Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: DC 115: Vinge v Vale Queiroz
Date: Dec 17, 2023

#R1#
Vega throws a head kick that misses #KD#
and Sobral counters with a head kick that drops Vega - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
It looks like Sobral is going to stand back up.
Vega wants to control but Sobral is keeping busy. #SU#
Sobral stands up and beckons Vega to join him on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral blocks a leg kick.
Vega throws a head kick but Sobral moves out of range.
As Vega looks to move away, Sobral throws a big counter combo but Vega just gets out of the way.
Sobral lands with a straight right. Vega didn't see that one coming.
Sobral throws an overhand right that lands on Vega's shoulder, as Vega tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Sobral throws a head kick that misses
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Sobral's head coaches at The Devil’s Playground that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#KD#
Sobral drops Vega with a left right combo! Sobral follows him down to the ground into side control. #ROC#Vega is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Keaton Vega has been cut.
Vega is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sobral is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Vega is still in real trouble! Can Sobral finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega is trying desperately to improve position.
Vega seems to have recovered his senses.
Vega throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Vega is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sobral content just to control the position here.
Vega is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T2#
Vega is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sobral avoids the attempt from Vega to control.
Sobral will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SU#
Sobral is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Sobral misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sobral throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sobral gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vega.
Vega throws out a powerful jab.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vega let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vega throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily. #T3#
Sobral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vega throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily.
Sobral misses with a combination
and Vega counters with a left and a right that stings Sobral.
Sobral throws a head kick but Vega moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Vega.
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobral on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Vega lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. Vega does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
Vega catches Sobral with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral misses with a double jab
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Vega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sobral misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vega counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Vega moves out of range easily.
Vega lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sobral takes a step back to recover.
Vega checks a low kick from Sobral.
It seemed like Vega was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sobral, as that shot connected.
Vega thuds a left hand into Sobral's body.
Vega throws a front kick aimed at Sobral's knee but Sobral avoids it well.
Sobral was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vega manages to avoid it.
Vega looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Vega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Sobral backs off Vega throws a huge counter combo but Sobral manages to avoid it all.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
A leg kick checked by Sobral.
Sobral checks a low kick from Vega.
Sobral throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sobral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keaton Vega's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Vega blocks a head kick by Sobral.
As Sobral backs off Vega throws a huge counter combo but Sobral manages to avoid it all.
Vega has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good shot there by Vega.
Sobral lands a head kick. Vega smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sobral scores with a sloppy right hand. Vega should have avoided that one.
Vega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Vega lands with a good body shot.
Andrei Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobral misses with a combination
and Vega counters with a nice body kick.
Vega listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Vega thuds a left hand into Sobral's body.
Sobral walks into a stiff left hand from Vega.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega takes a swing at Sobral's ribcage but misses.
Sobral takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sobral fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vega has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T1#
Vega throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vega blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vega moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sobral takes a swing at Vega's ribcage but misses.
Vega misses with a head kick.
Sobral misses with a straight left.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Vega moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Sobral there.
Sobral tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vega goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vega slips a jab and a cross from Sobral.
Sobral throws a lazy head kick
enabling Vega to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC2#Sobral is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vega sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Sobral's defenses. It connects perfectly with Sobral's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keaton Vega!
A relieved looking Keaton Vega thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DC110 :Farfan v Savisto
Date: Nov 26, 2023

#R1#
Tycoon Player throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sobral throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tycoon Player swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sobral fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sobral throws a combination that misses
and Tycoon Player connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tycoon Player steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Sobral digs a good body shot into Tycoon Player's ribs.
Sobral lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#KD#
A big head kick from Sobral and Tycoon Player is sent sprawling to the canvas! #ROC#Tycoon Player is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Average Tycoon Player has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tycoon Player is looking to stand back up but Sobral counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tycoon Player.
Sobral tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tycoon Player.
Tycoon Player is trying to stand back up but Sobral is controlling him #T1##SU#
Sobral postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Tycoon Player to stand up.
Sobral jabs Tycoon Player right on the nose. Tycoon Player blinks but takes it well.
Sobral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick
and Tycoon Player counters with a straight right hand.#KD#
Sobral connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Tycoon Player to the floor! Sobral dives in looking for the finish!
Tycoon Player is still in real trouble! Can Sobral finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon Player is looking to escape.
Tycoon Player seems to have recovered his senses.#ES2#
Tycoon Player pushes Sobral off and gets back to his feet.
Tycoon Player dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
Tycoon Player throws a counter combo.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tycoon Player stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T2#
Tycoon Player swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sobral throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Tycoon Player to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Tycoon Player.#KD#
Sobral drops Tycoon Player with a right and a left! Sobral comes rushing in but Tycoon Player regains his composure and manages to keep Sobral in guard.
Tycoon Player 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.#SU#
Sobral stands up and waves to Tycoon Player to follow him.
Sobral tries a head kick but it misses.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3#
Sobral missing with a left hand there. Tycoon Player was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sobral sizes up Tycoon Player with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sobral connects with a solid leg kick.
Tycoon Player blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Tycoon Player moves out of range easily.
Sobral swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tycoon Player plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Sobral swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Sobral face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Average Tycoon Player!

Event: DC 100: Vinge v Gora
Date: Oct 22, 2023

#R1#
Billingsly blocks a low kick nicely.
Billingsly misses with a hook to the body
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab. #KD2#
Sobral bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Billingsly! He dives into his guard looking to finish! #CUT2#It looks like Chad Billingsly has been cut.
Billingsly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Billingsly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sobral's guard. #REVR#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Billingsly is stalling in the full guard.
Billingsly trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #T1#
Sobral is looking to stand up but Billingsly isn't so interested in that idea.
Billingsly has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sobral tries to score with a low kick but Billingsly moves his leg out of the way.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Billingsly ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A counter left hand to the body from Billingsly misses its target.
Billingsly lands a glancing blow to the side of Sobral's head.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Billingsly looks to land a right hand but Sobral moved out of range.
Billingsly scores with a jab. Sobral acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sobral takes a swing at Billingsly's ribcage but misses.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
Billingsly misses with a looping right.
Sobral throws a body shot but no joy.
Billingsly waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sobral.
Sobral walks into a straight right hand from Billingsly.
Sobral on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Billingsly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sobral on the side of the head.
Billingsly lands a right hook to the body.
Sobral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. Billingsly does a little dance to reset his feet.#T3#
Sobral takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab lands there for Billingsly.
Billingsly connects with a crisp jab.
Billingsly misses with a looping right.
Billingsly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sobral.
Sobral throws a head kick but Billingsly moves out of range.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Billingsly moves out of range easily.
Billingsly throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sobral misses with a right hand
and Billingsly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Billingsly scores with a hook to the body. Sobral takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Billingsly misses the shot to the body.
Billingsly misses with a straight left.
Billingsly throws a head kick that half lands. #ROC#Sobral is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sobral is aggressively charging in as Billingsly backs up avoiding any damage. Billingsly tosses out a jab and Sobral runs right into it face first! Sobral is out cold! Billingsly dropped down on all fours and is barking in Sobral's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chad Billingsly!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chad Billingsly waved his t-shirt featuring Dick Dolla Douchebag's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: DC 93: Gora V Singleton
Date: Sep 24, 2023

