Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: CEFC 230
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1##TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Axelsson enables Yaj to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Axelsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Axelsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yaj is one step ahead there.
Yaj scoring with punches to the head and body.
Yaj postures up.
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Axelsson keeping moving, preventing Yaj from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Axelsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yaj is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj trying to control but Axelsson is working from the bottom.
Yaj slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #T1#
Axelsson keeping moving, preventing Yaj from controlling successfully.
Axelsson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj distracts Axelsson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yaj makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Axelsson is looking to sweep but instead, Yaj has passed into half guard.
Yaj landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Yaj working over Axelsson with some ground and pound. Axelsson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T2#
Yaj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Yaj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB2#
Yaj is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Axelsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yaj looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Axelsson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yaj scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#CUT2#
It looks like Johan Axelsson has been cut.
Axelsson gets full guard.
Yaj trying to control but Axelsson is working from the bottom.
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Yaj throws a big elbow that misses.
Axelsson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yaj is one step ahead there. #T3#
Yaj working some strikes from top position.
Axelsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Axelsson, not yet. #SUB#
Axelsson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yaj gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Axelsson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Axelsson is keeping the position for now.
Yaj postures up and lands a big shot to Axelsson's brow.
Yaj is in close to Axelsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yaj is in close to Axelsson's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
Axelsson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Axelsson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Yaj passes into half guard.
Yaj wants to lay and pray for a moment but Axelsson keeps working.
Yaj with the ground and pound but Axelsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Yaj stopping the sweep attempt from Axelsson.
Yaj trying to control but Axelsson is working from the bottom.
Yaj scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yaj pushes down on Axelsson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yaj lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rio Yaj dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johan Axelsson's cut.
That's time! Axelsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Axelsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yaj moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaj drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Axelsson defends it well.
Yaj misses with a double jab
and Axelsson counters with a left to the body.
Axelsson goes for a double leg but Yaj avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yaj continues to drive forward.
Axelsson moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Axelsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yaj.
Yaj keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Axelsson as he avoids it easily.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Axelsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Axelsson tries to sprawl but Yaj drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Axelsson trying to control from the bottom.
Yaj wants to pass the guard but Axelsson is defending well. #SUB2#
Yaj is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T1#
Yaj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Yaj is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Axelsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yaj is working away from the top position though.
Axelsson wants to get back to full guard.
Yaj is looking to advance position but Axelsson won't allow it.
Axelsson gets full guard.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yaj is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yaj postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yaj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Axelsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yaj wants to control from the top but Axelsson keeps moving.
Yaj scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yaj trying to control but Axelsson is working from the bottom.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yaj showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Axelsson is looking to cinch up a triangle. Yaj throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Axelsson's body to avoid the submission. Axelsson has instead reached around Yaj's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Axelsson arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Johan Axelsson!
Johan Axelsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: CEFC Fight Night 91
Date: Jan 16, 2017

#R1#
Schwarzeneg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schwarzeneg misses with a wild combination. #TD#
Yaj shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Schwarzeneg is trying to defend but Yaj finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yaj throwing shots but Schwarzeneg is blocking nicely.
Yaj not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj drops an elbow to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.
Yaj seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzeneg has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yaj is working away from the top position though.
Yaj is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Schwarzeneg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yaj. #T1#
Yaj thows a huge punch but Schwarzeneg dodges it nicely.
Yaj throwing shots but Schwarzeneg is blocking nicely.
Yaj drops an elbow to the side of Schwarzeneg's head.
Yaj 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.
Yaj is controlling the pace.
Yaj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yaj tries to pass to full mount but Schwarzeneg defends it.
Yaj 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. #ROC#
Schwarzeneg is rocked!
Yaj prevents Schwarzeneg from improving his position.#T2#
Schwarzeneg taking some punishment here, with Yaj in his half guard.
Yaj looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yaj looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. #SUB#
Yaj is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yaj content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Yaj working the head and body with strikes. #T3#
Yaj lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Yaj there.
Yaj is nestled in close to Schwarzeneg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Schwarzeneg is still in real trouble! Can Yaj finish him?#SUB#
Yaj is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Schwarzeneg has managed to free his arm - good work.
Yaj creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Schwarzeneg is out cold and this one is all over! Yaj climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rio Yaj!
A victorious Rio Yaj thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: CEFC Fight Night 88
Date: Dec 26, 2016

