Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: HFC 29 Calypso vs. Neuffer
Date: Dec 14, 2016

#R1#
Finnigan scores with a hook to the body. Ritchie takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A decent looking cross lands there for Finnigan.
Ritchie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritchie looks for a takedown but Finnigan sprawls well.
Finnigan is looking to counter punch.
James Ritchie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritchie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Finnigan.
Ritchie throws a wild body kick that Finnigan sees coming a mile off.
Ritchie misses with a jab, cross combination.
Finnigan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ritchie tries for a takedown but Finnigan circles away easily
and Finnigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ritchie misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finnigan throws a series of punches but Ritchie avoids them all with ease.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Finnigan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Finnigan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ritchie.
Negan Finnigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Ritchie.#T1#
Finnigan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finnigan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Finnigan.
Nice body punch from Finnigan.
Ritchie's coach down at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($120 entry fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ritchie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ritchie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Ritchie looks to move away, Finnigan throws a big counter combo but Ritchie just gets out of the way.
Finnigan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ritchie has time to react.
Finnigan misses with the combination. #T2#
Finnigan lands a slapping body shot.
Ritchie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ritchie misses with a head kick.
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!
Finnigan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritchie throws a sloppy head kick and Finnigan moves out of range easily.
Finnigan keeps the fight on the outside.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Finnigan moves away
and Finnigan counters with a one-two to the body.
Ritchie goes for a double leg but Finnigan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finnigan continues to drive forward.
Ritchie looks winded!
Finnigan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ritchie.
Finnigan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Finnigan throws a right hand that Ritchie ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritchie also avoids with ease.#T3#
Finnigan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ritchie tries to clinch but Finnigan moves out of range.
Finnigan throws a body punch but Ritchie moves out of range.
Finnigan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Finnigan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ritchie closes the distance but Finnigan moves to the side
and Finnigan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ritchie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finnigan misses with the combination.
Ritchie doesn't manage to clinch there - Finnigan circles away. #T4#
Ritchie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ritchie goes for a double leg but Finnigan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finnigan continues to drive forward.
Ritchie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ritchie misses with a takedown
and Finnigan counters with a nice uppercut.
Ritchie tries to clinch up
and Finnigan counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Finnigan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ritchie.
Ritchie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ritchie misses with a double jab
and Finnigan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Negan Finnigan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ritchie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ritchie tries to clinch up.
Ritchie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Finnigan counters with a stiff right hand.
Finnigan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ritchie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ritchie fails with the takedown
and Finnigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ritchie plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Finnigan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ritchie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Finnigan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritchie can do to turn this around?
Ritchie throws a lazy head kick
enabling Finnigan to counter with a crisp jab.
Negan Finnigan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch but Finnigan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. #T1#
Ritchie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Finnigan thuds a left hand into Ritchie's body.
Finnigan lands a nice hook to Ritchie's body. Ritchie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Finnigan looks to land a combination but Ritchie avoids it well.
Ritchie avoids the body shot from Finnigan.
Finnigan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ritchie might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Finnigan has got the better of the exchanges.
Finnigan misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Finnigan tries to keep at a distance but Ritchie has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Ritchie breaks from the clinch.
Ritchie goes for a double leg but Finnigan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Finnigan continues to drive forward.
Negan Finnigan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Ritchie.
Some wild striking there from Ritchie. #T2#
Finnigan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ritchie.
Finnigan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finnigan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ritchie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Finnigan but Finnigan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Finnigan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritchie pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Finnigan. Beautiful body shot.
Ritchie doesn't manage to clinch there - Finnigan circles away.
Finnigan lands with a shot to the body.
Finnigan with a nice cross.
Finnigan lands a lovely overhand right.#T3#
Finnigan avoids the head kick by Ritchie.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Finnigan!
Finnigan cracks Ritchie with a good jab.
Finnigan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ritchie's hands.
Ritchie looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ritchie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Finnigan finds it's way round the side to connect with Ritchie's head.
Ritchie throws a right hand that Finnigan ducks under and follows up with a left that Finnigan also avoids with ease.
A lazy body kick from Ritchie
and Finnigan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Finnigan throws out a powerful jab.
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!
Nice cross by Finnigan.
Finnigan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ritchie throws a sloppy head kick
and Finnigan counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Ritchie is rocked!#T4#
Finnigan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ritchie is still on wobbly legs! Can Finnigan finish him?
A right-left combo lands from Finnigan.
Finnigan jabs at Ritchie's body.
Finnigan catches Ritchie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Finnigan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Finnigan rushes Ritchie with punches - Ritchie moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Ritchie goes down! Finnigan follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Negan Finnigan!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 12, 2016

#R1#
Hughs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Hughs clinches.
Hughs is working Tober over against the cage.
Tober can't get the takedown.
Hughs misses with a body punch. #TD2#
Tober is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hughs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tober to the mat. Tober regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.#SUB2#
Hughs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hughs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tober definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hughs controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hughs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tober. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs tries to stand but Tober is controlling from the bottom.
Hughs connects with a couple of short punches.#T1#
Hughs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hughs is looking to stand up but Tober won't let him.
Hughs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tober's head.#SUB#
Tober is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tober is breathing heavily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hughs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hughs showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Let's hope that Hughs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hughs tries to stand but Tober is controlling from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tober blocks the body kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tober. #TD2#
Hughs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tober's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T3##SUB#
Tober working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hughs doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hughs manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hughs cracks Tober with a solid left hand.
Hughs is looking to stand up but Tober won't let him.
Hughs content to stall in guard here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hughs throws the left hand but Tober avoids the punch easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL2#
Hughs moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Hughs breaks the clinch.
Hughs misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hughs 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#
Hughs throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD2#
Hughs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hughs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hughs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hughs is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs passes easily into side control. Nice work.#T1#
Hughs scoring with punches from side control.
Tober is trying to improve his position.
Hughs takes a little break here. Tober wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Hughs is looking to take a break and control but Tober is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tober is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hughs connects with a decent elbow. #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.
Hughs is chipping away with strikes.
Tober can't do much from the bottom here.
Hughs tries to move to mount but Tober blocks the move with his legs.
Hughs is staying tight to Tober's torso, preventing him from escaping. #T3#
Hughs's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Hughs shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hughs was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tober is trying to get back to half guard.#T4#
Tober is letting Hughs control him for a moment.
Hughs is looking to take a break and control but Tober is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hughs lands a nice forearm strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Hughs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tober's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Hughs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tober tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hughs is in Tober's guard.#SUB#
Tober has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hughs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hughs wanted to stand there but Tober had control of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughs wants to pass the guard but Tober is keeping the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hughs cracks Tober with a solid left hand.
Hughs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Hughs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tober's head.#SUB#
Hughs wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Tober's closed guard. He's half up but Tober has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Tober pivots and extends the arm, Hughs falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Tober! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Tober!
Frank Tober took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 12, 2016

