Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: WCF WNF 49: Rua vs Shabazz
Date: Apr 14, 2021

#R1##CL2#
Bleak pushes Lévesque up against the cage in a clinch.
Bleak wants to take the fight to the mat but Lévesque manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bleak tries for a takedown but Lévesque manages to get underhooks.
Bleak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lucky Lévesque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wulfgang Bleak.
Bleak is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD2#
Bleak turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lévesque wants to control but Bleak postures up.
Lévesque is looking for a sweep.
Lévesque manages to get back to half guard.
Bleak scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bleak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lévesque trying to control but Bleak postures up.
Bleak not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bleak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lévesque keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lévesque is trying to control but can't. #T1#
Bleak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lévesque tries to roll over but Bleak keeps him under control.#SUB#
Lévesque looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bleak prevents Lévesque from improving his position.
Bleak takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lévesque tries to get to full guard but Bleak has control of the leg. #SUB#
Lévesque actively working from the bottom here.
Bleak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lévesque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lévesque wants to control but Bleak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lévesque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Bleak got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lévesque has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bleak has managed to get both his arms back between Lévesque 's legs - danger averted.#T2#
Lévesque wants to sweep here but Bleak controlling him for the moment.
Bleak postures up and lands a big shot to Lévesque 's brow.
Lévesque 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#
Bleak gets back to full guard.
Lévesque lands a couple of decent looking shots.#SUB2#
Bleak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lévesque is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Bleak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lévesque doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lévesque manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lévesque 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.
Lévesque stopping the sweep attempt from Bleak.#SUB2#
Bleak looking for subs off his back but Lévesque has passed one foot through into half guard.
Lévesque is trying to control. Bleak wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T3#
Bleak is looking for a sweep. Lévesque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lévesque wants to control but Bleak is keeping him busy.
Lévesque looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bleak with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lévesque thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB#
Lévesque wants to work for an arm triangle but Bleak is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lévesque works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bleak is working to get back to half guard.
Bleak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lévesque looking to control but Bleak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bleak is looking to get to half guard.#T4#
Bleak regains half guard.
Lévesque working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lévesque is keen to just control but Bleak is a slippery customer.
Bleak tries to roll over but Lévesque keeps him under control.
Lévesque looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bleak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lévesque scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lévesque passes to full mount!
Lévesque putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Lévesque lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bleak is looking to improve his position but Lévesque isn't that keen on the idea.
Bleak in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lucky Lévesque will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Lévesque looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bleak is fending him off so far but Lévesque persists. Nope, Bleak circles away and we're back to standing.
Bleak tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bleak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lévesque takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lévesque circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lévesque fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bleak avoids it really well and circles away.
Bleak throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lévesque moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#TD2#
Bleak gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lévesque is pressing down on Bleak's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bleak connects with a couple of short punches.
Bleak advances to half guard.
Bleak missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lévesque 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.
Bleak wants to free his trapped foot but Lévesque is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ground and pound from Bleak. #T1#
Lévesque makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lévesque .
Bleak throwing strikes from guard but Lévesque blocks nicely.
Bleak trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Lévesque escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bleak gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bleak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lévesque is trying to control the position but Bleak postures up. #SUB#
Lévesque had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bleak defends it easily.
Bleak lands a couple of digs.
Lévesque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bleak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Lévesque looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bleak chips away with some ground and pound.
Bleak scoring with punches to the head and body. #T2#
Bleak distracts Lévesque with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bleak landing some decent shots from guard.
Lévesque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bleak cracks Lévesque with a solid left hand.
Bleak must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lévesque has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bleak lands a couple of elbows.#ROC2#Lévesque is rocked!
Bleak is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Lévesque is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bleak postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Lévesque covers up, he's hurt! Bleak keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bleak and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bleak can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wulfgang Bleak!
Wulfgang Bleak decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WCF 62: Garcia vs Boudreaux
Date: Mar 06, 2021

#R1#
Chaize throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lévesque stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chaize misses with a few strikes there.
Lévesque half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Chaize as Lévesque shoots in.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but Lévesque is just out of range.
Lévesque shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chaize defends it nicely.
Chaize will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lévesque seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Chaize shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lévesque . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lévesque on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lévesque fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lévesque fails with the takedown.
Lucky Lévesque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Chaize. No joy for Lévesque on that attempt.
Chaize swings for the body but Lévesque moves out of range.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Chaize shows good takedown defense.
Lévesque moves out of range of the strikes.
Lévesque shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chaize as he avoids it easily.
Chaize let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Lévesque darts in looking for a takedown but Chaize gets double underhooks and turns Lévesque into the cage.
Lévesque is breathing heavily.
Chaize connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lévesque 's face.
Chaize lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Chaize landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chaize is pushing Lévesque up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lévesque avoiding damage as Chaize throws knees to the body.
Chaize tries to work over Lévesque 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Chaize to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaize.
Chaize landing some nice looking knees to the body. #T2#
Chaize lands with a left to the head.
