Play by Play - Manager's Fight Commentary

Event: NYF 62: Tijhoff vs Joon
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1##CL#
Deiveiredo rushes Holt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Deiveiredo.
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deiveiredo gets through Holt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Holt can't find room to land a body shot as Deiveiredo controls the action.
Deiveiredo lands an elbow inside.
Holt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deiveiredo tries to throw a body punch but Holt avoids it by throwing Deiveiredo back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#It looks like Sam Holt has been cut.#TD#
Deiveiredo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Holt is trying to keep an underhook but Deiveiredo manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Holt kicks off Deiveiredo and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
Deiveiredo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Holt lands with a straight right. Deiveiredo didn't see that one coming.
Deiveiredo shoots in but Holt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That kick from Deiveiredo tenderised Holt's leg. Holt is trying to keep his angry face on.#T1#
Deiveiredo lands a glancing blow to the side of Holt's head.
Deiveiredo closes the distance and clinches up with Holt, looking for a takedown. Deiveiredo pushes Holt against the cage but Holt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Holt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Holt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Deiveiredo cracks Holt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#ROC#Holt is rocked!
Sam Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Deiveiredo clinches up against the cage.
Holt is still on wobbly legs! Can Deiveiredo finish him?
Holt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holt seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deiveiredo.
Holt misses with a punch on the inside.
Deiveiredo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Holt backwards.
A shot in the inside from Deiveiredo.
Deiveiredo is working for takedown but Holt is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Figueson Deiveiredo. That's going to take a lot out of him.#KD#
Deiveiredo has the Thai plumb, controlling the head nicely. He loads up with a big knee to the head and Holt goes down! Deiveiredo pounces into side control - this one could be over soon!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deiveiredo in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Deiveiredo wants to control but Holt is keeping him busy. #T2#
Holt gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Deiveiredo content just to control the position here.
Deiveiredo trying to control but Holt is having none of it.
Holt throwing hammer fists to the chest of Deiveiredo. What's that going to do exactly?
Holt working to try and regain half guard. #T3#
Deiveiredo dominating with strikes here.
Deiveiredo controlling from the full mount.
Holt working to try and regain half guard.
Deiveiredo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holt is looking to escape.
Deiveiredo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Holt can't escape the position.
Deiveiredo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Deiveiredo blocks Holt's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Deiveiredo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Deiveiredo content just to control the position here. #T4#
Holt flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Deiveiredo trying to control but Holt is having none of it.
Holt is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.#SUB#
Holt has left one of his arms exposed and Deiveiredo doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Holt screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Figueson Deiveiredo!
Figueson Deiveiredo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: UCF 19: Berishvili v Friberg
Date: Apr 13, 2024

#R1#
Astasius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Astasius looks to land a combination but Bond avoids it well.
Astasius looks to land a left hand but Bond moved out of range nicely.
As Astasius backs off Bond throws a huge counter combo but Astasius manages to avoid it all.
Bond slips a jab from Astasius.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bond.
A quick step to the side and Astasius tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Astasius misses with a telegraphed body shot #CL2#
and Bond counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bond holding his opponent close, against the cage. #TD2#
Bond jumps into guard, dragging Astasius to the mat.
Bond tries to strike from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Bond is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Astasius postures up and lands a big shot to Bond's brow.
Astasius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T1#
Astasius postures up.
Astasius is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bond 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.
Bond is adopting a defensive guard.
Astasius throws a big right hand that misses. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Astasius looking to sit in guard and control but Bond gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Bond pushes down on Astasius's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bond seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Astasius is looking for a sweep. Bond is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Astasius slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astasius throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Astasius lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##T3#
Bond is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Astasius 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.
Astasius lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bond trying to control the position here.
Astasius has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Astasius postures up and lands a big shot to Bond's brow. #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.
Astasius postures up in Bond's guard and throws a big left but Bond blocks it.
Astasius wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
Astasius slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bond keeping moving, preventing Astasius from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Bond has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Astasius should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bond has tightened it up now! Astasius should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Matt Bond!

Event: UCF 16: Buddha v Boytsov
Date: Apr 06, 2024

#R1#
Jenkins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jenkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Gill drops his hands momentarily and Jenkins takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gill misses with a straight right.
Gill checks a leg kick.
Gill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jenkins feints and then cracks Gill's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gill down.
Jenkins misses the shot to the body.
Gill moves out of range as Jenkins throws a body kick.
Jenkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #CUT2#It looks like Schoonie Jenkins has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jenkins. That's going to slow Gill down.
Jenkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gill if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick from Jenkins lands but Gill takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gill chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jenkins can pounce on him.
Jenkins misses with an uppercut
letting Gill counter with a right hand.
Gill lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jenkins circles away quickly and effectively.
Jenkins defending well as Gill loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick by Jenkins misses #TD2#
and Gill counters with a nice double leg into side control. Jenkins won't be happy with that.
Jenkins is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Rabid Dog , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Jenkins tries to buck Gill off but Gill is having none of it.#T1#
Gill throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gill connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jenkins some visible discomfort.
Jenkins struggling a bit here.
Jenkins taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
An elbow from Gill crashes against the mat.
Gill misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gill working the ground and pound.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gill in side control, throwing shots but Jenkins defends.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Jenkins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gill throwing strikes but Jenkins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control! #T2#
Gill is trying to get back to half guard.
Gill is trying to control Jenkins's posture but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins trying to control the position but Gill is working away.
Gill tries to strike but it doesn't land.
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!
Jenkins controlling the position from side mount.
Gill regains half guard there - taking advantage of Jenkins's attempt to lay and pray for a moment. #T3#
Jenkins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jenkins perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gill tries to get to full guard but Jenkins has control of the leg.
Jenkins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Jenkins blocks the strikes from Gill. #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.
Gill gets back to full guard.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins stays in close to Gill's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Gill is trying to hold Jenkins in close to prevent damage but Jenkins has managed to pass into half guard.
Gill trying to control but Jenkins postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jayne Gill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Schoonie Jenkins's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Gill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gill takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jenkins!
Jenkins lands with a slapping head kick.
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A shot to the liver by Jenkins. Beautiful body shot.
Schoonie Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jenkins's hands.
Gill throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jenkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gill looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice defenses there by Jenkins.
Jenkins avoids the body shot from Gill.
No joy there for Jenkins, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gill was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Gill scores with a punch to the head.
Gill slips under a jab from Jenkins.
Gill jabs at Jenkins's body.#T1#
Jenkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gill manages to avoid it.
Gill throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Jenkins cracks Gill with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jenkins misses with a leg kick
and Gill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Gill misses the target.
Gill throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gill lands with a good body shot.
Jenkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gill was well out of range. Poor timing from Jenkins.
Jenkins's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gill under the eye.
Gill lands a nice hook to Jenkins's body. Jenkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Jenkins tenderised Gill's leg. Gill is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jenkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jenkins lands with a good body shot.
Gill jabs at Jenkins's body.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenkins throws a head kick that Gill semi-blocks.
Gill has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jenkins.
Schoonie Jenkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gill lands with a shot to the body.
Gill misses with a hook.
Jenkins throwing a counter right hand but Gill manages to avoid it.
Gill misses with an uppercut
and Jenkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gill.
Jenkins scores with a push kick.
Jenkins stuns Gill with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jenkins is looking to wear down Gill with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Jenkins throws a series of punches but Gill moves out of range.
Gill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jenkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gill manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jenkins.
Both fighters circling a little - Jenkins finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gill darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jenkins throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gill counters with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Gill.
Jenkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gill if he has to take too many more of those.
Jenkins throws a front kick that sends Gill stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick lands for Jenkins.
Jenkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gill. That did some damage!
Gill avoids the body shot from Jenkins.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gill! But no joy.
A left lands for Jenkins.
Gill tries to bum rush Jenkins with a series of wild strikes but Jenkins uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Jenkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gill.
Gill swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gill connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gill works the jab nicely.
Jenkins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jenkins lands a front kick.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Gill's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jenkins.
Gill missing with a left hand there. Jenkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gill has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jenkins.
Jenkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gill moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gill with the counter takedown but Jenkins avoids it easily.
Gill misses with the combination.
Jenkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gill.
Jenkins throws a nice head kick!
Gill moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jenkins throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jenkins with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gill takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A left and a right from Jenkins both land. Nice combination.
Jenkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins connects with a crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Schoonie Jenkins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Schoonie Jenkins's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Gill digs a good body shot into Jenkins's ribs.
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!#ROC#Gill is rocked!
Jenkins lands a jab to Gill's midsection.
Gill is still on wobbly legs! Can Jenkins finish him?
Jenkins throws an overhand right that drops Gill like a sack of potatoes! Jenkins dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Schoonie Jenkins!
Schoonie Jenkins thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: UCF 10: Dennis v Peterson
Date: Mar 23, 2024

#R1#
Three throws a chopping leg kick but Lune manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lune throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Three throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Three moves into the clinch.
Lune tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lune tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC2#
Three manages to break the clinch.
Lune throws a wild body kick that Three sees coming a mile off.
Lune misses with a head kick.
Lune looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've been told by Lune's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Three throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lune misses with a head kick.
Three takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Three checks a leg kick.#T1#
Lune looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lune misses with the body kick
and Three counters with an outside leg kick.
Three swings for the body but Lune moves out of range.
Lune is looking to clinch.
Lune looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Three throws a leg kick which misses Lune's front leg but catches the back leg as Lune tries to avoid it.
Three turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Three. #CL#
Three gets tackled into the cage by Lune. Lune maintains the clinch. #BC2#
Three manages to break the clinch.
Lune throws a lazy body kick #CL2#
and Three counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lune tries a knee to the head but Three blocks it.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Three jumps guard but Lune stands there with Three around his waist. Three gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #T2##TD2#
Three drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lune throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Three works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Three had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lune defends it easily.#SUB2#
Lune avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lune chips away with some ground and pound.
Lune working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
Three controls Lune momentarily but Lune frees himself.
Lune loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lune loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. #SUB2#
Lune content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Three has locked up a guillotine! Three's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lune is holding on here and Three must be using up a lot of energy. Lune has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Three gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Autobot Three!