#R1#
Ritchie jabs Tran right on the nose. Tran blinks but takes it well.
Ritchie looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ritchie avoids the head kick by Tran.
Tran changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ritchie tries to avoid it but Tran manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ritchie to the ground. Ritchie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ritchie is looking to clinch but Tran is avoiding it.
Ritchie throws a sloppy head kick and Tran moves out of range easily.
Tran avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritchie's coach down at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($120 entry fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ritchie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD#
Tran manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ritchie on his heels. He'll look to pass Ritchie's guard now, I'm sure.
Tran engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ritchie for as long as he can get away with.#T1#
Tran works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tran really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tran controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tran has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tran lands a high kick!
Ritchie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tran manages to avoid it.
Tran tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ritchie defends well and Tran ends up having to push Ritchie into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T3#
Tran shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ritchie defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Tran. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tran goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
JJ Ritchie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Ritchie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tran kicks Ritchie off and gets back to his feet.
Tran shoots in but no luck this time.
Ritchie throws a counter combo.#CL#
Tran moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Tran breaks from the clinch. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Ritchie. Beautiful body shot.
Tran shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ritchie but Ritchie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tran lands with a slapping head kick.
Ritchie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tran shoots in for a double leg but Ritchie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tran shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ritchie sprawls well. Ritchie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tran gets slowly back to his feet.
Tran shoots in but Ritchie avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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 Jimmy Tran will probably get the nod.
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#
Ritchie wants to slow Tran down by chopping away at his legs.
Tran was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ritchie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tran was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritchie.
Tran tries to counter by clinching up but Ritchie breaks away and moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Ritchie. Those never looked like landing.
Tran dives in and grabs Ritchie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ritchie pushes down on Tran's head and hops out.
Tran throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
JJ Ritchie seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD2#
Ritchie scores with a takedown into Tran's guard.#ES#
Tran has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ritchie off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.#CL#
Tran clinches. #T1##BC#
Tran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Tran closes the distance and clinches.
Tran keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ritchie's efforts to push away.#TD#
Tran pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Tran has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Ritchie doesn't defend quickly enough and Tran has managed to lock this one up! Can Ritchie escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Tran on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jimmy Tran!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 12, 2016

#R1##TD#
Burton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Burton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Burton winds up and cracks Watts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Burton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Watts for as long as he can get away with.#SUB2#
Watts looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watts looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.#T1#
Burton working over Watts with some ground and pound. Watts looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Burton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.
Burton is taking a breather. Watts says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Watts is looking to control Burton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Watts avoid being mounted?
Burton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.
Burton lands strikes from half guard.
Burton slows the pace down in half guard. #T2#
Burton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Burton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Watts has hold of Burton's hands but Burton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Burton lands with a punch from half guard.
Burton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.
Burton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.
Watts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. #T3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burton working the head and body with strikes.
Burton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watts trying to control from the bottom.
Burton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Burton passes into side control, despite Watts's attempt to control the position.
Burton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Burton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Burton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Burton just content to control the position. #T4#
Watts takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Burton cracks Watts with a big elbow.
A lull in the action here as Burton stalls from top position.
Burton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SU#
Burton stands up and beckons Watts to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Burton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Watts gets caught napping as Burton dives in and scores a takedown. Watts manages to retain guard.
Burton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burton working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Burton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Burton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Burton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Burton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Burton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watts can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Burton controls the pace.
Burton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Burton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Burton connects with a couple of short punches.
Watts controls Burton momentarily but Burton frees himself. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watts has momentary wrist control but Burton slips an elbow through the middle.
Burton landing some decent shots from guard.
Burton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Watts instigates a clinch.
Watts is trying to break free.
Watts wants a takedown.
Burton looking to throw knees to the head but Watts is blocking nicely. #BC#
Burton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3##TD#
Burton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Watts quickly recovers to half guard.
Burton drops an elbow to the side of Watts's head.
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. Burton connects with a nice short shot to Watts's temple.
Burton is nestled in close to Watts, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Burton 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.
Burton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watts with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SU#
Burton stands up out of the half guard.
Burton darts in looking for a takedown but Watts gets double underhooks and turns Burton into the cage.
Watts replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Burton blocks it well.#CL#
Burton moves into range and clinches up with Watts.#BC#
Burton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4##CL#
Burton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Burton breaks the clinch.
Burton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Watts. #TD#
Burton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Watts was covering up waiting for the punch and Burton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burton is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burton is working Watts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Burton 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Burton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Watts quickly recovers to half guard.
Burton slips a nice elbow through Watts's hands, connecting with Watts's forehead.
Burton content to control rather than advance.
Burton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Watts on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Watts wants to control but Burton is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Well, if Burton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait. #T1#
Burton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burton controlling the pace.
Nice strikes from Burton there.
Well, if Burton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Burton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Burton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Burton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watts can do to turn this around?#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Watts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watts has hold of Burton's hands but Burton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Burton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Burton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burton winds up and cracks Watts with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Burton not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Burton there. #T3#
Burton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burton in particular looking to stall.
Watts is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Burton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.
Burton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Joe Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SU#
Burton stands up out of the half guard. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#TD#
Burton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Burton showed some decent athleticism there.
Burton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Burton winds up and cracks Watts with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SU#
Burton decides to return to a standing position. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Burton.
Burton controlling the position from side mount.
Micheal Burton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Micheal Burton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burton 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Burton!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2016

#R1#
Burton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ritchie.
JJ Ritchie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritchie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #TD#
Burton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ritchie tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Burton manages to move to mount!
The referee warns Ritchie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Burton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Burton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burton dominating with strikes here.
Burton is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Ritchie is in real trouble. #T1#
Burton gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Burton gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Ritchie tries to break free.
Ritchie looks winded!
Burton lands shots from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burton trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ritchie doesn't escape.
Burton lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Burton scores with strikes from the back.
Burton trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ritchie doesn't escape. #T2#
Burton lands with a hammerfist to the side of Ritchie's head.
Burton biding his time, looking for the opening.
Burton is working the ground and pound. Can Ritchie escape?
Burton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burton slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Burton landing with strikes.
Good control from Burton.#T3#
Burton lands a shot to the head.
Ritchie grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Burton slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Ritchie is trapped and Burton is scoring with shots to the head and body. #T4#
Burton loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Ritchie hold on?
Burton is landing with strikes from the back.
Ritchie is covering up but some of the strikes from Burton are getting through and doing damage.
Burton has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Ritchie.
Burton is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Burton gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Burton gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Burton apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Ritchie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Burton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#TD#
Burton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton controlling from the top position.
Burton connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Burton dominated that round.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL#
Burton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burton connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ritchie's face.
The referee calls for Burton to work.
Burton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Burton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton stalls. #T1#
Burton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ritchie's efforts to push away.
Burton is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Micheal Burton.#TD#
Burton dives in and scores a takedown into Ritchie's guard.
Burton cracks Ritchie with a solid left hand.
Burton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.#T2#
Burton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Burton works over Ritchie with some ground and pound from guard.
Burton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ritchie wants to hit a switch here but Burton passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ritchie there!
Burton landing strikes from the mount.#T3#
Burton lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Burton landing strikes from the mount and Ritchie is in trouble!
Burton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Burton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burton 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.
Burton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Burton with the ground and pound from mount.
Burton controlling from mount.
Burton landing strikes from the mount.#T4#
Ritchie taking shots to the head.
Burton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burton is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Burton content just to control the position here.
Micheal Burton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Ritchie that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Micheal Burton dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Burton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ritchie, pushing him back against the cage.
Ritchie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#BC2#
Ritchie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD#
Burton shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ritchie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ritchie taking a bit of punishment here - Burton scoring with strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ritchie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ritchie is looking for a sweep.
Ritchie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Burton scoring with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton grinds an elbow into Ritchie's temple.
Burton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritchie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ritchie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T1#
Burton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ritchie some visible discomfort.
Burton takes a little break here. Ritchie wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ritchie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ritchie taking a bit of punishment here - Burton scoring with strikes.
Burton cracks Ritchie with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Burton scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ritchie is trying to escape the position but Burton is controlling the position.
Burton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ritchie to see if he's OK.
Check out the look on Burton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter! #T2#
Burton working the ground and pound from side control.
Ritchie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ritchie takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Burton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritchie can do to turn this around?
Check out the look on Burton's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Burton looks up at the clock and then as Ritchie takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Burton smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ritchie on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Burton is staying tight to Ritchie's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Burton working the ground and pound from side control.
Burton cracks Ritchie with a big right hand but Ritchie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ritchie takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T3#
Ritchie seems a little lost for a moment, as Burton dominates the positioning.
Burton is chipping away with strikes.
Burton cracks Ritchie with a big elbow.
Burton working the ground and pound.
Ritchie is working to avoid the ground and pound but Burton connects with a decent elbow. #SU#
Burton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Ritchie's coach down at Kung Fu Fighting Club ($80 entry fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ritchie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.#TD#
Burton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ritchie quickly recovers to half guard.
Ritchie tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Burton manages to move to mount!
Burton cracks Ritchie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
JJ Ritchie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Burton breaks from Ritchie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Burton controlling his opponent.
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!
Burton moves to take his opponent's back.
Burton controlling from the back.
Ritchie trying to get back to his feet but Burton is in full control for now.
Micheal Burton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ritchie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Micheal Burton!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2016