#R1#
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Yaj moves out of range as Puleveski throws a body kick.
A jab from Yaj does it's job there.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
A big left from Puleveski misses.
Puleveski defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yaj.
Puleveski unleashes a big counter combination but Yaj bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Puleveski ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj tests Puleveski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj takes one to the chin there.
Yaj avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Puleveski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Puleveski thows a body kick. Yaj tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Puleveski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Puleveski throws a hook to the side of Yaj's head but Yaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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!#TD#
Yaj is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Puleveski's half guard.#SUB#
Puleveski is defending against the submission attempts here by Yaj. #T1#
Puleveski has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yaj is working away from the top position though.
Puleveski is looking to improve his position.
Yaj looks to land a strike but Puleveski avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Yaj trying to control but Puleveski is working from the bottom.
Yaj looking to sit in guard and control but Puleveski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB##T2#
Yaj trying to control the position.
Yaj wants to sweep here but Puleveski controlling him for the moment.
Puleveski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yaj will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Puleveski trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Puleveski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yaj is keeping the position for now.
Yaj working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Puleveski.
Yaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Puleveski is one step ahead there.
Yaj is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Puleveski showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Puleveski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yaj lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Puleveski at a distance.
Puleveski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yaj.
Yaj looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puleveski is fending him off so far but Yaj persists. Nope, Puleveski circles away and we're back to standing.
Yaj looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puleveski takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing. #T4#
A shot to the liver by Puleveski. Beautiful body shot.
Yaj has his takedown stuffed
and Puleveski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puleveski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puleveski drops his hands momentarily and Yaj takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Puleveski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puleveski misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj takes a swing at Puleveski's ribcage but misses.
Puleveski connects with a body shot.
Demetri Puleveski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Puleveski lands a jab to Yaj's midsection.
Yaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Yaj is breathing heavily.
Puleveski scores with a jab. Yaj acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Puleveski misses the jab.
Puleveski stuffs the takedown attempt from Yaj. Yaj gets slowly back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetri Puleveski dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Puleveski clinches up against the cage.
Puleveski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yaj fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puleveski. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Puleveski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Demetri Puleveski seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL2#
Puleveski rushes Yaj and presses him up against the cage.
Puleveski blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Puleveski.
Puleveski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puleveski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Puleveski is trying to stall.
Yaj tries to land knees in the clinch but Puleveski avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Puleveski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks. #T1#
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Puleveski.
Puleveski is trying to maintain a safe position but Yaj gets an underhook and turns Puleveski into the cage.
Puleveski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Puleveski misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Puleveski backwards.
Puleveski pushes Yaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puleveski lands an uppercut.
Puleveski blocking some punches.
Puleveski slows down the pace here.
Yaj lands a left hand.
Puleveski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Puleveski avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Puleveski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Puleveski blocks a body shot from Yaj.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Puleveski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Puleveski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Puleveski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puleveski lands a shoulder strike. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj misses with some punches.
Puleveski lands with a short shot to the head.
Puleveski scores with a shoulder strike.
Yaj can't find room to land a body shot as Puleveski controls the action.
Puleveski struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Puleveski. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A short uppercut from Yaj.
Puleveski presses Yaj against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puleveski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Puleveski.
Puleveski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Nice body punch from Puleveski.
Puleveski can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Puleveski looking to stall.
A short left from Puleveski.
Yaj drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Puleveski is looking to take this one to the mat.
Puleveski prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3##TD2#
Puleveski has hold of one of Yaj's legs. Yaj is fighting the takedown attempt but Puleveski gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Puleveski stays in close to Yaj's body and controls the position.
Puleveski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Puleveski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yaj keeps working.
Yaj is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Puleveski off and has taken his back!
Yaj keeps control of the position as Puleveski tries to break free.
Yaj is looking to control Puleveski but Puleveski is wriggling around and keeping busy. #T4##SUB#
Puleveski defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt. #SUB#
Yaj working for the choke.
Yaj missing with strikes.
Yaj not allowing Puleveski to control his hands.
Puleveski grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetri Puleveski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
A combination from Yaj does no damage.
Yaj shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Puleveski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut lands for Puleveski. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Puleveski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Puleveski throws out a leg kick but Yaj moves out of range and Puleveski only half commits.
Puleveski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Puleveski.
Yaj pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yaj darts in looking for a takedown but Puleveski gets double underhooks and turns Yaj into the cage.
Puleveski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puleveski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Puleveski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj connects with a right hand. Puleveski shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj darts in looking for a takedown but Puleveski gets double underhooks and turns Yaj into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Puleveski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaj changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#T1#
Yaj looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puleveski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puleveski.
Yaj dives in for a single leg takedown but Puleveski sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#CL2#
Puleveski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puleveski blocks an uppercut.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Puleveski's elbow. #TD#
Yaj has hold of one of Puleveski's legs. Puleveski is fighting the takedown attempt but Yaj gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Puleveski keeping moving, preventing Yaj from controlling successfully.
Puleveski managing to control the position.
Rio Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Yaj loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Puleveski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yaj looking to sit in guard and control but Puleveski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Puleveski won't allow Yaj to sweep him here. #T3#
Puleveski wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Yaj pulls Puleveski in to control the position.
Puleveski is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Puleveski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Demetri Puleveski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Puleveski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rio Yaj overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Puleveski looking to sit in guard and control but Yaj gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Yaj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puleveski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Puleveski working a defensive guard here.
Yaj stays in close to Puleveski's body and controls the position.
Puleveski is looking to sweep but instead, Yaj has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Puleveski manages to get to full guard.
Yaj wants to control from the top but Puleveski keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demetri Puleveski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Puleveski 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demetri Puleveski!
Demetri Puleveski made sure to mention his sponsor, Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$) in his post fight interview.

Event: AD397: Glorious ending
Date: Nov 30, 2016

#R1#
LaFontier throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj lands with an overhand left.
Yaj avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yaj looks to land a combination. LaFontier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#
It looks like Charles LaFontier has been cut.
Yaj throws a series of strikes that have LaFontier backpedaling.
Yaj keeps the fight on the outside.
Yaj is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
LaFontier slips a straight right by Yaj.#TD2#
Yaj scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action here.
LaFontier can't do much from the bottom here.
LaFontier holds on to Yaj's head and controls the position momentarily.
Yaj tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
LaFontier taking a bit of punishment here - Yaj scoring with strikes.
Yaj working away.
Yaj has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
LaFontier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yaj connects with a decent elbow.
LaFontier is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Yaj working away.
LaFontier is looking for a sweep.
Yaj throws an elbow but LaFontier slips to the side and avoids it well.
LaFontier is looking for a sweep.
Yaj cracks LaFontier with a big elbow.
Yaj working away.
Yaj in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and LaFontier looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Yaj turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Yaj!
After winning the bout, Rio Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: AD390: Oya Ma Hakase
Date: Nov 06, 2016

#R1#
Yaj moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CUT2#
It looks like Nick Cave has been cut.
Yaj thuds his right hand into Cave's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cave stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cave wants it to stay on the feet.
Cave went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yaj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cave circles away quickly and effectively.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Yaj lands a glancing blow to the side of Cave's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target. #TD2#
Yaj shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cave's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cave wants to stand up but Yaj is controlling him.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Yaj drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cave dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Cave stopping the sweep attempt from Yaj.
Yaj has control of Cave's left arm, preventing Cave from doing any damage. #T1#
Yaj's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cave wanted to stand there but Yaj had control of the position.
Cave being controlled here momentarily.
Yaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Yaj, not yet. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yaj is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB2#
Cave got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yaj has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cave has managed to get both his arms back between Yaj's legs - danger averted.
Yaj is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cave stopping the sweep attempt from Yaj.#SUB2#
Yaj has his foot on Cave's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cave works his way back into a safe position though.
Cave wants to stand and escape but instead Yaj has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Cave preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaj trying to control the position from guard on top but Cave is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Yaj stands and throws Cave's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cave dodges the ground and pound from Yaj.
Cave tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Yaj sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Yaj trying to control but Cave is having none of it.
Yaj landing strikes, looking to finish! #T4#
Yaj working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yaj tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Yaj unloading with bombs!
Yaj with good strikes from the mount here!
Cave is breathing heavily.
Cave is bucking up trying to escape but Yaj cracks him with another couple of good strikes.#ROC2#
Cave is rocked!
Yaj lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Cave! Yaj sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Cave and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rio Yaj!
A victorious Rio Yaj thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Nick Cave had this to say: 'im not gonna retire yet, but i started considering retirement'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2016

