hickings.
Hide stalling against the cage.
Hickings has a couple of punches blocked by Hide.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hickings can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Hickings can't find room to land a body shot as Hide controls the action.
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Hickings.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hickings blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hickings misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hickings misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hide.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
Hide trying to land knees to the body. #T2#
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hickings.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hickings.
Hide blocks an uppercut.
Hide misses with a body punch.
Hickings misses with the head strike.
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hickings's face.
A hook to the body from Hide.
Hickings lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hickings struggles to land a body shot inside as Hide controls his hands.
Hickings tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hide avoids it.
Hickings wants a takedown.
Hickings misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hickings is trying to pull guard but Hide turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hickings struggles to land a body shot inside as Hide controls his hands.
Hickings drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hide gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charlie Hickings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hickings blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hickings backwards. #T3#
Hickings takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hide tries a knee to the head but Hickings blocks it.
Hide blocks a body shot from Hickings.
Hide has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Hickings seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Hide can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Hide misses with a body punch.
Hide connects with a knee to the head. #ROC2#
Hickings is rocked!
Come on Hide - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh Hickings is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hickings backwards.
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Hide is leaning against Hickings and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hickings is breathing heavily.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide dips a shoulder and cracks Hickings with a mighty uppercut! Hickings falls back against the cage and Hide unloads with a barrage of strikes! Hickings is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Hide screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Hide!
A less than humble Raphael Hide misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Charlie Hickings had this to say: 'Y ain't nathing, mate. Got lucky and noothink els. See ja soon reel soon, boi. You better hide.'.

Event: Invincible II
Date: Feb 02, 2019

#R1#
Hide tries to clinch but Bardamont is having none of it.
Hide throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardamont tries to counter by clinching up but Hide breaks away and moves out of range.
Bardamont misses with the combination.
Bardamont misses with a wild body shot.
Hide uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bardamont.
Bardamont ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Bardamont does no damage.
Bardamont lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hide circles away quickly and effectively.
Hide tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Hide moves into the clinch successfully.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Bardamont has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hide can't find room to land a body shot as Bardamont controls the action.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Bardamont won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bardamont is breathing heavily.
Hide using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bardamont has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bardamont working hard to break the clinch.
Bardamont is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A knee to the head by Hide.
Hide goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bardamont has had enough of the clinch but Hide keeps him there for the moment.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bardamont avoids it.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Hide lands with a left to the head.
Bardamont tries to break free but Hide pushes him back against the cage.
Bardamont wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Bardamont is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Hide lands a nice uppercut.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hide throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bardamonts head. #T2#
A right hook to the body lands for Hide.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
Hide lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bardamont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bardamont avoids it.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hide tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hide lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bardamont.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but Bardamont blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hide.
Hide keeps control of Bardamont as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Bardamont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bardamont misses with a combination #CL2#
and Hide counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hide creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Bardamont.
Bardamont blocks a body shot from Hide.
Hide throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Bardamont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide prevents Bardamont from breaking the clinch.
Hide lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Bardamont has had enough of the clinch but Hide keeps him there for the moment.
Hide has a couple of punches blocked by Bardamont.
Bardamont wants to break free but Hide has control.
The referee calls for Hide to work.
Hide is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bardamont is keeping busy.
Hide is looking to control Bardamont's arms but Bardamont gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hide has his back to the cage.
Hide misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bardamont avoids it.#T4#
Hide misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bardamont.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Bardamont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bardamont tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Bardamont looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bardamont misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hide lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hide struggles to land a body shot inside as Bardamont controls his hands.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Bardamont is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hide digs a right hand into Bardamont's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bardamont's gas tank.
Bardamont is looking to break free of the clinch but Hide has double underhooks.
Bardamont scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bardamont tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Bardamont on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bardamont avoids the body shot from Hide.
Bardamont seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bardamont fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL2#
Hide rushes Bardamont and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hide tries a body shot but Bardamont blocks it.
Hide stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hide.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hide in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bardamont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for Hide.
Hide tries to work over Bardamont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hide blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bardamont blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hide has Bardamont pressed against the cage, preventing Bardamont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Bardamont won't want to take too many of those.#T1#
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bardamont in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hide stalls.
Raphael Hide seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hide tries to work over Bardamont's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
A body shot lands from Hide.
Hide tries a knee to the head but Bardamont blocks it.
Hide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hide lands a hook that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
Hide lands a knee to the body.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.
Bardamont wants to break free but Hide has control.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hide. #T2#
Hide scores with a shoulder strike.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide tries a body shot but Bardamont blocks it.
Hide blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bardamont struggles to land a body shot inside as Hide controls his hands.
Bardamont wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hide has him pressed against the cage.
Bardamont wants to get back to striking at distance but Hide won't allow it.
Hide has Bardamont pushed against the cage.
Bardamont misses with a punch to the body.
Hide scores with a knee to the head.
Hide holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hide tries a body shot but Bardamont blocks it.
Hide has Bardamont pressed against the cage, preventing Bardamont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC#
Bardamont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3##CL2#
Hide gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hide lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Hide - that landed with a thud.
Bardamont letting Hide take a breather here.
Hide is working Bardamont over against the cage.
Hide landing knees to the head.
Hide landing knees to the body.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bardamont in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hide landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hide lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Hide lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bardamont backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hide lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
A shot in the inside from Hide.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bardamont lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
Hide stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hide tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bardamont's elbow.
Hide misses with a body punch.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Hide on the inside.
Bardamont prevents a body shot from Hide.
Bardamont wants to break free but Hide has control.
A short right from Bardamont on the inside.
Bardamont avoiding damage as Hide throws knees to the body.
Bardamont tries to break the clinch but Hide is controlling the position.
Bardamont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bardamont.
Hide pushes Bardamont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hide tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bardamont on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Hide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Bardamont misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Hide misses.
Hide throws a leg kick but Bardamont moved away.
Hide ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bardamont moves away.#CL2#
Hide clinches with his opponent.
Bardamont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide digs a right hand underneath Bardamont's ribcage. Bardamont let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bardamont is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Hide trying to stall but Bardamont improves his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hide avoiding damage.
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Bardamont lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bardamont.
Hide manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bardamont is trying to force a seperation but Hide has the dominant position.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide looking to throw knees to the head but Bardamont is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bardamont wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hide has Bardamont pressed against the cage, preventing Bardamont from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hide is working Bardamont over against the cage.
Hide trying to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bardamont wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide. #T2#
Hide misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bardamont takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hide lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Hide working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide crunches a lovely knee into Bardamont's ribcage.
Hide tries to throw a body punch but Bardamont avoids it by throwing Hide back against the cage.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Bardamont won't want to take too many of those.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hide is working Bardamont over against the cage.
Hide doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Hide as the two fighters clinch.
Hide is leaning against Bardamont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hide misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hide pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bardamont wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T3#
Bardamont is trying to break the clinch but Hide is controlling him.
Hide lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide misses with a punch to the body.
Hide is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. #BC#
Bardamont breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Hide instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bardamont.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hide obliges.#BC#
Bardamont breaks from the clinch.
Hide throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bardamont counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hide needs to keep his hands up - Bardamont had a free shot at his head there.
Hide dodges the punch combination from Bardamont. #T4#
Hide ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hide scores with a shot to the body.
Hide throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hide fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bardamont looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hide throws a body shot but no joy.
Bardamont appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hide takes one to the side of the head.
Hide swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nejuis Bardamont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Hide is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hide is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bardamont rather than just go for the knockout.
Hide ducks under a wild hook from Bardamont.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Hide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hide 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide 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.
Nejuis Bardamont was interviewed post fight and said 'Charlie Hickings is great fighter. Will see competition real soon when I have more skill.'.