Event: UCF 8: Bjornsson v Hendricks
Date: Mar 16, 2024

#R1#
Astasius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Astasius connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Miele's hands.
Astasius moves out of range of the body kick from Miele.
Astasius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Astasius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A lazy left from Astasius finds it's target.
Miele has his takedown stuffed
and Astasius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Astasius throws a big shot that misses.
Miele with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Astasius to score with a decent uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Astasius.
Miele ducks under a wild hook from Astasius.
Astasius throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Astasius thows a left - swing and a miss!
Astasius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miele in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Astasius.
Astasius scores with a one two! Miele had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Miele definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Astasius takes a swing at Miele's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Astasius misses the jab.
Miele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Astasius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Miele fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Astasius avoids it really well and circles away.
Astasius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miele at a distance.
Astasius misses with a double jab.
Miele takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Astasius connects with a jab.
Astasius throws a series of punches but Miele moves out of range.
Astasius thuds his right hand into Miele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Astasius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Miele is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Astasius lands a two punch combo. #T2#
Miele tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Astasius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Astasius.
Miele fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bella Miele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Astasius lands with an overhand left.
Miele fails in his attempt to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Astasius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Astasius misses with a few strikes there.
Astasius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Miele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Astasius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #TD#
Miele feints and as Astasius raises his hands in defense, Miele changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Astasius has control of Miele's left arm, preventing Miele from doing any damage.
Astasius wants to sweep here but Miele controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Astasius is adopting a defensive guard.#SU#
Miele stands up from Astasius's guard - Miele perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Astasius gets tackled into the cage by Miele. Miele maintains the clinch.
Astasius misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Astasius.
Astasius presses Miele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Miele taking a breather.#T4#
Astasius lands a shoulder strike.
Astasius works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Astasius swings wildly with an uppercut but Miele uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Miele pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miele shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Astasius sprawls well. Astasius wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Miele gets slowly back to his feet.
Astasius lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Miele at a distance.
Astasius keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Astasius tests Miele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miele has his takedown stuffed
and Astasius counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Astasius 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#
Astasius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miele doesn't seem bothered though.
Astasius thuds his right hand into Miele's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Astasius lands with a hook. Miele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Miele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Astasius counter with a right hand.
Astasius bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Astasius's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Astasius duly obliges.
Miele tries to clinch but Astasius moves out of range. #CL#
Miele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Astasius, pushing him back against the cage.
Astasius swings wildly with an uppercut but Miele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miele blocking some punches. #BC#
Miele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astasius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Astasius looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Miele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T1#
Nice jab there from Astasius.
Miele takes a jab right on the kisser.
Astasius scores with a nice strike.
Astasius jabs at Miele's body.
Piotr Astasius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miele lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Astasius feints a jab promting Miele to slip. Astasius then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Miele slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Astasius throws a big shot that misses.
Miele doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Astasius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Astasius circles away from the clinch attempt
and Astasius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Astasius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T2#
Astasius looks to land a combination but Miele avoids it well.
Miele throws a big counter combination but Astasius scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#CL#
Miele moves into the clinch.#BC#
Miele breaks the clinch.
Astasius throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miele on the side of the head.
Astasius lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Astasius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Decent striking displayed by Astasius there.
Astasius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Astasius.
Miele tries to clinch up
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Astasius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Astasius moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Miele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Astasius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Astasius throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miele.
Miele is looking to counter the offense by Astasius and move into the clinch.#T3#
Astasius dips to his left and cracks Miele with an uppercut!
Astasius lands a glancing blow to the side of Miele's head.
Astasius lands a jab to the nose.
Miele moves out of range of the strikes.
Astasius getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Astasius catches Miele with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Miele avoids a punch combination nicely.
Astasius throws a series of punches but Miele avoids them all with ease.
Miele avoids the body shot from Astasius.
Piotr Astasius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miele feinted with a counter takedown.
A jab from Astasius misses.
Astasius scores with a jab. Miele acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miele gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Piotr Astasius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miele throws a head kick that misses.
Miele looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The fighters circle momentarily. Astasius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miele.
Astasius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Miele wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Miele advances to full mount.
A nice elbow there by Miele.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miele prevents Astasius from getting the reversal.
Astasius is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Piotr Astasius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Astasius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Miele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Astasius connects with a body shot.
Astasius lands a jab-cross combination.
Miele tries to clinch up.
No joy there for Astasius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Astasius.
Astasius cracks Miele with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Miele is trying hard to land a takedown here. Astasius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Astasius sizes up Miele with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Astasius throws a jab when Miele was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astasius misses with a hook.
Astasius jabs at Miele's body.
Miele on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miele throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.#T1#
Miele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Astasius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Miele closes the distance and clinches up with Astasius, looking for a takedown. Miele pushes Astasius against the cage but Astasius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miele misses with a takedown attempt - Astasius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bella Miele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miele misses with a takedown
letting Astasius counter with a right hand.
Astasius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miele.
Miele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Astasius connects with a jab.#T2#
Miele slips a jab and a cross from Astasius.
Bella Miele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Miele with that takedown attempt.
Astasius misses with a few strikes there.
Miele showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Astasius.
Miele shoots in for a takedown but Astasius shows good takedown defense.
Astasius lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Astasius throws a jab but it's blocked by Miele.
Miele shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Astasius counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Astasius misses its intended target.
Miele fails to land the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Astasius misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Miele slips a jab from Astasius.
Miele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Astasius.
Miele takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Miele tries for a takedown but Astasius circles away easily
and Astasius counters with a series of strikes. Miele will be more careful next time no doubt.
Astasius's corner calls for a 1-2. Astasius obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Piotr Astasius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Astasius cracks Miele with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miele gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Astasius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Astasius tests Miele's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Astasius displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Miele.
Astasius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miele with a body shot.#T4#
Astasius lands a slapping body shot.
Astasius throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Astasius scores with a body shot.
A head kick by Miele misses
and Astasius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miele shoots in looking for a takedown but Astasius manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miele's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Astasius jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Astasius scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Astasius.#ROC2#Miele is rocked!
Astasius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Astasius scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Miele doesn't seem bothered though.
Bella Miele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Miele throws a body shot but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Piotr Astasius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Astasius 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piotr Astasius!

Event: NYF Fight Night 24
Date: Mar 15, 2024

#R1#
Holt throws a body punch but Knightley moves out of range.
Knightley misses with a hook.
Knightley throws a hook to the side of Holt's head but Holt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holt slips a jab from Knightley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knightley. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Knightley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Holt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knightley.
Holt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Some wild striking there from Knightley.
A swing and a miss from Knightley.
Holt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knightley jabs Holt right on the nose. Holt blinks but takes it well.
Knightley scores with a shot to the body.
Knightley slips a straight right by Holt.#TD2#
Knightley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Holt on his heels. He'll look to pass Holt's guard now, I'm sure.

Holt uses the cage to get back to his feet. #T1#
Holt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knightley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Holt defends it well.
Holt scores with a three punch combo!
Knightley moves away from the strike by Holt.
Knightley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sam Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knightley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knightley misses with a body shot.
A big right from Knightley misses.
Holt throws a shot to the body.
Holt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Knightley.
Holt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knightley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Knightley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T2#
Knightley misses with a looping left.
Holt looks to land a combination but Knightley avoids it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knightley lunges at Holt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Holt's hand.
Holt lands a nice shot that snaps Knightley's head back.
Knightley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Knightley lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Holt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knightley.
Knightley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knightley lands a jab to Holt's midsection.
Knightley misses with a body shot.
Holt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sam Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knightley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holt manages to avoid it.
Holt takes a swing at Knightley's ribcage but misses.
Knightley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Holt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T3#
Holt lands with a good body shot.
Knightley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holt connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Knightley scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Holt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knightley tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Holt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt throws a shot from downtown. Knightley moves away and avoids it.
Holt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Knightley. Knightley circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Holt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knightley.
Holt misses with an uppercut.
Knightley ducks right into an uppercut from Holt.
Knightley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holt misses with a looping left.
A big left from Holt misses. #T4#
Holt misses with the combination.
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!
Holt lands a slapping body shot.
Holt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Knightley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Holt scrambles back to his feet.
Knightley misses with a body shot.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knightley looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Knightley staying out of range there.
Holt scores with a body shot.
Holt throws a body shot but no joy.
Knightley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Knightley with the counter takedown but Holt avoids it easily.
Holt lands a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knightley throws a lazy right hand but Holt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Holt 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#
Knightley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holt misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holt connects with a crisp jab.
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Holt misses the target.
Sam Holt is winning the standup battle so far.
Holt moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Holt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Knightley.
Holt takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Knightley misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Knightley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holt looks to throw the jab but Knightley is out of range.
Knightley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Knightley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Holt.
Holt misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Holt tries to bum rush Knightley with a series of wild strikes but Knightley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Holt.
Holt takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Knightley loads up on a big right hand but Holt slips the punch.
Knightley fails to land with a series of punches.
Knightley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Knightley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Knightley misses.
Knightley misses with a takedown attempt - Holt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Holt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knightley.
Holt misses with a wild combination. #T2#
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt throws a right and a left that Knightley avoids nicely.
Knightley misses with a wild body shot.
Knightley scores with a nice head shot.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Knightley. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
Knightley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Knightley is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Holt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Knightley finds it's way round the side to connect with Holt's head.
Knightley moves out of range as Holt strikes.#T3#
Holt scores with a jab. Knightley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Knightley takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Holt misses.
Knightley drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Holt defends it well.
Holt digs a good body shot into Knightley's ribs.
Knightley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Knightley.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
Holt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Knightley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holt.
Holt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Knightley feints the counter takedown.
Knightley fails with a takedown attempt.#T4#
Knightley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holt moves forwards but Knightley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Knightley slips a straight right by Holt.
Knightley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holt swivels and escapes.
Sam Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Flynn Knightley.
Knightley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holt tries to avoid it but Knightley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holt to the ground. Holt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Knightley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holt defends it nicely.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knightley.
Knightley avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Holt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Holt missing with a left hand there. Knightley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Knightley feints the counter takedown.
Flynn Knightley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Holt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Holt tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Holt misses with a hook.
Knightley ducks right into an uppercut from Holt.
Holt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Knightley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Knightley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Holt.
Knightley misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt throws a one two combo. #TD2#
Knightley gets a double leg takedown into Holt's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knightley is in close to Holt's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Knightley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Knightley pushing down on Holt's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Knightley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holt wants to improve his position but Knightley is controlling well.
Knightley stalling.
Knightley 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Knightley working over Holt with some ground and pound. Holt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knightley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Holt defending well though.
Holt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knightley connects with a nice short shot to Holt's temple.
Holt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Holt wants to control but Knightley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knightley lands a nice short elbow.
Knightley seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knightley lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Holt tries to roll over but Knightley keeps him under control.
Holt is trying to control but can't. #T3#
Knightley working Holt over with strikes.
Knightley lands strikes from half guard.
Knightley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Knightley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Knightley seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Holt tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Holt is refusing to be controlled, as Knightley sits in half guard.
Knightley is nestled in close to Holt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sam Holt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Holt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knightley on the ground.#T4#
Knightley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt wants to control but Knightley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Holt wants to control the action here but instead Knightley manages to pass to full mount!
Knightley breaks from Holt's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Knightley can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Holt is looking to escape.
Knightley lands a couple of good shots and Holt has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC2#Holt is rocked!
Holt just trying to survive but Knightley is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish. #SUB2#
Knightley is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Holt is defending well though. Knightley let's go of the attempt for now.
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!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Knightley. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!

