Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DC 52: Nitro vs Maeda
Date: May 14, 2023

#R1#
Dochenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Voorheis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dochenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A big left from Dochenko misses.
Voorheis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Voorheis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dochenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Voorheis counters with a stiff right hand. #CUT2#It looks like Ivan Dochenko has been cut.
Voorheis slips a jab from Dochenko.
Voorheis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dochenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Voorheis slips under a jab from Dochenko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko cracks Voorheis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dochenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Voorheis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dochenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T1#
Dochenko swings widly with a right hand
and Voorheis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dochenko throws a hook but Voorheis blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Voorheis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dochenko fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voorheis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voorheis throws a series of punches but Dochenko moves out of range.
Dochenko slips under a jab.
Dochenko throws a right and a left that Voorheis avoids nicely.
Voorheis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dochenko.
Dochenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dochenko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voorheis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dochenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dochenko throws a hook to the side of Voorheis's head but Voorheis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T2#
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
Dochenko connects with a body shot that sends Voorheis's belly button to the back.
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voorheis! But no joy.
Dochenko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dochenko clobbers Voorheis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Voorheis tries to bum rush Dochenko with a series of wild strikes but Dochenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dochenko looks to throw the jab but Voorheis is out of range.
Dochenko slips under a jab from Voorheis.
Dochenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Voorheis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voorheis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dochenko.
Dochenko is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Dochenko swings widly with a right hand
and Voorheis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Voorheis misses the target.
Voorheis staying out of range there.
It seemed like Voorheis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dochenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Voorheis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voorheis.
Voorheis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voorheis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Voorheis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ivan Dochenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Dochenko misses the target.
Voorheis walks into a straight right hand from Dochenko.
Dochenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voorheis moves away.
Voorheis throws a counter combo.#T4#
Voorheis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dochenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Voorheis.
Voorheis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dochenko tests Voorheis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dochenko throws an overhand right that lands on Voorheis's shoulder, as Voorheis tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voorheis rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dochenko counters with a straight right hand.
Voorheis staying out of range there.
Voorheis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dochenko scores with a hook to the body. Voorheis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Voorheis misses with a right hand
and Dochenko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voorheis misses with a hook.
Dochenko scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dochenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Dochenko lands with a nice body punch.
Voorheis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dochenko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Voorheis momentarily.
Dochenko lands a jab to the nose.
Dochenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dochenko jabs Voorheis right on the nose. Voorheis blinks but takes it well.
Voorheis misses with a hook.#CL#
Dochenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Voorheis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dochenko has got the better of the exchanges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dochenko avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Voorheis is working for takedown but Dochenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Voorheis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dochenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ivan Dochenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Voorheis.
The fighters circling - Dochenko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voorheis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dochenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voorheis looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Voorheis walks into a stiff left hand from Dochenko.
Voorheis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dochenko misses with a body shot.
Dochenko misses with a hook
and Voorheis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Dochenko misses.
Dochenko misses with a looping right.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut
and Voorheis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dochenko cracks Voorheis with an open hand slap.
Voorheis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dochenko misses the jab.#T2#
Nice uppercut there from Dochenko.
Dochenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voorheis can do to turn this around?
A jab from Dochenko misses.
Voorheis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dochenko with a body shot.
Voorheis blocks a jab.
Dochenko misses with a double jab
and Voorheis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voorheis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voorheis throws out a loose jab but Dochenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Dochenko misses the target.
Voorheis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dochenko.
A punch combination from Voorheis misses.
Voorheis takes one on the button.
Voorheis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voorheis there as he acknowledges the shot.#T3#
Dochenko misses with an uppercut.
Dochenko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Voorheis counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dochenko. Voorheis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dochenko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Voorheis loads up on a big right hand but Dochenko slips the punch.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voorheis.
Dochenko throws an overhand right that lands on Voorheis's shoulder, as Voorheis tries to avoid the shot.
Dochenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dochenko cracks Voorheis with a good jab.
Dochenko throws an off balance right hand
and Voorheis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T4#
Voorheis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Voorheis misses with an uppercut. Dochenko saw that one coming.
Dochenko connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dochenko misses with an uppercut.
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses
and Voorheis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#Ivan Dochenko's cut is getting worse.
Dochenko throws a lazy uppercut
and Voorheis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dochenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Voorheis.
Voorheis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ivan Dochenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Dochenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Voorheis counters with a nice uppercut.
Dochenko works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dochenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
That's time! Dochenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R3#
Dochenko swings for the body but Voorheis moves out of range.
Voorheis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses #TD2#
and Voorheis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Voorheis.
Voorheis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dochenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dochenko lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
We've been hearing that Dochenko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dochenko trying to control but Voorheis is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Voorheis works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voorheis looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dochenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dochenko 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. #T1#
Voorheis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voorheis keeping moving, preventing Dochenko from controlling successfully.
Voorheis trying to keep a closed guard but Dochenko is proving a slippery customer.
Dochenko controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Voorheis pulls Dochenko in close to his closed guard and prevents Dochenko from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dochenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Voorheis is retaining full guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dochenko dips to his left and cracks Voorheis with an uppercut!
Dochenko stalks Voorheis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Voorheis's face. Voorheis staggers backwards, shaken.
Voorheis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Derk Voorheis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Voorheis throws a hook to the side of Dochenko's head but Dochenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dochenko lands a jab.
Dochenko cracks Voorheis with an open hand slap.
Dochenko scores with a shot to the body. #T3#
Voorheis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Voorheis.
Dochenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dochenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Voorheis throws a body shot but no joy.
Dochenko throws a poor cross that misses
and Voorheis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dochenko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dochenko misses with a hook #TD2#
and Voorheis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dochenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Dochenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T4#
Dochenko is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Voorheis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dochenko's head.
Voorheis working over Dochenko with some ground and pound. Dochenko looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dochenko wants to control but Voorheis is keeping busy.
Voorheis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voorheis is thwarting Dochenko's attempts to control the position.
Voorheis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ivan Dochenko did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko'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.#R4#
Dochenko clobbers Voorheis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dochenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voorheis.
A little jabbing left from Voorheis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut. Voorheis saw that one coming.
Dochenko connects with a body shot.
Voorheis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Voorheis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dochenko tries to clinch but Voorheis moves out of range.
Voorheis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dochenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Voorheis throws a counter combo.#T1#
Good standup being displayed there by Dochenko as he connects with a hook.
Dochenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voorheis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dochenko.
Voorheis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Voorheis misses with a hook.
Dochenko misses with a hook. Voorheis ducked under it nicely.
Dochenko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Voorheis.
Dochenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Voorheis moves out of range of the strikes.
Voorheis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dochenko defends it well.
Dochenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voorheis was well out of range. Poor timing from Dochenko.
Dochenko swings widly with a right hand
and Voorheis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T2#
Dochenko throws a right hand that misses
and Voorheis counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy left from Dochenko finds it's target.
Voorheis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dochenko takes a swing at Voorheis's ribcage but misses.
Voorheis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dochenko scores with a nice strike.
Dochenko works the jab nicely.
Voorheis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dochenko.
Voorheis slips under a jab.
Voorheis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dochenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Voorheis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Voorheis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#CL#
Dochenko drives through and clinches with Voorheis against the cage.
Dochenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Voorheis controls his hands.
Voorheis is working for takedown but Dochenko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Voorheis blocks a body shot from Dochenko.
Voorheis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dochenko pulls his leg out and moves away.
Voorheis scores with a one two! Dochenko had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Voorheis slips a straight right by Dochenko.
Dochenko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Voorheis. #T4#
Dochenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dochenko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dochenko lands a right hook to the body.
Voorheis throws a hook but Dochenko avoids it easily.
Dochenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Voorheis.
Voorheis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Dochenko misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Dochenko had his way with Derk Voorheis in that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Dochenko's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R5#
Voorheis staying out of range there.
Dochenko misses with a wild combination.
Voorheis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Voorheis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dochenko throws an off balance right hand
and Voorheis counters with a straight right hand.
Dochenko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voorheis's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dochenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voorheis.
Dochenko works the jab nicely.
Dochenko slips a jab from Voorheis.#T1#
A left lands for Dochenko.
Voorheis throws a poor cross that misses
and Dochenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dochenko misses with an uppercut
and Voorheis counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dochenko. Voorheis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Voorheis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Voorheis defending well as Dochenko loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Voorheis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dochenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Voorheis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Voorheis is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dochenko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T2#
Dochenko sizes up Voorheis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Dochenko.
As Dochenko backs off Voorheis throws a huge counter combo but Dochenko manages to avoid it all.
Voorheis defending well as Dochenko loads up on a big left hand.
Dochenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dochenko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Voorheis counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dochenko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Voorheis is working away from the top position though.
Dochenko wants to improve his position but Voorheis is controlling well.
Voorheis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Derk Voorheis has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Voorheis trying to control the action but Dochenko is working from the bottom.
Voorheis misses with a head shot. Dochenko uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dochenko wants to sweep here but Voorheis controlling him for the moment.
Voorheis trying to control but Dochenko is working from the bottom.
Voorheis preventing the sweep. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Voorheis throws an elbow that misses. Dochenko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voorheis's guard. Nice move by Dochenko!#REVR#
Voorheis has control of Dochenko's left arm, preventing Dochenko from doing any damage.
Dochenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dochenko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dochenko missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dochenko lands a couple of digs.
Dochenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Voorheis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dochenko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dochenko, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 50:45
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 50:45
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dochenko!
Ivan Dochenko retains his welterweight title!
Ivan Dochenko seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DC 44: Bollomard vs Dead 2
Date: Apr 16, 2023

