Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: EMPIRE: FN12
Date: Nov 05, 2022

#R1#
Diaz fails with the takedown
and Diaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diaz fails with the takedown.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Max House has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
House throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Diaz as he checks the leg kick.#TD2#
Diaz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
An elbow from Diaz crashes against the mat.
Diaz working away.
Diaz lands a nice forearm strike.
Diaz is chipping away with strikes.
Diaz misses with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The strikes coming from Diaz are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SU2#
Diaz has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand. #TD2#
Diaz scores with a takedown into House's guard.#T1##SU2#
Diaz gets to his feet. House looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice body punch from House. #TD2#
Diaz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diaz lands in his opponent's guard.

House manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Diaz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
House throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diaz on the side of the head.
Diaz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Diaz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling House to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz misses with a takedown
and House counters with a straight right hand.
House throws a body shot but no joy.
House definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
House lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T2#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diaz is defended easily by House.
House appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
House was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Diaz looks winded!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
House slaps away a takedown attempt from Diaz, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Diaz on that attempt.
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like House was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Diaz.
House lands with a nice body punch.
Nice cross by House.#ROC#Diaz is rocked!
Diaz looks up at the clock. Bad move! House lands a right hand from hell, dropping Diaz. House pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max House!
A victorious Max House thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: EMPIRE FN11
Date: Oct 19, 2022

#R1#
Paterson throws a shot from downtown. Usman moves away and avoids it.
Usman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paterson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Usman moves in looking to clinch but Paterson pushes him off.
Usman misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Usman.
Paterson throws a series of punches but Usman moves out of range.
Usman changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Paterson misses with a left hand #TD#
and Usman counters with a shoot takedown. Paterson fights it but they end up in guard.
Paterson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Usman is controlling him. #SUB2#
Paterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Usman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Usman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Usman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Paterson looking for a guillotine here but Usman defends easily.
Usman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Usman throwing strikes but missing.
Usman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usman keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Paterson's head.
Paterson wants to sweep here but Usman controlling him for the moment.
Paterson keeping moving, preventing Usman from controlling successfully.
Paterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Paterson, not yet.
Usman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Usman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paterson's head.
Usman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paterson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Usman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T2#
Usman throws a big right hand that misses.
Usman postures up and lands a big shot to Paterson's brow.
Usman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paterson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Usman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Usman landing some decent shots from guard.
Usman trying to control but Paterson is working from the bottom.
Usman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paterson working a defensive guard here.
Paterson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Usman cracks Paterson with a solid left hand.
We've been hearing that Usman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.#T3#
Usman looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Usman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Usman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB2#
Paterson has his foot on Usman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Usman works his way back into a safe position though.#SUB2#
Paterson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Usman defends well.
Usman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Usman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Usman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Usman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Usman with a flurry of punches that miss.
Paterson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Usman stands up over Paterson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Paterson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Usman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Usman trying to control but Paterson is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Usman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Usman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Usman trying to control but Paterson is working from the bottom.
Usman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Usman throwing strikes but missing.
Paterson trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kamaru Usman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Paterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Paterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Usman clinches up with Paterson and pushes him back against the cage.
Paterson can't get the takedown. #BC#
Usman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paterson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Usman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Paterson sprawls and moves away.
Usman fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paterson lands a nice shot that snaps Usman's head back. #CL#
Usman has Paterson up against the cage in a clinch.
Paterson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Usman. #T1#
Paterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Paterson breaks the clinch.
Usman tries to clinch up.
Paterson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Usman with a nice cross.
Usman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little jabbing left from Paterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Usman throws a combination that misses
and Paterson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Usman tries to clinch but Paterson is having none of it.
Paterson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Paterson lands a lovely overhand right.
Paterson thuds a left hand into Usman's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Paterson lands a jab to the head.
Paterson throws out a powerful jab.#ROC2#Usman is rocked!
Paterson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Oh Usman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kamaru Usman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paterson ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Usman's jaw. Usman's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Paterson does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Caleb Paterson!

