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QFC Tournament 36 Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Killian Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikko Sonders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Killian Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rikko Sonders!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Andrews is defended easily by Sonders.
Andrews shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sonders's guard.
Andrews stands and throws Sonders's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sonders is trying to buck Andrews off.
Andrews taking a breather here.
Sonders is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Andrews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Andrews is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sonders is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews cracks Sonders with a big right hand but Sonders just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Andrews politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Andrews prefers to stall for the moment though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sonders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonders wants to get back to his feet but Andrews drags him back down.
Andrews advances to full mount.
Andrews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Andrews lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Andrews sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sonders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sonders tries to reverse the position but Andrews maintains control.
Sonders is bucking up trying to escape but Andrews cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Andrews has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sonders's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrews scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sonders?
Andrews looking to finish Sonders with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sonders!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Andrews punishing his opponent with strikes.
Andrews punishing his opponent with strikes.
Andrews breaks from Sonders's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sonders is rocked!
Andrews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonders is trying to stand up.
Andrews controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Andrews'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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Killian Andrews.
Sonders tries to close the distance and clinch but Andrews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sonders tries to clinch but Andrews is having none of it.
Sonders wants to clinch but Andrews slips to the side
and Andrews counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sonders is trying to stand up here but Andrews is controlling him well.
Well, if Andrews 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.
Andrews is nestled in close to Sonders, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andrews seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sonders looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Andrews works his way into full mount!
Andrews prevents Sonders from getting the reversal.
Andrews content just to control the position here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrews won't let Sonders get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killian Andrews dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Andrews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sonders but Sonders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Andrews shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sonders manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Andrews 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.
Andrews landing some decent shots from guard.
Andrews works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sonders is trying to stand up here but Andrews is controlling him well.
Andrews looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Andrews winds up and cracks Sonders with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Andrews 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.
Sonders is in trouble now - Andrews has advanced to mount!
Andrews is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sonders can do to turn this around?
Andrews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sonders wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andrews landing punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sonders is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Andrews looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Andrews tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killian Andrews overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andrews cracks Sonders with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Andrews cracks Sonders with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonders is still in real trouble! Can Andrews finish him?
Andrews looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Sonders covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killian Andrews!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Colclough (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silent Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jake Colclough!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Silent Boxer!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colclough closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Boxer to the mat! Boxer manages to get full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Colclough trying to control the position from guard on top but Boxer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boxer is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Colclough frees his head nicely. Oh but Boxer has switched to an armbar! Colclough is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Silent Boxer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conner Steven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Conner Steven!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner dives in and grabs Steven's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steven pushes down on Garner's head and hops out.
Steven closes the distance and clinches.
Steven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Garner pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Steven is predictable there
and Garner counters by clinching up.
Steven will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Garner up against the cage.
Garner ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Garner no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Steven 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.
Let's hope that Steven has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Steven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Garner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steven slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Conner Steven.
Steven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner is fighting off a takedown attempt but Steven is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Garner to the mat. Garner regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Steven looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Steven postures up in Garner's guard and throws a big left but Garner blocks it.
Steven stands and steps away. Garner gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Steven looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Steven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Steven not doing much here.
Steven throws a strike but Garner avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steven scoring with punches to the head and body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steven 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.
Steven preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steven with a nice head shot there.
Steven engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Steven lands a couple of digs.
Steven decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Steven moves into range and clinches up with Garner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steven changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steven working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Steven is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Garner trying to control but Steven flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Steven controlling the position well here. Garner rolled but Steven kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Steven looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Garner taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Conner Steven!
An out of breath Conner Steven thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gay Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Romesburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gay Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, David Romesburg!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romesburg shoots in and gets a takedown into Mayweather's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Romesburg is looking to stand up but Mayweather won't let him.
Mayweather has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Romesburg should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Mayweather has tightened it up now! Romesburg 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 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gay Mayweather!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gubot Lukot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel McDavid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gubot Lukot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Axel McDavid!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDavid misses with a takedown
and Lukot counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lukot with the ground and pound but McDavid regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lukot is looking for a kimura but McDavid is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lukot to get the leverage.
Lukot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDavid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lukot.
McDavid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukot.
Lukot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lukot throwing shots but McDavid is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukot controlling the action here.
Lukot missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lukot prevents McDavid from improving his position.
McDavid is refusing to be controlled, as Lukot sits in half guard.
Lukot prevents McDavid from improving his position.
Lukot is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McDavid doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lukot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McDavid blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lukot.
McDavid moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lukot stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McDavid swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukot forces his way into half guard.
Lukot seems to be looking for submissions.
McDavid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lukot looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lukot passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McDavid!
McDavid is bucking up trying to escape but Lukot cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gubot Lukot dominated that round.
That's time! Lukot's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lukot misses with a straight left.
McDavid with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lukot counters with a shoot takedown. McDavid fights it but they end up in guard.
McDavid trying to keep a closed guard but Lukot is proving a slippery customer.
Lukot is pushing down on McDavid's leg trying to pass to half guard. McDavid is fighting to maintain full guard but Lukot has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lukot is trying to work for a kimura but McDavid is defending well.
McDavid tries to roll over but Lukot keeps him under control.
Lukot trying to pass the guard but McDavid defending well.
Lukot is trying to work for a kimura but McDavid is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukot is working for a submission of some sort.
