Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: CEFC Live 34
Date: Apr 28, 2017

#R1#
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prime looks to throw the jab but McAlister is out of range. #CL2#
Prime tries to keep at a distance but McAlister has taken the fight into the clinch.
McAlister lands with a left to the head.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prime misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Nice body punch from Prime - that landed with a thud.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime lands with a right to the head.
McAlister misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Prime on the inside.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister lands with a right to the head.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
McAlister blocks a body shot from Prime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T1#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister scores with a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime swings wildly with an uppercut but McAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prime pushes McAlister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
McAlister takes the fight into the clinch.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Prime.
Prime lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from McAlister.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prime misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister. #T2#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prime.
McAlister lands an uppercut.
McAlister takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prime connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McAlister's hands.#CL2#
Prime gets tackled into the cage by McAlister. McAlister maintains the clinch.
McAlister misses with some punches. #BC#
Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Prime keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Prime on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prime lands with a good body shot.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
McAlister tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it. #CL2#
McAlister pushes Prime up against the cage in a clinch.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prime lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prime scores with a nice hook to the head.#BC#
Prime breaks the clinch.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
McAlister is looking to clinch.
McAlister closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Prime keeps the fight on the outside.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Prime circles away.
Prime looks to throw the jab but McAlister is out of range.
It seemed like McAlister was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL2#
McAlister rushes Prime and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Prime trying to stall but McAlister improves his position.
Prime lands a body shot.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prime misses with some punches. #BC#
Prime manages to break the clinch.
McAlister moves out of range of the body kick.#CL2#
McAlister has managed to clinch.
Prime struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Prime breaks the clinch.
McAlister tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
McAlister drives through and clinches with Prime against the cage. #T4#
Prime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Prime misses with some punches.
Prime blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAlister misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McAlister creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Prime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Prime misses.
McAlister drops his hands momentarily and Prime takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Prime throws a chopping leg kick but McAlister manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
McAlister tries to clinch but Prime moves out of range.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McAlister manages to avoid it.
Prime moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL2#
McAlister takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#BC#
Prime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAlister takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McAlister tries to clinch but Prime moves out of range.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Prime. #CL2#
McAlister clinches up with Prime and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from McAlister.
McAlister prevents Prime from breaking the clinch.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Prime taking a breather.
Prime blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Prime tries to pull guard but McAlister won't allow it.
McAlister working aggressively here.
Prime blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prime tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but McAlister avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Prime lands a left hand that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Prime lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime. #T1#
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Prime.
McAlister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Prime.
McAlister lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Prime.
McAlister lands with a right to the head.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime throws a punch but it's blocked by McAlister.
Prime cracks McAlister with a nice body shot.
Prime working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister. #BC#
Prime manages to break the clinch.
McAlister blocks a jab.
McAlister tries to clinch up.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prime swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prime swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prime lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McAlister is looking to clinch.
McAlister tries to clinch there but Prime circles away.
McAlister tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Prime counters with a straight right hand.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Prime circles away.
McAlister is looking to clinch.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prime misses with a body shot.
McAlister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prime throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McAlister moves out of range of the strikes.
Prime throws a body shot but no joy.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Prime swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prime lands a glancing blow to the side of McAlister's head.#T3#
McAlister tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
Prime swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McAlister tries to clinch there but Prime circles away. #CL2#
McAlister has managed to clinch.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Prime misses with a punch on the inside.
Prime throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Prime working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Prime lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, McAlister scores with a nice short uppercut.
McAlister being controlled against the cage.
Still in the clinch, McAlister scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McAlister. #T4#
McAlister lands a hook that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but McAlister avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAlister lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Prime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prime misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister lands a nice uppercut.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prime blocks an uppercut.
Prime blocks an uppercut.
Duncan McAlister seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#BC#
Prime breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Prime throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McAlister looks to clinch
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Duncan McAlister will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
McAlister fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAlister moves out of range as Prime strikes.
Prime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prime tries to bum rush McAlister with a series of wild strikes but McAlister uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prime throws the kick towards the body but McAlister avoids it.
Prime throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and clinches.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Prime on the inside.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
Prime lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Prime breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prime throws a leg kick but McAlister sees it coming and moves out of range.
McAlister swats away the attempt to clinch by Prime.#T1#
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Prime back into the cage.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Primes head.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prime scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Prime wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prime misses with a punch to the body.
Prime tries to throw a body punch but McAlister avoids it by throwing Prime back against the cage.
Prime wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
McAlister scores with a shot to the side of Prime's head.
Prime blocking some punches.
Prime blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
Prime is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prime is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAlister is keeping busy.
Prime lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
Prime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McAlister working aggressively here.
Prime throws a head punch that misses.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
McAlister blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prime.
McAlister prevents a body shot from Prime.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prime lands a right hand that snaps the head of McAlister backwards. #T3#
McAlister blocking some punches.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister working aggressively here.
Prime can't find room to land a body shot as McAlister controls the action.
McAlister working aggressively here. #BC#
Prime's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Optimus Prime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McAlister tries to clinch there but Prime circles away.
Optimus Prime is winning the standup battle so far.
Prime throws a lazy right hand but McAlister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from McAlister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prime keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
McAlister clinches.
Prime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prime blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McAlisters head.
McAlister misses with some punches. #T4#
Prime looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Prime blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Prime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #KD#
Oooooh!!! Prime has knocked McAlister down with a huge combo! Prime steps away and waves a wobbly McAlister back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#
McAlister is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Duncan McAlister has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAlister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McAlister is still on wobbly legs! Can Prime finish him?
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Prime manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Prime catches McAlister with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and McAlister forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Optimus Prime!
A victorious Optimus Prime thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CEFC 236
Date: Apr 01, 2017

#R1#
Nadir is looking to slow McAlister down with leg kicks. #CL#
Nadir forces McAlister back against the cage and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nadir holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nadir scores with a shot to the side of McAlister's head.
Nadir scores with a hook to the body.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nadir obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Nadir.
Nadir working McAlister over with knees to the body.
Nadir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nadir obliges.
McAlister looks winded!
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
Nadir taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nadir slowing the pace effectively.
McAlister being controlled against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir. #T1#
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Nadir misses with a body punch.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Nadir content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McAlister lands with a short shot to the head.
Nadir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McAlister or not.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir presses McAlister against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nadir lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McAlister up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body. #T2#
Nadir using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nadir pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nadir leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abed Nadir.
Nadir jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nadir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nadir swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from McAlister on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Nadir keeps it at a distance.
Nadir jabs McAlister to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Nadir does no damage.
McAlister looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McAlister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nadir's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nadir duly obliges.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Nadir circles away.
Nadir lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nadir misses with a head kick.
Nadir fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McAlister.
Nadir clobbers McAlister with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T3#
Nadir lands with a nice body punch.
Duncan McAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Nadir has McAlister up against the cage in a clinch.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Nadir throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nadir scores with a hook to the body.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir trying to stall but McAlister improves his position.
Nadir working McAlister over with knees to the body.
Nadir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Nadir manages to break the clinch.
Nadir connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McAlister tries to clinch but Nadir moves out of range. #CL2#
McAlister has managed to clinch.
Nadir is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but McAlister avoids the damage to the body. #T4#
Knees in the clinch landing for Nadir.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McAlister up against the cage.
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!
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
McAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McAlister.
Nadir just leaning against McAlister, taking a breather.
Good body shot from Nadir.
Nadir has McAlister pressed against the cage.
Nadir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McAlister avoiding damage as Nadir throws knees to the body.
Nadir lands a body shot.
Nadir utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nadir will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McAlister up against the cage.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nadir throws out a powerful jab.
Nadir feints a jab promting McAlister to slip. Nadir then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McAlister slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nadir lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL#
Nadir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nadir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nadir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abed Nadir has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
Nadir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
Nadir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nadir is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McAlister is breathing heavily.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.
Nadir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir pushes McAlister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nadir is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McAlister is defending well for now.
Nadir blocking some punches.
Nadir stalling.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nadir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nadir landing knees to the body.
Nadir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nadir effectively controlling the action here.
Nadir is stalling here.
McAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nadir scores with a hook to the body.
Nadir working McAlister over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Nadir.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.#T2#
Nadir blocking some punches.
Nadir putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McAlister in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Nadir is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAlister can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Nadir takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right handed body shot lands from Nadir.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir unloads a knee to the mid-section. McAlister lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nadir lands a good knee to the midsection. McAlister won't want to take too many of those.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.
Nadir is stalling here.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nadir landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Nadir to work.
Nadir tries a knee to the head but McAlister blocks it.
Nadir stalling.
McAlister's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Nadir - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters. #T3#
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nadir stalling against the cage.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Nadir.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
Nadir leaning against his opponent.
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
Nadir works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nadir landing knees to the body.
Nadir stalling in the clinch but McAlister improves position.
Nadir lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McAlister.
Nadir trying to land knees to the body.
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
Nadir lands a left hand.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
A short body shot lands from Nadir as the two fighters clinch. #T4#
McAlister blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Nadir breaks the clinch.
Nadir turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nadir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Nadir takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nadir tries to land knees in the clinch but McAlister avoids the damage to the body.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Nadir uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees to the body from Nadir.
McAlister managing to block the knees to the body from Nadir.
Nadir is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#TD#
Nadir is trying to trip McAlister. He has hold of a leg but McAlister is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Nadir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
McAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McAlister working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nadir.
Nadir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Nadir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abed Nadir dominated that second round.
That's time! Nadir's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Nadir scores with a leg kick.
McAlister moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McAlister wants to clinch.
Nadir connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAlister. McAlister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nadir misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nadir swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
Nadir keeps the fight on the outside.#CL#
Nadir has McAlister up against the cage in a clinch.
McAlister on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nadir tries a body shot but McAlister blocks it.
Nadir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McAlister's elbow.
Nadir tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McAlister avoids it.
Nadir trying to stall but McAlister improves his position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nadir can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.#T1#
Knees in the clinch landing for Nadir.
McAlister takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nadir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nadir taking a breather.
Nadir is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abed Nadir.#CL#
Nadir rushes McAlister and presses him up against the cage.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadir slowing the pace effectively.
McAlister takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nadir crunches a lovely knee into McAlister's ribcage.
Nadir stalling.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nadir missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
Duncan McAlister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Nadir stalling.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Nadir blocking some punches.
Nadir blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Nadir. #TD#
Nadir tightens his grip and picks McAlister up, before dumping him to the ground. McAlister manages to land in guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McAlister keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
Nadir is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McAlister is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Nadir with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
McAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
McAlister is looking to stand up but Nadir isn't so interested in that idea.
McAlister keeping moving, preventing Nadir from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nadir works the jab nicely.
McAlister chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nadir can pounce on him.
Abed Nadir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL2#
McAlister moves into the clinch.
Nadir taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Nadir.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#T4#
Nadir lands a nice knee to the body.
Nadir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nadir lands a good knee to the midsection. McAlister won't want to take too many of those.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nadir lands a nice shot to the body.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
McAlister working aggressively here.
Nadir misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McAlister.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Nadir.
Nadir wants to stall.
Nadir lands a knee to the body.
Nadir struggles to land a body shot inside as McAlister controls his hands.
Nadir's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abed Nadir!
A relieved looking Abed Nadir 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: SYN 115 Pedro vs Smith 2
Date: Mar 24, 2017

#R1#
The fighters circle momentarily. Ohchooto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Schulmann.
Some wild striking there from Ohchooto.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A good leg kick by Ohchooto.
The fighters circling - Ohchooto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulmann throwing a counter right hand but Ohchooto manages to avoid it.
Ohchooto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ohchooto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schulmann checks a leg kick.
Schulmann ducks under a wild hook from Ohchooto.#CL2#
Schulmann gets tackled into the cage by Ohchooto. Ohchooto maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ohchooto misses with the head strike.
Schulmann avoiding damage as Ohchooto throws knees to the body.
Schulmann blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schulmann working aggressively here.
Ohchooto misses with an elbow strike.
Schulmann swings wildly with an uppercut but Ohchooto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulmann managing to block the knees to the body from Ohchooto. #T1#
A short right from Ohchooto on the inside.
Schulmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ohchooto gets through Schulmann's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ohchooto missing with knees to the body.
Ohchooto scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ohchooto.
Schulmann has a couple of punches blocked by Ohchooto.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ohchooto throws a head punch that misses.
Ohchooto cracks Schulmann with a nice body shot.
Schulmann tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ohchooto tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ohchooto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ohchooto scores with a shoulder strike.
Ohchooto lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ohchooto lands an elbow that stopped Schulmann in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohchooto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ohchooto. #ROC2#
Schulmann is rocked!
Ohchooto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Schulmann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Ohchooto.
Ohchooto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ohchooto unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Schulmann! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ohchooto is unloading with more strikes now! Schulmann drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Moses Ohchooto!
An out of breath and clearly excited Moses Ohchooto thanked Spartan Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Yaniv Schulmann was interviewed post fight and said 'Upon completing this tournament, which ends after one more fight, Im cutting ties with my current manager.'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 21, 2017

