Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 25, 2020

#R1#
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clegane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Clegane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clegane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clegane.
Clegane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bale.
Bale punishes Clegane's body with a nice straight punch.
Clegane walks into a jab.
Bale throws out a powerful jab.
Clegane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#KD#
Bale sends Clegane crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bale is motioning to the referee to let Clegane up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC#
Clegane is rocked!
Bale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Clegane is still on wobbly legs! Can Bale finish him?
Clegane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bale as he avoids it easily.
Bale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Bale engages and cracks Clegane with a massive lead left hook - Clegane tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Bale is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
Tony Bale 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: GC 325 Bianchi vs Mayer
Date: Dec 07, 2019

#R1#
Grill fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bale is out of range.
Grill looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Bale throws a front kick aimed at Grill's knee but Grill avoids it well.
A left lands for Grill.
Grill works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grill cracks Bale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Grill takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Bale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Bale misses.
Bale is looking to clinch but Grill is avoiding it.
Nice jab there from Bale.
Grill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Grill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Grill is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #T1#
Grill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Grill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bale misses with a left hand
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
Grill moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a right hand to the body.
Bale looks for a takedown but Grill sprawls well.
Grill misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grill misses the shot to the body.
Grill dodges the punch combination from Bale.
Grill misses with a looping left.
Bale appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Grill ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bale looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bob Grill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grill.
Bale takes one to the chin there.
Bale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grill takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Grill looks to throw the jab but Bale is out of range. #CL#
Bale has managed to clinch. #BC#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grill ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bale misses with a left hand
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
Bale misses with a straight left.
A nice side step and Grill releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A telegraphed right hand from Grill misses the target.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Grill.
Bale misses with a right hand
and Grill counters with a stiff right hand.
An inside leg kick from Bale misses.
A little jabbing left from Grill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Grill dips to his left and cracks Bale with an uppercut!
Grill has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Grill keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Bale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Grill.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Grill is just out of range.
Grill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Bale has taken the fight to the clinch. #T3#
Grill has Bale pressed against the cage, preventing Bale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bale lands with a right to the head.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Grill has the dominant position.#BC2#
Grill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bale looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Grill throws out a counter right but Bale avoids it with no problem.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Grill uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale scores with a jab to the body.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice body punch from Grill.
Grill slips a straight right by Bale.
Grill is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Grill shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bale jabs Grill right on the nose. Grill blinks but takes it well.
Grill stuns Bale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bale misses with an uppercut. #T4#
Grill swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bale.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Grill.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Grill. Beautiful body shot.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
Grill looks to throw the jab but Bale is out of range.
Bale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grill under the eye.
Bale misses with a combination
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Bale throws a poor cross that misses
and Grill counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bale stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grill.
Grill just misses with a punch to the body.
Grill misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Bale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale misses with a hook.
Grill moves out of range of the strikes.
Bale lands with an uppercut that bounces Grill off the cage and back into range.
Bale misses with a leg kick
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bob Grill will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grill defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bale.
Bale checks a leg kick.
Grill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Grill throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Bale misses.
Bale is looking to slow Grill down with leg kicks.
Bale tries to clinch up.
Grill works Bale's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grill. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale misses with a looping right.
Grill connects with a right hand. Bale shakes it off.
Bale slips under a jab.
Grill stuffs the takedown.
A solid leg kick lands there for Grill.
Grill keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
It looked like Bale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Bale misses.
Bale throws a right hand that misses
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Grill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grill only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Grill lands with a shot to the body.
Grill slips under a jab from Bale.
Grill throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Grill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Bale misses
and Grill counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Grill throws a hook but Bale blocks it.
Grill throws a low kick but Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Grill was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No luck for Bale with that takedown attempt.
Bob Grill seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Bale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bale ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Grill, right into the meat.
Grill moves away from the strike by Bale.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bale looks to land a right hand but Grill moved out of range.
Grill walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Grill feints and then cracks Bale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bale down.
Bale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grill.#CL#
Bale moves into the clinch.
Bale can't break the clinch.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Grill is controlling him.#T3#
Bale with an attempt at a knee that misses. #BC#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Grill lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bale has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bale and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Grill pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bale misses with a straight right.
Grill misses with a series of wild punches.
Grill throws a leg kick but Bale moved away.
Grill fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A chopping leg kick lands by Grill.
Bale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bale doesn't manage to clinch there - Grill circles away.
It seemed like Grill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grill.
Grill gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grill throws a jab when Bale was well out of range.
Bale tries to clinch there but Grill circles away. #T4#
Grill swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bale throws the left hand but Grill avoids the punch easily.
Grill is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bale with a body shot.
Bale throws an off balance right hand
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Grill moved out of range nicely.
Grill appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bale misses the target.
Grill moves away from the strike by Bale.
Grill moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grill counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Grill misses the jab.
Bale misses with a straight left.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale darts in trying to clinch
and Grill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Grill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Grill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bale throws a hook but Grill avoids it easily.
Grill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bale's head backwards.
Bale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bale swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bale with a nice cross.
Bale lands an overhand right.
Bale throws a hook but Grill blocks it.
Grill bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grill! But no joy.
Bale throws a body punch but Grill moves out of range.
Grill misses with an uppercut.
Bale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale throws a lazy uppercut
and Grill connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bale scores with a jab.
Grill jabs at Bale's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grill counters with a low kick, right behind Bale 's knee.
Grill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Bale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grill circles away quickly and effectively.
Grill lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale throws out a leg kick but Grill moves out of range and Bale only half commits.
Bale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bale throws a leg kick
and Grill counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bale misses with a right hand
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Grill lands.
Grill scores with a shot to the body.
Grill connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grill cracks Bale with an open hand slap.#CUT2#
Jeez, Tony Bale's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grill looks to land a right hand but Bale moved out of range.
Grill takes one on the chin but seems OK. #T2#
Bale tries to clinch there but Grill circles away.
Grill throws a shot from downtown. Bale moves away and avoids it.
Grill staying out of range there.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grill lands a leg kick that knocks Bale off balance momentarily.
Bale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Grill counters with a nice uppercut.
Grill misses with a straight right.
Bale ducks right into an uppercut from Grill.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bob Grill!

Event: GC 321 Coco vs Starker
Date: Nov 09, 2019

#R1#
Grill needs to keep his hands up - Bale had a free shot at his head there.
Bale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grills jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Grill stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Grill scores with a three punch combo! #CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Grill tries to land a leg kick but Bale saw it coming and moves away.
Grill lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bale at a distance.
Bale lands with an overhand left.
Grill missing with a left hand there. Bale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grill swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale tries to clinch but Grill moves out of range.
Grill checks a low kick from Bale.
Grill swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bale misses with a hook. Grill ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Bale catches Grill right on the button with a cross.
Grill slips a jab and a cross from Bale. #T1#
Grill stuns Bale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bale scores with a jab.
Grill on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bale with a hook.
Bale throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Grill misses with a straight left.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale throws a nice head kick!
Grill tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale swings widly with a right hand
and Grill counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grill.
Bale defending well as Grill loads up on a big left hand.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#CL#
Bale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grill, pushing him back against the cage.#T2##BC2#
Grill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grill swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Grill moves away from the strike by Bale.
Grill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Grill stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob Grill is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grill.
Grill's coach down at London BALLS OF STEEL was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Grill's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bale is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grill feints a counter leg kick.
Bale digs a good body shot into Grill's ribs.
The crowd cheers as Grill lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bale doesn't seem phased though.
Bale tries to bum rush Grill with a series of wild strikes but Grill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale defending well as Grill loads up on a big left hand.
Grill jabs at Bale's body.
Nice takedown defense from Grill. No joy for Bale on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grill moves out of range as Bale throws a body kick. #T3#
Grill misses with a body shot.
Bale works the jab nicely.
A leg kick checked by Bale.
A head kick misses from Bale.
It seemed like Grill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Donk. Bale catches Grill right on the button with a cross.
Grill slips a jab from Bale.
Bale shoots in for a takedown but Grill shows good takedown defense.
Grill takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice sprawl there from Grill as Bale shoots in.
Grill only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Grill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Grill with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bale to score with a decent uppercut.
Bale avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nice defenses there by Bale.
Grill cracks Bale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bale catches Grill with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bale tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Grill to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grill blocks a jab.
A punch combination from Bale misses.
Bale misses with a right hand
and Grill counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grill.
Bale throws a body shot but no joy.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Grill bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grill looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grill.
It seemed like Grill was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grill scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Grill.
Bale throws a body punch but Grill moves out of range.
Donk. Grill catches Bale right on the button with a cross.
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 Tony Bale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Bale throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Grill counter with a right hand.
Bale feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Grill's calf.
Grill on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bale misses with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grill.
Bale tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grill avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grill.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Grill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Grill throws a front kick aimed at Bale's knee but Bale avoids it well.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Grill saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grill! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grill looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Bale shoots in for a double leg but Grill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Grill lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bale's sensitive parts.
Bale lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Bale misses with an uppercut.
Grill scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Grill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grill wants to land a leg kick but Bale is out of range.
Grill ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Grill.
It looked like Bale wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Grill chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bale swings for the body but Grill moves out of range.
A low kick from Bale misses
and Grill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grill walks into a straight right hand from Bale.#CL#
Bale rushes Grill and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Bale breaks the clinch.
Grill scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Grill has knocked Bale down with a huge combo! Grill steps away and waves a wobbly Bale back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Bale is rocked!
Crack! Grill connects with the perfect overhand right and Bale falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Grill!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bob Grill!

Event: GC 315 Steve vs Alvarez
Date: Sep 28, 2019

#R1#
Bale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walcott.
Walcott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Walcott throws a head kick but Bale moves out of range.
Walcott takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Walcott displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
Bale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bale scores with a punch to the head.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bale throws a head kick that Walcott semi-blocks.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Bale throws a body shot but no joy.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt.
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!
Walcott wants to clinch up but Bale keeps it at a distance.
Walcott lands with a kick to the ribs. #T1#
Bale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walcott throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bale.
Bale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doom's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Walcott throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Bale cracks Walcott with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bale lands with a nice body punch.
Walcott moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
As Bale backs off Walcott throws a huge counter combo but Bale manages to avoid it all.
Bale avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Walcott checks a leg kick.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walcott looks to land a left hand but Bale moved out of range nicely.
Walcott scores with a jab.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Bale moves out of range of the body kick.
Walcott keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Walcott connects with a jab.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walcott.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bale misses with an uppercut
and Walcott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Walcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
The fighters circling - Walcott throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walcott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walcott is looking to score with low kicks.
Bale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bale throws a lazy right hand but Walcott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bale throws a hook but Walcott blocks it.
Bale avoids the body shot from Walcott.
Bale scores with a decent looking hook.#T3#
Jab by Bale.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale throws a low kick, looking for Walcott's leg but Walcott calmly moves out of range.
Bale misses with the combination.
Walcott swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bale.
Bale throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Walcott counters with a thumping low kick.
Bale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bale or perhaps it was just good defense by Walcott, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL2#
Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Walcott, against the cage.
Bale is trying to push Walcott away but Walcott has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Walcott is stalling here. #T4#
Walcott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Bale manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Walcott to score with a decent uppercut.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Joe Walcott is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walcott connects with a leg kick. Bale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Bale lands a nice hook to Walcott's body. Walcott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Bale misses.
Bale thumps Walcott with a low kick.
Walcott walks into a stiff left hand from Bale.
Walcott misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Bale.
Walcott dodges the punch combination from Bale.
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 Tony Bale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Walcott has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Walcott has double underhooks.
Bale can't break the clinch.
A short left from Walcott.
Walcott is leaning against Bale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Walcott digs a right hand into Bale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bale's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Walcott.
Bale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott lands a body punch.
Walcott digs a right hand into Bale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bale's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walcott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walcott works on Bale's body with a couple of short punches.
Walcott lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Walcott scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walcott stalling against the cage. #T1#
Walcott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bale.
Come on Walcott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Bale's head.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Walcott, against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walcott obliges.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott lands a nice elbow.
Walcott presses Bale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Walcott.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Walcott scores with a shot to the side of Bale's head.
Walcott is pushing Bale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale wants to break free but Walcott has control.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2#
Nice body punch from Walcott - that landed with a thud.
Walcott has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott is pushing Bale up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Walcott pushes Bale back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Walcott lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Walcott lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee calls for Walcott to work.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott lands a body shot.
Walcott lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Walcott.
Walcott content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Walcott lands a shot to the body.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walcott has him pressed against the cage.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from Walcott.
Walcott stalling. #BC#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T3#
That kick from Walcott tenderised Bale's leg. Bale is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt.
Walcott feints a counter leg kick.
Bale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Walcott, right into the meat.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Bale lands.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walcott looks to land a right hand but Bale moved out of range.
Bale misses with a right hand
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Walcott.
A head kick misses from Bale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4##CL#
Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Walcott lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bale.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walcott lands a right hand. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch.
Tony Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Walcott throws a right hand that Bale ducks under and follows up with a left that Bale also avoids with ease.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walcott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walcott misses with a wild combination.
Bale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walcott throws a series of punches but Bale avoids them all with ease.
Bale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walcott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Walcott swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Walcott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Walcott looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walcott.
Bale misses with a lunging right hand
and Walcott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Walcott throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bale scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walcott is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bale.
Nice straight punches there by Walcott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walcott.#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Walcott misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Bale finds it's way through Walcott's defenses.
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Walcott ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott takes a swing at Bale's ribcage but misses.
Bale connects with a body shot that sends Walcott's belly button to the back.
Walcott misses with a leg kick.
Bale throws a hook but Walcott avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Walcott releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Walcott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice shot lands for Bale.
Walcott tries to clinch but Bale is having none of it.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Walcott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walcott blocks a jab.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walcott swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bale throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Walcott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walcott swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Walcott misses with a hook.
Bale appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walcott with a jab.#CL2#
Walcott closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Walcott blocking some punches. #T2#
The referee is keeping an eye on Walcott - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Walcott misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
Walcott looking to slow down the pace here.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bale prevents a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bale or not. #BC#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Walcott dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bale throws a looping overhand right but Walcott ducks down to avoid it.
Bale looks to land a right hand but Walcott moved out of range.
Walcott throws a counter combo.
Walcott thuds a left hand into Bale's body.
Bale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Bale scores with a jab.
Bale misses with a straight right.
Bale gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice defenses there by Walcott.
A low kick from Bale misses
and Walcott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
Walcott lands a head kick! #ROC2#
Bale is rocked!#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Walcott's head but Walcott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Bale is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bale tries to score a power double leg takedown but Walcott sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bale somewhat.
Bale seems to have got his legs back now.
Bale walks into a straight right hand from Walcott.
Walcott takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walcott pushes Bale away with a front kick.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Walcott is trying to counter with his kicks.
Walcott tries to clinch but Bale is having none of it.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Walcott's shoulder, as Walcott tries to avoid the shot.
Bale swings for the body but Walcott moves out of range.
Walcott lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walcott fails to land with a series of punches.
Walcott throws a hook but Bale blocks it.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walcott sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
A countering left hand to the body from Walcott misses.
Walcott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walcott takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Walcott comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Walcott has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Joe Walcott waved his t-shirt featuring Pit Bull Development's logo in front of the cameras.