#R1#
Sobral throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Will Sho Yu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #KD#
Sobral lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Will Sho Yu sprawling to the canvas. Sobral follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Will Sho Yu hang on? #CUT#It looks like The Oracle Will Sho Yu has been cut.#SU#
Sobral stands up and beckons Will Sho Yu to join him on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Will Sho Yu swings for the body but Sobral moves out of range.
Will Sho Yu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Will Sho Yu misses with a kick to the body.
Sobral is looking for a counter combo.
Will Sho Yu avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Will Sho Yu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobral swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sobral blocks a head kick by Will Sho Yu.
Sobral throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Will Sho Yu on the side of the head. #T1#
Will Sho Yu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sobral. Will Sho Yu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobral scores with a sloppy right hand. Will Sho Yu should have avoided that one.
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Will Sho Yu clinches up against the cage.
Will Sho Yu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Will Sho Yu misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral lands an uppercut.
Sobral fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sobral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sobral is trying to break free.
Sobral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Will Sho Yu wants to stall.
Will Sho Yu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Will Sho Yu working aggressively here. #T2#
Will Sho Yu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Will Sho Yu misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sobral. #BC#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Will Sho Yu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sobral checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Will Sho Yu moves out of range as Sobral strikes.
Will Sho Yu throws a big counter head kick but Sobral avoids it with no problem.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Will Sho Yu.
A head kick misses from Will Sho Yu. #CL2#
Will Sho Yu clinches. #BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Will Sho Yu takes one on the button.
Sobral slips a jab and a cross from Will Sho Yu.
Will Sho Yu stalks Sobral and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Sobral's face. Sobral staggers backwards, shaken.#CUT2#It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
Sobral swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Will Sho Yu.#CUT#That has opened up The Oracle Will Sho Yu's cut even more.#T3#
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Will Sho Yu tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Will Sho Yu blocks a head kick by Sobral. #CL2#
Will Sho Yu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Will Sho Yu misses with some punches.
Will Sho Yu being controlled against the cage.
Will Sho Yu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Will Sho Yu.
Sobral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sobral's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Will Sho Yu lands with a right to the head.
Will Sho Yu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sobral seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Will Sho Yu can turn it around.
Will Sho Yu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Will Sho Yu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Will Sho Yu misses with some punches.
Sobral tries to break free but Will Sho Yu pushes him back against the cage.
Sobral misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Will Sho Yu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sobral is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
Will Sho Yu has a couple of punches blocked by Sobral.
Will Sho Yu misses with some punches.
Will Sho Yu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sobral.
Sobral is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Will Sho Yu has him pressed against the cage.
Will Sho Yu misses with some punches.
Sobral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral scores with a decent looking hook.
Will Sho Yu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobral throws the left hand but Will Sho Yu avoids the punch easily.
Sobral throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobral avoids the head kick by Will Sho Yu.
Will Sho Yu misses with a kick to the body
and Sobral counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sobral dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Will Sho Yu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Will Sho Yu misses the jab.#KD#
Sobral catches Will Sho Yu napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Will Sho Yu to the canvas! #ROC#Will Sho Yu is rocked!#SU#
Sobral stands up and waves to Will Sho Yu to follow him.
Will Sho Yu is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobral finish him?
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Will Sho Yu seems to have recovered his senses.
Will Sho Yu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobral throws a hook but Will Sho Yu avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Will Sho Yu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
OH! Will Sho Yu has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Sobral smells blood and charges in for the finish! Sobral unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Will Sho Yu sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrei Sobral thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated The Oracle Will Sho Yu had this to say: 'I walked in knowing my fate.'.

Event: DC 78 Knightley vs Cartwright
Date: Aug 05, 2023

#R1#
Real lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A telegraphed right hand from Real misses the target.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick
and Real counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Sobral.#KD2#
Sobral lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Real sprawling to the canvas. Sobral follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Real hang on? #ROC2#Real is rocked!#CUT2#It looks like DA Real has been cut.
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!#SU2#
Sobral stands up from half guard.
Sobral connects with a superb combination that knocks Real out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Sobral before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Real!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
A victorious Andrei Sobral thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DC 68 Licht vs Babel
Date: Jul 09, 2023

#R1#
Sobral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Motino.
Sobral throws a series of punches but Motino moves out of range.
Motino is looking to counter punch.
Motino looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Motino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sobral.
It looked like Motino was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sobral.
Motino throws a poor cross that misses
and Sobral counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Greg Motino has been cut.
Motino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobral looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Motino dips to his left and cracks Sobral with an uppercut!
Greg Motino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Motino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sobral.
Sobral 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.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobral throws a right hand that Motino ducks under and follows up with a left that Motino also avoids with ease.
Motino swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Motino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Motino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Sobral is trying to break free.
Motino misses with a knee strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Motino connects with a nice looking jab.
Motino throws a jab but it's blocked by Sobral.
Motino lands with a straight right. Sobral didn't see that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Sobral. Beautiful body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#T1##CL#
Motino clinches up against the cage.
Motino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Motino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Motino scores with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Sobral manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Motino drives through and clinches with Sobral against the cage. #BC2#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sobral fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sobral scores with a jab to the jaw.
Motino fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sobral is out of range.
Sobral misses with a two punch combination.
Motino throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Sobral throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Motino is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrei Sobral!
Our winner, Andrei Sobral, 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 17, 2023

#R1#
Sobral misses with a head kick.
Sobral looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holliday is fending him off so far but Sobral persists. Nope, Holliday circles away and we're back to standing.
Sobral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Sobral rushes Holliday and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holliday lands a right hand.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Holliday.
Holliday misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobral wants to break free but Holliday has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holliday lands a body shot.
Holliday tries to work over Sobral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holliday tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holliday tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobral's elbow.
Holliday swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
A short right from Holliday on the inside.
Holliday lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Holliday.
Sobral looks winded!
Holliday lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Holliday lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Holliday is leaning against Sobral and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Holliday gets through Sobral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holliday scores with a hook to the body.
Holliday softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Holliday fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Holliday works on Sobral's body with a couple of short punches.
Holliday scores with a nice hook to the head.#ROC#Sobral is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holliday lands a big right hand that drops Sobral! The killer instinct kicks in and Holliday finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Holliday!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Henry Holliday!
John Henry Holliday bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: ENIGMA 167
Date: May 07, 2023

