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Event: WCF WNF 95: Shabazz vs Borgia     
Date:   Mar 02, 2022
#R1##CL#
Jee closes the distance and clinches.
Del Gaiso goes for a takedown attempt but Jee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up.#CL#
Jee closes the distance and clinches.#TD#
Jee has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Del Gaiso clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Jee is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Jee scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Gaiso rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jee is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Jee unloads with some shots from mount but Del Gaiso bucks and avoids them well.
Jee unloads with some shots from mount but Del Gaiso bucks and avoids them well.
Jee throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Del Gaiso is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage. #T1#
Jee is landing with some decent strikes but Del Gaiso is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jee tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jee throwing strikes here but Del Gaiso is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jee unloads with some shots from mount but Del Gaiso bucks and avoids them well.
Jee lands a nice shot to the head.
Del Gaiso regains half guard.
Jee thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jee thows a huge punch but Del Gaiso dodges it nicely.
Del Gaiso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T2#
Del Gaiso wants to get back to full guard.
Jee takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jee not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Gaiso wants to improve his position but Jee is controlling well.
Jee thows a huge punch but Del Gaiso dodges it nicely.
Jee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Del Gaiso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Del Gaiso's head.
Jee looks to land a strike but Del Gaiso avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jee throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Del Gaiso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Gaiso works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Del Gaiso keeping moving, preventing Jee from controlling successfully.
Jee throws a big right hand that misses.
Jee throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jee won't allow Del Gaiso to get back to his feet.
Del Gaiso is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Gaiso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jee is in close to Del Gaiso's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jee throwing strikes but missing.
Jee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
Del Gaiso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jee.
Jee throwing strikes from guard but Del Gaiso blocks nicely.
Jee throws a big right hand that misses.
Jee preventing the sweep.
Del Gaiso not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Del Gaiso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jee throws a big elbow that misses.
Jee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso looking for a sweep. Not yet Del Gaiso, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dar Jee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2##CL#
Jee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Del Gaiso, pushing him back against the cage.
Del Gaiso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jee prevents it.
Jee wants to take the fight to the mat but Del Gaiso manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Del Gaiso fails to land. #TD#
Jee has picked Del Gaiso up - he's going for a ride! Jee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Jee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Del Gaiso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Del Gaiso's head.
Jee missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jee.
Jee postures up in Del Gaiso's guard and throws a big left but Del Gaiso blocks it.
Jee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T1#
Jee throws a big elbow that misses.
Jee with a flurry of punches that miss.
Del Gaiso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Gaiso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Gaiso wants to stand but Jee is controlling the position.
Jee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Gaiso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Gaiso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jee.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Gaiso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Del Gaiso wants to stand and escape but Jee is having none of it.
Jee wants to control from the top but Del Gaiso keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2##CL#
Jee gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD#
Jee has picked Del Gaiso up - he's going for a ride! Jee dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Del Gaiso blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jee.
Jee misses with a head shot. Del Gaiso uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jee works over Del Gaiso with some ground and pound from guard.
Jee wants to control from the top but Del Gaiso keeps moving.
Jee throws a strike but Del Gaiso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Gaiso is one step ahead there.
Jee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Del Gaiso's guard. #REVR##T3#
Jee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Gaiso wants to get back to his feet but Jee is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Del Gaiso can do to turn this around?
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dar Jee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Del Gaiso utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jee manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Jee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Del Gaiso manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Jee postures up and lands a big shot to Del Gaiso's brow.
Jee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T4#
Jee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jee throws a big right hand that misses.
Jee trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jee throws a strike but Del Gaiso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Del Gaiso is in close to Jee's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Jee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Del Gaiso looking to pass the guard.
Jee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!#ES2#
Del Gaiso manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Jee keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dar Jee dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Del Gaiso tries for a takedown but Jee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL#
Jee fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Del Gaiso, pushing him back against the cage.#TD#
Jee has clasped his hands together around Del Gaiso's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Del Gaiso sneaks out the side door and pushes Jee away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Del Gaiso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dar Jee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Del Gaiso feints and as Jee raises his hands in defense, Del Gaiso changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jee throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Jee manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Del Gaiso manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jee postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Del Gaiso keeping moving, preventing Jee from controlling successfully.
Jee throwing strikes but missing. #T1##ES2#
Del Gaiso has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jee off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #CL#
Jee has Del Gaiso up against the cage in a clinch. #TD#
Jee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Del Gaiso can't fight it off and eventually Jee manages to take the fight to the floor. Del Gaiso looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Del Gaiso trying to keep a closed guard but Jee is proving a slippery customer.
Jee wants to control from the top but Del Gaiso keeps moving.
Jee throws a big elbow that misses. #T2#
Del Gaiso preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jee preventing the sweep.
Del Gaiso is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Del Gaiso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jee manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jee wants to sweep here but Del Gaiso controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Jee is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Del Gaiso is aware though and is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Jee throwing strikes from guard but Del Gaiso blocks nicely.
Jee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jee postures up in Del Gaiso's guard and throws a big left but Del Gaiso blocks it. #T3#
Jee in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jee prevents Del Gaiso from getting back to his feet.
Del Gaiso trying to keep a closed guard but Jee is proving a slippery customer.
Jee throws a big elbow that misses.
Jee postures up in Del Gaiso's guard and throws a big left but Del Gaiso blocks it. #SU#
Del Gaiso is working an open guard so Jee takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#CL#
Jee has managed to clinch.
Jee blocking some punches.
Jee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Gaiso prevents a takedown attempt there. #TD#
Jee lands a takedown into guard.
Jee wants to control from the top but Del Gaiso keeps moving. #T4#
Jee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jee throws a big elbow that misses.
Jee throws a strike but Del Gaiso rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Jee throws an elbow that misses. Del Gaiso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jee's guard. Nice move by Del Gaiso!#REVB#
Romeo Del Gaiso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Gaiso postures up in Jee's guard and throws a big left but Jee blocks it.
Del Gaiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dar Jee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Del Gaiso postures up in Jee's guard and throws a big left but Jee blocks it.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes from guard but Jee blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dar Jee.
Well Jee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dar Jee!