#R1#
Daniel walks into a stiff left hand from Yaj.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniel.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yaj.
Yaj closes the distance and clinches up with Daniel, looking for a takedown. Yaj pushes Daniel against the cage but Daniel circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Yaj.
Daniel throws a head kick but Yaj moves out of range.
Daniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Daniel replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yaj blocks it well.
Daniel uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Daniel stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj lands with an uppercut that bounces Daniel off the cage and back into range.
Yaj lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yaj on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Daniel. Daniel obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yaj throws out a powerful jab.
Yaj looks to throw the jab but Daniel is out of range.
Daniel is looking for the big counter here.
Daniel swings for the body but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj attempts a counter takedown but Daniel avoids it well and moves away.
Yaj fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Daniel avoids it really well and circles away.#T1#
Jab by Daniel.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Daniel walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Daniel misses with a head kick.
Yaj half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Daniel misses with a double jab.
Yaj shoots in for a double leg but Daniel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Daniel misses with a hook.
Yaj shoots and misses
and Daniel counters with a straight right hand.
Yaj slips a jab from Daniel.
Daniel defending well as Yaj loads up on a big left hand.
Good leg kick by Daniel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Yaj shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniel defends it nicely.
Daniel doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T2#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yaj checks a leg kick.
Yaj with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Yaj there.
Yaj is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Yaj misses with a looping right.
Daniel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Daniel pushes Yaj away with a front kick.
Daniel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Daniel falls off balance throwing a combination #TD#
and Yaj counters with a takedown into side control.
Yaj is working Daniel over with some ground and pound from side control.
Yaj throws a strike aimed at the side of Daniel's head but Daniel avoids it well.
Yaj throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yaj scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daniel to see if he's OK.
Yaj misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #T3#
Daniel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yaj wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yaj trying to control the action but Daniel is working from the bottom.
Daniel is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes there by Yaj.
Daniel is not content to let Yaj control the position.
Daniel wants to control but Yaj postures up.
Yaj throwing strikes but missing, from side control. #T4#
Yaj looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Daniel is avoiding damage well.
Yaj working the ground and pound but Daniel is defending the strikes.
Yaj tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Daniel tries to bench press Yaj off him but Yaj keeps the position.
Yaj trying to control the action but Daniel is working from the bottom.
Yaj throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Yaj scoring with punches and elbows.
Yaj 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Daniel sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Daniel tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yaj wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rio Yaj dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Daniel misses with a looping left.
Yaj takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Daniel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daniel stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Daniel wants it to stay on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniel misses the target. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Daniel enables Yaj to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Daniel manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Daniel looking for a sweep. Not yet Daniel, not yet.
Yaj working some strikes from top position.
Daniel controls Yaj momentarily but Yaj frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniel wants to sweep here but Yaj controlling him for the moment.
Yaj passes into half guard. #T1#
Yaj throws a strike but Daniel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Yaj throws an elbow that misses. Daniel uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Yaj's guard. Nice move by Daniel!#REVB#
Yaj 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.
Yaj is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yaj has his hands on Daniel's head, controlling the position.
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Yaj trying to control the position.
Daniel throws a strike but Yaj rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Daniel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rio Yaj overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yaj passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Yaj missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yaj seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yaj not doing much here. #T3##SUB#
Yaj is working for a submission of some sort.
Yaj sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Daniel defending well though. #SUB#
Yaj is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Daniel doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Yaj.
Daniel moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Yaj trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Daniel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yaj cracks Daniel with a solid left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yaj trying to control the position from guard on top but Daniel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yaj is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniel can do to turn this around?
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rio Yaj dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
A big left from Yaj misses. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yaj.
Yaj working the strikes but Daniel uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Yaj looks to land a strike but Daniel avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Daniel working a defensive guard but Yaj passes into half guard.
Yaj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daniel has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yaj is working away from the top position though.
Yaj missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Daniel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Yaj.
Daniel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1#
Yaj missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yaj frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Daniel bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Daniel stopping the sweep attempt from Yaj.
Yaj looking to control.
Yaj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniel's guard. #REVR#
Daniel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T2#
Yaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Daniel keeping moving, preventing Yaj from controlling successfully.
Yaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yaj sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Yaj won't allow Daniel to sweep him here.
Yaj 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.
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses. #T3#
Yaj makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Yaj wants to control from the top but Daniel keeps moving.
Yaj throws a big right hand that misses.
Daniel working a defensive guard here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Daniel tries for a takedown but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Yaj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yaj moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC#
Daniel is rocked!
Crack! Yaj connects with the perfect overhand right and Daniel falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Yaj!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rio Yaj!
During a confident post fight interview, Rio Yaj thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 04, 2016

#R1#
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Yaj feinted with a counter takedown.
Nazaryan throws a hook but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nazaryan misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan scores with a nice strike.
Yaj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nazaryan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Yaj connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Hovannes Nazaryan has been cut.
Yaj throws a good cross that connects.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yaj digs a good hook to Nazaryan's body.
Nazaryan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but Yaj avoids them all with ease.
Yaj drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nazaryan sprawls and moves away.
Yaj comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nazaryans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nazaryan thows a leg kick but Yaj checks it #TD#
and Yaj counters with a nice double leg into guard. #ROC#
Nazaryan is rocked!
Yaj forces his way into half guard.
Yaj looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nazaryan looks winded!#T1#
Yaj not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Yaj scores with a big shot! Nazaryan's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Nazaryan! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Yaj!
Rio Yaj decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: ITFL 10.2
Date: Sep 07, 2016

