Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: The Island Season 9, 135 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019

#R1#
Stampede wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gracie Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gracie Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stampede scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gracie Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Stampede tries to sprawl out of it but Gracie Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stampede manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stampede throwing a counter right hand but Gracie Jr manages to avoid it.
Stampede has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Stampede tests Gracie Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracie Jr misses with a body shot.
Stampede rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gracie Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#TD2#
Gracie Jr shoots in and bounces Stampede off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Gracie Jr has gone for a leg lock! Stampede slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie Jr's guard.#REVR#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stampede tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie Jr is retaining full guard. #T1#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stampede stays in close to Gracie Jr's body and controls the position.
Stampede knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie Jr on the ground.#SUB2#
Gracie Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Stampede is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Gracie Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Stampede doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Gracie Jr is tightening it up a little... Stampede has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Stampede reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Stampede taps out! Nice BJJ there by Gracie Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nick Gracie Jr!

Event: The Island Season 9, 145 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019

#R1#
The fighters circling - Graybeard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bittencourt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Graybeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Bittencourt misses.
Graybeard digs a good body shot into Bittencourt's ribs.
Graybeard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Graybeard cracks Bittencourt with an open hand slap.
Graybeard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Graybeard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bittencourt blocks a jab.
Bittencourt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bittencourt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #CUT#
It looks like Luc Bittencourt has been cut.
Bittencourt tries to clinch there but Graybeard circles away.
Graybeard scores with a jab. Bittencourt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Graybeard connects with a body shot.
Bittencourt closes the distance and clinches up with Graybeard, looking for a takedown. Bittencourt pushes Graybeard against the cage but Graybeard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graybeard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bittencourt misses the shot to the body.
Bittencourt moves out of range as Graybeard strikes.
Graybeard lands a jab to the nose.#T1#
Bittencourt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bittencourt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bittencourt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Graybeard tries to bum rush Bittencourt with a series of wild strikes but Bittencourt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Graybeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Graybeard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bittencourt.
Graybeard looks to land a right hand but Bittencourt moved out of range.
Bittencourt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Graybeard but Graybeard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dome Graybeard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luc Bittencourt.
Graybeard scores with a jab to the jaw.
A shot to the body from Graybeard misses #TD2#
so Bittencourt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bittencourt postures up.
Graybeard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bittencourt wants to control from the top but Graybeard keeps moving. #T2#
Bittencourt slips nicely into half guard.
Graybeard wants to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Bittencourt is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Graybeard is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Luc Bittencourt!
Luc Bittencourt tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019

#R1#
Lawrence connects with a jab.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab from Lawrence.
We've been informed that Lawrence has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lawrence.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Lawrence is looking to land body kicks.
Lawrence misses with a few strikes there.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blackbeard blocks the body kick.
Blackbeard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackbeard is just out of range.
It looked like Blackbeard was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a low kick, looking for Blackbeard's leg but Blackbeard calmly moves out of range.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Blackbeard avoids nicely.
Blackbeard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lawrence there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Lawrence has managed to clinch. #T1#
Blackbeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard lands with a short shot to the head.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Lawrence manages to break the clinch.
Lawrence connects with a good right hand that stumbles Blackbeard. Blackbeard circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with a good jab.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Lawrence looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lawrence digs a good hook to Blackbeard's body.
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the head.
Blackbeard throws an overhand right that lands on Lawrence's shoulder, as Lawrence tries to avoid the shot.
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blackbeard.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawrence! But no joy.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackbeard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawrence throws out a leg kick but Blackbeard moves out of range and Lawrence only half commits.
Lawrence throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.
Lawrence lands a really nice looking cross but Blackbeard seems unphased.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawrence. Blackbeard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence slips under a jab.
Blackbeard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slow jab from Blackbeard misses its intended target.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lawrence misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence throws out a powerful jab.
Blackbeard loads up on a big right hand but Lawrence slips the punch.
Lawrence scores with a hook to the body. Blackbeard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T3#
Lawrence misses with an uppercut
and Blackbeard counters with a right hand to the body.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard throws a shot from downtown. Lawrence moves away and avoids it.
Blackbeard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Lawrence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blackbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blackbeard misses with a hook.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackbeard.
Lawrence connects with a high kick.
Jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a sloppy right hand. Blackbeard should have avoided that one.
Lawrence lands a nice shot that snaps Blackbeard's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Lawrence catches Blackbeard right on the button with a cross.
Blackbeard needs to keep his hands up - Lawrence had a free shot at his head there.
Blackbeard gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T4#
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawrence misses the shot to the body.
Blackbeard checks the leg kick.
Blackbeard swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
A cross from Blackbeard lands.
A big left from Blackbeard misses.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lawrence tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawrence wants to slow Blackbeard down by chopping away at his legs.
Lawrence tries to clinch up but Blackbeard circles away and keeps his distance.
Blackbeard scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbeard throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lawrence, right into the meat.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lawrence 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#
Lawrence catches Blackbeard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawrence dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbeard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawrence connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blackbeard scrambles back to his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackbeard misses the target.
Lawrence lands with a straight right. Blackbeard didn't see that one coming.
Blackbeard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawrence.
Blackbeard tests Lawrence's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lawrence jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawrence paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blackbeard misses with a hook to the body
and Lawrence counters with a nice body kick.
Blackbeard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blackbeard misses with a left hand
and Lawrence counters with a two punch combo.
Blackbeard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lawrence circles away quickly and effectively.
Blackbeard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
Blackbeard cracks Lawrence with an open hand slap.#T1#
Blackbeard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blackbeard takes one to the chin there.
Blackbeard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawrence.
Blackbeard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blackbeard slips under a jab from Lawrence.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blackbeard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lawrence connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence unleashes a big counter combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lawrence lunges at Blackbeard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blackbeard's hand.
Lawrence pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An attempted straight right counter from Blackbeard misses the target.
Nice jab there from Lawrence.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Blackbeard gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lawrence.
Blackbeard throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawrence throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbeard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawrence throws a good cross that connects.
Lawrence tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackbeard is able to avoid easily.
Lawrence works over Blackbeard's head and body with a nice combination.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Blackbeard.
Lawrence lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence slips a jab from Blackbeard.
Lawrence is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blackbeard with a body shot.
Lawrence throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick from Lawrence misses
and Blackbeard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T3#
Lawrence takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blackbeard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lawrence staying out of range there.
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Lawrence throws a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Blackbeard misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blackbeard checks a leg kick.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackbeard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawrence connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blackbeard's sensitive parts.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawrence lands a glancing blow to the side of Blackbeard's head.#T4#
A left and a right from Lawrence both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blackbeard avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a combination. Blackbeard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Lawrence comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackbeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawrence.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
A big right from Blackbeard misses.
Blackbeard checks a leg kick.
Blackbeard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawrence throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blackbeard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackbeard walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Lawrence 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Lawrence tries to land a front kick but Blackbeard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blackbeard jabs at Lawrence's body.
Lawrence lands with a good body shot.
Lawrence ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blackbeard pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blackbeard swings for the body but Lawrence moves out of range.
Lawrence scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lawrence slips a jab and a cross from Blackbeard.
Blackbeard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawrence throws out the jab.
Decent striking displayed by Lawrence there.
Lawrence tries to clinch but Blackbeard is having none of it.
Blackbeard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lawrence.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Blackbeard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lawrence lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Blackbeard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Blackbeard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T1#
Blackbeard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawrence throws a nice looking combination but Blackbeard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lawrence throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lawrence lands with a cross.
Lawrence tries to clinch up.
Lawrence takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Lawrence lands with a hook. Blackbeard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Blackbeard throws a body punch but Lawrence moves out of range.
Blackbeard throws a hook but Lawrence blocks it.
Blackbeard blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.
Blackbeard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
A little feinted left hand from Blackbeard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lawrence defending well as Blackbeard loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Lawrence. Those never looked like landing.
Blackbeard scores with a hook to the body. Lawrence takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #T2#
Blackbeard tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blackbeard. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blackbeard throws a jab when Lawrence was well out of range.
Blackbeard gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawrence.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard misses with an uppercut.
Blackbeard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lawrence throws a right and a left that Blackbeard avoids nicely.
Blackbeard lands the left hand.
Blackbeard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Lawrence lands a head shot.
Blackbeard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lawrence on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T3#
Lawrence pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lawrence jabs Blackbeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Blackbeard.
Lawrence throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lawrence slips under a jab from Blackbeard.
Lawrence cracks Blackbeard with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lawrence doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Duke Blackbeard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blackbeard.
Lawrence looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackbeard is just out of range.
Blackbeard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Blackbeard dodges the punch combination from Lawrence.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blackbeard throws out the jab.
Blackbeard connects with a looping right hand. #T4#
Blackbeard throws a sloppy body shot
and Lawrence counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawrence blocks a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blackbeard misses with a wild body shot.
Lawrence shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blackbeard eats them both and turns towards Lawrence to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blackbeard avoids the head kick by Lawrence.
Lawrence takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lawrence throws a right hand that misses
and Blackbeard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence misses with a wild body shot.
Blackbeard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
Blackbeard just misses with a punch to the body.
Blackbeard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence jabs Blackbeard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnny Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lawrence jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blackbeard is looking to counter punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawrence 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Johnny Lawrence!