Chaize misses with a body punch.
Chaize pressing his opponent against the cage.
Chaize throws a head punch that misses.
Lévesque goes for a takedown in the clinch but Chaize prevents it.
Chaize avoiding damage.
Lévesque is looking for a takedown.
Lévesque avoiding damage as Chaize throws knees to the body. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Chaize fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Chaize obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chaize.
Chaize missing with knees to the body. #BC2#
Chaize breaks from the clinch.
Lévesque doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lévesque misses with a takedown attempt - Chaize sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lévesque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Chaize stuns Lévesque with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lévesque fails with a takedown attempt.
Chaize tries a quick counter leg kick but Lévesque is wise to it.
Lévesque takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #T4#
Lévesque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chaize digs a good hook to Lévesque 's body.
Chaize is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lévesque rather than just go for the knockout.
Lévesque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chaize digs a good body shot into Lévesque 's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lévesque .
Chaize stuffs the takedown attempt from Lévesque . Lévesque gets slowly back to his feet.
It seemed like Chaize was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chaize lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lévesque backs up against the cage. #TD#
Lévesque drives through with a takedown into Chaize's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chaize is trying to keep Lévesque in close.
Lévesque trying to control but Chaize is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Chaize dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##TD#
Chaize gets caught flat footed, as Lévesque shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chaize tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lévesque stops Chaize from standing up.
Chaize really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lévesque . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Lévesque thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lévesque passes into half guard.
Chaize manages to get to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chaize can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lévesque sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Lévesque passes into half guard.
Lévesque passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chaize!
Lévesque looking to finish Chaize with some ground and pound. This is bad for Chaize!
Chaize is squirming around, avoiding Lévesque 's attempts to control the action.
Chaize wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Chaize is looking to improve his position but Lévesque isn't that keen on the idea.
Chaize wants to hold on but Lévesque pushes him away.#T2#
Chaize takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lucky Lévesque overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lévesque looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lévesque lands a couple of good shots and Chaize has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lévesque 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.
Lévesque throwing damaging strikes from the back! Chaize could be in trouble here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lévesque doesn't have the hooks in and Chaize manages to turn into his guard. #SUB#
Lévesque escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chaize gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chaize content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Lévesque is looking for a triangle but Chaize pushes his legs off easily. #T3#
Chaize trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque trying to keep a closed guard but Chaize is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Lévesque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chaize trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaize.
Lévesque manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chaize manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Chaize wants to sweep but no luck.
Lévesque sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Chaize's guard. #T4#
Lévesque is trying to control the action in half guard but Chaize is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Chaize wants to get back to his feet.
Chaize trying to control here.
Lévesque looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chaize with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lévesque missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB#
Lévesque is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lévesque lands a nice short elbow.
Chaize is trying to stand back up but Lévesque is controlling him
Chaize is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Chaize tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #CL2#
Chaize closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC2#
Chaize breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chaize slaps away a takedown attempt from Lévesque , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chaize!
Lévesque changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chaize tries to avoid it but Lévesque manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chaize to the ground. Chaize escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Chaize scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice takedown defense from Chaize. No joy for Lévesque on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lévesque . That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lévesque is defended easily by Chaize.
No luck for Lévesque with that takedown attempt.
Chaize defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lévesque .
Chaize lands with a hook. Lévesque tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Lévesque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaize sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good shot there by Chaize.#T1#
Chaize lands with a cross.
Lévesque is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chaize sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Chaize misses.
Lévesque takes a jab right on the kisser. #CL2#
Chaize rushes Lévesque and presses him up against the cage.
Chaize lands with a left to the head.
Chaize is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lévesque is defending well for now.#BC2#
Chaize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lévesque fails with a takedown attempt.
Lévesque takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chaize scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jacques Chaize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Chaize.
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!
Lévesque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaize lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chaize throws a right and a left that Lévesque avoids nicely. #T2#
Lévesque shoots in but Chaize avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jacques Chaize is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lévesque on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Chaize fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lévesque shoots for a takedown but Chaize saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Chaize shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lévesque on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Chaize jabs at Lévesque 's body.
Chaize stuffs the takedown attempt from Lévesque . Lévesque gets slowly back to his feet.
Chaize fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chaize digs a good body shot into Lévesque 's ribs.
Chaize stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Chaize wants it to stay on the feet.
Chaize has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chaize looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lévesque takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lévesque will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lévesque takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Lévesque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lévesque appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lévesque shoots for a double leg takedown but Chaize sprawls well. He's pushed Lévesque 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #CL2#
Chaize gets a clinch. #BC2#
Chaize's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lévesque has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Chaize. Beautiful body shot.
Chaize pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lévesque looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Chaize looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lévesque shoots for a takedown but Chaize saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Chaize lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Danga de danga de dang - Chaize scores with a four punch combination!