And that's the end of the fight!
Flynn Knightley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Holt!

Event: UCF 6: Catawanee v Nice
Date: Mar 02, 2024

#R1#
Berber throws a left and a right that both miss #TD2#
and Yksi counters with a takedown into side control.
Yksi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Yksi.
Yksi throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yksi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yksi has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Berber!
Yksi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Berber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yksi landing strikes from the mount and Berber is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Yksi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yksi lands a heavy elbow.
Yksi controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berber wants to hold on but Yksi pushes him away.
Berber is working to get back to half guard.
Yksi controlling the pace for now. #T1#
Yksi dominating with strikes here.
Yksi controlling from the full mount.
Yksi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Yksi tries to control but Berber wriggling away.
Yksi controlling from the full mount.
Yksi landing punches.
Berber is trying to escape the mount.
Yksi tries to control but Berber wriggling away. #T2#
Yksi controlling from the full mount.
Yksi lands a big shot there that rocks Berber but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yksi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yksi punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yksi tries to control but Berber wriggling away.
Yksi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Berber can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Yksi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yksi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there! #T3#
Berber takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.#ROC2#Berber is rocked!
Yksi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Berber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yksi loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Berber scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Yksi land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Yksi stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Projekti Yksi!
An out of breath Projekti Yksi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: MMAH 112
Date: Feb 24, 2024

#R1#
Gill fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD2#
Gill scores with a takedown into Buakaw's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gill makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buakaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Buakaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Buakaw's head.
Buakaw is controlling Gill's posture.
Gill throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buakaw is pulling down on Gill's head to control his posture.
Gill lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Buakaw is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Sydney Top Team that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Buakaw swivels though and keeps the full guard. #T1#
Gill in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Buakaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gill.
Gill chips away with some ground and pound.
Gill is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gill throwing strikes from guard but Buakaw blocks nicely.
Buakaw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Buakaw looking for a sweep. Not yet Buakaw, not yet.
Gill stops Buakaw from standing up.
Gill lands a couple of digs.
Gill throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Buakaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gill lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Buakaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gill.
Gill throws a big right hand that misses.
Gill loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gill working some strikes from top position.
Gill working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Buakaw's head.
Gill scoring with some ground and pound.
Buakaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buakaw working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gill.
Gill throws an elbow that misses. Buakaw uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gill's guard. Nice move by Buakaw!#REVR#
Gill keeping moving, preventing Buakaw from controlling successfully.
Buakaw sitting in guard here, content to control. #T3#
Gill trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Buakaw wants to get up but he can't break Gill's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gill trying to strike off his back.
Buakaw wants to control from the top but Gill keeps moving.
Buakaw preventing the sweep. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD2#
Gill feints and as Buakaw raises his hands in defense, Gill changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Buakaw pushes Gill off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gill misses with a looping left.
Buakaw misses with a straight left.
Buakaw misses the body punch
and Buakaw takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Buakaw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gill slips a straight right by Buakaw.
Buakaw throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gill on the side of the head.
Buakaw staying out of range there.
Buakaw slips a jab from Gill.
Buakaw cracks Gill with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Buakaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jayne Gill dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Buakaw swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buakaw throws out a loose jab but Gill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buakaw loads up on a big right hand but Gill slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Gill throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buakaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gill moves away.
Banchamek Buakaw is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gill lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Buakaw takes a swing at Gill's ribcage but misses.
Buakaw waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gill.
Buakaw throws a head kick that misses.
Gill cracks Buakaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gill takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gill avoids the head kick by Buakaw.
Gill avoids the body shot from Buakaw.
Gill misses with a looping right.
Buakaw gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gill throws a body punch but Buakaw moves out of range.
Gill has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gill showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buakaw. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Buakaw. Gill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Buakaw scores with a punch to the head.
A punch combination from Gill misses.
Buakaw throws a low kick but Gill moves out of range easily.
Buakaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gill.
Buakaw throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gill tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Gill fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buakaw manages to avoid it.
Buakaw connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Buakaw swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buakaw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gill takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buakaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gill.#T2#
Gill throws a hook to the side of Buakaw's head but Buakaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Banchamek Buakaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buakaw scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gill looks to land a right hand but Buakaw moved out of range.
Gill 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gill lands the left hand.
Banchamek Buakaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Buakaw misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Buakaw! Gill is backing up but he can't get away as Buakaw lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Gill and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Banchamek Buakaw!

Event: NYF 54: Traumen vs Field
Date: Feb 17, 2024

#R1#
Saragih moves out of range of the strikes.
Saragih scores with a jab.#CUT#It looks like Sam Holt has been cut.
A jab from Saragih misses.
Saragih avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt looks to land a right hand but Saragih moved out of range.
Holt throws a right hand that misses
and Saragih counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Holt thinking.
Saragih throws a right and a left that Holt avoids nicely.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saragih was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Saragih lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Holt throws a series of punches but Saragih avoids them all with ease.
Holt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick lands from Saragih.
Holt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#ROC#Holt is rocked!
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!
Saragih throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Saragih looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Saragih throws out a loose jab but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saragih misses with a straight left.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1#
Saragih smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holt is still on wobbly legs! Can Saragih finish him?
Saragih fakes the leg kick and cracks Holt in the body.
Holt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Saragih thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Holt misses.
Saragih avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt looks to land a combination but Saragih avoids it well.
Holt seems to have recovered his senses.
Saragih motions for Holt to come forward. Saragih throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Holt misses with the combination.
Saragih is looking to score with low kicks.
Saragih plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Holt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Saragih 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 Holt has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Holt and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saragih throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Saragih thuds a left hand into Holt's body.#CL#
Saragih forces Holt back against the cage and clinches.
Holt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holt tries to work over Saragih's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holt misses with a punch to the body.
Saragih gets through Holt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Saragih digs a right hand into Holt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Holt's gas tank.
Saragih lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC#
Saragih breaks the clinch.
Saragih lands an overhand right.
Saragih lands with a thumping leg kick.
A punch combination from Saragih misses.
Saragih lands with a thumping leg kick.
Saragih throws a series of punches but Holt avoids them all with ease.
Saragih fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Saragih looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saragih with a body punch. A glancing blow. #T3#
Saragih dodges the punch combination from Holt.
Saragih pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Holt cracks Saragih with an open hand slap.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
Saragih looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Saragih.
Saragih scores with a sloppy right hand. Holt should have avoided that one.
Saragih misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
Holt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Saragih.
Holt moves out of range as Saragih throws a body kick.
Saragih's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holt under the eye.
Holt throws a one two combo.
Saragih fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jack Saragih seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Holt misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Holt. Those never looked like landing.
Saragih moves out of range as Holt strikes.
A slow jab from Saragih misses its intended target.
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Holt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Saragih eats them both and turns towards Holt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Saragih tries a head kick but it misses.
Good exchange - Holt coming out on top.
Saragih throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saragih's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Saragih - just one landing. #CL#
Saragih closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Holt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Saragih dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Holt's cut.
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#
Holt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Saragih tries a low kick but Holt avoids it.
Saragih will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Saragih swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Saragih saw that one coming.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
Saragih looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt throws a lazy uppercut
letting Saragih counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saragih throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Holt lands with a nice body punch.
Holt closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saragih throws a sloppy body shot
and Holt counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saragih dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Holt. That did some damage!
Saragih misses with a body shot.
Holt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Saragih stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Saragih lands with a cross.
Saragih lands a glancing blow to the side of Holt's head.
Saragih feints and then cracks Holt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holt down.
Sam Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saragih throws the left hand but Holt avoids the punch easily.
Holt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saragih.
Saragih has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Saragih there as he acknowledges the shot.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Saragih throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saragih swings for the body but Holt moves out of range.
Holt swings and misses with a shot to the body#KD#
and Saragih counters with a crisp one two that drops Holt! Saragih thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Holt to his feet! Holt is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Saragih gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Saragih!
Our winner, Jack Saragih, 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: UCF 2: Clark v Skwat
Date: Feb 03, 2024

#R1#
Dan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Berber.
Berber chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dan can pounce on him.
We've been told by Dan's head coaches at THUD! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Berber works the jab nicely.
Berber throws a hook but Dan avoids it easily.
Berber scores with a jab to the body.
Berber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Dan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dan throws a wild body kick that Berber sees coming a mile off.
Dan missing with a left hand there. Berber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #CL#
Dan clinches up with Berber and pushes him back against the cage.
Berber can't find room to land a body shot as Dan controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan.
Berber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dan misses with some punches. #T1#
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berber.
Dan lands an uppercut.
Dan blocks an uppercut.
Berber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berber.
Dan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dan can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
Berber tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dan's elbow.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berber.
Dan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berber tries to throw a body punch but Dan avoids it by throwing Berber back against the cage. #T2#
Dan prevents a body shot from Berber.
Dan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berber struggles to land a body shot inside as Dan controls his hands.
Dan blocks a body shot from Berber.
Berber misses with a short punch on the inside.
Berber misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Dan.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Berber.
Dan blocks a body shot from Berber.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Dan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berber backwards.
Berber blocking some punches. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan.
Berber tries to work over Dan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dan prevents a body shot from Berber.
Berber tries to throw a body punch but Dan avoids it by throwing Berber back against the cage.
Berber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dan gets through Berber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Berber backwards.
Berber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berber struggles to land a body shot inside as Dan controls his hands.
Berber throws a punch but it's blocked by Dan. #T4#
Dan lands a left hand.
Berber misses with a hook to the ribs.
Berber misses with a punch to the body.
Berber blocking some punches.
Dan misses with a punch to the body.
Dan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan.
Dan scores with a hook to the body.
Berber prevents a body shot from Dan.
Berber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dan misses with some punches.
Berber working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ugly Dan 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#
Berber scores with a jab to the body.
Dan thows a leg kick but Berber checks it
and Berber counters with a two punch combo.
A low kick lands for Dan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dan.
A nice leg kick from Dan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Dan.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dan.
Dan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dan slips a straight right by Berber.
Dan defending well as Berber loads up on a big left hand.
Berber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berber looks to land a left hand but Dan moved out of range nicely.
Berber feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Berber getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Berber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Berber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Dan throws the kick towards the body but Berber avoids it.
Dan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Berber tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Berber has knocked Dan down with a huge combo! Berber steps away and waves a wobbly Dan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#Dan is rocked!
Dan misses with an uppercut
and Berber counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Theodore Berber!