Johnny Lawrence wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Johnny Lawrence, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019

#R1#
Water Law swings away with a body shot that misses #CL2#
and Rasputin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Rasputin.
Water Law can't find room to land a body shot as Rasputin controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Water Law.
Rasputin presses Water Law against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Water Law misses with a body punch.
Rasputin presses Water Law against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rasputin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Water Law misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Water Law throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
Rasputin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Water Law blocking some punches.
Rasputin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rasputin blocking some punches. #T1#
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin scores with a shoulder strike.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Rasputin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Water Law backwards.
Water Law blocks an uppercut.
Rasputin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Water Law misses with some punches.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Water Law's head.
A nice left hand lands by Rasputin.
Water Law lands a right hand.
Rasputin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rasputin lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Water Law.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
Water Law is breathing heavily.
A head punch on the inside from Water Law fails to land.
Rasputin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rasputin misses with some punches. #T2#
Rasputin blocks a body shot from Water Law.
Rasputin lands with a left to the head. #ROC2#
Water Law is rocked!
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Oh Water Law is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rasputin throws a punch but it's blocked by Water Law.
Rasputin throws a big uppercut that drops Water Law! More strikes from Rasputin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Water Law lies dazed against the cage as Rasputin celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evgeni Rasputin!
After winning the bout, Evgeni Rasputin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: The Island Season 9, 135 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Sit Hirun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sit Hirun dodges the punch combination from Stampede.
Sit Hirun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sit Hirun throws out a counter right but Stampede avoids it with no problem.
Stampede keeps the fight on the outside.
Sit Hirun misses with an uppercut. Stampede saw that one coming.
Donk. Stampede catches Sit Hirun right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Stampede.
Stampede has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stampede swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sit Hirun doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stampede misses with a looping left.
Stampede throws an overhand right that lands on Sit Hirun's shoulder, as Sit Hirun tries to avoid the shot.
Sit Hirun throws out a counter right but Stampede avoids it with no problem.
Stampede misses with a shot to the body
and Sit Hirun counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stampede throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sit Hirun slips a jab from Stampede.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Stampede lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sit Hirun doesn't seem phased though.
Sit Hirun ducks under a wild hook from Stampede.
Sit Hirun misses with an uppercut.
Sit Hirun looks to score with a jab to the body but Stampede is just out of range.#CL2#
Sit Hirun closes the distance and clinches.
Stampede misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Stampede.
Sit Hirun tries a body shot but Stampede blocks it.
Sit Hirun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sit Hirun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stampede's efforts to push away.
Sit Hirun can't find room to land a body shot as Stampede controls the action.
Sit Hirun lands a shoulder strike.
Stampede misses with a punch on the inside. #T2#
Sit Hirun throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stampedes head.
A shot in the inside from Sit Hirun.
Stampede swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stampede lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stampede working hard to break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Stampede.
Stampede can't find room to land a body shot as Sit Hirun controls the action.
Sit Hirun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stampede goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sit Hirun prevents a body shot from Stampede.
Stampede lands with a light punch inside.
Stampede has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sit Hirun is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sit Hirun digs a right hand underneath Stampede's ribcage. Stampede let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Stampede misses with a punch on the inside. #T3#
Stampede misses with some punches.
Stampede has Sit Hirun pushed against the cage.
Sit Hirun scores with a shoulder strike.
Sit Hirun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stampede tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sit Hirun's elbow.
Stampede misses with a punch to the body.
Stampede blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sit Hirun blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stampede.
Stampede is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stampede blocking some punches.
Sit Hirun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sit Hirun working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sit Hirun. #T4#
Sit Hirun misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sit Hirun.
Sit Hirun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stampede's elbow.
Stampede misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stampede misses with a punch on the inside.
Sit Hirun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stampede pushes Sit Hirun back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sit Hirun tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stampede's elbow.
Sit Hirun tries a body shot but Stampede blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sit Hirun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stampede misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sit Hirun goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Sit Hirun has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stampede lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sit Hirun.
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 Vash Stampede 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#
Sit Hirun misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Stampede finds it's target.
Stampede waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sit Hirun.
Sit Hirun looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stampede connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stampede fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sit Hirun manages to avoid it.
Sit Hirun swinging wildly here.
Sit Hirun gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#ROC#
Sit Hirun is rocked!
Stampede lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Sit Hirun head around and knocks him out cold! Stampede hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vash Stampede!
Vash Stampede seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Apidej Sit Hirun stepped up to the mic, saying 'You are just lucky today!'.