Event: 300.F.C FIGHT 7
Date: Oct 15, 2022

#R1#
Ryan tries for a takedown but Murhapuro circles away easily
letting Murhapuro counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Murhapuro.
Jab by Murhapuro.
A shot to the body from Ryan misses
and Murhapuro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ryan walks straight into a right hand from Murhapuro - that's dropped him! Murhapuro jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Ryan from any more punishment! Ryan complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mfer Murhapuro!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 12, 2022

#R1#
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva lands a head kick. Santiago smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
Santiago changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
Santiago half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Santiago bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Santiago half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silva throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick but Santiago moves out of range.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Santiago drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #TD#
and Santiago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
Santiago moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Santiago moves to back control. #SUB#
Santiago is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Silva won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Santiago off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Valentino Santiago!
An out of breath Valentino Santiago thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: EMPIRE 16: Kaca vs Battah
Date: Oct 08, 2022

#R1#
Thai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thai rushes Diaz and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Diaz is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Thai piles on the pressure and Diaz crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Thai!
Post fight, Taisto Thai took to the microphone: 'Drinks on me! '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 03, 2022

#R1#
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trevena counters with a nice body kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trevena counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Trevena misses with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Trevena counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva throws a head kick but Trevena moves out of range.
Trevena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Trevena blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTrevena .#T1#
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trevena throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
Trevena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva blocks a head kick by Trevena .
Trevena blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Trevena moves out of range.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva is breathing heavily.#T2#
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva lands a head kick. Trevena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Trevena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Trevena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Silva misses.
Trevena is looking to land body kicks.
Trevena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T3#
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Trevena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trevena is looking to land body kicks.
Trevena throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Trevena counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTrevena .
Trevena bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trevena circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Trevena follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.#T4#
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trevena goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trevena delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trevena throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Trevena .
Trevena is looking to land body kicks.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trevena tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trevena throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva 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#
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trevena throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Trevena finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trevena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Silva moves out of range as Trevena throws a body kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T1#
Trevena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva throws a right hand that Trevena ducks under and follows up with a left that Trevena also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Trevena replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silva blocks it well.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trevena blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva throws a push kick but Trevena slaps the foot to one side.
Trevena lands with a slapping head kick.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
We've been informed that Trevena has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Trevena .
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trevena circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trevena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trevena throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Trevena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
Silva swinging wildly here. #T3#
Trevena lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Trevena checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Trevena thinks about the counter body kick.
Trevena misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Trevena is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva 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.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trevena counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trevena .
Silva throws a head kick but Trevena moves out of range.
Trevena scores with a push kick.
Trevena misses with a kick to the body. #T4#
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Trevena manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Trevena counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Trevena ducks under and follows up with a left that Trevena also avoids with ease.
Trevena lands a high kick!
Trevena tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a head kick but Trevena moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trevena .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Trevena responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Trevena avoids nicely.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trevena is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to land a combination but Trevena avoids it well.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Trevena checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Trevena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trevena misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trevena blocks the body kick.
Trevena throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trevena replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silva blocks it well.
Trevena throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
Trevena blocks a head kick by Silva.
Trevena follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks a head kick by Trevena . #T2#
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Trevena .
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trevena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trevena can do to turn this around?
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trevena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trevena misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva. #T3#
Silva misses with a head kick.
Trevena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trevena .
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevena throws a big counter head kick but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trevena .
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Trevena counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva misses with a double jab. #T4#
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trevena shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Trevena .
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trevena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTrevena .
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Trevena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva avoids the head kick by Trevena .
Trevena avoids a punch combination nicely.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 27, 2022