Lévesque shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chaize connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lévesque tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Chaize defends well and Lévesque ends up having to push Chaize into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T4#
Chaize tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chaize misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Chaize breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lévesque misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chaize fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lévesque is out of range.
Chaize scores with a shot to the body.
Lévesque shoots for a takedown but Chaize saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lévesque keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lévesque goes for a double leg but Chaize avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chaize continues to drive forward.
Chaize tries to work over Lévesque 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lévesque 's face. #CUT2#It looks like Lucky Lévesque has been cut.
Chaize lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lévesque backwards.
Chaize stalling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Chaize comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Chaize has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 26:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Chaize!

Event: WCF 56: Khabib vs Turban
Date: Jan 23, 2021

#R1#
A jab from Bader misses. #TD#
Lévesque shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bader manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lévesque 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lévesque slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lévesque prevents Bader from escaping the position.
Bader is looking to get back to his feet here but Lévesque is keeping cool and he's managed to take Bader's back.
Lévesque controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1##SUB#
Lévesque looking for the choke but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Even with his hooks in, Lévesque manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Lévesque has good solid back control here.
Bader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lévesque . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lévesque 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T2#
Bader is trying to stand back up.
Lévesque is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Lévesque has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lévesque is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Bader. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Lévesque is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position. #T3#
Bader is trying to get back to his feet but Lévesque has full control of the position and if anything, Bader has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lévesque is landing with strikes. Bader can't take much more of this.
Lévesque has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bader's body.
Bader is trying to get back to his feet but Lévesque has full control of the position and if anything, Bader has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Bader is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Lévesque off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Lévesque just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bader covering up well and avoiding damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lévesque has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Bader's body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bader wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Lévesque tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bader sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lévesque somewhat.
Bader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lévesque .
Lévesque fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bader pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lévesque back to the cage. Bader follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#It looks like Lucky Lévesque has been cut.
Lévesque stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bader.
Lévesque displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bader throws out the jab.
A punch combination from Bader misses.
Bader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lévesque slips a straight right by Bader.
Bader connects with a single shot there.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bader sprawls well. Bader wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lévesque gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lévesque . That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lévesque is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T1#
Lévesque wants to take a breather but Bader is having none of it.
Lévesque keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lévesque winds up and cracks Bader with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lévesque trying to control the pace. #SUB#
Lévesque is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bader defends it well. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lévesque works his way into full mount!
Lévesque is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bader can do to turn this around?
Lévesque trying to control but Bader is having none of it.
Lévesque controlling his opponent.
Bader is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet. #T3#
Lévesque controlling the pace for now.
Further stalling from Lévesque .
The referee warns Bader that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lévesque lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lévesque controlling the position easily from mount.
Lévesque landing shots from mount. #T4#
You get the feeling that Bader really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lévesque looking to control but Bader is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bader can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lévesque unloading with bombs!
Lévesque raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lévesque sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lévesque won't let Bader get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lévesque looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lucky Lévesque will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Lucky Lévesque 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Lévesque closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Bader shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lévesque slips a jab and a cross from Bader.
Lévesque throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bader's waist but Bader gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lévesque off to one side.
Bader throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bader as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucky Lévesque . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lévesque uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Bader lands a nice looking body shot.
Lévesque has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lévesque there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Bader.
Nice body punch from Bader. #TD#
Lévesque drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lévesque sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bader's guard.
Lévesque is trying to control the action in half guard but Bader is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bader has hold of Lévesque 's hands but Lévesque slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lévesque trying to control the action but Bader is working from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #T1#
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Bader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bader tries to kick Lévesque off but Lévesque keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lévesque in particular looking to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bader. That's going to slow Lévesque down.
Lévesque shoots in but no luck this time.
Lévesque tries to move into range but Bader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lévesque fails with the takedown.
Bader fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lévesque checks it well.
Bader swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown but Bader shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Bader. Those never looked like landing.
A nice combination there by Bader.
Lévesque steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Lévesque walks into a straight right hand from Bader.#ROC2#Lévesque is rocked!
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bader sprawls well. Bader wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lévesque gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Lévesque is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lévesque takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bader stuffs the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
BOOM! Bader lands a beautiful left hook that drops Lévesque . Lévesque tries to recover but Bader is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Lévesque lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Bader!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Timo Bader made sure he mentioned Voodoo Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: WCF WNF 32: Gracie vs Levesque
Date: Dec 16, 2020

#R1#
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Lévesque moves away and avoids it.
Lévesque changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gracie jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gracie misses the body punch #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a shoot takedown. Gracie fights it but they end up in guard.
Gracie can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lévesque controls the pace.
Gracie looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lévesque is one step ahead there.
Lévesque is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Lévesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Lévesque wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie passes Lévesque 's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Gracie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lévesque is trying to stand up here but Gracie is controlling him well. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Lévesque is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Lévesque controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Lévesque defends it.
Lévesque wants to get back to his feet. #T3##SUB#
Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lévesque is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie trying to mount his opponent but Lévesque defends it.