Event: The Island Season 9, 145 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Graybeard connects with the punch.
Nouveau has his takedown stuffed
and Graybeard counters with a huge left! Nouveau is in big trouble! He's backing up but Graybeard isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nouveau from any more damage. A dominating finish by Graybeard!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dome Graybeard!
Dome Graybeard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Stepanovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Knives.
Knives avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Knives misses.
Stepanovich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knives sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Stepanovich with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Stepanovich misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Knives misses.
Stepanovich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Knives darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
Knives misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich shoots in and drives through. Knives sprawls well.
Knives swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knives misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stepanovich moves out of range as Knives strikes.
Stepanovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stepanovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knives.
Knives misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Knives looks to throw the jab but Stepanovich is out of range.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Knives uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepanovich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knives's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stepanovich misses the jab.
Knives fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stepanovich on the side of the head.
Denzel Knives is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Knives.
Stepanovich throws a good cross that connects.
Stepanovich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knives counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nevzorov Stepanovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knives walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Knives uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knives throws out a counter right but Stepanovich avoids it with no problem.
Stepanovich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knives pinned against the cage. Knives gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stepanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knives throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Nice shot by Knives.#CUT2#
It looks like Nevzorov Stepanovich has been cut.
Knives is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knives sprawls and moves away.
Knives keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stepanovich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanovich throws a shot from downtown. Knives moves away and avoids it.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut. Knives saw that one coming.
Knives swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knives lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stepanovich at a distance.
Stepanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Knives was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stepanovich misses with a straight left.
Knives tests Stepanovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knives misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#TD#
Stepanovich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knives quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knives can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stepanovich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knives is looking for a sweep. Stepanovich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T3#
Stepanovich wants to free his trapped foot but Knives is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Knives trying to control but Stepanovich postures up.
Stepanovich trying to control the action but Knives is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Stepanovich is looking for a kimura but Knives is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stepanovich to get the leverage.
We've been informed that Knives has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knives wants to control but Stepanovich is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knives slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stepanovich wants to control from the top but Knives keeps moving.
Knives looking for a sweep. Not yet Knives, not yet.
Stepanovich postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stepanovich trying to control but Knives is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Knives throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stepanovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
A shot to the liver by Knives. Beautiful body shot.
Stepanovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Knives misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denzel Knives dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nevzorov Stepanovich's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Stepanovich tries for a takedown but Knives circles away easily
and Knives counters with a straight right hand.
Stepanovich misses with a right hand
and Knives counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stepanovich misses with a looping right.
Stepanovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knives swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knives takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knives lands a glancing blow to the side of Stepanovich's head.#TD#
Stepanovich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knives napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Knives can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Stepanovich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stepanovich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T1#
Knives is looking for a sweep.
Stepanovich wants to control but Knives is keeping him busy.
Knives keeps Stepanovich under control for a moment.#SUB#
Stepanovich has hold of Knives's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Knives tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Stepanovich cranks the arm and Knives screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Knives, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nevzorov Stepanovich!
Nevzorov Stepanovich spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Till tries to clinch up
and Blackbeard counters with a straight right hand.
Till moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Till on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Till tries to clinch but Blackbeard is having none of it.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackbeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the side of Till's head but Till sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Blackbeard gets tackled into the cage by Till. Till maintains the clinch.
Till is trying to pull guard but Blackbeard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blackbeard misses with a body punch.
Till is trying to pull guard but Blackbeard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till tries to pull guard but Blackbeard holds him up against the cage and eventually Till drops back down to his feet.
Duke Blackbeard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dannis Till.
Till is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blackbeard to keep the fight standing.
Blackbeard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tills head.
Blackbeard lands a shoulder strike. #T1##TD2#
Till jumps into guard, dragging Blackbeard to the mat.
Blackbeard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SUB2#
Till has his foot on Blackbeard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackbeard works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackbeard advances to half guard.
Blackbeard stalling.
Till wants to improve his position but Blackbeard is controlling well. #T2#
Still in half guard, Blackbeard seems content to control.#T3#
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blackbeard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackbeard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till wants to clinch.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackbeard circles away.
Blackbeard throws a looping overhand right but Till ducks down to avoid it.
Till tries a quick counter leg kick but Blackbeard is wise to it.
Blackbeard is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blackbeard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackbeard working aggressively here. #T4#
Till jumps guard but Blackbeard stands there with Till around his waist. Till gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackbeard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #TD2#
Till pulls guard.
Till can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blackbeard controls the pace.#SUB2#
Till throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blackbeard escapes and throws Till's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Till is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackbeard happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Blackbeard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Blackbeard throws a shot to the body.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dannis Till seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Till takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL2#
Till closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Blackbeard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackbeard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackbeard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till wants to clinch
and Blackbeard counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Till! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Our winner, Duke Blackbeard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Tuft shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as D Ace sprawls well. D Ace wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tuft gets slowly back to his feet.
D Ace misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tuft.
Tuft slips a jab and a cross from D Ace. #TD#
Tuft fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging D Ace to the ground. Tuft is now in D Ace's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tuft slips nicely into half guard.
D Ace is looking to improve his position.
D Ace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#SUB#
Tuft seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuft controlling the action here.
Tuft works his foot free and advances to mount. #T1#
D Ace wants to control but Tuft is having none of it.
Tuft can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as D Ace is looking to escape. #SUB#
Tuft jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but D Ace manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
Tuft looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Tuft is trying to get an arm triangle but D Ace is defending well. #T2#
D Ace is looking for a sweep.
Tuft wants to control but D Ace is keeping him busy.
D Ace sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
D Ace is trying to control but can't.
Tuft trying to control from half guard but D Ace is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuft seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
D Ace really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tuft. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Tuft wants to work for an arm triangle but D Ace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tuft is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #T3##SUB#
Tuft working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
D Ace is in all sorts of trouble here.
D Ace is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #SUB#
Tuft looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
D Ace has given up his back.
D Ace tries to break free. #SUB#
Tuft is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts. #T4##SUB#
Tuft working for the choke.
D Ace is in bad spot here. #SUB#
Tuft has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for D Ace! Can he survive? No! He's out! Tuft gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Stig Tuft!
Stig Tuft decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: The Island Season 9, 265+ lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019

#R1#
Beaumanoir fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beaumanoir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Beaumanoir. Beautiful body shot.
Water Law moves into range and connects with a jab.
Beaumanoir connects with a crisp jab.
Water Law throws the left hand but Beaumanoir avoids the punch easily.
Beaumanoir swings widly with a right hand
and Water Law counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Water Law is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Beaumanoir like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Beaumanoir from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trafalgar Water Law!
An out of breath Trafalgar Water Law thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SPARTA 48: THE ISLAND FINALE
Date: Apr 30, 2019