#R1#
Motino looks to land a body kick but Sobral moved away.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sobral keeps control of Motino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Motino looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Sobral lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Motino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Motino working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Motino.
Sobral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Motino has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
Motino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motino swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Motino fails to land.
Sobral digs a right hand underneath Motino's ribcage. Motino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Motino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms. #T1#
Sobral blocking some punches.
Motino lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Sobral.
Motino letting Sobral take a breather here.
Motino stalls.
Motino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Sobral to work. #BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Sobral lands.#CL#
Sobral clinches up with Motino and pushes him back against the cage.
Motino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motino throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Motino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Motino misses with some punches.
Motino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral takes a knee to the side of the body.
Motino with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Motino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Motino moves out of range easily. #CL#
Sobral has Motino up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Motino.
Motino delivers a nice body kick.
Sobral misses with a head kick. #CL#
Sobral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Motino, pushing him back against the cage.
Motino gets through Sobral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Motino dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T3#
Motino scores with a shot to the side of Sobral's head.
Sobral tries to break the clinch but Motino is controlling the position.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Motino throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms.
Motino lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Motino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Motino looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely. #BC2#
Motino breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Motino 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. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Motino.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Motino.
Motino throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Motino tries to land a knee to the head but Sobral blocks with his arms. #T4#
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Motino has him pressed against the cage.
Motino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sobral tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Sobral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC2#
Motino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Sobral has closed the distance and engaged Motino in a clinch.
Motino working aggressively here. #BC#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Motino misses its intended target.
It looked like Sobral was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Motino throws a head kick that misses.
Sobral throws a head kick but Motino moves out of range. #CL#
Sobral has closed the distance and engaged Motino in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Motino scores with a nice short uppercut.
Motino using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Greg Motino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Sobral avoids the head kick by Motino.
Sobral moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL#
Sobral drives through and clinches with Motino against the cage.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
Motino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Motino throws a head punch that misses.
Motino throws a knee to the head but misses.
Motino misses with the head strike.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Motino working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Motino is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motino pushes Sobral back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Motino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobral is defending well for now.#BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #KD#
Sobral drops Motino with a left right combo! Sobral follows him down to the ground into side control. #ROC#Motino is rocked!#T1#
Sobral tries to score with some ground and pound. Motino controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Motino is still in real trouble! Can Sobral finish him?
Sobral sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Motino is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sobral in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sobral throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sobral tries to score with some ground and pound. Motino controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Motino seems to have recovered his senses.
Sobral throws a strike aimed at the side of Motino's head but Motino avoids it well.
Motino dodges the ground and pound from Sobral.
Sobral with the ground and pound but Motino regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Sobral not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sobral looks to land a strike but Motino avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Motino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Motino has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. #T2#
Sobral wants to stand and escape but instead Motino has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Motino prevents Sobral from getting back to his feet. #SU2#
Motino decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sobral, up you get!
Motino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sobral throws out the jab.
Motino throws out a loose jab but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL#
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Motino misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Motino fails to land.
Motino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motino is stalling here.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Motino misses with some punches. #T3#
Sobral tries to break free but Motino pushes him back against the cage.
Motino scores with a shot to the side of Sobral's head. #ROC2#Sobral is rocked!
Motino pushes Sobral against the cage. Motino is working some dirty boxing. Motino pushes off with a quick right hook! Sobral goes down! Sobral tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Motino moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Motino!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 10, 2023

#R1#
Sobral fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gigolo.#CL2#
Gigolo gets tackled into the cage by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Sobral drives through and clinches with Gigolo against the cage. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #CUT2#It looks like Bam Bam Gigolo has been cut.#TD#
Gigolo gets the takedown into side control.
Sobral bucks up and tries to throw Gigolo off but instead Gigolo has got his back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gigolo is hanging on to Sobral's back as he tries to escape. #SUB#
Sobral tries to escape but he's let his defenses down in doing so and Gigolo has slipped in the rear naked choke! Oh, that's tiiiiiiiiight! Sobral is tapping! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bam Bam Gigolo!

Event: AKF 80
Date: Feb 08, 2023

#R1##CL#
Sobral moves into range and clinches up with Takano.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Takano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobral is defending well for now.#BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Takano checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sobral lands with an uppercut that bounces Takano off the ropes and back into range.#CUT#It looks like Yoshi Takano has been cut.
Takano blocks a head kick by Sobral. #CL#
Sobral rushes Takano and presses him up against the ropes.
Sobral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sobral stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Takano has a couple of punches blocked by Sobral.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral stalling. #BC#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.#CL#
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.
Sobral working aggressively here.
Sobral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Yoshi Takano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Takano moves out of range easily.
Takano dodges the punch combination from Sobral.
Sobral defending well as Takano loads up on a big left hand.
Takano throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Takano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobral in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takano lands a body shot.
Takano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takano tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobral avoids the damage to the body.
Takano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Takano lands a body shot.
Sobral is breathing heavily.
Knees in the clinch landing for Takano. #T2#
Takano tries a body shot but Sobral blocks it.
We've been informed that Takano 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.
Takano pushes Sobral back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Takano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Takano has the dominant position.
Takano lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Takano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sobral blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Takano.
Takano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Takano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Takano pushes Sobral back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sobral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sobral avoiding damage as Takano throws knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Takano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Takano's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Takano tries to bum rush Sobral with a series of wild strikes but Sobral uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#CL#
Sobral clinches.
Sobral leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Takano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Takano.
Takano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sobral tries to break the clinch but Takano is controlling the position.
Takano misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano has a couple of punches blocked by Sobral. #BC2#
Takano breaks the clinch.
Takano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Takano is looking to chop away at Sobral's legs.
Sobral takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Takano misses with a kick to the body.
Andrei Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Takano avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Takano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sobral tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Takano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sobral is able to avoid easily.
Sobral swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Sobral blocks a head kick by Takano.
Takano throws a shot to the body.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL#
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Takano tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobral's elbow.
Takano lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Takano misses with some punches.
Takano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobral.
Takano lands a body shot.
Takano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Takano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
A left hand lands to the body for Takano.
Sobral can't break the clinch.
Sobral avoiding damage as Takano throws knees to the body.
Sobral trying to stall but Takano improves his position.
Sobral misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral is trying to push Takano away but Takano has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Takano pushes Sobral back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Takano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.
Sobral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Takano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobral avoids it.
Takano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Takano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobral avoids it.
Sobral landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yoshi Takano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yoshi Takano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Takano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sobral. #CL#
Sobral forces Takano back against the ropes and clinches.
Takano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Takano working Sobral over with knees to the body.
Takano lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sobral tries to land knees in the clinch but Takano avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Takano 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.
Sobral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #CL2#
Takano clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano lands a left hand.
Yoshi Takano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Takano has the dominant position.
Takano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobral avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sobral in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Takano tries to land knees in the clinch but Sobral avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Sobral wants to get back to striking at distance but Takano won't allow it.
Takano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Takano trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral is looking to break free of the clinch but Takano has double underhooks.
Takano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobral avoids it.
Takano prevents Sobral from breaking the clinch.
Takano struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands.
Takano misses with a knee to the head.
Sobral tries to circle away but Takano has him pinned against the ropes.
Takano trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Takano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sobral. #T2#
Takano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobral is defending well for now.
Takano presses Sobral against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Takano with a knee to the head.
Takano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hand to the body from Takano.
Takano missing with knees to the body.
Takano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Takano fails to land. #BC2#
Takano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Takano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andrei Sobral has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yoshi Takano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Takano wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL#
Sobral gets in close and instigates a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoshi Takano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Takano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Takano!
Yoshi Takano really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Neon Zombie logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 18, 2023