Lévesque wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gracie rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lévesque trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Lévesque looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T4##SUB#
Lévesque avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie 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.
Lévesque is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Lévesque slips an elbow through the middle.
Lévesque tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lucky Lévesque will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Lévesque uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracie misses with a right hand #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lévesque looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB#
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lévesque doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lévesque manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lévesque looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Lévesque is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lévesque trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lucky Lévesque has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Gracie has his foot on Lévesque 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lévesque works his way back into a safe position though.
Lévesque slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lévesque lands a jab to the nose.
Gracie thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Gracie misses.
Gracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lévesque was well out of range. Poor timing from Gracie.
Lévesque with the counter takedown but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lévesque feints the counter takedown.
A shot to the body from Gracie misses #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie is trying to control Lévesque 's posture but Lévesque avoids it.
Gracie is looking to reverse the position.
Lévesque taking a breather here.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lévesque keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Lévesque trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Gracie tries to improve position but can't.
Gracie regains half guard.
Lévesque is keen to just control but Gracie is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie moves into full guard. #SUB#
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lévesque can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lévesque trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lévesque slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lévesque wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Lévesque stands up over Gracie, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lévesque wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Lévesque showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R3#
A telegraphed right hand from Gracie misses the target.
Lévesque slips under a jab.
Gracie misses with a hook #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that.
Gracie is trying to escape the position but Lévesque is controlling the position.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lévesque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Lévesque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Gracie will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lévesque wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T1#
Lévesque wants to control for a moment but Gracie uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lévesque in particular looking to stall.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Lévesque is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lévesque 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Lévesque has control of the leg. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lévesque wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lévesque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lévesque shoots in for a double leg but Gracie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lévesque is controlling the pace.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.#T3#
Lévesque with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Gracie won't allow Lévesque to pass to mount.
Lévesque keeps trying to improve his position.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie 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.#SUB#
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lévesque is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Lévesque got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lévesque has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Lévesque stays in close to Gracie's body and controls the position.
Lévesque looking to pass the guard.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Lévesque passes Gracie's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque really 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.#R4##TD2#
Lévesque drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lévesque slows the pace down.
Gracie is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee asks Lévesque politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lévesque prefers to stall for the moment though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie tries to bench press Lévesque off him but Lévesque keeps the position.
Lévesque tries to move to mount but Gracie blocks the move with his legs. #T1#
Gracie wants to control but Lévesque postures up.
Lévesque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Gracie tries to bench press Lévesque off him but Lévesque keeps the position.
Lévesque content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee asks Lévesque politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lévesque prefers to stall for the moment though.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie struggling a bit here.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie throws a poor cross that misses #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gracie won't be happy with that. #SUB2#
Lévesque is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gracie is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee asks Lévesque politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Lévesque prefers to stall for the moment though.
Lévesque tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lévesque postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lévesque keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Gracie is letting Lévesque control him for a moment.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Lévesque wants to take a breather but Gracie manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Lévesque .
Gracie 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#
Lévesque is trying to maintain the position but Gracie is very close to passing his half guard.
Lévesque tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura here. #T4#
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Lévesque is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lévesque is looking to escape.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Lévesque is defending the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Lévesque defends it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque dominated that fourth round.
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!#R5#
Gracie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lévesque moves away.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lévesque stands and throws Gracie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A lull in the action here as Lévesque stalls from top position.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Lévesque keeps moving and retains side control.
Lévesque trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now. #T1#
Gracie can't do much from the bottom here.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
Lévesque controlling the position from side mount. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lévesque lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Gracie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gracie is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB2#
Lévesque is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gracie has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie is trying to control Lévesque 's posture but Lévesque avoids it. #T3#
A lull in the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lévesque looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Lévesque is looking for a kimura here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lévesque slows the pace down in half guard. #SUB#
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie is refusing to be controlled, as Lévesque sits in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kron Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 45:50
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Lévesque !
Lucky Lévesque gave a mention to Cayman Islands Clothiers in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

Event: WCF 46: Khabib vs Gracie
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lévesque .
Mulder half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lévesque goes for a double leg but Mulder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mulder continues to drive forward.
Mulder shoots for a double leg takedown but Lévesque sprawls well. He's pushed Mulder's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mulder misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lévesque drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mulder defends it well.
Mulder dives in and grabs Lévesque 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lévesque pushes down on Mulder's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mulder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder throws a jab but it's blocked by Lévesque . #TD2#
Lévesque drives through with a takedown into Mulder's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mulder 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.
Lévesque loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mulder wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Lévesque controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lévesque looking to pass the guard.
Lévesque has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mulder trying to control the position.
Mulder pulls Lévesque in close to prevent any damage.
Mulder trying to keep a closed guard but Lévesque is proving a slippery customer.
Lévesque is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#SUB#
Mulder is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lévesque is aware though and is defending well.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lévesque looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD#
Mulder shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Mulder wants to pass to mount but Lévesque is defending the position. #T2#
Lévesque is looking to escape.