#R1#
Watts throws a combination that misses
and Watts takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #TD2#
Watts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES#
Morse makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Morse moves out of range of the body kick.#CL#
Morse moves into the clinch successfully. #BC#
Morse pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Joe Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Watts closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morse is looking to improve his position.
Morse flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Watts wants to control but Morse is keeping him busy.
Watts looks winded!#SUB#
Morse looking for submissions off his back.
Watts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#T1##SUB#
Morse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watts pulls his head out easily.
Watts blocks the strikes from Morse.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Morse actively working from the bottom here.#SUB#
Morse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Morse is defending against the submission attempts here by Watts.
Morse punching from the bottom. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SU2#
Watts stands up from half guard.
Watts tries to clinch up.
Morse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watts tries to avoid it but Morse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watts to the ground. Watts escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #TD2#
Watts shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morse has hold of Watts's hands but Watts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watts is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watts trying to mount his opponent but Morse defends it.
Morse might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#T3#
Watts prevents Morse from improving his position.#SUB#
Morse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Morse tries to roll over but Watts keeps him under control.
Morse knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watts on the ground.#SU2#
Watts decides to stand up.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
As Watts tries to get set, Morse tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.#TD2#
Watts gets the takedown into side control. #T4#
Watts blocks the strikes from Morse.
Watts scores with punches from side control.
Morse can't do much from the bottom here.
Morse tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Morse tries to escape but Watts is in control. #SU2#
Watts stands up. #CL2#
Watts pushes Morse up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Watts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD2#
Watts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Watts winds up and cracks Morse with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #SU2#
Watts gets to his feet - back to striking we go! #TD2#
Morse gets caught flat footed, as Watts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Morse keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Morse looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Watts passes into half guard.
Morse pushes Watts off looking to stand but Watts dives back in and keeps control.
Watts wants to stand up but Morse is controlling the position.
Watts is breathing heavily.#T1#
Morse keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount. #SUB#
Morse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watts pulls his head out easily.
Morse is not content to let Watts control the position.
Morse has hold of Watts's hands but Watts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB#
Morse looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SU2#
Watts decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Watts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morse eats them both and turns towards Watts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#TD2#
Watts decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Morse is trying to control but can't.
Morse is refusing to be controlled, as Watts sits in half guard. #SU2#
Watts stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Morse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watts pinned against the cage. Watts gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3##CL2#
Watts closes the distance and pushes Morse back into the cage.#TD2#
Watts turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watts manages to end up in side control.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Morse is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morse is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Watts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Morse sneaks back into half guard.#T4#
Morse landing small, sideways elbows.
Watts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #SUB#
Morse is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Watts pulls his head out easily.
Morse is not content to let Watts control the position.#SUB#
Morse is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Watts is tapping! Great win for Morse!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Josh Morse!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2016

#R1##TD#
Curley changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tober looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tober isn't going anywhere.
Tober looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tober is trying to get back to half guard.
Tober keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Curley is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tober has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tober is trying to control Curley's posture but Curley avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tober keeps working. #T1#
Tober is looking for a sweep.
Tober sneaks back into half guard.
Tober tries to get to full guard but Curley has control of the leg.
Tober is looking to control Curley's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tober avoid being mounted?
Curley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tober wants to control but Curley is keeping busy.
Curley performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tober is pressing down on Curley's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SU#
Curley decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tober, up you get!
Tober dives in for a single leg takedown but Curley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#TD#
Curley looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tober taking some punishment here, with Curley in his half guard.
Curley tries to pass to full mount but Tober defends it. #T3##SUB2#
Tober actively working from the bottom here.
Tober throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #SUB2#
Tober looking for submissions off his back.
Curley is looking to take a break and control but Tober is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Curley there. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Curley wants to control but Tober is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Tober actively working from the bottom here.
Curley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tober keeps working.
Curley wants to stand but Tober has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Tober is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Curley pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Curley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Curley fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tober, pushing him back against the cage.
Curley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #TD2#
Tober has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Curley uses from the top position.
Curley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Tober has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Curley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #SUB2#
Curley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tober has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Curley has managed to get both his arms back between Tober's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Tober looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Curley passes into side control.
Curley lands a decent elbow from side control. #T1#
Tober can't do much from the bottom here.
Tober is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Curley is staying active.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tober defending against the ground and pound.
Tober taking punishment in the form of punches. #SU#
Curley stands up and we're back to a striking position. #TD#
Curley shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Curley was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Tober is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Tober is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SU#
Curley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Tober to his feet.
Curley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Curley cracks Tober with an open hand slap.#TD2#
Tober closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Curley tries to get to full guard but Tober has control of the leg.
Tober stops Curley from getting back to his feet. #T3#
Curley tries to roll over but Tober keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tober in particular looking to stall.
Tober seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Curley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Curley is looking to improve his position.
Tober trying to control the action but Curley is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Tober is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tober wants to lay and pray for a moment but Curley keeps working.
Curley trying to hold on to Tober's head to control him but Tober postures up. #SUB2#
Tober is trying to work for a kimura but Curley is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Tober is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Barry Curley dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Tober shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Curley's guard.
Tober trying to control but Curley is working from the bottom.
Curley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tober on the ground.
Tober controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB#
Curley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tober is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curley trying to strike off his back.
Tober lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tober landing with the ground and pound.
Tober trying to control but Curley is working from the bottom. #T1#
Tober might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Curley haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Curley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tober wants to control from the top but Curley keeps moving.
Curley keeping full guard, as Tober tries to pass.
Tober controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Tober thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Tober trying to control the position from guard on top but Curley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
Curley rushes Tober and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Tober breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barry Curley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tober tries for a takedown but Curley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Barry Curley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#CL#
Tober tries to keep at a distance but Curley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tober is looking to take this one to the mat.
Tober takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tober goes for a takedown in the clinch but Curley prevents it.
Barry Curley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Tober.
A nice left hand lands by Tober. #T3#
Tober tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Curley smiles and moves away.
Curley throws a sloppy head kick and Tober moves out of range easily.
Tober takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick lands from Curley. #CL#
Curley rushes Tober and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tober wants to take the fight to the mat but Curley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tober can't get the takedown. #TD#
Curley ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Curley no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Curley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Curley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tober is controlling him.
Frank Tober has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tober wants to control from the top but Curley keeps moving. #T4##SUB#
Curley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tober defends well.
Curley trying to keep a closed guard but Tober is proving a slippery customer.
Curley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Curley is pulling down on Tober's head to control his posture.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tober throwing strikes from guard but Curley blocks nicely. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Curley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Curley 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Curley!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2016