A victorious Dar Jee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: WCF 111: Cuntmara vs Anderson     
Date:   Feb 12, 2022
#R1##CL2#
Del Gaiso gets a clinch.
Del Gaiso pushes Esteves back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Del Gaiso ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Del Gaiso no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Del Gaiso keeping full guard, as Esteves tries to pass.
Esteves passes Del Gaiso's left leg - he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Esteves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Del Gaiso is just riding it out for now. Esteves eventually gives up the hold.
Del Gaiso looks like he's trying to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Esteves is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Esteves looking for a submission but Del Gaiso manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#ES2#
Del Gaiso manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#T1#
Esteves has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Del Gaiso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Del Gaiso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esteves is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Del Gaiso is defending well.
Del Gaiso lands with a left to the head. #TD#
Esteves has hold of one of Del Gaiso's legs. Del Gaiso is fighting the takedown attempt but Esteves gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Del Gaiso has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Esteves has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Esteves wants to take the fight to the mat but Del Gaiso manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Esteves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Esteves is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Del Gaiso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Esteves wants to take the fight to the mat but Del Gaiso manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Esteves is breathing heavily.
Del Gaiso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#TD2#
Del Gaiso ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Del Gaiso no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Del Gaiso seems keen to control Esteves's posture.#ES2#
Del Gaiso manages to escape and get back to his feet. #TD2#
Del Gaiso closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Del Gaiso is pressing down on Esteves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Esteves is holding on for now. #T2##SUB#
Esteves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Del Gaiso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB#
Esteves looking for submissions off his back.#SU2#
Del Gaiso decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #CL2#
Del Gaiso closes the distance and clinches.
Del Gaiso scores with a shoulder strike.
Del Gaiso lands a shoulder strike.
Esteves is trying to drag Del Gaiso to the mat but Del Gaiso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Esteves is trying to drag Del Gaiso to the mat but Del Gaiso just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#TD2#
Del Gaiso decides to pull guard. #T3##SUB#
Esteves postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Del Gaiso is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Esteves, into his guard. #REVB##SUB#
Esteves has his foot on Del Gaiso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Gaiso works his way back into a safe position though.
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Esteves has wrist control.#SUB#
Del Gaiso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Esteves seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#SUB#
Esteves looking for a guillotine here but Del Gaiso defends easily.
Esteves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Del Gaiso lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Esteves has wrist control.
Del Gaiso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB#
Esteves is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Del Gaiso is aware though and is defending well.#T4#
Del Gaiso pushing down on Esteves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Gaiso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Del Gaiso not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Esteves actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Del Gaiso is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Esteves is just riding it out for now. Del Gaiso eventually gives up the hold.
Esteves blocking the ground and pound attempt from Del Gaiso.
Esteves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Esteves is looking to improve his position.
Del Gaiso scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Esteves slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Del Gaiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
Del Gaiso lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Del Gaiso dominated that round.
That's time! Esteves's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2##CL2#
Del Gaiso pushes Esteves up against the cage in a clinch.
Del Gaiso prevents the takedown attempt.
A short left from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso lands a left hand.
Del Gaiso scores with a shot to the side of Esteves's head. #TD2#
Del Gaiso tightens his grip and picks Esteves up, before dumping him to the ground. Esteves manages to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Gaiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Esteves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Del Gaiso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Gaiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SUB#
Esteves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Del Gaiso defends well.
Del Gaiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esteves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Gaiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
Del Gaiso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Esteves keeping full guard, as Del Gaiso tries to pass. #SUB#
Esteves is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T1##SUB#
Esteves is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Del Gaiso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB#
Esteves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Del Gaiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esteves works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Gaiso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SU2#
Del Gaiso decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Esteves, up you get! #TD2#
Del Gaiso shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Del Gaiso was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Del Gaiso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Gaiso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Esteves sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Esteves dodges the ground and pound from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Esteves is looking to regain half guard here but Del Gaiso keeps moving and retains side control.
Del Gaiso working the ground and pound but Esteves is defending the strikes. #T2#
Del Gaiso fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Del Gaiso in side control, throwing shots but Esteves defends.
Esteves tries to buck Del Gaiso off but Del Gaiso is having none of it.
Del Gaiso in side control, throwing shots but Esteves defends.
Esteves managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Del Gaiso.
Esteves tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Del Gaiso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Esteves tries to bench press Del Gaiso off him but Del Gaiso keeps the position.
Esteves gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Del Gaiso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB2#
Esteves is defending against the submission attempts here by Del Gaiso.
Esteves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Gaiso. #T3#
Del Gaiso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Esteves's head. #SUB2#
Del Gaiso is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Esteves doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Del Gaiso.
Romeo Del Gaiso has got the better of the ground game so far.#SU2#
Del Gaiso gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #TD2#
Del Gaiso gets a double leg takedown into Esteves's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Gaiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Esteves has wrist control.#SUB#
Esteves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Del Gaiso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Del Gaiso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Gaiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4##SU2#
Del Gaiso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Del Gaiso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Esteves on the side of the head. #CL2#
Del Gaiso forces Esteves back against the cage and clinches.
Esteves wants a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Estevess head.
Esteves drops down looking for an ankle pick but Del Gaiso pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Esteves. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Del Gaiso has managed to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice left hand lands by Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Del Gaiso.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Del Gaiso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Del Gaiso scores with a takedown into Esteves's guard.#SUB#
Esteves working for a triangle but Del Gaiso defends it easily.
Esteves looking for a sweep. Not yet Esteves, not yet.
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Esteves has wrist control.#SUB#
Esteves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Del Gaiso defends well.#SUB#
Del Gaiso got a little sloppy there for a moment and Esteves has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Del Gaiso has managed to get both his arms back between Esteves's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esteves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Esteves has his foot on Del Gaiso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Gaiso works his way back into a safe position though.
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Esteves has wrist control.
Esteves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Del Gaiso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Del Gaiso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Del Gaiso lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Del Gaiso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Gaiso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SUB#
Esteves is looking for a triangle but Del Gaiso pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Esteves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Esteves has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Del Gaiso's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB#
Esteves has his foot on Del Gaiso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Gaiso works his way back into a safe position though.
Del Gaiso keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Esteves's head.
Del Gaiso forces his way into half guard.
Esteves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T2##SUB2#
Del Gaiso is working for a kimura but Esteves is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB2#
Del Gaiso is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Del Gaiso wants to work for an arm triangle but Esteves is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #SUB2#
Del Gaiso is working for a kimura but Esteves is defending it quite comfortably.
Esteves tries to get to full guard but Del Gaiso has control of the leg.
Esteves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Gaiso.
Esteves keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Esteves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Gaiso. #SUB#
Esteves looking for a kimura from the bottom but Del Gaiso passes into side control!#T3#
Del Gaiso tries to score with some ground and pound. Esteves controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Del Gaiso working the body and head with strikes.
Del Gaiso tries to move to mount but Esteves blocks the move with his legs.
Esteves manages to get back to half guard.
Del Gaiso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Del Gaiso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Del Gaiso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Esteves defending well though. #SUB#
Esteves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Del Gaiso pulls his head out easily.
Del Gaiso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Esteves defending well though.
Esteves avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso throwing shots but Esteves is blocking nicely. #SUB#
Esteves looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Del Gaiso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T4##SUB#
Esteves is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Del Gaiso pulls his head out easily. #SU2#
Del Gaiso decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. #TD2#
Esteves gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Del Gaiso missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lucio Esteves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Esteves working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso.
Esteves utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Esteves is keeping the position for now.
Del Gaiso with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB#
Esteves looking for a guillotine here but Del Gaiso defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Esteves is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Del Gaiso defends well.
Romeo Del Gaiso is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Del Gaiso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Del Gaiso 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Del Gaiso!

A victorious Romeo Del Gaiso thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

 