#R1#
Voorheis misses with an uppercut.
Voorheis tries for a takedown but Sven sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Voorheis misses with a straight right.
A jab lands there for Sven.
Voorheis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sven.
Sven throws the left hand but Voorheis avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Voorheis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sven blocks a jab.
Sven looks to throw the jab but Voorheis is out of range.
Sven misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voorheis moves away.
Sven throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voorheis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sven bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sven lands a slapping body shot. #T1##TD2#
Sven gets caught flat footed, as Voorheis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voorheis won't allow Sven to sweep him here.
Voorheis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voorheis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Voorheis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sven works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voorheis works over Sven with some ground and pound from guard.
Sven trying to keep a closed guard but Voorheis is proving a slippery customer.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sven wants to sweep but no luck.
Voorheis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Voorheis's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T2#
Sven keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Sven striking off his back but it's not causing Voorheis any problems.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Voorheis controlling from the top position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Voorheis misses with a takedown attempt
and Sven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Sven throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Voorheis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Voorheis shoots in but no luck this time.
Jayden Sven has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Voorheis.
Sven scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sven misses with a right hand
and Sven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voorheis throws a poor cross that misses
and Sven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voorheis lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sven misses with a hook. Voorheis ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Voorheis misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Sven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sven misses with a right hand
and Voorheis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voorheis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sven connects with a right hand. Voorheis shakes it off.
Sven misses with a wild combination.
Voorheis swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Sven counter with a right hand.
Voorheis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab from Sven.
Sven definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Voorheis misses with a takedown attempt - Sven sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sven is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Voorheis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sven counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T4#
Sven swings widly with a right hand
and Voorheis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sven is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voorheis defending well as Sven loads up on a big left hand.
Voorheis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Voorheis misses with a jab to the body
and Sven counters with a nice uppercut.
Sven scores with a jab to the body.
Sven avoids the body shot from Voorheis.
It looked like Sven was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Voorheis misses.
It looked like Sven wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD2#
Sven gets caught napping as Voorheis dives in and scores a takedown. Sven manages to retain guard.
Sven will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Voorheis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Voorheis is fighting to break Sven's control of his arms but Sven is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sven 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#
Sven thows a huge punch but Voorheis dodges it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jayden Sven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sven misses with a hook
and Voorheis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voorheis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sven.
Sven drops his hands momentarily and Voorheis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #ROC2#Sven is rocked!
Sven missing with a left hand there. Voorheis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oh Sven is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sven ducks under a wild hook from Voorheis.
Voorheis blocks a jab.
Sven throws a jab but it's blocked by Voorheis.
Sven seems to have got his legs back now.
Sven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Voorheis throws out a counter right but Sven avoids it with no problem.
Sven throws a shot from downtown. Voorheis moves away and avoids it.
Sven walks into a stiff left hand from Voorheis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sven missing with a left hand there. Voorheis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jayden Sven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voorheis moves away.
A countering left hand to the body from Voorheis misses.
Voorheis scores with a shot to the body.
Voorheis throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Sven misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Voorheis.
Voorheis misses with a looping left.
Voorheis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sven.
Voorheis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voorheis.
Voorheis lands with an overhand left.
Jayden Sven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Voorheis moves away from the strike by Sven.
Sven waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voorheis.
Sven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voorheis.
Sven throws a hook but Voorheis avoids it easily.#T2#
Sven thuds his right hand into Voorheis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD2#
Voorheis shoots in and gets a takedown into Sven's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sven is trying to keep Voorheis in close.
Voorheis makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Voorheis is in close to Sven's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Voorheis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Voorheis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Voorheis looking to sit in guard and control but Sven gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sven preventing the sweep. #SUB#
Sven is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Voorheis is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Voorheis has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB##T3#
Sven keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Voorheis might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Sven haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Voorheis is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Voorheis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Voorheis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Voorheis prevents Sven from getting back to his feet.
Voorheis throws a big right hand that misses.
Sven is trying to hold Voorheis in close to prevent damage but Voorheis has managed to pass into half guard.
Sven has hold of Voorheis's hands but Voorheis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Voorheis 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.
Voorheis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voorheis is nestled in close to Sven, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Voorheis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Voorheis lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Sven quite badly. Sven pulls Voorheis in close trying to recover. Voorheis postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Sven on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Sven doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derk Voorheis!