#R1#
Inprogress shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nazarethyan tries to counter with a takedown but Inprogress is quick to defend against it.
Good work by Nazarethyan as he checks the leg kick.
Inprogress fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nazarethyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Inprogress throws a predictable looking body shot #TD#
and Nazarethyan counters with a single leg into guard. Inprogress didn't expect that. #SU#
Nazarethyan stands and steps away. Inprogress gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inprogress fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nazarethyan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Inprogress sprawls and moves away.
Inprogress shoots in but no luck this time.
Nazarethyan attempts a counter takedown but Inprogress avoids it well and moves away.
Inprogress misses with a leg kick #TD#
and Nazarethyan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #T1##SU#
Inprogress is working an open guard so Nazarethyan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Inprogress tries for a takedown but Nazarethyan circles away easily#TD#
and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown. Inprogress fights it but they end up in guard.
Suren Nazarethyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Testing Inprogress.
Inprogress working a defensive guard here.
Inprogress wants to control the position but Nazarethyan says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Inprogress is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T2#
Inprogress wants to control the action here but instead Nazarethyan manages to pass to full mount!
Inprogress tries to hold on but Nazarethyan pushes him away.
Inprogress is looking to get to half guard.
Inprogress tries to control the position but Nazarethyan now has his back.
Nazarethyan not allowing Inprogress to control his hands. #T3#
Nazarethyan is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Inprogress is in bad spot here.
Nazarethyan trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Inprogress doesn't escape.
Nazarethyan keeps control of the position as Inprogress tries to break free.
Nazarethyan wants to stand up but Inprogress is stuck to his back.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Inprogress tries to escape the position.
Nazarethyan really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Inprogress.
Inprogress rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inprogress tries to roll over but Nazarethyan keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Nazarethyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Inprogress throws a sloppy head kick #TD#
so Nazarethyan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Inprogress looking to control.
Nazarethyan wants to get up but he can't break Inprogress's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Nazarethyan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inprogress is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Inprogress has his feet on Nazarethyan's thighs here. He's pushed Nazarethyan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Nazarethyan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Testing Inprogress!

Event: Havoc Midweek Mayhem 6
Date: Mar 08, 2017

#R1#
Takano throws a quick inside leg kick.
Takano swings widly with a right hand
and Schulmann connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Schulmann, right into the meat.
Schulmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schulmann misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann cracks Takano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Takano throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Schulmann misses.
Schulmann takes a swing at Takano's ribcage but misses.
Takano throws a front kick aimed at Schulmann's knee but Schulmann avoids it well.
Takano misses with a low kick.
Schulmann appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takano throws an overhand right that lands on Schulmann's shoulder, as Schulmann tries to avoid the shot.
Takano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Schulmann tries to clinch but Takano is having none of it.
Takano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Schulmann throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yuki Takano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Takano.
Schulmann connects with an inside leg kick.
Schulmann moves away from the strike by Takano.
Schulmann blocks a low kick nicely.
Schulmann now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Takano connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schulmann checks a leg kick.
Schulmann throws a big counter head kick but Takano avoids it with no problem.
Takano scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Schulmann moves forwards but Takano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Takano darts in trying to clinch
and Schulmann counters with a nice leg kick.
Schulmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Takano manages to avoid it.
Takano dodges the punch combination from Schulmann. #T2#
Takano throws a right hand that Schulmann ducks under and follows up with a left that Schulmann also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Takano throws a body shot but no joy.
Schulmann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Takano defends it well.
Nice body punch from Schulmann.
Takano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Schulmann is trying hard to land a takedown here. Takano sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Takano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Takano is looking to land body kicks.
Schulmann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Takano's sensitive parts.
Takano scoring well with a low kick there.
Schulmann keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab, jab by Schulmann - just one landing.
Takano misses with a body kick.
Takano throws a sloppy head kick and Schulmann moves out of range easily. #T3#
Schulmann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takano can pounce on him.
Takano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Schulmann is out of range and Takano settles back down.
A countering left hand to the body from Schulmann misses.
Takano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Takano.
Takano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takano misses with a hook
and Schulmann counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Takano misses.
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Takano as he avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Takano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Schulmann was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Takano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Schulmann.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Takano waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schulmann.#T4#
Takano misses with a right hand
and Schulmann counters with a good low kick that Takano was not able to check.
Schulmann tries for a takedown but Takano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yuki Takano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yaniv Schulmann.
Schulmann on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schulmann slips under a jab from Takano.
Schulmann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Takano defends it well.
Schulmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Schulmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schulmann is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Schulmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Takano is just out of range.
Schulmann shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Takano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Schulmann.
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Schulmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Schulmann with the counter takedown but Takano avoids it easily.
Takano throws an overhand right that lands on Schulmann's shoulder, as Schulmann tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Takano dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Schulmann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Takano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Takano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Takano misses with a head kick.
Schulmann blocks a head kick by Takano.
Schulmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Schulmann lands a body shot.
Schulmann wants to slow Takano down by chopping away at his legs.
Takano misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Takano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Schulmann goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Schulmann just manages to avoid it.
Schulmann throws a wild body kick that Takano sees coming a mile off.
Schulmann checks a leg kick.#T1#
Schulmann checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Takano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schulmann throws a predictable looking body shot #TD#
and Takano counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Takano not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takano prevents Schulmann from improving his position.
Takano trying to control the action but Schulmann is working from the bottom.
Takano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Takano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schulmann keeps working. #T2##SUB2#
Schulmann looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Takano sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Takano is keen to just control but Schulmann is a slippery customer.
Takano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB2#
Schulmann looking for submissions off his back.
Takano wants to free his trapped foot but Schulmann is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T3#
Takano stalling.
Takano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schulmann can do to turn this around?
Schulmann wants to control but Takano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Schulmann has his hands clasped together around Takano's back. He's all about the action.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Takano throws a poor cross that misses
and Schulmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CL#
Takano drives through and clinches with Schulmann against the cage.
Takano tries to work over Schulmann's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Schulmann trying to stall but Takano improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Schulmann fails to land.
Takano pushes Schulmann back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Takano presses Schulmann against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Schulmann lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
Schulmann working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Takano throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schulmanns head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Takano as Schulmann tries to tie him up. #BC#
Takano escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Takano connects with an inside leg kick.
Takano cracks Schulmann with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Schulmann digs a good body shot into Takano's ribs.
Takano throws a hook but Schulmann avoids it easily.
Takano scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Schulmann checks a leg kick.
Takano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Takano thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Takano dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Takano as he jumps to the side.
Yuki Takano is winning the standup battle so far.
Takano lands with an overhand left.
Takano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Takano misses with a head kick.
Schulmann's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schulmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Takano.
Schulmann looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Takano.
Schulmann sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schulmann misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Takano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Schulmann's knee momentarily.
Schulmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Takano.#T1#
Takano feints and then cracks Schulmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schulmann down.
Takano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schulmann dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Takano missing with a left hand there. Schulmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Takano misses with a left hand
and Takano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Takano tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Schulmann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Takano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schulmann lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Takano misses with a combination
and Schulmann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#ROC2#
Takano is rocked!
Schulmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takano.
Oh Takano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schulmann looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Takano throws a body kick that misses
and Schulmann counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaniv Schulmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schulmann checks the leg kick.
Schulmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takano moves away.
Takano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Schulmann swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Schulmann misses with a hook.
Takano half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Takano feints and then cracks Schulmann's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Schulmann down.
Takano throws a body kick that misses #TD2#
and Schulmann counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Takano!
Schulmann wants to lay and pray for a moment but Takano keeps working.
Takano wants to get back to his feet but Schulmann drags him back down.
Schulmann working the head and body with strikes.
Takano wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Schulmann wants to control but Takano is keeping him busy.
Takano tries to escape but Schulmann is in control.
Schulmann in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Takano looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Schulmann turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yaniv Schulmann!
After winning the bout, Yaniv Schulmann thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: OFC: Blood Night XXXIV
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Buckets pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buckets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duncan McAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buckets scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McAlister doesn't seem bothered though.
McAlister tries to clinch but Buckets moves out of range.
Buckets tries to counter with a clinch but McAlister shakes him off and moves away.
McAlister wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buckets controlling the action here for a moment.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Buckets wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Buckets is trying to maintain a safe position but McAlister gets an underhook and turns Buckets into the cage.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Buckets stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Buckets misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McAlister blocks a body shot from Buckets.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
Buckets misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
Buckets lands a body punch in the clinch.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Buckets blocking some punches.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Buckets uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buckets tries to work over McAlister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buckets can't find room to land a body shot as McAlister controls the action.
Buckets doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #BC2#
Buckets breaks the clinch.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
Buckets ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buckets misses with a double jab.
Buckets scores with a jab to the body.
McAlister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Buckets avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buckets feints and then cracks McAlister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow McAlister down.
Buckets lands a leg kick that knocks McAlister off balance momentarily.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Buckets keeps it at a distance.
McAlister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAlister tries to clinch up but Buckets circles away and keeps his distance.#T2#
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buckets 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.
McAlister is looking to clinch but Buckets is avoiding it.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Buckets circles away and keeps his distance.
Buckets throws a leg kick which misses McAlister's front leg but catches the back leg as McAlister tries to avoid it.
Buckets scores with a hook.
Buckets dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McAlister. That did some damage!
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buckets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McAlister tries to clinch but Buckets is having none of it.
McAlister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Buckets swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Buckets circles away from the clinch attempt.
McAlister doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Buckets fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McAlister looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McAlister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Buckets.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buckets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Buckets lands a body shot.
McAlister doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Buckets. Beautiful body shot.
McAlister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T3#
Buckets swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McAlister.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Buckets circles away.
Buckets connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAlister. McAlister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Buckets connects with a body shot that sends McAlister's belly button to the back.
Buckets scores with a head kick.
Buckets moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McAlister wants to clinch.
McAlister fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buckets avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buckets is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McAlister rather than just go for the knockout.
A left lands for Buckets.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Buckets.
Buckets throws a quick inside leg kick.
Buckets scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAlister tries to clinch there but Buckets circles away.
McAlister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McAlister walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buckets connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McAlister's hands.
McAlister is looking to clinch but Buckets is avoiding it.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Buckets pushes him off.#T4#
Buckets swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buckets connects with a good right hand that stumbles McAlister. McAlister circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Buckets keeps it at a distance.
Buckets wants to counter with a clinch but McAlister pushes him away.
McAlister tries to clinch but Buckets is having none of it.
Buckets changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McAlister on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buckets throws a nice looking combination but McAlister bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buckets lands a nice looking body shot.
Buckets connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McAlister momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Buckets dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McAlister dodges the punch combination from Buckets.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
Buckets wants to counter the offense by McAlister and move into the clinch position.
McAlister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nice cross by Buckets.
McAlister is looking to clinch but Buckets is avoiding it.
Buckets digs a good body shot into McAlister's ribs.
McAlister fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAlister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Buckets scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Buckets circles away and keeps his distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Buckets darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McAlister fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Buckets lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
McAlister tries to clinch but Buckets is having none of it.
Buckets throws a leg kick which misses McAlister's front leg but catches the back leg as McAlister tries to avoid it.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Buckets circles away and keeps his distance.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Buckets pushes him off.
Buckets wants to counter with a clinch but McAlister pushes him away.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Buckets circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Buckets tenderised McAlister's leg. McAlister is trying to keep his angry face on.
McAlister tries to clinch but Buckets moves out of range.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buckets tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bobby Buckets seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
McAlister clinches.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Buckets's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Buckets circles away.
Buckets lands a nice looking body shot.
Buckets lands a jab to McAlister's midsection.
Buckets connects with a solid leg kick.
Buckets paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Buckets will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAlister takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T2#
McAlister wants to clinch.
McAlister is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Buckets lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Buckets throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buckets has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Buckets swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McAlister takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buckets swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAlister takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
McAlister takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Buckets keeps it at a distance.
McAlister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buckets with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McAlister takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Buckets lands a right hook to the body.
Buckets darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T3#
Buckets connects with a body shot that sends McAlister's belly button to the back.
Buckets scores with a jab.
Buckets thuds a left hand into McAlister's body.
McAlister is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Buckets.#ROC2#
McAlister is rocked!
McAlister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buckets catches McAlister with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Oh McAlister is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McAlister looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Buckets scores with a shot to the body.
Buckets scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Buckets fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks McAlister square on the jaw! Damn, McAlister is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Buckets!
Our winner, Bobby Buckets, 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: BFT-491: Khan vs El Toro II
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Howell misses the jab.
Howell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Matiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Howell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Matiss dips to his left and cracks Howell with an uppercut!
Matiss throws a low kick but Howell moves out of range easily.
Howell moves out of range as Matiss strikes.
Howell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Matiss defending well as Howell loads up on a big left hand.
Matiss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matiss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Howell with a body shot.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Matiss is just out of range.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Howell checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell looks to throw the jab but Matiss is out of range.
Matiss looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.#CL2#
Matiss has closed the distance and engaged Howell in a clinch.
Howell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matiss controlling the action here for a moment. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Howell avoids it.
Howell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Matiss pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Howell misses. #CL2#
Matiss gets a clinch.
Matiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Matiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Matiss misses with some punches.
Matiss swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matiss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matiss working aggressively here. #T2#
Howell lands a shoulder strike.
Howell fails to pull guard.
Howell is working for takedown but Matiss is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Howell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Howell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matiss.
Matiss is struggling to control the position.
Matiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Howell blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matiss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Howell.
Howell takes a shot to the head.
Matiss trying to land knees to the body. #T3#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Matiss.
A head punch on the inside from Matiss fails to land.
Howell blocks an uppercut.
Matiss working Howell over with knees to the body.
Matiss misses with a knee strike.
Howell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Matiss avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Matiss misses with some punches.
Howell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#TD#
Howell has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Matiss is trying to keep an underhook but Howell manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Matiss tries to roll over but Howell keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Matiss keeping hold of Howell's head, controlling as best he can. #T4#
Howell is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss works his way to full guard. Good work.
Matiss is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howell has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Matiss is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Matiss dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Matiss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
Howell blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Howell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matiss scores with a kick to the midsection.
Howell loads up on a big right hand but Matiss slips the punch.
Howell throws a jab when Matiss was well out of range.
Matiss only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Howell checks a leg kick.
Matiss jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Both fighters circling a little - Matiss finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Matiss looks for the body kick but Howell saw that one coming.
Matiss works the jab nicely.
Howell throws a big shot that misses.
Matiss pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Howell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Howell, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matiss motions for Howell to come forward. Matiss throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Howell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Matiss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Howell has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Howell and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Matiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss. #T1#
Matiss wants to land a leg kick but Howell is out of range.
Howell throws a hook but Matiss avoids it easily.
Matiss wants to counter the offense by Howell and move into the clinch position.
Matiss cracks Howell with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Howell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Howell was well out of range. Poor timing from Matiss.
Howell avoids the head kick by Matiss.
Matiss connects with an inside leg kick.
Mario Matiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Howell throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick by Matiss misses
and Matiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Matiss throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A big right from Howell misses.
Howell misses with a looping right.
Howell thows a left - swing and a miss! #CL2#
Matiss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howell changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Matiss fights it off and pushes away nicely. #T2#
Matiss connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howell momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Howell blocks a head kick by Matiss.
Matiss wants to clinch up but Howell keeps it at a distance.
Matiss slips a straight right by Howell.
Matiss lands a glancing blow to the side of Howell's head.
Howell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Howell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Matiss to score with a decent uppercut.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Howell.
Howell 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.
Matiss is looking to slow Howell down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick from Matiss misses.
Matiss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howell's sensitive parts. #T3#
Howell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matiss closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell.
It seemed like Matiss was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matiss jabs at Howell's body.
Matiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Howell moves away.
Matiss takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Matiss throws a leg kick but Howell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick misses from Matiss.
Howell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Howell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Matiss lands with a thumping leg kick.
A big left from Howell misses.
Matiss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Howell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matiss throws a nice inside leg kick. #T4#
Matiss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Howell.
Matiss misses with a hook. Howell ducked under it nicely.
Howell looks to score with a jab to the body but Matiss is just out of range.
Matiss looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
Matiss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Howell checks a low kick from Matiss.
Matiss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Howell.
Howell digs a good body shot into Matiss's ribs.
Matiss misses with a kick to the body.
Matiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Howell manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Matiss is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Howell with a body shot.
Matiss throws a good cross that connects.
Matiss bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matiss slips a jab from Howell.
Howell connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Matiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Howell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Howell connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Howell blocks a leg kick.
Howell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matiss.
Howell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
Howell throws an overhand right that lands on Matiss's shoulder, as Matiss tries to avoid the shot.
Matiss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Howell.
Matiss slips under a jab.
Matiss takes one to the side of the head.
Matiss slips under a jab from Howell.
Matiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Howell throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Howell misses with a right hand
and Matiss counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Matiss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matiss rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Howell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Matiss walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howell checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howell. #T1#
Nice body punch from Howell.
Matiss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Howell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Matiss tried to score with a low kick but Howell checks it.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Matiss misses with a low kick as Howell jumps back.
A slow jab from Howell misses its intended target.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
That kick from Matiss tenderised Howell's leg. Howell is trying to keep his angry face on.
Matiss looks to land a combination but Howell avoids it well.
Howell slips a straight right by Matiss.
It looked like Howell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matiss missing with a left hand there. Howell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Howell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matiss misses with a body kick.
Matiss works the jab nicely.
Matiss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Howell.
Matiss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2#
Matiss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matiss lands with a kick to the temple. Howell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Matiss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Howell.
Howell misses with a straight right.
Matiss is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Howell lands with a straight right. Matiss didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matiss.
Matiss slips under a jab from Howell.
Matiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Howell.
Matiss looks to land a left hand but Howell moved out of range nicely.
Howell scores with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Howell checks a leg kick.
It looked like Howell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Matiss misses with a leg kick
and Howell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Howell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matisss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matiss misses with a low kick.
Howell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Matiss tries to clinch up.
Howell throws out a loose jab but Matiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Howell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Matiss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Howell misses the shot to the body.
Matiss throws a hook to the side of Howell's head but Howell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matiss misses the shot to the body.
Matiss tries to land a front kick but Howell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matiss throws a lazy body kick
and Howell connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Matiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howell scores with a jab. Matiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Howell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Matiss throws out a leg kick but Howell moves out of range and Matiss only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from Howell misses the target.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Matiss.
Matiss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Howell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matiss will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Howell throwing a counter right hand but Matiss manages to avoid it.
Matiss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T4#
Matiss attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Howell connects with a body shot.
Howell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matiss ducks under a wild hook from Howell.
Howell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mario Matiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Howell misses with a wild body shot.
Matiss counters with a body kick.
Howell scores with a decent looking hook.
Howell connects with a nice looking jab.
Matiss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Matiss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A left lands for Howell.
Matiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Matiss.
Matiss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Josh Howell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howell with a body punch. A glancing blow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mario Matiss.
I've got Matiss winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Matiss!
After winning the bout, Mario Matiss thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Josh Howell spoke after the fight, saying 'My opposition fought like a 10-year-old girl tonight. I'm not sure if I got knocked out or lost a terrible decision. My head hurts. '.