#R1#
Nice cross by Michael.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Michael counters with a straight right hand.#TD#
Yaj closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yaj lands in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Michael has his foot on Yaj's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yaj works his way back into a safe position though.
Yaj postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yaj wants to control from the top but Michael keeps moving.
Yaj throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaj preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
Yaj throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Michael works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Michael holds on and takes a little breather.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Michael controlling the position.
Michael is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Yaj trying to control here.
Yaj tries to roll over but Michael keeps him under control.
Yaj wants to get back to full guard but Michael has mounted him!
Yaj sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj wants to get back to full guard but Michael has passed into side control.#T2#
Michael just content to control the position.
Yaj is looking for a sweep.
Michael wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yaj keeps working.
Michael is staying tight to Yaj's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Yaj is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Yaj is not content to let Michael control the position.
Michael in the domination position with Yaj hanging on.
Yaj is looking to regain half guard here but Michael keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Michael takes a little break here. Yaj wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Yaj tries to bench press Michael off him but Michael keeps the position.
Yaj is trying to escape the position but Michael is controlling the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Yaj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yaj on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Michael throws a leg kick which misses Yaj's front leg but catches the back leg as Yaj tries to avoid it.
Michael throws a solid leg kick but Yaj takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Michael.
Yaj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yaj lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown but Michael shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryer Michael dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Yaj misses the jab.
Michael misses with a looping left.
Michael throws a leg kick but Yaj checks it.
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj lands the left hand.
Yaj takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Michael scores with the left hand. Yaj knows he should have avoided that one.
Yaj avoids the head kick by Michael.
Nice uppercut there from Yaj.
Michael looks to land a combination. Yaj sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michael.
The crowd cheers as Yaj lands an impressive looking overhand right. Michael doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael scores with a hook to the body. Yaj takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Michael displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yaj.
Bryer Michael seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD#
Yaj looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rio Yaj overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Michael wants to improve his position but Yaj is controlling well.
Michael trying to control here.
Michael wants to improve his position but Yaj is controlling well.
Michael slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB2#
Michael is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yaj is aware though and is defending well.
Michael is trying to keep Yaj in close. #SUB2#
Michael has his foot on Yaj's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yaj works his way back into a safe position though.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yaj pushes down on Michael's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yaj throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Michael trying to get back to full guard but Yaj takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Michael tries to hold on but Yaj postures up.
Yaj punishing his opponent with strikes.
Michael is wriggling around trying to escape.
Yaj avoids the attempt from Michael to control.
Yaj lands a heavy elbow. #T3#
Yaj breaks from Michael's wrist control and lands an elbow. #CUT#
It looks like Bryer Michael has been cut.
Michael is desperately trying to improve his position but Yaj has a good base and remains in mount.
Yaj controlling from mount.
Yaj looking to finish with strikes here!
Michael is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj looking to control and managing it successfully.
Yaj 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.
Michael wants to control but Yaj is having none of it.
Michael sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Michael is trying to control but can't. #T4#
Yaj seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Yaj is trying to control the action in half guard but Michael is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Michael is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Michael is holding on to half guard well.
Yaj throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Michael is not content to let Yaj control the position.
Michael wants to control but Yaj is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Yaj prevents Michael from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rio Yaj dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bryer Michael's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Michael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yaj has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Yaj throws the left hand but Michael avoids the punch easily.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but Michael ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj misses with a two punch combination.
Michael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Michael blocks a jab.
Yaj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Michael.
Michael is looking to slow Yaj down with leg kicks.
Yaj cracks a nice hook into Michael's ribs.
Yaj checks a low kick from Michael.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Michael dodges the punch combination from Yaj.
Good exchange - Yaj coming out on top.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Michael steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yaj.#T1#
Yaj will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. Michael does a little dance to reset his feet.
Michael throws a series of punches but Yaj avoids them all with ease.
Yaj drops down looking for a counter takedown but Michael sprawls and moves away.
Michael has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michael there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michael scoring well with a low kick there.
Yaj lands with an uppercut that bounces Michael off the cage and back into range.
Yaj moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yaj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michael counters with a straight right hand.
Yaj shoots for a takedown but Michael saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Michael showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yaj.
Michael is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Yaj misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michael.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and Michael counters with a thumping low kick. #T2#
Yaj slips a jab from Michael.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yaj checks a low kick from Michael.
Yaj throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Yaj misses.
Michael wants to counter the offense by Yaj and move into the clinch position.
Yaj is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Michael takes one on the button.
Michael lands a glancing blow to the side of Yaj's head.
Yaj takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yaj misses with an uppercut.
Michael cracks the inside of Yaj's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Michael. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Michael ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Michael keeps Yaj at a distance using the push kick.
Yaj tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Michael defends well and Yaj ends up having to push Michael into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Michael! But no joy.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from Michael.
Michael explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Michael uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yaj.
Michael feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yaj's calf.
Yaj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michael.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Michael throws a body shot but no joy.
Yaj changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Michael throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Michael.
Michael throws a jab when Yaj was well out of range.
Michael lands with a good body shot.
Yaj is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yaj uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Michael.
Yaj blocks a low kick nicely.
Michael lands a nice shot that snaps Yaj's head back.
Yaj shoots in looking for a takedown. Michael tries to sprawl out of it but Yaj keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Michael manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T4#
Yaj fails with the takedown
enabling Michael to counter with a crisp jab.
Michael moves away from the strike by Yaj.
Michael throws a nice outside leg kick.
Michael lands a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Michael.
Michael misses with a body kick.
Michael throws a big shot that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yaj.
Michael lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yaj's sensitive parts.
Bryer Michael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yaj gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Michael counter with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryer Michael comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Michael 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryer Michael!
Bryer Michael seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: ITFL 9.1
Date: Aug 24, 2016

#R1#
Yaj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice defenses there by McGuiness.
Yaj throws a hook but McGuiness blocks it.
Yaj falls off balance throwing a combination
and McGuiness counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CUT2#
It looks like Rio Yaj has been cut.
McGuiness works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yaj circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheers as Yaj lands an impressive looking overhand right. McGuiness doesn't seem phased though.
McGuiness slips a jab from Yaj.
McGuiness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've been informed that McGuiness has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yaj lands a really nice looking cross but McGuiness seems unphased.
Nice cross by Yaj.#CL2#
McGuiness fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yaj, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
McGuiness just leaning against Yaj, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj tries to land a knee to the head but McGuiness blocks with his arms.
McGuiness avoiding damage.
McGuiness is leaning against Yaj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T1#
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuiness is trying to stall.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj missing with knees to the body.
McGuiness lands a body shot in the clinch.
McGuiness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGuiness can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Yaj with a knee to the head.
Yaj working aggressively here.
McGuiness doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGuiness manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yaj tries a knee to the head but McGuiness blocks it. #T2#
McGuiness takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as McGuiness controls his hands.
Yaj throws an elbow that misses.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Yaj prevents a body shot from McGuiness.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yaj as McGuiness tries to tie him up.
McGuiness lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGuiness blocks an uppercut.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
McGuiness breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yaj. McGuiness does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGuiness keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McGuiness is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yaj.
Yaj takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yaj darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yaj shoots for a double leg takedown but McGuiness sprawls well. He's pushed Yaj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yaj is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T3#
McGuiness changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McGuiness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McGuiness throws a series of strikes that have Yaj backpedaling.
Yaj lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McGuiness at a distance.
McGuiness throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yaj stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from McGuiness.
McGuiness tries to close the distance and clinch but Yaj swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McGuiness counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McGuiness lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj misses with a lunging right hand
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Yaj throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
McGuiness lands with a shot to the body.
McGuiness throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
Yaj attempts a counter takedown but McGuiness avoids it well and moves away.
McGuiness looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T4#
McGuiness throws a monster overhand right that drops Yaj! McGuiness follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam McGuiness!
Liam McGuiness tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: ITFL 8.2
Date: Aug 10, 2016