#R1#
Hale misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Water Law.
Water Law throws a hook but Hale avoids it easily.
Hale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hale feinted with a counter takedown.
Hale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Water Law.
Hale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hale appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Water Law looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD#
Hale darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#SUB#
Hale is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB#
Hale is working for a submission of some sort. #T1#
Water Law is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB#
Hale is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hale definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#SUB#
Hale is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Hale is looking for a kimura but Water Law is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hale to get the leverage. #SUB#
Hale is looking for a kimura but Water Law is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hale to get the leverage.
Hale trying to pass the guard but Water Law defending well. #SUB#
Hale is trying to work for a kimura but Water Law is defending well. #T2#
Water Law regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hale forces his way into half guard.
Water Law wants to improve his position but Hale is controlling well. #SUB#
Hale looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hale is keen to just control but Water Law is a slippery customer.#T3##SUB#
Hale is trying to work for a kimura but Water Law is defending well. #SUB#
Hale is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hale wants to take a breather but Water Law is having none of it.
Water Law is looking to control Hale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Water Law avoid being mounted?
Water Law is controlling Hale's position as best he can from this difficult position.#SUB#
Hale seems to be working for a kimura but Water Law defends the submission attempt.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Hale is working for a kimura but Water Law is defending it quite comfortably. #SUB#
Hale is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Water Law sees it coming and defends easily.#SUB#
Hale is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Water Law sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB#
Hale is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Hale is working for a kimura here but Water Law manages to reverse the position and he's now in Hale's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keiki Hale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A jab from Water Law does it's job there.#CUT2#
It looks like Keiki Hale has been cut.
Water Law scores with a hook to the body. Hale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Water Law scores with a decent looking hook.
Water Law throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Water Law is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good shot there by Water Law.
Water Law lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#KD2#
Water Law lands a big uppercut and Hale crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hale looks OK. Water Law waves Hale back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD2#
Water Law cracks Hale with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hale looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Water Law finish him? #ROC2#
Hale is rocked!
Water Law throws an uppercut from hell that sends Hale clean off his feet! He's out cold! Water Law stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Trafalgar Water Law!
Trafalgar Water Law is the new super heavyweight champion!
Trafalgar Water Law thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SPARTA 48: THE ISLAND FINALE
Date: Apr 30, 2019

#R1#
Stampede connects with a body shot that sends Bonifacio's belly button to the back.
Bonifacio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Stampede counters with a three punch combo that has Bonifacio backing up. Bonifacio nods at Stampede to acknowledge the strikes.
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stampede swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bonifacio slips a jab from Stampede.
Bonifacio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bonifacio wants to clinch.
Bonifacio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stampede.
Stampede misses with an uppercut. Bonifacio saw that one coming.#CL#
Bonifacio rushes Stampede and presses him up against the cage.
Bonifacio prevents a body shot from Stampede.
Stampede blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Bonifacio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stampede paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stampede swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T1##CL#
Bonifacio rushes Stampede and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stampede misses with some punches.
Stampede working aggressively here.
Stampede looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stampede wants to break free but Bonifacio has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stampede. #BC2#
Stampede breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stampede throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bonifacio throwing a counter right hand but Stampede manages to avoid it.
Stampede lands the left hand.
Bonifacio moves out of range of the strikes.
Stampede gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bonifacio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bonifacio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Stampede strikes.#CL#
Bonifacio instigates a clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut. #T2#
A right hand to the body from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stampedes head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stampede is trying to break free.
Stampede has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stampede is trying to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling him.
Bonifacio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stampede backwards.
Stampede is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifacio has double underhooks.
Stampede blocks an uppercut.
Stampede wants to get back to striking at distance but Bonifacio won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Stampede misses with a body punch.
Stampede throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stampede. #T3##BC#
Bonifacio breaks from the clinch.
Stampede lands a slapping body shot.
Bonifacio lands with a good body shot.
Bonifacio walks into a straight right hand from Stampede.
Stampede scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Stampede with a nice cross.
Bonifacio moves out of range as Stampede strikes.
Stampede throws a shot from downtown. Bonifacio moves away and avoids it.
Stampede misses with a few strikes there.
Bonifacio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Stampede throws an overhand right that lands on Bonifacio's shoulder, as Bonifacio tries to avoid the shot.
Stampede with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stampede jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stampede might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL#
Bonifacio has managed to clinch.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut. #T4#
Stampede tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Bonifacio.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stampede.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stampede lands a left hand.
Stampede looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stampede blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stampede misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Stampede pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stampede throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bonifacio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stampede is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stampede throws a hook but Bonifacio avoids it easily.
Bonifacio slips under a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bonifacio misses the target.
Bonifacio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bonifacio throwing a counter right hand but Stampede manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vash Stampede dominated that round.
That's time! Bonifacio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Bonifacio moves forwards but Stampede connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bonifacio lands with a straight right. Stampede didn't see that one coming.
Stampede ducks under a wild hook from Bonifacio.
Stampede has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stampede misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Bonifacio finds it's target.
Bonifacio tests Stampede's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bonifacio moves away from the strike by Stampede.
Stampede scores with a hook.
Bonifacio misses with a hook
and Stampede counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bonifacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bonifacio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#ROC#
Stampede is rocked!
Stampede circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stampede let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bonifacio lands with a shot to the body. #T1#
Bonifacio slips under a jab from Stampede.
Stampede thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL#
Bonifacio has Stampede up against the cage in a clinch.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stampede is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifacio has double underhooks.
Andres Bonifacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Still in the clinch, Bonifacio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bonifacio.
Stampede blocks a body shot from Bonifacio.
Stampede misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Stampede blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stampede pushes Bonifacio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stampede can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bonifacio misses with some punches.
Stampede blocks an uppercut.
Stampede tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stampede.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bonifacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands with a short shot to the head.
Bonifacio tries a body shot but Stampede blocks it.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Stampede.
Stampede blocks a body shot from Bonifacio. #T3#
Stampede tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stampede's elbow.
Stampede misses with a punch to the body.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Stampede throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Stampede breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bonifacio has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#CL#
Bonifacio rushes Stampede and presses him up against the cage.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bonifacio blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T4#
Bonifacio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonifacio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stampede tries to break the clinch but Bonifacio is controlling the position.
Bonifacio misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bonifacio tries to work over Stampede's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bonifacio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stampedes head.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC2#
Stampede breaks from the clinch.
Bonifacio misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stampede! But no joy.
Bonifacio slips a straight right by Stampede.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bonifacio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bonifacio needs to keep his hands up - Stampede had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Bonifacio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Bonifacio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bonifacio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot lands for Stampede.
Bonifacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vash Stampede seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bonifacio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stampede.
Stampede misses with a body shot.
A big left from Stampede misses.
Stampede takes a swing at Bonifacio's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bonifacio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio lands a lovely overhand right.
Bonifacio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bonifacio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stampede manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Bonifacio moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stampede misses with some punches. #T1#
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Bonifacio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stampede misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stampede can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Bonifacio gets through Stampede's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stampede.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
Stampede misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stampede. #T2#
Bonifacio swings wildly with an uppercut but Stampede uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonifacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Stampede misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stampede lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stampede swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stampede swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stampede goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stampede working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stampede scores with a shot to the side of Bonifacio's head.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Stampede.
Stampede blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Bonifacio presses Stampede against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stampede lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bonifacio lands with a left to the head.
Bonifacio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonifacio cracks Stampede with a nice body shot.
Stampede can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Bonifacio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stampede misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stampede misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a body punch.
Stampede struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands. #T4#
Bonifacio lands with a light punch inside.
Stampede can't break the clinch.
Stampede throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Stampede fails to land.
Stampede working hard to break the clinch.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Stampede fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Bonifacio.
Stampede is trying to push Bonifacio away but Bonifacio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stampede tries to work over Bonifacio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stampede lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stampede can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Andres Bonifacio did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R4#
Bonifacio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Stampede finds it's way through Bonifacio's defenses.
Stampede tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonifacio was well out of range. Poor timing from Stampede.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stampede misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Stampede prevents a body shot from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands a hook that snaps the head of Stampede backwards.
Stampede wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Stampede's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bonifacio lands a nice uppercut.
Stampede has a couple of punches blocked by Bonifacio. #T1#
Stampede can't find room to land a body shot as Bonifacio controls the action.
Stampede softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Stampede on the inside.
Bonifacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonifacio blocking some punches.
Stampede blocking some punches.
Stampede tries to throw a body punch but Bonifacio avoids it by throwing Stampede back against the cage.
Stampede struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Bonifacio misses with a punch on the inside.
Stampede can't break the clinch.
A short left from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio throws a head punch that misses.
Bonifacio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stampede misses with a body punch. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
Stampede lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bonifacio backwards.
Bonifacio has a couple of punches blocked by Stampede.
Stampede pushes Bonifacio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bonifacio misses with the head strike.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bonifacio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stampede struggles to land a body shot inside as Bonifacio controls his hands.
Bonifacio throws a punch but it's blocked by Stampede.
Bonifacio lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stampede tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Stampede is looking to break free of the clinch but Bonifacio has double underhooks.
A body shot lands from Bonifacio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bonifacio.
Bonifacio lands with a right to the head.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bonifacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bonifacio misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Bonifacio.
Bonifacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Stampede pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stampede scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stampede rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bonifacio counters with a nice uppercut.
Stampede is still on wobbly legs! Can Bonifacio finish him?#CL#
Bonifacio rushes Stampede and presses him up against the cage.
A short right from Stampede on the inside. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonifacio.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bonifacio.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stampede.
Bonifacio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stampede tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stampede has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonifacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bonifacio gets through Stampede's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bonifacio stalling against the cage.
Bonifacio blocks an uppercut.
Stampede blocking some punches.
Stampede swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stampede misses with the head strike.
Stampede seems to have recovered his senses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stampede.
A head punch on the inside from Bonifacio fails to land.
Stampede tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Bonifacio had his way with Vash Stampede in 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. This is the final round!
#R5#
Bonifacio misses with a body shot
and Stampede counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stampede swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonifacio ducks under a wild hook from Stampede.
Stampede looks to land a left hand but Bonifacio moved out of range nicely.
Stampede shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stampede misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Bonifacio to counter with a crisp jab.
Stampede digs a good hook to Bonifacio's body.
Stampede punishes Bonifacio's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Stampede misses.
Stampede misses with a straight right.
It looked like Bonifacio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stampede throws a body shot but no joy.
Stampede swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bonifacio counters with a crisp right that sends Stampede to the canvas! Bonifacio follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andres Bonifacio!
Andres Bonifacio retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Andres Bonifacio thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SPARTA 47
Date: Apr 28, 2019