Event: WCF WNF 84: Riker vs Gracie     
Date:   Dec 15, 2021
#R1#
Garrincha punishes Del Gaiso's body with a nice straight punch.
Garrincha is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CUT#It looks like Hobo Garrincha has been cut.
A jab from Del Gaiso misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Garrincha.
Garrincha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Del Gaiso on the side of the head.
Garrincha looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Gaiso is just out of range.
A punch combination from Garrincha misses.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garrincha paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garrincha swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Del Gaiso misses with a lunging right hand
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garrincha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Del Gaiso attempts a counter takedown but Garrincha avoids it well and moves away.
Del Gaiso takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garrincha moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Del Gaiso misses with a takedown attempt
and Garrincha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Del Gaiso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garrincha tries to avoid it but Del Gaiso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garrincha to the ground. Garrincha escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Garrincha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up
enabling Garrincha to counter with a crisp jab. #T1#
Del Gaiso takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garrincha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garrincha throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Garrincha digs a good body shot into Del Gaiso's ribs.
Del Gaiso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Del Gaiso clinches.
Garrincha effectively controlling the action here.
Garrincha taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garrincha lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha.
Del Gaiso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garrincha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
Garrincha pressing his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garrincha. #T2#
Garrincha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Garrincha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards.
Garrincha softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Del Gaiso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garrincha connects with a knee to the head.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garrincha lands a right hand.
Garrincha lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Del Gaiso has a couple of punches blocked by Garrincha.
The referee calls for Garrincha to work.
Garrincha blocking some punches.
Garrincha lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Del Gaiso.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Garrincha takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Garrincha blocking some punches. #T3#
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Del Gaiso misses with a punch on the inside.
Garrincha scores with a shot to the side of Del Gaiso's head.
Garrincha landing knees to the body.
Garrincha lands with a light punch inside.
Garrincha stalling the fight.
A short right from Garrincha.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garrincha.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Garrincha blocks an uppercut.
Garrincha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Gaiso.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Garrincha.#TD#
Del Gaiso decides to pull guard.
Garrincha controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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!
Garrincha's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Garrincha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Del Gaiso's guard. #T4#
Del Gaiso trying to control from the bottom.
Garrincha takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Garrincha wants to pass the guard but Del Gaiso is defending well. #SUB2#
Garrincha 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.
Garrincha controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hobo Garrincha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hobo Garrincha's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Nice takedown defense from Garrincha. No joy for Del Gaiso on that attempt.
Romeo Del Gaiso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Del Gaiso. That snapped Garrincha's head back.
Garrincha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Gaiso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Garrincha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No luck for Del Gaiso with that takedown attempt.
Garrincha swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Garrincha with the inside leg kick.
Garrincha lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Del Gaiso at a distance.
A left and a right from Garrincha both land. Nice combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Gaiso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Del Gaiso avoids the body shot from Garrincha.
Garrincha defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Del Gaiso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garrincha delivers a nice body kick.
Del Gaiso fails in his attempt to clinch. #T1#
Garrincha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Garrincha throws a lazy right hand but Del Gaiso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Del Gaiso throwing a counter right hand but Garrincha manages to avoid it.
Garrincha lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Garrincha lands with a thumping leg kick.
Garrincha throws a good cross that connects.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garrincha counters with a straight right hand.
Garrincha throws a hook but Del Gaiso blocks it.
Del Gaiso throwing a counter right hand but Garrincha manages to avoid it.
Hobo Garrincha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A punch combination from Garrincha misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Del Gaiso or perhaps it was just good defense by Garrincha, which made it look bad.
Del Gaiso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garrincha slips a jab from Del Gaiso.
Garrincha scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garrincha scores with a sloppy right hand. Del Gaiso should have avoided that one. #ROC2#Del Gaiso is rocked!#T2#
Garrincha drops Del Gaiso with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Del Gaiso! Garrincha dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hobo Garrincha!
During a confident post fight interview, Hobo Garrincha thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

 

Event: WCF WNF 78: Sepi vs Jones 2     
Date:   Nov 03, 2021
#R1#
Petrov throws a hook but Del Gaiso avoids it easily.
Petrov jabs Del Gaiso right on the nose. Del Gaiso blinks but takes it well.
Petrov jabs Del Gaiso to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Del Gaiso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Del Gaiso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Del Gaiso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook. Del Gaiso ducked under it nicely.
Petrov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Del Gaiso cracks Petrov with a good jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Del Gaiso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Del Gaiso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Peter Petrov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Gaiso misses the target.
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Gaiso circles away quickly and effectively.
Petrov needs to keep his hands up - Del Gaiso had a free shot at his head there.#ROC#Petrov is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Peter Petrov has been cut.
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a double jab
and Del Gaiso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Del Gaiso finish him?
Petrov takes a swing at Del Gaiso's ribcage but misses.
Petrov seems to have recovered his senses.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Del Gaiso.
Petrov keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Gaiso lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target. #T2#
Good standup being displayed there by Del Gaiso as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Petrov misses with a hook. Del Gaiso ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Del Gaiso shoots in and drives through. Petrov sprawls well.#CL#
Del Gaiso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Petrov, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Petrov as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Gaiso.
Petrov is looking for a takedown.
Petrov is working for takedown but Del Gaiso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Del Gaiso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#TD2#
Petrov lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Petrov is thwarting Del Gaiso's attempts to control the position.
Petrov seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Petrov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #T3#
Del Gaiso gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Del Gaiso works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #ES#
Del Gaiso has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Petrov is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Petrov tries for a takedown but Del Gaiso manages to get underhooks.
Romeo Del Gaiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petrov.
Del Gaiso scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Del Gaiso on the inside.
Del Gaiso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Petrov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Gaiso swings wildly with an uppercut but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Del Gaiso gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Del Gaiso is trying to drag Petrov to the mat but Petrov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Del Gaiso has a couple of punches blocked by Petrov. #T4#
Petrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Del Gaiso blocks it with crossed arms.
Del Gaiso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petrov prevents it.
Petrov misses with the head strike.
Del Gaiso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov is looking for a takedown.
Del Gaiso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD#
Del Gaiso is trying to trip Petrov. He has hold of a leg but Petrov is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Del Gaiso persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Del Gaiso being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB2#
Petrov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Del Gaiso defends well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Peter Petrov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Petrov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Del Gaiso shoots in for a takedown but Petrov shows good takedown defense.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Petrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Del Gaiso is just out of range.
Del Gaiso tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Petrov manages to circle out of the way.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big right from Petrov misses.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Gaiso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Del Gaiso shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Petrov but Petrov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Del Gaiso is looking to counter punch.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Del Gaiso moved out of range.
Del Gaiso is looking to counter the offense by Petrov and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Del Gaiso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Petrov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Del Gaiso. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Del Gaiso.
A short right from Del Gaiso.
Petrov looking for a takedown.
Petrov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD2#
Petrov turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Petrov manages to end up in side control.

Del Gaiso throws Petrov to one side and escapes!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Del Gaiso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Del Gaiso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Del Gaiso misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It seemed like Petrov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL#
Del Gaiso takes the fight into the clinch. #TD2#
Petrov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#T2#
Petrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Petrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Del Gaiso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Petrov is working away from the top position though.
Petrov 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.
Del Gaiso manages to get to full guard.
Petrov preventing the sweep.
Petrov working some strikes from top position.
Del Gaiso wants to sweep but no luck.
Petrov postures up in Del Gaiso's guard and throws a big left but Del Gaiso blocks it. #T3#
Petrov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Petrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Petrov scoring with some ground and pound.
Petrov throws an elbow that misses. Del Gaiso uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Petrov's guard. Nice move by Del Gaiso!#REVR#
Petrov trying to control the position.
Del Gaiso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Petrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso. #T4#
Del Gaiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrov swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SU#
Del Gaiso stands and steps away. Petrov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up but Petrov circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
Del Gaiso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Del Gaiso misses with some punches.
Petrov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Del Gaiso pulls his leg out and moves away.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Del Gaiso avoids them all with ease.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Del Gaiso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a hook
and Del Gaiso counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Gaiso lands the left hand.
Del Gaiso throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Petrov's waist but Petrov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Del Gaiso off to one side.
Petrov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 Romeo Del Gaiso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Petrov's cut.
That's time! Del Gaiso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Petrov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Del Gaiso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov misses with a looping left.
Petrov leaves Del Gaiso with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Del Gaiso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Del Gaiso circles away quickly and effectively.
Del Gaiso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Gaiso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Gaiso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Del Gaiso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrov lands the left hand.#CL#
Del Gaiso clinches with his opponent. #T1#
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Del Gaiso has him pressed against the cage.
Petrov blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Petrov jumps guard and drags Del Gaiso to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Petrov wants to sweep but no luck.
Del Gaiso 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.
Petrov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Petrov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Del Gaiso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Del Gaiso postures up in Petrov's guard and throws a big left but Petrov blocks it.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petrov trying to keep a closed guard but Del Gaiso is proving a slippery customer. #SUB2#
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petrov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2##SUB2#
Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Del Gaiso defends easily. #SUB2#
Petrov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Del Gaiso postures up. #SU#
Del Gaiso gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Petrov tries to keep at a distance but Del Gaiso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Petrov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Del Gaiso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Petrov jumps guard but Del Gaiso turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Romeo Del Gaiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Peter Petrov.
Petrov is trying to pull guard but Del Gaiso has him pressed against the cage.
Del Gaiso tries for a takedown. No joy.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards. #T3#
Del Gaiso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #TD#
Del Gaiso jumps guard and drags Petrov to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Del Gaiso looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Petrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Del Gaiso's head.
Del Gaiso avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Del Gaiso holds on and takes a little breather.
Petrov cracks Del Gaiso with a solid left hand.
Petrov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#T4#
Petrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Petrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Del Gaiso wants to stand but Petrov is controlling the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Del Gaiso closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrov circles away.
Petrov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Del Gaiso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Donk. Del Gaiso catches Petrov right on the button with a cross.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL#
Del Gaiso darts in and clinches Petrov up against the cage.
Del Gaiso lands with a short shot to the head. #TD2#
Petrov decides to pull guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso.
Petrov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Petrov!