Event: GC 311 Bastard vs Spud
Date: Aug 31, 2019

#R1#
Guruland throws a right hand that Bale ducks under and follows up with a left that Bale also avoids with ease.
Guruland shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bale misses with a hook
and Guruland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Guruland throws a shot from downtown. Bale moves away and avoids it.
Guruland just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale keeps the fight on the outside.
Bale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Guruland under the eye.
Guruland tries to land a front kick but Bale steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bale takes one to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale punishes Guruland's body with a nice straight punch.#CL2#
Bale clinches up against the cage.
Guruland has Bale pressed against the cage, preventing Bale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Guruland lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guruland working aggressively here.
Bale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guruland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Guruland lands a leg kick that knocks Bale off balance momentarily.
Bale throws the left hand but Guruland avoids the punch easily.
Bale cracks Guruland with a good jab.
Guruland moves out of range as Bale strikes.
We've been informed that Bale 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.
Guruland is looking to clinch but Bale is avoiding it.
Mentor Guruland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bale paws at him with a jab and circles away.#CL#
Guruland moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guruland. #BC2#
Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Guruland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale tests Guruland's chin there with a solid looking shot.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Guruland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guruland keeps control of Bale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Guruland is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bale is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Bale.
Guruland goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale connects with a looping right hand.
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Guruland throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing? #T2#
Guruland moves out of range of the strikes.
Guruland wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guruland throws a push kick but Bale slaps the foot to one side.
Guruland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guruland was well out of range. Poor timing from Bale.
Bale slips under a jab.
Bale connects with a looping right hand.
Bale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guruland has time to react.
Bale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guruland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bale 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.
A big right from Bale misses.
Guruland misses with a straight right.
Bale scores with a hook.
Guruland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guruland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guruland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #T3#
Bale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guruland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch lands to the side of Bale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bale connects with a body shot.
Guruland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale lands a jab to the nose.
Guruland throws out a loose jab but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gurulands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab from Bale finds it's way through Guruland's defenses.
A head kick from Bale lands but Guruland takes it in his stride. #CUT2#
It looks like Mentor Guruland has been cut.
Bale throws a head kick but Guruland moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guruland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guruland swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Guruland thuds his shin into the meat of Bale's side.
Guruland scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Guruland.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Guruland checks a leg kick.
Guruland wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bale tests Guruland's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T4#
Guruland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Guruland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bale.
Bale fails with the takedown.
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch but Bale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bale scores with a punch to the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bale. Guruland shrugs it off though.
Bale lands with a slapping head kick.
Guruland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Bale lands.
Bale throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bale stalks Guruland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guruland's face. Guruland staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice defenses there by Bale.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#CL#
Bale tries to keep at a distance but Guruland has taken the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guruland.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
Guruland misses with a body punch.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Guruland has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Guruland misses with a straight right.
Bale avoids the head kick by Guruland.
Tony Bale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guruland swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guruland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Guruland ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guruland seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Guruland's head backwards.
Bale scores with a jab.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Guruland's shoulder, as Guruland tries to avoid the shot.
Guruland ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale throws a right hand that misses
and Guruland counters with a body kick that stops Bale in his tracks momentarily.
Guruland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guruland throws a right hand that Bale ducks under and follows up with a left that Bale also avoids with ease.
Guruland is looking to clinch but Bale is avoiding it.
Guruland throws a hook to the side of Bale's head but Bale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guruland fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bale appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bale wants to clinch up but Guruland keeps it at a distance.
Guruland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T1#
Bale slips a jab and a cross from Guruland.
Bale blocks a jab.
Bale cracks Guruland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Guruland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guruland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Guruland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guruland blocks a head kick by Bale.
Mentor Guruland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Guruland gets cracked there but stands up to it. #CL2#
Bale rushes Guruland and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guruland misses with a punch on the inside.
Bale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Guruland backwards. #BC2#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale tries for a takedown but Guruland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bale moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bale misses with a body kick.
Bale throws a jab when Guruland was well out of range.
As Bale tries to get set, Guruland tries to push him back and clinch up but Bale manages to avoid the attempt.#T2#
Bale throws a head kick but Guruland moves out of range.
Guruland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guruland lands a really nice looking cross but Bale seems unphased.
Guruland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bale lands a jab-cross combination.
Guruland missing with a left hand there. Bale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guruland throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bale slips under a jab from Guruland.
Bale lands a head kick!
Bale avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Guruland walks into a straight right hand from Bale.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guruland circles away quickly and effectively.
Bale scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Guruland walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bale.
Guruland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
A jab from Guruland finds it's way through Bale's defenses.
Guruland takes a swing at Bale's ribcage but misses.
Nice body kick there by Bale.
Bale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T3#
Guruland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bale duly obliges.
Bale lands with a cross.
Bale scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch but Bale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guruland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guruland moves out of range as Bale throws a body kick.
Bale tried to score with a low kick but Guruland checks it.
Guruland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bale moves away.
Bale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guruland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guruland throws a head kick that misses
and Bale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guruland clobbers Bale with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bale lands a glancing blow to the side of Guruland's head.#T4#
Both fighters circling a little - Guruland finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bale keeps the fight on the outside.
Guruland throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bale dips to his left and cracks Guruland with an uppercut!#TD2#
Bale looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Guruland!#SU2#
Bale decides to stand back up. Bale steps back and let's Guruland get back to his feet.
Guruland throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bale's head.
Guruland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bale lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from Bale.
Bale slips a jab and a cross from Guruland.
A slapping body kick lands there for Guruland.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.#TD2#
Bale shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Guruland's guard.#ES#
Guruland pushes Bale off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #CL#
Guruland clinches up with Bale and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale 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.
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##TD2#
Bale dives in and scores a takedown into Guruland's guard.#ES#
Guruland is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bale presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC2#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Decent striking displayed by Guruland there.
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guruland was well out of range. Poor timing from Bale.
Bale misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Guruland scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale lands a high kick!
Guruland tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bale counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bale slips under a jab from Guruland.
A punch combination from Guruland misses.
Bale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guruland moves in looking to clinch but Bale pushes him off.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Guruland moves out of range easily.
A combination from Guruland does no damage.
Bale scores with a nice right hand.
Bale with a nice cross.#T1#
Sloppy strikes from Guruland. Those never looked like landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Guruland.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guruland cracks Bale with an open hand slap.
Jab from Bale.
Guruland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL#
Guruland pushes Bale up against the cage in a clinch.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
Bale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bale has had enough of the clinch but Guruland keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Guruland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Guruland misses with a punch to the body.
Guruland lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bale backwards. #BC2#
Bale manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Guruland does no damage.
Bale scores with a head kick. Guruland tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale lands with a cross.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guruland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bale lands a two punch combo. #ROC2#
Guruland is rocked!
Bale jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mentor Guruland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oh Guruland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Decent striking displayed by Bale there.
Guruland swinging wildly here.
Bale misses with a takedown
and Guruland counters with a nice uppercut.
Bale misses with the combination.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Guruland should have avoided that one.
Guruland leaves Bale with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guruland tries to close the distance and clinch but Bale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Guruland seems to have got his legs back now.
Guruland tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Guruland.
Good exchange - Bale coming out on top.
Bale throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Guruland tries to score with a low kick but Bale moves his leg out of the way.#T3#
Bale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bale throws a head kick but Guruland moves out of range.
Guruland is looking to clinch but Bale is avoiding it.
Bale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bale scores with a shot to the body.
Guruland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bale is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Guruland.#TD2#
Bale shoots in and gets a takedown into Guruland's guard.
Guruland tries to strike from the bottom.
Bale stops Guruland from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale wants to control from the top but Guruland keeps moving. #SUB#
Guruland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bale tries to free his leg and advance position but Guruland is retaining full guard.
Tony Bale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale trying to control the position from guard on top but Guruland is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guruland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Guruland striking off his back but it's not causing Bale any problems. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circling - Guruland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bale. That's going to slow Guruland down.
Guruland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bale. That's going to slow Guruland down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bale.
Mentor Guruland has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bale.
Guruland fakes the leg kick and cracks Bale in the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tony Bale.
I've got Bale 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bale!
Tony Bale decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

Event: GC 304
Date: Jul 13, 2019

#R1#
Walcott lands a head shot.
Walcott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've been told by Bale's head coaches at Doom's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bale throws a right hand that Walcott ducks under and follows up with a left that Walcott also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walcott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bale's hands.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Bale throws a series of punches but Walcott moves out of range.
Bale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale is looking for a counter combo.
Bale stalks Walcott and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Walcott's face. Walcott staggers backwards, shaken.
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!
Walcott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bale misses with a double jab
and Walcott counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bale takes one to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Walcott.
Bale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott tries to clinch there but Bale circles away.
Walcott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bale throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Bale throws a good cross that connects.
Walcott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bale cracks a nice hook into Walcott's ribs.
Walcott is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bale fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
It seemed like Walcott was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Walcott.
Walcott misses with a low kick as Bale jumps back.
Walcott throws a right and a left that Bale avoids nicely.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walcott slips a jab from Bale.
Bale throws a poor cross that misses
and Walcott makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott throws out a loose jab but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Walcott.
Bale chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
Walcott gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bale takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T2#
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walcott.
A little jabbing left from Walcott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Walcott was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walcott takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Walcott scores with a jab to the head.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Bale.
Walcott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Walcott misses the shot to the body.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Walcott slips under a jab from Bale.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott is looking to land body kicks.
A punch combination from Bale misses.
Walcott looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Walcott is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Bale blocks a head kick by Walcott.
Bale is looking to counter punch.#T3#
Walcott throws a leg kick which misses Bale's front leg but catches the back leg as Bale tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Walcott is looking to clinch.
A big left from Walcott misses. #CL2#
Walcott rushes Bale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bale blocks a body shot from Walcott.
Walcott can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Walcott.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bale misses with the head strike.
Walcott taking a breather.
Walcott doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Walcott goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Walcott is looking to clinch.
Bale slips under a jab.#T4#
Bale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walcott finds it's way round the side to connect with Bale's head.
Bale throws a right and a left that Walcott avoids nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walcott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Walcott throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Bale lands a nice looking body kick.
Walcott has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A head kick misses from Walcott.
Walcott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bale. Bale obviously looking to wear him down.
A combination from Walcott does no damage.
Bale takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot to the liver by Walcott. Beautiful body shot.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale thuds a left hand into Walcott's body.
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 Tony Bale will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Bale tries to land a front kick but Walcott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walcott lands with a right hand.
Jab by Walcott.
Walcott throws a big shot that misses.
Bale misses with a straight left.
Walcott shapes to counter with a head kick.
Walcott slips under a jab.
Walcott throws a sloppy head kick and Bale moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Walcott.
Walcott throws a shot to the body.
Bale tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tony Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
As Walcott looks to move away, Bale throws a big counter combo but Walcott just gets out of the way.
The crowd cheers as Bale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walcott doesn't seem phased though.
Walcott throws a shot to the body.
Bale throws the kick towards the body but Walcott avoids it.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bale misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Bale takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bale lands with a hook. Walcott tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott lands a nice hook to Bale's body. Bale takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Walcott checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bale swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walcott.
Walcott staying out of range there.
Walcott is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bale with a body shot.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Walcott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Walcott misses with a straight left.
Bale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walcott at a distance.
Walcott looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Walcott is just out of range.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walcott lands a head kick!
Bale tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walcott looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Walcott walks into a straight right hand from Bale.
Walcott's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bale under the eye.#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Walcott scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walcott throws a fast counter high kick but Bale manages to duck under it in time.
Walcott lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bale at a distance.
Walcott throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bale throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Bale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walcott scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bale in his tracks.
Walcott thuds a left hand into Bale's body.
A slow jab from Walcott misses its intended target.
Walcott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bale lands with an overhand left.
Bale avoids the body shot from Walcott. #T3#
Bale misses with a combination
and Walcott counters with a good low kick that Bale was not able to check.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Walcott throws a body shot but no joy.
Tony Bale is winning the standup battle so far.#CL2#
Walcott moves into range and clinches up with Bale.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Walcott has him pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walcott.
Bale tries to break free but Walcott pushes him back against the cage.
Bale tries to break free but Walcott pushes him back against the cage.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Bale scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bale tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Walcott.
Bale dodges an elbow strike from Walcott.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.
A short left from Walcott.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bale tries to circle away but Walcott has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T4#
Walcott throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walcott lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale wants to get back to striking at distance but Walcott won't allow it.
Bale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Walcott tries to stall but Bale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Walcott stalling.
Walcott lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bale blocking some punches.
Walcott keeps control of Bale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short right from Walcott on the inside.
Bale tries to circle away but Walcott has him pinned against the cage.
Bale throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Walcott goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bale can't break the clinch. #BC#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walcott misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Walcott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good standup being displayed there by Walcott as he connects with a hook.
Walcott throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walcott blocks a head kick by Bale.
Walcott takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale throws out a powerful jab.#CL#
Walcott tries to keep at a distance but Bale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Walcott pressing his opponent against the cage.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Walcott is controlling him.
Walcott lands with a right to the head.
Walcott pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#T1#
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Walcott has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Walcott.
A nice left hand lands by Walcott.
Bale can't break the clinch. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walcott on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walcott.
A little feinted left hand from Bale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Walcott gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bale.
Walcott digs a good body shot into Bale's ribs.
Bale throws a right hand that Walcott ducks under and follows up with a left that Walcott also avoids with ease.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walcott swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walcott dips to his left and cracks Bale with an uppercut!
Walcott cracks Bale with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bale lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Walcott has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Walcott and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T2#
Bale misses with an uppercut.
Bale throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
Bale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Walcott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bale blocks a head kick by Walcott.
A left lands for Bale.
Bale connects with a body shot that sends Walcott's belly button to the back.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Walcott moved out of range nicely.
A left lands for Walcott.
Walcott tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walcott is looking to clinch but Bale is avoiding it.
Jab by Walcott.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Bale.
Walcott ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Walcott looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Walcott works the jab nicely.#T3#
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Walcott throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walcott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Walcott.
The crowd cheers as Walcott lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bale doesn't seem phased though.
Bale lands with a kick to the temple. Walcott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bale avoids the body shot from Walcott.
A clash of legs there as Walcott blocks the low kick.
Walcott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walcott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.#CL2#
Walcott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Walcott is trying to stall. #T4##BC#
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Bale looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walcott was well out of range. Poor timing from Bale.
Bale moves out of range as Walcott throws a body kick.
Bale takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Walcott avoids the head kick by Bale.
Walcott moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bale moves out of range as Walcott strikes.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walcott is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bale.
Walcott lands with a shot to the body.
Bale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Walcott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Walcott.
Walcott throws a looping overhand right but Bale ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Walcott.
I think Walcott 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pit Bull Development for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: GC 298
Date: Jun 08, 2019