#R1#
A big left from Graybeard misses.
Graybeard throws a lazy right hand but Avalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD2#
Avalos shoots in and gets a takedown into Graybeard's guard.
Graybeard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Avalos throwing strikes but missing.
Avalos postures up.
Graybeard will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Avalos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Graybeard pulls Avalos in to control the position.
Avalos throws an elbow that misses. Graybeard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Avalos's guard. Nice move by Graybeard!#REVR#
Graybeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avalos wants to sweep but no luck.
Graybeard has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Avalos has his hands on Graybeard's head, controlling the position.
Avalos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Graybeard knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Avalos on the ground.#T1#
Avalos pulls Graybeard in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Graybeard won't allow Avalos to sweep him here.
Graybeard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Avalos wants to sweep here but Graybeard controlling him for the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Avalos is controlling Graybeard's posture.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Graybeard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Avalos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Graybeard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Avalos.
Graybeard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graybeard. Avalos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graybeard lands a nice hook to Avalos's body. Avalos takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Avalos takes a swing at Graybeard's ribcage but misses.
Graybeard throws a right hand that Avalos ducks under and follows up with a left that Avalos also avoids with ease.
Avalos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Graybeard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Graybeard misses with a body shot.
Avalos swings for the body but Graybeard moves out of range.
Graybeard scores with a jab to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Rio Avalos has been cut.
Dome Graybeard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T3#
Graybeard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Graybeard lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Graybeard throws a jab when Avalos was well out of range.
Avalos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Graybeard defends well and Avalos ends up having to push Graybeard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Graybeard clobbers Avalos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Avalos misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Graybeard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Avalos thinking.
Graybeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Avalos.
Avalos needs to keep his hands up - Graybeard had a free shot at his head there.#ROC#
Avalos is rocked!
Graybeard drops Avalos with a straight right hand, right on the button! Graybeard follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dome Graybeard!
Dome Graybeard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: SPARTA 46
Date: Apr 26, 2019

#R1#
Whitebeard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Whitebeard does it's job there.#CUT#
It looks like Cazacu Bors has been cut.
Whitebeard has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Bors uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitebeard.
Bors's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Whitebeard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bors scrambles back to his feet.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Whitebeard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bors swings widly with a right hand
letting Whitebeard counter with a right hand.
Whitebeard misses with a wild combination.
Whitebeard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Borss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#ROC#
Bors is rocked!
Whitebeard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bors manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bors misses.
Bors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitebeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitebeard swings widly with a right hand
letting Bors counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bors wants to clinch.
It looked like Whitebeard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1##CL2#
Bors rushes Whitebeard and presses him up against the cage.
Whitebeard lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've been informed that Bors has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Whitebeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bors.
Whitebeard misses with some punches.
Whitebeard is trying to break the clinch but Bors has him pressed against the cage.
Whitebeard blocks an elbow strike from Bors.
Whitebeard takes an elbow to the temple.
A left hand lands to the body for Bors.
Bors struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitebeard controls his hands.
Whitebeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitebeard.
Bors misses with the head strike. #T2#
Whitebeard wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bors swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard digs a right hand into Bors's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bors's gas tank.
Whitebeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bors's elbow.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard is leaning against Bors and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whitebeard misses with the head strike.
Whitebeard lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Whitebeard can't find room to land a body shot as Bors controls the action.
Whitebeard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borss head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Whitebeard breaks the clinch.
Bors tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitebeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bors throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Whitebeard on the side of the head. #T3#
Whitebeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bors jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bors connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Whitebeard's hands.
The fighters circling - Whitebeard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bors looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bors throws out a loose jab but Whitebeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot.
Whitebeard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bors lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitebeard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bors rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Whitebeard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Bors closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bors.
Bors working aggressively here.
Bors lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Whitebeard avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Bors tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitebeard's elbow.
Bors blocks an uppercut.
Whitebeard scores with a shoulder strike.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Whitebeard.
Whitebeard lands with a short shot to the head.
Whitebeard is trying to push Bors away but Bors has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitebeard misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Whitebeard breaks from the clinch.
Whitebeard moves out of range of the strikes.#CL2#
Bors clinches up against the cage.
Bors misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brook Whitebeard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cazacu Bors's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Bors throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitebeard. Bors does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Bors moves into range and clinches up with Whitebeard.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bors.
Whitebeard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bors comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#
It looks like Brook Whitebeard has been cut.
Whitebeard avoids a wild elbow strike from Bors.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitebeard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bors tries to throw a body punch but Whitebeard avoids it by throwing Bors back against the cage.
Bors lands a right hand.
Bors blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bors prevents a body shot from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard throws a punch but it's blocked by Bors. #T1#
Whitebeard tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bors's elbow.
Whitebeard digs a right hand underneath Bors's ribcage. Bors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bors looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitebeard blocks the elbow strike.
Bors misses with the head strike.
Bors lands a right hand.
Bors lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Bors on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bors scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whitebeard working aggressively here.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Whitebeard fails to land.
Bors throws an elbow that misses.
Bors misses with a body punch. #T2#
Bors tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bors misses with a punch to the body.
Bors pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bors misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Bors fails to land.
Whitebeard misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitebeard blocks a body shot from Bors. #BC#
Whitebeard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitebeard scores with a one two! Bors had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Whitebeard throws a right hand that misses
and Bors counters with a stiff right hand.
Whitebeard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitebeard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bors.
Whitebeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bors was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitebeard.#T3#
Whitebeard with a nice cross.
Bors is still on wobbly legs! Can Whitebeard finish him?#CUT#
That has opened up Cazacu Bors's cut even more.
Bors tries to clinch but Whitebeard moves out of range.
Bors seems to have recovered his senses.
Whitebeard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bors moves away.
Whitebeard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bors was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitebeard.#CL2#
Bors gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bors misses with an elbow over the top.
Bors prevents a body shot from Whitebeard.
Whitebeard digs a right hand underneath Bors's ribcage. Bors let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bors misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitebeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Bors uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitebeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bors pushes off an throws an elbow but Whitebeard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Whitebeard scores with a shoulder strike. #T4#
Bors can't find room to land a body shot as Whitebeard controls the action.
Whitebeard has a couple of punches blocked by Bors.
Whitebeard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whitebeard blocks an uppercut.
Whitebeard dodges an elbow strike from Bors.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitebeard.
Bors misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bors throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitebeard.
Whitebeard lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Whitebeard tries to work over Bors's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bors softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whitebeard is working Bors over against the cage.
Bors creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cazacu Bors will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bors! Whitebeard is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cazacu Bors!
A relieved looking Cazacu Bors thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: SPARTA 44
Date: Apr 21, 2019