#R1#
Ritchie misses with a head kick.
It looked like Morse wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#CL2#
Ritchie moves into the clinch successfully. #TD#
Morse has hold of one of Ritchie's legs. Ritchie is fighting the takedown attempt but Morse gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Morse is working Ritchie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. #SUB#
Morse thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morse postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #SU#
Morse gets to his feet. Ritchie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #TD2#
Ritchie shoots in and bounces Morse off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#SUB#
Morse has his feet on Ritchie's thighs here. He's pushed Ritchie 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! Ritchie screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Josh Morse!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2016

#R1#
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch but Mann swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mann tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joe Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Watts shoots in and gets a takedown into Mann's guard.
Watts trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mann's guard.
Watts trying to control but Mann is working from the bottom.
Watts throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts throwing strikes from guard but Mann blocks nicely.
Watts postures up in Mann's guard and throws a big left but Mann blocks it.
Watts has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mann is proving hard to escape from. #T1##SUB#
Mann is looking for a triangle here but Watts uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Watts trying to control the action but Mann is working from the bottom.
Mann takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#ROC2#
Mann is rocked!#SU2#
Watts decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Mann is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watts throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mann appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Watts connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Mann to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Watts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Watts!
Joe Watts made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'greatest ever to do the damn thing '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 02, 2016

#R1#
Tyler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tyler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tober.
A head kick by Tyler misses #TD2#
and Tober counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tyler! #SUB2#
Tober has hold of Tyler's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tyler seems comfortable defending it but Tober has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tyler is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tyler is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tober couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Tober!
A pretty intense looking Frank Tober took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
Jack Tyler spoke after the fight, saying 'no regrets!I have lot to learn and I'll come back!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2016

#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Hardy enables Ritchie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hardy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritchie is working Hardy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ritchie wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ritchie throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hardy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ritchie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ritchie throws a big right hand that misses.
Ritchie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ritchie working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ritchie gets to his feet and stands over Hardy, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Hardy felt that one! Ritchie unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Hardy from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Ritchie!
A less than humble James Ritchie misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2016

#R1##TD2#
Ritchie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mann did well to prevent Ritchie getting side control.
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. Ritchie connects with a nice short shot to Mann's temple.
Ritchie tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mann.
Mann works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mann pulls Ritchie in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mann looking for a sweep. Not yet Mann, not yet.
Mann has control of Ritchie's left arm, preventing Ritchie from doing any damage.
Ritchie looking to sit in guard and control but Mann gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Ritchie trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ritchie can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mann is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ritchie wants to stand and escape but Mann is having none of it.
Mann postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mann's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mann with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ritchie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Ritchie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ritchie wants to sweep here but Mann controlling him for the moment.
Mann landing some decent shots from guard.
Mann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mann postures up and lands a big shot to Ritchie's brow.
Mann will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mann looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mann 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.
Mann stops Ritchie from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mann is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Ritchie finds it's way through Mann's defenses. #T2#
Ritchie keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ritchie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritchie digs a good body shot into Mann's ribs.
Ritchie tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #TD2#
Ritchie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Mann makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ritchie looks winded!
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!
Ritchie scores with a jab to the head.
Mann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Ritchie's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Mann lands a nice looking body shot.
Mann throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T3##CL#
Mann fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ritchie, pushing him back against the cage.#BC2#
Ritchie breaks the clinch.
Mann keeps Ritchie at a distance using the push kick.
Ritchie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Ritchie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mann's half guard.#ES#
Mann has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ritchie is on him like a limpet, forcing Mann back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mann as Ritchie tries to tie him up. #TD2#
Ritchie gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mann regains guard. #ES#
Mann pushes Ritchie off and scrambles back to his feet. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Mann closes the distance and clinches.
Ritchie misses with a punch on the inside.
Ritchie tries to circle away but Mann has him pinned against the cage.#TD#
Mann jumps guard and drags Ritchie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ritchie manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR##SUB#
Mann thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mann content to stall in guard here.
Mann keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ritchie's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hilton Mann dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Ritchie misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Mann keeps it at a distance.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ritchie misses with a head kick. #TD2#
Ritchie shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ritchie showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Mann has one foot on Ritchie's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Mann moves into range and clinches up with Ritchie.
Mann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ritchie walks away with a smile on his face. Mann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritchie throws a head kick but Mann moves out of range.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
Mann looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ritchie tries to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Mann has his takedown stuffed
and Ritchie counters with a flying knee that drops Mann! Ritchie dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ Ritchie!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2016