#R1#
Gigolo throws a head kick that misses.
Sobral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral throws a head kick but Gigolo moves out of range.
Sobral tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobral lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Bam Bam Gigolo has been cut.
Sobral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Gigolo circles away. #CL#
Sobral rushes Gigolo and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gigolo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sobral throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circle, before Sobral throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gigolo's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Sobral lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Andrei Sobral!
After winning the bout, Andrei Sobral thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AKF FN 400
Date: Jan 13, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Drama throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drama throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Drama could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sobral scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sobral goes for a small jab and connects. Now Sobral goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Drama stumbles back but Sobral runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Drama to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Drama will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
Andrei Sobral seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: AFK
Date: Dec 24, 2022

#R1#
Sobral swings for the body but Adams moves out of range. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Adams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Adams .
Adams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobral is trying to maintain a safe position but Adams gets an underhook and turns Sobral into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Adams connects with a body shot.
Adams throws a push kick but Sobral slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Sobral takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Adams circles away quickly and effectively.
Adams 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.
Sobral tries to clinch but Adams moves away
and Sobral takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adams cracks Sobral with a right hand to the side of the head.#CUT2#It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
Sobral tries to clinch up
and Adams counters with a big right hook, that lands right on the temple! Sobral goes down! Adams rushes to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. This one's going to be close! 3,4,5,6,7... Sobral is up to one knee.... 8,9....10! He didn't make it! This fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Fester Adams !
Fester Adams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: AFK 74
Date: Dec 10, 2022

#R1#
Sobral tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL2#
Sobral gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lee swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Sobral's head back.
Lee has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Jungle Room in the buildup to the fight.
Sobral tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
Lee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lee cracks Sobral with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Sobral is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Sobral is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Sobral could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Larry Lee!
Larry Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: AKF FN - Tokyo (Part 2)
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1#
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Paukuolo looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#KD#
Sobral staggers Paukuolo with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Paukuolo looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!#ROC#Paukuolo is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Mondo Paukuolo has been cut.
Crack! A monster head kick from Sobral and Paukuolo falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Sobral!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrei Sobral!
A victorious Andrei Sobral thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: AKF FN | Bizihwaeile vs. Lad
Date: Oct 14, 2022

#R1#
Bandichoo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bandichoo keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Bandichoo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bandichoo.
Sobral throws a left and a right that both miss #CL2#
and Bandichoo moves into the clinch.
Bandichoo misses with a body punch. #BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Bandichoo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral sets himself, and Bandichoo steps forward looking for the clinch! Sobral avoids it this time.
Sobral is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sobral moves to clinch but Bandichoo breaks away
and Bandichoo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bandichoo feints and then cracks Sobral's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sobral down.
We've been informed that Bandichoo 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandichoo misses with a body kick.
Bandichoo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #KD#
Sobral scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Bandichoo to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.#CUT#It looks like Taz Bandichoo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Sobral. #T1#
Bandichoo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Bandichoo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sobral lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bandichoo digs a right hand into Sobral's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sobral's gas tank.
Bandichoo misses with an elbow strike.
Bandichoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bandichoo throws an elbow that misses.
Sobral blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandichoo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sobral avoids a wild elbow strike from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo pushes Sobral back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
Bandichoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobral throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bandichoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Bandichoo has Sobral pressed against the ropes, preventing Sobral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nice body punch from Bandichoo - that landed with a thud.
Sobral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bandichoo.
Sobral lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Bandichoo fails to land.
Bandichoo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bandichoo.
Bandichoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sobral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sobral should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Bandichoo darts in and clinches Sobral up against the ropes.
Bandichoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bandichoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobral avoids it.
Taz Bandichoo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobral is looking to break free of the clinch but Bandichoo has double underhooks.
Sobral blocks the elbow strike.
Bandichoo tries to stall but Sobral uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bandichoo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bandichoo lands an uppercut.
Sobral avoids the elbow strike from Bandichoo, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Bandichoo.
Bandichoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bandichoo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sobral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bandichoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T1#
Sobral looking to throw knees to the head but Bandichoo is blocking nicely.
Bandichoo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sobral is looking to break free of the clinch but Bandichoo has double underhooks.
Bandichoo cracks Sobral with a nice body shot.
Bandichoo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bandichoo swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandichoo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandichoo scores with a shoulder strike.
Bandichoo has Sobral pushed against the ropes.
Bandichoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bandichoo has him pressed against the ropes.#T2#
Bandichoo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sobral is trying to break free.
Bandichoo misses with a body punch.
Bandichoo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bandichoo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobral's elbow.
Bandichoo tries to stall but Sobral uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bandichoo leaning against his opponent.
Sobral tries to circle away but Bandichoo has him pinned against the ropes.
Bandichoo misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bandichoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sobral's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bandichoo scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Taz Bandichoo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Taz Bandichoo'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. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Bandichoo moves into the clinch.
Bandichoo throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bandichoo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.
Sobral avoids the elbow strike from Bandichoo, against the ropes.
Bandichoo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bandichoo tries a body shot but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #BC#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bandichoo lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Sobral misses
and Bandichoo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandichoo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sobral.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Bandichoo moves out of range easily.
Sobral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bandichoo avoids a punch combination nicely. #T1#
Bandichoo scoring well with a low kick there. #CL2#
Bandichoo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Sobral wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Bandichoo on the inside.
Bandichoo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Sobral tries to circle away but Bandichoo has him pinned against the ropes.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Bandichoo. #BC#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrei Sobral is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandichoo lands a jab.#ROC2#Sobral is rocked!
Bandichoo weaves into range and cracks Sobral right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Sobral goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Bandichoo is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz Bandichoo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Taz Bandichoo made sure he mentioned Honest Apparel ($15 SPECIAL + New Stock!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: AKF FN | Benedetti vs. Taz
Date: Sep 16, 2022

#R1#
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobral circles away quickly and effectively.
Sobral tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Sobral throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sobral 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.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sobral closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Sobral moves forwards but Lee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Sobral is predictable there
and Lee counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Sobral badly! Lee follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Sobral out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Lee finished him against the ropes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Larry Lee!
A relieved looking Larry Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: AKF 66 | Yalixqua vs. Akira
Date: Aug 27, 2022

#R1##CL#
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Jaquez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaquez blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sobral looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jaquez slips a jab and a cross from Sobral.
Sobral on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL#
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jaquez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jaquez tries a body shot but Sobral blocks it.
Jaquez throws a knee to the head but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sobral - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jaquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaquez misses with a body punch.
Jaquez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sobral's elbow. #BC#
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Jaquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jaquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaquez throws a head kick that misses.
Jaquez has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sobral is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jaquez cracks Sobral with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jaquez circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jaquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jaquez slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sobral looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Jaquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by Jaquez.
A lazy left from Sobral finds it's target.#CUT#It looks like Ildefonso Jaquez has been cut.
Jaquez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jaquez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sobral scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Jaquez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jaquez misses with some punches. #T2#
Jaquez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sobral swings wildly with an uppercut but Jaquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaquez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sobral blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Jaquez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral stalling against the ropes.
Jaquez throws a head punch that misses.
Jaquez misses with a body punch. #BC#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sobral throws a nice looking combination but Jaquez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sobral tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jaquez lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ildefonso Jaquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ildefonso Jaquez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Jaquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jaquez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ildefonso Jaquez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaquez throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily. #CL#
Sobral forces Jaquez back against the ropes and clinches.
Jaquez tries to work over Sobral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaquez tries to land a knee to the head but Sobral blocks with his arms.
Jaquez lands a left hand.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaquez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jaquez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaquez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaquez misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
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 Jaquez misses its intended target. #T1#
Jaquez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sobral on the side of the head.
Jaquez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#ROC2#Sobral is rocked!
Sobral walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jaquez! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ildefonso Jaquez!
During a confident post fight interview, Ildefonso Jaquez thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: AKF FN | PF vs. Spiteri
Date: Aug 19, 2022