An out of breath Peter Petrov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

 

Event: WCF 93: Wolf vs Blazej     
Date:   Oct 09, 2021
#R1#
Kenway Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Del Gaiso changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kenway Jr tries to avoid it but Del Gaiso manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kenway Jr to the ground. Kenway Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Kenway Jr 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.
Del Gaiso keeping moving, preventing Kenway Jr from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr has gone for a leg lock! Del Gaiso slips out almost immediately though and dives into Kenway Jr's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Kenway Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Del Gaiso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Del Gaiso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso stops Kenway Jr from standing up.
Kenway Jr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenway Jr controlling Del Gaiso's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kenway Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.#T1#
Del Gaiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenway Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Del Gaiso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB#
Del Gaiso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Del Gaiso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kenway Jr is looking to stand up but Del Gaiso isn't so interested in that idea.
Del Gaiso 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.
Kenway Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes from guard but Kenway Jr blocks nicely.
Del Gaiso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kenway Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Kenway Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kenway Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kenway Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kenway Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Del Gaiso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr is looking for a kimura but Del Gaiso is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kenway Jr to get the leverage.
Kenway Jr controlling the action here.
Del Gaiso is trying to stand.
Del Gaiso is staying active underneath Kenway Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #T3#
Del Gaiso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
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. Kenway Jr connects with a nice short shot to Del Gaiso's temple.
Del Gaiso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kenway Jr.
Kenway Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kenway Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kenway Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Del Gaiso defending well though.
Kenway Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Kenway Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB2#
Kenway Jr is looking for a kimura but Del Gaiso is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kenway Jr to get the leverage.
Kenway Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Kenway Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
Kenway Jr working over Del Gaiso with some ground and pound. Del Gaiso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kenway Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Del Gaiso avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kenway Jr.
Del Gaiso is breathing heavily.
Kenway Jr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kenway Jr thows a huge punch but Del Gaiso dodges it nicely.
Kenway Jr is controlling the pace.
Kenway Jr misses with a head shot. Del Gaiso uses the momentum to regain guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Charles Kenway Jr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD#
Del Gaiso gets a double leg takedown into Kenway Jr's guard.
Kenway Jr working a defensive guard here. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Del Gaiso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Kenway Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kenway Jr has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Del Gaiso has passed into side control. #T1#
Kenway Jr is trying to buck Del Gaiso off.
Del Gaiso working away.
Kenway Jr is pushing Del Gaiso's head away, looking to escape. Del Gaiso manages to hold on to the position though.
Kenway Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Del Gaiso has hold of Kenway Jr's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kenway Jr tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Del Gaiso cranks the arm and Kenway Jr screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kenway Jr, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Romeo Del Gaiso!
Romeo Del Gaiso thanked the fans post fight for their support.

 

Event: WCF 92: Wallace vs Camara 2     
Date:   Oct 02, 2021
#R1#
A big right from Gomez misses. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Gomez enables Del Gaiso to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Gomez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Del Gaiso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Del Gaiso stops Gomez from standing up.
Gomez wants to sweep here but Del Gaiso controlling him for the moment.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes from guard but Gomez blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Gomez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Del Gaiso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Del Gaiso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso landing some decent shots from guard.
Gomez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Del Gaiso is controlling him.
Gomez managing to control the position.
Gomez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Gomez looking to control. #SUB#
Del Gaiso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Del Gaiso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Del Gaiso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Gaiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Del Gaiso wants to pass the guard but Gomez is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Gaiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Gaiso throws a strike but Gomez rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Del Gaiso is on top in guard. #REVR#
Gomez is pulling down on Del Gaiso's head to control his posture.
Del Gaiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gomez swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T2#
Del Gaiso throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomez working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gomez wants to stand but Del Gaiso is controlling the position.
Del Gaiso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Gomez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T3#
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso 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.
Del Gaiso stopping the sweep attempt from Gomez.
Del Gaiso postures up in Gomez's guard and throws a big left but Gomez blocks it.
Gomez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gomez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Del Gaiso throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso throws a big right hand that misses.
Gomez wants to get back to his feet but Del Gaiso is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Del Gaiso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Del Gaiso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gomez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Del Gaiso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Del Gaiso trying to move into half guard but instead Gomez has managed to sweep!#REVB#
Del Gaiso seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T4#
Del Gaiso has a closed guard, preventing Gomez from standing up.
Gomez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gomez wants to stand and escape but instead Del Gaiso has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Del Gaiso accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #SU#
Del Gaiso decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gomez misses with a hook to the body
and Del Gaiso counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Robert Gomez has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomez. Del Gaiso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gomez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gomez cracks Del Gaiso with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Gaiso misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Del Gaiso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert Gomez's cut.
That's time! Del Gaiso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Gomez cracks Del Gaiso with an open hand slap.
Gomez loads up on a big right hand but Del Gaiso slips the punch.
Del Gaiso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up.
Gomez throws a big shot that misses.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but Gomez is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by Del Gaiso.
Gomez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Gaiso throws out a loose jab but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Gaiso is looking to counter punch.
Del Gaiso misses the jab.
Gomez throws a hook but Del Gaiso blocks it.
Del Gaiso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Gaiso sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Del Gaiso shoots in but Gomez avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Del Gaiso with a lazy takedown attempt #CL2#
and Gomez counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gomez. #BC2#
Gomez breaks from the clinch.
Gomez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomez just misses with a punch to the body.
Del Gaiso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Del Gaiso manages to avoid it.
Del Gaiso moves in looking to clinch but Gomez pushes him off.
A slow jab from Gomez misses its intended target.
Del Gaiso wants to clinch up but Gomez keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Del Gaiso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Robert Gomez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomez misses with a jab to the body
and Del Gaiso counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Del Gaiso doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Gomez throws a poor cross that misses #TD#
and Del Gaiso counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Del Gaiso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Gomez is avoiding damage well. #T2#
Del Gaiso throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Romeo Del Gaiso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Del Gaiso is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gomez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Del Gaiso throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gomez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gomez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Del Gaiso.
An elbow from Del Gaiso crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Del Gaiso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Del Gaiso tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T3#
Gomez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Del Gaiso.
Gomez defending against the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso in side control lands a decent elbow.
Del Gaiso tries to advance to mount but Gomez denies him. #SUB#
Del Gaiso tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Del Gaiso sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gomez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Del Gaiso in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #SUB#
Del Gaiso goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gomez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Del Gaiso's guard! Nice work there by Gomez!
Gomez wants to control from the top but Del Gaiso keeps moving. #T4#
Del Gaiso wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Gomez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gomez wants to control from the top but Del Gaiso keeps moving.
Del Gaiso is trying to keep Gomez in close.
Del Gaiso bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomez's guard. #REVR#
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Gomez has wrist control.
Del Gaiso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gomez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Robert Gomez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Robert Gomez's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Del Gaiso tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gomez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Del Gaiso somewhat.
Gomez cracks Del Gaiso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Robert Gomez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez lands with a right hand.
Gomez keeps the fight on the outside.
Gomez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gomez throws an overhand right that lands on Del Gaiso's shoulder, as Del Gaiso tries to avoid the shot.
Gomez ducks under a wild hook from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gomez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomez lands a jab.
Gomez lands a slapping body shot.
Gomez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Gaiso wants to clinch.#T1##TD#
Del Gaiso shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gomez's guard.
Gomez is looking to stand back up but Del Gaiso counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gomez. #REVB#
Del Gaiso works his foot free and advances to mount.
Del Gaiso throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Del Gaiso throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Gomez is trying to stand.
Gomez wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso throws some wild stikes that Gomez manages to avoid easily. #T2#
Del Gaiso throws a sloppy strike and Gomez uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Gomez has ended up in Del Gaiso's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Gaiso is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gomez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Del Gaiso is proving hard to escape from.
Del Gaiso keeping moving, preventing Gomez from controlling successfully.
Del Gaiso pulls Gomez in close to prevent any damage.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Gaiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Gomez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Del Gaiso's guard.
Gomez trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Gaiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Gaiso lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso. #SU#
Gomez is working an open guard so Del Gaiso takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gomez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Del Gaiso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Del Gaiso is looking to clinch but Gomez is avoiding it.
Gomez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Del Gaiso sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T4#
Gomez lands with a nice body punch.
Gomez lands a slapping body shot.
Gomez throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Del Gaiso counter with a right hand.
Gomez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Gaiso fails to land the takedown.
Del Gaiso uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gomez.
A little feinted left hand from Del Gaiso on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gomez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Del Gaiso moves away.
Del Gaiso slips under a jab from Gomez.
Del Gaiso bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gomez's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Del Gaiso has closed the distance and engaged Gomez in a clinch.
Del Gaiso swings wildly with an uppercut but Gomez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomez blocking some punches. #BC2#
Gomez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gomez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Robert Gomez.
I think Gomez 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Gomez!