#R1#
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrastle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Wrastle dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Wrastle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva. #T1#
Silva throws a sloppy head kick #TD2#
and Wrastle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wrastle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wrastle slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wrastle working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wrastle controls the pace.
Wrastle is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wrastle prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Wrastle looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva wants to stand but Wrastle is controlling the position. #T2#
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrastle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wrastle chips away with some ground and pound.
Wrastle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wrastle showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Wrastle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wrastle's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wrastle works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wrastle is taking a breather. Silva 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.
Wrastle moves nicely into side control.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain. #T3#
The referee asks Wrastle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Wrastle prefers to stall for the moment though.
Wrastle lands some shots froms side control.
Wrastle controlling the position from side mount.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wrastle on the ground.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Wrastle remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wrastle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.#SUB2#
Wrastle has hold of Silva's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Silva seems comfortable defending it but Wrastle has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Silva is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Silva is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Wrastle couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wreed Wrastle!

Event: Stepping Stone 38
Date: Sep 25, 2022

190 cm
18 yrs
300 lbs

187 cm
21 yrs
241 lbs

Waterman

Ryan

This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of New York, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Henry Waterman! And in the blue corner, fighting out of London, with a TWGC record of 0 wins and 0 losses; Gordon Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Paulo Santos.

The fighters connect hands in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Waterman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryan circles away.
Waterman darts in looking for a takedown but Ryan gets double underhooks and turns Waterman into the cage.
Ryan tries to counter with a clinch but Waterman shakes him off and moves away.
Waterman is trying to pull guard but Ryan has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Waterman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waterman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ryan to keep the fight standing.#TD2#
Ryan has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Waterman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Score +4 for clean takedown past guard: Waterman (0) vs (4) Ryan#SUB2#
Waterman is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Ryan struggling to keep hold of the position.
Ryan doesn't have the hooks in and Waterman manages to turn into his guard.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Waterman (2) vs (4) Ryan
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waterman forces his way into half guard.
Waterman wants to pass to mount but Ryan is defending the position.
Ryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #T1#
Waterman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ryan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waterman is working hard here to advance position.#SUB#
Waterman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ryan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Waterman.
Waterman trying to pass the guard but Ryan defending well. #SUB2#
Ryan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Ryan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
Waterman trying to mount his opponent but Ryan defends it. #SUB#
Waterman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Waterman works his way into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Waterman (5) vs (4) Ryan#SUB#
Waterman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Waterman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ryan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Waterman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Waterman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #T3#
Ryan is looking to reverse the position.#SUB#
Waterman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ryan, who protects the arm well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Waterman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ryan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Waterman (5) vs (6) Ryan
Waterman is pressing down on Ryan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Waterman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ryan stacks Waterman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Ryan!
Score +3 for passing guard: Waterman (5) vs (9) Ryan#T4#
Waterman tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ryan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #SUB2#
Ryan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Waterman knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Waterman tries to bench press Ryan off him but Ryan keeps the position.
Ryan tries to move to mount but Waterman blocks the move with his legs.
Waterman tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T5#
Waterman sneaks back into half guard.
Waterman is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ryan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ryan's back!
Score +4 for clean sweep to past guard: Waterman (9) vs (9) Ryan#SUB#
Waterman is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Ryan is in bad spot here.
Ryan just trying to survive but Waterman is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Waterman is trying to stick to Ryan's back but Ryan is turning into Waterman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Waterman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Ryan.
Score +2 for sweep to guard / half guard: Waterman (9) vs (11) Ryan
Ryan looks winded!#SUB#
Waterman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ryan defends well.#SUB#
Waterman is looking for a triangle but Ryan pushes his legs off easily. #T6#
Ryan trying to control but Waterman is working from the bottom.
Ryan stopping the sweep attempt from Waterman.
Ryan trying to control but Waterman is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Waterman is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ryan has his hands clasped together but Waterman extends and breaks Ryan's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Waterman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henry Waterman!
Our winner, Henry Waterman, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2022

#R1#
Usman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Usman wants it to stay on the feet.
Pekkis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Usman tries to counter with a takedown but Pekkis is quick to defend against it.
Usman is looking to clinch. #TD#
Usman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
Pekkis is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Usman is tapping! Great win for Pekkis!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jantte Pekkis!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 24, 2022