#R1#
A punch combination from Sobral misses. #CL2#
Reliford tries to keep at a distance but Sobral has taken the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Reliford has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Reliford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Reliford is trying to force a seperation but Sobral has the dominant position.
Sobral with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sobral swings wildly with an uppercut but Reliford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Sobral.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Reliford throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reliford struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands. #BC2#
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Sobral tries to clinch up.#CL#
Reliford has managed to clinch. #T1#
Reliford goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Sobral breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Sobral has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reliford throws a looping overhand right but Sobral ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Sobral was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
Reliford gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Reliford misses with a body punch.
Reliford is leaning against Sobral and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Reliford throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC2#
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reliford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobral throws a right and a left that Reliford avoids nicely.
Sobral throws out a leg kick but Reliford moves out of range and Sobral only half commits.
Reliford tries to clinch but Sobral moves away
and Sobral makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Reliford scores with the left hand. Sobral knows he should have avoided that one.
Sobral doesn't manage to clinch there - Reliford circles away. #T2#
Sobral paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT2#It looks like Sanderson Reliford has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral tries to clinch up but Reliford circles away and keeps his distance.
Sloppy strikes from Sobral. Those never looked like landing.
Reliford tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sobral manages to circle out of the way.
Sobral takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL#
Reliford clinches up against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Sobral scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sobral trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reliford has him pressed against the ropes.
Reliford throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Reliford breaks from the clinch.
Reliford loads up on a big right hand but Sobral slips the punch.
Sobral throws a head kick but Reliford moves out of range. #CL2#
Sobral pushes Reliford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Reliford has had enough of the clinch but Sobral keeps him there for the moment.
Sobral avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sobral dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sanderson Reliford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Sobral fails to land with a series of punches.
Sobral defending well as Reliford loads up on a big left hand.
Sobral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reliford.#CL2#
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Reliford manages to break the clinch.
Sobral fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sobral tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Reliford manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sobral drives through and clinches with Reliford against the ropes. #BC2#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral connects with a jab.
Reliford misses with a straight right.
Sobral is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reliford with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reliford thows a left - swing and a miss! #KD2#
Sobral closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Reliford crashing to the mat! Reliford uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reliford throws a body shot but no joy.
Sobral throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Reliford back into the ropes.
Sobral has Reliford pressed against the ropes, preventing Reliford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Reliford is defending well for now.
Andrei Sobral seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1#
Reliford is trying to break free.
Reliford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sobral scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC2#
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Reliford moves in looking to clinch but Sobral pushes him off.
Sanderson Reliford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Sobral moves into the clinch.
A short right from Sobral. #BC#
Reliford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good standup being displayed there by Reliford as he connects with a hook.
Sobral fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reliford lands with a straight right. Sobral didn't see that one coming.
Reliford fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sobral moves in looking to clinch but Reliford pushes him off.#CL2#
Sobral clinches.
Reliford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobral has him pressed against the ropes.
Reliford is trying to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling him.#T2##BC2#
Sobral manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reliford misses with an elbow over the top.
Reliford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reliford misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Reliford breaks from the clinch.
Andrei Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
Sobral rushes Reliford and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sobral lands a body punch in the clinch.
Reliford lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reliford is trying to maintain a safe position but Sobral gets an underhook and turns Reliford into the ropes.#BC2#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reliford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Sobral pushes Reliford up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Sobral with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sobral takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Sanderson Reliford's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Reliford looks to score with a jab to the body but Sobral is just out of range.
Sobral appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Sobral pushes Reliford up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reliford. #CL2#
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reliford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reliford struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands.
Sobral lands a shot to the body.
Reliford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reliford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
Reliford is trying to stall. #BC2#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A decent looking cross lands there for Reliford.#T1##CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Reliford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanderson Reliford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
With the fighters up against the ropes, Reliford throws an elbow but misses.
Reliford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sobral has him pressed against the ropes.
Sobral is struggling to control the position.
Reliford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reliford looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Reliford is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Reliford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sobral has Reliford pressed against the ropes, preventing Reliford from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reliford has a couple of punches blocked by Sobral.
Nice body punch from Sobral - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2#
Sobral softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sobral is trying to stall. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sobral takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Reliford. #CL2#
Sobral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reliford, pushing him back against the ropes.
Sobral misses with a knee strike. #BC#
Reliford's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reliford keeps the fight on the outside.
Andrei Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reliford circles away from the clinch attempt. #CL2#
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Reliford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sobral creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sobral trying to control the position but instead, Reliford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sobral into the ropes.
Reliford looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Sobral comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sobral has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 26:30

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

Event: AKF FN | Kovingten vs. RooMan
Date: Jul 29, 2022

#R1#
No joy there for Sobral, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John scores with a jab. Sobral acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sobral has been working on his boxing with his coaches at London MMA Club in the buildup to the fight.
Sobral avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sobral throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sobral steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from John . That one must have hurt.
John misses with a kick to the body.
John misses with an uppercut. Sobral saw that one coming.
Sobral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
John 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.
John avoids a punch combination nicely. #CL#
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Sobral tries to break free but John pushes him back against the ropes.
John misses with a knee to the head.
John blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
John softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
John landing knees to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Sobral. #T1#
Sobral looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
John creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sobral with a knee to the head. #CUT#It looks like Jihadi John has been cut.#BC#
Sobral manages to break the clinch. #CL#
John gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
John tries to work over Sobral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
John throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Sobral moves into the clinch.
John landing some nice looking knees to the body.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sobral blocks a body shot from John .
John misses with a knee strike.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T2#
John tries a knee to the head but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
John tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
John using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John with a body punch. A glancing blow. #CL#
Sobral pushes John up against the ropes in a clinch.
John working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
John trying to land knees to the body.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
John avoids a wild elbow strike from Sobral.#BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jihadi John seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
John throws a knee to the head but misses.
John misses with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jihadi John will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Sobral's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Sobral moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt John ! Sobral continues to tee off on John , landing with a left and a right! Sobral connects with a right hand that leaves John sleeping against the ropes! What a finish by Sobral!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
Andrei Sobral decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Jihadi John spoke after the fight, saying ' Al Akhbar '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 07, 2022