#R1#
Bale misses with the combination.
Dembele scores with a decent looking hook.#CUT#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dembele has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dembele there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dembele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bale bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dembele's head backwards.
Dembele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dembele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale 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.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dembele tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!#KD#
Dembele throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Bale tumbling to the canvas!#ROC#
Bale is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Tony Bale's cut even more.
Dembele looking to sit in guard and control but Bale gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Bale throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dembele works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bale looking to pass the guard.
Dembele is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T1#
Dembele 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.
Dembele is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dembele controlling Bale's posture.
Dembele manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bale manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Bale is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dembele is controlling him.
Dembele wants to pass the guard but Bale is keeping the position.
Bale tries to strike from the bottom. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dembele wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Bale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dembele stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dembele being controlled here momentarily.
Bale looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Bale bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dembele's guard. #REVB#
Bale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dembele's head.
Dembele avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dembele not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dembele is pulling down on Bale's head. It's preventing any offense from Bale, at least for the moment.
Bale wants to stand but Dembele has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dembele manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bale manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Bale wants to sweep here but Dembele controlling him for the moment.
Dembele wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Dembele prevents Bale from getting back to his feet.
Bale controlling Dembele's posture.
Dembele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bale looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dembele is one step ahead there.
Dembele trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dembele wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Bale controls Dembele momentarily but Dembele frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mousa Dembele dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
That's time! Dembele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Dembele looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Bale misses.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Dembele should have avoided that one.
Dembele is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bale can do to turn this around?
Dembele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale throws a counter combo.
Nice sprawl there from Bale as Dembele shoots in.
Dembele stuffs the takedown attempt from Bale. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
A left and a right from Bale both land. Nice combination.
Dembele swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
A nice side step and Bale releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dembele takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bale slips a jab from Dembele.
Dembele checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
Dembele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dembele misses with a straight left.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Dembele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dembele loads up on a big right hand but Bale slips the punch.
A nice side step and Bale releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bale misses with a hook to the body
and Dembele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dembele digs a good hook to Bale's body.
Bale takes a swing at Dembele's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Dembele fails with a takedown attempt.
Dembele takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bale loads up on a big right hand but Dembele slips the punch.
Dembele checks a low kick from Bale.
Bale ducks right into an uppercut from Dembele.
A left and a right from Bale both land. Nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Dembele. That snapped Bale's head back. #CUT#
The cut above Tony Bale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Dembele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
Bale connects with a right hand. Dembele shakes it off.
Bale throws a leg kick that misses.
Bale fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dembele tries to clinch there but Bale circles away.
Dembele misses with a wild combination. #T2#
Dembele works Bale's body with a nice hook.
Dembele moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dembele ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale throws a jab when Dembele was well out of range.
A nice combination there by Bale.
Dembele loads up on a big right hand but Bale slips the punch.
Tony Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bale lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dembele will feel that in the morning.
Dembele misses with an uppercut
and Bale counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bale throws a lazy right hand but Dembele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dembele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dembele.
Dembele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dembele lands with an uppercut that bounces Bale off the cage and back into range.
Bale lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bale.
Bale throws a right and a left that Dembele avoids nicely.
Bale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dembele on the side of the head.
Dembele throws a right and a left that Bale avoids nicely.
Bale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bale has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Dembele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromDembele.
Bale lands with a hook. Dembele tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dembele circles away quickly and effectively.
Tony Bale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dembele dodges the punch combination from Bale.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dembele.
A little feinted left hand from Dembele on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bale blocks a jab.
Dembele misses with a wild combination.
Bale misses with a hook.
It looked like Dembele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dembele. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.#CL2#
Bale moves into the clinch successfully.
Dembele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dembele is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mousa Dembele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale tries to break the clinch but Dembele is controlling the position.
Dembele lands a body punch.
Dembele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Dembele, against the cage. #T4#
Bale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC2#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Dembele was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Dembele.
Bale slips a straight right by Dembele.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dembele waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bale.
A left and a right from Bale both land. Nice combination.
Bale has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dembele finds it's way round the side to connect with Bale's head. #CUT#
Tony Bale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.#TD2#
Bale closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dembele did well to prevent Bale getting side control.
Dembele wants to improve his position but Bale is controlling well.
Dembele slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dembele pulls Bale in close to prevent any damage.
Tony Bale has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dembele tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
That's time! Dembele's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
A big left from Bale misses.
Bale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dembele momentarily.
Dembele digs a good body shot into Bale's ribs.
Bale is looking to chop away at Dembele's legs.
Dembele lands with a straight right. Bale didn't see that one coming.
Dembele ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Sloppy strikes from Dembele. Those never looked like landing.
Dembele takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dembele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dembele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Dembele moves out of range easily.
Bale scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dembele misses with a straight right.
Dembele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bale jabs at Dembele's body.
Dembele missing with a left hand there. Bale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1#
A jab from Dembele misses.
Bale walks into a left hand.
Dembele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bale misses with a double jab.
Dembele misses with a hook. Bale ducked under it nicely.
Dembele swings widly with a right hand
letting Bale counter with a right hand.
Dembele throws a hook to the side of Bale's head but Bale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bale connects with a jab.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Dembele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bale moves out of range of the strikes.
Bale misses with a double jab.
Bale moves out of range of the leg kick from Dembele.
Bale scores with a decent looking hook.
Dembele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dembele throws a jab but it's blocked by Bale.
Dembele goes for a double leg but Bale avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bale continues to drive forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL2#
Bale rushes Dembele and presses him up against the cage.#T2##BC2#
Bale breaks the clinch.
Dembele darts in looking for a takedown but Bale gets double underhooks and turns Dembele into the cage.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Dembele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Dembele misses the target.
Bale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bale blocks a jab.
Bale pushes Dembele away with a front kick.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dembele.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Dembele.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dembele circles away quickly and effectively.
Dembele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dembele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dembele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale is looking for the big counter here.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dembele on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bale. Bale obviously looking to wear him down.
Bale moves out of range of the strikes.
Bale throws a right and a left that both miss.#T3#
Bale throws a series of punches but Dembele avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Bale.
Bale misses the body punch
and Dembele counters with a lovely straight right hand!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mousa Dembele!
Mousa Dembele thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GC 294
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Decent striking displayed by Bale there.
Bale closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bale tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Bale has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab lands there for Bale.
Bale avoids the head kick by Garcia.
Garcia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bale to score with a decent uppercut.
Garcia slips a jab from Bale.
Garcia is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
Bale slips a jab from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia lands a jab to Bale's midsection.
Good work by Bale as he checks the leg kick.
Garcia takes a swing at Bale's ribcage but misses.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Garcia. #TD2#
Garcia tries to sprawl but Bale drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bale not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T1#
Bale lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bale winds up and cracks Garcia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Garcia controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Garcia tries to roll over but Bale keeps him under control.
Bale lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bale content to control rather than advance.
Bale tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Garcia. #T2##SUB#
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bale is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Bale is controlling the pace.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Bale is controlling well.
Bale takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T3#
Bale looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bale thows a huge punch but Garcia dodges it nicely.
Garcia wants to control but Bale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bale thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Garcia's head.
Garcia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bale.
Bale seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia wants to control but Bale is keeping busy.
Bale slips a nice elbow through Garcia's hands, connecting with Garcia's forehead.
Garcia is looking for a sweep. Bale is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Garcia has hold of Bale's hands but Bale slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Garcia wants to control the action here but instead Bale manages to pass to full mount! #T4#
Bale landing shots from mount.
Bale has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Garcia bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bale 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#
Bale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Bale is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Bale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bale lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bale scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bale works his way into side control.
Bale lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Bale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tony Bale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Bale there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Bale.
Bale looks to land a right hand but Garcia moved out of range.
Garcia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bale lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Garcia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#TD#
Garcia closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bale did well to prevent Garcia getting side control.
Garcia stops Bale from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bale is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale is trying to get back to full guard.
Garcia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T1#
Bale wants to get back to his feet.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt - Bale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bale looks to land a combination. Garcia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bale sprawls well. Bale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodney Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Bale throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Bale throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
No luck for Garcia with that takedown attempt.
Bale lands with a cross. #T2#
Garcia goes for a double leg but Bale avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bale continues to drive forward.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sloppy strikes from Garcia. Those never looked like landing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garcia misses the jab.
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!
Garcia has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bale finds it's way round the side to connect with Garcia's head.
Bale lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
A cross from Bale lands.
Garcia closes the distance and clinches up with Bale, looking for a takedown. Garcia pushes Bale against the cage but Bale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab lands there for Bale.
Bale lands a jab to the nose.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Garcia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garcia feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Bale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Bale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The crowd cheers as Bale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Garcia doesn't seem phased though.
Bale throws a right and a left that Garcia avoids nicely.
Bale lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Garcia at a distance. #T3#
Garcia dives in for a single leg takedown but Bale sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bale lands a nice shot to the body.
Bale cracks Garcia with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
Garcia thuds a left hand into Bale's body.
Garcia takes one to the chin there.
No joy there for Garcia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garcia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia tried to counter with a leg kick but Bale avoided it.#TD2#
Bale shoots in and bounces Garcia off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SU2#
Bale gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
Bale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Bale misses.
Garcia drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bale sprawls and moves away.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Bale shows good takedown defense. #T4#
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bale moves away from the strike by Garcia.
Bale lands with a good body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bale.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale stuffs the takedown attempt from Garcia. Garcia gets slowly back to his feet.
Bale follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by Bale.
Bale works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head.
Garcia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bale.
Bale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bale throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale's corner calls for a 1-2. Bale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Garcia takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Garcia on the side of the head. #ROC2#
Garcia is rocked!
Bale with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a low kick as Bale jumps back.
Garcia slips under a jab from Bale.
Bale lands a glancing blow to the side of Garcia's head.
Bale misses with a shot to the body
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bale throws a nice outside leg kick.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Bale avoids nicely.
Bale moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Bale.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garcia moves away.
Bale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A left and a right from Bale both land. Nice combination.
Garcia tries to score with a low kick but Bale moves his leg out of the way.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bale.
Garcia scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Garcia shoots in looking for a takedown. Bale tries to sprawl out of it but Garcia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bale manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Bale was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Bale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#TD2#
Bale shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bale showed some decent athleticism there.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Bale looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Garcia is not content to let Bale control the position.
Bale is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rodney Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Garcia wants to control but Bale is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Garcia wants to improve his position but Bale is controlling well.
Bale landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bale is trying to control. Garcia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bale moves nicely into side control.
Garcia dodges the ground and pound from Bale.#T3#
Bale is looking to take a break and control but Garcia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bale tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bale working away.
Tony Bale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia stops Bale from passing to mount. #SUB2#
Bale working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garcia taking a bit of punishment here - Bale scoring with strikes.
Bale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Garcia is not content to let Bale control the position.
Bale landing a few strikes.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Sloppy strikes there by Bale.
Garcia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bale wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Garcia regains half guard.
Bale looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bale comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bale has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bale!
Tony Bale was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GC 285
Date: Mar 29, 2019

#R1#
Skeet defending well as Bale loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Skeet.
Skeet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Skeet.
Skeet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bale cracks Skeet with an open hand slap.
Skeet slips a jab from Bale.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Skeet saw that one coming.
Skeet slips a straight right by Bale.
Skeet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bale misses with a combination
and Skeet counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Skeet throws a series of punches but Bale moves out of range.
Bale checks a leg kick.
Skeet getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Skeet lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Skeet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Skeet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Skeet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bale.#CL#
Bale has Skeet up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale throws a lazy uppercut
and Skeet counters with a good, hard body kick but Bale shrugs it off.
Skeet looks to score with a jab to the body but Bale is just out of range.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Skeet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skeet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Skeet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skeet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skeet scores with a sloppy right hand. Bale should have avoided that one. #CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale lands a jab to the head. #KD2#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Skeet and Bale goes tumbling to the canvas! Skeet follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC2#
Bale is rocked!
Bale is trying to stand back up but Skeet is controlling him #T2#
Skeet controlling the action here.
Bale keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bale wants to improve his position but Skeet is controlling well.
Skeet is taking a breather. Bale says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Skeet trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T3#
Skeet trying to mount his opponent but Bale defends it. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch lands to the side of Bale 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Skeet ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Skeet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Skeet throws a jab when Bale was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Skeet's head but Skeet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Skeet looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skeet slips under a jab from Bale.
Bale lands a nice shot that snaps Skeet's head back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bale checks a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Skeet.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Skeet should have avoided that one. #ROC#
Skeet is rocked!
Skeet leaves his chin hanging out and Bale seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Skeet crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
Tony Bale was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GC 277
Date: Feb 16, 2019