Event: DC 37: Sokol vs Sterling
Date: Mar 25, 2023

#R1#
Voorheis takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faliaygo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Voorheis throws out a counter right but Faliaygo avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Voorheis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Voorheis connects with a jab.
Faliaygo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Voorheis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Faliaygo.
Faliaygo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voorheis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Voorheis throws out a counter right but Faliaygo avoids it with no problem.
A jab lands there for Faliaygo.
Faliaygo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Voorheiss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Voorheis misses.
Faliaygo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Voorheis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faliaygo thinking.
Faliaygo wants to slow Voorheis down by chopping away at his legs.
Faliaygo drops his hands momentarily and Voorheis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the 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!
Faliaygo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voorheis sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD2#
Voorheis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Faliaygo is trying to defend but Voorheis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#T1#
Voorheis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faliaygo's head.
Faliaygo is trying to get back to full guard.
Voorheis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #ROC2#Faliaygo is rocked!
Faliaygo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voorheis.
Voorheis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Faliaygo gets full guard.
Voorheis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Voorheis is working Faliaygo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voorheis slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Faliaygo wants to control but Voorheis passes easily into half guard.
Faliaygo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voorheis.
Voorheis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Faliaygo's temple.
Voorheis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Faliaygo has hold of Voorheis's hands but Voorheis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Voorheis is nestled in close to Faliaygo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Voorheis working the head and body with strikes.
Voorheis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faliaygo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #T3#
Voorheis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Voorheis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Voorheis trying to control from half guard but Faliaygo is working away.
Voorheis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Faliaygo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Faliaygo's temple.
Oh Faliaygo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Voorheis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Voorheis working over Faliaygo with some ground and pound. Faliaygo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Faliaygo gets back to full guard.
Faliaygo being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faliaygo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Faliaygo seems to have got his legs back now.#T4#
Voorheis is working Faliaygo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voorheis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faliaygo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Voorheis is in close to Faliaygo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Faliaygo is pulling down on Voorheis's head to control his posture.
Voorheis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Voorheis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Faliaygo's head.
Voorheis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voorheis stands up over Faliaygo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Voorheis scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Voorheis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Faliaygo walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Faliaygo limp body while Voorheis jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derk Voorheis!

Event: DC 26: Nyla vs Belly
Date: Feb 11, 2023

#R1#
Voorheis swinging wildly here.
Voorheis missing with a left hand there. Lisko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lisko delivers a nice body kick.
Voorheis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lisko can pounce on him.
Lisko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lisko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Voorheis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lisko lands a high kick!
Voorheis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Snake Eyes Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Voorheis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lisko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Voorheis is out of range.
Voorheis throwing a counter right hand but Lisko manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Lisko misses the target.
Jordan Lisko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lisko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Voorheis has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Voorheis and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Voorheis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lisko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Voorheis at a distance.
Lisko tries a head kick but it misses.
Voorheis throwing a counter right hand but Lisko manages to avoid it.
Lisko scores with a leg kick.
Lisko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lisko takes a swing at Voorheis's ribcage but misses.
Lisko gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Voorheis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voorheis avoids the body shot from Lisko.
A telegraphed right hand from Voorheis misses the target.
Lisko lands with a kick to the temple. Voorheis shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A head kick by Lisko misses
and Voorheis counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT#It looks like Jordan Lisko has been cut.
Lisko throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2#
An inside leg kick lands from Lisko.
Jordan Lisko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voorheis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A good leg kick by Lisko.
Lisko tries a head kick but it misses.
Lisko takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Voorheis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Lisko misses #KD#
and Voorheis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lisko! Voorheis lets Lisko back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#Lisko is rocked!
Lisko throws a leg kick
and Voorheis counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derk Voorheis!