#R1#
Seme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Seme misses with a series of wild punches.
Stampede appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stampede lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Donk. Stampede catches Seme right on the button with a cross.
Stampede has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Stampede staying out of range there.
Seme takes one to the side of the head.
Stampede throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Seme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stampede getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#ROC#
Seme is rocked!
Seme is looking to score with low kicks.
Seme fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stampede checks it well.
Seme takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Seme is still on wobbly legs! Can Stampede finish him?
Stampede looks to land a right hand but Seme moved out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stampede lands with a right that hurts Seme. Seme looks to clinch but Stampede throws a short knee that drops Seme. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Vash Stampede!
A very excited looking Vash Stampede made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SPARTA 43
Date: Apr 19, 2019

#R1#
Khamsing looks to land a left hand but Blackbeard moved out of range nicely.
Blackbeard ducks under a wild hook from Khamsing.
Khamsing scores with a nice right hand.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Khamsing takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blackbeard misses with a hook.
Khamsing lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Khamsing takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khamsing's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blackbeard connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khamsing scrambles back to his feet.
Khamsing moves away from the strike by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blackbeard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackbeard scores with a punch to the head.
Blackbeard throws a looping overhand right but Khamsing ducks down to avoid it.
Blackbeard swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khamsing counters with a straight right hand.
Khamsing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blackbeard was well out of range. Poor timing from Khamsing.
We've been informed that Khamsing has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.#T1#
Khamsing takes a swing at Blackbeard's ribcage but misses.
Khamsing moves out of range as Blackbeard strikes.
Khamsing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khamsing tries to clinch up.
Khamsing lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Blackbeard backs up against the cage. #ROC2#
Blackbeard is rocked!
Blackbeard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khamsing slips under a jab from Blackbeard.
Khamsing lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL2#
Khamsing forces Blackbeard back against the cage and clinches.
Blackbeard is trying to break the clinch but Khamsing is controlling him.
Khamsing lands a left hand that snaps the head of Blackbeard backwards.
Blackbeard has a couple of punches blocked by Khamsing.
Blackbeard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khamsing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khamsing lands a shot to the body.
Khamsing blocks an uppercut.
Blackbeard swings wildly with an uppercut but Khamsing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khamsing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khamsing misses with a punch on the inside.
Blackbeard is trying to break the clinch but Khamsing has him pressed against the cage.
Khamsing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khamsing blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Khamsing.
Khamsing blocking some punches.
Khamsing lands with a short punch from the clinch. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khamsing.
Khamsing throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackbeard.
Blackbeard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Khamsing.
Khamsing lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khamsing working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khamsing working aggressively here.
Khamsing goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blackbeard throws a punch but it's blocked by Khamsing.
Khamsing swings wildly with an uppercut but Blackbeard uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khamsing.
Blackbeard lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T4#
Blackbeard misses with the head strike.
Khamsing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Blackbeard tries to throw a body punch but Khamsing avoids it by throwing Blackbeard back against the cage.
Khamsing throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khamsing throws a head punch that misses.
Khamsing prevents Blackbeard from breaking the clinch.
Khamsing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Khamsing.
Khamsing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blackbeard softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khamsing struggles to land a body shot inside as Blackbeard controls his hands.
Blackbeard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khamsing tries to throw a body punch but Blackbeard avoids it by throwing Khamsing back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Somrak Khamsing dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Khamsing scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blackbeard throws a body shot but no joy.
Blackbeard misses with a body punch #KD2#
and Khamsing counters with a nice right hand that sends Blackbeard toppling to the canvas! Blackbeard scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Khamsing finish him?!
Oh Blackbeard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khamsing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blackbeard is holding his hands too far apart here. Khamsing throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Blackbeard is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Somrak Khamsing!
A very excited looking Somrak Khamsing made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SPARTA 42
Date: Apr 17, 2019