A very excited looking Robert Gomez 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: WCF 87: Corona vs Benedetti 2     
Date:   Aug 28, 2021
#R1#
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Santiago manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Decent striking displayed by Del Gaiso there.
Da Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt. #TD#
Da Santiago gets caught napping as Del Gaiso dives in and scores a takedown. Da Santiago manages to retain guard.#SUB2#
Da Santiago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Del Gaiso defends well.#SUB2#
Da Santiago has his foot on Del Gaiso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Gaiso works his way back into a safe position though.
Del Gaiso passes Da Santiago's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB#
Del Gaiso seems to be looking for submissions.
Da Santiago moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB2#
Da Santiago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Del Gaiso is aware though and is defending well.
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Del Gaiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Santiago works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes but missing.
Del Gaiso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T1##SUB2#
Da Santiago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Del Gaiso defends well.
Del Gaiso throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Santiago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB2#
Del Gaiso avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Da Santiago is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Del Gaiso is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Da Santiago has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Del Gaiso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Del Gaiso stands and throws Da Santiago's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Del Gaiso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Da Santiago sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Da Santiago is looking for a sweep.
Del Gaiso postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Del Gaiso misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Da Santiago's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Da Santiago manages to work his way to half guard, despite Del Gaiso's best efforts.
Del Gaiso 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.#T2##SUB#
Del Gaiso is trying to work for a kimura but Da Santiago is defending well.
Da Santiago keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Da Santiago tries to get to full guard but Del Gaiso has control of the leg. #SUB#
Del Gaiso seems to be looking for submissions.
Da Santiago blocking the ground and pound attempt from Del Gaiso. #SUB2#
Da Santiago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Del Gaiso works his way into side control.
Da Santiago is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Del Gaiso's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Del Gaiso working the body and head with strikes. #SUB#
Del Gaiso is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Da Santiago knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Da Santiago gets back to half guard.#T3#
Del Gaiso not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Del Gaiso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB2#
Da Santiago looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Da Santiago looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Da Santiago looking for submissions off his back.
Del Gaiso lands with a punch from half guard.
Del Gaiso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Del Gaiso trying to pass the guard but Da Santiago defending well.
Del Gaiso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SU#
Del Gaiso postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Da Santiago to stand up. #CL#
Del Gaiso darts in and clinches Da Santiago up against the cage.
I was talking to Del Gaiso's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.#T4##TD#
Del Gaiso jumps guard and drags Da Santiago to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Da Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Gaiso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Del Gaiso has his hands on Da Santiago's head, controlling the position.
Del Gaiso keeping full guard, as Da Santiago tries to pass.
Del Gaiso trying to control the position here.
Del Gaiso is trying to control the position but Da Santiago postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Del Gaiso dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Da Santiago dives in and scores a takedown into Del Gaiso's guard.
Da Santiago stopping the sweep attempt from Del Gaiso.
Da Santiago looking to pass the guard.
Da Santiago content to stall in guard here. #ES#
Del Gaiso manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Da Santiago tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Santiago lands a hook that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards.
Da Santiago lands a left hand that snaps the head of Del Gaiso backwards. #T1##TD#
Del Gaiso manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Da Santiago won't allow Del Gaiso to get back to his feet.
Da Santiago is stalling in the full guard.
Da Santiago trying to control but Del Gaiso is working from the bottom.
Da Santiago stopping the sweep attempt from Del Gaiso.
Da Santiago wants to control from the top but Del Gaiso keeps moving.
Del Gaiso wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Del Gaiso manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#TD#
Del Gaiso decides to pull guard.
Del Gaiso wants to get back to his feet but Da Santiago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Del Gaiso keeping moving, preventing Da Santiago from controlling successfully.
Da Santiago looking to pass the guard.
Da Santiago wants to control from the top but Del Gaiso keeps moving. #T3#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Del Gaiso is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Da Santiago has his foot on Del Gaiso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Gaiso works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Da Santiago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Del Gaiso defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Del Gaiso's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #SUB2#
Da Santiago is looking for a triangle but Del Gaiso pushes his legs off easily.
Del Gaiso postures up in Da Santiago's guard and throws a big left but Da Santiago blocks it.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes from guard but Da Santiago blocks nicely.
Del Gaiso throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Gaiso wants to pass the guard but Da Santiago is keeping the position.
Del Gaiso with a flurry of punches that miss. #SU#
Da Santiago is working an open guard so Del Gaiso takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#TD2#
Da Santiago closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Del Gaiso's guard.

Del Gaiso is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Santiago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Del Gaiso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Da Santiago pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Da Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
Del Gaiso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Santiago can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Del Gaiso scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Da Santiago takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Da Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Gaiso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Gaiso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #TD#
Del Gaiso has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Da Santiago regains guard immediately. #SUB2#
Del Gaiso avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Del Gaiso dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Del Gaiso wants to clinch.#CL#
Del Gaiso closes the distance and clinches.
Da Santiago using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Del Gaiso has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Da Santiago blocking some punches.
Del Gaiso misses with the head strike.
Da Santiago with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #TD#
Del Gaiso lands a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Del Gaiso decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Da Santiago, up you get!
Da Santiago throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Del Gaiso's waist but Del Gaiso gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Da Santiago off to one side. #TD2#
Da Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Del Gaiso pushes Da Santiago off and gets back to his feet.
Da Santiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Da Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Del Gaiso is looking to clinch.
Da Santiago has a takedown stuffed.
Da Santiago changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Del Gaiso tries to avoid it but Da Santiago manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Del Gaiso to the ground. Del Gaiso escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Romeo Del Gaiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessio Da Santiago.#CL#
Del Gaiso darts in and clinches Da Santiago up against the cage.
Del Gaiso lands a nice uppercut.
Del Gaiso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Gaiso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD#
Del Gaiso is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Da Santiago can't fight it off and eventually Del Gaiso manages to take the fight to the floor. Da Santiago looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Del Gaiso throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Gaiso postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Del Gaiso drops back looking for a leg! Da Santiago is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Da Santiago manages to kick Del Gaiso off! Del Gaiso jumps back into Da Santiago's guard. #SUB2#
Da Santiago has his foot on Del Gaiso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Gaiso works his way back into a safe position though.
Del Gaiso working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Da Santiago's head.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
Del Gaiso is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Da Santiago looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Alessio Da Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Santiago avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes but missing.
Del Gaiso passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Del Gaiso working the ground and pound. #T3#
Da Santiago prevents Del Gaiso from improving position.
Del Gaiso misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Del Gaiso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Da Santiago is looking to regain half guard here but Del Gaiso keeps moving and retains side control.
Da Santiago takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Del Gaiso is putting a hurting on Da Santiago here, landing some big shots from side control.
Da Santiago is trying to get back to half guard.
Del Gaiso working the ground and pound but Da Santiago is defending the strikes.
Del Gaiso throws an elbow but Da Santiago slips to the side and avoids it well.
Del Gaiso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Da Santiago sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Da Santiago tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Del Gaiso wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Da Santiago struggling a bit here.#SUB#
Del Gaiso thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Da Santiago tries to buck Del Gaiso off but Del Gaiso is having none of it.#T4#
Da Santiago keeps trying to improve his position.
Romeo Del Gaiso overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Da Santiago is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Del Gaiso landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The strikes coming from Del Gaiso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Da Santiago dodges the ground and pound from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Del Gaiso misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Del Gaiso tries to advance to mount but Da Santiago denies him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Santiago tries to buck Del Gaiso off but Del Gaiso is having none of it.
The ground and pound from Del Gaiso seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#SUB#
Del Gaiso is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Da Santiago is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Del Gaiso lands a decent elbow from side control.
Romeo Del Gaiso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SU#
Del Gaiso stands up and beckons Da Santiago to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Del Gaiso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Del Gaiso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Del Gaiso!