Event: DC 15: It's Christmas!!!
Date: Dec 25, 2022

#R1#
Diesel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Diesel connects with a leg kick.
Voorheis avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Voorheis shoots in and drives through. Diesel sprawls well.
Diesel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Voorheis moves out of range of the body kick from Diesel.
Voorheis misses with a looping right.
Voorheis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diesel.
Diesel lands with a cross.
Schwonckl Diesel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diesel wants to clinch up but Voorheis keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Diesel.
Diesel throws a low kick but Voorheis avoids it.
Diesel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Diesel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diesel.
Diesel throws a leg kick but Voorheis moved away.
Voorheis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Snake Eyes Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A leg kick checked by Voorheis.
Voorheis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#T1#
Voorheis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Diesel avoids it really well and circles away.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voorheis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diesel.
Diesel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice sprawl there from Diesel as Voorheis shoots in.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diesel! But no joy.
Voorheis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Diesel.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Voorheis moves away and avoids it.
Diesel throws a shot from downtown. Voorheis moves away and avoids it.
Voorheis takes one to the chin there.
Diesel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Diesel scores with a leg kick.
Diesel tries to clinch but Voorheis moves out of range. #T2##CL2#
Diesel drives through and clinches with Voorheis against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voorheis.
Diesel misses with the head strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diesel prevents Voorheis from breaking the clinch.
Voorheis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#BC#
Voorheis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diesel.
Diesel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diesel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voorheis moves away.
Diesel scores with a punch to the head.
Voorheis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Voorheis shoots for a double leg takedown but Diesel sprawls well. He's pushed Voorheis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voorheis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Diesel.
Schwonckl Diesel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diesel as he avoids it easily.
Voorheis backing away here, and Diesel unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick and Voorheis moves out of range easily. #T3#
Voorheis closes the distance and clinches up with Diesel, looking for a takedown. Voorheis pushes Diesel against the cage but Diesel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diesel cracks Voorheis with a right hand to the side of the head.
Diesel throws a low kick, looking for Voorheis's leg but Voorheis calmly moves out of range.
Diesel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diesel wants it to stay on the feet.
Voorheis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diesel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diesel thumps Voorheis with a low kick.
Diesel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Diesel uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voorheis has time to react.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diesel moves in looking to clinch but Voorheis pushes him off.
Diesel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voorheis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diesel slaps away a takedown attempt from Voorheis, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Voorheis is breathing heavily.#T4#
Diesel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL2#
Diesel moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel has a couple of punches blocked by Voorheis.
Diesel throws a punch but it's blocked by Voorheis.
Diesel tries a body shot but Voorheis blocks it. #BC#
Voorheis manages to break the clinch.
Diesel misses with a straight left.
Voorheis ducks under a wild hook from Diesel.
Diesel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diesel scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Diesel tries to clinch up.
Diesel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voorheis goes for a double leg but Diesel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Diesel continues to drive forward.
Voorheis avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwonckl Diesel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Voorheis has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Diesel.
Diesel walks into a jab.
Voorheis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Diesel throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Voorheis counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Diesel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voorheis is one step ahead there.
Voorheis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diesel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diesel is trying to control the position but Voorheis postures up.
Voorheis trying to control but Diesel is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voorheis cracks Diesel with a solid left hand.#T1#
Diesel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voorheis advances to half guard.
Voorheis working the head and body with strikes.
Voorheis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Voorheis misses with a head shot. Diesel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T2#
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Diesel keeps moving.
Voorheis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Voorheis 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.
Diesel wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diesel tries a head kick but it misses.
Voorheis moves out of range of the body kick from Diesel.
Voorheis dives in and grabs Diesel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diesel pushes down on Voorheis's head and hops out.
Voorheis fails to land the takedown.#T3#
Voorheis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Diesel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Voorheis.
A slow jab from Diesel misses its intended target.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An inside leg kick lands from Diesel.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Diesel!
Voorheis dives in and grabs Diesel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diesel pushes down on Voorheis's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diesel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diesel misses with a leg kick.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but Diesel shows good takedown defense.
Diesel misses with a looping left.
Voorheis takes one to the side of the head. #T4#
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Diesel as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diesel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Diesel lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Diesel.
Voorheis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Diesel pinned against the cage. Diesel gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Voorheis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab by Diesel.
Diesel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voorheis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Diesel stuffs the takedown.
Diesel throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Voorheis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schwonckl Diesel 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#
Diesel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Diesel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Voorheis walks into a stiff left hand from Diesel.
Voorheis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Diesel.
Voorheis tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Diesel defends well and Voorheis ends up having to push Diesel into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
It seemed like Diesel was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Voorheis blocking some punches.
Diesel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Voorheis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Diesel.
Voorheis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Diesel.
Diesel throws a sloppy head kick
and Voorheis counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diesel.
Diesel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Voorheis is able to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voorheis dives in for a single leg takedown but Diesel sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T1#
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Voorheis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel misses with a punch on the inside.
Voorheis blocks an uppercut.
Voorheis wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diesel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Diesel tries to throw a body punch but Voorheis avoids it by throwing Diesel back against the cage.
Diesel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voorheis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Voorheis has had enough of the clinch but Diesel keeps him there for the moment.
Voorheis stalls.
Diesel working hard to break the clinch.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voorheis taking a breather.
Derk Voorheis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Diesel lands a body punch.
Diesel misses with a body punch.
Diesel swings wildly with an uppercut but Voorheis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diesel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Voorheis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Diesel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Voorheis blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Diesel. #BC#
Voorheis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voorheis throws a jab when Diesel was well out of range.
Voorheis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diesel misses the jab.
Voorheis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Voorheis closes the distance and clinches up with Diesel, looking for a takedown. Voorheis pushes Diesel against the cage but Diesel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Diesel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Voorheis with that takedown attempt.
Diesel unleashes a big counter combination but Voorheis bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.#T3#
Voorheis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voorheis avoids the head kick by Diesel.
Diesel tries to clinch there but Voorheis circles away.
A left lands for Diesel.
Diesel is looking to slow Voorheis down with leg kicks. #TD#
Voorheis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Diesel managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Voorheis.
An elbow from Voorheis crashes against the mat.
Voorheis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T4#
Voorheis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Diesel felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Voorheis working away.
Voorheis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Diesel works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. #SUB#
Voorheis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Diesel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schwonckl Diesel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Voorheis lands with a punch from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diesel is trying to maintain the position but Voorheis is very close to passing his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Schwonckl Diesel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Diesel 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Schwonckl Diesel!
Our winner, Schwonckl Diesel, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: DC 8: Nyla vs Rivers
Date: Nov 19, 2022