#R1#
D Ace fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beaswood manages to avoid it.
Beaswood attempts a counter takedown but D Ace avoids it well and moves away.#CL#
Beaswood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
D Ace has a couple of punches blocked by Beaswood.
Beaswood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. D Ace fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Beaswood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but D Ace avoids it really well and circles away.
Beaswood staying out of range there.
D Ace throws a lazy uppercut #CL#
and Beaswood counters by moving into the clinch.
Beaswood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
D Ace working aggressively here.
D Ace lands a body shot in the clinch.
Beaswood is looking for a takedown up against the cage. D Ace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flint Beaswood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D Ace gets through Beaswood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#TD#
Beaswood pulls guard effortlessly. #T1#
D Ace 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. #SUB#
Beaswood is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
D Ace engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Beaswood looking to control.
D Ace sitting in guard here, content to control.
Beaswood pulls D Ace in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
D Ace won't allow Beaswood to sweep him here. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Beaswood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
D Ace lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Beaswood backs up against the cage. #CUT2#
It looks like Flint Beaswood has been cut.
D Ace misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Beaswood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from D Ace.
A big right from D Ace misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from D Ace. Beaswood does a little dance to reset his feet.
D Ace looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
D Ace throws a shot from downtown. Beaswood moves away and avoids it.
Beaswood takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Beaswood moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from D Ace misses the target.
D Ace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beaswood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beaswood wants to clinch.
Beaswood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from D Ace.
Portgas D Ace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
D Ace connects with a body shot that sends Beaswood's belly button to the back.#TD#
Beaswood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
D Ace gets back to full guard.
D Ace has his hands on Beaswood's head, controlling the position. #T4#
Beaswood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. D Ace swivels though and keeps the full guard.
D Ace is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Beaswood showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
D Ace is adopting a defensive guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beaswood trying to control the position from guard on top but D Ace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Portgas D Ace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Flint Beaswood's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nice defenses there by Beaswood.
D Ace scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
D Ace fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beaswood on the side of the head.
D Ace works the jab nicely.
D Ace throws a right hand that Beaswood ducks under and follows up with a left that Beaswood also avoids with ease.
Portgas D Ace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
D Ace throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #TD#
Beaswood scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
D Ace tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Beaswood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Beaswood trying to control the position but D Ace is working away. #SUB#
Beaswood tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beaswood is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt D Ace will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.#T1#
D Ace is trying to get back to half guard.
Beaswood working the ground and pound.
Beaswood lands some shots froms side control.
D Ace tries to control but Beaswood manages to take his back.
D Ace looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Beaswood biding his time, looking for the opening.
Beaswood wants to control but D Ace is keeping busy.#T2#
Oooh a big shot gets through from Beaswood. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
D Ace takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Beaswood is hanging on to D Ace's back as he tries to escape.
D Ace trying to control the hands but Beaswood breaks the grip. #SUB#
Beaswood working for the choke. #SUB#
D Ace defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Beaswood tries to keep control of the position but D Ace is staying busy.
D Ace turns into Beaswood and is now in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beaswood looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #T3#
Beaswood trying to keep a closed guard but D Ace is proving a slippery customer.
Beaswood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. #SUB#
Beaswood escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. D Ace gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Beaswood is looking for a triangle but D Ace pushes his legs off easily.
Beaswood can't keep his opponent in guard - D Ace advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
D Ace is taking a breather. Beaswood 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.
Beaswood is looking for a sweep. D Ace is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Beaswood looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beaswood wants to control but D Ace is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
D Ace is pressing down on Beaswood's thigh, looking to free his foot. Beaswood is holding on for now.
D Ace looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Flint Beaswood will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Flint Beaswood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
D Ace lands a right hook to the body.
Beaswood shoots in and drives through. D Ace sprawls well.
D Ace lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A shot to the liver by D Ace. Beautiful body shot.
Beaswood closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
D Ace throws a jab when Beaswood was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Beaswood misses its target.
Beaswood has his takedown stuffed
and D Ace connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D Ace has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beaswood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Ace.
D Ace leaves Beaswood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from D Ace! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Flint Beaswood. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Beaswood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beaswood shoots in for a takedown but D Ace shows good takedown defense.
Beaswood closes the distance and clinches up with D Ace, looking for a takedown. Beaswood pushes D Ace against the cage but D Ace circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from D Ace misses its intended target.
Beaswood is looking to counter the offense by D Ace and move into the clinch.
D Ace uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beaswood has time to react.#CL#
Beaswood takes the fight into the clinch.
Beaswood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by D Ace after a bit of a struggle.
A short right from D Ace. #BC#
Beaswood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T2#
D Ace just misses with a punch to the body.
Beaswood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by D Ace.
D Ace punishes Beaswood's body with a nice straight punch.
D Ace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
D Ace jabs at Beaswood's body.
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!
Beaswood drops his hands momentarily and D Ace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A swing and a miss from D Ace.
Beaswood moves away from the strike by D Ace.
D Ace throws a shot from downtown. Beaswood moves away and avoids it.
Portgas D Ace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beaswood is defended easily by D Ace.
D Ace is looking for the big counter here.#T3#
D Ace scores with the left hand. Beaswood knows he should have avoided that one.
D Ace throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Beaswood.
D Ace looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
D Ace connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
D Ace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Beaswood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and D Ace counters with a stiff right hand.
D Ace digs a good hook to Beaswood's body.
No luck for Beaswood with that takedown attempt.
Beaswood takes one to the chin there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts D Ace, as that shot connected. #ROC2#
Beaswood is rocked!
The fighters circling - D Ace throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beaswood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Portgas D Ace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think D Ace 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Portgas D Ace!
During a confident post fight interview, Portgas D Ace thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SPARTA 41
Date: Apr 14, 2019

#R1#
Kivela tries for a takedown but Water Law sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Water Law ducks under a wild hook from Kivela.
Water Law looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Kivela shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Water Law's guard.#SUB#
Kivela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kivela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Water Law keeping moving, preventing Kivela from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Kivela drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kivela jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kivela slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kivela pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Water Law is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Water Law keeping moving, preventing Kivela from controlling successfully.
Kivela not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Water Law really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kivela. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1#
Kivela trying to control but Water Law is working from the bottom.
Water Law looking for a sweep. Not yet Water Law, not yet.
Water Law controls Kivela momentarily but Kivela frees himself.
Kivela engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kivela missing with a left hand there. Water Law was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Water Law let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Water Law connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kivela momentarily.
Water Law swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kivela dives in and grabs Water Law's left leg, looking for a takedown. Water Law pushes down on Kivela's head and hops out.#T2#
Water Law lands a nice shot that snaps Kivela's head back.
Kivela walks into a jab.
Water Law lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kivela looks to land a right hand but Water Law moved out of range.
Kivela throws out a loose jab but Water Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Water Law is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kivela throws a jab when Water Law was well out of range.
Water Law loads up on a big right hand but Kivela slips the punch.
Kivela appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Water Law stuns Kivela with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Kivela throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from Water Law misses its intended target.
Water Law scores with a hook.
Water Law just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivela misses with a lunging right hand
and Water Law counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kivela is breathing heavily.
Water Law scores with a jab to the body.
Water Law looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T3#
Water Law works Kivela's body with a nice hook.
Kivela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Water Law.
Trafalgar Water Law is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#KD2#
Water Law drops Kivela with a beautiful combination! Kivela stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Water Law is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Kivela is rocked!
Kivela is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Water Law just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Kivela has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Trafalgar Water Law!
An out of breath Trafalgar Water Law thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: SPARTA 41
Date: Apr 14, 2019