Romeo Del Gaiso seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: WCF 82: Byczkiewicz vs Kiran     
Date:   Jul 24, 2021
#R1##TD2#
Papo drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Del Gaiso wants to get back to his feet.
Papo working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Papo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Del Gaiso works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Papo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso looks like he's trying to stand up. #T1#
Papo is controlling the pace.
My spies in Advanced Fitness Inc. inform me that Papo has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
It looks like Papo might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Papo is continuing to stall.
Del Gaiso tries to get to full guard but Papo has control of the leg. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Papo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Papo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Del Gaiso wants to stand back up but Papo manages to pass into side control.
Del Gaiso is trying to improve his position.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Papo taking a breather here. #T3#
Papo's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Del Gaiso is looking to regain half guard here but Papo keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papo controls the position from side control.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Papo is putting a hurting on Del Gaiso here, landing some big shots from side control.
A lull in the action here as Papo stalls from top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Del Gaiso manages to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Papo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##TD2#
Papo shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Del Gaiso's guard.
Del Gaiso 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.
Del Gaiso has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Papo has passed into side control.
Del Gaiso is letting Papo control him for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso looking for a sweep but Papo has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Papo content just to control the position here. #T1#
Papo punishing his opponent with strikes.
Papo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Gaiso is working to get back to half guard.
Papo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Let's hope that Papo has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.#T2#
Del Gaiso is wriggling around trying to escape.
Del Gaiso is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Papo controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Papo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers! #T3#
Papo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Del Gaiso is trying to escape the mount.
Papo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Papo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Papo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hiroshi Papo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Papo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Del Gaiso as Papo shoots in.
Papo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Del Gaiso enables Papo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Del Gaiso manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Del Gaiso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Papo is one step ahead there.
Papo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso looking to control. #T1#
Papo 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.
Papo pushes down on Del Gaiso's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Papo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Papo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Papo perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Del Gaiso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Del Gaiso scores with a punch to the head.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch there but Papo circles away.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up but Papo circles away and keeps his distance.#T3#
Papo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Gaiso misses the target.
Romeo Del Gaiso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiroshi Papo.
Del Gaiso wants to clinch.
Del Gaiso scores with a sloppy right hand. Papo should have avoided that one.
Papo darts in looking for a takedown but Del Gaiso gets double underhooks and turns Papo into the cage.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but Papo is having none of it.
Papo feints the counter takedown.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but Papo moves out of range.
Del Gaiso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Papo has time to react.#TD2#
Del Gaiso gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Papo to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Del Gaiso is looking to stand back up but Papo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Del Gaiso. #T4##REVR#
Papo controlling the action here.
Del Gaiso is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Papo jumps into side control!
Romeo Del Gaiso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Papo 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 Del Gaiso's shoulder. That is not cool.
An elbow from Papo crashes against the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papo content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hiroshi Papo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Del Gaiso pushes Papo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Papo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroshi Papo!

 

Event: WCF 76: Goncalves vs Kosmanov     
Date:   Jun 12, 2021
#R1#
Del Gaiso tries to clinch there but Fernandes circles away.
Del Gaiso stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Del Gaiso blocks a head kick by Fernandes.
A big left from Del Gaiso misses. #TD#
Del Gaiso drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Del Gaiso is trying to get an arm triangle but Fernandes is defending well.
Del Gaiso working the ground and pound.
An elbow from Del Gaiso crashes against the mat.
Del Gaiso lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Del Gaiso tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fernandes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Fernandes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Del Gaiso. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Del Gaiso tries to roll over but Fernandes keeps him under control.#T1#
Fernandes wants to control but Del Gaiso is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Fernandes is working for a kimura but Del Gaiso is defending it quite comfortably.
Del Gaiso is looking for a sweep. Fernandes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fernandes trying to control from Del Gaiso's half guard. Del Gaiso has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fernandes stopping the sweep attempt from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso keeping moving, preventing Fernandes from controlling successfully.
Fernandes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fernandes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Del Gaiso wants to stand but Fernandes is controlling the position. #T3#
Del Gaiso looking for a sweep. Not yet Del Gaiso, not yet. #SU2#
Fernandes decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Del Gaiso, up you get!
Fernandes throws a body punch but Del Gaiso moves out of range.
Del Gaiso fails with a takedown attempt.
Frederico Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fernandes misses with a few strikes there. #CL#
Del Gaiso clinches with his opponent.
Del Gaiso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fernandes prevents it.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Fernandes has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Del Gaiso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fernandes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Gaiso is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Del Gaiso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fernandes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fernandes is trying to push Del Gaiso away but Del Gaiso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Del Gaiso lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Del Gaiso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Del Gaiso fails to land.
Del Gaiso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Gaiso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Del Gaiso blocks an elbow strike.
Del Gaiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandes.
Del Gaiso goes for a takedown attempt but Fernandes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fernandes ducks under a wild hook from Del Gaiso.#CL#
Del Gaiso has managed to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fernandes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fernandes is trying to force a seperation but Del Gaiso has the dominant position.
Fernandes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Del Gaiso is looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Del Gaiso dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
A head kick misses from Fernandes.
Del Gaiso seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A low kick lands for Fernandes.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch there but Fernandes circles away.
Fernandes lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Del Gaiso shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fernandes looks to land a combination but Del Gaiso avoids it well.
Del Gaiso moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fernandes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Del Gaiso really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jab by Fernandes.
Del Gaiso blocks the body kick.
Fernandes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Del Gaiso.
Frederico Fernandes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fernandes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Gaiso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Frederico Fernandes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso wants to clinch up but Fernandes keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Del Gaiso.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romeo Del Gaiso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fernandes lands a nice looking body kick.#T1#
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up.
Fernandes throws a sloppy head kick and Del Gaiso moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Del Gaiso misses the target.
Del Gaiso moves in looking to clinch but Fernandes pushes him off.
Fernandes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good exchange - Fernandes coming out on top.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Del Gaiso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Del Gaiso wants to take the fight to the mat but Fernandes manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fernandes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fernandes throws a punch but it's blocked by Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso lands a right hand.
Del Gaiso drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Del Gaiso misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Fernandes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Gaiso is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Fernandes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Gaiso.
Fernandes lands with a cross. #CL#
Del Gaiso instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Del Gaiso avoids the head kick by Fernandes.
Fernandes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Gaiso lands a glancing blow to the side of Fernandes's head.
Frederico Fernandes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Del Gaiso instigates a clinch.
I was talking to Del Gaiso's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Fernandes blocks an uppercut.
Fernandes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fernandes working hard to break the clinch.#T3#
Fernandes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body kick from Fernandes.
Fernandes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Del Gaiso.
Fernandes with a hook.
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch but Fernandes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Del Gaiso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fernandes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Del Gaiso moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Del Gaiso instigates a clinch.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
Del Gaiso misses with a punch on the inside. #TD#
Del Gaiso has Fernandes pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Del Gaiso pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Fernandes tumbling to the mat - Del Gaiso dives into Fernandes's guard.
Del Gaiso is standing up over Fernandes. Fernandes looks to escape but Del Gaiso dives into side control. #T4##REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandes is looking to regain half guard here but Del Gaiso keeps moving and retains side control.
Fernandes keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Del Gaiso swings around for an armbar but Fernandes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Del Gaiso's guard.
Fernandes wants to stand and escape but instead Del Gaiso has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVR#
Fernandes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fernandes controls Del Gaiso momentarily but Del Gaiso frees himself.
Del Gaiso stands up over Fernandes, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frederico Fernandes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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#
Fernandes misses with a few strikes there.
Del Gaiso moves out of range of the leg kick from Fernandes.
Fernandes throws a leg kick but Del Gaiso checks it.
Del Gaiso throwing a counter right hand but Fernandes manages to avoid it.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Del Gaiso throws a jab but it's blocked by Fernandes.
Del Gaiso wants to clinch.
Fernandes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Del Gaiso shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandes tries to sprawl out of it but Del Gaiso keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fernandes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Gaiso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fernandes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fernandes unleashes a big counter combination but Del Gaiso bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Del Gaiso throws a big shot that misses.
Fernandes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T1#
Del Gaiso wants to clinch.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up.#TD#
Del Gaiso looking to score a takedown here. Fernandes is defending well but Del Gaiso drives through and ends up in Fernandes's guard.
Del Gaiso postures up.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fernandes controlling Del Gaiso's posture.
Fernandes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Del Gaiso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Del Gaiso is one step ahead there. #T2#
Fernandes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fernandes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Fernandes has wrist control.
Del Gaiso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fernandes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Del Gaiso preventing the sweep.
Del Gaiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fernandes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Del Gaiso wants to pass the guard but Fernandes is keeping the position.#T3#
Del Gaiso throws a big elbow that misses.
Del Gaiso throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Gaiso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso is pushing down on Fernandes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fernandes is fighting to maintain full guard but Del Gaiso has managed to sneak the leg through.
Del Gaiso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Del Gaiso throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Del Gaiso thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Del Gaiso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fernandes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Gaiso.
Fernandes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
Fernandes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso connects with a couple of short punches.
Del Gaiso postures up in Fernandes's guard and throws a big left but Fernandes blocks it.
Fernandes wants to sweep here but Del Gaiso controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fernandes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#SUB#
Del Gaiso drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Fernandes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Del Gaiso has Fernandes in his guard.#REVB#
Del Gaiso wants to stand up but Fernandes is controlling him.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Del Gaiso!