#R1#
Bennet throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennet tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennet fails to land with a series of punches. #TD2#
Diaz scores with a takedown into Bennet's guard.
Diaz postures up in Bennet's guard and throws a big left but Bennet blocks it.
Diaz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #SUB2#
Diaz has gone for a leg lock! Bennet slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diaz's guard.#REVR#
Bennet wants to get up but he can't break Diaz's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet won't allow Diaz to sweep him here. #SU#
Bennet decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Diaz, up you get!
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Diaz has a takedown stuffed.
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!#TD2#
Diaz gets a takedown into half guard.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T1#
Diaz stops Bennet from getting back to his feet.
Diaz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bennet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #ES#
Bennet kicks Diaz off and gets back to his feet.
Diaz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bennet is fending him off so far but Diaz persists. Nope, Bennet circles away and we're back to standing.
Henderson Bennet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
Bennet leaves Diaz with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bennet throws a big counter combination but Diaz scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
Diaz dives in and grabs Bennet's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bennet pushes down on Diaz's head and hops out.
Nate Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Bennet pushes Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but Bennet turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Diaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bennet is pushing Diaz up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #T2#
Diaz fails to pull the fight into his guard. #BC#
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #TD#
Bennet is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Diaz's half guard.
Bennet is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet prevents Diaz from standing back up.
Bennet is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped. #SUB2#
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz is trying to stand.
Bennet tries to stand but can't do so whilst Diaz controls his leg. #T3##SUB2#
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Diaz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bennet pulls his head out easily. #SU#
Bennet stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Diaz to get to his feet. #TD2#
Diaz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Diaz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Bennet tries to escape but Diaz is in control. #ES#
Bennet bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Nice sprawl there from Bennet as Diaz shoots in.
Diaz misses with a takedown #CL#
and Bennet counters by moving into the clinch. #T4##TD2#
Diaz decides to pull guard.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet but Bennet passes into half guard.
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!
Bennet seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Diaz pushes Bennet off looking to stand but Bennet dives back in and keeps control.
Diaz trying to control but Bennet postures up. #SUB2#
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Diaz looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bennet pushes past his half guard into mount! #SU#
Bennet get's back to his feet.
Diaz fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Henderson Bennet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##TD#
Bennet looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diaz wants to control but Bennet is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennet tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Diaz.
Diaz trying to control from the bottom.
Bennet prevents Diaz from standing back up. #SUB2#
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bennet tries to stand and escape but Diaz is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz is trying to maintain the position but Bennet is very close to passing his half guard.#SU#
Bennet escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bennet throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Diaz fails with the takedown.#T1##TD2#
Diaz gets a double leg takedown into Bennet's guard.
Diaz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz throws a strike but Bennet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Diaz has his foot on Bennet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bennet works his way back into a safe position though.
Bennet trying to stand up but can't free himself from Diaz's guard.
Diaz tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SUB2#
Diaz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SU#
Diaz is working an open guard so Bennet takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Diaz closes the distance and clinches up with Bennet, looking for a takedown. Diaz pushes Bennet against the cage but Bennet circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#TD#
Bennet closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Diaz to the mat! Diaz manages to get full guard.

Diaz wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Diaz shoots in and bounces Bennet off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Bennet wriggles free and stands up. #T2##TD2#
Diaz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bennet is looking to escape.
Diaz throwing shots but Bennet is blocking nicely.
Diaz stops Bennet from getting back to his feet.
Diaz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bennet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Diaz can do to turn this around?
Diaz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Diaz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Diaz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bennet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Diaz.
Diaz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T3#
Bennet is trying to stand. #ES#
Bennet makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#TD2#
Diaz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bennet to the mat! Bennet manages to get full guard. #SUB2#
Diaz postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bennet is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Diaz, into his guard. #REVR##SU#
Bennet gets to his feet. Diaz looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Diaz misses with a takedown attempt - Bennet sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Henderson Bennet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Diaz.
Bennet shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Diaz eats them both and turns towards Bennet to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Diaz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bennet went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#TD2#
Diaz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Diaz showed some decent athleticism there.