#R1#
Blake takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses.
Blake fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Yaj has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab lands there for Yaj.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake scores with a nice right hand.
Yaj misses with a right hand
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Yaj tries for a takedown but Blake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Blake thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj throws a right hand that misses
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Blake throws a head kick but Yaj moves out of range.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blake.
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!
Blake jabs Yaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake throws a sloppy head kick and Yaj moves out of range easily.
Yaj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Yaj pushes him off.
Yaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yaj throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blake counters with a thumping low kick. #T1#
Blake misses with the combination.
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yaj throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Yaj shoots in for a double leg but Blake sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yaj missing with a left hand there. Blake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blake looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blake slips under a jab from Yaj.
Yaj needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.#CL#
Blake moves into the clinch.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Blake breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaj takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Yaj fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blake sprawls well initially but Yaj persists and gets the takedown into half guard. #T2##ES#
Blake kicks Yaj off and gets back to his feet.
Yaj misses with a series of wild punches.
Blake comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yaj throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Blake counters with a quick kick to the body but Yaj blocks it.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blake sprawls well. Blake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yaj gets slowly back to his feet.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Yaj.
Yaj catches Blake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yaj defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Yaj throws a body shot but no joy.
Blake is looking to score with low kicks.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaj.#T3#
Blake takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Blake tries to bum rush Yaj with a series of wild strikes but Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Edward Blake is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Yaj misses.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yaj misses with a double jab
and Blake counters with a nice body kick.
Blake throws a right and a left that Yaj avoids nicely.
Yaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Blake lands a jab to the head.
Yaj misses with a straight left. #CL#
Blake closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Blake breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Yaj misses.
Blake is looking to counter punch.
It looks like Blake has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Yaj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blake scores with the left hand. Yaj knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab, jab by Yaj - just one landing.
Blake thows a body kick. Yaj tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yaj 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 uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blake sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blake keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yaj.
Blake's corner calls for a 1-2. Blake obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yaj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Yaj as he checks the leg kick.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Blake moves out of range.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yaj misses the jab.
Yaj lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yaj misses with an uppercut. Blake saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Blake dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
That's time! Blake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Yaj swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blake lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yaj loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake is looking to counter with a body kick.
Blake will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Yaj tries to counter it with a takedown but Blake pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Blake quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Blake fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Yaj checks it well.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Blake misses its target.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Blake throws a looping overhand right but Yaj ducks down to avoid it.
Blake is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Blake wants to clinch up but Yaj keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Yaj throws a nice looking combination but Blake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blake thuds his right hand into Yaj's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Blake slips under a jab from Yaj.
A left and a right from Blake both land. Nice 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!
Yaj closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#T1#
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Blake uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Blake was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yaj cracks Blake with an open hand slap.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake thows a body kick. Yaj tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Blake thinks about countering with a body kick.
Blake takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Blake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yaj.
Blake throws a hook but Yaj avoids it easily.
No joy there for Blake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab from Yaj finds it's way through Blake's defenses.
Blake lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Blake.
A low kick from Blake misses #TD2#
and Yaj counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Blake pushes Yaj away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Yaj gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Yaj works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.#T2#
Blake is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Yaj has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blake is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaj tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Yaj has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blake is looking for a sweep.
Yaj lands some shots froms side control.
Yaj lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blake down. #ROC2#
Blake is rocked!#CUT2#
Edward Blake's cut is getting worse.
Yaj in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Blake looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Yaj turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Yaj!
An out of breath Rio Yaj thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: ITFL 7.2
Date: Jul 27, 2016

#R1#
Yaj throws a series of strikes that have De Roncevaux backpedaling. #CUT#
It looks like Roland De Roncevaux has been cut.
Yaj moves out of range of the strikes.
Yaj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yaj appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Yaj misses.
Yaj throws a looping overhand right but De Roncevaux ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
De Roncevaux misses with a double jab.
Yaj dips to his left and cracks De Roncevaux with an uppercut!
Yaj lands a jab to De Roncevaux 's midsection.
De Roncevaux displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT2#
It looks like Rio Yaj has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Roncevaux misses with a low kick as Yaj jumps back.
Yaj misses with a takedown
enabling De Roncevaux to counter with a crisp jab.
De Roncevaux keeps Yaj at a distance using the push kick.
Yaj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from De Roncevaux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Yaj misses with a body shot
and De Roncevaux counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaj dips to his left and cracks De Roncevaux with an uppercut!
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD#
Yaj closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES2#
De Roncevaux throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Yaj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj throws an overhand right that lands on De Roncevaux 's shoulder, as De Roncevaux tries to avoid the shot.
De Roncevaux digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
De Roncevaux lands with a good body shot.
Yaj is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Roncevaux . That's going to slow Yaj down.
Yaj tries to clinch there but De Roncevaux circles away.
Yaj lands with a shot to the body.
De Roncevaux ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yaj moves away.#T2#
Yaj cracks De Roncevaux with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yaj throws a lazy uppercut
and De Roncevaux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yaj throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Roncevaux .
Yaj looks to clinch
and De Roncevaux counters with a slapping leg kick.
De Roncevaux feints and then cracks Yaj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yaj down.
The crowd cheers as Yaj lands an impressive looking overhand right. De Roncevaux doesn't seem phased though.
De Roncevaux throws a head kick that misses.
De Roncevaux slips a straight right by Yaj.
Yaj shoots in but no luck this time.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
and De Roncevaux counters with a straight right hand.
De Roncevaux misses with a right hand
and Yaj counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yaj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Roncevaux takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses. #T3#
De Roncevaux jabs at Yaj's body.
De Roncevaux lands a glancing blow to the side of Yaj's head.
De Roncevaux lands a right hook to the body.
De Roncevaux thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Yaj chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Roncevaux can pounce on him.
De Roncevaux lands with a shot to the body.
Roland De Roncevaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by De Roncevaux - just one landing.
Yaj misses with a double jab
and De Roncevaux counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
De Roncevaux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
De Roncevaux lands with an overhand left.
De Roncevaux drops Yaj with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Yaj! De Roncevaux dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roland De Roncevaux !
Roland De Roncevaux tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: ITFL 6.2
Date: Jul 13, 2016