Event: Havoc Weekend War 3
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Claudiano rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Schulmann moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Claudiano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL2#
Claudiano has Schulmann up against the cage in a clinch. #TD2#
Claudiano gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Schulmann tries to get to full guard but Claudiano has control of the leg.
Schulmann is trying is best to control the position here.
Schulmann tries to roll over but Claudiano keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Claudiano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Claudiano is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Schulmann is just riding it out for now. Claudiano eventually gives up the hold.
Claudiano is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T1#
Claudiano stalling.
Claudiano lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Schulmann wants to control but Claudiano passes into side.
Schulmann is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Claudiano's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Schulmann trying to control from the bottom.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Claudiano looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SUB2#
Claudiano is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Schulmann doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Claudiano.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schulmann tries to get to full guard but Claudiano has control of the leg.
Claudiano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Schulmann keeps working.
Claudiano is figuring out what he wants to do next.#T3#
Schulmann manages to get to full guard.
Claudiano passes into half guard. #SUB2#
Claudiano wants to work for an arm triangle but Schulmann is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Schulmann trying to hold on to Claudiano's head to control him but Claudiano postures up.
Schulmann works his way to full guard. Good work.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Claudiano landing with the ground and pound.
Schulmann looking for a sweep. Not yet Schulmann, not yet.
Claudiano stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schulmann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Schulmann wants to sweep here but Claudiano controlling him for the moment.
Claudiano postures up and lands a big shot to Schulmann's brow.
Claudiano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schulmann tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB#
Schulmann working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Claudiano has passed into half guard!
Claudiano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldo Claudiano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Schulmann.
Schulmann's jab looks to have found its range, popping Claudiano under the eye.
Claudiano throws out a loose jab but Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Claudiano wants to clinch
and Schulmann makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schulmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Claudiano. #CL2#
Claudiano closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Schulmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano misses with a punch to the body. #TD2#
Claudiano gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schulmann is looking to improve his position.
Schulmann is pressing down on Claudiano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1##SUB#
Schulmann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Claudiano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Claudiano looking to pass the guard.
Claudiano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB#
Schulmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Claudiano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Claudiano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Schulmann working a defensive guard here.
Claudiano stopping the sweep attempt from Schulmann.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Claudiano 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.
Claudiano scoring with some ground and pound.
Schulmann looking for a sweep. Not yet Schulmann, not yet.
Claudiano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Claudiano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Claudiano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Claudiano scores with a nice body kick.
Schulmann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Schulmann scores with a kick to the midsection.
Schulmann chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Claudiano can pounce on him. #TD2#
Claudiano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #T3#
Schulmann is looking to improve his position.
Claudiano looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schulmann slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Schulmann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Claudiano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Schulmann looking for a guillotine here but Claudiano defends easily.
Schulmann keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully.
Schulmann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Claudiano throwing strikes from guard but Schulmann blocks nicely.
Schulmann keeping full guard, as Claudiano tries to pass. #SUB#
Claudiano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Claudiano postures up in Schulmann's guard and throws a big left but Schulmann blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Claudiano lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldo Claudiano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Schulmann fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Claudiano avoids it really well and circles away.
Claudiano throws the kick towards the body but Schulmann avoids it.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Claudiano.
Claudiano throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
Claudiano scores with a jab to the head.
Schulmann tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Claudiano defends well and Schulmann ends up having to push Claudiano into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#CL2#
Claudiano gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Claudiano is trying to trip Schulmann. He has hold of a leg but Schulmann is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Claudiano persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Claudiano throws a big right hand that misses.
Claudiano postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Claudiano with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Claudiano controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Schulmann escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Claudiano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Claudiano wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Claudiano is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Schulmann looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Claudiano passes into half guard.
Claudiano is looking to advance position but Schulmann won't allow it. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Claudiano slips a nice elbow through Schulmann's hands, connecting with Schulmann's forehead.
Schulmann is staying active underneath Claudiano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Schulmann is looking to improve his position.
Schulmann taking some punishment here, with Claudiano in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Claudiano connects with a nice short shot to Schulmann's temple.
Schulmann has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Claudiano is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Schulmann is looking to improve his position.
Claudiano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Claudiano looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Schulmann with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Schulmann wants to improve his position but Claudiano is controlling well.
Schulmann is looking to control Claudiano's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schulmann avoid being mounted?
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#SUB2#
Claudiano is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schulmann tries to roll over but Claudiano keeps him under control.
Schulmann is working hard here to advance position.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schulmann's corner calls for a 1-2. Schulmann obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #TD2#
Claudiano scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB#
Schulmann looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulmann won't allow Claudiano to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldo Claudiano really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4##CL2#
Claudiano rushes Schulmann and presses him up against the cage.
Schulmann misses with a punch on the inside.
Claudiano lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudiano.
Claudiano cracks Schulmann with a nice body shot.
Schulmann misses with a punch to the body.
Claudiano working aggressively here.
Schulmann is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Claudiano is keeping busy.
Schulmann lands a shoulder strike.
Schulmann misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann tries to work over Claudiano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Claudiano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Schulmann misses with a hook from the clinch.
Claudiano digs a right hand into Schulmann's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schulmann's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Schulmann tries to throw a body punch but Claudiano avoids it by throwing Schulmann back against the cage.
Schulmann tries to work over Claudiano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Claudiano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #TD2#
Claudiano gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Schulmann is trying to control but can't.
Claudiano is nestled in close to Schulmann, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schulmann is not content to let Claudiano control the position.
Claudiano scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Claudiano is keen to just control but Schulmann is a slippery customer.
Claudiano trying to control the pace.
Claudiano is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard. #T2##SUB#
Schulmann has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Claudiano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Schulmann working a defensive guard but Claudiano passes into half guard.
Schulmann taking some punishment here, with Claudiano in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Claudiano connects with a nice short shot to Schulmann's temple.
Claudiano controlling the action here. #SUB2#
Claudiano is working for a kimura but Schulmann is defending it quite comfortably. #T3#
Claudiano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schulmann does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #SUB2#
Claudiano is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Claudiano lands a nice short elbow.
Schulmann is pressing down on Claudiano's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schulmann keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.#SUB#
Schulmann looking for subs off his back but Claudiano has passed one foot through into half guard.
Claudiano content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Schulmann wants to control but Claudiano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Schulmann has hold of Claudiano's hands but Claudiano slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waldo Claudiano dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
#R5##CL2#
Claudiano has taken the fight to the clinch.
Claudiano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Claudiano. #TD2#
Claudiano has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Schulmann is trying to keep an underhook but Claudiano manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Schulmann is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Claudiano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Claudiano's back!
Claudiano trying to control the position but Schulmann manages to sink in the hooks.
Claudiano is really stuck here.
Schulmann scores with punches to the body.
Schulmann thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Schulmann struggling to keep hold of the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schulmann gets his hands free as Claudiano looks to control. #T1#
Schulmann throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Claudiano tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Claudiano wants to hold on but Schulmann pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulmann misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Claudiano manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Schulmann not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Claudiano is looking for a sweep. Schulmann is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schulmann trying to control from half guard but Claudiano is working away.
Schulmann prevents Claudiano from improving his position.
Yaniv Schulmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Schulmann throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schulmann throwing shots but Claudiano is blocking nicely.
Claudiano trying to control from the bottom. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yaniv Schulmann is winning the standup battle so far.
Schulmann takes a swing at Claudiano's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Claudiano.
Claudiano stuns Schulmann with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL2#
Claudiano pushes Schulmann up against the cage in a clinch.
Schulmann lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schulmann creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Claudiano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schulmann throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Claudianos head. #T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schulmann.
Schulmann lands a right hand that snaps the head of Claudiano backwards.
Schulmann throws a punch but it's blocked by Claudiano.
Claudiano scores with a shoulder strike.
Schulmann tries to pull guard but Claudiano won't allow it.
Schulmann can't find room to land a body shot as Claudiano controls the action.
Claudiano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD2#
Claudiano has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schulmann regains guard immediately.
Claudiano cracks Schulmann with a solid left hand.#SUB#
Schulmann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Claudiano doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Claudiano manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Claudiano controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
Schulmann throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Schulmann is on top in guard. #REVR#
Schulmann loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Claudiano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schulmann throwing strikes from guard but Claudiano blocks nicely.
Claudiano pulls Schulmann in close to prevent any damage.
Schulmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yaniv Schulmann.
Well Claudiano 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Claudiano!
Waldo Claudiano is the new bantamweight champion!
The defeated Yaniv Schulmann had this to say: 'Upon completing this tournament, which ends after one more fight, Im cutting ties with my current manager.'.