#R1#
Bale looks to land a right hand but Guruland moved out of range.
Guruland takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Bale misses
and Guruland makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bale has a takedown stuffed.
Bale fails with the takedown
and Guruland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.#CL#
Bale closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Guruland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Guruland is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bale prevents a body shot from Guruland.
Guruland lands a hook that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guruland.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guruland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bale shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Guruland counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Guruland throws a hook to the side of Bale's head but Bale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Guruland.
Bale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bale fails with a takedown attempt.
Guruland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bale moves out of range as Guruland throws a body kick.
Guruland works Bale's body with a nice hook.
Bale moves out of range as Guruland strikes.
Bale shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Guruland sprawls well. Guruland wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bale gets slowly back to his feet.
Guruland misses with a straight left.
Bale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guruland lands with a shot to the body.
Guruland slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Guruland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Guruland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bale.#T2#
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab from Bale.
Guruland with a hook.#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Bale cracks Guruland with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guruland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bale.
Bale misses with a hook.
Guruland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Guruland defending well as Bale loads up on a big left hand.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guruland sizes up Bale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Guruland misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Guruland with the counter takedown but Bale avoids it easily.
Guruland avoids the body shot from Bale.
Guruland misses with a hook.
Bale throws a head kick that half lands.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guruland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Guruland stuns Bale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bale tries to move into range but Guruland moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Guruland swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale lands a jab to the head.
Guruland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale scores with a body shot.
Jab from Bale.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses. #CL#
Bale moves into the clinch.#BC#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bale shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Guruland as he avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bale.
Guruland looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mentor Guruland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Guruland blocks a jab.
Guruland is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Guruland.#T4#
Guruland misses with an uppercut. Bale saw that one coming.
Guruland is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bale had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Guruland is just out of range.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guruland.
Guruland throws a looping overhand right but Bale ducks down to avoid it.
Bale tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Guruland manages to circle out of the way.
Bale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD2#
and Guruland counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bale wants to get back to his feet but Guruland passes into half guard. #REVR#
Bale trying to control but Guruland postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bale has a hand on Guruland's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Guruland takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#SU2#
Guruland stands up from mount. Strange move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mentor Guruland dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice uppercut there from Guruland.
Bale shoots for a takedown but Guruland saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bale throws an off balance right hand
and Guruland counters with a straight right hand.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
Bale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bale lands a body shot.
Guruland waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bale.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Bale checks a low kick from Guruland.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch but Guruland swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bale falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Guruland decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bale's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guruland advances position into side control!
Guruland avoids the strikes from the bottom by Bale.#T1#
Bale tries to bench press Guruland off him but Guruland keeps the position.
Bale is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Bale tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Bale wants to get back to his feet.
Guruland just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Guruland is trying to stick to Bale's back but Bale is turning into Guruland. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Guruland's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bale.#T2#
Bale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #SUB2#
Guruland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bale defends it easily.#SU#
Bale decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Guruland's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bale under the eye.#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Guruland throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guruland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bale feints a jab promting Guruland to slip. Bale then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Guruland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Guruland throws a big shot that misses.
Bale misses with a double jab. #TD#
Bale shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #ES2#
Guruland pushes Bale off and scrambles back to his feet. #T3#
Bale throws a body kick that misses.
Guruland throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Bale throws a nice looking combination but Guruland bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guruland. Guruland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice defenses there by Bale.
Bale misses with a low kick as Guruland jumps back.
Bale tries for a takedown but Guruland sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Guruland with the counter takedown but Bale avoids it easily.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Guruland counters with a nice body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
Guruland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guruland throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guruland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bale's corner calls for a 1-2. Bale obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Guruland moves away from the strike by Bale. #T4#
Guruland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guruland.
Guruland scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Guruland moves out of range easily.
Guruland slips under a jab from Bale.
Bale ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guruland moves out of range of the strikes.
Guruland feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bales jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Guruland throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guruland bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bale's head backwards.
Bale misses with a hook. Guruland ducked under it nicely.
Guruland looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bale lands a jab.
Bale misses with a leg kick
and Guruland counters with a straight right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Guruland as Bale shoots in.
Guruland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bale thuds his shin into the meat of Guruland's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mentor Guruland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Guruland has time to react.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Guruland tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bale throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Guruland.
Guruland tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Guruland does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick by Bale misses
enabling Guruland to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale throws a series of punches but Guruland moves out of range.
Mentor Guruland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bale moves out of range as Guruland strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Bale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guruland pinned against the cage. Guruland gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guruland was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guruland tries to bum rush Bale with a series of wild strikes but Bale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Bale slips under a jab.
Guruland lands a lovely overhand right.
Bale misses with an uppercut
and Guruland counters with a left to the body.
Guruland throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bale darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bale fails with the takedown.
Guruland swinging wildly here.
Bale closes the distance looking to clinch
and Guruland counters with a right hand to the body.
Guruland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Guruland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
As Bale backs off Guruland throws a huge counter combo but Bale manages to avoid it all.
Bale slips a jab from Guruland.#T2#
Nice shot lands for Bale.
A decent looking cross lands there for Guruland.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guruland connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bale's hands.#CUT2#
Jeez, Tony Bale's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bale takes a swing at Guruland's ribcage but misses.
Guruland swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guruland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Guruland.
The crowd cheers as Bale lands an impressive looking overhand right. Guruland doesn't seem phased though.
Bale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bale shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Guruland eats them both and turns towards Bale to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Guruland sizes up Bale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #KD2#
A jab-cross combination lands for Guruland and sends Bale crashing to the mat! Guruland follows him down to the mat - Bale regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet! #ROC2#
Bale is rocked!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mentor Guruland!
Mentor Guruland 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: GC 267
Date: Dec 28, 2018

#R1#
Bale throws a sloppy head kick and Thacker moves out of range easily.
Thacker tried to counter with a leg kick but Bale avoided it.
Bale takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bale paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thacker digs a good body shot into Bale's ribs.
Thacker throws a hook but Bale avoids it easily.
Thacker moves away from the strike by Bale.
Thacker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Thacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Thacker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thacker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thacker takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thacker thuds his right hand into Bale's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bale tries to clinch up but Thacker circles away and keeps his distance.
Bale avoids the head kick by Thacker.
Bale lands with an uppercut that bounces Thacker off the cage and back into range.
Bale throws out a leg kick but Thacker moves out of range and Bale only half commits.
Bale throws a series of punches but Thacker moves out of range.
Thacker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thacker looks to land a right hand but Bale moved out of range.
Bale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thacker.#T1#
Thacker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
It looked like Thacker was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Thacker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Bale.
Bale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Thacker is fending him off so far but Bale persists. Nope, Thacker circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Thacker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bale misses with a combination
enabling Thacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Thacker takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bale blocks a jab.
Thacker moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Alasdair Thacker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thacker lands a leg kick that knocks Bale off balance momentarily.
Bale tries to bum rush Thacker with a series of wild strikes but Thacker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thacker tried to counter with a leg kick but Bale avoided it.
Bale tries to land a leg kick but Thacker saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thacker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Thacker misses the target.
Bale throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker lands a head shot.
Bale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thacker blocks the body kick.
Bale blocks a jab.
Thacker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Bale connects with a crisp jab.
Thacker misses with a looping right.
Bale throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bale has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thacker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bale.
Bale feints a jab promting Thacker to slip. Bale then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thacker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thacker moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Thacker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thacker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thacker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thacker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bale's sensitive parts.
Bale fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thacker checks it well. #T3#
Thacker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thacker throws a leg kick but Bale sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Thacker there.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
An attempted straight right counter from Thacker misses the target.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Bale lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice defenses there by Thacker.
Thacker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab by Bale.
Thacker slips a jab from Bale.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bale steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Thacker does no damage.
Thacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bale.
Bale buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T4#
Thacker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bale defending well as Thacker loads up on a big left hand.
Thacker moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bale.
Thacker lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thacker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
Bale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thacker.
Thacker throws a hook but Bale avoids it easily.
Bale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bale scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bale swings widly with a right hand
and Thacker counters with a nice uppercut.
Thacker keeps the fight on the outside.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thacker.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Bale misses its intended target.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.
No joy there for Thacker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thacker throws a good cross that connects.
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 Alasdair Thacker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Bale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bale scores with a decent looking hook.
Bale avoids the body shot from Thacker.
Thacker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bale. Bale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Thacker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bale cracks Thacker with an open hand slap.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale scores with a punch to the head.
Bale moves out of range as Thacker strikes.
Bale misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thacker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bale jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thacker.
Thacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thacker counters with a thumping low kick.
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thacker.
Bale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thacker.
Thacker blocks a jab.
Bale scores with a jab to the head.
Thacker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bale.
It seemed like Bale was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
A jab from Bale does it's job there.
Thacker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Bale tries for a takedown but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bale moves out of range as Thacker strikes.
Thacker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bale.
Bale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thacker counters with a straight right hand.
Thacker throws a head kick that misses.
Bale swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thacker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Thacker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thacker swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Bale cracks Thacker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Bale misses.
Bale uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bale throws the left hand but Thacker avoids the punch easily.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thacker avoids a punch combination nicely. #T2#
Thacker misses with a kick to the body.
Thacker throws a lazy right hand but Bale sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thacker moves away from the strike by Bale.
Thacker lands a jab-cross combination.
Bale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bale scores with a nice right hand.
Bale throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Thacker throws a head kick but Bale moves out of range.
Bale is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thacker cracks a nice hook into Bale's ribs.
Bale throws a body punch but Thacker moves out of range.
A big left from Thacker misses.
Thacker misses the jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Bale as he connects with a hook.
Thacker connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bale. Bale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good shot there by Bale.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bale. Thacker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Thacker.#T3#
Bale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab from Bale.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Thacker's head but Thacker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thacker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Thacker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thacker scores with a jab to the head.
A big left from Thacker misses.
Thacker throws a hook but Bale blocks it.
Thacker defending well as Bale loads up on a big left hand.
Thacker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thacker sets himself, and Bale steps forward looking for the clinch! Thacker avoids it this time.
Some bone on bone action there as Bale checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thacker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bale.
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!
Thacker blocks a jab.
Bale throws a poor cross that misses
and Thacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tony Bale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thacker lands with a shot to the body. #TD2#
Bale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!#T4#
Thacker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bale is working Thacker over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thacker to see if he's OK.
Bale working the head with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Thacker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bale lands strikes from half guard.
Thacker is looking to improve his position.
Thacker is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Jed's Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thacker is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Nice cross by Thacker.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thacker.
Bale misses with a hook
and Thacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thacker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thacker tries to avoid it but Bale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thacker to the ground. Thacker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Bale takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thacker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bale blocks a jab.
Thacker misses with a low kick.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Bale uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thacker.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bale, as that shot connected.
Bale throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Bale changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Thacker tries to avoid it but Bale manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Thacker to the ground. Thacker escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Alasdair Thacker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Bale.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Thacker blocks the body kick.
Thacker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thacker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale takes a kick to the side of the head.
Thacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thacker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thacker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bale at a distance.
Bale lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale throws a wild body kick that Thacker sees coming a mile off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bale is defended easily by Thacker.#T2##TD2#
Bale closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thacker manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #SUB#
Thacker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thacker is on top in guard. #REVR#
Bale wants to hit a switch here but Thacker passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bale there!
Tony Bale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bale tries to reverse the position but Thacker maintains control.#T3#
Thacker looking to control but Bale is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bale keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thacker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bale keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Thacker controlling the pace for now.
Bale is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thacker with a couple of short strikes.
Bale has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#T4#
Thacker scoring with strikes but Bale is staying in there.
Thacker avoids the attempt from Bale to control.
Thacker lands a nice shot to the head.
Bale throwing hammer fists to the chest of Thacker. What's that going to do exactly?
Thacker fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thacker looking to control but Bale is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. #SU#
Thacker gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Thacker here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bale connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thacker sizes up Bale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bale moves to clinch but Thacker breaks away
and Thacker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thacker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Alasdair Thacker!
A very excited looking Alasdair Thacker made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: GC 259
Date: Nov 23, 2018

#R1#
Alvarez scores with a jab to the head.
Alvarez tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Bale misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a nice body shot.
Alvarez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bale tries to clinch but Alvarez is having none of it.
Bale throws a right hand that misses
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bale throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alvarez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Bale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bale takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Alvarez moves away from the strike by Bale.
Alvarez feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Alvarez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Alvarez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Bale sizes up Alvarez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bale throws a jab when Alvarez was well out of range.#T1##CL2#
Bale closes the distance and clinches.
Alvarez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Alvarez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards. #BC2#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alvarez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT2#
It looks like Aaron Alvarez has been cut.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
Bale connects with a crisp jab.
Bale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alvarez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bale lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale throws the left hand but Alvarez avoids the punch easily.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Alvarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
It appears Alvarez was looking to counter with a kick there.
Alvarez moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bale tries to clinch up.#T2#
Bale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale looks to land a left hand but Alvarez moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Bale misses.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Bale.
Bale misses with a double jab.
Bale misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Nice shot lands for Alvarez.
Alvarez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Alvarez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alvarez swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Alvarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alvarez, as that shot connected.
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a jab but it's blocked by Bale.
Bale cracks Alvarez with an open hand slap.#T3#
Bale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alvarez.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Alvarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Alvarez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bale doesn't seem bothered though.
Bale goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
No joy there for Alvarez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alvarez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bale throws a counter combo.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
Bale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alvarez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bale throws the kick towards the body but Alvarez avoids it.
Alvarez staying out of range there.
Bale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bale takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Alvarez.
Alvarez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bale to score with a decent uppercut.#CUT2#
Aaron Alvarez's cut is getting worse.
Alvarez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Alvarez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale avoids the head kick by Alvarez.
Nice shot by Alvarez.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Alvarez coming out on top.
Bale misses with a straight right.
Alvarez throws a big counter combination but Bale scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Alvarez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alvarez counters with a leg kick.
Bale thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alvarez - that will leave a mark!
Alvarez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Alvarez uses good head movement to avoid it.
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 Aaron Alvarez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Alvarez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nice shot by Bale.
Alvarez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bale checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bale lands a head kick!
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
Bale throws a head kick but Alvarez moves out of range.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Bale wants to clinch up but Alvarez keeps it at a distance.
Bale throws a right hand that Alvarez ducks under and follows up with a left that Alvarez also avoids with ease.
Tony Bale seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alvarez. Alvarez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Bale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bale misses with a looping right.
It looked like Alvarez wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bale swings away with a body shot that misses
and Alvarez counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale throws a head kick that half lands.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bale misses with a left hand
and Alvarez counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bale is breathing heavily.#T1#
Alvarez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bale. Bale circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#ROC#
Bale is rocked!
Bale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alvarez blocks a head kick by Bale.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez misses with a straight left.
Tony Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Alvarez misses the target.
Bale scores with a nice head shot.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Alvarez.
Alvarez throws a quick counter head kick but Bale was just out of range.
Bale looks to land a combination but Alvarez avoids it well.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Alvarez moves away and avoids it.
Alvarez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Alvarez finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alvarez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alvarez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alvarez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
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!
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Bale's shoulder, as Bale tries to avoid the shot. #T2#
Alvarez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bale misses the body punch
and Alvarez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bale lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#
Aaron Alvarez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Alvarez lands with an uppercut that bounces Bale off the cage and back into range.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Alvarez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Bale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Alvarez misses with a right hand
and Bale counters with a straight right hand.
Alvarez misses with a kick to the body.
Alvarez misses with a hook. Bale ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Bale misses.
Alvarez throws an overhand right that lands on Bale's shoulder, as Bale tries to avoid the shot.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alvarez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Alvarez dives in for a single leg takedown but Bale sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#T3#
Alvarez blocks a jab.
Alvarez throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Bale wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Alvarez slips a straight right by Bale.
Alvarez tries a head kick but it misses.
Alvarez avoids the head kick by Bale.
Alvarez swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Alvarez looks to land a body kick but Bale moved away.
Bale takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
Alvarez moves out of range of the strikes.
Bale throws a head kick that misses
enabling Alvarez to counter with a crisp jab.
Bale misses with a wild combination.
Alvarez appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#T4#
Alvarez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bale throws a head kick but Alvarez moves 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!
Alvarez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Alvarez connects with a crisp jab.
Bale is still on wobbly legs! Can Alvarez finish him?
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
Bale seems to have recovered his senses.
Bale misses with a combination
and Alvarez counters with a good low kick that Bale was not able to check.
Bale misses with an uppercut
and Alvarez counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alvarez.
Alvarez misses with a wild body shot.
Bale let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice jab there from Alvarez.
Bale misses with a kick to the body
and Alvarez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Aaron Alvarez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
A head kick by Bale misses
and Alvarez rattles Bale with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Bale tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Alvarez dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Bale stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Aaron Alvarez!