#R1#
Ahokas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Voorheis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ahokas as he avoids it easily.
Ahokas feints the counter takedown.
Ahokas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voorheis's head backwards.
Ahokas moves in looking to clinch but Voorheis pushes him off.
Voorheis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ahokas sprawls and moves away.
Ahokas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Voorheis moved out of range nicely.
Voorheis tries to counter with a takedown but Ahokas is quick to defend against it.
Ahokas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ahokas tries to clinch up.
Ahokas tries to clinch up.
Ahokas tries to clinch there but Voorheis circles away.
Voorheis scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ahokas leaves Voorheis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ahokas moves in looking to clinch but Voorheis pushes him off.
A jab from Ahokas misses.
Voorheis tries to counter with a takedown but Ahokas is quick to defend against it.#T1#
Ahokas tries to clinch but Voorheis moves out of range.
Ahokas scores with the left hand. Voorheis knows he should have avoided that one.
Ahokas is looking to clinch.
Voorheis shoots in but no luck this time.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ahokas has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ahokas throws an overhand right that lands on Voorheis's shoulder, as Voorheis tries to avoid the shot.
Voorheis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ahokas's waist but Ahokas gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voorheis off to one side.
Voorheis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voorheis fails with a takedown attempt.
Voorheis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL2#
Ahokas has managed to clinch. #BC#
Voorheis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Voorheis avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD#
Voorheis shoots in and bounces Ahokas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T2#
Ahokas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Ahokas keeps moving.
Ahokas trying to control the position.
Ahokas keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahokas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Voorheis manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T3#
Ahokas trying to control but Voorheis is working from the bottom.
Voorheis 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#
Voorheis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Voorheis stalling away here and it's allowed Ahokas to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Ahokas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #T4#
Voorheis throws a big elbow that misses.
Voorheis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ahokas trying to keep a closed guard but Voorheis is proving a slippery customer.
Voorheis throws a big right hand that misses.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ahokas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ahokas manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Voorheis manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Voorheis keeping full guard, as Ahokas tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Ahokas 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#
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Voorheis shoots for a double leg takedown but Ahokas sprawls well. He's pushed Voorheis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Voorheis moves out of range as Ahokas strikes.
Voorheis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ahokas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Voorheis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ahokas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Voorheis's head backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voorheis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Voorheis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Voorheis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahokas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ahokas as he jumps to the side. #T1#
Voorheis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ahokas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voorheis throws out the jab.
Ahokas misses with a looping left.
Ahokas wants to clinch.
Juha Ahokas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Voorheis circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Ahokas forces Voorheis back against the cage and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#TD2#
Ahokas lands a takedown into guard.
Voorheis keeping moving, preventing Ahokas from controlling successfully. #T2#
Ahokas pushes down on Voorheis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ahokas is trying to control the action in half guard but Voorheis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ahokas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Voorheis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ahokas keeps trying to improve his position.
Ahokas trying to control from half guard but Voorheis is working away.
Ahokas sitting and controlling from the half guard. #T3#
Ahokas is trying to control the action in half guard but Voorheis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB2#
Ahokas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Voorheis won't allow Ahokas to pass to mount.
Ahokas trying to control the action but Voorheis is working from the bottom.
Ahokas might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Voorheis haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ahokas looks to land a left hand but Voorheis moved out of range nicely.
Voorheis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ahokas sprawls and moves away.
Ahokas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voorheis appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#CL2#
Ahokas clinches up with Voorheis and pushes him back against the cage.
Voorheis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Voorheis looking for a takedown.
Voorheis stalls.
Voorheis gets underhooks to prevent Ahokas's takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahokas is trying to drag Voorheis to the mat but Voorheis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Voorheis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juha Ahokas 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Voorheis closes the distance and clinches up with Ahokas, looking for a takedown. Voorheis pushes Ahokas against the cage but Ahokas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#CL2#
Ahokas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voorheis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ahokas.
Voorheis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahokas fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ahokas moves in looking to clinch but Voorheis pushes him off.#TD#
Voorheis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Voorheis showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Voorheis in particular looking to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #T1#
Voorheis trying to control from half guard but Ahokas is working away.
Voorheis wants to pass to mount but Ahokas is defending the position.
Ahokas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voorheis.
Voorheis lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Voorheis thows a huge punch but Ahokas dodges it nicely.
Voorheis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ahokas's head.
Derk Voorheis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Voorheis is thwarting Ahokas's attempts to control the position.
Voorheis tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ahokas knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ahokas keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Voorheis is looking to stall here but Ahokas recovers full guard.
Ahokas keeping full guard, as Voorheis tries to pass.
Voorheis throwing strikes from guard but Ahokas blocks nicely. #T3#
Voorheis landing with the ground and pound.
Ahokas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ahokas is trying to hold Voorheis in close to prevent damage but Voorheis has managed to pass into half guard.
Voorheis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Voorheis lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Voorheis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ahokas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voorheis.
Voorheis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ahokas wants to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Voorheis throws a strike but Ahokas manages to get a kimura sweep and he's found himself on top with the kimura half locked in! This would be a real turnaround! He's torquing it... Will Voorheis tap??? YES! He's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juha Ahokas!

Event: DMMA 146 Hang Vs Pinkman 2
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1##TD2#
Voorheis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gracie did well to prevent Voorheis getting side control.
Gracie tries to roll over but Voorheis keeps him under control.
Voorheis stalling.
Gracie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Voorheis is working away from the top position though.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Gracie is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to control. #T1#
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. #SUB#
Gracie has his foot on Voorheis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Voorheis works his way back into a safe position though.
Voorheis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voorheis distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Voorheis content to stall in guard here.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Voorheis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#SUB#
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Voorheis has passed into half guard!
Voorheis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T2#
Gracie wants to improve his position but Voorheis is controlling well.
Voorheis working over Gracie with some ground and pound. Gracie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Voorheis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
Voorheis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gracie wants to control but Voorheis is keeping busy.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Voorheis looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Voorheis postures up.
Voorheis postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Voorheis looking to pass the guard.
Gracie trying to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Voorheis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #TD2#
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T4#
Voorheis prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie moves into full guard.
Voorheis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Voorheis passes into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie gets back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Voorheis 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#
Voorheis misses with a straight right. #TD2#
Voorheis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Voorheis throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
Voorheis is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Voorheis is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Voorheis! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Voorheis taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anderson Gracie!
A victorious Anderson Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DMMA 137 Account vs Nicu 2
Date: Sep 04, 2022

#R1##CL#
Voorheis gets tackled into the cage by Scappy Do. Scappy Do maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Voorheis manages to break the clinch.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Scappy Do as he avoids it easily.
Voorheis is trying hard to land a takedown here. Scappy Do sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Voorheis darts in looking for a takedown but Scappy Do gets double underhooks and turns Voorheis into the cage.
Scappy Do is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Voorheis.
Just Fight Scappy Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Voorheis.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Voorheis moves out of range.
Voorheis moves out of range of the body kick from Scappy Do.
Scappy Do tries to clinch but Voorheis moves out of range.
Voorheis feints the counter takedown.
Voorheis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Scappy Do throws a head kick but Voorheis moves out of range.
Voorheis feints the counter takedown.#CL#
Scappy Do closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Voorheis drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Scappy Do gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #TD#
Scappy Do decides to pull guard. #T1#
Voorheis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Scappy Do working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voorheis. #SUB#
Scappy Do is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Voorheis defends well.
Voorheis lands a couple of digs.
Voorheis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Scappy Do's head.
Voorheis throws a big right hand that misses.
Scappy Do 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.
Voorheis tries to free his leg and advance position but Scappy Do is retaining full guard.
Voorheis landing some decent shots from guard.
Voorheis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Voorheis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scappy Do is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Voorheis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voorheis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Scappy Do taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scappy Do takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Scappy Do tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T3#
Scappy Do is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Voorheis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Scappy Do is looking to improve his position but Voorheis isn't that keen on the idea.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scappy Do in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Scappy Do is in all sorts of trouble here.
Voorheis is landing with some decent strikes but Scappy Do is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#CUT2#It looks like Just Fight Scappy Do has been cut.
Voorheis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Voorheis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #T4#
Voorheis has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scappy Do's face.
Voorheis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scappy Do hang on?
Voorheis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Voorheis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Scappy Do is in a horrible position here. Voorheis smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #ROC2#Scappy Do is rocked!
Voorheis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Scappy Do is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voorheis unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Scappy Do wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Voorheis celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derk Voorheis!