Event: BFT-490
Date: Jan 28, 2017

#R1#
Matiss punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Matiss drives through and clinches with Gracie against the cage.
Matiss manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matiss has a couple of punches blocked by Gracie.
Matiss misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie being controlled against the cage.
Matiss throws a head punch that misses.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Matiss just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gracie avoids it.
Matiss misses with some punches.
Matiss stops a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Matiss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Matiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Gracie has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Matiss misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Matiss as the two fighters clinch.
Matiss tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matiss is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gracie is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Matiss.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Matiss gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sailor Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie looking for a takedown.
Matiss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matiss.
Matiss scores with a shoulder strike.
Matiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #TD#
Gracie has hold of one of Matiss's legs. Matiss is fighting the takedown attempt but Gracie gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#T2#
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Matiss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Matiss keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matiss keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gracie postures up in Matiss's guard and throws a big left but Matiss blocks it.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Matiss is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Matiss wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie passes Matiss's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #T3#
Gracie lands with some strikes.#SUB#
Gracie is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Matiss is surviving well by controlling Gracie's body position as best he can. #SUB#
Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Matiss frees his head quite easily.
Matiss is in a horrible position here. Gracie smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Gracie with the ground and pound from mount.
Gracie looking to control but Matiss is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SUB#
Gracie has hold of Matiss's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Matiss manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger. #T4#
Matiss is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Matiss is squirming around, avoiding Gracie's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!#SUB#
Gracie goes for an armbar but Matiss turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Matiss. #SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sailor Gracie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Gracie avoids the body shot from Matiss.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Matiss avoids it well and moves away.
Matiss throws the kick towards the body but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Matiss throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Matiss throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Matiss is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Matiss is not content to let Gracie control the position. #SUB#
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #SUB#
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Matiss is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #T1#
Matiss tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Matiss manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Matiss's head.
Gracie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Matiss doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Matiss is defending well.
Matiss trying to control but Gracie postures up. #T2##SUB#
Matiss is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Matiss taking some punishment here, with Gracie in his half guard. #SUB#
Matiss is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie passes to full mount!
Gracie scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Matiss?
Matiss tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.#T3##SUB#
Gracie is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Matiss has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gracie working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sailor Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Matiss is trying to escape the mount.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Gracie! Matiss is hurt baaadly! Gracie is firing away with more strikes - Matiss is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sailor Gracie!
A very excited looking Sailor Gracie 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: OFC 253: Stanfield vs Palikka
Date: Jan 25, 2017

#R1#
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McAlister tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
McAlister clinches up with Martinez and pushes him back against the cage.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but McAlister defends well and Martinez ends up having to push McAlister into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martinez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlister wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McAlister tries to clinch but Martinez is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by McAlister.
McAlister is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
McAlister is looking to clinch.
Martinez stalks McAlister and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into McAlister's face. McAlister staggers backwards, shaken.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
McAlister tries to clinch but Martinez moves away #TD#
and Martinez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but McAlister is blocking nicely.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Martinez is working for a kimura but McAlister is defending it quite comfortably.
McAlister keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Martinez wants to control but McAlister is keeping him busy.
Martinez trying to mount his opponent but McAlister defends it.
McAlister regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Martinez.
McAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martinez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McAlister is keeping the position for now.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
Martinez postures up in McAlister's guard and throws a big left but McAlister blocks it.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses.
Martinez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #ES2#
McAlister wriggles free and stands up. #CL2#
McAlister drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage. #BC#
Martinez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duncan McAlister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center. #CL2#
McAlister moves into the clinch.
McAlister lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by McAlister.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
McAlister scores with a nice hook to the head.#T4#
Martinez blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martinez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
I was talking to Martinez's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martinez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAlister fails with an attempt to clinch.
McAlister on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martinez. Martinez obviously looking to wear him down.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez misses with a few strikes there.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martinez misses with a body shot.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martinez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martinez scores with a jab. McAlister acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martinez misses with a wild body shot.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #CL2#
McAlister drives through and clinches with Martinez against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leonard Martinez dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
McAlister wants to clinch.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from McAlister enables Martinez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McAlister manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES2#
McAlister is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Martinez presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McAlister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
McAlister darts in trying to clinch
and McAlister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAlister has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McAlister has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martinez.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez drops down looking for a counter takedown but McAlister sprawls and moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Martinez.
McAlister tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
McAlister is looking to clinch.
Martinez scores with a nice right hand. #CL2#
McAlister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Martinez, pushing him back against the cage.
Martinez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McAlister can do to turn this around?#BC#
Martinez breaks the clinch.
McAlister on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McAlister with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Martinez to score with a decent uppercut.
Martinez with a jab.#ROC#
McAlister is rocked!
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
McAlister is still on wobbly legs! Can Martinez finish him?
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Martinez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Martinez connects with a body shot that sends McAlister's belly button to the back.
McAlister closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Martinez counters with a big left hand that crumples McAlister! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonard Martinez!
A relieved looking Leonard Martinez 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: OFC: Blood Night XXXI
Date: Jan 04, 2017

#R1#
Laurence throws a shot to the body. #CL#
McAlister moves into range and clinches up with Laurence.
Laurence is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McAlister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
McAlister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Laurence as the two fighters clinch.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence looking to stall.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses. #BC2#
Laurence breaks the clinch.
Laurence connects with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Laurence - that will leave a mark! #CL#
McAlister has managed to clinch.
McAlister misses with some punches. #T1#
Laurence tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laurence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laurence is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Laurence swings wildly with an uppercut but McAlister uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence stalls. #BC2#
Laurence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laurence paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laurence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McAlister tries to clinch but Laurence moves out of range.
Laurence is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Laurence back into the cage.#T2#
McAlister scores with a shot to the side of Laurence's head.
Laurence is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Laurence wants to break free but McAlister has control.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
McAlister working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Laurence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurence tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McAlister just stands there and leans against the cage.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Laurence.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laurence content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Laurence blocking some punches. #TD2#
Laurence decides to pull guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Laurence wants to sweep here but McAlister controlling him for the moment.
Laurence looking to control. #T3##SUB2#
Laurence is looking for a triangle here but McAlister uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Laurence's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#SU#
McAlister decides to stand up, so the ref orders Laurence to his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Laurence. #CL#
McAlister darts in and clinches Laurence up against the cage.
McAlister lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T4#
McAlister stops a takedown attempt from Laurence.
Laurence is looking to control McAlister's arms but McAlister gets an underhook and turns him. Now Laurence has his back to the cage.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, McAlister scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Laurence is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAlister is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Laurence blocking some punches.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laurence backwards.
Laurence is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McAlister is keeping busy.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
McAlister misses with some punches.
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!
Laurence is trying to pull guard but McAlister turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan McAlister dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Laurence misses with a head kick.
Laurence throws a low kick, looking for McAlister's leg but McAlister calmly moves out of range.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.#CL#
McAlister instigates a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laurence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laurence taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC2#
Laurence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as McAlister blocks the leg kick.
Laurence fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McAlister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence digs a good hook to McAlister's body.
McAlister tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Laurence manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laurence lands a nice shot to the body.
McAlister tries to clinch but Laurence moves out of range.
McAlister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laurence can do to turn this around?
Laurence looks for the body kick but McAlister saw that one coming.
McAlister tries to clinch up
and Laurence counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
McAlister tries to clinch but fails miserably #TD2#
and Laurence counters with a shoot takedown. McAlister fights it but they end up in guard. #ES#
McAlister is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Duncan McAlister has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Laurence is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McAlister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laurence is trying to break the clinch but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
Laurence blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Laurence is trying to stall.
McAlister working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land. #BC2#
Laurence breaks from the clinch.
McAlister tries to clinch up.#CL#
McAlister takes the fight into the clinch. #T2#
Laurence is trying to break the clinch but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
Laurence stalling.
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!
Laurence goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAlister lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Laurence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurence.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Laurence throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Laurence's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duncan McAlister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Laurence feints the counter takedown.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Laurence circles away and keeps his distance.
McAlister is looking to clinch. #T3#
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Laurence throws a quick inside leg kick.
McAlister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McAlister tries to clinch but Laurence moves out of range.
Laurence was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Laurence swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
Laurence avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL2#
Laurence closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laurence stalling.
Laurence blocking some punches.
McAlister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Laurence.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A short right from McAlister.
Laurence is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McAlister is defending well.#T4#
Laurence has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McAlister is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Laurence.
Laurence lands a shot to the body.
Laurence blocking some punches.
McAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laurence.
Laurence wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Laurence effectively controlling the action here.
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!
McAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laurence holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McAlister pushes Laurence back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Duncan McAlister will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
McAlister tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Laurence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laurence tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
Laurence throws a fast counter high kick but McAlister manages to duck under it in time.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurence circles away.
Laurence tries a quick counter leg kick but McAlister is wise to it.
McAlister takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Laurence swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laurence swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
Laurence swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Laurence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laurence throws a leg kick which misses McAlister's front leg but catches the back leg as McAlister tries to avoid it.
Clayton Laurence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McAlister fails in his attempt to clinch.
McAlister is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McAlister doesn't manage to clinch there - Laurence circles away.
Laurence drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McAlister defends it well.
Laurence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T1#
Laurence connects with a single shot there.
An inside leg kick lands from Laurence.
Laurence avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McAlister tries to clinch up.#CL#
McAlister has Laurence up against the cage in a clinch.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laurence is trying to force a seperation but McAlister has the dominant position.
Laurence scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laurence is looking for a takedown.
McAlister misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
McAlister misses with some punches.
Laurence lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Laurence looking to stall.
McAlister lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Laurence.
A shot in the inside from McAlister.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laurence misses with a body punch.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Laurence.
McAlister lands with a left to the head.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Laurence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#TD2#
Laurence pulls McAlister into guard.
McAlister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3##SU#
McAlister stands up from guard. Let's bang!
McAlister is looking to clinch.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Laurence pushes him off.
Laurence lands with an overhand left.
The fight stays on the outside here - McAlister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Laurence tries to counter it with a takedown but McAlister pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Laurence circles away from the clinch attempt.
McAlister moves in looking to clinch but Laurence pushes him off.
McAlister tries to clinch up.#CL#
McAlister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laurence stalls.
Clayton Laurence has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laurence is trying to force a seperation but McAlister has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laurence blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Laurence tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McAlister just stands there and leans against the cage.
McAlister lands with a short shot to the head.
Laurence tries to pull guard but McAlister holds him up against the cage and eventually Laurence drops back down to his feet.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Laurence.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Laurence uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Laurence blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Laurence.
Laurence misses with some punches.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #TD2#
Laurence pulls McAlister into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laurence 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.#SUB2#
Laurence has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. McAlister is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Laurence.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clayton Laurence.
I think McAlister has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Duncan McAlister!
Duncan McAlister thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: Havoc Rebirth
Date: Jan 04, 2017