#R1##CL#
Duke instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Watts jumps guard and drags Duke to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Watts wants to sweep here but Duke controlling him for the moment.
Duke seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. #SU#
Duke gets to his feet - Watts follows without any prompting. #TD2#
Watts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts scores with a couple of short elbows.
Duke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Duke might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SU2#
Watts decides to take the fight back to the feet. #TD2#
Watts shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Duke's guard.#T1#
Duke keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully.
Watts tries to free his leg and advance position but Duke is retaining full guard.
Watts stopping the sweep attempt from Duke.
Duke wants to hit a switch here but Watts passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Duke there!
Duke can't escape the position. #T2#
Duke is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Watts is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Watts tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Watts with shots to the head and body - Duke looks very uncomfortable down there.
Duke wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Duke tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watts trying to control but Duke is having none of it. #T3#
You get the feeling that Duke really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Duke blocking the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Watts jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Duke is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Duke and Watts has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ground and pound from Watts seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #SUB2#
Watts goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Duke rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Watts's guard! Nice work there by Duke!
Duke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Duke 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. #T4##SUB#
Duke is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SU#
Duke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL2#
Watts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Duke has Watts pressed against the cage, preventing Watts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Duke breaks from the clinch.
Duke tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duke with a body shot.#CL2#
Watts has Duke up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Duke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Watts dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Duke tries to sprawl but Watts drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duke punching from the bottom.
Watts trying to pass the guard but Duke defending well.
Duke tries to kick Watts off but Watts keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watts wants to stand up but Duke is controlling the position.
Duke manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts is looking to stand up but Duke won't let him. #T1##SU2#
Watts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Duke, up you get! #CL2#
Watts fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duke, pushing him back against the cage.#TD2#
Watts gets a trip takedown into half guard.#SU2#
Watts decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #CL2#
Watts takes the fight into the clinch.
Duke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #TD#
Duke gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Watts looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#SU#
Duke decides to return to a standing position.
Watts is breathing heavily.#T2##TD2#
Duke gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watts is looking to stand up but Duke won't let him.
Watts stops Duke from standing up.
Watts in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duke wants to stand but Watts is controlling the position.
Duke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Duke wants to stand but Watts is controlling the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.#T3#
Watts is working Duke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Watts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Duke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Duke controlling the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Watts darts in and clinches Duke up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Watts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watts holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC#
Duke manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Duke moves out of range of the body kick from Watts. #CL2#
Watts has closed the distance and engaged Duke in a clinch.
Duke keeps control of Watts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duke avoids it.#BC#
Duke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD2#
Watts gets a double leg takedown into Duke's guard.
Watts wants to stand but Duke has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #ES#
Duke has his feet on Watts's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Duke clinches up with Watts and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Watts has closed the distance and engaged Duke in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watts - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hand to the body from Watts. #BC#
Duke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Watts rushes Duke and presses him up against the cage.
Watts is trying to break free.#TD2#
Watts lands a nice trip takedown into half guard. #ES#
Duke manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Watts keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duke tries to throw a body punch but Watts avoids it by throwing Duke back against the cage. #TD2#
Watts pulls guard successfully. #T1##SU#
Duke gets to his feet. Watts looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A head kick misses from Watts.
Duke tries to counter by clinching up but Watts breaks away and moves out of range.
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#CL2#
Watts clinches with his opponent.
Watts is trying to stall. #TD2#
Watts gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Watts prevents Duke from standing back up.
Joe Watts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watts trying to control the action but Duke is working from the bottom.
Duke desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Duke gets full guard.#T2#
Duke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watts wants to control from the top but Duke keeps moving.
Watts looking to sit in guard and control but Duke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SU#
Duke decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watts, up you get! #CL#
Duke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Duke breaks the clinch. #CL#
Duke has Watts up against the cage in a clinch. #T3##TD2#
Watts has hold of one of Duke's legs. Duke is fighting the takedown attempt but Watts gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.#ES#
Duke has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Watts off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. #TD#
Duke scores with a takedown into Watts's guard.
Duke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. #SU#
Duke stands up from Watts's guard - Duke perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD2#
Watts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watts showed some decent athleticism there. #ES#
Duke has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Watts is on him like a limpet, forcing Duke back against the cage.
Joe Watts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Duke manages to break the clinch. #TD#
Duke fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Watts to the ground. Duke is now in Watts's guard.
Watts controls Duke momentarily but Duke frees himself.
Duke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Filiberto Duke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Duke drops back looking for a leg! Watts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watts manages to kick Duke off! Duke jumps back into Watts's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Filiberto Duke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Watts!
Joe Watts took some time post fight to say the following; 'greatest ever to do the damn thing '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2016

#R1#
Tober staying out of range there.#CL#
Thunder moves into the clinch successfully. #TD2#
Tober has hold of one of Thunder's legs. Thunder is fighting the takedown attempt but Tober gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tober trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tober advances to half guard.
Thunder tries to get to full guard but Tober has control of the leg.
Tober blocks the strikes from Thunder.
Tober scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tober is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thunder is refusing to be controlled, as Tober sits in half guard. #T1##SUB#
Thunder looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thunder is trying to stand back up but Tober is controlling him #SUB2#
Tober in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Thunder tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Tober!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Tober!
A determined Frank Tober didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 30, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Banchamek drives through and clinches with Ritchie against the cage.
Ritchie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Banchamek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banchamek obliges.
Knees to the body from Banchamek.
Banchamek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ritchie working hard to break the clinch.
Ritchie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Ritchie looking to throw knees to the head but Banchamek is blocking nicely.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Ritchie 's eye.
Ritchie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banchamek connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ritchie is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Banchamek.
Ritchie looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Banchamek.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
Banchamek connects with a knee to the head.
Banchamek with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ritchie. #T1#
Ritchie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Banchamek landing knees to the body.
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Ritchie 's eye.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banchamek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside that Ritchie shrugs off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek crunches a lovely knee into Ritchie's ribcage.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ritchie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banchamek lands a nice knee to the body.
Ritchie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Banchamek. #T2#
Banchamek crunches a lovely knee into Ritchie's ribcage.
Banchamek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banchamek scores a nice knee to the body.
Ritchie tries to land a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks with his arms.
Ritchie is looking to take this one to the mat.
Banchamek lands a nice knee to the body.
Banchamek lands a nice knee to the body.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Ritchie 's eye.
Banchamek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Banchamek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ritchie lands a knee to the head.
Banchamek with a knee to the head.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but Ritchie blocks with his arms.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #T3#
Ritchie wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Banchamek with a knee to the head.
Banchamek stops a takedown attempt from Ritchie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek misses with a knee to the head.
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Banchamek is pressed up against the cage. Ritchie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banchamek down to the mat. Banchamek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Banchamek closes the distance and pushes Ritchie back into the cage.
Ritchie tries to score a body lock takedown but Banchamek shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Banchamek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banchamek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ritchie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ritchie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banchamek is defending well.
Banchamek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ritchie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ritchie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Banchamek lands a nice knee to the body.
Ritchie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Banchamek is pressed up against the cage. Ritchie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Banchamek down to the mat. Banchamek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL2#
Banchamek closes the distance and clinches.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ritchie misses with an elbow over the top.
Banchamek is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ritchie is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ritchie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banchamek is defending well.
Ritchie throws an elbow but it's blocked. #TD#
Ritchie jumps guard.
Ritchie wants to sweep here but Banchamek controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SUB#
Ritchie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Banchamek dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Ritchie shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Banchamek forces Ritchie back against the cage and clinches.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside that Ritchie shrugs off.
Buakaw Banchamek seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ritchie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ritchie fails to pull guard.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside.
Banchamek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ritchie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banchamek using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ritchie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Ritchie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ritchie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head.
Ritchie has Banchamek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Banchamek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banchamek.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritchie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Banchamek has Ritchie pressed against the cage, preventing Ritchie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Banchamek misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ritchie. #T1#
Banchamek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ritchie.
Ritchie tries to circle away but Banchamek has him pinned against the cage.
Ritchie pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ritchie misses with a knee to the head.
Ritchie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head.
Banchamek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritchie's defenses.
Banchamek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Banchamek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banchamek using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banchamek lands a knee to the body. #T2#
Ritchie is trying to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling him.
Banchamek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritchie's defenses.
Banchamek with a knee to the head.
Ritchie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banchamek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banchamek scores with a knee to the head.
Banchamek lands a nice knee to the body.
Ritchie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Banchamek.
Banchamek is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ritchie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Banchamek misses with a knee to the head.
Ritchie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Banchamek avoids it.
Ritchie is working for takedown but Banchamek is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ritchie takes an elbow to the temple. #T3#
Banchamek with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ritchie stalling in the clinch but Banchamek improves position.
Banchamek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ritchie has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Banchamek after a bit of a struggle.
Ritchie tries to break the clinch but Banchamek is controlling the position.
Banchamek crunches a lovely knee into Ritchie's ribcage.
Banchamek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banchamek misses with a knee to the head.
Ritchie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ritchie takes an elbow to the temple.
Ritchie wants to break free but Banchamek has control.
Banchamek scores a nice knee to the body.
Banchamek gets underhooks to prevent Ritchie's takedown attempt.
Banchamek with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #TD#
Ritchie manages to pull guard. #SU2#
Banchamek gets to his feet. Ritchie looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son! #T4##CL2#
Banchamek has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritchie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ritchie tries to land a knee to the head but Banchamek blocks with his arms.
Banchamek putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ritchie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Banchamek throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ritchie lands with a short shot to the head.
Banchamek with an attempt at a knee that misses. #TD#
Ritchie pulls guard effortlessly. #SUB#
Banchamek got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ritchie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Banchamek has managed to get both his arms back between Ritchie's legs - danger averted.
Ritchie wants to stand and escape but Banchamek is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banchamek preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buakaw Banchamek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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##CL2#
Banchamek gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Banchamek unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ritchie lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Ritchie misses with a knee strike.
Banchamek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Banchamek with a knee to the head.
Ritchie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Ritchie 's eye.
Ritchie trying to stall but Banchamek improves his position.
Banchamek landing knees to the head.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banchamek landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ritchie is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Banchamek is keeping busy.
Ritchie is trying to pull guard but Banchamek turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Banchamek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T1#
Banchamek lands an elbow inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Ritchie 's eye.
Banchamek lands an elbow just above Ritchie 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banchamek obliges.
Ritchie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Banchamek with a knee to the head.
Ritchie wants to take the fight to the mat but Banchamek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Banchamek.
Nice elbow from Banchamek.
Banchamek landing knees to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritchie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Toby Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside.
Banchamek prevents the takedown attempt. #T2#
Ritchie looking to slow down the pace here.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Banchamek prevents a takedown attempt there.
Banchamek connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ritchie's face.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow.
Ritchie wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Banchamek obliges.
Banchamek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banchamek blocks an uppercut.
Banchamek lands a knee to the body.
Banchamek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Ritchie gets control of Banchamek's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ritchie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SU2#
Banchamek decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ritchie, up you get!
Ritchie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banchamek swivels and escapes.#T3##CL2#
Banchamek pushes Ritchie up against the cage in a clinch.
Banchamek lands a good knee to the midsection. Ritchie won't want to take too many of those.
Ritchie is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Banchamek is defending well.
Banchamek lands a knee to the body.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Banchamek throws an elbow but misses.
Ritchie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ritchie has a couple of punches blocked by Banchamek.
Banchamek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Banchamek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ritchie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek lands an elbow inside that Ritchie shrugs off.
Ritchie avoiding damage as Banchamek throws knees to the body.
Ritchie jumps guard but Banchamek stands there with Ritchie around his waist. Ritchie gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Banchamek landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toby Ritchie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ritchie takes an elbow to the temple.
Banchamek lands a good knee to the midsection. Ritchie won't want to take too many of those.
Ritchie tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ritchie misses with an elbow strike.
Banchamek lands a nice elbow.
Banchamek tries to land a knee to the head but Ritchie blocks with his arms.
Ritchie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Banchamek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Banchamek gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Banchamek lands a damaging elbow.
Banchamek scores with a knee to the head.
Ritchie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Banchamek utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banchamek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ritchie.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Banchamek.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buakaw Banchamek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Banchamek 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buakaw Banchamek!
A less than humble Buakaw Banchamek misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2016