Bennet makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diaz.
Diaz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bennet swivels and escapes.
Bennet fails to land with a series of punches. #TD#
Bennet dives in and scores a takedown into Diaz's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Bennet wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB2#
Bennet has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Diaz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bennet is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Diaz pulls down on the head and he's put Bennet to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Nate Diaz!
A determined Nate Diaz didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 23, 2022

#R1##TD#
Usman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raujon's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Usman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SU#
Usman gets to his feet. Raujon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kamaru Usman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Usman closes the distance and clinches.
Usman has Raujon pressed against the cage, preventing Raujon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Usman drags the fight down to the ground.
Usman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Raujon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Usman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raujon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Usman prevents Raujon from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Usman's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Raujon wants to sweep but no luck.
Raujon wants to improve his position but instead Usman has moved into half guard.
Raujon looks winded!
Raujon is looking to control Usman's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Raujon avoid being mounted?
Usman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Usman landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raujon is looking to improve his position.
Usman performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raujon wants to control but Usman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Usman in particular looking to stall.#SU#
Usman decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #TD#
Usman looking to score a takedown here. Raujon is defending well but Usman drives through and ends up in Raujon's guard.
Usman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Usman'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.#T3#
Usman trying to control the position from guard on top but Raujon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Usman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Usman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Usman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Usman postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Usman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice takedown defense from Raujon. No joy for Usman on that attempt.
Raujon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#TD#
Usman shoots in and bounces Raujon off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#T4#
Usman wants to control from the top but Raujon keeps moving.
Raujon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Usman manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Usman controlling Raujon's posture.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Usman trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kamaru Usman dominated that round.
That's time! Usman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Raujon tries to clinch there but Usman circles away. #CL#
Usman closes the distance and clinches.
Usman is trying to break the clinch but Raujon has him pressed against the cage.
Raujon blocks the elbow strike.
Raujon has Usman pressed against the cage, preventing Usman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#TD#
Usman gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Raujon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Usman blocks an uppercut.
Raujon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Usman trying to land knees to the body.
Raujon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raujon is breathing heavily.
Usman can't find room to land a body shot as Raujon controls the action.
Usman jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raujon walks away with a smile on his face. Usman gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Raujon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1##TD#
Usman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Raujon!#SUB#
Usman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Usman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Usman working the head and body with strikes.
Usman happy to just control the position for now.
Raujon is trying to control Usman's posture but Usman avoids it. #T2#
Usman wants to control but Raujon is keeping him busy.
Kamaru Usman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Usman lands a decent elbow from side control.
Usman working the head and body with strikes.
Usman working away.
Raujon prevents Usman from improving position. #SUB#
Usman tries for a kimura but Raujon is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Raujon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Usman happy to just control the position for now.
Raujon prevents Usman from improving position.
Raujon is looking for a sweep.
Usman tries to advance to mount but Raujon denies him.
Usman is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Raujon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Raujon taking a bit of punishment here - Usman scoring with strikes. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Raujon taking a bit of punishment here - Usman scoring with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. #SU#
Usman decides to stand back up. Usman steps back and let's Raujon get back to his feet.
Usman tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Usman moves into range and clinches up with Raujon.
Raujon scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raujon avoiding damage as Usman throws knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raujon tries to land a knee to the head but Usman blocks with his arms.
Raujon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raujon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Raujon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Usman's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kamaru Usman dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Usman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Usman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raujon can do to turn this around?#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Usman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Raujon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.#BC2#
Raujon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Usman dives in and grabs Raujon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raujon pushes down on Usman's head and hops out.
Usman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raujon as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kamaru Usman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Usman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Raujon quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raujon preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Usman trying to control from half guard but Raujon is working away. #T1#
Usman not doing much here. #SU#
Usman stands up and beckons Raujon to join him on the feet. #TD#
Usman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Usman. #T2#
Raujon wants to improve his position but Usman is controlling well.
Usman looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Usman slips a nice elbow through Raujon's hands, connecting with Raujon's forehead.
Usman stops Raujon from getting back to his feet.
Usman wants to free his trapped foot but Raujon is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Usman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T3#
Usman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Usman perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB#
Usman is working for a kimura but Raujon is defending it quite comfortably.
Raujon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Usman is working away from the top position though.#SU#
Usman escapes and gets back to his feet. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Usman is looking to clinch but Raujon is avoiding it.
A right-left combo lands from Raujon. #TD#
Usman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Raujon did well to prevent Usman getting side control.#SUB#
Usman wants to work for an arm triangle but Raujon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Raujon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Usman is working away from the top position though.
Usman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Usman wants to pass the guard but Raujon is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Usman seems to be working for a kimura but Raujon defends the submission attempt.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kamaru Usman!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 22, 2022