#R1#
Some bone on bone action there as Pratchett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pratchett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Schulmann. That's going to slow Pratchett down.
Pratchett tries to clinch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Pratchett misses with a left hand
and Schulmann counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pratchett thinking.
Schulmann lands a nice looking body kick.
Schulmann fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a combination that misses
and Pratchett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#TD2#
Pratchett closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schulmann did well to prevent Pratchett getting side control.
Schulmann wants to improve his position but Pratchett is controlling well.
Pratchett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pratchett has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Pratchett is trying to control. Schulmann wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Schulmann trying to hold on to Pratchett's head to control him but Pratchett postures up.
Schulmann tries to roll over but Pratchett keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Pratchett is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Schulmann actively working from the bottom here.
Schulmann is pressing down on Pratchett's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pratchett postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schulmann is trying to control the position but Pratchett postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Schulmann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratchett is aware though and is defending well.
Pratchett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schulmann controlling the position.
Pratchett not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schulmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pratchett.#TD2#
Pratchett shoots in and bounces Schulmann off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Pratchett working his ground and pound in the gym.
Schulmann working a defensive guard here. #T3#
Pratchett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schulmann trying to control the position here.
Pratchett content to stall in guard here. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB#
Schulmann throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Schulmann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pratchett is aware though and is defending well.
Pratchett slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schulmann misses with a looping right.
Schulmann misses with a hook. Pratchett ducked under it nicely.
Pratchett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Pratchett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Schulmann gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Schulmann moves out of range as Pratchett strikes.
Pratchett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schulmann manages to avoid it.
Pratchett lands a head shot.
Schulmann misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pratchett! But no joy.
Schulmann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pratchett in his tracks.
Pratchett lands a nice shot to the body.
Schulmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Schulmann looks to land a body kick but Pratchett moved away.
Pratchett now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Pratchett displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Schulmann. #T1##TD#
Schulmann dives in and scores a takedown into Pratchett's guard.
Pratchett controlling the position.
Schulmann scoring with punches to the head and body.
Schulmann throwing strikes from guard but Pratchett blocks nicely.
Schulmann with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Pratchett is pulling down on Schulmann's head to control his posture.
Pratchett can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Schulmann controls the pace.
Pratchett lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Schulmann wants to sweep but no luck.
Pratchett stays in close to Schulmann's body and controls the position.
Schulmann is pulling down on Pratchett's head to control his posture.
Pratchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Schulmann controlling the position.
Pratchett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Schulmann had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pratchett defends it easily.
Pratchett trying to control but Schulmann is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Schulmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schulmann thows a left - swing and a miss! #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schulmann scores with a body shot.
Pratchett staying out of range there.
Schulmann avoids the body shot from Pratchett.
Schulmann throws a body kick that misses.
Pratchett lands a jab to Schulmann's midsection.
Schulmann throws a hook to the side of Pratchett's head but Pratchett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice defenses there by Schulmann.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schulmann throws a wild body kick that Pratchett sees coming a mile off.
Pratchett appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Pratchett thumps Schulmann with a low kick.
Schulmann shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pratchett pinned against the cage. Pratchett gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yaniv Schulmann will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Pratchett thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Pratchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pratchett defending well as Schulmann loads up on a big left hand.
Schulmann tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pratchett was well out of range. Poor timing from Schulmann.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schulmann half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Pratchett cracks a nice hook into Schulmann's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett swings for the body but Schulmann moves out of range.
Pratchett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target.
Schulmann looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Pratchett releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Schulmann on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pratchett connects with an inside leg kick.
Schulmann shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pratchett looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulmann is just out of range.
Schulmann is looking to counter punch.
Schulmann connects with a leg kick. Pratchett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A telegraphed right hand from Pratchett misses the target.
Schulmann tried to counter with a leg kick but Pratchett avoided it.
Schulmann cracks Pratchett with an open hand slap.
Luke Pratchett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Schulmann misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Pratchett was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pratchett wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Schulmann uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pratchett has time to react.#T2#
Pratchett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schulmann.
Pratchett tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Schulmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Schulmann.
Schulmann tries to work over Pratchett's front leg with a kick but Pratchett checks it.
Schulmann shoots in for a takedown but Pratchett shows good takedown defense.
Pratchett just misses with a punch to the body.
Schulmann misses with a hook to the body
and Pratchett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Pratchett misses its intended target. #T3#
Schulmann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pratchett fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pratchett looks to score with a jab to the body but Schulmann is just out of range.
Pratchett lands a slapping body shot.
Schulmann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Schulmann looks to score with a jab to the body but Pratchett is just out of range.
Schulmann swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Pratchett. Beautiful body shot.
Schulmann scores with a head kick. Pratchett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pratchett throws a nice looking combination but Schulmann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Pratchett backs away, Schulmann returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T4#
Schulmann has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pratchett finds it's way round the side to connect with Schulmann's head.
Schulmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pratchett.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circling - Pratchett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schulmann digs a good body shot into Pratchett's ribs.
Schulmann uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pratchett.
Schulmann tests Pratchett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Schulmann lands a nice shot that snaps Pratchett's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Luke Pratchett just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R4#
Pratchett throws a body punch but Schulmann moves out of range.
Schulmann half committed to a counter leg kick.
Schulmann throws a body shot but no joy.
A countering left hand to the body from Pratchett misses.
Pratchett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Schulmann tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Schulmann swings for the body but Pratchett moves out of range.
Pratchett is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Schulmann with a body shot.
Pratchett shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Schulmann misses with a wild body shot.
Pratchett wants to counter the offense by Schulmann and move into the clinch position.
Schulmann is looking to wear down Pratchett with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pratchett missing with a left hand there. Schulmann was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schulmann misses with a takedown attempt
and Pratchett counters with a nice uppercut.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pratchett tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Schulmann manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Pratchett swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schulmann.
Pratchett takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Schulmann digs a good body shot into Pratchett's ribs.#TD2#
Pratchett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Schulmann quickly recovers to half guard.
Pratchett seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Schulmann moves into full guard.
Pratchett stopping the sweep attempt from Schulmann.#T2#
Pratchett content to stall in guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Schulmann looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
Schulmann tries to land a sweep but no joy. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Schulmann lands with a right hand.
Pratchett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pratchett closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Schulmann on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Schulmann misses the target.
Schulmann moves out of range of the body kick.
Schulmann displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pratchett throws out the jab.
Pratchett sizes up Schulmann with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pratchett throws a leg kick
enabling Schulmann to counter with a crisp jab. #ROC#
Pratchett is rocked!
Schulmann lands a nice hook to Pratchett's body. Pratchett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #TD#
Schulmann closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Schulmann is thwarting Pratchett's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yaniv Schulmann had his way with Luke Pratchett in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Schulmann on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pratchett throws a head kick that misses.
Pratchett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schulmann.
Schulmann lands a really nice looking cross but Pratchett seems unphased.
Pratchett misses the body punch
and Schulmann counters with a good low kick that Pratchett was not able to check.
Schulmann takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pratchett. That did some damage!#TD2#
Pratchett fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Schulmann sprawls well initially but Pratchett persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Schulmann regains full guard. Nicely done. #T1#
Pratchett looking to sit in guard and control but Schulmann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Pratchett looking to control.
Schulmann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pratchett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratchett avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pratchett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Schulmann manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Pratchett is fighting to break Schulmann's control of his arms but Schulmann is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pratchett controls from within his opponent's guard. #T2#
Schulmann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pratchett is one step ahead there.
Luke Pratchett has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pratchett controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Schulmann tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Pratchett landing with the ground and pound.
Schulmann wants to sweep here but Pratchett controlling him for the moment.
Pratchett wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Pratchett landing some decent shots from guard.
Pratchett slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
Pratchett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#T4#
Schulmann manages to get to full guard.
Pratchett trying to control the position from guard on top but Schulmann is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 48:47
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yaniv Schulmann!
Yaniv Schulmann retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Yaniv Schulmann thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 31, 2016