Event: UCF 2: Clark v Skwat
Date: Feb 03, 2024

#R1#
Jones tries to land a front kick but Astasius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Astasius steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Astasius misses with a straight right.
Astasius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Astasius uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Some wild striking there from Astasius.
Astasius looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Astasius blocks the body kick.
Jones throws a low kick but Astasius avoids it.
It looked like Astasius was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Astasius works over Jones's head and body with a nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jones throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Astasius was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Astasius dodges the punch combination from Jones. #CL2#
Jones moves into the clinch.#T1#
Astasius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Astasius misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Astasius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Piotr Astasius has been cut.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
A short left from Astasius.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones tries a body shot but Astasius blocks it.
Astasius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Astasius blocks a body shot from Jones.
Astasius lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Astasius blocks an elbow strike.
Astasius misses with a body punch.
Astasius takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Astasius in his tracks for a moment. #T2#
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Astasius avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Astasius misses with some punches.
Astasius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Astasius throws a head punch that misses.
Astasius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Astasius controls the action.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Astasius avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Astasius.
Astasius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Astasius blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Astasius.
Nice elbow from Jones. #CUT2#Piotr Astasius's cut is getting worse.
Jones blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Astasius scores with a nice hook to the head.
Astasius avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Jones tries a body shot but Astasius blocks it.
Astasius dodges an elbow strike from Jones.
Astasius working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Astasius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Astasius takes an elbow to the temple.
Astasius takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Piotr Astasius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Astasius lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Astasius fails to land.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Astasius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Astasius throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Astasius lands a right hand.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Astasius controls the action. #T4#
Jones misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Astasius.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Astasius lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
Astasius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Astasius throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Astasius swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Astasius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Nice body punch from Astasius - that landed with a thud.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Jones. #CUT2#Jeez, Piotr Astasius's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Piotr Astasius's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Light Weight Jones!

Event: NYF Fight Night 20
Date: Jan 26, 2024

#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Bellavia. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Holt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bellavia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Bellavia has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Holt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holt misses with a two punch combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Holt 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.
Bellavia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Holt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Bellavia gets the takedown into side control.
Holt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bellavia wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bellavia lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Holt down. #SUB#
Bellavia looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bellavia tries to advance to mount but Holt denies him.
Bellavia scores with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bellavia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Bellavia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bellavia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Holt is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Bellavia jumps into side control!
Holt takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellavia scoring with punches from side control.
Holt gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. #SUB#
Bellavia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB#
Bellavia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Holt is just riding it out for now. Bellavia eventually gives up the hold.
Holt trying to hold on to Bellavia's head to control him but Bellavia postures up. #T2#
Holt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Holt is looking to improve his position.
Holt moves into full guard.
Holt looking to control but Bellavia passes into half guard.
Holt is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bellavia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. #T3##SUB#
Bellavia is looking for a kimura but Holt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bellavia to get the leverage.
Holt moves into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bellavia's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bellavia passes Holt's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bellavia is thwarting Holt's attempts to control the position.#SUB#
Bellavia is working for a submission of some sort.
Bellavia is looking to pass Holt's guard but actually Holt recovers to full guard. #T4#
Bellavia missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bellavia lands a couple of digs.
Bellavia passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bellavia is working Holt over with some ground and pound from side control. #SUB#
Bellavia tries for a kimura but Holt is defending well.
Bellavia in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bellavia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bellavia lands a few punches from side control.
Bellavia has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Holt!
Holt tries to hold on but Bellavia pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Bellavia dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Bellavia swings for the body but Holt moves out of range.
Bellavia misses with a takedown
and Holt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bellavia defending well as Holt loads up on a big left hand.
Bellavia seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Holt lands a glancing blow to the side of Bellavia's head.
Holt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bellavia counter with a right hand.
Holt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holt swings for the body but Bellavia moves out of range.
Bellavia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holt manages to avoid it.
Bellavia digs a good hook to Holt's body.
Holt misses with an uppercut. Bellavia saw that one coming.
Holt connects with a right hand. Bellavia shakes it off.
Bellavia takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holt slaps away a takedown attempt from Bellavia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Holt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bellavia circles away quickly and effectively.
Bellavia shoots for a takedown but Holt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Bellavia. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Bellavia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bellavia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holt circles away.
No joy there for Holt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellavia tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Holt manages to circle out of the way.
Antonio Bellavia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellavia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holt swivels and escapes.
Bellavia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holt pinned against the cage. Holt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bellavia avoids the body shot from Holt.
Bellavia drops his hands momentarily and Holt takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A big left from Holt misses.
Bellavia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bellavia shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holt pinned against the cage. Holt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bellavia shoots in looking for a takedown. Holt tries to sprawl out of it but Bellavia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sam Holt seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Holt misses with an uppercut.
Bellavia is looking to wear down Holt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bellavia slips a jab and a cross from Holt.
Bellavia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Holt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellavia is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Holt.
Bellavia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellavia was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Bellavia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bellavia misses the jab.
Bellavia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Holt.
Holt lands with a nice body punch.
Bellavia shoots in looking for a takedown but Holt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bellavia's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Holt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bellavia shoots for a takedown but Holt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Holt stuffs the takedown.
Holt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bellavia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holt defends it nicely.#T3#
Bellavia slips a jab from Holt.
Holt fails to land with a series of punches.
Bellavia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bellavia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Holt swivels and escapes.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bellavia back to the cage. Holt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Holt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bellavia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holt manages to avoid it.#TD#
Bellavia drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Holt struggling a bit here.
Holt stops Bellavia from passing to mount. #T4#
Holt struggling a bit here.
Holt is looking for a sweep.
Holt manages to get back to half guard.
Bellavia works his way into side control.
Bellavia grinds an elbow into Holt's temple.
Holt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bellavia's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Holt is looking to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Holt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Bellavia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bellavia tries to score a power double leg takedown but Holt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bellavia somewhat.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bellavia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holt counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Bellavia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellavia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Holt sprawls well. Holt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bellavia gets slowly back to his feet.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
No joy there for Holt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellavia misses with a body shot.
Bellavia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Bellavia persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellavia.
Holt avoids the body shot from Bellavia.
Bellavia lands with a right hand.
A nice combination there by Holt.
A jab from Holt misses. #T1#
Holt throws a looping overhand right but Bellavia ducks down to avoid it.
Bellavia fails with a takedown attempt.
Sam Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bellavia closes the distance and clinches up with Holt, looking for a takedown. Bellavia pushes Holt against the cage but Holt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bellavia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holt.
Bellavia looks to land a right hand but Holt moved out of range.
Sam Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Holt misses.
Holt throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bellavia shoots in looking for a takedown. Holt tries to sprawl out of it but Bellavia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holt manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Holt looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bellavia shoots in for a double leg but Holt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.#T2#
Holt throws a combination. Bellavia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Holt slips a straight right by Bellavia.
It seemed like Holt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bellavia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Holt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Holt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bellavia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Holt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Holt stuffs the takedown attempt from Bellavia. Bellavia gets slowly back to his feet.
Holt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holt lands with a good body shot.
Holt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bellavia.
Holt digs a good body shot into Bellavia's ribs.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellavia was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Bellavia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Holt is fending him off so far but Bellavia persists. Nope, Holt circles away and we're back to standing.
Bellavia takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T3#
Bellavia moves out of range as Holt strikes.
Holt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holt looks to land a left hand but Bellavia moved out of range nicely.
Holt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holt throws out a powerful jab.
Bellavia fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bellavia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holt misses with a two punch combination.
Nice straight punches there by Holt. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Holt.
Some wild striking there from Holt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bellavia is defended easily by Holt.
Bellavia connects with a body shot that sends Holt's belly button to the back.#T4#
Nice takedown defense from Holt. No joy for Bellavia on that attempt.
Holt jabs at Bellavia's body.
Bellavia walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Holt catches Bellavia right on the button with a cross.
Holt misses with a looping left.
Bellavia shoots in for a takedown but Holt shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Holt - just one landing.
Holt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bellavia.
Bellavia moves away from the strike by Holt.
Holt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bellavia closes this distance looking for a takedown but Holt circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Holt misses.
Bellavia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Holt misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Holt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Holt 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Holt!