Event: DMMA 127 Grant Vs Kofel IV
Date: Jul 31, 2022

#R1#
Santino throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Voorheis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Voorheis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santino half committed to a counter leg kick.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but Santino shows good takedown defense.
Voorheis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Santino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voorheis throws out the jab. #TD2#
Voorheis gets a double leg takedown into Santino's guard.
Santino is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Voorheis is controlling him.
Santino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Santino tries to get out of the position.
Voorheis throwing strikes but missing.
Voorheis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Voorheis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Voorheis is looking to work some ground and pound but Santino has wrist control.
Voorheis 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. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bobby Santino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but Santino shows good takedown defense.
Voorheis moves out of range of the strikes.
Voorheis is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Santino misses with a head kick.
Santino looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Santino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voorheis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL#
Santino has managed to clinch. #BC#
Santino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
No luck for Voorheis with that takedown attempt.
Bobby Santino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Voorheis.
Santino throws a nice head kick!
Santino tries a low kick but Voorheis avoids it.
Voorheis checks a low kick from Santino.
Santino throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santino stuffs the takedown attempt from Voorheis. Voorheis gets slowly back to his feet.
Voorheis dives in for a single leg takedown but Santino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Voorheis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Voorheis fails with a takedown attempt.#T3#
Santino with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Voorheis fails with the takedown.
Voorheis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#TD2#
Voorheis feints and as Santino raises his hands in defense, Voorheis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Santino keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Voorheis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Santino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voorheis on the ground.#T4#
Santino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voorheis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Santino wants to stand up but Voorheis is controlling him.
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Santino keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Santino thuds a left hand into Voorheis's body.
Santino walks into a straight right hand from Voorheis.
Voorheis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Santino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Santino dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2##CL#
Santino gets a clinch.
Santino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Voorheis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Voorheis stalling the fight. #BC#
Santino breaks the clinch.
Voorheis fails with the takedown.
Santino is looking to chop away at Voorheis's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Voorheis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Santino sprawls well. Santino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voorheis gets slowly back to his feet.
Santino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Santino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voorheis can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Voorheis shoots in and bounces Santino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T1#
Santino is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Voorheis landing some decent shots from guard.
Santino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Voorheis throwing strikes but missing.
Voorheis lands a couple of elbows.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Voorheis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Santino preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Voorheis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Santino throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Voorheis's head.
Voorheis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Santino misses.
Nice takedown defense from Santino. No joy for Voorheis on that attempt.
Bobby Santino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Voorheis.
Voorheis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santino tries to avoid it but Voorheis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santino to the ground. Santino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bobby Santino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Santino instigates a clinch.
Santino lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Voorheis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voorheis backwards.
Voorheis is trying to force a seperation but Santino has the dominant position.
Santino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Voorheis backwards.
Santino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Voorheis stalling.
Santino taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Santino as Voorheis tries to tie him up.
Santino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Santino manages to break the clinch.
Bobby Santino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voorheis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bobby Santino is winning the standup battle so far.
Santino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD2#
and Voorheis counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Santino!

Santino explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voorheis moves away from the strike by Santino.
Voorheis drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Santino defends it well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Voorheis.
Voorheis closes the distance and clinches up with Santino, looking for a takedown. Voorheis pushes Santino against the cage but Santino circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Santino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Voorheis's hands.
Santino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Santino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Santino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Voorheis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santino swivels and escapes.
Santino's corner calls for a 1-2. Santino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Voorheis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Santino lands a nice looking kick to the body. Voorheis takes a step back to recover.
Voorheis is breathing heavily.
Santino connects with a right hand. Voorheis shakes it off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Santino dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Santino digs a good body shot into Voorheis's ribs.
Santino connects with an inside leg kick.
Voorheis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Santino's waist but Santino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voorheis off to one side.
Santino lands a nice shot that snaps Voorheis's head back.
Voorheis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voorheis! But no joy.
Voorheis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voorheis manages to avoid it.
Voorheis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santino connects with a solid leg kick. #CL#
Santino takes the fight into the clinch.
Voorheis blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Santino breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Santino misses with a low kick.
Voorheis swats away the attempt to clinch by Santino.
Voorheis misses with a takedown
and Santino counters with a leg kick.
Bobby Santino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derk Voorheis.
Voorheis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Santino pinned against the cage. Santino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Voorheis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santino throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Voorheis fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Santino sprawls well initially but Voorheis persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Santino wants to get back to his feet.
Voorheis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Derk Voorheis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Santino pushes Voorheis off looking to stand but Voorheis dives back in and keeps control.
Voorheis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santino wants to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Santino misses the jab.
Nice shot by Voorheis.#T3#
Voorheis looks for a takedown but Santino sprawls well.
Santino throws a hook but Voorheis blocks it.
Santino throws a one two combo.
Santino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Voorheis fails with a takedown attempt.#TD2#
Santino tries to sprawl but Voorheis drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Santino tries to kick Voorheis off but Voorheis keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Derk Voorheis has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Voorheis is keen to just control but Santino is a slippery customer.
Voorheis is stalling here. Santino is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Voorheis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Santino has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU#
Santino stands up and we're back to a striking position. #CL#
Santino closes the distance and clinches.
Santino is trying to break the clinch but Voorheis is controlling him.#BC2#
Voorheis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Voorheis shoots in looking for a takedown but Santino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Voorheis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Voorheis dodges the punch combination from Santino.
Nice body kick there by Santino.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Santino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Santino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Santino!
Bobby Santino tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: Madness Championship Chaos
Date: May 29, 2021