#R1#
Chandler throws a front kick that sends Ritchie stumbling back into the cage.
Ritchie shoots for a takedown but Chandler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#CL2#
Chandler clinches up with Ritchie and pushes him back against the cage.
Ritchie is trying to maintain a safe position but Chandler gets an underhook and turns Ritchie into the cage.
Chandler takes an elbow to the temple.
Chandler tries to break the clinch but Ritchie is controlling the position.
Ritchie tries to pull guard but Chandler forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Ritchie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chandler digs a good hook to Ritchie's body. #CL#
Ritchie clinches.
Chandler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chandler lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ritchie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Chandler.
Chandler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chandler misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chandler as Ritchie tries to tie him up. #T1#
Chandler working hard to break the clinch.
Chandler tries a knee to the head but he's missed. #BC#
Ritchie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chandler throws a series of punches but Ritchie avoids them all with ease.
Ritchie is looking for a counter combo.
Chandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch but Chandler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chandler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ritchie counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - Chandler coming out on top.
Ritchie throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ritchie misses with a double jab. #CL#
Ritchie has Chandler up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Ritchie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ritchie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Chandler tries to avoid it but Ritchie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Chandler to the ground. Chandler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
Chandler's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Chandler duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Ritchie. #T2#
Ritchie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Chandler pinned against the cage. Chandler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chandler tests Ritchie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chandler displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL2#
Chandler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chandler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ritchie letting Chandler take a breather here.
Chandler works on Ritchie's body with a couple of short punches.
Ritchie fails to pull guard.
Ritchie trying to land knees to the body. #T3#
Ritchie digs a right hand into Chandler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chandler's gas tank. #TD#
Ritchie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard. #ES2#
Chandler pushes Ritchie off and gets back to his feet.
Ritchie has a takedown stuffed.
Chandler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler stalks Ritchie and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ritchie's face. Ritchie staggers backwards, shaken.
Ritchie avoids the head kick by Chandler.
Davon Chandler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chandler throws a nice looking combination but Ritchie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Ritchie both land. Nice combination.
Chandler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Chandler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Ritchie moves into the clinch.
Chandler working aggressively here. #T4##BC#
Ritchie breaks from the clinch. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ritchie.
Ritchie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chandler keeps working.
Ritchie working the ground and pound.
Chandler takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ritchie lands a few punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ritchie trying to control the position but Chandler is working away.
Ritchie connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Chandler some visible discomfort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davon Chandler dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Ritchie throws a head kick that half lands.
Ritchie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chandler defends it nicely.
Chandler avoids the head kick by Ritchie.
Ritchie slips a jab and a cross from Chandler.
Chandler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritchie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chandler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ritchie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chandler.
Roman Ritchie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ritchie takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ritchie wants to clinch up but Chandler keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Ritchie moves forwards but Chandler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Chandler closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritchie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ritchie wants to stall. #T1#
Ritchie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chandler smiles and moves away.
Chandler lands a two punch combo.
Chandler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ritchie backs up against the cage. #CL2#
Chandler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chandler blocks the elbow strike.
Chandler lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chandler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Ritchie breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritchie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T2#
Chandler throws a sloppy head kick and Ritchie moves out of range easily. #CL#
Ritchie gets a clinch.
A short right from Chandler.
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!
Chandler misses with a knee strike. #TD2#
Chandler gets control of Ritchie's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chandler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ritchie trying to control the position from guard on top but Chandler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ritchie.
Davon Chandler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ritchie looking to sit in guard and control but Chandler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Ritchie looking to control.
Chandler trying to control but Ritchie is working from the bottom. #T3#
Ritchie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Ritchie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chandler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritchie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SU2#
Chandler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ritchie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chandler but Chandler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#CL2#
Chandler clinches.
Chandler misses with a body punch.
Ritchie tries to work over Chandler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chandler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chandler is leaning against Ritchie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Ritchie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chandler scores with a three punch combo!
Chandler connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chandler lands a jab to Ritchie's midsection.
Ritchie stuffs the takedown.
Chandler throws a right hand that Ritchie ducks under and follows up with a left that Ritchie also avoids with ease.#TD#
Ritchie drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davon Chandler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD#
Ritchie gets a takedown into half guard.
Ritchie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ritchie thows a huge punch but Chandler dodges it nicely.
Chandler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Ritchie lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chandler controls Ritchie momentarily but Ritchie frees himself.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Ritchie from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Chandler is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Chandler controls Ritchie momentarily but Ritchie frees himself. #SUB2#
Chandler looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ritchie passes into side control.
Ritchie working the head with strikes. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU#
Ritchie decides to take the fight back to the feet. #CL#
Ritchie has managed to clinch.
Chandler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ritchie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ritchie lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chandler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ritchie blocks it with crossed arms. #BC#
Ritchie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chandler keeps the fight on the outside.
Chandler will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3##CL#
Ritchie rushes Chandler and presses him up against the cage.
Chandler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ritchie stalling the fight. #BC#
Ritchie breaks the clinch.
Ritchie tests Chandler's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ritchie throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ritchie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ritchie misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Davon Chandler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritchie has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chandler throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritchie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chandler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Ritchie shoots in for a takedown but Chandler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roman Ritchie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Chandler.
Ritchie tries to clinch there but Chandler circles away.
Chandler appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chandler throws a shot to the body.
Chandler scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chandler stuffs the takedown attempt from Ritchie. Ritchie gets slowly back to his feet.
Ritchie misses with a head kick.
Chandler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ritchie back to the cage. Chandler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ritchie looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chandler moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ritchie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Roman Ritchie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ritchie takes one to the side of the head.
Chandler defending well as Ritchie loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Davon Chandler.
I've got Chandler 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davon Chandler!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2016