Event: SUF 18: Whelan vs Lune
Date: Jan 20, 2024

#R1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whelan is defended easily by Lune.
Lune defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Whelan.
Whelan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whelan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lune sprawls well. Lune wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Whelan gets slowly back to his feet.
Lune shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Whelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Lune tries to sprawl but Whelan drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lune wants to get back to full guard.
Whelan wants to free his trapped foot but Lune is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lune trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Lune actively working from the bottom here.#T1#
Whelan trying to control the pace.
Lune trying to control here.
Whelan frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lune has given up his back. #SUB#
Whelan is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Whelan controlling well, preventing Lune from escaping the position. #T2#
Lune manages to reverse the position and now he's in Whelan's guard. Nice work there by Lune.
Whelan trying to keep a closed guard but Lune is proving a slippery customer.
Whelan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lune manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Whelan stands and throws Lune's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lune tries to buck Whelan off but Whelan is having none of it.
Lune manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lune seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Whelan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Whelan is looking to improve his position.
Whelan gets full guard.#T3#
Whelan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lune stopping the sweep attempt from Whelan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lune accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lune accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Whelan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lune's guard. #REVR#
Whelan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whelan tries to free his leg and advance position but Lune is retaining full guard.
Whelan pushing down on Lune's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lune wants to control but Whelan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lune wants to improve his position but Whelan is controlling well.
Whelan with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Whelan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lune knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #T4#
Whelan is keen to just control but Lune is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Lune looking for submissions off his back.#SUB#
Whelan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Whelan trying to mount his opponent but Lune defends it.
Whelan works his way into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Whelan takes Lune's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Lune is in trouble.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Whelan dominated that 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.#R2#
Whelan looks for a takedown but Lune sprawls well.
Lune tries a quick counter leg kick but Whelan is wise to it.
Whelan fails with a takedown attempt.
Whelan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lune tries to counter with a clinch but Whelan shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Whelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whelan with a poor takedown #CL2#
and Lune counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lune to keep the fight standing.
Whelan jumps guard but Lune stands there with Whelan around his waist. Whelan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lune lands an elbow just above Whelan 's eye.
Whelan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lune creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whelan's defenses.
Nice elbow from Lune.
Lune crunches a lovely knee into Whelan's ribcage.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Whelan jumps guard but Lune turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing. #T1#
Whelan jumps guard but Lune turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Lune trying to stall but Whelan improves his position.
Whelan takes an elbow to the temple.
Lune lands an elbow inside.
Whelan fails to pull guard.
Whelan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Whelan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but Lune turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lune throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lune just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whelan's brow.
Whelan avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
Whelan avoids the elbow strike from Lune, against the ropes.
Lune lands an elbow inside.
Whelan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lune walks away with a smile on his face. Whelan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Whelan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lune as he avoids it easily.
Lune wants to counter with a clinch but Whelan pushes him away.
Whelan misses with a takedown attempt - Lune sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lune wants to counter the offense by Whelan and move into the clinch position.
Whelan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.#T2#
Whelan fails with a takedown attempt.
Lune steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Whelan shoots in for a takedown but Lune shows good takedown defense.
Lune steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Whelan.
Whelan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lune but Lune pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whelan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lune avoids it really well and circles away.
Lune steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Whelan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lune is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Whelan fails with a takedown attempt.
Whelan sets himself, and Lune steps forward looking for the clinch! Whelan avoids it this time.
Mickey Whelan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Whelan shoots for a takedown but Lune saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Whelan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lune pinned against the ropes. Lune gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whelan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lune defends it nicely.#TD#
Whelan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lune is trying to defend but Whelan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lune trying to control but Whelan postures up. #T4#
Lune has a hand on Whelan's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Whelan takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lune stops Whelan from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Lune keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard. #SUB#
Whelan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lune has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lune tries to lock up and control but Whelan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#SUB#
Whelan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lune has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cutter Lune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!#R3#
Whelan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Whelan dives in and grabs Lune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lune pushes down on Whelan's head and hops out.
Whelan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lune's waist but Lune gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Whelan off to one side.
Lune wants to counter the offense by Whelan and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Whelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Whelan misses with a takedown #CL2#
and Lune moves into the clinch.
Whelan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lune just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lune lands an elbow inside.
Lune has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whelan takes an elbow to the temple.
Cutter Lune seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#TD#
Whelan jumps guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lune trying to control but Whelan is working from the bottom.
Lune is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Mickey Whelan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Lune preventing the sweep.
Lune wants to control from the top but Whelan keeps moving.
Whelan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lune distracts Whelan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Whelan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. #SUB#
Lune avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB#
Whelan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lune won't allow Whelan to sweep him here. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lune works over Whelan with some ground and pound from guard.
Lune controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB#
Whelan looking for a guillotine here but Lune defends easily.
Whelan wants to sweep here but Lune controlling him for the moment.
Whelan trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.#T3#
Lune trying to control but Whelan is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Whelan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Whelan fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Whelan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lune shapes to counter with a head kick.
Whelan shoots in but no luck this time.
Whelan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLune.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whelan.
Lune tries to counter by closing the distance.
Whelan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lune defends well and Whelan ends up having to push Lune into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lune is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but Lune turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lune creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whelan's defenses. #T4#
Lune throws an elbow but it misses.
Lune crunches a lovely knee into Whelan's ribcage.
Lune creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whelan's defenses.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but Lune has him pressed against the ropes.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lune to keep the fight standing.
Lune creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whelan's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whelan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whelan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lune to keep the fight standing.
Whelan jumps guard but Lune stands there with Whelan around his waist. Whelan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lune utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lune creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Whelan's defenses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lune lands an elbow that stopped Whelan in his tracks for a moment.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lune to keep the fight standing.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cutter Lune really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R4#
Lune stuffs the takedown.
Cutter Lune seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lune stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lune wants it to stay on the feet.
Lune wants to counter with a clinch but Whelan pushes him away.
Whelan shoots in but Lune avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lune throws a big counter head kick but Whelan avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Whelan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lune stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lune wants it to stay on the feet.
Whelan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lune but Lune pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whelan dives in and grabs Lune's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lune pushes down on Whelan's head and hops out.
Lune is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Lune as Whelan shoots in.
Lune tries to counter with a clinch but Whelan shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lune stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lune wants it to stay on the feet.
Lune tries to counter with a clinch but Whelan shakes him off and moves away.
Whelan tries for a takedown but Lune sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lune tries a quick counter leg kick but Whelan is wise to it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Whelan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lune wants to counter with a clinch but Whelan pushes him away.
Whelan shoots in but no luck this time.
Lune replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Whelan blocks it well.#T1#
Whelan fails to land the takedown.
Lune feints a counter leg kick.
Lune keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Whelan sets himself, and Lune steps forward looking for the clinch! Whelan avoids it this time.
Whelan fails with the takedown.
Lune tries to counter with a clinch but Whelan shakes him off and moves away.
Whelan has his takedown stuffed#CL2#
and Lune holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT2#It looks like Mickey Whelan has been cut.
Whelan takes an elbow to the temple.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but Lune turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Whelan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lune just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Lune is looking to control Whelan's arms but Whelan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lune has his back to the ropes.
Lune lands a knee to the body. #T2#
Lune lands a nice elbow.
Whelan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lune smiles and moves away.
Lune stuffs the takedown attempt from Whelan. Whelan gets slowly back to his feet.
Whelan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lune slaps away a takedown attempt from Whelan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Whelan dives in for a single leg takedown but Lune sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lune throws an elbow but misses.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whelan jumps guard but Lune turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Lune putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whelan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lune throws an elbow but it misses.
Lune looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lune lands a nice elbow. #T3#
Whelan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lune just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Lune.
Lune lands an elbow inside that Whelan shrugs off.
Whelan tries to pull guard but Lune holds him up against the ropes and eventually Whelan drops back down to his feet.
Lune lands an elbow that stopped Whelan in his tracks for a moment.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Whelan is trying to pull guard but Lune has him pressed against the ropes.
Lune trying to stall but Whelan improves his position.
Lune landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whelan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lune smiles and moves away.
Whelan fails with a takedown attempt.
Lune wants to counter the offense by Whelan and move into the clinch position.
Whelan fails with the takedown.#T4#
Whelan with a poor takedown
and Lune counters with a nice low kick that buckles Whelan's knee momentarily.
Whelan shoots in looking for a takedown but Lune manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Whelan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lune wants to counter the offense by Whelan and move into the clinch position.
Whelan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lune defends well and Whelan ends up having to push Lune into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Whelan dodges an elbow strike from Lune.
Whelan takes an elbow to the temple.
Lune landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whelan tries to pull guard but Lune holds him up against the ropes and eventually Whelan drops back down to his feet.
Lune is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Whelan takes an elbow to the temple.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Whelan jumps guard but Lune stands there with Whelan around his waist. Whelan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Whelan takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cutter Lune dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mickey Whelan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R5##TD#
Whelan shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lune is trying to defend but Whelan finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lune punching from the bottom.
Whelan trying to pass the guard but Lune defending well. #SUB#
Whelan is looking for a kimura but Lune is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Whelan to get the leverage.
Lune moves into full guard.
Whelan preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Lune is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Whelan trying to control the position from guard on top but Lune is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Whelan wants to pass the guard but Lune is keeping the position.#SUB2#
Lune is looking for a triangle but Whelan pushes his legs off easily.
Lune keeping moving, preventing Whelan from controlling successfully.
Whelan wants to pass the guard but Lune is keeping the position.
Whelan pushes down on Lune's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lune is looking to control Whelan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lune avoid being mounted?
Lune wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lune moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Whelan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lune is keeping the position for now.
Whelan forces his way into half guard.
Lune punching from the bottom.
Whelan is thwarting Lune's attempts to control the position.
Whelan is pressing down on Lune's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lune is holding on for now. #T3#
Lune tries to roll over but Whelan keeps him under control.
Lune is refusing to be controlled, as Whelan sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Whelan moves nicely into side control.
Whelan trying to control the position but Lune is working away.
Lune tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lune struggling a bit here.
Whelan looking to control but instead Lune has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Cutter Lune is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lune trying to hold on to Whelan's head to control him but Whelan postures up.
Whelan not doing much here.
Lune trying to hold on to Whelan's head to control him but Whelan postures up.
Lune is in trouble now - Whelan has advanced to mount!
Whelan wants to control the pace but Lune is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lune tries to control Whelan's body but Whelan pushes him off. Lune squirms to his side and now Whelan has his back!
Mickey Whelan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Whelan throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 46:48
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 46:48
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cutter Lune!
Cutter Lune is the new lightweight champion!