#R1#
Nice uppercut lands for Yaj. That snapped Yamato's head back.
Yaj has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#CUT2#
It looks like Rio Yaj has been cut.
Yamato takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've been informed that Yamato has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Yaj swinging wildly here. #CL#
Yaj closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Yamato's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand #CL2#
and Yamato counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #BC2#
Yamato breaks from the clinch.
Yamato walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yaj checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yaj is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yamato sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yamato tries a quick counter leg kick but Yaj is wise to it.
Yaj scores with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Akihiko Yamato has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamato slips a jab from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a combination
and Yamato counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yamato.
Yaj lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1##KD#
Yaj drops Yamato with a left and a right! Oh, Yamato is hurt - Yaj dives into side control looking to finish! #ROC#
Yamato is rocked!
Yaj tries to score with some ground and pound. Yamato controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Yamato is still in real trouble! Can Yaj finish him?
Yaj in side control, throwing shots but Yamato defends.
Yamato seems to have recovered his senses.
Yaj looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Yamato is avoiding damage well. #SUB#
Yaj goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Yamato has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yaj but great work by Yamato.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj is trying to buck Yamato off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Yaj's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Yaj 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.
A lull in the action here.#T2#
Yaj is looking for a sweep.
Yaj struggling a bit here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Yaj tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Yamato wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Yaj struggling a bit here.
Yaj tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Yaj regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yaj manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #T3#
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamato wanted to stand there but Yaj had control of the position.
Yaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamato is one step ahead there.
Yaj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamato's guard. #REVR#
Yaj wants to control from the top but Yamato keeps moving. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yaj trying to control but Yamato is working from the bottom.
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamato controlling Yaj's posture.
Yamato controls Yaj momentarily but Yaj frees himself. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yamato cracks Yaj with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rio Yaj dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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#
Yamato scores with a sloppy right hand. Yaj should have avoided that one.
Yamato tries to work over Yaj's front leg with a kick but Yaj checks it.
Yaj fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamato looks for the body kick but Yaj saw that one coming.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Yamato moves out of range.
Yaj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamato misses with a low kick.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamato is just out of range.
Yaj takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yaj throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yamato counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamato is just out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy body kick from Yamato #TD#
and Yaj counters with a shoot takedown. Yamato fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yamato is on top in guard. #REVB#
Yamato stays in close to Yaj's body and controls the position. #T1#
Yamato is continuing to stall.
Yaj pulls Yamato in close to prevent any damage.
Yaj'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.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yaj looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yamato is stalling in the full guard.
Yamato has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yaj is proving hard to escape from.
Yaj has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yamato has passed into side control.
Yamato is looking to take a break and control but Yaj is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yaj gets back to half guard.#T3#
Yaj tries to kick Yamato off but Yamato keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #ES#
Yaj manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yamato pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yaj throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yamato counters with a nice leg kick.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
and Yamato counters with a thumping low kick.
Yaj fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamato staying out of range there.
Yaj with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Yamato to score with a decent uppercut.
Yamato throws a low kick but Yaj avoids it.
Yaj appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Yamato defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yaj.#T4#
Yamato lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yamato throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Yamato.
Yaj misses with a hook. Yamato ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj takes one to the side of the head.
Yamato throws a head kick but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj checks a low kick from Yamato.
Yamato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Akihiko Yamato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yamato misses with an uppercut.
Yaj is looking to counter punch.
Yamato scores with a nice strike.
Yamato throws a hook to the side of Yaj's head but Yaj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akihiko Yamato showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Yaj drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yaj throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaj lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Yamato looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yaj with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaj working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaj tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamato is retaining full guard.
Yamato looking to control.
Yamato preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1#
Yaj distracts Yamato with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yaj stopping the sweep attempt from Yamato.
Yaj tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamato is retaining full guard.
Yaj is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yamato looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yaj or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamato, which made it look bad.
Yamato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.
Yaj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yamato moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamato steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yaj.#T2#
Yaj shoots in but Yamato avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yamato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yamato but Yamato pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj cracks Yamato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yaj is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yamato pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Yamato settles back down.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yamato swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yaj slips a jab and a cross from Yamato.
Yamato throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamato lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yaj is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T3#
Yaj throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yamato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yamato is looking to slow Yaj down with leg kicks.
Yamato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yamato bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yaj's head backwards.#ROC2#
Yaj is rocked!
Yamato drops Yaj with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Yaj! Yamato dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akihiko Yamato!
Akihiko Yamato thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: ITFL 5.2
Date: Jun 29, 2016

#R1#
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Yaj.
Stoker takes a swing at Yaj's ribcage but misses. #TD#
Yaj closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Yaj working the ground and pound but Stoker is defending the strikes.
Stoker has one of Yaj's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Yaj landing a few strikes.
The strikes coming from Yaj are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yaj misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker is looking for a sweep.
Yaj is working Stoker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stoker tries to improve position but can't.
Yaj 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.
The strikes coming from Yaj are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Stoker dodges the ground and pound from Yaj.#T1#
Yaj trying to control the action but Stoker is working from the bottom.
Yaj misses with the ground and pound.
Yaj throwing strikes but Stoker manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Yaj is not content to let Stoker control the position.
Yaj is trying to get back to his feet.#T2#
Yaj gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Yaj is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Stoker in particular looking to stall.
Yaj is looking to control Stoker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Yaj avoid being mounted?
Yaj moves into full guard.
Yaj wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Yaj keeping moving, preventing Stoker from controlling successfully.
Stoker controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoker is fighting to break Yaj's control of his arms but Yaj is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stoker tries a head kick but it misses.
Yaj tries to counter with a takedown but Stoker is quick to defend against it.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Yaj misses the shot to the body.
Stoker connects with a body shot that sends Yaj's belly button to the back.
Yaj misses with a two punch combination.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yaj tries to bum rush Stoker with a series of wild strikes but Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T4#
Stoker throws a series of punches but Yaj moves out of range.
Stoker lands with a right hand.
Yaj tries to clinch but Stoker is having none of it.
Yaj moves forwards but Stoker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Yaj misses with a wild body shot.
Yaj walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Stoker ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yaj is looking to clinch.
Stoker connects with a leg kick. Yaj looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stoker throws a series of punches but Yaj moves out of range. #CL#
Yaj rushes Stoker and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoker.
Yaj is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Stoker stops a takedown attempt from Yaj.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaj keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stoker's efforts to push away.
Stoker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj is trying to drag Stoker to the mat but Stoker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Edward Stoker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Yaj rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stoker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Stoker stuffs the takedown.
Yaj feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Stokers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fighters circling - Yaj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stoker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Yaj.
Rio Yaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stoker misses with a body kick.
Yaj tries to counter with a takedown but Stoker is quick to defend against it.
Stoker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Stoker swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yaj looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj tries for a takedown but Stoker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yaj takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Yaj.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Stoker chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Stoker throws a wild body kick that Yaj sees coming a mile off.
Yaj darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stoker avoids a punch combination nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stoker.
Yaj just misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stoker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stoker, as that shot connected.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Stoker with a jab.
Yaj throws a hook but Stoker avoids it easily.
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
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!
Stoker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stoker has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T2#
Yaj keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Stoker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Stoker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yaj finds it's way round the side to connect with Stoker's head.
Stoker scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Yaj throws a jab but it's blocked by Stoker.
Yaj changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Stoker tries to avoid it but Yaj manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Stoker to the ground. Stoker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Stoker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stoker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stoker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stoker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stoker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch but Stoker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yaj misses with a two punch combination.
Stoker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yaj.
Stoker catches Yaj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Stoker moved out of range nicely.
Stoker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T3#
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Edward Stoker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoker clobbers Yaj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Stoker catches Yaj with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A shot to the liver by Stoker. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Yaj misses the target.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yaj.
Yaj is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stoker.
Stoker stuns Yaj with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stoker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stoker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoker dips to his left and cracks Yaj with an uppercut!
Stoker slaps away a takedown attempt from Yaj, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yaj misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Stoker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yaj on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Stoker as he connects with a hook.#T4#
A punch lands to the side of Yaj 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stoker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yaj on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Yaj takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stoker looks to land a body kick but Yaj moved away.
Yaj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoker circles away quickly and effectively.
Yaj misses the jab.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Stoker looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Edward Stoker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stoker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stoker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yaj ducks right into an uppercut from Stoker.
Stoker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stoker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yaj doesn't seem bothered though.
An inside leg kick lands from Stoker. #TD#
Yaj closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Yaj throwing shots but Stoker is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Stoker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Stoker keeps the fight on the outside.
Stoker throws a low kick but Yaj avoids it.
Stoker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Yaj saw that one coming.
Yaj looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Yaj.
Stoker connects with the punch.
Stoker lands a body shot.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Stoker keeps it at a distance.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Stoker circles away.
Stoker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yaj.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Yaj shoots in looking for a takedown. Stoker tries to sprawl out of it but Yaj keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stoker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Stoker lands a nice looking body shot. #T1#
Stoker lands with a cross.
Stoker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stoker throws a head kick that Yaj semi-blocks.
Yaj takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Stoker moves out of range of the strikes.#CL#
Yaj forces Stoker back against the cage and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Stoker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stoker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stoker blocks it with crossed arms.
Stoker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stoker tries a body shot but Yaj blocks it.
Knees to the body from Yaj.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Stoker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yaj with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stoker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rio Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yaj is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T2#
Yaj is trying to drag Stoker to the mat but Stoker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yaj lands a damaging elbow.
Yaj is working for takedown but Stoker is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rio Yaj. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stoker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stoker pushes Yaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stoker scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Stoker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yaj swings wildly with an uppercut but Stoker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stoker cracks Yaj with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Stoker.
Stoker tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stoker scores with a shot to the side of Yaj's head.
Stoker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T3##BC2#
Stoker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stoker moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yaj's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoker connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yaj scrambles back to his feet.
Yaj moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#ROC2#
Yaj is rocked!
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stoker clobbers Yaj with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Yaj is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yaj throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stoker counters with a stiff right hand.
Yaj gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Edward Stoker!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Stoker thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: ITFL 4.2
Date: Jun 15, 2016