Mulder wants to take a breather but Lévesque is having none of it.
Lévesque is trying to stand up here but Mulder is controlling him well.
Mulder perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mulder wants to take a breather but Lévesque is having none of it.
Lévesque gets back to full guard.
Mulder won't allow Lévesque to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lévesque is on top in guard. #REVB#
Lévesque stays in close to Mulder's body and controls the position. #T3#
Mulder working a defensive guard here.
Mulder has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lévesque has passed into side control.
Mulder tries to buck Lévesque off but Lévesque is having none of it.
Mulder is not content to let Lévesque control the position.
Mulder is looking for a sweep.
Lévesque working the ground and pound.
Lévesque has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Mulder tries to lock up and control but Lévesque gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lévesque takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T4#
Mulder has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Lévesque 's lack of action.
Lévesque wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mulder keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mulder wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lévesque is taking a breather. Mulder 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Lévesque is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mulder is defended easily by Lévesque .
Mulder shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lévesque shoots for a double leg takedown but Mulder sprawls well. He's pushed Lévesque 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. #TD#
Lévesque gets caught napping as Mulder dives in and scores a takedown. Lévesque manages to retain guard.#ES2#
Lévesque has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Mulder is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Lévesque is trying to trip Mulder. He has hold of a leg but Mulder is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lévesque persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
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!
Mulder trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lévesque makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T1#
Lévesque controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lévesque looking to pass the guard.
Mulder looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mulder being controlled here, momentarily.
Lévesque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lévesque manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Lévesque keeping moving, preventing Mulder from controlling successfully.
Lévesque wants to stand and escape but Mulder is having none of it. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lévesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulder looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lévesque is looking to stand up but Mulder isn't so interested in that idea.
Lucky Lévesque has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lévesque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lévesque avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lévesque bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulder's guard. #REVB#
Lévesque looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T3#
Lévesque wants to control from the top but Mulder keeps moving.
Lévesque works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Lévesque is thwarting Mulder's attempts to control the position.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Mulder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mulder is looking to control Lévesque 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mulder avoid being mounted?
Lévesque throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lévesque seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mulder does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mulder has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lévesque is working away from the top position though.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mulder wants to improve his position but Lévesque is controlling well.
Mulder gets full guard.
Mulder looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulder, not yet.
Mulder keeping moving, preventing Lévesque from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mulder 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#
Mulder wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lévesque keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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#
Mulder shoots in but doesn't get the takedown #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mulder keeping moving, preventing Lévesque from controlling successfully.
Lévesque preventing the sweep.
Lévesque stays in close to Mulder's body and controls the position.
Mulder controls Lévesque momentarily but Lévesque frees himself.
Mulder manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lévesque manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lévesque is trying to control the position from the bottom. #T1##SUB2#
Lévesque is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Mulder 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.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque is looking to stand up but Mulder isn't so interested in that idea.
Mulder works a leg free and moves into half guard. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mulder trying to control the action but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque wants to get back to his feet.
Lévesque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lévesque won't allow Mulder to pass to mount.
Mulder thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lévesque is looking to escape.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mulder is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lévesque sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mulder shoots in and drives through. Lévesque sprawls well.
Lévesque changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mulder changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lévesque tries to avoid it but Mulder manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lévesque to the ground. Lévesque escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lévesque is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Mulder takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T3#
Lévesque connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mulder momentarily.
Mulder fails to land the takedown.
Mulder doesn't succeed with the takedown#TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mulder won't be happy with that.
Lévesque landing strikes.
Mulder sneaks back into half guard.
Lévesque is pressing down on Mulder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mulder is holding on for now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lévesque in particular looking to stall.
Mulder is not content to let Lévesque control the position.#T4#
Lévesque performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Niek Mulder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mulder wants to get back to his feet.
Mulder is looking for a sweep. Lévesque is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lévesque wants to take a breather but Mulder is having none of it.
Mulder regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mulder is trying to control the position but Lévesque postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lévesque advances to half guard.
Mulder tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lévesque is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucky Lévesque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lévesque 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucky Lévesque !
An out of breath and clearly excited Lucky Lévesque thanked Cayman Islands Clothiers for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).

Event: WCF 41: Komakech vs Curtis
Date: Oct 03, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lati looks to score with a jab to the body but Lévesque is just out of range.
Lati throws an overhand right that lands on Lévesque 's shoulder, as Lévesque tries to avoid the shot.
Lévesque connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lati as he jumps to the side.
Lévesque moves out of range as Lati strikes.
Lati throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
so Lévesque counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lévesque is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lévesque won't allow Lati to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lati knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lévesque on the ground.
Lévesque slips nicely into half guard.#T1#
Lévesque wants to pass the guard but Lati is defending well.
Lévesque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lati's head.
Lévesque moves nicely into side control.
Lati is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Lévesque asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Lévesque working the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Lévesque wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lati, who protects the arm well.