Event: GC 256
Date: Nov 03, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Dolla closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dolla struggles to land a body shot inside as Bale controls his hands.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL2#
Dolla gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dolla has him pressed against the cage.
Dolla throws a head punch that misses.
Dolla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Dolla prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Dolla.
Dolla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dolla is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bale tries to break the clinch but Dolla is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dolla struggles to land a body shot inside as Bale controls his hands.
Dolla keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bale's efforts to push away.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Dolla is controlling him.#TD#
Bale ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bale no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard. #SUB#
Dolla got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bale has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dolla has managed to get both his arms back between Bale's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dolla slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1##SU2#
Dolla gets to his feet - Bale follows without any prompting.
Bale 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.#CL2#
Dolla rushes Bale and presses him up against the cage.
Dolla tries to throw a body punch but Bale avoids it by throwing Dolla back against the cage. #BC2#
Dolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dolla misses with a body shot.
Bale throws a big shot that misses.
Dolla scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dolla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bale under the eye.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.#CL2#
Bale tries to keep at a distance but Dolla has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dolla content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bale is trying to push Dolla away but Dolla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T2#
Dolla misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dolla scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bale tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dolla smiles and moves away.
Dolla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dolla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bale tries to clinch there but Dolla circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CUT#
It looks like Crenflow Dolla has been cut.
Bale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dolla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dolla counters with a body kick.
A slow jab from Bale misses its intended target.
Dolla lands with a straight right. Bale didn't see that one coming.#CL2#
Dolla moves into the clinch.
Dolla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bale's elbow. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dolla was well out of range. Poor timing from Bale.#T3#
Bale lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Dolla ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Dolla lands a leg kick that knocks Bale off balance momentarily.
Dolla throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Dolla steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Bale lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dolla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Dolla was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Dolla moves away and avoids it.
Dolla lands with a cross.
Dolla throws a sloppy head kick and Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dolla tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bale swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dolla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dolla takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dolla is looking to slow Bale down with leg kicks.
Dolla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bale tries to bum rush Dolla with a series of wild strikes but Dolla uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dolla counters with a body kick.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dolla moves away.#T4#
Dolla misses the shot to the body.
Bale misses with a right hand
and Dolla counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dolla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dolla uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
Bale has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bale there as he acknowledges the shot.
A lazy left from Bale finds it's target.
Dolla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bale takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dolla listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale is breathing heavily.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale throws a lazy head kick
and Dolla makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bale really felt that one!#KD2#
Dolla drops Bale with a beautiful combination! Bale stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dolla is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Bale is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dolla fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bale to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bale looks to clinch but Dolla throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bale taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Crenflow Dolla!
Crenflow Dolla took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Aspire Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: GC 250
Date: Oct 13, 2018

#R1#
Bale misses with a looping right.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CUT#
It looks like Henry Hoodoo has been cut.
Hoodoo catches Bale with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bale jabs Hoodoo right on the nose. Hoodoo blinks but takes it well.
Hoodoo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hoodoo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
Bale misses with an uppercut #CL2#
and Hoodoo moves into the clinch.
Hoodoo looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Bale fails to land the takedown.
Bale scores with a head kick. #ROC#
Hoodoo is rocked!
Bale goes for a small jab and connects. Now Bale goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Hoodoo stumbles back but Bale runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Hoodoo to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Hoodoo will ever be the same after a knockout like that.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Bale!
A very excited looking Tony Bale 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.

Event: GC 241
Date: Sep 12, 2018

#R1#
Bale misses with a looping left.
Bale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD:Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Imotekh throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've been informed that Imotekh 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.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
Bale scores with a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Nemesor Imotekh has been cut.
Imotekh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Imotekh defending well as Bale loads up on a big left hand.
Bale throws a jab when Imotekh was well out of range.
A big right from Bale misses.
Imotekh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Imotekh! But no joy.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Bale throws a jab when Imotekh was well out of range.
It seemed like Imotekh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bale cracks Imotekh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CL#
Bale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Imotekh, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Imotekh as the two fighters clinch.
Imotekh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bale is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Imotekh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Imotekh lands a shoulder strike. #CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Imotekh lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Bale has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Imotekh after a bit of a struggle.
Imotekh lands with a short shot to the head.
Bale working hard to break the clinch.
Imotekh keeps control of Bale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Imotekh misses with the combination.
Nemesor Imotekh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale misses with a wild body shot.
Imotekh connects with a body shot that sends Bale's belly button to the back.
Bale throws a series of punches but Imotekh avoids them all with ease.
Imotekh throws a leg kick which misses Bale's front leg but catches the back leg as Bale tries to avoid it.
Bale takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Imotekh fails to land with a series of punches. #CL#
Bale darts in and clinches Imotekh up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Imotekh.
Bale fails to pull guard.
Imotekh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale prevents a body shot from Imotekh.
Bale looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T2#
Bale tries to break the clinch but Imotekh is controlling the position.
Bale throws a punch but it's blocked by Imotekh.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Imotekh has him pressed against the cage.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Imotekh has double underhooks.
Bale tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Imotekh taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale lands a jab to the nose.
Imotekh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A nice inside leg kick there by Imotekh. That's going to slow Bale down.
Imotekh slips a jab from Bale.
Imotekh throws a counter combo.
Imotekh scores with a one two! Bale had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Imotekh lands a jab to Bale's midsection.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Imotekh lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Imotekh throws a right and a left that Bale avoids nicely.
Bale takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#CL#
Bale darts in and clinches Imotekh up against the cage.#T3#
Bale takes a shot to the head.
Imotekh throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Imotekh.
A head punch on the inside from Imotekh fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Imotekh fails to land.
Bale tries to break the clinch but Imotekh is controlling the position.
Imotekh stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Imotekh lands a shoulder strike.
Imotekh stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bale misses with some punches.
Imotekh tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Imotekh tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Bale lands a nice uppercut.
Imotekh struggles to land a body shot inside as Bale controls his hands.
Imotekh misses with some punches.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Imotekh has Bale pressed against the cage, preventing Bale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T4#
Imotekh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#BC#
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale throws a lazy right hand but Imotekh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bale avoids the body shot from Imotekh.
Bale throws an off balance right hand
and Imotekh counters with a good low kick that Bale was not able to check.
Bale looks to land a combination but Imotekh avoids it well.
And Imotekh responds with a good body kick, but Bale manages to step out the way in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale throws a hook but Imotekh blocks it.
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imotekh.
Bale misses with a straight left.
Imotekh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bale circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Imotekh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imotekh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bale throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Imotekh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imotekh.
Bale throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bale works over Imotekh's head and body with a nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemesor Imotekh dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Bale throws a lazy right hand but Imotekh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Imotekh throws out a counter right but Bale avoids it with no problem.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Imotekh, as that shot connected.
Imotekh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Imotekh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Imotekh slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Imotekh. That's going to slow Bale down.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
Bale fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Bale has managed to clinch. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Imotekh.
Bale throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bale misses with a hook
and Imotekh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Imotekh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bale at a distance.
Imotekh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bale. That did some damage!
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T1#
Imotekh throws a shot to the body.
Nemesor Imotekh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Imotekh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Imotekh jabs at Bale's body.
Bale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Imotekh blocks a jab.
Imotekh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Imotekh.
Imotekh slips under a jab.
Imotekh lands a nice shot to the body.
Bale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Imotekh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Imotekh cracks the inside of Bale's front leg.
Imotekh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Imotekh throws out a counter right but Bale avoids it with no problem.
Bale misses with an uppercut.
Bale throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Imotekh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bale misses with a hook.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Imotekh! But no joy.
Imotekh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T2#
Imotekh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Imotekh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bale throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Imotekh lands a nice looking body shot.
Imotekh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Imotekh is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bale jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nemesor Imotekh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#CL2#
Imotekh clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Imotekh.
Bale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imotekh misses with a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bale blocking some punches.
Nemesor Imotekh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Imotekh.
A short right from Bale.
Bale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Imotekh keeps control of Bale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Imotekh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #BC#
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Imotekh cracks the inside of Bale's front leg.
Imotekh connects with a body shot.
Bale lands with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Imotekh.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Imotekh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Imotekh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Imotekh throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
Imotekh rushes Bale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bale blocking some punches. #BC#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Imotekh moves out of range of the leg kick from Bale.#T4#
Bale moves forwards but Imotekh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Imotekh moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Imotekh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bale lands with an uppercut that bounces Imotekh off the cage and back into range.
Imotekh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bale.
A nice leg kick lands there from Imotekh.
Bale misses with a straight right.
Despite the aggression on Imotekh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Imotekh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Imotekh. Imotekh circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Imotekh throws a right and a left that Bale avoids nicely.
Imotekh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bale.
Imotekh works Bale's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Imotekh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Imotekh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Imotekh jabs Bale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Imotekh connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nemesor Imotekh 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.
That's time! Bale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Bale works over Imotekh's head and body with a nice combination.
Bale steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Imotekh. That one must have hurt.
Bale lands with a hook. Imotekh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bale throws a body shot but no joy.
Bale works the jab nicely.
Imotekh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bale's head backwards.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bale scores with a hook to the body. Imotekh takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Imotekh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
Bale takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL#
Bale gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Imotekh has the dominant position.
Bale wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Imotekh has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Imotekh breaks the clinch. #T1#
Bale connects with a right hand. Imotekh shakes it off.
Bale throws a hook but Imotekh avoids it easily.#CL2#
Imotekh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Imotekh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Imotekh throws a punch but it's blocked by Bale.
Bale working hard to break the clinch.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bale can't break the clinch.
Imotekh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bale can't break the clinch. #BC#
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Imotekh scoring well with a low kick there.
Imotekh lands the left hand.
Bale takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Imotekh.
Imotekh with a hook.#CL#
Bale clinches up with Imotekh and pushes him back against the cage.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Imotekh has double underhooks.
Imotekh swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bale fails to land.
Bale is trying to push Imotekh away but Imotekh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale. #BC#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Imotekh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
Imotekh follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nice uppercut lands for Bale. That snapped Imotekh's head back.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Bale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Imotekh defending well as Bale loads up on a big left hand.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Imotekh is out of range.
Imotekh steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Imotekh looks to land a combination but Bale avoids it well.
Imotekh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Imotekh tries to clinch but Bale moves out of range. #T3#
Bale misses with a wild combination.
Bale throws a predictable looking body shot
and Imotekh counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Imotekh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Imotekh is looking to clinch but Bale is avoiding it. #CL#
Bale clinches.
Nemesor Imotekh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Imotekh lands an uppercut.
Imotekh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Imotekh has double underhooks.
Bale is trying to break free.
Imotekh tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Imotekh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Imotekh.
Bale blocks a body shot from Imotekh. #T4#
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Imotekh has the dominant position.
Imotekh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bale can't break the clinch.
Tony Bale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Imotekh lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC2#
Imotekh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Imotekh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Imotekh swinging wildly here.
Bale throws a right hand that misses
and Imotekh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bale thinking.
Imotekh tries to clinch but Bale is having none of it.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Imotekh connects with an inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Imotekh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Imotekh misses with a jab, cross combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nemesor Imotekh.
Well Imotekh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