#R1#
Yaj throws a series of punches but Swanson avoids them all with ease.
Yaj swinging wildly here.
Yaj shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Swanson eats them both and turns towards Yaj to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Swanson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hangar 18 in the buildup to the fight.
Yaj lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Yaj.
Yaj tries to bum rush Swanson with a series of wild strikes but Swanson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A chopping leg kick lands by Swanson.
Yaj misses with a straight right.
Swanson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yaj.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Swanson there.
Swanson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Yaj throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swanson's waist but Swanson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yaj off to one side.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yaj in his tracks.
A solid body kick from Swanson.
Donk. Swanson catches Yaj right on the button with a cross.
Swanson throws a body punch but Yaj moves out of range.
Yaj connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Swanson blocks a jab.#T1#
Yaj swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Swanson.
Yaj throws a nice looking combination but Swanson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A lazy left from Swanson finds it's target.
Yaj works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson scores with a leg kick.
Swanson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Swanson settles back down. #CL2#
Yaj clinches with his opponent.
Swanson scores with a hook to the body.
Swanson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Swanson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Swanson has Yaj pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Swanson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Yaj tumbling to the mat - Swanson dives into Yaj's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson trying to control but Yaj is working from the bottom.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #T2#
Yaj looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yaj is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Swanson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Swanson tries to free his leg and advance position but Yaj is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaj looking for a sweep. Not yet Yaj, not yet.
Swanson stops Yaj from standing up.
Swanson throws a big right hand that misses.
Swanson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yaj works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T3#
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj has momentary wrist control but Swanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Swanson is looking to work some ground and pound but Yaj has wrist control.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Swanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Yaj is looking to stand up but Swanson isn't so interested in that idea.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Swanson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Swanson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Swanson landing with the ground and pound. #T4#
Yaj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yaj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving. #SUB2#
Yaj throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
Yaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Yaj holds on and takes a little breather.
Swanson throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Swanson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Yaj shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swanson but Swanson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
Swanson misses with an uppercut.
Swanson looks to land a right hand but Yaj moved out of range.
Yaj lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Yaj takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swanson. That's going to slow Yaj down.
Swanson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Swanson.
Swanson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yaj in his tracks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Yaj looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yaj misses with the combination.
Yaj misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yaj shoots for a takedown but Swanson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T1#
Swanson connects with the punch.#TD#
Swanson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Swanson winds up and cracks Yaj with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Yaj pushes Swanson off looking to stand but Swanson dives back in and keeps control.
Yaj has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Swanson is working away from the top position though.
Yaj blocking the ground and pound attempt from Swanson.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yaj manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yaj preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
John Swanson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Swanson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Yaj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Swanson is one step ahead there. #T2#
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yaj utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Yaj controls Swanson momentarily but Swanson frees himself.
Swanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Yaj has control of Swanson's left arm, preventing Swanson from doing any damage.
Yaj is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Yaj's brow.
Yaj wants to sweep here but Swanson controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson 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.
Yaj pulls Swanson in to control the position.
Yaj avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yaj will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Yaj is on top in guard. #REVB#
Swanson wants to sweep but no luck.
Swanson pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage.
Yaj trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Swanson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yaj is fighting to break Swanson's control of his arms but Swanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
Swanson is trying to keep Yaj in close.
Swanson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yaj manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Yaj has momentary wrist control but Swanson slips an elbow through the middle.
Swanson scoring with some ground and pound.
Swanson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaj has his hands on Swanson's head, controlling the position.
Swanson wants to control from the top but Yaj keeps moving.
Swanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Swanson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Swanson'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Swanson digs a good hook to Yaj's body.
Swanson lands with an uppercut that bounces Yaj off the cage and back into range.
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yaj falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yaj slips under a jab.
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a nice leg kick.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
Swanson thuds a left hand into Yaj's body.
Yaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yaj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yaj takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Swanson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yaj looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swanson scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Yaj misses with a left hand
and Swanson counters with a left to the body.
Swanson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Swanson wants to slow Yaj down by chopping away at his legs. #TD#
Swanson dives in and scores a takedown into Yaj's guard.
Swanson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Swanson postures up and lands a big shot to Yaj's brow.
Yaj wants to get back to his feet but Swanson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Swanson wants to pass the guard but Yaj is keeping the position.
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Swanson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rio Yaj has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.
Swanson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yaj 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.
Swanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yaj is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yaj lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB##T3#
Swanson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yaj preventing the sweep.
Swanson controls Yaj momentarily but Yaj frees himself.
Swanson seems keen to control Yaj's posture.
Swanson looking to control.
Swanson pulls Yaj in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yaj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Swanson's hands.
Swanson slips under a jab.
Yaj punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and Swanson counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T4#
Yaj takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Swanson. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Swanson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yajs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Swanson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yaj with the counter takedown but Swanson avoids it easily.
Yaj moves in looking to clinch but Swanson pushes him off.
Yaj wants to clinch up but Swanson keeps it at a distance.
Swanson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yaj can do to turn this around?
Swanson swats away the attempt to clinch by Yaj.
Yaj waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Swanson.
Yaj misses with a wild combination.
Rio Yaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!#TD#
Swanson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yaj's guard.
Swanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Swanson postures up in Yaj's guard and throws a big left but Yaj blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Swanson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Swanson, 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Swanson!
John Swanson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: ITFL 3.2
Date: Jun 01, 2016