#R1##TD2#
McGarry gets caught flat footed, as Hawes shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB#
McGarry looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hawes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McGarry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Hawes got a little sloppy there for a moment and McGarry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hawes has managed to get both his arms back between McGarry's legs - danger averted.
McGarry has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hawes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGarry looking to control.
Hawes tries to free his leg and advance position but McGarry is retaining full guard.
Hawes throwing strikes from guard but McGarry blocks nicely.
McGarry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
McGarry keeping moving, preventing Hawes from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB#
McGarry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McGarry is trying to control the position from the bottom. #SUB#
McGarry working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but McGarry is tightening it up a little... Hawes has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Hawes reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Hawes taps out! Nice BJJ there by McGarry!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Caleb McGarry!
Caleb McGarry seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 21, 2022

#R1#
Perusinac keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan fails with the takedown.
Perusinac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ryan.#TD#
Perusinac shoots in and gets a takedown into Ryan's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Perusinac throws a sloppy strike and Ryan has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Perusinac is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Ryan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gordon Ryan!
An out of breath Gordon Ryan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 19, 2022

#R1#
Push tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Push shoots for a double leg takedown but Hawes sprawls well. He's pushed Push's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hawes.
Hawes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Push tries to avoid it but Hawes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Push to the ground. Push escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hawes is breathing heavily.
Push displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hawes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Hawes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Push shoots in but Hawes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Push pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Push instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Push decides to pull guard.
Push throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Push is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hawes is controlling him.
Push is controlling Hawes's posture.#T1##SUB2#
Push is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hawes defends well.
Push has his hands on Hawes's head, controlling the position.
Hawes won't allow Push to get back to his feet.
Push keeping moving, preventing Hawes from controlling successfully.
Hawes prevents Push from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hawes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jacob Hawes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawes tries for a takedown but Push sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Push drives through and clinches with Hawes against the cage. #TD2#
Push jumps guard and drags Hawes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Push tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Push throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Push bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hawes's guard. #REVB#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Push accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Push trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Push tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawes is retaining full guard.
Push in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #T3#
Push looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Push throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hawes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Push is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hawes tries to land a sweep but no joy. #SU2#
Push gets to his feet - Hawes follows without any prompting.
Some wild striking there from Push. #TD2#
Hawes gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Push to score an easy takedown into full guard.#T4##SU2#
Push stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Push fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL2#
Push drives through and clinches with Hawes against the cage.
Hawes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Push prevents it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Push has Hawes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #TD2#
Push pulls guard effortlessly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slate Push 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#
Push tries to bum rush Hawes with a series of wild strikes but Hawes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawes shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Push pinned against the cage. Push gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Push misses with a takedown attempt - Hawes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Push is defended easily by Hawes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Push tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawes throws a big counter combination but Push scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Push is defended easily by Hawes.