Romeo Del Gaiso decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Frederico Fernandes had this to say: 'The judges stole my victory'.

 

Event: WCF WNF 51: Rader vs Riker     
Date:   Apr 28, 2021
#R1##TD#
Del Gaiso looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Time!

Time throws Del Gaiso to one side and escapes!#CL#
Del Gaiso clinches up with Time and pushes him back against the cage.
Del Gaiso lands a left hand.
Del Gaiso scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Del Gaiso scores with a nice short uppercut.#TD#
Del Gaiso has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Time is trying to keep an underhook but Del Gaiso manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Del Gaiso has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Time manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Time has his foot on Del Gaiso's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Del Gaiso works his way back into a safe position though.
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Del Gaiso working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Del Gaiso slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The strikes coming from Del Gaiso are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Time manages to get back to half guard.
Del Gaiso thows a huge punch but Time dodges it nicely.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!#T1#
Del Gaiso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Time's head. #SUB#
Del Gaiso 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. Time tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Del Gaiso!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Romeo Del Gaiso!
Romeo Del Gaiso seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: WCF 64: Wolf vs Sausagestrong     
Date:   Mar 20, 2021
#R1##TD2#
Del Gaiso shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cartwright's guard.
Cartwright tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cartwright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Cartwright has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Del Gaiso can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Del Gaiso must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.#SUB#
Cartwright is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Del Gaiso is aware though and is defending well.
Del Gaiso stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartwright swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Del Gaiso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Del Gaiso defends it easily.#SUB2#
Del Gaiso drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Del Gaiso jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Del Gaiso works over Cartwright with some ground and pound from guard.
Cartwright has momentary wrist control but Del Gaiso slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartwright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Del Gaiso defends it easily.
Cartwright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Cartwright working for a triangle but Del Gaiso defends it easily.
Cartwright wants to sweep but no luck. #T1#
Del Gaiso trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Del Gaiso with a flurry of punches that miss.
Del Gaiso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Del Gaiso postures up in Cartwright's guard and throws a big left but Cartwright blocks it. #SUB#
Cartwright is looking for a triangle but Del Gaiso pushes his legs off easily.
Del Gaiso stopping the sweep attempt from Cartwright.
Cartwright has momentary wrist control but Del Gaiso slips an elbow through the middle.
Cartwright looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cartwright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cartwright bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Del Gaiso's guard. #REVR#
Del Gaiso is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Del Gaiso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Del Gaiso wants to stand and escape but Cartwright is having none of it.
Cartwright trying to control but Del Gaiso is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Cartwright drops back looking for a leg! Del Gaiso is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Del Gaiso manages to kick Cartwright off! Cartwright jumps back into Del Gaiso's guard. #T2#
Cartwright trying to control but Del Gaiso is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Cartwright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Del Gaiso dives on top into guard.#REVB#
Del Gaiso has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cartwright is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Cartwright looking for a guillotine here but Del Gaiso defends easily.
Cartwright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso throws a big right hand that misses.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes but missing.
Cartwright avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T3#
Cartwright lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Del Gaiso manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cartwright manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Cartwright utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Cartwright had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Del Gaiso defends it easily.
Del Gaiso is looking to work some ground and pound but Cartwright has wrist control.#SUB#
Del Gaiso is posturing up here but Cartwright has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Del Gaiso tries to roll out but it's too tight and Del Gaiso has to tap! Slick submission there by Cartwright!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Cartwright!

 