Event: SUF 16: New Years Revolution
Date: Dec 31, 2023

#R1#
Lune blocks a jab.
De Luca swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lune thinks about countering with a head kick.
De Luca throws a series of punches but Lune avoids them all with ease.
Lune slips under a jab from De Luca.
De Luca lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
De Luca scores with a jab to the jaw.
De Luca with a nice cross.
Lune displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Luca throws out the jab.
A jab from De Luca misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Luca lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
De Luca jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Luca throws a series of punches but Lune avoids them all with ease.
Vincente De Luca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for De Luca.#T1#
De Luca misses with an uppercut
and Lune makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Luca really felt that one!
De Luca scores with a decent looking hook.
De Luca cracks Lune with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
De Luca misses with a left hand
and Lune counters with a big head kick but De Luca shrugs it off.
A clash of legs there as Lune blocks the low kick.
Lune is looking to counter the offense by De Luca and move into the clinch.
Lune avoids the body shot from De Luca.
A punch combination from De Luca misses.
Lune quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
De Luca misses with a body shot #CL#
and Lune moves into the clinch.
Lune blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lune throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lune working De Luca over with knees to the body.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Lune. #T2#
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!
Lune prevents the takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Lune.
De Luca avoids the elbow strike from Lune, against the ropes.
De Luca takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Luca is trying to break the clinch but Lune has him pressed against the ropes.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
Lune blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lune.
De Luca jumps guard but Lune turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Lune blocks an uppercut.
Lune scores a nice knee to the body.
I was talking to Lune's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
De Luca is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lune is keeping busy.
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lune throws an elbow that misses.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
Lune misses with an elbow over the top.
Lune lands an elbow just above De Luca 's eye.
De Luca looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
Lune lands a knee to the body.
De Luca wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Luca is trying to maintain a safe position but Lune gets an underhook and turns De Luca into the ropes.
De Luca takes an elbow to the temple.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
De Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Lune lands a nice knee to the body.
Lune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, De Luca just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lune's brow.
Lune is struggling to control the position.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
De Luca trying to stall but Lune improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Luca.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lune.
Nice elbow from Lune.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T4#
Lune lands an elbow just above De Luca 's eye.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Luca jumps guard but Lune stands there with De Luca around his waist. De Luca gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cutter Lune has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincente De Luca.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
De Luca dodges an elbow strike from Lune.
Lune avoids a wild elbow strike from De Luca.
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Luca lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lune.
De Luca has a couple of punches blocked by Lune.
Lune lands an elbow that stopped De Luca in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Luca as Lune tries to tie him up.
Lune blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lune tries to stall but De Luca uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Luca tries to throw a body punch but Lune avoids it by throwing De Luca back against the ropes.
De Luca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cutter Lune dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.#R2#
De Luca misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De Luca throws a lazy body kick
and Lune counters with a body kick.
De Luca throws a big shot that misses.
Lune slips a straight right by De Luca.
Lune is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Luca can do to turn this around?
De Luca lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lune circles away quickly and effectively.
De Luca throws a lazy uppercut
and Lune counters with a body kick.
De Luca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lune 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.
Lune ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lune is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Luca.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Luca looks to throw the jab but Lune is out of range.
Lune is looking to counter with head kicks.
De Luca misses with an uppercut
and Lune counters with a flying knee. Nice.
De Luca misses with a hook to the body #CL#
and Lune counters by moving into the clinch.
De Luca blocks an elbow strike from Lune.
De Luca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
De Luca misses with some punches.
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
A nice left hand lands by De Luca.
Lune throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
De Luca can't break the clinch.
De Luca tries to pull guard but Lune won't allow it.
De Luca misses with an elbow strike.
Lune lands an elbow that stopped De Luca in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lune lands an elbow inside that De Luca shrugs off.
Lune prevents De Luca from breaking the clinch.
De Luca avoids the elbow strike from Lune, against the ropes.
Lune using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lune misses with an elbow strike.
De Luca blocks an elbow strike from Lune.
Lune stalling the fight.
De Luca lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lune backwards. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Luca takes an elbow to the temple.
De Luca jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lune walks away with a smile on his face. De Luca gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
De Luca swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL#
and Lune counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lune.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lune as De Luca tries to tie him up.
De Luca dodges an elbow strike from Lune.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
De Luca blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Lune.
Lune gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
Lune lands an elbow just above De Luca 's eye.
Nice elbow from Lune.
Lune trying to stall but De Luca improves his position.
De Luca lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lune lands an elbow just above De Luca 's eye.
Nice elbow from Lune. #T3#
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lune pushes off an throws an elbow but De Luca leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
De Luca pushes Lune back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
De Luca tries to work over Lune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lune.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Lune.
Nice elbow from Lune.
Lune trying to control the position but instead, De Luca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lune into the ropes.
Lune comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lune landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Luca has had enough of the clinch but Lune keeps him there for the moment.
De Luca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from De Luca.
De Luca is looking to break free of the clinch but Lune has double underhooks.
Lune stalling the fight.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice elbow from Lune. #T4#
Lune creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
De Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Luca tries a body shot but Lune blocks it.
De Luca scores with a shoulder strike.
Lune landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lune utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lune.
Lune lands an elbow that stopped De Luca in his tracks for a moment.
De Luca takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Luca working aggressively here.
Lune landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Lune.
A body shot lands from De Luca.
De Luca blocks an elbow strike.
Lune throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lune misses with an elbow over the top.
De Luca misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cutter Lune dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Lune avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
De Luca thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lune wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Luca smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Luca falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lune counters with a big head kick but De Luca shrugs it off.
An inside leg kick from De Luca misses.
Lune uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Luca.
De Luca throws a series of punches but Lune moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for De Luca, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lune wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
De Luca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lune dodges the punch combination from De Luca.
As De Luca tries to get set, Lune tries to push him back and clinch up but De Luca manages to avoid the attempt.#T1#
De Luca with a hook.
De Luca rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lune moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lune quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Lune keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Luca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lune sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Luca misses with a combination #CL#
and Lune moves into the clinch.
De Luca misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
De Luca misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lune.
Lune lands an elbow inside. #T2#
De Luca takes an elbow to the temple.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
Lune putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Luca in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Luca takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Luca scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cutter Lune has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from De Luca.
De Luca scores with a shoulder strike.
De Luca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Luca takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune lands an elbow inside.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from De Luca.
Lune trying to control the position but instead, De Luca has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lune into the ropes.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #T3#
De Luca has a couple of punches blocked by Lune.
Lune stalls.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lune just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Luca's brow.
Lune lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
Lune lands an elbow inside.
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Luca with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Lune just misses with a elbow thrown towards De Luca's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lune.
Lune lands a damaging elbow. #ROC#De Luca is rocked!
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
De Luca is still on wobbly legs! Can Lune finish him?
De Luca avoids the elbow strike from Lune, against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lune throws an elbow but misses.
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lune throws an elbow but misses.
The referee calls for Lune to work.
Lune looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lune keeps control of De Luca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Luca seems to have recovered his senses.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lune lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lune.
Cutter Lune is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
De Luca throws a punch but it's blocked by Lune.
Lune blocks an uppercut.
De Luca lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Luca working aggressively here.
De Luca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lune blocking some punches.
De Luca tries to break the clinch but Lune is controlling the position.
De Luca is trying to push Lune away but Lune has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
De Luca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Luca avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
De Luca swings wildly with an uppercut but Lune uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vincente De Luca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lune unloads a knee to the mid-section.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cutter Lune showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lune, 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cutter Lune!

Event: TL Fight Night 32
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1#
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Clark looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Clark.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Holt 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.
Clark takes a swing at Holt's ribcage but misses.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab by Clark.
Clark scores with a decent looking hook.
Holt throws a right and a left that both miss.
A quick step to the side and Clark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark misses with a double jab.
Holt is looking for the big counter here.
Holt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Clark on the side of the head.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Holt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Matthew Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark tries to bum rush Holt with a series of wild strikes but Holt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Holt.
Clark slips under a jab from Holt.
An attempted straight right counter from Clark misses the target.
Clark swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Holt throws a series of punches but Clark avoids them all with ease.
Clark thuds a left hand into Holt's body.
Clark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Clark slips a jab from Holt.
Clark lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Clark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holt on the side of the head.
Holt slips under a jab from Clark.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Holt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Clark lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clark is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Clark lands a right hook to the body. #T2#
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt fails to land with a series of punches.
Clark scores with a sloppy right hand. Holt should have avoided that one.
Clark closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Clark is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Holt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Clark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Holt.
A jab from Holt misses.
Nice body punch from Clark.
Holt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clark.
Clark is looking to wear down Holt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Holt throws a hook but Clark blocks it.
Holt moves out of range as Clark strikes.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Holt takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Clark is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Clark misses with a straight left.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Holt.
Holt moves out of range of the strikes.
Holt swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Nice defenses there by Holt.
A big left from Holt misses.
Holt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Holt 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.
Nice defenses there by Holt.
Holt throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Holt swings for the body but Clark moves out of range.
Holt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Clark lands a head shot.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holt avoids the body shot from Clark.
Clark misses with a hook.
Clark throws a jab when Holt was well out of range.
Holt takes a jab right on the kisser.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Holt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Holt duly obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice uppercut lands for Clark. That snapped Holt's head back. #T4#
Clark avoids the body shot from Holt.
Holt misses with a wild combination.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
No joy there for Holt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clark connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holt's hands.
Decent striking displayed by Clark there.
Holt throws a hook but Clark avoids it easily.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Clark misses with a looping left.
Clark lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holt throws a right hand that Clark ducks under and follows up with a left that Clark also avoids with ease.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Clark dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Nice shot by Clark.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Holt throws out the jab.
Clark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Holt's head.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holt can do to turn this around?
Clark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holt doesn't seem bothered though.
Holt throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Holt cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Holt moved out of range nicely.
Clark throws a jab when Holt was well out of range.
Holt tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Holt cracks Clark with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Holt tries to bum rush Clark with a series of wild strikes but Clark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Clark's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holt under the eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark jabs Holt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Holt in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Holt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clark circles away quickly and effectively.
Holt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.#T1#
Holt looks to land a combination but Clark avoids it well.
Clark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clark lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Clark throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Holt misses with a hook.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Holt uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Clark.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holt.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Holt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clark lands a jab.#T2#
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Holt slips the punch.
Holt throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Clark looks to score with a jab to the body but Holt is just out of range.
Holt throws a lazy uppercut
and Clark counters with a nice body shot.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
Holt misses with a right hand
enabling Clark to counter with a crisp jab.
Sam Holt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Holt misses with a series of wild punches.
Clark was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Holt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Clark throws a body punch but Holt moves out of range.
Holt slips a straight right by Clark.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holt! But no joy.
A big left from Clark misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Clark.
Holt thuds a left hand into Clark's body.
A big left from Clark misses. #T3#
Clark throws out a loose jab but Holt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Holt takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Holt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark tries to move into range but Holt moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Clark throws a nice looking combination but Holt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Holt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clark moves away from the strike by Holt.
Clark throws a hook to the side of Holt's head but Holt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holt throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Clark was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Clark.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Holt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice cross by Clark.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clark throws a lazy right hand but Holt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Holt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Holt walks into a straight right hand from Clark.
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Clark misses.
Nice shot lands for Clark.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
It seemed like Holt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Clark at a distance.
Holt misses with a looping left.
Clark on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clark dips to his left and cracks Holt with an uppercut!
Holt lands with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Holt might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Clark has got the better of the exchanges.
Clark throws a jab when Holt was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Matthew Clark dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
A combination from Holt does no damage.
Holt lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Holt throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Clark throws a body punch but Holt moves out of range.
Holt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Clark lands with a hook. Holt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Clark avoids a punch combination nicely.
Holt misses with a double jab.
Clark is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Holt throws a nice looking combination but Clark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Clark misses with a hook. Holt ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Clark.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holt manages to avoid it.
Holt is looking for the big counter here.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Holt! But no joy.
Holt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Holt scores with a nice right hand.
Holt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clark bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Holt's head backwards.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Clark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark lands a jab to Holt's midsection.
Clark connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clark loads up on a big right hand but Holt slips the punch.
Clark scores with a jab. Holt acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Clark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Holt misses with a hook.
Clark lands with a cross.
Clark fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.#T2#
Holt just misses with a punch to the body.
Holt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Clark counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Holt misses.
A big left from Clark misses.
Holt throws out a counter right but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Holt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Clark finds it's way round the side to connect with Holt's head.
Holt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark.
Clark jabs Holt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clark sizes up Holt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Clark misses the jab.
Clark looks to land a left hand but Holt moved out of range nicely.
Clark misses with a right hand
and Holt counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Holt there.
Clark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holt.
Holt misses with a body shot
and Clark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Clark is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Holt.
A big right from Clark misses.
Clark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Clark backs off Holt throws a huge counter combo but Clark manages to avoid it all.
Holt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holt looks to land a left hand but Clark moved out of range nicely.
Holt throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Clark darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Clark shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Holt eats them both and turns towards Clark to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clark cracks a nice hook into Holt's ribs.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Holt moves away.
Holt throws a body punch but Clark moves out of range.
Holt avoids the body shot from Clark.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Holt takes one to the side of the head.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and Holt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sam Holt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Holt misses with a double jab.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clark throws a lazy uppercut
and Holt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Clark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Holt counters with a left and a right that stings Clark.
Clark fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holt on the side of the head.
Holt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Holt throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark cracks Holt with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holt misses with a shot to the body
and Clark counters with a straight right hand.
Clark lands with an uppercut that bounces Holt off the cage and back into range.
Clark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Holt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clark staying out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Clark tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Holt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #ROC2#Clark is rocked!
Clark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Clark.
Clark slips under a jab from Holt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holt. Clark does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Clark!