Event: A New Chapter
Date: Jan 05, 2019

#R1#
Hide throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Cohle was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hide looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hide stuffs the takedown attempt from Cohle. Cohle gets slowly back to his feet.
Cohle seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cohle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hide as he jumps to the side.
Hide tests Cohle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cohle misses with a takedown attempt
and Hide counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruston Cohle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohle shoots in looking for a takedown. Hide tries to sprawl out of it but Cohle keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hide manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cohle.
Cohle fails with the takedown
enabling Hide to counter with a crisp jab.
Cohle is breathing heavily.
Cohle takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Cohle needs to keep his hands up - Hide had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by Hide as he connects with a hook.
Hide throws a low kick but Cohle avoids it.
Cohle shoots and misses
and Hide counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice shot by Hide.
Decent striking displayed by Hide there.
Hide comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Hide has knocked Cohle down with a huge combo! Hide steps away and waves a wobbly Cohle back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Cohle is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD2#
Hide lands a big right hand that sends Cohle crashing to the mat! Hide stays standing though and waves Cohle back to his feet!
Oh Cohle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Hide engages and cracks Cohle with a massive lead left hook - Cohle tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Hide is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide 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.
Ruston Cohle spoke after the fight, saying 'What can ya do.'.

Event: JBL Fresh Blood II
Date: Dec 21, 2018

#R1#
Grady misses the shot to the body.
Hide with a jab.
Grady misses the shot to the body.
Grady pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hide scores with a hook to the body. Grady takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Grady is looking to chop away at Hide's legs.
Grady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hide.
Hide is looking to counter punch.
Grady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hide lands a nice hook to Grady's body. Grady takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Grady is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hide feints a jab promting Grady to slip. Hide then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Grady slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grady uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hide. #CL#
Hide instigates a clinch.
Grady misses with a knee strike.
Hide connects with a knee to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Tom Grady has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hide unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T1#
Grady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide works on Grady's body with a couple of short punches.
Hide stalls.
Hide utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Grady looks winded!
Knees to the body from Hide.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hide.
Knees to the body from Hide.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Hide digs a right hand into Grady's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Grady's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Hide lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Grady or not.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Hide scores with a hook to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hide. #T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Hide.
Hide lands a shot to the body.
Hide leaning against his opponent.
Hide avoiding damage.
Grady tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hide's elbow.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hide.
Hide scores a nice knee to the body.
Hide lands a good knee to the midsection. Grady won't want to take too many of those.
Hide using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hide takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grady looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hide is working Grady over against the cage.
Grady wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hide. #T3#
Grady takes a knee to the side of the body.
A nice left hand lands by Hide.
Hide leaning against his opponent.
Hide with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hide digs a right hand underneath Grady's ribcage. Grady let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Grady's coach down at Fallen Angels was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grady's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hide stalls.
Grady misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Hide scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hide lands a shoulder strike.
Hide digs a right hand underneath Grady's ribcage. Grady let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hide lands a nice knee to the body.
Hide has Grady pushed against the cage.
Hide throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hide pushes Grady back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hide putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Grady in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hide connects with a nasty looking knee right to Grady's face.
Hide effectively controlling the action here.#T4#
Hide stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Hide.
Hide landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Grady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#ROC#
Grady is rocked!
Hide gets through Grady's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grady is still on wobbly legs! Can Hide finish him?
Knees to the body from Hide.
Hide lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Grady to his knees! Hide keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raphael Hide!
Raphael Hide bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

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