#R1##CL2#
Abellan has Knives up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Knives escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abellan misses with an uppercut. Knives saw that one coming.
Knives takes one on the button.
Knives throws a lazy right hand but Abellan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL2#
Abellan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abellan blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Abellan.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Abellan misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knives.
Knives blocks an uppercut.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Abellan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Knives has a couple of punches blocked by Abellan.
Knives takes a shot to the head. #T1#
Knives blocks an uppercut.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives lands a hook that snaps the head of Abellan backwards.
Knives tries to throw a body punch but Abellan avoids it by throwing Knives back against the cage.
Knives doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knives tries to work over Abellan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knives.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knives gets through Abellan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knives blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knives.
Still in the clinch, Abellan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land. #T2#
Abellan misses with some punches. #BC#
Knives manages to break the clinch.
Knives lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knives bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abellan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#CL2#
Abellan takes the fight into the clinch.
Knives working aggressively here.
Knives lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knives misses with a punch to the body.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Knives misses with some punches.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Knives uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knives working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Abellan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abellan.
Knives misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knives misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Abellan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knives digs a right hand underneath Abellan's ribcage. Abellan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Knives definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Knives uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
Abellan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Knives misses with some punches.
Abellan lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knives leaning against his opponent. #BC#
Knives manages to break the clinch.
Knives thows a left - swing and a miss!
Knives takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big left from Abellan misses.
Abellan throws a hook but Knives blocks it.
Knives is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Abellan misses.
Knives tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abellan was well out of range. Poor timing from Knives.
Knives misses with a hook
and Abellan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Abellan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Knives was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knives falls off balance throwing a combination
and Abellan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerardo Abellan dominated that round.
That's time! Knives's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Abellan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Knives.
Abellan walks into a jab.#CL2#
Abellan moves into the clinch.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Abellan fails to land.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Knives.
Knives lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abellan backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knives lands a shot to the body.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan prevents a body shot from Knives.
A shot in the inside from Knives.
Knives tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T1#
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives blocking some punches.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC#
Knives escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abellan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abellan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knives.
A countering left hand to the body from Abellan misses.
Knives misses with a straight left.
Abellan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Knives changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Knives misses its intended target.
Abellan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Knives ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Abellan moves away.
Abellan throws an off balance right hand
letting Knives counter with a right hand.
Knives misses with a jab to the body
and Abellan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Knives lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knives moves forwards but Abellan connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Abellan. That snapped Knives's head back.
Abellan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Knives misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Abellan! But no joy.
Knives misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Abellan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Knives fails to land.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives lands a right hand.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Abellan misses with the head strike.
Abellan blocking some punches.
Abellan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses. #T3#
Knives throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Abellans head.
Knives lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Knives leaning his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan. #BC#
Knives breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abellan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Knives doesn't seem bothered though.
Knives takes one to the side of the head.
Abellan looks to land a right hand but Knives moved out of range.
Knives blocks a jab.
Knives throws an off balance right hand
enabling Abellan to counter with a crisp jab.
Knives is looking to wear down Abellan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Abellan avoids the body shot from Knives.
Abellan tries to move into range but Knives moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT#
It looks like Gerardo Abellan has been cut.#CL2#
Abellan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Knives manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Abellan clinches up against the cage.
Knives blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Knives.
A head punch on the inside from Knives fails to land.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knives misses with some punches.
Knives blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Abellan lands a nice shot to the body.
Knives misses with some punches.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Knives.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knives blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knives blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gerardo Abellan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Gerardo Abellan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Knives moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Abellan stuns Knives with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Knives moves out of range of the strikes.
Knives lands a head shot.
Abellan scores with a sloppy right hand. Knives should have avoided that one.
Abellan on the wrong end of a nice jab.#ROC#
Abellan is rocked!
Abellan misses with a looping left.
Abellan is still on wobbly legs! Can Knives finish him?
Abellan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knives counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Abellan scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Abellan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Knives gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Abellan is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denzel Knives!
Denzel Knives decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SPARTA 40
Date: Apr 12, 2019

#R1#
Whitebeard swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitebeard defends it well.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT#
It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitebeard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Whitebeard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Whitebeard.#TD2#
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #SUB2#
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whitebeard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whitebeard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Whitebeard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia takes a little break here. Whitebeard wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.#SUB2#
Garcia tries for a kimura but Whitebeard is defending well. #T1##SUB2#
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Garcia has hold of Whitebeard's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Whitebeard tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and Whitebeard screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Whitebeard, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafael Garcia!
A victorious Rafael Garcia thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SPARTA 38
Date: Apr 07, 2019

#R1#
Sit Hirun lands a jab to Stampede's midsection.
Stampede throws an off balance right hand
and Sit Hirun counters with a nice uppercut.
Stampede works the jab nicely.
Sit Hirun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Stampede swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stampede throws a hook but Sit Hirun blocks it.
As Stampede backs off Sit Hirun throws a huge counter combo but Stampede manages to avoid it all.
Stampede has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Stampede jabs Sit Hirun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big left from Stampede misses.
Sit Hirun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stampede manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sit Hirun thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stampede appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stampede missing with a left hand there. Sit Hirun was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sit Hirun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stampede doesn't seem bothered though.
Stampede throws a shot from downtown. Sit Hirun moves away and avoids it.
Stampede misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sit Hirun.
Stampede throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stampede throws an off balance right hand
and Sit Hirun counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from Sit Hirun misses.
Stampede appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T1#
Sit Hirun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sit Hirun throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stampede sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stampede misses with a wild body shot.
Sit Hirun slips a jab from Stampede.
Sit Hirun throws a jab but it's blocked by Stampede.
Stampede dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stampede slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sit Hirun pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stampede was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stampede misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sit Hirun swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stampede takes one to the side of the head.
Stampede slips a straight right by Sit Hirun.
Sit Hirun with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sit Hirun.
Stampede lands a two punch combo. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Stampede tries to keep at a distance but Sit Hirun has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stampede.
Stampede goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stampede tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Stampede blocks an uppercut.
Stampede has a couple of punches blocked by Sit Hirun.
Sit Hirun misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stampede misses with a punch to the body.
Sit Hirun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sit Hirun blocks a body shot from Stampede.
A nice left hand lands by Stampede.
Stampede throws a punch but it's blocked by Sit Hirun.
Stampede blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #T3#
Sit Hirun tries a body shot but Stampede blocks it.
Sit Hirun misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stampede has a couple of punches blocked by Sit Hirun.
Sit Hirun blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stampede softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stampede lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sit Hirun.
Stampede swings wildly with an uppercut but Sit Hirun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sit Hirun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stampede.
Stampede fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Stampede.
Sit Hirun lands a hook that snaps the head of Stampede backwards. #BC#
Stampede's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T4#
Stampede misses the shot to the body.
Sit Hirun misses with a hook
enabling Stampede to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Sit Hirun moves into range and clinches up with Stampede.
Sit Hirun tries a body shot but Stampede blocks it. #BC#
Stampede breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stampede misses with a body shot
and Sit Hirun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stampede steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sit Hirun.
Sit Hirun wants to clinch.
Sit Hirun ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sit Hirun unleashes a big counter combination but Stampede bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sit Hirun throws a hook but Stampede avoids it easily.
Sit Hirun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sit Hirun lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stampede circles away quickly and effectively.
Stampede swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
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 Vash Stampede will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Stampede swinging wildly here.
Sit Hirun lands with a good body shot.
Sit Hirun misses with a series of wild punches.
Sit Hirun misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Stampede counters with a straight right hand.
Stampede misses with a wild body shot.
Sit Hirun pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Stampede back to the cage. Sit Hirun follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stampede throws an overhand right that drops Sit Hirun like a sack of potatoes! Stampede dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vash Stampede!
A very excited looking Vash Stampede made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Apidej Sit Hirun had this to say: 'You are just lucky today!'.

Home

What is MMA Tycoon?

Forgot Details

MMA Affiliate Program

Managers online: 943

Total users: 40233