#R1#
Ritchie throws a right hand that Wiggins ducks under and follows up with a left that Wiggins also avoids with ease.
It looked like Wiggins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ritchie.
Wiggins has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Cleveland Wiggins has been cut.#CL2#
Ritchie clinches up with Wiggins and pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Ritchie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wiggins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ritchie's face.
Wiggins prevents Ritchie from breaking the clinch.#BC2#
Ritchie breaks from the clinch. #KD2#
Ritchie sends Wiggins crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ritchie is motioning to the referee to let Wiggins up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Wiggins is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ritchie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiggins pinned against the cage. Wiggins gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL2#
Ritchie clinches up with Wiggins and pushes him back against the cage.#T1##BC2#
Ritchie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiggins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ritchie pinned against the cage. Ritchie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL2#
Ritchie rushes Wiggins and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Ritchie breaks the clinch.
Wiggins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ritchie pinned against the cage. Ritchie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T2##CL2#
Ritchie instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Ritchie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Ritchie.
Ritchie throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Wiggins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wiggins. #BC2#
Ritchie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Ritchie closes the distance and pushes Wiggins back into the cage.#BC2#
Ritchie manages to break the clinch.
Wiggins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ritchie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiggins circles away quickly and effectively.#T3#
Ritchie lands with an uppercut that bounces Wiggins off the cage and back into range.#CL2#
Ritchie gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ritchie wants to get back to striking at distance but Wiggins won't allow it. #BC2#
Ritchie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ritchie throws a series of punches but Wiggins moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Wiggins misses its target.
Ritchie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wiggins sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ritchie somewhat.
Ritchie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wiggins is fending him off so far but Ritchie persists. Nope, Wiggins circles away and we're back to standing.
Cleveland Wiggins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tj Ritchie.#TD#
Wiggins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wiggins looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Ritchie is avoiding damage well. #T4#
Ritchie is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ritchie managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Wiggins.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wiggins lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritchie is trying to escape the position but Wiggins is controlling the position.
Ritchie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ritchie wants to get back to full guard but Wiggins has mounted him!
Wiggins prevents Ritchie from getting the reversal.
Wiggins 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.
Ritchie looks winded!
Wiggins controlling from the full mount.
Wiggins prevents Ritchie from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tj Ritchie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Wiggins's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD#
Wiggins shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ritchie strikes from the bottom but Wiggins uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Ritchie tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ritchie is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wiggins is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Wiggins prevents Ritchie from getting the reversal.
Wiggins with good strikes from the mount here!#T1#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wiggins lands with some strikes.
Ritchie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wiggins.
Wiggins punching from mount but Ritchie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ritchie working to try and regain half guard.
Ritchie wants to hold on but Wiggins pushes him away.
Ritchie is trying to escape the mount.
Wiggins raining down hammerfists from mount.#T2#
Ritchie is trying to escape the mount.
Wiggins with good strikes from the mount here!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Ritchie. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wiggins is landing with some decent strikes but Ritchie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ritchie is desperately trying to improve his position but Wiggins has a good base and remains in mount.
Ritchie is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Wiggins has taken his back. #T3#
Ritchie trying to control the hands but Wiggins won't let him.
Ritchie is trying to break free.
Ritchie is trying to stand back up. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ritchie tries to escape the position.
Ritchie is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Ritchie wants to get back to his feet.
Wiggins is trying to stick to Ritchie's back but Ritchie is turning into Wiggins. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wiggins's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ritchie.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wiggins throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Ritchie content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleveland Wiggins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cleveland Wiggins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Wiggins shoots in and drives through. Ritchie sprawls well.#CL2#
Ritchie drives through and clinches with Wiggins against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Ritchie breaks the clinch.
Ritchie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ritchie misses with a combination
and Wiggins counters with a nice body shot.
Wiggins shoots in looking for a takedown but Ritchie manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wiggins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Ritchie misses.
As Ritchie tries to get set, Wiggins tries to push him back and clinch up but Ritchie manages to avoid the attempt.
Tj Ritchie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritchie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wiggins circles away quickly and effectively.
Wiggins is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ritchie.#TD#
Wiggins drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ritchie is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Wiggins dives into side control. #T1##REVB#
Wiggins gets to mount! Ritchie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Ritchie is trying to stand up.
Wiggins blocks Ritchie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ritchie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wiggins. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wiggins scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wiggins with the ground and pound from mount.
Ritchie is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Ritchie is squirming around, avoiding Wiggins's attempts to control the action. #T2#
Ritchie is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Ritchie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wiggins moves to take his opponent's back.
Wiggins has the hooks in. Ritchie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Wiggins.
Ritchie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Ritchie grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Ritchie tries to escape the position. #T3#
Wiggins is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Wiggins just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Ritchie rolls, trying to escape but Wiggins keeps control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wiggins throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Ritchie is trying to remain composed but Wiggins is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
I really don't envy Ritchie right now. #T4#
Ritchie trying to control the position but Wiggins manages to sink in the hooks.
Ritchie tries to escape the position.
Ritchie trying to get back to his feet but Wiggins is in full control for now. #SUB#
Wiggins looking for the RNC.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wiggins is landing with strikes. Ritchie can't take much more of this.
Ritchie can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cleveland Wiggins showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wiggins 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleveland Wiggins!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2016