#R1#
Yaj tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yaj looks to land a combination but Blake avoids it well.
No joy there for Yaj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Yaj slips the punch.
Yaj tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blake is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Yaj does no damage.
Yaj looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Yaj throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Yaj.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake struggling a bit here.
Blake taking a bit of punishment here - Yaj scoring with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Yaj working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Yaj just content to control the position.
Blake is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yaj connects with a decent elbow.
Yaj creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Blake sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Blake sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yaj with the ground and pound but Blake uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Blake preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yaj is looking to work some ground and pound but Blake has wrist control.
Blake can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Yaj controls the pace.
Blake is pulling down on Yaj's head to control his posture. #T2#
Yaj postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Yaj missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yaj with a nice head shot there.
Yaj throwing strikes but missing.
Yaj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blake is keeping the position for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Blake pulls Yaj in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T3#
Yaj takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blake looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yaj misses with a straight left.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rio Yaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yaj connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blake's hands.#CUT2#
It looks like Edward Blake has been cut.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Yaj throws an off balance right hand
and Blake connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blake slips under a jab.
Blake swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blake buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Yaj takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blake throws an overhand right that lands on Yaj's shoulder, as Yaj tries to avoid the shot.
Yaj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake lands a really nice looking cross but Yaj seems unphased.
Yaj throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#T4#
Yaj misses with a few strikes there.
Blake throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yaj drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blake defends it well.
Yaj misses with a hook.
Blake misses with a hook.
Yaj is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yaj is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Blake jabs Yaj right on the nose. Yaj blinks but takes it well.
Yaj darts in looking for a takedown but Blake gets double underhooks and turns Yaj into the cage. #CL2#
Yaj forces Blake back against the cage and clinches.
Yaj looking to throw knees to the head but Blake is blocking nicely.
Good body shot from Yaj.
Blake is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blake lands an elbow inside that Yaj shrugs off.
Blake looking to slow down the pace here.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Blake tries to stall but Yaj uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blake gets underhooks to prevent Yaj's takedown attempt.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Yaj.
Yaj pushes Blake back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edward Blake will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Blake's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Blake. Those never looked like landing.
Yaj misses with a double jab.
Blake looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice takedown defense from Blake. No joy for Yaj on that attempt.
Yaj throws a combination that misses
enabling Blake to counter with a crisp jab.
Blake jabs Yaj to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blake.
Blake connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Blake.
Yaj looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
Blake really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Yaj changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Edward Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blake as he jumps to the side.
Yaj tries to bum rush Blake with a series of wild strikes but Blake uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blake wants to land a leg kick but Yaj is out of range.
Blake lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blake feints and then cracks Yaj's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yaj down. #T1#
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yaj's sensitive parts.
Yaj throws a big shot that misses.
Yaj misses with a straight left.
Blake is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Blake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yaj tries to clinch but Blake is having none of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
A counter left hand to the body from Blake misses its target.
Yaj shoots for a double leg takedown but Blake sprawls well. He's pushed Yaj's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
It looked like Blake wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edward Blake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Yaj.
Yaj doesn't manage to clinch there - Blake circles away.
Blake keeps Yaj at a distance using the push kick.
Yaj fails to land with a series of punches.
Yaj gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CUT#
It looks like Rio Yaj has been cut.
Rio Yaj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blake pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yaj is out of range and Blake settles back down.
Blake throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blake stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yaj 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.#T2#
Yaj throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj misses with a looping left.
Blake scores with a decent looking hook.
Horrible takedown attempt by Yaj or perhaps it was just good defense by Blake, which made it look bad.
Yaj is breathing heavily.
Yaj scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Yaj is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blake tests Yaj's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Yaj throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blake jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blake throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Yaj's head.
Yaj's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yaj moves out of range as Blake strikes.#T3#
Yaj lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blake circles away quickly and effectively.
Blake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.#KD#
Blake drops Yaj with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Yaj looks back up at him and smiles so Blake waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed. #ROC#
Yaj is rocked!
Blake fakes the body blow, causing Yaj to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Yaj goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Edward Blake!
After winning the bout, Edward Blake thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: ITFL 2.2
Date: May 18, 2016

#R1#
Some wild striking there from Yaj.
Wright tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Yaj manages to circle out of the way.
Yaj lands with a shot to the body.
Yaj throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yaj fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wright stuffs the takedown.
Yaj misses the body punch
and Wright counters with an inside leg kick.
Yaj throws a series of punches but Wright moves out of range.
Yaj swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yaj.
Wright slips under a jab from Yaj.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Yaj shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. #CUT#
It looks like Rio Yaj has been cut.#KD#
Wright lands a big right hand that sends Yaj crashing to the mat! Wright stays standing though and waves Yaj back to his feet!#ROC#
Yaj 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!
Yaj tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wright defends well and Yaj ends up having to push Wright into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jermaine Wright has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rio Yaj.
Yaj looks winded!
Wright lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Yaj falls backwards - clearly groggy! Wright dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jermaine Wright!
Jermaine Wright spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.

Event: ITFL 1.2
Date: May 04, 2016

#R1#
Yaj throws out a loose jab but Steel Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yaj definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#TD#
Yaj feints and as Steel Penn raises his hands in defense, Yaj changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Steel Penn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yaj doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yaj manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yaj working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Steel Penn's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yaj accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yaj postures up in Steel Penn's guard and throws a big left but Steel Penn blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yaj trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel Penn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel Penn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T1##SUB2#
Steel Penn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Yaj escapes and throws Steel Penn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Steel Penn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Yaj keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Steel Penn is looking for a sweep. Yaj is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Yaj trying to mount his opponent but Steel Penn defends it.
Yaj is looking to take a break and control but Steel Penn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Steel Penn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Steel Penn has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Yaj postures up in Steel Penn's guard and throws a big left but Steel Penn blocks it. #T2#
Steel Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel Penn, not yet.
Steel Penn working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yaj.
Steel Penn wants to sweep but no luck.
Yaj postures up and lands a big shot to Steel Penn's brow. #SUB2#
Steel Penn is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yaj has his hands clasped together but Steel Penn extends and breaks Yaj's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Steel Penn.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mr Steel Penn!
A very excited looking Mr Steel Penn rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

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