#R1#
Inprogress tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harland was well out of range. Poor timing from Inprogress.#TD#
Harland bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Harland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Inprogress is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Inprogress tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Harland wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Inprogress avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Harland.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harland in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Harland creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Inprogress sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harland cracks Inprogress with a big right hand but Inprogress just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Inprogress parries the strikes from Harland easily there. Harland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Inprogress to escape.
Harland tries to score with some ground and pound. Inprogress controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harland trying to control the action but Inprogress is working from the bottom.
Harland taking a breather here. #T1#
Harland working the ground and pound but Inprogress is defending the strikes.
Inprogress takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Harland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inprogress keeps working.
Inprogress manages to work his way to half guard, despite Harland's best efforts.
Inprogress is pressing down on Harland's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Harland content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harland throwing strikes but missing.
Inprogress preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Harland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T2#
Harland wants to control from the top but Inprogress keeps moving.
Harland trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harland throws a big right hand that misses.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Inprogress is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harland throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Inprogress looking for a sweep. Not yet Inprogress, not yet.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Inprogress is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harland preventing the sweep.
Harland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Harland is stalling in the full guard. #T3#
Harland trying to control but Inprogress is working from the bottom.
Harland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Harland postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harland scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Harland throws an elbow that misses. Inprogress uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Harland's guard. Nice move by Inprogress!#REVB#
Harland has his hands on Inprogress's head, controlling the position.
Inprogress looking to pass the guard. #T4#
Harland wants to sweep here but Inprogress controlling him for the moment.
Inprogress stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Inprogress passes Harland's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inprogress moves nicely into side control.
Harland is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zander Harland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Harland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Inprogress.
Testing Inprogress seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Inprogress lands an overhand right.
Inprogress feints a jab promting Harland to slip. Inprogress then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Harland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Inprogress scores with a jab.
Harland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Inprogress sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Inprogress jabs Harland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Inprogress scores with a spinning back kick!
Inprogress stuffs the takedown attempt from Harland. Harland gets slowly back to his feet.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#TD#
Harland gets the takedown into side control. #T1#
Harland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inprogress keeps working.
Harland scoring with punches from side control.
Harland works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Harland tries to score with some ground and pound. Inprogress controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Harland sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Inprogress is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Harland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Inprogress down.
Harland throws an elbow but Inprogress slips to the side and avoids it well.#SUB#
Harland is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Inprogress is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harland trying to control the position but Inprogress is working away.
Harland tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #T2#
Inprogress sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Harland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inprogress defending well though.
Inprogress wants to get back to full guard.
Inprogress on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Harland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Harland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Inprogress can do to turn this around?
Inprogress blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harland. #SUB#
Harland is working for a kimura but Inprogress is defending it quite comfortably.
Harland not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harland seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Inprogress does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Harland is looking to stall here but Inprogress recovers full guard.
Inprogress trying to control the position. #T3#
Harland trying to control but Inprogress is working from the bottom.
Inprogress is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB2#
Inprogress looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Harland passes into half guard.
Inprogress blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harland.
Zander Harland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Harland looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Inprogress wants to improve his position but Harland is controlling well.
Inprogress blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harland.
Harland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Inprogress defending well though.
Inprogress moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harland chips away with some ground and pound.
Inprogress has momentary wrist control but Harland slips an elbow through the middle.
Harland throwing strikes but missing.
Inprogress tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harland trying to control the position from guard on top but Inprogress is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zander Harland dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
A good leg kick by Inprogress.
A jab from Inprogress does it's job there.
Inprogress throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Harland changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Inprogress throws a leg kick that is checked#TD#
and Harland counters with a takedown into side control.
Inprogress takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Harland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inprogress keeps working.
Harland is working Inprogress over with some ground and pound from side control. #ROC#
Inprogress is rocked!
An elbow from Harland crashes against the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inprogress is looking to regain half guard here but Harland keeps moving and retains side control. #T1#
Harland trying to control the action but Inprogress is working from the bottom.
Harland scores with a couple of short elbows.
Harland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Inprogress to see if he's OK.
Inprogress tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Inprogress on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Inprogress parries the strikes from Harland easily there. Harland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Inprogress to escape. #SUB#
Harland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Harland grinds an elbow into Inprogress's temple. #T2#
Harland working the head and body with strikes.
Harland wants to lay and pray for a moment but Inprogress keeps working.
Harland working the ground and pound from side control.
Harland looks up at the clock and then as Inprogress takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Harland smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Harland.
Inprogress is not content to let Harland control the position.
Harland working away.
Inprogress is trying to get back to half guard.
Inprogress regains half guard.#T3#
Harland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Harland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Inprogress avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harland.
Harland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Harland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Inprogress tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Harland has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Harland unloading with bombs!
Testing Inprogress has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harland punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Harland cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Inprogress is still in real trouble! Can Harland finish him?
Inprogress tries to hold on but Harland pushes him away. #T4#
Harland is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Harland with the ground and pound from mount.
Harland postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Inprogress is out cold - huge knockout for Harland!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Zander Harland!
Our winner, Zander Harland, 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: OFC 240: Ravager
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1##CL2#
McAlister drives through and clinches with Trail against the cage.
McAlister makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Trail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Trail.
Trail lands a left hand that snaps the head of McAlister backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McAlister creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Trail uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Trail.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trail tries to work over McAlister's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trail misses with a body punch.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trail doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trail blocks an uppercut.
McAlister working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAlister blocks a body shot from Trail.
Trail blocking some punches.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Trail. #T1#
McAlister scores with a nice hook to the head.
McAlister blocking some punches.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Trail displaying some good clinch control by pressing McAlister up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trail.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Trail uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, McAlister scores with a nice short uppercut.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Trail goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Trail pushes McAlister back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
Trail working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trail scores with a shot to the side of McAlister's head.
Trail working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McAlister looks winded!
Trail blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trail tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trail digs a right hand underneath McAlister's ribcage. McAlister let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trail gets through McAlister's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trail works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Trail.
Trail misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McAlister blocks a body shot from Trail.
Trail is working McAlister over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Trail.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Trail.
A left hand lands to the body for Trail.
Trail lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Trail creates a bit of space for himself and rocks McAlister with a big uppercut! McAlister tries to clinch up but Trail pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples McAlister to the mat! McAlister covers up and Trail unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cannondale Trail!
In his post fight interview, Cannondale Trail gave a big smile as he said 'I would like to thank God for tonight, I hope my opponent is healthy. Fighting here is an honor. '.

Event: GFC 55: Overeem vs Johnson 2
Date: Dec 03, 2016

#R1##TD2#
Lauzon closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Schulmann did well to prevent Lauzon getting side control.
Lauzon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schulmann tries to get to full guard but Lauzon has control of the leg.
Lauzon wants to take a breather but Schulmann is having none of it.
Schulmann is trying to get back to full guard.
Lauzon misses with a head shot. Schulmann uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lauzon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schulmann working a defensive guard but Lauzon manages to pass into side control anyway. #SUB2#
Lauzon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SU2#
Lauzon decides to stand back up. Lauzon steps back and let's Schulmann get back to his feet.#T1#
Lauzon slips under a jab from Schulmann.
Schulmann lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Schulmann throws a jab but it's blocked by Lauzon. #CL2#
Lauzon moves into the clinch.
Schulmann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schulmann avoiding damage as Lauzon throws knees to the body.
Lauzon looking to throw knees to the head but Schulmann is blocking nicely.
A short right from Schulmann on the inside.
Schulmann tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lauzon's elbow.
Lauzon putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schulmann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lauzon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Schulmann - that landed with a thud.
Schulmann tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lauzon just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schulmann's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.#T2#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Schulmann lands a body shot.
Lauzon looking to throw knees to the head but Schulmann is blocking nicely. #TD2#
Schulmann is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lauzon is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Schulmann to the mat. Schulmann regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulmann is controlling Lauzon's posture.
Lauzon wants to control from the top but Schulmann keeps moving.
Lauzon postures up in Schulmann's guard and throws a big left but Schulmann blocks it.
Lauzon throws a big right hand that misses.
Lauzon throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauzon tries to free his leg and advance position but Schulmann is retaining full guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schulmann looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3##SUB#
Lauzon is posturing up here but Schulmann has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lauzon tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lauzon has to tap! Slick submission there by Schulmann!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yaniv Schulmann!
Yaniv Schulmann retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Yaniv Schulmann thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: MFN 362: Olympics Round 1
Date: Nov 20, 2016

#R1#
Judo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Inprogress to counter with a crisp jab.
We've been informed that Judo 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.
Judo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Inprogress manages to avoid it.
It looked like Inprogress was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Inprogress slips under a jab from Judo.
Judo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Inprogress takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Judo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Judo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Inprogress lands a front kick.
Judo misses the shot to the body.
Inprogress just misses with a punch to the body.
Judo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Judo loads up on a big right hand but Inprogress slips the punch.
Inprogress is looking for a counter combo.
Inprogress defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Judo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judo throws out a loose jab but Inprogress uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Judo. #T1#
Judo avoids the body shot from Inprogress.
Inprogress throws a shot from downtown. Judo moves away and avoids it.
Judo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judo tests Inprogress's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judo misses the jab.
Inprogress throws a series of punches but Judo avoids them all with ease.
Inprogress takes one on the button.
Inprogress changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Judo tries to avoid it but Inprogress manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Judo to the ground. Judo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Judo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Judo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Inprogress's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Inprogress. Judo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inprogress connects with an inside leg kick.
Inprogress on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Judo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Inprogress really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#T2#
Inprogress connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Inprogress misses with an uppercut. Judo saw that one coming.
Inprogress takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Judo looks to land a right hand but Inprogress moved out of range.
Judo digs a good body shot into Inprogress's ribs.
Judo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judo takes a head kick and keeps coming. #TD2#
Judo gets the takedown into side control. #SUB2#
Judo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Inprogress has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Judo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Inprogress, who protects the arm well.
Judo controls the position. #T3##SUB2#
Judo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Inprogress is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Inprogress is not content to let Judo control the position.
Judo is staying tight to Inprogress's torso, preventing him from escaping. #SUB2#
Judo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Judo throws an elbow but Inprogress slips to the side and avoids it well.#T4#
Inprogress takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Inprogress tries to bench press Judo off him but Judo keeps the position. #SUB2#
Judo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Judo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Judo slows the pace down. #SUB2#
Judo swings around for an armbar but Inprogress sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Judo's guard.
Inprogress is pushing down on Judo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Judo is fighting to maintain full guard but Inprogress has managed to sneak the leg through.
Judo gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Judo dominated that round.
That's time! Inprogress's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Inprogress is looking to score with low kicks.
Inprogress slips under a jab from Judo.
Inprogress bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judo's head backwards.
Inprogress throws a shot from downtown. Judo moves away and avoids it.
Judo is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Judo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inprogress.
Judo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Inprogress sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Inprogress misses.
Inprogress lands a jab.
Inprogress misses with a two punch combination.
Inprogress scoring well with a low kick there.
Inprogress chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inprogress slips a straight right by Judo.
Inprogress tried to counter with a leg kick but Judo avoided it.
Inprogress misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judo blocks a jab.
Judo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Inprogress.
Judo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Inprogress defends it well.#T1#
Judo throws a body punch but Inprogress moves out of range.
Judo misses with an uppercut
and Inprogress counters with a right hand to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Inprogress - that will leave a mark!
Judo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Testing Inprogress is winning the standup battle so far.#TD#
Inprogress drives through with a takedown into Judo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Judo keeping moving, preventing Inprogress from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Judo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Inprogress gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2##SUB2#
Judo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Inprogress has picked Judo up and slammed him! Judo can't keep hold of the triangle and Inprogress manages to pass to side control!
Inprogress wants to control but Judo is keeping him busy.
Judo tries to buck Inprogress off but Inprogress is having none of it.
Judo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Inprogress's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Inprogress is trying to control. Judo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB2#
Judo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Judo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T3#
Inprogress stopping the sweep attempt from Judo.
Inprogress stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Judo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jack Judo has got the better of the ground game so far.#SUB#
Inprogress is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Judo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Judo has escaped and now he's on top! #REVB#
Inprogress seems keen to control Judo's posture.
Judo throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Judo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Inprogress manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Judo has Inprogress in his guard.#REVR#
Inprogress trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Inprogress wants to control from the top but Judo keeps moving.
Inprogress sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Judo's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Inprogress is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Judo defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Testing Inprogress dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R3#
Inprogress misses with a hook. Judo ducked under it nicely.
Inprogress fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judo manages to avoid it.
Inprogress uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judo.
Judo throws a shot from downtown. Inprogress moves away and avoids it.
Judo lands with a cross.
Inprogress avoids the body shot from Judo.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inprogress moves away.
Inprogress is looking to slow Judo down with leg kicks.
Judo throws a hook but Inprogress blocks it.
Inprogress lunges at Judo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Judo's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Inprogress misses with an uppercut
and Inprogress takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab lands there for Judo.
Judo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Judo moves out of range of the leg kick from Inprogress.
Judo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judo feints the counter takedown.#T1#
Judo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Inprogress keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inprogress misses with a low kick as Judo jumps back.
Judo throws a hook to the side of Inprogress's head but Inprogress sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inprogress lands with an uppercut that bounces Judo off the cage and back into range.
Inprogress's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Inprogress duly obliges.
Nice sprawl there from Inprogress as Judo shoots in.
Inprogress on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Judo misses with a takedown attempt
and Inprogress counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inprogress misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Inprogress connects with a solid leg kick.
Judo swings for the body but Inprogress moves out of range. #T2#
A head kick by Inprogress misses
and Judo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Inprogress thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inprogress throws a head kick that misses.
Inprogress looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Judo is fending him off so far but Inprogress persists. Nope, Judo circles away and we're back to standing.
Inprogress uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judo.
Judo misses with a hook.
Judo throws a big shot that misses.
Judo slips a jab from Inprogress.
Judo misses with an uppercut
and Inprogress counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Judo with a nice cross.
Inprogress takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Judo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Inprogress as he avoids it easily.
Testing Inprogress has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Judo.
Inprogress slips under a jab.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inprogress moves away.
Inprogress fires out a quick counter leg kick but Judo just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Judo scores with a nice head shot.
Inprogress slips a jab from Judo.
Judo defending well as Inprogress loads up on a big left hand.
Judo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Inprogress lands with a hook. Judo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Inprogress stuffs the takedown attempt from Judo. Judo gets slowly back to his feet.
Judo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Judo throws a shot from downtown. Inprogress moves away and avoids it.
Judo swings widly with a right hand
and Inprogress counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Inprogress shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Judo defends it nicely.
Judo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inprogress. #T4#
Judo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inprogress counters with a big head kick but Judo shrugs it off.
Judo shoots in for a double leg but Inprogress sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Judo ducks under a wild hook from Inprogress.
Inprogress jabs Judo right on the nose. Judo blinks but takes it well.
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!
Judo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inprogress counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judo misses with a looping left.
No luck for Judo with that takedown attempt.
Judo works the jab nicely.
Judo shoots in but no luck this time.
A slapping leg kick lands for Inprogress.
Inprogress looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Inprogress lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Judo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Testing Inprogress did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Judo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Judo tries for a takedown but Inprogress sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Inprogress.
Judo avoids the head kick by Inprogress.
Judo ducks under a wild hook from Inprogress.
Judo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Inprogress as he avoids it easily.
Inprogress throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Donk. Inprogress catches Judo right on the button with a cross.
Judo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Inprogress's waist but Inprogress gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Judo off to one side.
Testing Inprogress has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Judo.
Judo misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Inprogress counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Judo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
Judo throws a shot from downtown. Inprogress moves away and avoids it.
Judo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T1#
Judo scores with a hook.
Judo takes one to the side of the head.
Inprogress throws out a loose jab but Judo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inprogress fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judo.
Judo misses with a hook to the body
and Inprogress counters with a leg kick.
Inprogress lets loose with a powerful body kick. Judo will feel that in the morning.
Judo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#TD2#
Judo feints and as Inprogress raises his hands in defense, Judo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Judo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Inprogress is keeping the position for now.
Inprogress will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Judo trying to control but Inprogress is working from the bottom.
Inprogress is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judo wants to improve his position but Inprogress is controlling well. #T2#
Inprogress is pressing down on Judo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Judo is holding on for now.
Judo wants to improve his position but Inprogress is controlling well. #SUB#
Inprogress is trying to work for a kimura but Judo is defending well. #T3##SUB2#
Judo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Judo with the active half guard here but Inprogress passes nicely into side control.
Inprogress trying to control the action but Judo is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Inprogress is trying to get an arm triangle but Judo is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Inprogress moves into full mount!
Inprogress tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judo tries to reverse the position but Inprogress maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Testing Inprogress had his way with Jack Judo in that round.
That's time! Inprogress's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R5#
Judo throws a hook but Inprogress blocks it.
Inprogress fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judo manages to avoid it.
Inprogress misses with an uppercut. Judo saw that one coming.
Inprogress tries to land a front kick but Judo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Judo as he connects with a hook.#TD2#
Judo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Judo showed some decent athleticism there. #SUB2#
Judo is working for a kimura but Inprogress is defending it quite comfortably.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo prevents Inprogress from improving his position.#T1##SUB2#
Judo has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Inprogress defend it? Judo steps over the head and cranks it - Inprogress is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Judo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Judo!
An intense looking Jack Judo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.