#R1#
Sobral misses with a head kick.
Sobral lands a lovely overhand right.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmico lands a jab to the nose.#TD2#
Schmico scores with a takedown into Sobral's guard.
Schmico is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Sobral is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schmico trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral wants to stand up but Schmico is controlling him.
Schmico trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1##SUB2#
Schmico drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sobral dives on top into guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Sobral content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Schmico has locked up a guillotine! Schmico's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Sobral is holding on here and Schmico must be using up a lot of energy. Sobral has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Schmico gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fredrico Schmico!
Fredrico Schmico decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: S-1 WGP 2022 in Sao Paulo
Date: Jun 20, 2022

#R1#
Sobral plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Sinisterra to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Sinisterra just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral! Andrei Sobral retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrei Sobral thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: S-1 WGP 2022 in Rio
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
A jab lands there for Ridderinkhof.
Sobral lands a jab to Ridderinkhof's midsection.#CL2#
Sobral instigates a clinch. #BC#
Ridderinkhof breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Sobral gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sobral.
Ridderinkhof looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC#
Ridderinkhof manages to break the clinch.
Ridderinkhof pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Ridderinkhof gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Ridderinkhof tries to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling the position. #BC#
Ridderinkhof breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Ridderinkhof tries to break free but Sobral pushes him back against the ropes.
Ridderinkhof looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Ridderinkhof back into the ropes.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Ridderinkhof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T1#
Ridderinkhof misses the jab.#CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Ridderinkhof back into the ropes.#BC#
Ridderinkhof escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sobral moves into range and clinches up with Ridderinkhof.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC2#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ridderinkhof throws a shot to the body.
Ridderinkhof looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ridderinkhof misses with a right hand
and Sobral counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Ridderinkhof badly! Sobral follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Ridderinkhof out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Sobral finished him against the ropes.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
Andrei Sobral is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrei Sobral thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: S-1 WGP 2022 in Saitama
Date: Apr 30, 2022

#R1#
Sobral misses with a body kick.
Sobral just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFujita.
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Sobral is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sobral 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.
Sobral avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fujita plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#CL2#
Fujita tries to keep at a distance but Sobral has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Sobral manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sobral gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fujita tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sobral avoids it.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobral won't allow it.
Fujita taking a breather. #T1#
Fujita pressing his opponent against the ropes. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Fujita checks a leg kick nicely.
Fujita throws a sloppy head kick and Sobral moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Sobral's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fujita showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobral.
Sobral looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Sobral. Beautiful body shot.
Fujita pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sobral is looking for the big counter here.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Sobral flicks out a counter leg kick but Fujita steps away.
Sobral misses with a wild body shot.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fujita moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fujita swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2##CL2#
Sobral has closed the distance and engaged Fujita in a clinch. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral blocks a head kick by Fujita.
Sobral is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#CL2#
Sobral drives through and clinches with Fujita against the ropes. #BC2#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sobral tests Fujita's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Fujita back into the ropes.
A short left from Sobral. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Fujita blocks the leg kick. #CL2#
Sobral darts in and clinches Fujita up against the ropes.
Fujita is trying to break the clinch but Sobral is controlling him.#T3#
Fujita tries to break free but Sobral pushes him back against the ropes.
Fujita has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fujita wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobral won't allow it.
Sobral blocks a body shot from Fujita.
Fujita looking to stall. #BC2#
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
Fujita tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fujita motions for Sobral to come forward. Fujita throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fujita is trying to maintain a safe position but Sobral gets an underhook and turns Fujita into the ropes.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fujita wants to stall. #T4##BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL2#
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sobral throws a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #KD2#
Sobral cracks Fujita with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Fujita is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Fujita is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!#CUT2#It looks like Kyotaro Fujita has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Sobral pushes Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sobral moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Andrei Sobral should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Kyotaro Fujita's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2##KD2#
Sobral closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Fujita crashing to the mat! Fujita uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
Fujita blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Fujita throws a big counter combination but Sobral scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL2#
Fujita gets tackled into the ropes by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Sobral rushes Fujita and presses him up against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Sobral breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Sobral moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Sobral prevents Fujita from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andrei Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Sobral clinches up with Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes.
Sobral has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobral as Fujita tries to tie him up.
Fujita working hard to break the clinch.#T1##BC2#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fujita throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sobral to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Andrei Sobral is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Sobral forces Fujita back against the ropes and clinches.
Sobral lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujita tries to circle away but Sobral has him pinned against the ropes.#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sobral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL2#
Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.#BC2#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2##CL2#
Sobral has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujita tries to clinch up.
Fujita tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away. #CL2#
Sobral has Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch.
Sobral keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujita's efforts to push away.#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Sobral rushes Fujita and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Fujita is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T3#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sobral is working Fujita over against the ropes.#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fujita's head.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Fujita. #CL2#
Sobral gets a clinch.
Sobral keeps control of Fujita as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sobral clinches with his opponent.
Fujita with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC2#
Sobral escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T4#
Sobral circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Fujita.#KD2#
Sobral closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Fujita crashing to the mat! Fujita uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!
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!
Fujita looks to throw the jab but Sobral is out of range. #CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and clinches.
Fujita tries to circle away but Sobral has him pinned against the ropes.
Andrei Sobral seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC2#
Sobral's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujita thumps Sobral with a low kick.
Fujita misses with a combination
letting Sobral counter with a right hand. #CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sobral as Fujita tries to tie him up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Sobral will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Kyotaro Fujita's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Sobral gets a clinch.
Sobral lands a right hand. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Fujita pulls out of a head kick attempt. #CL2#
Sobral has Fujita up against the ropes in a clinch. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fujita fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fujita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujita.
Fujita tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Fujita throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sobral! But no joy.#T1#
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fujita. #CL2#
Sobral fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fujita, pushing him back against the ropes.
Fujita working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Sobral clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Sobral gets a clinch.
Fujita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sobral lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral connects with a stiff jab that staggers Fujita - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andrei Sobral!
A very excited looking Andrei Sobral made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: S-1 WGP 2022- Nagoya (BWGP R1)
Date: Apr 11, 2022

#R1##KD#
Sobral scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Santos beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.#CUT#It looks like Luis Santos has been cut.
Santos avoids the body shot from Sobral.
Santos wants to counter the offense by Sobral and move into the clinch position.
Sobral lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Sobral engages and cracks Santos with a massive lead left hook - Santos tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Sobral is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrei Sobral!
An out of breath Andrei Sobral thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: S-1 WGP 2022 in Fukuoka
Date: Apr 04, 2022

#R1##CL#
Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes. #BC#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
drops his guard momentarily, allowing Sobral to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes ! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Sobral takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Andrei Sobral!
A less than humble Andrei Sobral misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 01, 2022

#R1#
A leg kick checked by Pruitt.
Pruitt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sobral takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pruitt. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pruitt tests Sobral's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sobral tries to clinch but Pruitt moves out of range.
Pruitt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sobral.
Sobral throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pruitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral tries to land a front kick but Pruitt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pruitt feints and then cracks Sobral's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sobral down.
Pruitt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pruitt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pruitt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Sobral darts in and clinches Pruitt up against the cage.
Pruitt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pruitt lands a shoulder strike.
Pruitt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Pruitt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#ROC#Sobral is rocked!
Pruitt pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Sobral! Pruitt unloads with more strikes and Sobral sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solomon Pruitt!