McDavid is looking for a sweep. Lukot is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lukot wants to work for an arm triangle but McDavid is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McDavid is looking to control Lukot's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McDavid avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid actively working from the bottom here.
Lukot stalling.
McDavid looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lukot looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDavid trying to control but Lukot postures up.
McDavid avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lukot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lukot is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
McDavid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDavid looking for submissions off his back.
McDavid wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gubot Lukot 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from McDavid enables Lukot to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McDavid manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
McDavid is trying to control the position but Lukot postures up.
Lukot trying to control but McDavid is working from the bottom.
Lukot is really struggling to control McDavid but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lukot content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Gubot Lukot just wasn't active enough.
McDavid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lukot as he avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lukot closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into McDavid's guard.
McDavid trying to keep a closed guard but Lukot is proving a slippery customer.
McDavid throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lukot escapes and throws McDavid's legs to the side, diving into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lukot goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, McDavid has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lukot but great work by McDavid.
McDavid trying to control the position but Lukot is working away.
Lukot is trying to control McDavid's posture but McDavid avoids it.
McDavid trying to control the action but Lukot is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDavid swings around for an armbar but Lukot sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into McDavid's guard.
McDavid takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lukot is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McDavid is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McDavid has escaped and now he's on top!
Lukot controls McDavid momentarily but McDavid frees himself.
Lukot keeping moving, preventing McDavid from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lukot looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but McDavid is defending well. Lukot quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! McDavid has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Lukot celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gubot Lukot!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Diablo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stilko Gokov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dougie Diablo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Stilko Gokov!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diablo tries to clinch up but Gokov circles away and keeps his distance.
Diablo misses with a wild body shot.
Gokov is looking to land body kicks.
Diablo misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diablo.
Gokov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diablo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Diablo wants to control from the top but Gokov keeps moving.
Diablo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Diablo decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gokov has had enough of the clinch but Diablo keeps him there for the moment.
Diablo manages to break the clinch.
Gokov tries to clinch there but Diablo circles away.
Diablo misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gokov.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Diablo.
Diablo stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gokov has Diablo up against the cage in a clinch.
Diablo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gokov walks away with a smile on his face. Diablo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gokov shoots in for a takedown but Diablo shows good takedown defense.
Gokov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Diablo misses with a body kick.
Diablo shoots in and bounces Gokov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diablo gets to his feet - Gokov follows without any prompting.
A head kick misses from Diablo.
Gokov has a takedown stuffed.
Gokov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dougie Diablo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stilko Gokov.
Gokov tries to clinch but Diablo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Diablo shoots in for a double leg but Gokov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Diablo swats away the attempt to clinch by Gokov.
Diablo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gokov throws a series of punches but Diablo avoids them all with ease.
Gokov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diablo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gokov's waist but Gokov gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Diablo off to one side.
Gokov gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Diablo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diablo stands and steps away. Gokov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gokov slaps away a takedown attempt from Diablo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gokov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gokov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Diablo tries to avoid it but Gokov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Diablo to the ground. Diablo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gokov looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diablo pushes Gokov up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gokov is trying to pull guard but Diablo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Diablo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diablo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gokov manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gokov has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Diablo is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Gokov.
Dougie Diablo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diablo cracks Gokov with a big right hand but Gokov just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Diablo swings around for an armbar but Gokov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Diablo's guard.
Gokov wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Diablo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Diablo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gokov defends it easily.
Gokov wants to control from the top but Diablo keeps moving.
Diablo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gokov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Diablo kicks Gokov off and gets to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diablo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gokov is fending him off so far but Diablo persists. Nope, Gokov circles away and we're back to standing.
Diablo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gokov.
Gokov shoots for a double leg takedown but Diablo sprawls well. He's pushed Gokov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gokov is breathing heavily.
Diablo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diablo content to stall in guard here.
Gokov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diablo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diablo gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gokov sprawls well. Gokov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Diablo gets slowly back to his feet.
Dougie Diablo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diablo avoids the head kick by Gokov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gokov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diablo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dougie Diablo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gokov looking for a sweep. Not yet Gokov, not yet.
Diablo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diablo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gokov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gokov is looking to stand up but Diablo isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're going to have a standup here because Dougie Diablo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Diablo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diablo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diablo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diablo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gokov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diablo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dougie Diablo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diablo is defended easily by Gokov.
Diablo instigates a clinch.
Diablo breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Gokov. No joy for Diablo on that attempt.
Diablo throws a head kick but Gokov moves out of range.
Gokov moves into the clinch successfully.
Gokov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gokov gets control of Diablo's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gokov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Diablo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diablo wants to control from the top but Gokov keeps moving.
Diablo is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Diablo works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Diablo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Diablo is trying to control the action in half guard but Gokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dougie Diablo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gokov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Diablo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Diablo stands and throws Gokov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gokov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gokov is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Diablo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Gokov trying his best to control but Diablo has mounted him.
Diablo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
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!
Diablo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diablo wants to control the pace but Gokov is squirming around nicely.
Diablo landing shots from mount.
Diablo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Diablo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diablo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gokov for as long as he can get away with.
Diablo looking to secure an arm triangle but Gokov defends it well.
Stilko Gokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dougie Diablo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diablo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dougie Diablo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diablo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Dougie Diablo!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Dougie Diablo!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Dougie Diablo!
Dougie Diablo wins by unanimous decision!
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