#R1#
Voorheis chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rai can pounce on him.
Voorheis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Voorheis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rai stalks Voorheis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Voorheis's face. Voorheis staggers backwards, shaken.
A low kick from Rai misses #TD#
and Voorheis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Voorheis.
Voorheis stands up over Rai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Voorheis trying to control but Rai is working from the bottom.
Rai wants to control the position but Voorheis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voorheis is trying to control the action in half guard but Rai is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voorheis drops an elbow to the side of Rai's head.
Voorheis throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rai to regain full guard.
Voorheis throws a strike but Rai rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Rai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Voorheis keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully. #T1#
Rai tries to free his leg and advance position but Voorheis is retaining full guard. #SUB2#
Rai postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Voorheis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rai, into his guard. #REVR#
Voorheis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Voorheis is working Rai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Voorheis postures up in Rai's guard and throws a big left but Rai blocks it. #T2#
Rai wants to sweep here but Voorheis controlling him for the moment.
Voorheis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Voorheis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Rai keeping full guard, as Voorheis tries to pass.
Voorheis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Voorheis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voorheis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Rai working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Rai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Voorheis is one step ahead there.
Voorheis stands and throws Rai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Voorheis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Voorheis is looking to take a break and control but Rai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Voorheis working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Voorheis landing strikes. #T4#
Voorheis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rai down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voorheis working the head and body with strikes.
Voorheis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Voorheis 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.
Rai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Voorheis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Voorheis is trying to control. Rai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rai is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Voorheis scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rai is looking to get back to full guard here but Voorheis has managed to pass to side control instead.
Rai has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voorheis cracks Rai with a big right hand but Rai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Voorheis dominated that round.
That's time! Voorheis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Rai scores with a nice strike.
Rai will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Voorheis tries to counter with a takedown but Rai is quick to defend against it.
Voorheis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice jab there from Rai.
Rai is looking to clinch but Voorheis is avoiding it.
Rai wants to clinch.
Rai scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Rai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Voorheis doesn't seem phased though.
Rai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Voorheis dives in and grabs Rai's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rai pushes down on Voorheis's head and hops out.
Voorheis throws a hook to the side of Rai's head but Rai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1#
Voorheis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Voorheis fails with the takedown
and Rai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voorheis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#TD#
Voorheis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Voorheis lands in his opponent's guard.
Voorheis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Rai wants to get back to his feet but Voorheis is in a dominant position and won't allow it. #T2#
Voorheis loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rai controls Voorheis momentarily but Voorheis frees himself.
Voorheis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Voorheis pushes down on Rai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Voorheis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rai wants to get back to his feet.
Voorheis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rai defending well though. #T3#
Voorheis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Voorheis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rai makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rai.
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Voorheis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Voorheis working some strikes from top position.
Rai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Voorheis throws an elbow that misses. Rai uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Voorheis's guard. Nice move by Rai!#REVB#
Voorheis keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully. #T4#
Rai pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Voorheis is keeping the position for now.
Rai wants to stand but Voorheis is controlling his posture from full guard.
Voorheis keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voorheis trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Agansing Rai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R3#
Rai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Voorheis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It seemed like Rai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rai lands the left hand.
Rai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Voorheis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Rai.
Agansing Rai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai thuds his right hand into Voorheis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis misses with a hook.
A left lands for Rai.
A jab from Rai finds it's way through Voorheis's defenses.
Rai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T1#
Rai lands with a shot to the body.
Voorheis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rai to score with a decent uppercut.
Voorheis misses with a right hand
and Rai counters with a straight right hand.
No luck for Voorheis with that takedown attempt.
Rai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rai jabs Voorheis to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Voorheis misses with a takedown
and Rai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Derk Voorheis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rai lands a slapping body shot.
Voorheis shoots in looking for a takedown but Rai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Voorheis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rai sizes up Voorheis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
Rai cracks Voorheis with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voorheis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by Rai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rai.
Good exchange - Rai coming out on top.
Rai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Voorheis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Rai.
Rai jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice cross by Rai.#CL2#
Rai has closed the distance and engaged Voorheis in a clinch. #BC2#
Rai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Voorheis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Voorheis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rai! But no joy.
Voorheis shoots and misses
and Rai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Voorheis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Voorheis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Voorheis misses with a hook. Rai ducked under it nicely.
Rai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Voorheis with a poor takedown
enabling Rai to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voorheis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Voorheis blocks the leg kick.
Voorheis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T4#
Rai fails to land with a series of punches.
Voorheis swings widly with a right hand
and Rai counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab from Rai.
Rai scores with a jab.#TD#
Voorheis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rai being controlled for a moment.
Rai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rai struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Agansing Rai really 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.#R4#
Rai scores with a jab.
Voorheis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rai misses with a low kick.
Voorheis feinted with a counter takedown.
Rai lunges at Voorheis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Voorheis's hand.
Rai lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Voorheis backs up against the cage.
Voorheis throws a lazy right hand but Rai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD#
Voorheis feints and as Rai raises his hands in defense, Voorheis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Voorheis wants to pass the guard but Rai is keeping the position.
Rai is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Voorheis is controlling him.
Voorheis tries to free his leg and advance position but Rai is retaining full guard. #T1#
Voorheis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Rai looking for a guillotine here but Voorheis defends easily.
Rai utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voorheis wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving. #SUB2#
Rai working for a triangle but Voorheis defends it easily.
Voorheis stands up over Rai, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rai lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Rai is looking to pass into half guard but Voorheis pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Voorheis is in guard.#REVR#
Rai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Voorheis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Voorheis passes Rai's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T3#
Voorheis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Voorheis in particular looking to stall.
Voorheis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rai defending well though.
Rai has hold of Voorheis's hands but Voorheis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Rai wants to get back to his feet.
Derk Voorheis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voorheis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Rai is defending against the submission attempts here by Voorheis.
Voorheis working Rai over with strikes. #T4#
Voorheis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rai on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Voorheis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Voorheis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Voorheis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voorheis trying to control from half guard but Rai is working away.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Voorheis lands a nice short elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Voorheis had his way with Agansing Rai in that round.
That's time! Voorheis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R5#
Rai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Voorheis throws out the jab.
Voorheis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Voorheis fails with the takedown
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rai works Voorheis's body with a nice hook.
Rai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voorheis. Voorheis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Voorheis goes for a double leg but Rai avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Rai continues to drive forward.
Rai throws out a counter right but Voorheis avoids it with no problem.#BC2#
Rai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Voorheis gets the takedown into side control.
Rai struggling a bit here.
Rai is trying to improve his position.#T1#
Voorheis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Voorheis fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Rai is looking for a sweep.
The referee asks Voorheis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Voorheis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Voorheis 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. #SUB#
Voorheis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rai manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!#T2#
Rai trying to mount his opponent but Voorheis defends it.
Voorheis keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Voorheis won't allow Rai to pass to mount. #T3#
Voorheis is concentrating on defense, preventing Rai from advancing position.
Voorheis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rai is looking to stand up but Voorheis won't let him. #SUB2#
Rai has gone for a leg lock! Voorheis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rai's guard.#REVR#
Rai wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Voorheis is now in half guard.
Voorheis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rai keeps working. #T4#
Voorheis prevents Rai from improving his position.
Voorheis trying to control the action but Rai is working from the bottom.
Voorheis working Rai over with strikes.
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. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Rai's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voorheis working the head and body with strikes.
Voorheis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Voorheis is stalling here. Rai is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Voorheis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rai has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Agansing Rai.
I think Rai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:48
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agansing Rai!
Agansing Rai is the new welterweight champion!
After the big win, Agansing Rai made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.