#R1#
Rizzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Ritchie.
Rizzo shoots in for a takedown but Ritchie shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rizzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD2#
Rizzo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ritchie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rizzo.
Ritchie has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rizzo is working away from the top position though.
Rizzo thows a huge punch but Ritchie dodges it nicely.
Ritchie is trying to maintain the position but Rizzo is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizzo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ritchie is looking to escape.
Well, if Rizzo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ritchie striking from half guard on the bottom. #T1#
Ritchie trying to control here.
Ritchie is trying to stand up here but Rizzo is controlling him well. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rizzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#ROC2#
Ritchie is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Rizzo has cracked Ritchie with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Rizzo lands another huge swinging hook and Ritchie tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Ritchie, before Rizzo can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Rizzo!
After winning the bout, Frank Rizzo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2016

#R1#
Nice sprawl there from Ritchie as Mann shoots in.
Ritchie misses with a head kick.
Mann misses with a takedown attempt - Ritchie sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritchie moves away.
Ritchie misses with a body kick.
Mann quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Mann really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.#CL2#
Ritchie closes the distance and clinches.
Mann tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hilton Mann. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ritchie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mann blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mann has Ritchie pressed against the cage, preventing Ritchie from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD2#
Ritchie successfully pulls guard.
Ritchie wants to stand up but Mann is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Ritchie being controlled here, momentarily.
Ritchie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mann.
Ritchie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mann is controlling him.
Mann trying to control the position from guard on top but Ritchie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mann is really struggling to control Ritchie but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ritchie is looking to stand up but Mann isn't so interested in that idea. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick by Ritchie misses
and Mann counters with a nice body shot. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mann blocks a head kick by Ritchie. #CL2#
Ritchie clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Mann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mann throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL#
Mann has closed the distance and engaged Ritchie in a clinch.
Ritchie scores with a shot to the side of Mann's head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ritchie throws an elbow but misses.
Ritchie tries to land knees in the clinch but Mann avoids the damage to the body.
Mann is trying to pull guard but Ritchie turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mann jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ritchie walks away with a smile on his face. Mann gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Ritchie rushes Mann and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ritchie wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3#
Ritchie creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ritchie working hard to break the clinch.
Mann stalls. #BC#
Mann breaks from the clinch.
Ritchie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ritchie throws a sloppy head kick and Mann moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Ritchie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mann is trying to defend but Ritchie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ritchie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4#
Ritchie working over Mann with some ground and pound. Mann looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#ROC2#
Mann is rocked!
Ritchie lands a big elbow - Mann is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Ritchie!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Ritchie!
James Ritchie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 27, 2016

#R1#
Ritchie tries to clinch but Mercado is having none of it.
Ritchie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #ROC2#
Mercado is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Chadwick Mercado has been cut.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mercado enables Ritchie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mercado manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oh Mercado is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ritchie wants to stand but Mercado has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Ritchie loads up on a big left hand. Mercado felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Ritchie looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Mercado can't hide his disappointment, as Ritchie celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Toby Ritchie!
Toby Ritchie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 24, 2016

#R1##CL2#
Ritchie instigates a clinch.
Ritchie is trying to push Roth away but Roth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Roth fails to pull the fight into his guard. #TD2#
Ritchie pulls guard successfully.
Roth preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Roth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roth with a flurry of punches that miss.
Roth with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ritchie is looking for a triangle but Roth pushes his legs off easily.
Roth throws an elbow that misses. Ritchie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roth's guard. Nice move by Ritchie!#REVB##T1#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roth is on top in guard. #REVR#
Roth won't allow Ritchie to get back to his feet.
Ritchie wants to hit a switch here but Roth passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ritchie there!
Roth avoids the attempt from Ritchie to control.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Roth cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ritchie is wriggling around trying to escape. #T2#
Ritchie is still trying to improve position.
Roth content just to control the position here.
Ritchie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roth wants to take Ritchie's back but he can't do it this time.
Ritchie is bucking up trying to escape but Roth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T3#
Roth avoids the attempt from Ritchie to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Roth lands a couple of good shots and Ritchie has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roth throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Ritchie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Roth has Ritchie flattened out and is raining down punches.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Roth has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.#T4#
Roth is landing with strikes. Ritchie can't take much more of this.#SUB#
Roth working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Ritchie is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Roth lands a shot to the head.
Ritchie tries to escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee is taking a good look at Ritchie as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Roth!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weston Roth dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Ritchie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roth, pushing him back against the cage.
Roth fails to pull guard.
Ritchie tries to stall but Roth uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ritchie is looking to control Roth's arms but Roth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ritchie has his back to the cage. #BC#
Roth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD2#
Ritchie scores with a takedown into Roth's guard.#ES#
Roth pushes Ritchie off and scrambles back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Roth moves into range and clinches up with Ritchie.#TD2#
Ritchie manages to pull guard. #T1##SUB2#
Ritchie working for submissions but it's allowed Roth to get to half guard.
Ritchie is looking for a sweep. Roth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ritchie keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Ritchie actively working from the bottom here.
Ritchie is breathing heavily.
Roth working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Roth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ritchie defending well though.
Ritchie gets full guard.#SUB#
Roth drops back looking for a leg! Ritchie is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ritchie manages to kick Roth off! Roth jumps back into Ritchie's guard.
Ritchie working a defensive guard but Roth manages to pass into side control anyway.
Roth cracks Ritchie with a big right hand but Ritchie just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go. #T3#
Ritchie dodges the ground and pound from Roth.
Roth in side control lands a decent elbow.
Roth misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ritchie looks to move to half guard but instead Roth has passed into mount! Damn!
Roth cracks Ritchie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ritchie tries to hold on but Roth postures up.
Roth dominating with strikes here.
Roth scoring with strikes but Ritchie is staying in there. #T4#
Ritchie manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ritchie taking some punishment here, with Roth in his half guard.
Ritchie wants to sweep but Roth has passed to side control!
Roth in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Roth lands an elbow.
Roth scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ritchie to see if he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ritchie looks to move to half guard but instead Roth has passed into mount! Damn!
Roth raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Weston Roth dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Roth enables Ritchie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Roth manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.#ES#
Roth is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Ritchie presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC#
Roth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Ritchie rushes Roth and presses him up against the cage.
Roth jumps guard but Ritchie stands there with Roth around his waist. Roth gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ritchie wants to break free but Roth has control.
Ritchie goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #TD#
Roth jumps into guard, dragging Ritchie to the mat.
Ritchie being controlled here momentarily.
Roth continues to stall.
Roth 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.#T1##SUB#
Roth is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ritchie is aware though and is defending well.
Ritchie looking to sit in guard and control but Roth gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ritchie is on top in guard. #REVB#
Ritchie trying to control but Roth is working from the bottom. #T2#
Roth 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#
Ritchie wants to sweep but Roth has passed to side control!
Ritchie trying to control but Roth flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!#SUB#
Roth looking for the choke from the back.
Roth has the hooks in. Ritchie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted. #T3#
Ritchie trying to control the hands but Roth breaks the grip.
Ritchie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Even with his hooks in, Roth manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Roth lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Ritchie. #SUB#
Roth has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Ritchie has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Roth punishes Ritchie with strikes from the back mount. #T4#
Roth has the hooks in. Ritchie is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ritchie just trying to survive but Roth is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Roth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ritchie can do to turn this around?
Roth scores with punches and elbows. #SUB#
Roth is persistently looking for the submission but Ritchie is defending it well.
Ritchie trying to control the hands but Roth breaks the grip.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roman Ritchie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weston Roth is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roth controls the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Weston Roth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Roth, 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Weston Roth!

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