Jacob Hawes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slate Push.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Hawes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Push.
Push tries to clinch but Hawes moves out of range.
Push shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hawes counters with a left and a right that stings Push.
Push fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Hawes was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hawes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Push swivels and escapes.
Push will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Push looks to land a combination but Hawes avoids it well.
Push with a poor takedown
and Hawes counters with a left and a right that stings Push.
Hawes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL2#
and Push counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T2#
Hawes tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Push has Hawes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hawes prevents a takedown attempt there. #TD#
Hawes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Slate Push has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hawes keeping moving, preventing Push from controlling successfully.
Hawes is looking to stand up but Push isn't so interested in that idea.
Push won't allow Hawes to sweep him here. #T3#
Push has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SU2#
Hawes is working an open guard so Push takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Hawes. No joy for Push on that attempt.
Jacob Hawes is winning the standup battle so far.
Push fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck for Push with that takedown attempt.
Push fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawes leaves Push with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T4#
Push swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hawes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Push throws a head kick that misses.
Push misses with a wild body shot.
Hawes shoots in for a takedown but Push shows good takedown defense. #CL2#
Push moves into range and clinches up with Hawes.#TD2#
Push gets control of Hawes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Push will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hawes trying to control but Push is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Push tries to strike from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Hawes dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Push misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Push tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Hawes with that takedown attempt.
Push tries for a takedown but Hawes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL2#
Push rushes Hawes and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Push stalling the fight. #BC2#
Push's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Push is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Push is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#CL2#
Push moves into the clinch.#T1##BC2#
Push escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawes swats away the attempt to clinch by Push.
Hawes fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Push avoids it really well and circles away.
As Hawes backs off Push throws a huge counter combo but Hawes manages to avoid it all.
Push tries to clinch but Hawes moves out of range.
Hawes slaps away a takedown attempt from Push, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Push leaves Hawes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacob Hawes. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Push fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#CL2#
Push closes the distance and pushes Hawes back into the cage.
Push is pushing Hawes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hawes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Push fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Good work by Push as he checks the leg kick.
Push shoots in for a takedown but Hawes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL2#
Push closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Push escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #T3#
Push looks for a takedown but Hawes sprawls well.
Hawes shoots in and drives through. Push sprawls well.
Hawes takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jacob Hawes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Push shoots in for a takedown but Hawes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Push wants to clinch but Hawes slips to the side
and Hawes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hawes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Push tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Push gets tackled into the cage by Hawes. Hawes maintains the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Push.
Hawes is trying to drag Push to the mat but Push just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#T4#
Hawes misses with the head strike.
A short right from Push on the inside.
Push trying to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Push tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hawes's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Still in the clinch, Hawes scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hawes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Push tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hawes smiles and moves away. #CL2#
Push moves into range and clinches up with Hawes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Slate Push comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Push 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slate Push!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 16, 2022