Lévesque staying calm.#T2#
Lévesque tries to move to mount but Lati blocks the move with his legs.
Lévesque in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lati is trying to control Lévesque 's posture but Lévesque avoids it. #T3#
Lévesque content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lévesque blocks the strikes from Lati.
Lati being controlled for a moment.
Lévesque working the ground and pound.#T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lati is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #SUB2#
Lévesque tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lévesque has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lévesque tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lati being controlled for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Lévesque avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lévesque slips under a jab.
Lati misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lévesque .
Lévesque drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Lati defends it well.
Lévesque changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lati tries to avoid it but Lévesque manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lati to the ground. Lati escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lati misses with a hook to the body #TD2#
and Lévesque counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lucky Lévesque has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lévesque won't allow Lati to get back to his feet.
Lévesque sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lévesque 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque stands and throws Lati's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T1#
Lévesque tries to advance to mount but can't.
Lati can't do much from the bottom here.
Lévesque taking a breather here. #SUB2#
Lévesque has an Americana. Lati didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Lévesque is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Lévesque hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lucky Lévesque !
Lucky Lévesque very nearly forgot to thank Cayman Islands Clothiers amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: WCF WNF 17: Mulder vs Levesque
Date: Sep 02, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Lévesque instigates a clinch.
Mulder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lévesque gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mulder wants a takedown.
Lévesque wants a takedown but no success here.
Lévesque gets underhooks to prevent Mulder's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Lévesque is trying to trip Mulder. He has hold of a leg but Mulder is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lévesque persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lévesque passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lévesque controls the position from side control.
Mulder tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lévesque has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T1#
Mulder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mulder tries to hold on but Lévesque postures up.
Mulder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lévesque takes Mulder's back.
Mulder rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Mulder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mulder is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T2#
Lévesque with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lévesque frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mulder is desperately trying to improve his position but Lévesque has a good base and remains in mount.
Mulder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulder is desperately trying to improve his position but Lévesque has a good base and remains in mount.
Mulder is controlling an arm, preventing Lévesque from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Lévesque controlling the pace for now.
Mulder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Mulder tries to hold on but Lévesque pushes him away.
Mulder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lévesque takes Mulder's back.
Mulder is trying to get back to his feet but Lévesque has full control of the position and if anything, Mulder has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mulder staying busy and making it hard for Lévesque to control.
Lévesque biding his time, controlling Mulder. #T4#
Lévesque has the hooks in. Mulder is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mulder is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Lévesque 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lévesque trying to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Mulder right now.
A lull in the action here.
What can Mulder do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucky Lévesque dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD#
Mulder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lévesque manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque wants to stand up but Mulder is controlling him.
Mulder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lévesque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder is looking to work some ground and pound but Lévesque has wrist control.
Lévesque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Mulder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T1#
Mulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lévesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulder wants to control from the top but Lévesque keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lévesque wants to sweep but no luck.
Lévesque being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Lévesque fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mulder to the ground. Lévesque is now in Mulder's guard.
Lévesque 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.
Lévesque preventing the sweep. #T2#
Lévesque stays in close to Mulder's body and controls the position.
Mulder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lévesque wants to control from the top but Mulder keeps moving.
Lévesque won't allow Mulder to sweep him here.
Lévesque postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lévesque engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Niek Mulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#TD2#
Lévesque feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lévesque stopping the sweep attempt from Mulder.
Lévesque controls from within his opponent's guard. #T3#
Mulder controls Lévesque momentarily but Lévesque frees himself.
Mulder throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lévesque 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lévesque looking to pass the guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lévesque closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mulder circles away.
Lévesque shoots in looking for a takedown. Mulder tries to sprawl out of it but Lévesque keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mulder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL2#
Lévesque closes the distance and clinches.
Mulder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lévesque gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lévesque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC2#
Lévesque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Mulder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mulder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lévesque taking some punishment here, with Mulder in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lucky Lévesque will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3##TD#
Lévesque gets caught napping as Mulder dives in and scores a takedown. Lévesque manages to retain guard.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Mulder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lévesque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lévesque is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lévesque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mulder preventing the sweep.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mulder stops Lévesque from standing up.
Lévesque keeping moving, preventing Mulder from controlling successfully.
Mulder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Mulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lévesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulder looking to sit in guard and control but Lévesque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mulder is trying to keep Lévesque in close.
Lévesque tries to stand but Mulder is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mulder is on top in guard. #REVR#
Lévesque controls Mulder momentarily but Mulder frees himself.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom. #T2#
Mulder stopping the sweep attempt from Lévesque .
Lévesque trying to control the position here.
Lévesque looking for a sweep. Not yet Lévesque , not yet.
Mulder tries to free his leg and advance position but Lévesque is retaining full guard.
Mulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mulder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lévesque lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Lévesque is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mulder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T3#
Mulder looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulder, not yet.
Mulder is working hard here to advance position.
Lévesque sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mulder looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulder, not yet.