Event: NRC 16
Date: Mar 12, 2022

#R1#
Bidden with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bidden connects with a body shot that sends Sobral's belly button to the back.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bidden. Bidden circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#It looks like Joe Bidden has been cut.
Sobral tries to clinch there but Bidden circles away.
Sobral getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CL2#
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bidden, as that shot connected.
Bidden scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Bidden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD#
Bidden cracks Sobral with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bidden has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sobral to stand back up!#CUT#It looks like Andrei Sobral has been cut.
BOOM! Bidden lands a beautiful left hook that drops Sobral. Sobral tries to recover but Bidden is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Sobral lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Bidden!

Event: NRC 14
Date: Feb 26, 2022

#R1#
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily.
Sobral throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
Sobral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sobral misses with a wild combination.
Sobral scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT2#It looks like Larry Lee has been cut.
Sobral looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well.
Sobral throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sobral 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.
Andrei Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee slips a straight right by Sobral.
A left lands for Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee throws out a loose jab but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Sobral throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sobral looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lee misses with the combination.
Lee throws a right and a left that Sobral avoids nicely. #T1#
Sobral misses with a body kick.
Lee misses with a head kick.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sobral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee misses with a two punch combination.
Sobral throws a counter combo.
Sobral misses with a double jab.
Lee wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lee defending well as Sobral loads up on a big left hand.
Lee tries to counter with a takedown but Sobral is quick to defend against it.
Sobral misses with a wild combination.
Lee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sobral circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Sobral.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sobral throws a combination that misses #TD#
and Lee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sobral looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobral, not yet.
Lee loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lee postures up in Sobral's guard and throws a big left but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral wants to control the position but Lee says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Sobral is looking to escape.#T2#
Lee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sobral tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sobral trying to control from the bottom.
Lee moves nicely into side control. #SUB#
Lee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sobral has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lee but great work by Sobral.
Sobral tries to stand but Lee is controlling his head.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lee manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3#
Lee trying to control the position here.
Sobral must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Sobral throws a strike but Lee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Sobral can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
Lee stops Sobral from standing up.
Sobral trying to control the position.
Lee 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.
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sobral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sobral thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lee pushing down on Sobral's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB#
Lee is looking for a kimura but Sobral is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lee to get the leverage.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sobral is trying to get back to full guard.
Sobral is staying active underneath Lee, who seems content to just control the action from this position. #SUB#
Lee in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sobral tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lee!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Larry Lee!

Event: NRC Fight Night 4
Date: Feb 09, 2022

#R1#
Thomas throws a right and a left that Sobral avoids nicely. #TD#
Sobral closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Thomas tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Sobral looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sobral postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Thomas is out cold - huge knockout for Sobral!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andrei Sobral!
Andrei Sobral decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: NRC Fight Night 1
Date: Jan 12, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Sobral has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Sobral gets control of Ritola's arms and successfully pulls guard. Sobral will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ritola won't allow Sobral to get back to his feet.
Sobral trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Sobral has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ritola doesn't defend quickly enough and Sobral has managed to lock this one up! Can Ritola escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Sobral on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Andrei Sobral!
Andrei Sobral decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: NRC 4
Date: Dec 18, 2021

#R1#
Sobral keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ling.
Sobral looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ling is fending him off so far but Sobral persists. Nope, Ling circles away and we're back to standing.
Ling throws a hook but Sobral avoids it easily.
Ling lands a jab.#CL#
Ling gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ling lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sobral has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ling is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sobral misses with a knee to the head.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Ling has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.
Ling misses with a punch on the inside.
Ling lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Ling can't find room to land a body shot as Sobral controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Sobral tries to circle away but Ling has him pinned against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xing Ling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick misses from Sobral.
Sobral fails to land the takedown.
Xing Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sobral.#CL2#
Sobral takes the fight into the clinch.
Sobral fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sobral has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ling after a bit of a struggle.
Ling's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Ling manages to get underhooks.
Ling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ling misses with the head strike.
Sobral blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Ling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ling working aggressively here.
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Ling misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobral blocks an uppercut.
Sobral wants to break free but Ling has control.
Sobral is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ling fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ling gets through Sobral's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling working aggressively here.
Ling misses with some punches.
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ling has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sobral.
Ling lands a body shot.
Ling throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Sobral has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ling uses from the top position. #T3#
Ling is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #SU#
Ling stands up and waves to Sobral to follow him.
Sobral throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ling throwing a counter right hand but Sobral manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully.
Ling prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ling misses with a punch on the inside.
Ling misses with the head strike.
Sobral has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ling seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sobral can turn it around.
Ling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
Ling throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Sobral jumps guard and drags Ling to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral trying to keep a closed guard but Ling is proving a slippery customer.
Ling stops Sobral from standing up. #T4#
Ling works a leg free and moves into half guard. #ES2#
Sobral kicks Ling off and gets back to his feet.
Sobral tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ling sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sobral somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ling throws out the jab. #CL2#
Sobral moves into the clinch successfully.
Ling misses with the head strike.
Sobral blocks a body shot from Ling.
Ling misses with a punch to the body.
Ling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ling lands an uppercut.
Ling softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Xing Ling dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ling fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ling misses with a wild body shot.
Ling fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sobral manages to avoid it.
Ling throws a body punch but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ling.
And Sobral tries to counter it with a takedown but Ling pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ling looks to land a right hand but Sobral moved out of range.
Ling throws an off balance right hand
and Sobral counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#It looks like Xing Ling has been cut.
Ling throws a body punch but Sobral moves out of range.
Sobral misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ling is looking to counter punch.#CL2#
Sobral forces Ling back against the cage and clinches.
Sobral wants to break free but Ling has control.
Ling can't find room to land a body shot as Sobral controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Ling.
Ling is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sobral's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Sobral clinches up with Ling and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.
Ling lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T1#
Sobral taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ling creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ling misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Ling.
Sobral uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ling.
Sobral misses with a two punch combination.
Ling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobral rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ling moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
Sobral gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
Ling misses with some punches. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ling. Sobral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sobral moves away from the strike by Ling.
Ling avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Ling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sobral can do to turn this around?#T2#
Sobral feints a jab promting Ling to slip. Sobral then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ling slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Ling gets tackled into the cage by Sobral. Sobral maintains the clinch.
Ling tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ling tries to work over Sobral's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ling misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ling working aggressively here.
Ling throws a head punch that misses.
Ling working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Ling working aggressively here.
Ling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling misses with a punch on the inside.
Ling lands a nice uppercut.#T3#
Ling tries a body shot but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ling has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ling prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ling digs a right hand into Sobral's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sobral's gas tank.
Ling misses with a body punch.
Sobral has had enough of the clinch but Ling keeps him there for the moment.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Ling is controlling him.#BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xing Ling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Sobral clinches with his opponent.
Ling throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Sobral breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Sobral has managed to clinch.
Ling has a couple of punches blocked by Sobral.
Sobral can't break the clinch.
Ling lands a body punch.
Sobral is breathing heavily.#T4#
Ling misses with a punch to the body.
Ling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling lands a shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Xing Ling has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ling.
Ling scores with a shot to the side of Sobral's head.
A short right from Ling on the inside.
Ling misses with a body punch.
Sobral is trying to push Ling away but Ling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ling doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ling tries a body shot but Sobral blocks it.
Sobral misses with a punch on the inside.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ling misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short body shot lands from Ling as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Xing Ling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xing Ling's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sobral.
Ling misses the shot to the body.
Sobral throws the kick towards the body but Ling avoids it.
Sobral slips under a jab.
Ling throws a hook to the side of Sobral's head but Sobral sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andrei Sobral seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ling on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Ling misses. #CL2#
Sobral clinches up against the cage.
Ling throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Sobral breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral slips a straight right by Ling.#CL2#
Sobral moves into the clinch.
Ling lands a nice uppercut.
Ling tries to throw a body punch but Sobral avoids it by throwing Ling back against the cage.
Ling misses with the head strike. #T1#
Sobral is trying to break free.
Sobral prevents a body shot from Ling.
Ling struggles to land a body shot inside as Sobral controls his hands.
Ling throws a head punch that misses.
Sobral blocking some punches.
Sobral throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ling blocks it with crossed arms.
Sobral blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Sobral manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Ling lands.
Sobral will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sobral lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ling circles away quickly and effectively.
Ling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobral drops his hands momentarily and Ling takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #CL2#
Sobral instigates a clinch.
Ling misses with some punches.
Sobral tries to circle away but Ling has him pinned against the cage.
Ling tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Sobral has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ling goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ling swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ling misses with some punches.
Ling lands with a light punch inside.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ling swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ling misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Ling throws a punch but it's blocked by Sobral.
Ling working aggressively here. #BC2#
Sobral pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral slips under a jab.
Ling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sobral was well out of range. Poor timing from Ling.#T3#
Some bone on bone action there as Ling checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Andrei Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sobral moves away.
Sobral drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ling defends it well.#CL2#
Sobral closes the distance and pushes Ling back into the cage.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ling misses with some punches.
Sobral is looking to break free of the clinch but Ling has double underhooks.
Ling working aggressively here.
Xing Ling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobral tries to break free but Ling pushes him back against the cage.
Ling keeps control of Sobral as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Ling has the dominant position.
Sobral is trying to push Ling away but Ling has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sobral throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ling misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ling fails to land.
Sobral tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ling pulls his leg out and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xing Ling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ling, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xing Ling!
Xing Ling very nearly forgot to thank Big Chief Nutrition & Laundry Services amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.