Event: GFC 50: Fireball vs Fadden
Date: Nov 12, 2016

#R1#
Madrigal connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Schulmann moves out of range of the strikes.
Schulmann drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Madrigal defends it well.
Schulmann throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Schulmann throws the left hand but Madrigal avoids the punch easily.
Schulmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Madrigal drives through with a takedown into Schulmann's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schulmann is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Madrigal is in close to Schulmann's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Madrigal throws an elbow that misses. Schulmann uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Madrigal's guard. Nice move by Schulmann!#REVB#
Madrigal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Schulmann's guard. #REVR#
Madrigal scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schulmann preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Madrigal won't allow Schulmann to sweep him here. #T1#
Madrigal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Schulmann is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Schulmann's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Madrigal works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Madrigal really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Schulmann gets back to half guard.
Madrigal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schulmann is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Madrigal scores with a couple of nice shots.#T2#
Madrigal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Madrigal is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Schulmann is trying to get back to full guard.
Madrigal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Schulmann avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Madrigal.
Schulmann is doing well to control the position and prevent Madrigal from advancing to side control.#SUB2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Schulmann looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T3#
Madrigal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schulmann defending well though.
Madrigal perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Madrigal lands strikes from half guard.
Madrigal throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Madrigal is looking to take a break and control but Schulmann is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Schulmann is pressing down on Madrigal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Madrigal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. #SUB2#
Madrigal lying in Schulmann's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Schulmann decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Madrigal taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yaniv Schulmann! Yaniv Schulmann retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Yaniv Schulmann, 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.
Julio Madrigal was interviewed post fight and said 'Props to him, he beat me fair and square this time. I will go back to the gym and get better, I'm going to win my belt back.'.