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

Event: GC 230
Date: Aug 08, 2018

#R1#
Dundee lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dundee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dundee. #CL2#
Dundee drives through and clinches with Bale against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dundee.
Bale takes a shot to the head. #BC#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dundee misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Dundee.
A left lands for Dundee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale throws a head kick but Dundee moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dundee! But no joy.
Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dundee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bale tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dundee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dundee is looking to clinch but Bale is avoiding it.
Bale is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dundee moves out of range as Bale strikes.#T1#
Dundee lands a body shot.
Bale lunges at Dundee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dundee's hand.
Bale connects with an inside leg kick.#CL2#
Dundee has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC#
Bale breaks from the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dundee.
Bale throws a lazy right hand but Dundee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dundee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Dundee 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.
Bale tries to clinch but Dundee moves out of range.
Bale looks to land a combination but Dundee avoids it well. #CL2#
Dundee clinches.
Dundee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale takes a shot to the head.
Dundee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bale prevents a body shot from Dundee. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Dundee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice left hand lands by Dundee.
Dundee lands a left hand. #T2#
Dundee lands a right hand.
Dundee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dundee tries to throw a body punch but Bale avoids it by throwing Dundee back against the cage.
Dundee can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
Dundee is leaning against Bale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dundee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Dundee. #BC#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dundee connects with a solid leg kick.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Dundee throws out a counter right but Bale avoids it with no problem.#CL2#
Dundee closes the distance and clinches.
Dundee tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Dundee misses with a body punch.
Dundee lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dundee cracks Bale with a good jab.
Dundee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bale has time to react.
Bale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dundee counters with a good low kick that Bale was not able to check.
Dundee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick by Bale misses
and Dundee counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Dundee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dundee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
Dundee moves out of range as Bale strikes.
It seemed like Dundee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dundee scores with a hook to the body. Bale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dundee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bale drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.#CL2#
Dundee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dundee pushes Bale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dundee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bale lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale scores with a head kick.
Dundee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bale doesn't seem bothered though.
Bale swinging wildly here.
Dundee appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dundee slips a jab from Bale.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #T4#
Dundee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dundee's corner calls for a 1-2. Dundee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dundee lands a nice looking body shot.
Dundee tests Bale's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dundee. Bale does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bale takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bale slips a jab from Dundee.
Dundee jabs at Bale's body.
Bale throws a jab when Dundee was well out of range.
Bale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dundee to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bale.
Bale lands a glancing blow to the side of Dundee's head.
Dundee connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Dundee pushes Bale up against the cage in a clinch.
Dundee lands with a short shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dundee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #CL2#
Bale tries to keep at a distance but Dundee has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Dundee dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL#
Bale moves into range and clinches up with Dundee.
Dundee lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch.
Dundee moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dundee! #CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Dundee lands a nice shot that snaps Bale's head back.
Dundee is looking to clinch.
Dundee just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dundee staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Dundee.
Dundee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bale takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Bale tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dundee connects with a right hand. Bale shakes it off.
Dundee lands with a nice body punch.
Bale looks to land a combination but Dundee avoids it well. #T1#
Dundee moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dundee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bale's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dundee under the eye.
Dundee avoids the head kick by Bale.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bale misses with a head kick.
Dundee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dundee scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Dundee saw that one coming.
Dundee slips under a jab.
Bale shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice shot lands for Dundee.#CL2#
Dundee takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bale motions for Dundee to come forward. Bale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dundee moves out of range of the body kick from Bale.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dundee throws a nice outside leg kick. #CL2#
Dundee closes the distance and pushes Bale back into the cage.
Dundee prevents a body shot from Bale. #T2##BC#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dundee takes one to the chin there.
Bale drops his hands momentarily and Dundee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dundee scores with a decent looking hook.
Bale walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dundee lands with an overhand left.
Dundee cracks Bale with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bale throws a chopping leg kick but Dundee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dundee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bale misses with a straight right.
Dundee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bale throws a head kick but Dundee moves out of range.
Bale 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.
Bale lands with a slapping head kick. #CUT#
It looks like Mick Dundee has been cut.
Bale is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bale throws a jab when Dundee was well out of range.
Bale on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bale is looking to clinch but Dundee is avoiding it.
Dundee dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bale. That did some damage!
Bale throws a right and a left that Dundee avoids nicely. #T3#
Bale on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dundee. Dundee obviously looking to wear him down.
Bale slips under a jab.
Bale with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dundee to score with a decent uppercut.
Mick Dundee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#CL2#
Dundee moves into the clinch.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
Dundee misses with a punch to the body. #BC#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Dundee.
Bale gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dundee.
A big right from Bale misses.
Dundee lands a head shot.#ROC2#
Bale is rocked!
Dundee looks to score with a jab to the body but Bale is just out of range.
Dundee is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Bale like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Bale from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Dundee!
Mick Dundee 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: GC 223
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Bale takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Guruland lands a lovely overhand right.
Bale on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guruland throws a low kick, looking for Bale's leg but Bale calmly moves out of range.
Guruland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bale moves away.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Guruland.
Bale attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A lazy left from Guruland finds it's target.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Guruland misses.
Guruland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Guruland.
Bale tries to bum rush Guruland with a series of wild strikes but Guruland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guruland definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Guruland lunges at Bale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bale's hand.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Guruland. Guruland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1#
A nice inside leg kick there by Guruland. That's going to slow Bale down.
Bale on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Guruland connects with a right hand. Bale shakes it off.#CUT#
That has opened up Tony Bale's cut even more.
Guruland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Guruland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Guruland looks to land a right hand but Bale moved out of range.
Bale fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Mentor Guruland has been cut.
A slow jab from Guruland misses its intended target.
Guruland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
No joy there for Guruland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Guruland is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bale.
Guruland lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guruland cracks Bale with a good jab.
Bale scores with a nice strike.
Bale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bale lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bale throws a chopping leg kick but Guruland manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T2#
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guruland misses with a straight right.
Guruland connects with a right hand. Bale shakes it off.
Bale misses with a hook. Guruland ducked under it nicely.
Guruland throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Guruland catches Bale right on the button with a cross.
Bale moves away from the strike by Guruland.
Guruland misses with a straight left.
Guruland cracks the inside of Bale's front leg.
Bale getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot lands for Guruland.#CUT#
The cut above Tony Bale's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Guruland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Guruland slips under a jab.
Guruland throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bale stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bale connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Guruland momentarily.
Guruland scores with a punch to the head.
Guruland misses with a looping left.#T3#
Guruland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bale falls off balance throwing a combination #KD#
and Guruland counters with a left and a right that hurts Bale! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Guruland jumps into full mount! #ROC#
Bale is rocked!
Bale's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bale is still in real trouble! Can Guruland finish him?
Bale is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.#SU#
Guruland stands up from mount. Strange move.
Bale seems to have recovered his senses.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Guruland moves away and avoids it.
A lazy left from Bale finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale tries to clinch but Guruland moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Guruland misses the target.
Nice cross by Bale.
Bale misses with a low kick.
Guruland looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Guruland's head but Guruland sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T4#
Bale throws a front kick that sends Guruland stumbling back into the cage.
Bale tries to work over Guruland's front leg with a kick but Guruland checks it.
Guruland scores with a punch to the head.
Guruland blocks a head kick by Bale.
Bale misses with a hook to the body
and Guruland counters with a straight right hand.
Guruland cracks a nice hook into Bale's ribs.
Guruland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Guruland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Guruland punishes Bale's body with a nice straight punch.
Bale looks winded!
Bale bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Guruland scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Guruland scores with a body shot.
Guruland is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Guruland misses with a hook
and Bale counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bale thuds his right hand into Guruland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guruland connects with a leg kick. Bale looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Guruland lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
Tony Bale's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Guruland scores with a sloppy right hand. Bale should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mentor Guruland dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Bale misses with the body kick
and Guruland counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bale throws an off balance right hand #TD#
and Guruland counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Guruland is looking to stand up but Bale won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bale wants to stand up but Guruland is controlling him.
Bale looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guruland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bale's guard.
Guruland won't allow Bale to get back to his feet. #T1#
Guruland is looking to stand up but Bale won't let him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Guruland throws a good cross that connects.
Guruland avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Guruland.
Guruland throws a shot to the body.
Guruland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Bale has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guruland.
Guruland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bale can do to turn this around?
Guruland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Bale avoids a kick to the body. #T2#
Guruland lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guruland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guruland scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bale swings widly with a right hand
and Guruland connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bale takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale lands a really nice looking cross but Guruland seems unphased.
Bale keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guruland lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bale takes a step back to recover.
Bale has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Guruland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Guruland throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bale will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Guruland is out of range.
Guruland swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Guruland throws a shot from downtown. Bale moves away and avoids it.
Guruland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mentor Guruland is winning the standup battle so far.
Guruland lands a jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mentor Guruland!
Mentor Guruland is the new light heavyweight champion!
Mentor Guruland bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: GC 217
Date: Jun 16, 2018

#R1#
Bale lands a head shot.
Bale has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bale throws a lazy uppercut #TD2#
and Gloom counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Gloom tries to free his leg and advance position but Bale is retaining full guard.
Gloom passes Bale's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bale is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gloom throws a strike but Bale avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Gloom controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Gloom drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Bale dives on top into guard.#REVR#
Gloom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bale is one step ahead there.
Bale wants to stand but Gloom is controlling his posture from full guard. #T1#
Gloom pulls Bale in close to his closed guard and prevents Bale from doing any damage or advancing position.#SUB2#
Gloom isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bale stacks Gloom on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bale!
You can see the frustration on Gloom's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gloom is looking to reverse the position.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bale tries to score with some ground and pound. Gloom controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. #SU#
Bale stands up.
Gloom tries to clinch up.
Gloom listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gloom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bale misses the jab.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bale looks to land a combination but Gloom avoids it well.
Gloom throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Bale throws a body punch but Gloom moves out of range. #KD#
Bale drops Gloom with a nice combination! Bale dives into Gloom's guard, looking to finish! #ROC#
Gloom is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Guido Gloom has been cut.#T3#
Bale trying to control but Gloom is working from the bottom.
Bale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gloom wants to hit a switch here but Bale passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gloom there!
Bale trying to control but Gloom is having none of it.
Bale controlling from mount.
Bale tries to control but Gloom wriggling away.
Gloom tries to reverse the position but Bale maintains control.#T4#
Bale sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gloom really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gloom tries to hold on but Bale pushes him away.
Gloom tries to reverse the position but Bale maintains control.
Bale looking to control but Gloom is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bale controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guido Gloom's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale throws a looping overhand right but Gloom ducks down to avoid it.
Bale cracks Gloom with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bale looks to land a right hand but Gloom moved out of range.
It seemed like Gloom was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bale throws the left hand but Gloom avoids the punch easily.
Gloom feints the counter takedown.
Gloom has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bale.
Bale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gloom cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gloom lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bale misses with the combination.
A little jabbing left from Gloom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Bale misses the target.
Bale misses with a few strikes there.
Gloom slips a straight right by Bale.
Gloom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bale slips under a jab from Gloom.
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!
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gloom makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.#T1#
Gloom throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gloom wants to clinch.#CL2#
Gloom clinches with his opponent.
Bale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glooms head.
Gloom digs a right hand underneath Bale's ribcage. Bale let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bale blocks a body shot from Gloom.
Good body shot from Gloom.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Gloom scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gloom is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Bale holds him up against the cage and eventually Gloom drops back down to his feet. #T2#
Gloom misses with a body punch.
Gloom misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bale.#TD2#
Gloom lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB2#
Gloom is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Bale still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Bale has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Gloom regains half guard.
Bale moves nicely into side control. #T3#
Bale tries to stand but Gloom is controlling his head.
Gloom is looking to regain half guard here but Bale keeps moving and retains side control.
Gloom is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bale wants to stand but Gloom is controlling his arm.
Gloom tries to bench press Bale off him but Bale keeps the position. #T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gloom can't do much from the bottom here.
Gloom tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bale wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gloom keeps working.
Bale remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Bale tries to stand but Gloom is controlling his head. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guido Gloom's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##KD#
Bale knocks Gloom to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Bale controls the position.
Gloom wants to control but Bale postures up.#SU#
Bale has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Gloom tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gloom moves in looking to clinch but Bale pushes him off.#KD#
Bale drops his shoulder and cracks Gloom with a huge uppercut! Gloom goes down! Can Bale finish him?
Gloom is still in real trouble! Can Bale finish him?
Bale controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gloom working a defensive guard here.
Bale wants to stand but Gloom is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gloom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bale is one step ahead there.
Gloom seems to have recovered his senses.
Gloom seems keen to control Bale's posture.
Tony Bale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Bale slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bale trying to control the position from guard on top but Gloom is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bale won't allow Gloom to sweep him here. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gloom avoids the body shot from Bale.
OH! Gloom has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Bale smells blood and charges in for the finish! Bale unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Gloom sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Bale!
A very excited looking Tony Bale 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.

Event: GC 207
Date: Apr 28, 2018

#R1#
Spliffton scores with a hook.
Bale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) in the buildup to the fight.
Bale tries to clinch but Spliffton moves out of range.
Spliffton let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bale misses with a wild combination.
Bale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale throws a hook but Spliffton blocks it.
Bale lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bale, as that shot connected. #CUT#
It looks like Cron Spliffton has been cut.
Spliffton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spliffton 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.
Bale misses with a double jab. #TD2#
Spliffton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bale quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Spliffton slows the pace down in half guard.
Spliffton wants to pass the guard but Bale is defending well. #T1#
Bale is looking to escape.
Spliffton is taking a breather. Bale says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That kick from Bale tenderised Spliffton's leg. Spliffton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sloppy strikes from Spliffton. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Spliffton. #KD#
Bale cracks Spliffton with a big right hand and Spliffton goes down!#ROC#
Spliffton is rocked!
Spliffton controlling Bale's posture.
Spliffton is still in real trouble! Can Bale finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Bale decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spliffton, up you get!
Spliffton is holding his hands too far apart here. Bale throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Spliffton is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
Tony Bale was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.