Event: MMAH 93
Date: Nov 26, 2023

#R1#
Perkalla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Astasius is fending him off so far but Perkalla persists. Nope, Astasius circles away and we're back to standing.
Pekka Perkalla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Perkalla.
Astasius tries to clinch up but Perkalla circles away and keeps his distance.
Astasius defending well as Perkalla loads up on a big left hand.
Astasius closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Perkalla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Astasius.
Astasius throws a hook to the side of Perkalla's head but Perkalla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Astasius throws a right and a left that Perkalla avoids nicely.
Astasius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Perkalla sees it coming and avoids it easily.#TD#
Perkalla shoots in and bounces Astasius off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Perkalla cracks Astasius with a solid left hand.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla passes easily into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkalla working over Astasius with some ground and pound. Astasius looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T1#
Perkalla is controlling the pace.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Astasius's head.
Perkalla looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Astasius with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Perkalla blocks the strikes from Astasius.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perkalla is thwarting Astasius's attempts to control the position.
Perkalla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perkalla lands strikes from half guard.#T2#
Perkalla winds up and cracks Astasius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Perkalla is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Astasius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Perkalla is working away from the top position though.
Perkalla has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Perkalla lands strikes from half guard.
Perkalla is thwarting Astasius's attempts to control the position.
Astasius wants to get back to full guard but Perkalla has mounted him!
Astasius is squirming around, avoiding Perkalla's attempts to control the action.
Astasius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perkalla. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T3#
Perkalla with the ground and pound from mount.
Astasius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Astasius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Astasius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Perkalla landing punches.
Astasius working to try and regain half guard.
Perkalla controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Astasius is bucking up trying to escape but Perkalla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#T4#
Perkalla controlling from the full mount.
Perkalla unloading with bombs!
Astasius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perkalla lands a big shot there that rocks Astasius but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astasius is bucking up trying to escape but Perkalla cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Perkalla pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Perkalla scoring with strikes but Astasius is staying in there.
Perkalla landing shots from mount.
Astasius is desperately trying to improve his position but Perkalla has a good base and remains in mount.
Perkalla landing strikes from the mount.
We've been hearing that Perkalla has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Perkalla raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Perkalla 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#
Astasius misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Perkalla misses the target.
Astasius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perkalla. #TD#
Perkalla shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Astasius manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Perkalla looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla passes easily into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkalla winds up and cracks Astasius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Perkalla in particular looking to stall.
Perkalla blocks the strikes from Astasius. #T1#
Perkalla controlling the action here.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Astasius is trying to maintain the position but Perkalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Astasius trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Perkalla manages to pass to mount!
Astasius is looking to improve his position but Perkalla isn't that keen on the idea.
Astasius sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.#T2#
Astasius is trying to control but can't.
Astasius taking some punishment here, with Perkalla in his half guard.
Astasius misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Astasius is trying to get back to full guard.
Perkalla works his foot free and advances to mount.
Astasius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T3#
Perkalla controlling the position easily from mount.
Astasius tries to hold on but Perkalla pushes him away.
Perkalla working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Perkalla controlling from the full mount.
Perkalla postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Astasius looks a forlorn figure.
Astasius tries to hold on but Perkalla postures up.
Perkalla pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Perkalla is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Astasius can do to turn this around?#T4#
Astasius tries to hold on but Perkalla pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Perkalla.
Astasius tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Perkalla postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Astasius looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Astasius is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Perkalla landing shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Perkalla has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Astasius's face.
Perkalla scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Perkalla dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R3##CL2#
Astasius moves into the clinch.
Astasius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Astasius struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkalla controls his hands. #BC#
Perkalla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Astasius has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Perkalla is landing a low percentage of strikes.#TD#
Astasius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Perkalla to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Astasius working a defensive guard but Perkalla passes into half guard.
Perkalla wants to lay and pray for a moment but Astasius keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice strikes from Perkalla there.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla is keeping busy.
Perkalla is nestled in close to Astasius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T1#
Ground and pound from Perkalla.
Perkalla is taking a breather. Astasius 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.
Astasius is trying to maintain the position but Perkalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Still in half guard, Perkalla seems content to control.
Perkalla working Astasius over with strikes.
Perkalla stalling.
Perkalla lands strikes from half guard.#T2#
Perkalla has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Astasius really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perkalla looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla is having none of it.
Pekka Perkalla overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Perkalla is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Astasius can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Perkalla lands a big elbow. #T3#
Perkalla lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Astasius is trying desperately to improve position.
Astasius tries to hold on but Perkalla pushes him away.
Perkalla lands a couple of good shots and Astasius has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Perkalla scores with punches to the body.
Perkalla lands with a hammerfist to the side of Astasius's head.
Astasius is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Perkalla throwing damaging strikes from the back! Astasius could be in trouble here!
Perkalla controls the position.
Perkalla scores with punches and elbows. #T4#
Perkalla softening up his opponent with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perkalla gets his hands free as Astasius looks to control.
Perkalla lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Astasius.
Perkalla has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Astasius's body.
Astasius tries to roll but Perkalla sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Perkalla clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R4##TD#
Perkalla closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Perkalla lands in his opponent's guard.
Astasius tries to strike from the bottom.
Perkalla looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Perkalla seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Astasius for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astasius is striking from the bottom but Perkalla uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Astasius is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Perkalla scores with a couple of nice shots.#T1#
Perkalla 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.
Perkalla winds up and cracks Astasius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Perkalla winds up and cracks Astasius with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Astasius wants to control but Perkalla is keeping busy.
Perkalla working Astasius over with strikes.
Astasius flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Perkalla is looking to advance position but Astasius won't allow it.
Astasius tries to get to full guard but Perkalla has control of the leg. #T2#
Perkalla scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Perkalla slips a nice elbow through Astasius's hands, connecting with Astasius's forehead.
Perkalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perkalla is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Perkalla is nestled in close to Astasius, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Perkalla is thwarting Astasius's attempts to control the position.
Astasius has hold of Perkalla's hands but Perkalla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Perkalla working Astasius over with strikes.
Perkalla not doing much here.
Perkalla continues to stall.
Astasius trying to control but Perkalla postures up.
Perkalla keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#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.
More hug and hope from Perkalla.
Perkalla blocks the strikes from Astasius.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Perkalla is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Perkalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perkalla seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Astasius is trying to maintain the position but Perkalla is very close to passing his half guard.
Perkalla blocks the strikes from Astasius.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Perkalla had his way with Piotr Astasius in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R5#
Nice sprawl there from Astasius as Perkalla shoots in.
It seemed like Astasius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Astasius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Astasius misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Astasius throws a good cross that connects.
A combination from Astasius does no damage.
Perkalla misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pekka Perkalla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Perkalla or perhaps it was just good defense by Astasius, which made it look bad. #TD#
Perkalla drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Perkalla working the ground and pound.
Perkalla cracks Astasius with a big elbow. #T1#
Astasius tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Perkalla wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Perkalla working the ground and pound from side control.
Astasius is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Perkalla's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Astasius wants to improve his position but Perkalla is controlling well.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Astasius's head.
Perkalla looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Perkalla is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Perkalla drops an elbow to the side of Astasius's head.
Pekka Perkalla is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
Perkalla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Perkalla'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.
Astasius wants to get back to full guard.
Perkalla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #T3##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Astasius just misses with a punch to the body.
Astasius misses with a double jab.
Perkalla works the jab nicely.#TD#
Perkalla darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Piotr Astasius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Perkalla looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Astasius is looking to control Perkalla's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Astasius avoid being mounted?
Perkalla slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Astasius looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pekka Perkalla showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Perkalla, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:42
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 50:42
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 50:42

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pekka Perkalla!
Pekka Perkalla retains his featherweight title!
A victorious Pekka Perkalla thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TL Fight Night 31
Date: Nov 25, 2023

#R1##CL2#
Goat drives through and clinches with Berber against the cage.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berber's elbow.
Goat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Berber's elbow.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Berber in his tracks for a moment.
Berber blocks the elbow strike.
Goat lands an elbow just above Berber 's eye.
Berber blocks an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Berber fails to land.
Goat throws a head punch that misses.
Berber prevents a body shot from Goat.
Goat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Goat tries a body shot but Berber blocks it.
Berber blocks an elbow strike.
Goat blocks a body shot from Berber.
Berber goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T1#
Goat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berber.
Berber misses with a body punch.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Berber in his tracks for a moment.
Goat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Berber lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berber avoids the elbow strike from Goat, against the cage.
Berber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goat throws an elbow that misses.
Goat lands an elbow inside that Berber shrugs off.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berber's defenses.
Berber prevents a body shot from Goat.
Goat misses with the head strike.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Goat throws an elbow but it misses.
Berber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Goat struggles to land a body shot inside as Berber controls his hands. #T2#
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat tries to work over Berber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Berber blocks the elbow strike.
Goat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Berber.
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
Berber misses with a punch to the body.
Berber pushes Goat back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berber's defenses.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Goat misses with a punch on the inside.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Goat misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berber.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berber's defenses. #T3#
Goat tries a body shot but Berber blocks it.
Goat misses with an elbow strike.
Goat misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Berber in his tracks for a moment.
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Berber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Goat has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Berber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Goat lands a nice elbow.
Berber working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Goat.
Goat pushes off an throws an elbow but Berber leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Goat.
A shot in the inside from Berber.
Goat misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Goat fails to land.
Berber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action. #T4#
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!
Berber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goat gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Goat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berber swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goat throws an elbow but misses.
Goat misses with a punch on the inside.
Goat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berber misses with a punch to the body.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat misses with a body punch.
Goat tries to throw a body punch but Berber avoids it by throwing Goat back against the cage.
Goat lands an elbow inside.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
Berber dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands an elbow just above Berber 's eye.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Baby Goat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Goat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berber pinned against the cage. Berber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berber. Goat does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berber is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Goat misses with a wild combination.
Goat takes a jab right on the kisser.
Berber with a nice cross.
Goat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Berber pinned against the cage. Berber gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Goat under the eye.
Goat thows a leg kick but Berber checks it
and Berber counters with a straight right hand.#T1##TD2#
Goat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Goat lands in his opponent's guard.
Goat advances to half guard.
Goat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Berber tries to roll over but Goat keeps him under control.
Berber trying to control here.
Goat wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Berber uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Berber controls Goat momentarily but Goat frees himself.
Goat lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goat accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Goat throwing strikes from guard but Berber blocks nicely.
Goat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Berber working a defensive guard here.
Goat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Berber working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goat.
Goat with a flurry of punches that miss.
Goat cracks Berber with a solid left hand.
Goat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Goat is working Berber over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Goat throwing strikes from guard but Berber blocks nicely. #T3#
Goat cracks Berber with a solid left hand.
Goat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Goat passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Goat landing a few strikes.
Berber is looking for a sweep.
Berber gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Berber wants to control but Goat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Goat is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB2#
Goat is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Baby Goat has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Berber is positioning himself well to prevent Goat advancing to mount.
Goat misses with a head shot. Berber uses the momentum to regain guard.
Goat trying to control but Berber is working from the bottom.
Goat is in close to Berber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goat is in close to Berber's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Berber is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Baby Goat will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Goat wants to clinch up but Berber keeps it at a distance.
Berber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Theodore Berber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goat throws a shot from downtown. Berber moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Goat clinches up against the cage.
Berber struggles to land a body shot inside as Goat controls his hands.
Berber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Berber dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Berber.
Goat throws an elbow that misses.
Berber tries to work over Goat's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berber dodges an elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands a damaging elbow.
Goat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat takes a shot to the head.
Goat throws an elbow that misses. #T1#
Berber avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goat throws an elbow but it misses.
Berber lands a nice shot to the body.
Berber tries a body shot but Goat blocks it.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat misses with the head strike.
Goat can't find room to land a body shot as Berber controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berber's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Goat throws an elbow but misses.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berber takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goat pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berber avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Goat misses with a body punch.
Goat misses with an elbow strike.
Berber lands a nice shot to the body.
Baby Goat is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Goat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T2#
Goat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goat has a couple of punches blocked by Berber.
Berber avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Berber blocks the elbow strike.
Goat lands an elbow that stopped Berber in his tracks for a moment.
Berber misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Goat just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berber's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch on the inside from Berber fails to land.
Goat comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berber avoids the elbow strike from Goat, against the cage.
Goat lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Goat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Berber's defenses.
Berber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Berber swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goat tries to throw a body punch but Berber avoids it by throwing Goat back against the cage. #T3#
Berber blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Berber fails to land.
Berber blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Berber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goat tries to work over Berber's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Berber digs a right hand underneath Goat's ribcage. Goat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goat throws an elbow that misses.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Berber misses with a hook from the clinch.
Berber lands with a light punch inside.
Goat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berber working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Berber.
Theodore Berber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T4#
Goat creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Berber doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goat.
Goat lands an elbow just above Berber 's eye.
Goat misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Berber avoids a wild elbow strike from Goat.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berber digs a right hand underneath Goat's ribcage. Goat let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goat prevents a body shot from Berber.
Goat misses with an elbow over the top.
Berber can't find room to land a body shot as Goat controls the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berber swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Berber goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goat lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berber swings wildly with an uppercut but Goat uses good head movement to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Baby Goat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Goat 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baby Goat!