Lévesque passes Mulder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Mulder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mulder wants to improve his position but Lévesque is controlling well. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mulder wants to control but Lévesque passes into side.
Mulder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lévesque tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mulder looks to move to half guard but instead Lévesque has passed into mount! Damn!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lévesque fails to take his opponent's back.
Lucky Lévesque has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mulder is looking to improve his position but Lévesque isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Niek Mulder did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4##TD#
Mulder manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lévesque on his heels. He'll look to pass Lévesque 's guard now, I'm sure.#ES2#
Lévesque wriggles free and stands up. #TD#
Mulder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mulder is keen to just control but Lévesque is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mulder lands a nice short elbow.
Lévesque is looking for a sweep. Mulder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lévesque gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mulder stopping the sweep attempt from Lévesque .#T1#
Mulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lévesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulder scoring with some ground and pound.
Mulder stands up over Lévesque , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mulder content to stall in guard here.
Lévesque looking for a sweep. Not yet Lévesque , not yet.
Mulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lévesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulder looking to sit in guard and control but Lévesque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Mulder is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#T2#
Lévesque engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SU2#
Mulder is working an open guard so Lévesque takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD2#
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lévesque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mulder is keeping the position for now.
Lévesque trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lévesque 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.
Mulder 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##T3#
Lévesque wants to improve his position but Mulder is controlling well.
We've been hearing that Mulder has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mulder controlling the action here.
Mulder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mulder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mulder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mulder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lévesque is pressing down on Mulder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lévesque looking for a sweep. Not yet Lévesque , not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mulder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mulder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lévesque 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.
Mulder cracks Lévesque with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mulder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lévesque is trying to control the position but Mulder postures up.
Lévesque wants to get back to his feet but Mulder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Niek Mulder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R5##CL2#
Lévesque has closed the distance and engaged Mulder in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulder.
Lévesque gets underhooks to prevent Mulder's takedown attempt. #BC2#
Lévesque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mulder looks to land a right hand but Lévesque moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mulder. #TD#
Mulder gets a double leg takedown into Lévesque 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lévesque 's head.
Mulder advances to half guard.
Lévesque makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lévesque .#T1#
Mulder stopping the sweep attempt from Lévesque .
Mulder forces his way into half guard.
Mulder trying to control the action but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Mulder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mulder stops Lévesque from getting back to his feet.
Mulder working Lévesque over with strikes.
Mulder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mulder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mulder trying to mount his opponent but Lévesque defends it.
Lévesque is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mulder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mulder's back!#T2#
Lévesque keeps control of the position as Mulder tries to break free.
What can Mulder do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mulder is trying to break free.
Lévesque is looking to control Mulder but Mulder is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mulder manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lévesque 's guard. Nice work there by Mulder.
Mulder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T3#
Mulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lévesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lévesque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lévesque trying to strike off his back.
Mulder stopping the sweep attempt from Lévesque .
Mulder is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mulder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mulder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lévesque is keeping the position for now.
Lévesque looking for a sweep. Not yet Lévesque , not yet. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lévesque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mulder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lévesque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lévesque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mulder pushes down on Lévesque 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mulder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mulder is trying to control. Lévesque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mulder looks to land a strike but Lévesque avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mulder preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lévesque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mulder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lévesque wants to sweep but no luck.
Mulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lévesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niek Mulder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mulder has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: RRFC 42: The Kings
Date: Jun 13, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camel shoots in but no luck this time.
Pandens throwing a counter right hand but Camel manages to avoid it.
Camel shoots and misses
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
Camel has his takedown stuffed
and Pandens counters with a straight right hand.
Azriel Pandens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Camel.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Camel is defended easily by Pandens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camel looks for a takedown but Pandens sprawls well.
Pandens fires out a quick counter leg kick but Camel just manages to avoid it.#T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Camel.
Pandens throwing a counter right hand but Camel manages to avoid it.
Camel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pandens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Matt Camel has been cut.
Pandens defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Camel.
Pandens is looking to counter punch.
Matt Camel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Pandens gets tackled into the cage by Camel. Camel maintains the clinch.
Pandens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Camel has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Camel goes for a takedown attempt but Pandens pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pandens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Camel.
Camel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pandens sprawls well. Pandens wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Camel gets slowly back to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Pandens on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Camel misses with a takedown
and Camel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Camel shoots in looking for a takedown but Pandens manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Camel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T3#
Camel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pandens throws a counter high kick but Camel was just alert enough to avoid it.
Camel doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Pandens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Camel tries to clinch but Pandens moves away
and Pandens counters with a huge left! Camel is in big trouble! He's backing up but Pandens isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Camel from any more damage. A dominating finish by Pandens!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azriel Pandens!
After the fight, Azriel Pandens 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: SAFO 51
Date: Apr 04, 2020

#R1#
Camel slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
Anderson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Camel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Camel tries to get set, Anderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Camel manages to avoid the attempt.
Anderson lands with a hook. Camel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #CUT#
It looks like Matt Camel has been cut.