Event: GC 201
Date: Mar 31, 2018

#R1#
Bale ducks under a wild hook from West.
Bale takes a head kick and keeps coming. #CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
West misses with a lunging right hand
and Bale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
West misses with a double jab
and Bale counters with a nice uppercut.
Bale swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bale misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West lands a nice shot that snaps Bale's head back.
West throws a hook to the side of Bale's head but Bale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from West misses. #T1#
West throws a lazy head kick
and Bale counters with a two punch combo.
West 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.
Bale is on the wrong end of a nice combination from West.#KD2#
Nice combo by West! Oh, that's hurt him - Bale falls to the canvas and West follows him into side control. #ROC2#
Bale is rocked!#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big shot lands for West! That's hurt Bale! Will he recover? West fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

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

Event: GC 188
Date: Feb 04, 2018

#R1#
Papaioanou moves out of range of the body kick.
Papaioanou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Papaioanou takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Papaioanou staying out of range there.
Papaioanou takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bale scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Papaioanou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Papaioanou changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bale misses with a low kick.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Papaioanou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale lands a nice shot that snaps Papaioanou's head back.
Bale catches Papaioanou with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Papaioanou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Papaioanou moves away and avoids it.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papaioanou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bale is looking to counter punch.
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Papaioanou.
Left hook, right uppercut from Papaioanou. #T1#
Bale checks the leg kick.
Bale misses the jab.#CL2#
Papaioanou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bale throws a punch but it's blocked by Papaioanou.
A short right from Bale on the inside.
Papaioanou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Papaioanou scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Our sources have told us that Bale has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Papaioanou tries to throw a body punch but Bale avoids it by throwing Papaioanou back against the cage.
Bale working hard to break the clinch.
Papaioanou misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch.
Papaioanou lands a head kick. Bale smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Papaioanou slips under a jab.
Bale swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Papaioanou ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Papaioanou is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A swing and a miss from Bale.
A telegraphed right hand from Papaioanou misses the target.
A counter left hand to the body from Bale misses its target.#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papaioanou wants to clinch up but Bale keeps it at a distance.
Bale throws a combination that misses
and Papaioanou counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bale looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Papaioanou fails to land with a series of punches.
Papaioanou throws a series of punches but Bale moves out of range.
Bale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Papaioanou appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Papaioanou looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bale misses with a body kick.
Papaioanou throws a right hand that Bale ducks under and follows up with a left that Bale also avoids with ease.
Bale digs a good hook to Papaioanou's body. #CL2#
Papaioanou rushes Bale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papaioanou.
Papaioanou scores with a shoulder strike.
Bale prevents a body shot from Papaioanou.
Papaioanou misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Papaioanou. #T3#
Bale has Papaioanou pressed against the cage.
Papaioanou throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bales head.
Bale is trying to push Papaioanou away but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Papaioanou has the dominant position.
Papaioanou blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Papaioanou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Papaioanou walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bale.#CL#
Bale forces Papaioanou back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Papaioanou.
Bale blocking some punches.
Bale prevents a body shot from Papaioanou.
Bale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bale can't break the clinch.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Bale is trying to push Papaioanou away but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Papaioanou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bale.
Papaioanou is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bale tries to circle away but Papaioanou has him pinned against the cage.#BC#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale tries to clinch there but Papaioanou circles away.
Papaioanou is looking for the big counter here.
Papaioanou throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Papaioanou fails in his attempt to clinch.
Papaioanou tries to bum rush Bale with a series of wild strikes but Bale uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papaioanou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.#CL2#
Papaioanou closes the distance and clinches.
Papaioanou tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale blocking some punches.
Bale is trying to break free.
Papaioanou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Papaioanou.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lefteris Papaioanou will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Bale's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Tony Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papaioanou lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bale backs up against the cage.
Bale lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Papaioanou showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
Bale is looking to clinch but Papaioanou is avoiding it.
Papaioanou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bale blocks a head kick by Papaioanou.
Bale throws the left hand but Papaioanou avoids the punch easily.
Bale throws the left hand but Papaioanou avoids the punch easily.
Papaioanou staying out of range there.
Bale throws a lazy right hand but Papaioanou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bale throws a hook but Papaioanou blocks it.
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!
Papaioanou dodges the punch combination from Bale. #CL#
Bale drives through and clinches with Papaioanou against the cage.
Papaioanou displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bale up against the cage.#T1#
Papaioanou swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papaioanou tries to work over Bale's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Papaioanou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bale's efforts to push away.#BC#
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Tony Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT#
It looks like Lefteris Papaioanou has been cut.
Bale misses the shot to the body.
Papaioanou swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papaioanou misses with a few strikes there.
Bale misses with a looping left.
Papaioanou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bale manages to avoid it.
Bale misses with a two punch combination.
Papaioanou fails to land with a series of punches.
A combination from Bale does no damage.
Papaioanou tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bale misses with a left hand
and Papaioanou makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T2##CL#
Bale closes the distance and clinches.
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!
Bale tries to break free but Papaioanou pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Papaioanou scores with a nice short uppercut.
Papaioanou lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bale is looking to break free of the clinch but Papaioanou has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
Papaioanou lands a nice shot to the body.
Papaioanou manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bale is trying to break free.
Bale tries to circle away but Papaioanou has him pinned against the cage.
Bale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Papaioanou misses with a hook from the clinch.
Papaioanou lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Papaioanou prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3##BC2#
Papaioanou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Papaioanou keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bale.
Papaioanou is looking to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Papaioanou.
Papaioanou throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Papaioanou misses with a low kick.
Bale moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Papaioanou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Papaioanou closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bale motions for Papaioanou to come forward. Bale throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Papaioanou drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bale throws a body kick that misses.
Papaioanou connects with a solid leg kick.
Papaioanou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Papaioanou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Papaioanou.
Bale misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papaioanou lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Papaioanou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bale manages to avoid it.
Papaioanou connects with a solid leg kick. #CL2#
Papaioanou moves into the clinch.
Papaioanou lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Lefteris Papaioanou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#TD2#
Papaioanou gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bale regains guard.
Papaioanou stands and throws Bale's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bale pushes Papaioanou away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Papaioanou gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Papaioanou tries to advance to mount but Bale instead regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lefteris Papaioanou will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Bale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Papaioanou tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale throws a chopping leg kick but Papaioanou manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A big left from Papaioanou misses.
Papaioanou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bale looks to land a combination but Papaioanou avoids it well.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
Bale connects with a looping right hand.
Papaioanou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Papaioanou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Papaioanou is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Papaioanou saw that one coming.#CL2#
Papaioanou closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Bale is fighting off a takedown attempt but Papaioanou is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bale to the mat. Bale regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papaioanou won't allow Bale to get back to his feet.
Papaioanou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Papaioanou is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Papaioanou pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bale is keeping the position for now.
Papaioanou stays in close to Bale's body and controls the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Papaioanou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Papaioanou misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Papaioanou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.
Papaioanou tries to clinch up but Bale circles away and keeps his distance.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Papaioanou moves into the clinch successfully.
Papaioanou tries to throw a body punch but Bale avoids it by throwing Papaioanou back against the cage.
Papaioanou misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bale is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Papaioanou working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Papaioanou fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Papaioanou throws a head kick that misses.
Papaioanou shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bale misses with a body shot.
Bale throws a low kick, looking for Papaioanou's leg but Papaioanou calmly moves out of range.
Papaioanou misses with a wild combination. #T3#
Bale throws a body punch but Papaioanou moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Bale.
Papaioanou tries to close the distance and clinch but Bale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bale throws a hook but Papaioanou avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Papaioanou releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bale throws a hook but Papaioanou avoids it easily.
Papaioanou lands with a nice combination. Bale backs away looking to recover.
Bale throws a leg kick that is checked
and Papaioanou counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Papaioanou's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Papaioanou duly obliges. #CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
A swing and a miss from Bale.#CL2#
Papaioanou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Papaioanou.
Bale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage.
Bale blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Papaioanou can't find room to land a body shot as Bale controls the action.
Lefteris Papaioanou is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Papaioanou lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch.
Tony Bale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tony Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Papaioanou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Papaioanou is controlling him.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Papaioanou is controlling him.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Papaioanou misses with a punch to the body.
Bale wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Papaioanou has him pressed against the cage.
Papaioanou lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bale or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papaioanou keeps control of Bale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Papaioanou circles away quickly and effectively.
Papaioanou uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale.
Bale takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Papaioanou is looking to slow Bale down with leg kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lefteris Papaioanou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Papaioanou winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lefteris Papaioanou!
In his post fight interview, Lefteris Papaioanou started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: gc183
Date: Dec 29, 2017

#R1#
Bale throws a hook but Hatfield avoids it easily.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Bale has knocked Hatfield down with a huge combo! Bale steps away and waves a wobbly Hatfield back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Devil Anse Hatfield has been cut.
Bale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatfield manages to avoid it.
Hatfield wants to counter with a clinch but Bale pushes him away.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bale feints and then cracks Hatfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatfield down.
Bale takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Hatfield bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hatfield working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bale dodges the ground and pound from Hatfield.
The strikes coming from Hatfield are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hatfield fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Bale defending against the ground and pound.
Hatfield creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bale sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hatfield landing strikes.
Hatfield has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Bale taking a bit of punishment here - Hatfield scoring with strikes.
Hatfield looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bale is avoiding damage well.
The strikes coming from Hatfield are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Bale takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hatfield lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bale down.
Hatfield postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hatfield advances to mount.
Bale blocking the ground and pound.
Hatfield landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Hatfield there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Hatfield avoids the attempt from Bale to control.#T2#
Hatfield looking to control but Bale is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hatfield misses with a head shot.
Hatfield punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Hatfield connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hatfield throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Hatfield throwing strikes here but Bale is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hatfield punching from mount but Bale doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bale avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hatfield.
Hatfield with good strikes from the mount here!
Hatfield sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hatfield throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.#T3#
Hatfield throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bale because Hatfield loaded up on that one.
Bale is trying to stand.
Hatfield raining down shots from the mount!
Hatfield scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bale?
Hatfield can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bale is looking to escape.
Bale is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bale regains half guard.
Hatfield thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bale's head. #T4#
Hatfield working Bale over with strikes.
We've been hearing good reports from Bale's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hatfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hatfield missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bale is trying to stand up here but Hatfield is controlling him well.
Bale taking some punishment here, with Hatfield in his half guard.
Hatfield throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hatfield throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hatfield throwing shots but Bale is blocking nicely.
Hatfield is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bale keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devil Anse Hatfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Devil Anse Hatfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Hatfield ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Bale misses with a hook.
Bale swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hatfield showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bale.
Hatfield has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hatfield sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A leg kick checked by Hatfield.
Bale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hatfield.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale lands a body shot.
Bale connects with a leg kick. Hatfield looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bale throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Decent striking displayed by Bale there.
Some bone on bone action there as Hatfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T1#
Bale lands a head shot.
Hatfield takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bale connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hatfield moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hatfield slips under a jab.#CL#
Bale moves into range and clinches up with Hatfield.
Bale lands a hook that snaps the head of Hatfield backwards.
Hatfield throws a head punch that misses.
Hatfield misses with the head strike. #BC#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Bale gets a clinch. #BC2#
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale wants to clinch.
Tony Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2#
Bale throws a low kick, looking for Hatfield's leg but Hatfield calmly moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hatfield! But no joy.
Bale feints and then cracks Hatfield's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hatfield down.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale misses with a head kick.
Bale throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #CL2#
Bale tries to keep at a distance but Hatfield has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hatfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tony Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hatfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tony Bale is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Bale throws a hook but Hatfield blocks it.
Bale wants to clinch up but Hatfield keeps it at a distance.
Bale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bale scores with a leg kick.
Bale is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Hatfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bale looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bale tries to clinch but Hatfield is having none of it.
Hatfield lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hatfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Bale.
Bale with a jab.
Bale misses with a looping right.
Hatfield checks a low kick from Bale.#T4#
Bale misses with a low kick as Hatfield jumps back.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Bale misses.
Hatfield tries to counter with a clinch but Bale shakes him off and moves away.
Bale tries to work over Hatfield's front leg with a kick but Hatfield checks it.
Bale connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale with a jab.
Bale throws a head kick but Hatfield moves out of range.
Bale sets himself, and Hatfield steps forward looking for the clinch! Bale avoids it this time.
Bale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hatfield tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hatfield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bale.
Bale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hatfield swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Hatfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Devil Anse Hatfield's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Bale loads up on a big right hand but Hatfield slips the punch.
Hatfield swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bale missing with a left hand there. Hatfield was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little jabbing left from Hatfield on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Bale coming out on top.
Hatfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bale manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Bale. Those never looked like landing.
Hatfield looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bale is looking to slow Hatfield down with leg kicks.
Bale throws a shot from downtown. Hatfield moves away and avoids it.
Hatfield takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bale darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Bale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hatfield.
Bale throws a head kick that misses.
Bale sets himself, and Hatfield steps forward looking for the clinch! Bale avoids it this time.#T1#
Hatfield moves in looking to clinch but Bale pushes him off.
Bale with a hook.
Bale thuds a left hand into Hatfield's body.
Bale cracks a nice hook into Hatfield's ribs.
Bale takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses.
Bale is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bale tries to score with a low kick but Hatfield moves his leg out of the way.
Hatfield looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bale looks to land a combination but Hatfield avoids it well.
Hatfield throws out a counter right but Bale avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bale lands a jab.
Bale misses with a hook.
Bale wants to clinch.#T2##CL2#
Hatfield rushes Bale and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bale. #BC2#
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale throws a right hand that misses
and Hatfield counters with a three punch combo that has Bale backing up. Bale nods at Hatfield to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale clobbers Hatfield with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hatfield cracks Bale with an open hand slap.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.#CL2#
Hatfield forces Bale back against the cage and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bale. #BC2#
Hatfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bale scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CL2#
Bale gets tackled into the cage by Hatfield. Hatfield maintains the clinch. #T3##BC#
Bale breaks the clinch.
Bale throws a front kick that sends Hatfield stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bale. That's going to slow Hatfield down.
A left lands for Bale.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hatfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Hatfield's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Hatfield is just out of range.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hatfield.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Hatfield doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hatfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bale connects with an inside leg kick.
Bale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bale takes a swing at Hatfield's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
Hatfield drives through and clinches with Bale against the cage. #T4##BC#
Bale breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Hatfield has managed to clinch.
Hatfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bale tries to circle away but Hatfield has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hatfield fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Hatfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bale has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hatfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Hatfield has the dominant position.
Hatfield misses with some punches.
Hatfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bale.
A frustrated look appears on Bale's face as he tries to break the clinch. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hatfield on the side of the head.
Bale jabs Hatfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bale!
Tony Bale 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: gc 179
Date: Dec 01, 2017