Event: NRC: Dawn
Date: Nov 27, 2021

#R1#
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt
and Zane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Zane sizes up Sobral with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sobral staying out of range there.
Zane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Sobral counter with a right hand.
Sobral looks for a takedown but Zane sprawls well.
Sobral tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zane swivels and escapes.
Zane is looking to counter punch.
Zac Zane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrei Sobral.
Sobral bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sobral shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zane defends it nicely.
Zane connects with a crisp jab.
Zane throws a hook but Sobral blocks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Zane, as that shot connected. #CL2#
Sobral clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zane stalling the fight. #T1#
Sobral wants to take the fight to the mat but Zane manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zane is pushing Sobral up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Zane lands a hook that snaps the head of Sobral backwards.
Sobral has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zane is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sobral.
Zane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Zane fails to land. #BC2#
Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Sobral shoots in for a takedown but Zane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sobral moves out of range of the strikes.
Sobral walks straight into a right hand from Zane - that's dropped him! Zane jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Sobral from any more punishment! Sobral complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zac Zane!

Event: TWGC 34 (265+lbs, D4): Montreal Qualifier - Round 1
Date: Jun 29, 2021

190 cm
20 yrs
220 lbs

200 cm
16 yrs
265 lbs

Crazyhorse

Sobral

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Rio de Janeiro, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 1 losses; James Crazyhorse! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Andrei Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

Let's get this grappling contest under way! Who will be victorious?
Crazyhorse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sobral sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sobral wants to counter with a clinch but Crazyhorse pushes him away.
Sobral stuffs the takedown.
Crazyhorse shoots and misses #TD2#
and Sobral counters with a shoot takedown. Crazyhorse fights it but they end up in guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Crazyhorse (0) vs (2) Sobral
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Crazyhorse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sobral looking to sit in guard and control but Crazyhorse gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Crazyhorse (2) vs (2) Sobral
Sobral keeping moving, preventing Crazyhorse from controlling successfully.
Sobral has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Crazyhorse has passed into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Crazyhorse (5) vs (2) Sobral
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazyhorse is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sobral is looking for a sweep.#T1#
Sobral is trying to control Crazyhorse's posture but Crazyhorse avoids it.
Sobral is trying to improve his position.
Crazyhorse in side control, just content to control the action for now. #T2#
Crazyhorse trying to control the action but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Crazyhorse is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Sobral tries to bench press Crazyhorse off him but Crazyhorse keeps the position. #T3#
Crazyhorse content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sobral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sobral is being controlled here.
Crazyhorse seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sobral for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4#
Sobral is trying to control Crazyhorse's posture but Crazyhorse avoids it.
Sobral is not content to let Crazyhorse control the position.
Sobral wants to control but Crazyhorse postures up.
Crazyhorse trying to control the position but Sobral is working away.
Sobral struggling a bit here.#T5#
Crazyhorse trying to control the action but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Crazyhorse is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Sobral's shoulder. That is not cool.
Crazyhorse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobral keeps working.
Sobral can't do much from the bottom here.
Sobral is looking for a sweep.#T6#
Crazyhorse is looking to take a break and control but Sobral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sobral is letting Crazyhorse control him for a moment.
Crazyhorse is looking to take a break and control but Sobral is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.#T7#
Sobral is not content to let Crazyhorse control the position.
The referee asks Crazyhorse politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Crazyhorse prefers to stall for the moment though.
Crazyhorse wants to control but Sobral is keeping him busy. #T8#
Sobral is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sobral wants to control but Crazyhorse postures up.
Crazyhorse wants to control but Sobral is keeping him busy.
Crazyhorse is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sobral is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T9#
Crazyhorse is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Sobral will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Sobral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crazyhorse trying to control the action but Sobral is working from the bottom. #T10#
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sobral can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sobral is trying to get back to half guard.
Sobral trying to remain calm as Crazyhorse controls from the top position.#T11#
Crazyhorse working away.
Sobral tries to buck Crazyhorse off but Crazyhorse is having none of it.
Crazyhorse happy to just control the position for now.
Sobral is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sobral looks winded!
Crazyhorse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobral keeps working.
Crazyhorse taking a breather here. #T12#
Sobral struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crazyhorse trying to control the action but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Crazyhorse controlling the position from side mount.
Sobral is not content to let Crazyhorse control the position. #T13#
Sobral gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crazyhorse in particular looking to stall.
Sobral wants to get back to full guard.#T14#
Crazyhorse trying to mount his opponent but Sobral defends it.
Sobral is looking for a sweep. Crazyhorse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Sobral wants to sweep but Crazyhorse has passed to side control!
Score +3 for passing guard: Crazyhorse (8) vs (2) Sobral

And that's the end of the fight!
Crazyhorse takes the fight on points by 8 to 2.

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