Camel is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Anderson moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Anderson!
Ryan Anderson opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: SAFO 47 IsMore v Emelianegro
Date: Mar 21, 2020

#R1#
Camel shoots for a double leg takedown but Behar sprawls well. He's pushed Camel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Behar misses with a left hand #TD#
and Camel counters with a nice double leg into side control. Behar won't be happy with that.
Behar struggling a bit here.
Camel connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Behar some visible discomfort.
Behar really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Behar takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Behar struggling a bit here.
Behar is working to avoid the ground and pound but Camel connects with a decent elbow.
Behar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Camel lands a decent elbow from side control. #SUB#
Camel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Behar has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Behar is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Camel asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Behar is not in a great position here, taking some shots. #T1#
Check out the look on Camel's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Camel working the head with strikes. #SUB#
Camel is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Behar looks calm but he's in trouble here. Camel gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Behar is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Camel lets go of the hold and Behar can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Camel!
A less than humble Matt Camel misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: WCKD - 7 -Valentines Massa
Date: Feb 14, 2020

#R1#
Corona misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Camel counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Camel slips a nice elbow through Corona's hands, connecting with Corona's forehead.
Corona avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Camel.
Camel working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Corona looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Camel connects with a nice short shot to Corona's temple.
Camel takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camel scoring with strikes to the body and head. #SUB2#
Camel seems to be working for a kimura but Corona defends the submission attempt.
Camel looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Camel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T1#
Camel is looking to take a break and control but Corona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Corona wants to control but Camel passes into side.
Camel scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Camel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Camel wants to control but Corona is keeping him busy.
Camel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Corona's shoulder. That is not cool.
Camel grinds an elbow into Corona's temple.
Corona is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Camel is looking to take a break and control but Corona is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T2#
Camel lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. #SUB2#
Camel working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Corona can't do much from the bottom here.
Camel cracks Corona with a big right hand but Corona just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Camel has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Camel has hold of Corona's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Corona seems comfortable defending it but Camel has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Corona is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Corona is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Camel couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Camel!
Matt Camel is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Matt Camel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WCKD - 4 - Gold Standard
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
Brown misses with a combination #TD#
and Camel counters with a shoot takedown. Brown fights it but they end up in guard.
Camel works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Camel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown has momentary wrist control but Camel slips an elbow through the middle.
Camel looking to pass the guard.
Camel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Camel won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown wants to stand but Camel is controlling the position.
Camel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camel content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Camel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #T1#
Camel chips away with some ground and pound.
Camel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've been hearing that Camel has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Camel pushes down on Brown's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Camel winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SUB#
Camel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Camel.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Camel connects with a nice short shot to Brown's temple. #SUB#
Camel is looking for a kimura here.
Brown felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Camel 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.
Camel seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T2#
Camel scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Camel scoring with strikes to the body and head. #ROC#
Brown is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!#SUB#
Camel 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. Brown tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Camel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matt Camel!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 24, 2019

#R1#
Test misses with a takedown attempt
and Tui counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Test fails with a takedown attempt.
Tui throws a big counter combination but Test scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
First Test seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tui displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tui lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tui.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Test drives through with a takedown into Tui's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tui avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tui seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Test wants to control from the top but Tui keeps moving. #T1#
Tui utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Test with a nice head shot there.
Test is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Test trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Test makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Test has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Test throwing strikes from guard but Tui blocks nicely.
Tui is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tui keeping moving, preventing Test from controlling successfully.
Test throwing strikes from guard but Tui blocks nicely. #T2#
Test connects with a couple of short punches.
Test with a flurry of punches that miss.
Test landing with the ground and pound.
Test throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Test throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Test accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Test trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Test in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tui avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tui wants to stand and escape but Test is having none of it.
Test working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Test is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #T3#
Test works over Tui with some ground and pound from guard.
Test stands up over Tui, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Test working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tui keeping moving, preventing Test from controlling successfully.
Test throws a big elbow that misses.
Test is working Tui over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Test advances to half guard.
Test is keen to just control but Tui is a slippery customer.
Tui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Test on the ground.
Tui keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Test is nestled in close to Tui, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Test winds up and cracks Tui with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Test there.
Test prevents Tui from standing back up. #T4#
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Test connects with a nice short shot to Tui's temple.
Test is keen to just control but Tui is a slippery customer.
Test thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Test slips a nice elbow through Tui's hands, connecting with Tui's forehead.
Test throwing shots but Tui is blocking nicely.
Test wants to control but Tui is keeping him busy.
Test looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Test trying to control from half guard but Tui is working away.
Test works his foot free and advances to mount.
Test is landing with some decent strikes but Tui is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#ROC2#
Tui is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

First Test dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Test shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oh Tui is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tui taking some punishment here, with Test in his half guard.
Test lands strikes from half guard.
Test is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Tui is hurt! He's hurt bad - Test fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Tui from any more punishment! Congratulations to Test! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). First Test!

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