Event: MFN 360
Date: Nov 09, 2016

#R1#
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Inprogress.
Inprogress on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Inprogress misses.
Hossein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jab by Inprogress.
Inprogress throws a hook to the side of Hossein's head but Hossein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inprogress checks the leg kick.
Inprogress misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inprogress connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
Inprogress scoring well with a low kick there.
Hossein listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Inprogress is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inprogress avoids the body shot from Hossein.
Inprogress keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inprogress looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hossein checks the leg kick nicely there.
Inprogress scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sadiq Hossein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein looks to land a combination but Inprogress avoids it well. #TD2#
Hossein gets caught napping as Inprogress dives in and scores a takedown. Hossein manages to retain guard.#T1#
Inprogress content to stall in guard here.
Inprogress trying to control but Hossein is working from the bottom.
Inprogress won't allow Hossein to sweep him here.
Inprogress trying to control the position from guard on top but Hossein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hossein pulls Inprogress in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hossein is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hossein throws a body shot but no joy.
Hossein moves out of range of the leg kick from Inprogress.
Inprogress takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inprogress feints a counter leg kick.
Inprogress attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Hossein misses its target.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Inprogress is just out of range.
Inprogress throws a leg kick that misses.
Hossein works Inprogress's body with a nice hook.
Inprogress works Hossein's body with a nice hook.
Inprogress is looking to score with low kicks.
Inprogress throws a hook to the side of Hossein's head but Hossein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hossein with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Hossein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inprogress moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hossein misses the jab.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Inprogress.
Hossein lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Inprogress at a distance.
Hossein blocks a jab.
Inprogress throws a right and a left that Hossein avoids nicely.
Inprogress throws a body shot but no joy.
Hossein fails to land with a series of punches.
Hossein throws a left and a right that both miss
and Inprogress counters with a nice uppercut.
Hossein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inprogress.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
Hossein blocks a low kick nicely.
Hossein scores with a leg kick.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Hossein.
Inprogress bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inprogress was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
As Hossein backs off Inprogress throws a huge counter combo but Hossein manages to avoid it all.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Inprogress throws a leg kick but Hossein moved away.
Inprogress on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hossein tried to score with a low kick but Inprogress checks it.
Inprogress is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hossein throws a lazy uppercut
and Inprogress cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hossein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Inprogress.
Hossein throws a big counter combination but Inprogress scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Inprogress. That's going to slow Hossein down.
Inprogress scores with a push kick.
Inprogress connects with a body shot.
Inprogress lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Inprogress connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Inprogress lands with a shot to the body.
Inprogress throws a hook to the side of Hossein's head but Hossein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inprogress moves out of range of the strikes.
Hossein is looking to wear down Inprogress with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Inprogress misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Hossein.
Inprogress lands the left hand.
Hossein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Inprogress. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Testing Inprogress will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Inprogress fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hossein checks it well.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inprogress was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Inprogress lands with a thumping leg kick.
Inprogress throws a low kick but Hossein moves out of range easily.
Inprogress throws a leg kick which misses Hossein's front leg but catches the back leg as Hossein tries to avoid it.
Hossein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inprogress.
Hossein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inprogress moves away.
Donk. Inprogress catches Hossein right on the button with a cross.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hossein looks to land a left hand but Inprogress moved out of range nicely.
Inprogress swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Inprogress is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nice body punch from Hossein.
Hossein throws a one two combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Inprogress.
Inprogress throws a hook to the side of Hossein's head but Hossein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Inprogress does a little dance to reset his feet.
Inprogress misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A swing and a miss from Inprogress.#T1#
Inprogress tests Hossein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Inprogress misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inprogress buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Inprogress swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Inprogress.
Hossein scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sadiq Hossein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Inprogress misses
and Hossein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hossein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hossein throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hossein lands a nice looking body shot.
Hossein lands a nice hook to Inprogress's body. Inprogress takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hossein is looking to slow Inprogress down with leg kicks.
Inprogress lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hossein circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Inprogress scoring well with a low kick there.
Hossein misses with a two punch combination.
Inprogress lands with a right hand. #T2#
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inprogress was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein throws a body shot but no joy.
Hossein scores with the left hand. Inprogress knows he should have avoided that one.
Inprogress dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
Inprogress does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hossein scores with a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Hossein. Beautiful body shot.
Hossein shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Inprogress eats them both and turns towards Hossein to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Inprogress lands a high kick!
Hossein swings for the body but Inprogress moves out of range.
Hossein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hossein keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Inprogress scores with a jab. Hossein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hossein throws a body punch but Inprogress moves out of range.
Hossein ducks under a wild hook from Inprogress.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body. #T3#
Inprogress throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hossein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Inprogress throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein throws a series of punches but Inprogress avoids them all with ease.
Hossein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hossein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Inprogress is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hossein tries to land a front kick but Inprogress steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Inprogress.
Hossein misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Inprogress counter with a right hand.
Sadiq Hossein is winning the standup battle so far.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Inprogress keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein throws a wild body kick that Inprogress sees coming a mile off.
Hossein thuds his right hand into Inprogress's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hossein with a hook.
Hossein moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Inprogress throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hossein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Inprogress counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Inprogress throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hossein throws a body punch but Inprogress moves out of range.
Inprogress throws out a counter right but Hossein avoids it with no problem.
Inprogress throws a front kick aimed at Hossein's knee but Hossein avoids it well.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hossein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inprogress moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hossein misses with a wild body shot.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inprogress shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hossein as he avoids it easily.
Hossein misses the shot to the body.
Inprogress lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hossein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hossein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hossein is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inprogress moves out of range of the leg kick from Hossein.
As Hossein backs off Inprogress throws a huge counter combo but Hossein manages to avoid it all.
Hossein displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Inprogress scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sadiq Hossein dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Hossein with a hook.
Hossein looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Inprogress throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein throws a body punch but Inprogress moves out of range.
Inprogress takes one to the chin there.
Inprogress lands a head shot.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Inprogress slips a jab and a cross from Hossein.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Hossein checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
Hossein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Inprogress.
Inprogress cracks Hossein with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Inprogress throws a leg kick but Hossein sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress. #T1#
Inprogress throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hossein's head.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inprogress moves away.
Inprogress keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Inprogress takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Inprogress uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hossein has time to react.
Inprogress takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Inprogress darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hossein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inprogress was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Inprogress keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hossein avoids the head kick by Inprogress.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hossein. Inprogress does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Inprogress, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hossein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Inprogress.#T2#
Hossein throws a body punch but Inprogress moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Inprogress, right into the meat.
Inprogress lands the left hand.
Hossein is looking to score with low kicks.
Hossein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Inprogress misses.
Inprogress throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hossein swings for the body but Inprogress moves out of range.
Inprogress lands with a nice body punch.
Hossein throws a lazy uppercut
and Inprogress counters with a stiff right hand.
Hossein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Inprogress moves forwards but Hossein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hossein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Inprogress moves away.
Hossein just misses with a punch to the body.
Inprogress throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hossein swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Inprogress swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hossein tries to bum rush Inprogress with a series of wild strikes but Inprogress uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T3#
Inprogress thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hossein lands with a thumping leg kick.
Inprogress throws a looping overhand right but Hossein ducks down to avoid it.
Inprogress uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hossein.
Hossein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hossein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Inprogress.
Hossein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Inprogress lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hossein will feel that in the morning.
Hossein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inprogress was well out of range. Poor timing from Hossein.
Hossein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hossein misses with a body shot.
Hossein scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Inprogress doesn't seem bothered though.
Hossein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hossein tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hossein blocks a leg kick.
Hossein blocks a jab.#T4#
Inprogress fails to land with a series of punches.
Hossein misses with a shot to the body
and Inprogress counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inprogress misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hossein fails to land with a series of punches.
Hossein throws a jab but it's blocked by Inprogress.
Hossein lands a right hook to the body.
Hossein moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hossein blocks a jab.
A quick step to the side and Hossein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Inprogress with that takedown attempt.
Hossein swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Hossein does it's job there.
Inprogress throws a head kick but Hossein moves out of range.
Hossein blocks the body kick.
Donk. Inprogress catches Hossein right on the button with a cross.
Hossein looks to score with a jab to the body but Inprogress is just out of range.
Inprogress looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hossein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Inprogress.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sadiq Hossein.
I think Hossein has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sadiq Hossein!
Sadiq Hossein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BFT-479
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1##CL#
Stevens tries to keep at a distance but McAlister has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McAlister to keep the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
Stevens blocking some punches.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister won't allow it.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Stevens.
McAlister misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but McAlister turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#TD2#
Stevens jumps into guard, dragging McAlister to the mat.
Stevens striking off his back but it's not causing McAlister any problems. #SUB2#
Stevens is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McAlister defends well.#SUB2#
Stevens escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McAlister gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
McAlister has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Stevens is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Stevens is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Stevens isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McAlister stacks Stevens on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McAlister!
Stevens tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McAlister presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Stevens is looking to improve his position but McAlister isn't that keen on the idea.
Stevens is still trying to improve position.#SU#
McAlister is standing up, even though he is in mount. #CL#
McAlister pushes Stevens up against the cage in a clinch.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Stevens jumps into guard, dragging McAlister to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
McAlister stands up and waves to Stevens to follow him.
Stevens fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#T3##CL#
McAlister moves into the clinch.
Stevens jumps guard but McAlister turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Stevens drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stevens looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McAlister will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stevens manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McAlister manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Stevens throwing strikes but missing.
Stevens trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McAlister preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stevens stops McAlister from standing up. #T4##SUB2#
Stevens drops back, looking for a kneebar! McAlister looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. McAlister looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from McAlister! #REVR#
Stevens tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but McAlister presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount! #SU#
McAlister is standing up, even though he is in mount. #CL#
McAlister clinches.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Stevens decides to pull guard. #SUB2#
Stevens has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McAlister can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan McAlister dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##CL#
McAlister clinches up with Stevens and pushes him back against the cage.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevens drops back down to his feet.
Stevens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McAlister is defending well.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Stevens.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stevens blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stevens tries to score a body lock takedown but McAlister shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
McAlister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stevens can do to turn this around?
McAlister lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McAlister.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Stevens changes levels and goes for a takedown here. McAlister fights it off and pushes away nicely. #CL#
McAlister rushes Stevens and presses him up against the cage.
Stevens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McAlister smiles and moves away.
Stevens lands with a thumping leg kick. #CL#
McAlister moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Stevens pulls McAlister into guard. #SUB2#
Stevens throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McAlister escapes and throws Stevens's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SU#
McAlister decides to stand back up. McAlister steps back and let's Stevens get back to his feet.#T2##CL#
McAlister fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the cage.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by McAlister.
Stevens jumps guard but McAlister stands there with Stevens around his waist. Stevens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McAlister lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Stevens.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
McAlister lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevens drops back down to his feet. #T3#
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McAlister scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevens blocking some punches.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duncan McAlister has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McAlister lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
McAlister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevens wants a takedown.
McAlister lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #ROC#
Stevens is rocked!
Stevens is breathing heavily.
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
McAlister working aggressively here.
McAlister working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McAlister.
Stevens is still on wobbly legs! Can McAlister finish him?#T4#
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Stevens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevens is trying to drag McAlister to the mat but McAlister just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Stevens seems to have recovered his senses.
Stevens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but McAlister has him pressed against the cage.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McAlister to keep the fight standing.
Stevens blocks an uppercut.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.#TD2#
Stevens pulls guard successfully.
Stevens wants to sweep but no luck. #SU#
McAlister stands up from Stevens's guard - McAlister perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Stevens gets tackled into the cage by McAlister. McAlister maintains the clinch.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan McAlister dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Stevens fails with the takedown.#CL#
McAlister clinches up against the cage.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens jumps guard but McAlister turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens jumps guard but McAlister turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Duncan McAlister has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Stevens.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stevens drops down looking for an ankle pick but McAlister pulls his leg out and moves away. #CL#
McAlister drives through and clinches with Stevens against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens jumps guard but McAlister stands there with Stevens around his waist. Stevens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T1#
McAlister throws a head punch that misses.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
Stevens can't get the takedown.
Stevens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McAlister just stands there and leans against the cage.#TD2#
Stevens jumps into guard, dragging McAlister to the mat. #SU#
McAlister stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
McAlister forces Stevens back against the cage and clinches.
Stevens is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McAlister pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Stevens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stevens has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McAlister avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McAlister misses with some punches.
McAlister misses with some punches.
Stevens tries for a takedown. No joy.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Frank Stevens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A quick uppercut on the inside from McAlister.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stevens blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by McAlister.
McAlister scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
Stevens wants a takedown but no success here.
Still in the clinch, McAlister scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stevens jumps guard but McAlister stands there with Stevens around his waist. Stevens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
A nice left hand lands by McAlister.
Stevens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McAlister smiles and moves away.
McAlister slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.#T3##CL#
Stevens gets tackled into the cage by McAlister. McAlister maintains the clinch.
McAlister lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister holds him up against the cage and eventually Stevens drops back down to his feet.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevens.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister won't allow it.
McAlister lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McAlister misses with the head strike. #T4#
Stevens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McAlister smiles and moves away. #CL#
McAlister moves into the clinch successfully.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stevens tries to pull guard but McAlister forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stevens jumps guard but McAlister stands there with Stevens around his waist. Stevens gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McAlister scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stevens.
McAlister gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Stevens. #TD2#
Stevens gets control of McAlister's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stevens will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duncan McAlister showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McAlister, 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duncan McAlister!
Duncan McAlister decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: GFC 45: Laine vs Pedan
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
Claudiano cracks Schulmann with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Schulmann pushes Claudiano away with a front kick.
Schulmann connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT2#
It looks like Waldo Claudiano has been cut.
Schulmann throws a half hearted mid kick.
Claudiano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Claudiano misses with a body kick.
Claudiano checks a low kick from Schulmann.
Claudiano doesn't manage to clinch there - Schulmann circles away.
Claudiano misses the shot to the body.
Schulmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Claudiano.
Claudiano appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Schulmann.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Schulmann. Claudiano shrugs it off though.
A big left from Schulmann misses.
Claudiano dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Schulmann. That did some damage!
Nice shot by Schulmann.
We've been hearing reports that Claudiano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.#T1#
Schulmann cracks Claudiano with an open hand slap.
Claudiano lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Claudiano forces Schulmann back against the cage and clinches.
Schulmann stalling against the cage.
Schulmann scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schulmann lands with a light punch inside.
Claudiano swings wildly with an uppercut but Schulmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schulmann tries to throw a body punch but Claudiano avoids it by throwing Schulmann back against the cage.
Schulmann content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Schulmann.
Schulmann is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A head punch on the inside from Claudiano fails to land.
Claudiano throws a head punch that misses.
Claudiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Schulmann lands a body punch.
Schulmann misses with a body punch.
Schulmann misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Claudiano.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claudiano misses with a body punch.
Claudiano tries a body shot but Schulmann blocks it.
Schulmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Claudiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Schulmann controls his hands. #TD#
Schulmann is fighting off a takedown attempt but Claudiano is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Schulmann to the mat. Schulmann regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Schulmann is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Schulmann not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Schulmann is pulling down on Claudiano's head to control his posture.
Schulmann keeping moving, preventing Claudiano from controlling successfully. #T3#
Claudiano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Claudiano throws a strike but Schulmann rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Claudiano looking for a sweep. Not yet Claudiano, not yet.
Schulmann scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Claudiano has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Schulmann missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Claudiano looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Claudiano is pulling down on Schulmann's head to control his posture.
Claudiano trying to control the position. #T4#
Schulmann trying to control but Claudiano is working from the bottom.
Claudiano pulls Schulmann in close to prevent any damage.
Claudiano trying to control the position.
Claudiano being controlled here, momentarily. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Claudiano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Claudiano clinches up with Schulmann and pushes him back against the cage.
Schulmann blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Yaniv Schulmann will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Waldo Claudiano's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Schulmann throws a head kick but Claudiano moves out of range.
Claudiano throws a shot to the body.
Claudiano throws a hook but Schulmann avoids it easily.#CL#
Claudiano forces Schulmann back against the cage and clinches.
Schulmann works on Claudiano's body with a couple of short punches.
Claudiano misses with a hook to the ribs.
Claudiano being controlled against the cage.
Claudiano has a couple of punches blocked by Schulmann.
A short uppercut from Claudiano.
Claudiano lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Schulmann backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Claudiano has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schulmann regains guard immediately. #SUB2#
Schulmann has his feet on Claudiano's thighs here. He's pushed Claudiano off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Claudiano screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yaniv Schulmann!
Yaniv Schulmann is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Yaniv Schulmann thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BFT-476: PRIDE Never Die! 18
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
McAlister takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CL2#
McAlister has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by McAlister.
Santos tries to break free but McAlister pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McAlister tries to clinch up but Santos circles away and keeps his distance.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos appears to be looking for a big counter.#CL2#
McAlister has Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but McAlister keeps him there for the moment.
Santos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
McAlister pushes Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
McAlister misses with the head strike.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch. #T1#
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAlister staying out of range there.#CL2#
McAlister moves into the clinch.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McAlister slips a straight right by Santos.#CL2#
Santos gets tackled into the ropes by McAlister. McAlister maintains the clinch.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos. #BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
McAlister moves into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McAlister.
McAlister lands with a light punch inside.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but McAlister won't allow it.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but McAlister has double underhooks.
McAlister prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land. #T2#
McAlister lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Santos. #BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McAlister moves to clinch but Santos breaks away
and Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.
Santos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but McAlister keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from McAlister. #BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos cracks McAlister with a right hand to the side of the head.#CL2#
McAlister gets a clinch.
McAlister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
McAlister scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
McAlister working aggressively here. #T3#
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McAlister has Santos pressed against the ropes, preventing Santos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McAlister tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Santos scores with a jab.
We've been told by Santos's head coaches at Sydney Shootfighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McAlister tries to clinch up.
Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos lands with a cross.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL2#
Santos tries to keep at a distance but McAlister has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McAlister working aggressively here. #T4#
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos.
Santos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McAlister tries to clinch but Santos is having none of it. #CL2#
McAlister has managed to clinch. #BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister scores with a shot to the side of Santos's head.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes.
Santos is trying to push McAlister away but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by McAlister.#CL2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McAlister moves into the clinch.#T5#
Santos wants to break free but McAlister has control.
McAlister working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McAlister tries to clinch there but Santos circles away.
Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santos throws a hook to the side of McAlister's head but McAlister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McAlister looks to clinch
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.#CL2#
McAlister has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Santos stuns McAlister with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but McAlister is just out of range.
Santos looks to land a combination but McAlister avoids it well. #CL2#
McAlister instigates a clinch.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McAlister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santoss head. #T6##BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch.
Santos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McAlisters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Santos throws a right hand that McAlister ducks under and follows up with a left that McAlister also avoids with ease.
McAlister slips under a jab from Santos.
McAlister is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Santos circles away from the clinch attempt
and McAlister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Santos misses the target.
Santos misses with a double jab.
Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by McAlister.
McAlister swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch but Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McAlister slips a jab and a cross from Santos. #CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by McAlister. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch. #CL2#
McAlister closes the distance and pushes Santos back into the ropes.#T7#
Santos is trying to push McAlister away but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McAlister.
McAlister misses with a hook from the clinch.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
McAlister lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santos is trying to break the clinch but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
McAlister lands a nice uppercut.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos misses with the head strike.
Santos is trying to push McAlister away but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
McAlister tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McAlister has him pressed against the ropes.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
McAlister prevents Santos from breaking the clinch.#T8#
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
McAlister gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos tries to break free but McAlister pushes him back against the ropes.
McAlister keeps control of Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McAlister lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McAlister lands a hook that snaps the head of Santos backwards.
Santos wants to get back to striking at distance but McAlister won't allow it.
Santos tries to break free but McAlister pushes him back against the ropes.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santos blocking some punches.
McAlister working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McAlister.
McAlister lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T9#
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos lands a left hand.
McAlister fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McAlister keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santos's efforts to push away.
McAlister working aggressively here.
Santos blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McAlister fails to land.
Santos blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
McAlister clinches with his opponent.
McAlister misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santos blocking some punches.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from McAlister.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but McAlister keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santos. #BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duncan McAlister dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R2#
Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
McAlister on the wrong end of a nice jab.#CL2#
McAlister clinches with his opponent.
McAlister lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos blocks an uppercut.
Santos wants to break free but McAlister has control.
McAlister swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos wants to break free but McAlister has control.
Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McAlister misses with a punch on the inside.
Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has had enough of the clinch but McAlister keeps him there for the moment.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
McAlister has a couple of punches blocked by Santos.
McAlister throws a punch but it's blocked by Santos.
Santos can't break the clinch. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McAlister looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
McAlister is looking to clinch but Santos is avoiding it.
Nice body punch from Santos.
Santos missing with a left hand there. McAlister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Santos misses.
McAlister closes the distance but Santos moves to the side
and Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
McAlister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Santos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McAlister staying out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Santos.
McAlister tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a straight right hand.
McAlister tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
McAlister wants to clinch up but Santos keeps it at a distance.#T2#
McAlister on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and McAlister falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Junior Dos Santos!
A relieved looking Junior Dos Santos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

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