Event: TL Fight Night 29
Date: Nov 11, 2023

#R1#
Ines throws an overhand right that lands on Inman's shoulder, as Inman tries to avoid the shot.
Inman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ines doesn't seem bothered though.
Inman misses with a body shot.
Inman throws out a loose jab but Ines uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inman lands with a nice body punch. #TD2#
Ines looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ines controlling from the top position.
Inman working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ines controlling from the top position. #T1#
Inman controlling Ines's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Inman looking for a sweep. Not yet Inman, not yet. #SUB#
Inman working for a triangle but Ines defends it easily.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Inman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Inman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Inman wants it to stay on the feet.
Inman was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Inman misses with a hook #TD2#
and Ines decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Inman's guard.
Ines postures up.
Ines trying to control the position from guard on top but Inman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Inman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ines slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ines throws a big right hand that misses.
Ines looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ines accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T3#
Inman 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.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Inman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ines.
Inman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ines.
Ines takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ines just misses with a punch to the body.
Inman throws a nice looking combination but Ines bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Inman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Inman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Inman throws a lazy right hand but Ines sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ines swings for the body but Inman moves out of range.
Inman looks to land a left hand but Ines moved out of range nicely.
Inman misses with a looping left.
Inman misses with the combination. #T4#
Inman takes a swing at Ines's ribcage but misses.
Inman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ines.
Ines is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Inman moves out of range of the strikes.
Inman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ines doesn't seem bothered though.
Ines looks to score with a jab to the body but Inman is just out of range.
Inman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ines was well out of range. Poor timing from Inman.
Inman moves away from the strike by Ines.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ines throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ines tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Inman was well out of range. Poor timing from Ines.#TD2#
Ines closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Inman's guard.
Inman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Inman keeping full guard, as Ines tries to pass.
Ines in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ines sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Van Ines will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Inman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ines.
Inman ducks under a wild hook from Ines.
Ines missing with a left hand there. Inman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Inman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Inman cracks Ines with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Inman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ines lands with a straight right. Inman didn't see that one coming.
Ines misses with a wild body shot.
Ines throws a poor cross that misses
and Ines takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Inman ducks under a wild hook from Ines.
Ines misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Inman counters with a stiff right hand.
Inman throws a body punch but Ines moves out of range.
Ines swings for the body but Inman moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Inman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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!
Inman scores with a nice right hand. #ROC#Ines is rocked!
Inman throws a monster overhand right that drops Ines! Inman follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). WP Inman!

Event: TL Fight Night 27
Date: Oct 28, 2023

#R1#
Holt fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Holt misses with a hook to the body #CL2#
and Taylor holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #TD2#
Taylor pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Holt controlling him for the moment. #SUB2#
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holt is aware though and is defending well.
Holt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Holt throws a big elbow that misses.
Holt trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Taylor working for a triangle but Holt defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Holt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. #SUB2#
Taylor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Taylor looking to control.
Holt throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB2#
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holt defends well.
Taylor controls Holt momentarily but Holt frees himself. #SUB2#
Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Holt defends easily.
Holt with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Holt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Taylor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.#SUB2#
Taylor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Holt is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Holt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holt has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard. #REVB##SUB2#
Taylor is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Holt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Holt has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR#
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!#SUB2#
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holt defends well.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Holt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Holt throwing strikes but missing.
Holt postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it. #SUB2#
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Holt defends it easily.
Holt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Holt is in close to Taylor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Taylor is on top in guard. #REVB#
Taylor looking to sit in guard and control but Holt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##SUB2#
Holt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Taylor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holt has managed to get both his arms back between Taylor's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Taylor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Holt defends well.
Holt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T4##SUB2#
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Holt is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Holt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's 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!
Holt trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Holt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Taylor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB2#
Taylor is looking for a triangle but Holt pushes his legs off easily.
Holt working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.#SUB2#
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Holt can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Holt postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Taylor dominated that round.
That's time! Holt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Taylor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holt scores with a jab to the body.
Sam Holt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holt punishes Taylor's body with a nice straight punch.
Holt throws an off balance right hand #CL2#
and Taylor moves into the clinch.
Holt looking to slow down the pace here.
Holt scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor wants to take the fight to the mat but Holt manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Holt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holt is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the cage.
Taylor goes for a takedown attempt but Holt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sam Holt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mick Taylor.
Holt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
A slow jab from Holt misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Taylor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Holt throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Taylor throws out a counter right but Holt avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Holt misses.
Holt misses with a wild body shot.
Holt misses with a looping right.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Holt.
Taylor feints the counter takedown.
Holt throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Holt lands a head shot.#TD2#
Taylor gets the takedown into side control.
Holt is trying to improve his position.
Holt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holt tries to get out of the position.#SUB2#
Taylor is trying to get an arm triangle but Holt is defending well. #T2#
Holt tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Taylor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor wants to control but Holt is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Taylor has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Holt is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Taylor yanks on the arm and Holt is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Taylor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mick Taylor!
An out of breath Mick Taylor thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: TL Fight Night 26
Date: Oct 21, 2023

#R1#
Ines connects with the punch.
Ines throws a sloppy body shot
and Spooner counters with a flying knee. Nice. #KD2#
Spooner lands a big head kick that sends Ines tumbling to the mat! Spooner takes a step backwards and waves Ines back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Ines is rocked!
Ines throws the left hand but Spooner avoids the punch easily.
Oh Ines is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ines throws a good cross that connects.
Ines throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ines misses with a looping right.
Spooner throws a fast counter high kick but Ines manages to duck under it in time.
Ines seems to have got his legs back now.
The fight stays on the outside here - Spooner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Spooner blocks a head kick by Ines.
Ines looks for the body kick but Spooner saw that one coming.
Spooner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spooner avoids the body shot from Ines. #TD#
Ines closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Ines controlling the position.
Spooner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ines asserts his dominance and retains side control.#T1#
Ines misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Spooner tries to escape but Ines is in control.
Ines controlling the position.
Ines lands a nice forearm strike.
Ines sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Spooner is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Ines misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Ines controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ines working the ground and pound from side control.
Spooner is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Spooner is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#T2#
Spooner avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ines.
An elbow from Ines crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spooner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ines asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Check out the look on Ines's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Spooner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
We've been hearing good reports from Ines's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ines has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ines happy to just control the position for now.
Spooner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ines. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ines scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Spooner to see if he's OK.#T3#
Spooner is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ines asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Spooner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Spooner takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Ines happy to just control the position for now.
Ines connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Spooner some visible discomfort.
Ines is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Spooner's shoulder. That is not cool.
Spooner is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ines has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Ines is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Spooner is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ines throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Spooner wants to get back to his feet.#T4#
Ines in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ines controlling the position from side mount.
Ines misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ines lands some shots froms side control.
Spooner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Ines throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ines working the head and body with strikes.
Spooner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Spooner is letting Ines control him for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Van Ines dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A shot to the body from Ines misses
and Spooner counters with a big head kick but Ines shrugs it off.
Spooner tries to clinch up.
Spooner moves out of range of the leg kick from Ines.
Spooner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ines sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ines. Spooner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ines looks to throw the jab but Spooner is out of range.
Ines looks to throw the jab but Spooner is out of range.
Ines throws a body punch but Spooner moves out of range.
A jab from Ines finds it's way through Spooner's defenses.
Spooner plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spooner misses with a head kick.
Ines throws an overhand right that lands on Spooner's shoulder, as Spooner tries to avoid the shot.
Spooner throws a counter combo.
Ines looks to score with a jab to the body but Spooner is just out of range.
Ines darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Spooner throws a sloppy head kick and Ines moves out of range easily.
Ines fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Spooner on the side of the head.
Ines misses with a body shot. #TD#
Ines fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Spooner sprawls well initially but Ines persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Spooner wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Ines has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Spooner defend it? Ines steps over the head and cranks it - Spooner is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ines!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Van Ines!

Event: GFC10: Diaz vs Lune
Date: Oct 21, 2023

#R1#
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.#CL#
Diaz instigates a clinch.
Diaz managing to block the knees to the body from Lune.
Diaz is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lune to keep the fight standing.
Diaz avoids a wild elbow strike from Lune.
Lune lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT2#It looks like Noah Diaz has been cut.
Lune misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diaz.
Lune missing with knees to the body.
Lune throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lune throws an elbow but it misses.
Diaz avoids the elbow strike from Lune, against the cage.
Lune throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lune's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lune throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Diaz avoiding damage as Lune throws knees to the body. #TD#
Diaz pulls guard effortlessly.
Lune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Lune from controlling successfully.
Diaz working a defensive guard here. #T1#
Lune controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lune wants to control from the top but Diaz keeps moving. #SUB#
Lune has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Diaz to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Lune is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Diaz pulls down on the head and he's put Lune to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Noah Diaz!
Noah Diaz retains his welterweight title!
Our winner, Noah Diaz, 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.

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