Event: WPFA XXXI: Pwent vs Side     
Date:   Aug 27, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Del Gaiso forces Brajgel back against the cage and clinches.#TD2#
Del Gaiso jumps guard.
Del Gaiso looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brajgel wants to pass the guard but Del Gaiso is keeping the position.#ES2#
Del Gaiso pushes Brajgel off and gets back to his feet. #CL2#
Del Gaiso rushes Brajgel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Del Gaiso fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Brajgel manages to pull guard.
Brajgel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brajgel is controlling Del Gaiso's posture.
Brajgel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #T1#
Brajgel not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Del Gaiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brajgel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Brajgel looking to control.
Del Gaiso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Del Gaiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brajgel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Gaiso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brajgel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes from guard but Brajgel blocks nicely.
Del Gaiso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SU2#
Del Gaiso gets to his feet - Brajgel follows without any prompting.
Brajgel gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Del Gaiso enables Brajgel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Del Gaiso manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
Del Gaiso is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. #TD#
Brajgel drags the fight down to the ground. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brajgel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brajgel working a defensive guard but Del Gaiso passes into half guard.
Del Gaiso lands strikes from half guard.
Brajgel is breathing heavily.
Del Gaiso missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Del Gaiso thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brajgel's head. #SUB2#
Del Gaiso is trying to work for a kimura but Brajgel is defending well.
Del Gaiso thows a huge punch but Brajgel dodges it nicely.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Del Gaiso throwing shots but Brajgel is blocking nicely.
Del Gaiso throwing shots but Brajgel is blocking nicely.
Del Gaiso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brajgel regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Del Gaiso. #SU2#
Del Gaiso stands up and waves to Brajgel to follow him. #T3##CL2#
Del Gaiso forces Brajgel back against the cage and clinches.
Del Gaiso is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Brajgel is defending well.
Brajgel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Del Gaiso walks away with a smile on his face. Brajgel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Del Gaiso clinches with his opponent.
Del Gaiso lands a left hand.
Brajgel is trying to pull guard but Del Gaiso has him pressed against the cage.
Del Gaiso lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Gaiso.
Brajgel is trying to break the clinch but Del Gaiso has him pressed against the cage.
Brajgel tries to pull guard but Del Gaiso forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Brajgel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Del Gaiso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brajgel backwards.
Del Gaiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Brajgel.
Brajgel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Del Gaiso. #T4#
Brajgel wants a takedown.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brajgel.
Del Gaiso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brajgels head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Del Gaiso scores with an uppercut up the middle.#TD2#
Del Gaiso gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brajgel regains guard.
Del Gaiso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes from guard but Brajgel blocks nicely.
Brajgel looking for a sweep. Not yet Brajgel, not yet.
Brajgel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso passes into half guard.
Del Gaiso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Del Gaiso thows a huge punch but Brajgel dodges it nicely.
Brajgel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Del Gaiso missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Del Gaiso lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Del Gaiso dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL2#
Del Gaiso moves into the clinch.
Del Gaiso gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Brajgel.
Del Gaiso tries for a takedown. No joy. #TD2#
Del Gaiso gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Del Gaiso seems to be looking for submissions.
Brajgel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brajgel trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Del Gaiso 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.
Del Gaiso tries to pass to full mount but Brajgel defends it. #T1#
Del Gaiso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Romeo Del Gaiso has got the better of the ground game so far.
Del Gaiso trying to pass the guard but Brajgel defending well. #SUB2#
Del Gaiso seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Brajgel is defending against the submission attempts here by Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso works his way into side control.
Del Gaiso working the ground and pound but Brajgel is defending the strikes. #T2#
Del Gaiso working away.
Brajgel defending against the ground and pound.
Del Gaiso in side control lands a decent elbow.
Del Gaiso looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brajgel is avoiding damage well.
Del Gaiso working the ground and pound.
Brajgel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Del Gaiso on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Del Gaiso working the head and body with strikes.
Del Gaiso misses with the ground and pound.#SU2#
Del Gaiso stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL2#
Del Gaiso moves into range and clinches up with Brajgel.
Del Gaiso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Del Gaiso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Gaiso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Brajgel jumps guard but Del Gaiso turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Brajgel is trying to pull guard but Del Gaiso has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Brajgel. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
Del Gaiso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Gaiso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Del Gaiso scores with a shoulder strike.
Del Gaiso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Romeo Del Gaiso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Del Gaiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Brajgel.
Del Gaiso throws a head punch that misses.
Brajgel takes a shot to the head. #ROC2#Brajgel is rocked!
Del Gaiso throws a punch but it's blocked by Brajgel.
Del Gaiso gets through Brajgel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Brajgel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso working aggressively here.
Brajgel seems to have got his legs back now.
Del Gaiso lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brajgel working hard to break the clinch.
Del Gaiso prevents a takedown attempt there.
Del Gaiso lands with a right to the head.
Del Gaiso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Del Gaiso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Del Gaiso is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brajgel tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Del Gaiso smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Del Gaiso moves into range and clinches up with Brajgel.
Brajgel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brajgel drops down looking for an ankle pick but Del Gaiso pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL2#
Del Gaiso has Brajgel up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Del Gaiso fails to land.
Del Gaiso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD2#
Del Gaiso pulls guard successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romeo Del Gaiso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3##TD2#
Del Gaiso shoots in and gets a takedown into Brajgel's guard.#SUB#
Brajgel working for a triangle but Del Gaiso defends it easily. #SU2#
Del Gaiso stands and steps away. Brajgel gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL#
Brajgel closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Del Gaiso.#BC#
Brajgel breaks from the clinch.
Brajgel tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Del Gaiso defends well and Brajgel ends up having to push Del Gaiso into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Romeo Del Gaiso 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.#TD2#
Del Gaiso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Del Gaiso in side control, throwing shots but Brajgel defends.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Gaiso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Brajgel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. #SU2#
Del Gaiso stands up.
Brajgel walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Del Gaiso! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Romeo Del Gaiso!
Romeo Del Gaiso seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: FFS 24: Florida State Prison     
Date:   Jul 30, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a hook
enabling Del Gaiso to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice cross by Smith.
A good leg kick by Smith.
Smith misses with a hook.
Del Gaiso slips under a jab.
It looked like Del Gaiso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Del Gaiso looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smith is fending him off so far but Del Gaiso persists. Nope, Smith circles away and we're back to standing.
Smith throws a leg kick but Del Gaiso checks it.
Del Gaiso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Del Gaiso checks a leg kick nicely.
Smith tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL#
Del Gaiso has Smith up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC2#
Smith breaks the clinch.
Del Gaiso blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Del Gaiso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Smith misses the target.
Del Gaiso doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away. #CL2#
Smith clinches with his opponent.
Smith blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1##TD2#
Smith gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Smith won't allow Del Gaiso to get back to his feet.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith wanted to stand there but Del Gaiso had control of the position.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso is working hard here to advance position.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Del Gaiso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Del Gaiso has wrist control.#T2#
Del Gaiso is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Del Gaiso keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Smith preventing the sweep. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Smith swings for the body but Del Gaiso moves out of range.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Del Gaiso tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
Smith fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Del Gaiso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Del Gaiso is looking to clinch.
Smith is looking to score with low kicks.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith cracks Del Gaiso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jake Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Del Gaiso lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Del Gaiso throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Smith 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 9:10
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 9:10
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Smith!

Jake Smith seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

 

Event: FFS 21: Eastside Jacksonville     
Date:   Jul 18, 2020
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cranswick fails to land the takedown.#CL2#
Del Gaiso has Cranswick up against the ropes in a clinch.
Del Gaiso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cranswick gets underhooks to prevent Del Gaiso's takedown attempt.
Cranswick is trying to force a seperation but Del Gaiso has the dominant position.#BC#
Cranswick breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Del Gaiso closes the distance and clinches.
Del Gaiso misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranswick blocks an uppercut. #TD2#
Del Gaiso has Cranswick pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Del Gaiso pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Cranswick tumbling to the mat - Del Gaiso dives into Cranswick's guard.
Del Gaiso won't allow Cranswick to get back to his feet.
Del Gaiso throwing strikes from guard but Cranswick blocks nicely. #T1#
Cranswick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB#
Cranswick throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cranswick knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Del Gaiso on the ground.
Cranswick can't keep his opponent in guard - Del Gaiso advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Del Gaiso working Cranswick over with strikes.
Del Gaiso sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cranswick defending well though.
Cranswick is trying to stand up here but Del Gaiso is controlling him well.
Del Gaiso throwing shots but Cranswick is blocking nicely. #SU2#
Del Gaiso decides to stand and escape the position.
Del Gaiso jabs Cranswick right on the nose. Cranswick blinks but takes it well.
Cranswick misses with a double jab. #T2#
A big left from Del Gaiso misses.
Cranswick closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice sprawl there from Cranswick as Del Gaiso shoots in.#CL2#
Del Gaiso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Del Gaiso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Del Gaiso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Del Gaiso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cranswick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Liam Cranswick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romeo Del Gaiso.
Del Gaiso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #TD2#
Del Gaiso ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Del Gaiso no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cranswick has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Del Gaiso is proving hard to escape from.
Del Gaiso looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cranswick is one step ahead there.
Cranswick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Romeo Del Gaiso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Del Gaiso 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 9:10
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 9:10
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Romeo Del Gaiso!

Our winner, Romeo Del Gaiso, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

 

 
 
 
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