#R1#
Mendez misses with the body kick
and Hawes counters with a left and a right that stings Mendez.
Hawes tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mendez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hawes somewhat.
Mendez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mendez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hawes defends well and Mendez ends up having to push Hawes into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mendez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hawes is keeping busy.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendez tries to break the clinch but Hawes is controlling the position. #BC2#
Hawes breaks the clinch.
Mendez misses with an uppercut.
Hawes shoots for a double leg takedown but Mendez sprawls well. He's pushed Hawes's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawes swats him away and circles back towards the center. #T1#
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hawes counters with a two punch combo.
Hawes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mendez swivels and escapes.
Salazar Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Hawes.
Hawes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Hawes avoids them all with ease.
Hawes tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice sprawl there from Mendez as Hawes shoots in.
Mendez scores with a head kick.
Mendez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hawes shoots in for a double leg but Mendez sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Hawes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Hawes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mendez circles away.#CL#
Mendez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mendez keeps control of Hawes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #T2#
Hawes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hawes is trying to break free.#BC#
Mendez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mendez tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mendez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hawes looks winded!
Mendez tries to clinch but Hawes is having none of it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mendez!
Mendez throws a right and a left that Hawes avoids nicely.
Hawes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mendez.#CL2#
Hawes forces Mendez back against the cage and clinches.#TD#
Mendez has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hawes uses from the top position.
Mendez wants to stand and escape but Hawes is having none of it.
Hawes's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Hawes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mendez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hawes on the ground.
Hawes 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hawes throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mendez stuffs the takedown attempt from Hawes. Hawes gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing.
Mendez fails with an attempt to clinch.
No luck for Hawes with that takedown attempt.
Mendez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hawes connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mendez explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.#CL#
Mendez gets a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hawes.
Hawes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mendez can't get the takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Salazar Mendez 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#
Mendez throws a right and a left that Hawes avoids nicely. #CL2#
Hawes moves into range and clinches up with Mendez.
Hawes prevents the takedown attempt.
Mendez tries to circle away but Hawes has him pinned against the cage.
Hawes is trying to break the clinch but Mendez is controlling him.
Hawes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mendez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawes can do to turn this around?
Mendez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hawes to keep the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawes.
Hawes wants to take the fight to the mat but Mendez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Hawes.
Mendez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hawes keeps control of Mendez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mendez is pressed up against the cage. Hawes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mendez down to the mat. Mendez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #T1#
Mendez falls off balance throwing a combination #CL2#
and Hawes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Hawes jumps guard.
Hawes has a closed guard, preventing Mendez from standing up.
Mendez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mendez preventing the sweep. #SU#
Mendez gets to his feet. Hawes looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Salazar Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hawes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to avoid it but Hawes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendez to the ground. Mendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salazar Mendez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Hawes.
Mendez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hawes on the side of the head.
Hawes shoots in looking for a takedown. Mendez tries to sprawl out of it but Hawes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mendez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. #T2#
Hawes fails with a takedown attempt.
Mendez cracks Hawes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mendez tries to bum rush Hawes with a series of wild strikes but Hawes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hawes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Hawes rushes Mendez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#TD2#
Hawes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Mendez uses from the top position.
Mendez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hawes is trying to keep Mendez in close.
Hawes tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T3#
Hawes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mendez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SU#
Mendez gets to his feet - Hawes follows without any prompting.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mendez swinging wildly here. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mendez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hawes to score with a decent uppercut.
Mendez wants to clinch but Hawes slips to the side
and Hawes counters with a three punch combo that has Mendez backing up. Mendez nods at Hawes to acknowledge the strikes.#CL2#
Hawes gets a clinch.
Mendez is trying to break the clinch but Hawes has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hawes throws an elbow but misses.
Hawes is looking to break free of the clinch but Mendez has double underhooks.
Mendez is working for takedown but Hawes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mendez is trying to pull guard but Hawes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hawes keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mendez's efforts to push away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mendez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jacob Hawes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
No joy there for Mendez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawes fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Hawes. No joy for Mendez on that attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Mendez. Those never looked like landing. #CL2#
Hawes gets in close and instigates a clinch. #TD2#
Hawes manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hawes keeping moving, preventing Mendez from controlling successfully. #ES2#
Hawes pushes Mendez off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Hawes throws out a leg kick but Mendez moves out of range and Hawes only half commits.
Mendez went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hawes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawes misses with a body kick.
Mendez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mendez fails to land with a series of punches. #T1#
Mendez lands a head kick. Hawes smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mendez leaves Hawes with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mendez throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
so Hawes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hawes content to stall in guard here.
Hawes wants to pass the guard but Mendez is keeping the position.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hawes controls the pace.#T2#
Hawes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawes is stalling in the full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Hawes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hawes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#CL2#
Hawes gets a clinch. #TD2#
Hawes jumps guard and drags Mendez to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. #T3#
Hawes controls Mendez momentarily but Mendez frees himself.
Hawes looking for a sweep. Not yet Hawes, not yet.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hawes has a closed guard, preventing Mendez from standing up. #SUB2#
Hawes looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mendez passes into half guard.
Hawes trying to control but Mendez postures up. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mendez not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SU#
Mendez stands up and beckons Hawes to join him on the feet.
Hawes fails with the takedown.
Mendez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Mendez misses with the combination.
Mendez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hawes eats them both and turns towards Mendez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hawes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mendez jumps guard but Hawes stands there with Mendez around his waist. Mendez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacob Hawes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hawes 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!

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