Event: LOM WW Semi Finals
Date: Apr 30, 2021

#R1##TD#
Voorheis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Fighter was covering up waiting for the punch and Voorheis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Voorheis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fighter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Voorheis 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.
Fighter keeping moving, preventing Voorheis from controlling successfully.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fighter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Voorheis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voorheis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Voorheis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Voorheis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fighter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Voorheis is controlling him.
Voorheis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Voorheis postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Voorheis throwing strikes but missing.
Voorheis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Voorheis passes into half guard.
Fighter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Voorheis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T2#
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. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Fighter's temple.
Voorheis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Voorheis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Voorheis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Voorheis wants to work for an arm triangle but Fighter is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Voorheis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Voorheis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Voorheis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Voorheis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T3#
Fighter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Voorheis.
Voorheis misses with a head shot. Fighter uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fighter is looking to stand up but Voorheis isn't so interested in that idea.
Voorheis looking to pass the guard.
Voorheis postures up in Fighter's guard and throws a big left but Fighter blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voorheis stays in close to Fighter's body and controls the position.
Voorheis advances position into side control!
Voorheis misses with the ground and pound.#T4#
Voorheis misses with the ground and pound.
Fighter taking a bit of punishment here - Voorheis scoring with strikes.
Voorheis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Voorheis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The ground and pound from Voorheis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Voorheis.
Voorheis lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Voorheis in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fighter takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #SUB#
Voorheis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Fighter rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Voorheis's guard! Nice work there by Fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voorheis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Voorheis dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Voorheis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fighter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voorheis.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fighter! But no joy.
Fighter wants to clinch up but Voorheis keeps it at a distance.#TD#
Voorheis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Voorheis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Voorheis is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fighter is just riding it out for now. Voorheis eventually gives up the hold.
Derk Voorheis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Voorheis wants to take a breather but Fighter is having none of it. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voorheis thows a huge punch but Fighter dodges it nicely.
Voorheis thows a huge punch but Fighter dodges it nicely. #SUB#
Voorheis 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.
Voorheis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fighter's head.
Voorheis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Voorheis 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. #T2#
Voorheis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Fighter's temple.
Voorheis looks to land a strike but Fighter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Voorheis is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Voorheis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Voorheis trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Voorheis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fighter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voorheis postures up and lands a big shot to Fighter's brow.
Voorheis trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom. #T3#
Fighter has momentary wrist control but Voorheis slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Voorheis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fighter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Voorheis.
Voorheis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Voorheis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fighter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Voorheis is looking to work some ground and pound but Fighter has wrist control.
Voorheis cracks Fighter with a solid left hand.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but Voorheis passes into half guard.
Voorheis thows a huge punch but Fighter dodges it nicely. #T4#
Voorheis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Voorheis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Voorheis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Voorheis stops Fighter from getting back to his feet.
Voorheis scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fighter 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. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Fighter's temple.
Voorheis working the head and body with strikes.
Voorheis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fighter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voorheis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fighter can do to turn this around?
Fighter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Voorheis.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Voorheis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Fighter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fighter wants it to stay on the feet.#TD#
Voorheis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Voorheis lands in his opponent's guard.
Fighter wants to get back to his feet but Voorheis passes into half guard. #REVB#
Voorheis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fighter defending well though.
Voorheis scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Voorheis there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Fighter's temple.
Still in half guard, Voorheis seems content to control.
Fighter taking some punishment here, with Voorheis in his half guard.
Voorheis missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T1#
Voorheis lands strikes from half guard.
Fighter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Voorheis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Voorheis working Fighter over with strikes. #ROC#Fighter is rocked!
Voorheis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fighter's head.
Voorheis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fighter taking some punishment here, with Voorheis in his half guard.
Fighter is still in real trouble! Can Voorheis finish him?
Voorheis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fighter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Voorheis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fighter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Voorheis lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Madness Fighter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB#
Voorheis is working for a kimura but Fighter is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Voorheis is looking for a kimura here.
Fighter seems to have recovered his senses.
Voorheis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fighter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Voorheis.
Voorheis thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Voorheis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T3#
Voorheis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fighter's head.
Voorheis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Voorheis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Voorheis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Voorheis working over Fighter with some ground and pound. Fighter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Voorheis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Voorheis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Voorheis looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Fighter covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derk Voorheis!

Event: LOM WW & MW Quarter Finals
Date: Apr 04, 2021

#R1#
Voorheis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #CUT#It looks like Derk Voorheis has been cut.
Voorheis shoots for a takedown but Nguyen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD2#
Voorheis shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nguyen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Voorheis works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Nguyen is trying to improve his position.
Nguyen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voorheis on the ground.
Nguyen struggling a bit here.
Nguyen managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Voorheis.
Voorheis working the body and head with strikes.
Voorheis working the ground and pound.
Nguyen is trying to control Voorheis's posture but Voorheis avoids it.
Voorheis working the body and head with strikes.
Voorheis cracks Nguyen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Voorheis scores with a couple of short elbows.#T1#
Voorheis scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nguyen to see if he's OK.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Voorheis working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Voorheis controls the position.
Nguyen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nguyen is trying to control Voorheis's posture but Voorheis avoids it.
Nguyen is trying to improve his position.
Voorheis trying to control the action but Nguyen is working from the bottom.
Voorheis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Voorheis in side control lands a decent elbow.
Voorheis working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#Nguyen is rocked!
Check out the look on Voorheis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Oh Nguyen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB2#
Voorheis has an Americana. Nguyen didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Voorheis is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Voorheis hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Derk Voorheis!

Event: Madness LOM Week 2
Date: Feb 20, 2021

#R1##TD#
Voorheis shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Harms is trying to defend but Voorheis finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Harms is trying to control but can't.
Voorheis prevents Harms from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Voorheis.
Harms told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Harms keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Voorheis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Voorheis is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harms is looking for a sweep. Voorheis is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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. Voorheis connects with a nice short shot to Harms's temple.
Voorheis is stalling here. Harms is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Voorheis seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Harms has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harms just content to control the position. #SUB2#
Harms looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Harms tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #T1#
Harms wants to lay and pray for a moment but Voorheis keeps working.
Harms tries to move into full mount but can't pass Voorheis's legs.
Harms trying to control the action but Voorheis is working from the bottom.
Voorheis stops Harms from passing to mount. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Voorheis wants to control but Harms postures up.
Voorheis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Voorheis tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Harms is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Voorheis has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Harms wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Voorheis, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Harms is trying to get an arm triangle but Voorheis is defending well. #SUB2#
Harms is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Voorheis has escaped the position, nice work there. #T3#
Voorheis is not content to let Harms control the position.
Voorheis is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Harms is working for a kimura but Voorheis is defending it quite comfortably.
Voorheis controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harms is looking to take a break and control but Voorheis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Voorheis tries to roll over but Harms keeps him under control.
Harms keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Voorheis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Harms looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harms is trying to control Voorheis's posture but Voorheis avoids it.
Voorheis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Harms is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Voorheis off and has taken his back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Harms has got his arm under Voorheis's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Voorheis has spun round into Harms's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Voorheis works over Harms with some ground and pound from guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Derk Voorheis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Harms is trying hard to land a takedown here. Voorheis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. #TD#
Voorheis scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Voorheis landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Harms wants to control but Voorheis is keeping busy.
Voorheis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #ROC#Harms is rocked!
Voorheis lands a big elbow - Harms is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Voorheis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derk Voorheis!

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