#R1#
Bale throws a series of punches but Abrams avoids them all with ease.
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abrams is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bale swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bale lands a jab to the head.
Abrams takes a swing at Bale's ribcage but misses.
Abrams connects with a jab.
Abrams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL#
Abrams gets tackled into the cage by Bale. Bale maintains the clinch.
Abrams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bale's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Abrams lands an elbow that stopped Bale in his tracks for a moment.
Abrams missing with knees to the body.
Bale has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bale scores with a shoulder strike.
Bale blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abrams working aggressively here.
Bale lands a left hand.
Abrams digs a right hand into Bale's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bale's gas tank.
Bale is pushing Abrams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bale tries to bum rush Abrams with a series of wild strikes but Abrams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.#T1#
Bale avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Bale throws a poor cross that misses
and Abrams counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Bale moves into the clinch successfully.
Abrams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Abrams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abrams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abrams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bale is able to avoid easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
Taite Abrams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Bale drops Abrams with a left right combo! Bale follows him down to the ground into side control. #CUT#
It looks like Taite Abrams has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Bale stands up.
Bale looks to score with a jab to the body but Abrams is just out of range.
Abrams swings for the body but Bale moves out of range.
Abrams throws a sloppy head kick
and Bale counters with a straight right hand.#CL#
Bale forces Abrams back against the cage and clinches.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
Bale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Abrams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abrams looks winded!
A short left from Bale.
Bale digs a right hand underneath Abrams's ribcage. Abrams let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T2#
Abrams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abrams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land. #BC#
Bale's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abrams misses with a head kick.
Abrams misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Bale.
No joy there for Bale, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#ROC#
Abrams is rocked!
Abrams moves away from the strike by Bale.
Abrams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abrams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Abrams is still on wobbly legs! Can Bale finish him?
Bale misses with an uppercut. Abrams saw that one coming.
Abrams seems to have recovered his senses.
A big left from Bale misses.
Abrams throws a nice looking combination but Bale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Bale on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#KD#
Abrams ducks straight into an uppercut from Bale and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Abrams manages to regain guard straight away.
Bale working some strikes from top position.
Bale with a flurry of punches that miss. #T3#
Bale tries to stand but Abrams is controlling from the bottom.
Bale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Our spies down at at Roosters Coop inform us that Abrams has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bale trying to control the position from guard on top but Abrams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB#
Bale thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bale missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abrams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bale trying to control but Abrams is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Abrams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bale defends well.
Bale is looking to work some ground and pound but Abrams has wrist control.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB2#
Abrams looking for a guillotine here but Bale defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abrams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Abrams's guard.#SUB2#
Abrams is looking for a triangle but Bale pushes his legs off easily. #SU#
Bale stands up from Abrams's guard - Bale perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bale takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Bale tries for a takedown but Abrams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bale throws a right hand that Abrams ducks under and follows up with a left that Abrams also avoids with ease.
Tony Bale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Abrams.
Bale shoots for a double leg takedown but Abrams sprawls well. He's pushed Bale's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abrams.
Abrams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abrams can do to turn this around?
Abrams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CL2#
Bale gets tackled into the cage by Abrams. Abrams maintains the clinch.
Abrams misses with an elbow over the top.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Abrams in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Abrams tries to land knees in the clinch but Bale avoids the damage to the body.
Bale gets through Abrams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bale lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bale avoids the elbow strike from Abrams, against the cage.
Bale is trying to force a seperation but Abrams has the dominant position.
Abrams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bale blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Abrams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Bale. #T1##BC#
Bale breaks from the clinch.
Bale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Bale. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bale.
Abrams tries to clinch but Bale is having none of it.
Bale is looking to clinch but Abrams is avoiding it.
Bale staying out of range there.
Abrams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bale misses with a body kick.
Abrams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bale feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Abramss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bale misses with a body shot. #TD#
Bale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bale prevents Abrams from standing back up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB2#
Abrams actively working from the bottom here.
Abrams is breathing heavily.
Bale wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abrams keeps working. #T2#
Abrams wants to improve his position but Bale is controlling well.
Abrams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bale postures up. #SU#
Abrams is working an open guard so Bale takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Abrams throws an overhand right that lands on Bale's shoulder, as Bale tries to avoid the shot.
Bale throws a big counter combination but Abrams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bale throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale jabs Abrams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Bale misses.
Taite Abrams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Bale fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Bale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Bale cracks a nice hook into Abrams's ribs.
Abrams is looking to land body kicks.
Abrams throws a leg kick but Bale sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abrams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tony Bale is winning the standup battle so far.
Bale comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bale dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Abrams checks a leg kick.
Bale shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bale lands a leg kick that knocks Abrams off balance momentarily.
Bale lands a jab to the head.
Abrams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bale finds it's way round the side to connect with Abrams's head.
Bale is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Abrams like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Abrams from another fist facial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bale!
Tony Bale 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: gc173
Date: Oct 28, 2017

#R1#
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Bale tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bale throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bale throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bale misses its intended target. #CL2#
Man clinches.
Bale makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Man wants the takedown. Bale is fighting it off but Man persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bale's guard against the cage.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bale swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man throws a strike but Bale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Man is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bale defends well.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T1#
Man keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Bale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bale wants to stand but Man is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB2#
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Man is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Man looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bale puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Man wants to improve his position but Bale is controlling well. #SUB2#
Man actively working from the bottom here.
Bale seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bale frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bale controlling his opponent. #T3#
Bale trying to control but Man is having none of it.
We've been hearing good reports from Bale's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bale controlling from mount.
Man 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.
Man punching from the bottom.
Man has a hand on Bale's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Bale takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Man is desperately trying to improve his position but Bale has a good base and remains in mount.#T4#
Man regains half guard.
Bale takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Man wants to get back to full guard but Bale has passed into side control.
Man tries to buck Bale off but Bale is having none of it.
Man sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Man tries to get to full guard but Bale has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bale with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Man wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bale.
Bale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man feints the counter takedown.
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Bale misses.
Bale misses with a hook
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Bale stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bale throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD2#
Bale tries to sprawl but Man drives through with a takedown into half guard.#SUB2#
Man is looking for submissions but instead, Bale has regained full guard.
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bale wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
Bale is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Man throwing strikes but missing.
Bale seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Man pushing down on Bale's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Man throws a strike but Bale avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bale preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Man postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bale is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Man, into his guard. #REVR#
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy. #T2##SU#
Bale decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Man, up you get!
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD2#
Man drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.#SUB2#
Man thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bale can't do much from the bottom here.
Man lands some shots froms side control.#T3#
Man in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Man is trying to ground and pound but Bale uses the momentary lack of control by Man to regain half guard.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #SUB2#
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bale sees it coming and defends easily.
Bale tries to kick Man off but Man keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Man is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bale is just riding it out for now. Man eventually gives up the hold.
Man not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
Bale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man. #SUB2#
Man seems to be looking for submissions. #SUB2#
Man is working for a submission of some sort. #SUB2#
Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Man seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Skeng Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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#
Man tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bale swivels and escapes.
Bale throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bale thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Bale misses. #CL#
Bale closes the distance and clinches.#BC2#
Man breaks the clinch.
Man shoots in but Bale avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Man gets a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Bale is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bale down to the mat. Bale avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tony Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Skeng Man.
Bale rushes in with a sloppy looking punch #TD2#
and Man decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bale's guard.
Bale is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Man is controlling him. #SUB2#
Man is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bale is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bale has escaped and now he's on top! #REVR##T1##SUB2#
Man looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bale has picked Man up and slammed him! Man can't keep hold of the triangle and Bale manages to pass to side control!
Man is looking for a sweep.#SU#
Bale stands up and beckons Man to his feet.
Man slips a straight right by Bale.
Man tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Bale misses.
Man changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bale is looking to score with low kicks.#CL#
Bale has managed to clinch.
Man tries for a takedown. No joy.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Bale fails to land.
Bale lands a right hand.
Bale gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bale fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bale connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#CL#
Bale rushes Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Man tries to pull guard but Bale won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Bale.
Bale looks to throw an elbow but misses. #BC#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bale.
Bale tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.#T3#
Bale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man tries to move into range but Bale moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#TD2#
Man manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bale on his heels. He'll look to pass Bale's guard now, I'm sure.
Man is looking to pass into half guard but Bale pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bale is in guard.#REVR#
Bale looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bale wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Bale controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bale stopping the sweep attempt from Man.
Skeng Man has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bale looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #SUB2#
Man working for submissions but it's allowed Bale to get to half guard. #SUB2#
Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bale pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Bale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Bale!
Tony Bale 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: Gc 169
Date: Sep 30, 2017

#R1#
Joker on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Mr Joker has been cut.
Joker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale.
Some wild striking there from Bale.
Joker lands a jab to the head.
Joker misses with a hook.
Bale 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.
Bale throws a jab but it's blocked by Joker.
Bale throws a left and a right that both miss
and Joker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bale plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bale.
Joker moves away from the strike by Bale.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD#
Joker dives in and scores a takedown into Bale's guard.
Joker wants to control from the top but Bale keeps moving.
Joker trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Bale manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVB#
Joker has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bale has passed into side control. #T1#
Bale wants to stand but Joker has his arm trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bale controls the position from side control.
Bale tries to stand but Joker is controlling his head. #T2#
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.
Joker is trying to get back to half guard.
Joker is working hard here to advance position.
Bale wants to stand but Joker has his arm trapped. #T3#
Joker can't do much from the bottom here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Joker is looking for a sweep.
Joker wants to control but Bale postures up.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joker shoots in and drives through. Bale sprawls well.
Bale looks to land a combination but Joker avoids it well.
Bale cracks Joker with an open hand slap.#CUT2#
Mr Joker's cut is getting worse.#TD#
Joker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bale's half guard.
Joker scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Joker lands strikes from half guard.#T4#
Joker throwing shots but Bale is blocking nicely.
Bale is looking to improve his position.
Joker slips a nice elbow through Bale's hands, connecting with Bale's forehead.
Bale avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Joker.
Joker trying to control from half guard but Bale is working away.
Joker misses with a head shot. Bale uses the momentum to regain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#ES2#
Bale has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Joker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Joker slows down the pace here.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Bale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mr Joker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Joker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bale was well out of range. Poor timing from Joker.
Joker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bale.
A left lands for Bale.
Bale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Joker.
Bale rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Joker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bale just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joker.
Joker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Joker lands with a cross.
Joker lands a jab to Bale's midsection.
Joker goes for a double leg but Bale avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bale continues to drive forward.
Joker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bale sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Joker. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Joker closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bale to the mat! Bale manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joker postures up.
Bale keeping full guard, as Joker tries to pass.
Joker trying to control the position from guard on top but Bale is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Bale wants to sweep here but Joker controlling him for the moment.
Bale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Joker manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Joker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tony Bale has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bale tries to stand but Joker is controlling from the bottom. #SUB#
Joker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bale gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bale is looking to stand up but Joker won't let him.
Bale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Joker's head.
Joker has a closed guard, preventing Bale from standing up.
We've been hearing good reports from Joker's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Joker 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.#SUB#
Joker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joker is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Joker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#KD2#
Bale cracks Joker with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Joker looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Bale finish him?
Joker just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joker. #CL2#
Joker gets tackled into the cage by Bale. Bale maintains the clinch.
Joker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Joker lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC2#
Bale breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joker is looking to wear down Bale with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bale connects with a good right hand that stumbles Joker. Joker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#
Mr Joker's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Joker scores with a hook to the body. Bale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bale moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#KD2#
Bale feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Joker sprawling to the canvas! Joker rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bale finish him?! #ROC2#
Joker is rocked!#CUT2#
Jeez, Mr Joker's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Bale weaves into range and cracks Joker right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Joker goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Bale is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
In his post fight interview, Tony Bale started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Mr Joker stepped up to the mic, saying 'HahaHAAhaaHha haHAhahaHA haha ha Hahaaha ha ha... haHa.. HA!'.

Event: Gc162
Date: Aug 12, 2017

#R1#
Bale cracks Fredrick with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT2#
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Fredrick takes one to the chin there.
Fredrick closes the distance and clinches up with Bale, looking for a takedown. Fredrick pushes Bale against the cage but Bale circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Fredrick should have avoided that one.
Bale lands a glancing blow to the side of Fredrick's head.#ROC2#
Fredrick is rocked!
Tony Bale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredrick shoots in for a takedown but Bale shows good takedown defense.
Oh Fredrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fredrick blocks a leg kick.
Fredrick seems to have got his legs back now.
Bale defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fredrick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Fredrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredrick gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bale gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fredrick is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bale!
Tony Bale 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.
The defeated Ronald Fredrick had this to say: 'I'll see you soon!!!'.

Event: Gc154
Date: Jun 17, 2017

#R1#
Bale tries to clinch there but Abrams circles away.
We've been informed that Bale 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.
Bale is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Abrams.
Bale scores with a nice right hand.
Abrams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bale throws out the jab.
Abrams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abrams throws a sloppy head kick and Bale moves out of range easily.
Bale throws out a counter right but Abrams avoids it with no problem.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Abrams feints and then cracks Bale's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bale down.
Bale lands a two punch combo. #CUT2#
It looks like Taite Abrams has been cut.
Abrams throws a wild body kick that Bale sees coming a mile off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bale! But no joy.
Bale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abrams.
Abrams throws a head kick that misses.
Bale takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abrams slips a straight right by Bale.
Bale avoids the head kick by Abrams.
Bale throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abrams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bale changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Abrams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bale.#CL2#
Bale closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abrams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bale wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.#T1#
Abrams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abrams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrams misses with the head strike.
Abrams cracks Bale with a nice body shot.
Abrams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Abrams misses with a punch on the inside.
Bale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abrams scores with a shoulder strike.
Bale tries to throw a body punch but Abrams avoids it by throwing Bale back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Bale.
Abrams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Abrams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale blocks an elbow strike.
Abrams scores with a hook to the body.
Bale throws a punch but it's blocked by Abrams.
Abrams lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bale lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abrams backwards. #BC2#
Bale manages to break the clinch.
Bale throws a wild body kick that Abrams sees coming a mile off.
As Bale backs away, Abrams returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#T2#
Abrams misses with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Abrams.
Abrams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Abrams misses with a head kick.
Abrams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good shot there by Bale.
Bale lands a slapping body shot.
Bale swings for the body but Abrams moves out of range.
Crunch! Abrams slams his shin into Bale's torso.
Abrams throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL#
Abrams rushes Bale and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC2#
Bale pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bale throws out a powerful jab.
Bale stalks Abrams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abrams's face. Abrams staggers backwards, shaken.
Abrams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CL#
Abrams closes the distance and clinches.
Abrams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Abrams lands an elbow inside.
Abrams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bale or not.
Abrams tries a body shot but Bale blocks it. #T3#
Bale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bale managing to block the knees to the body from Abrams.
Abrams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Abrams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abrams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Abrams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bale's efforts to push away.
Abrams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bale looks winded!
Abrams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Abrams tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Bale misses with a punch on the inside.
Abrams lands a nice uppercut.
Abrams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Abrams is keeping busy.
Abrams lands a body punch.
Abrams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abrams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abrams pushes off an throws an elbow but Bale leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T4#
Bale misses with a hook to the ribs.
Abrams prevents a body shot from Bale.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abrams has Bale pressed against the cage, preventing Bale from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Bale escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abrams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Abrams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bale misses with an uppercut. Abrams saw that one coming.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#KD#
Abrams lands a big head kick that sends Bale tumbling to the mat! Abrams takes a step backwards and waves Bale back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Abrams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bale has time to react.#CUT#
That has opened up Tony Bale's cut even more.#CL#
Abrams has managed to clinch.
A right hand to the body from Abrams.
Bale is trying to push Abrams away but Abrams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale missing with knees to the body.
Abrams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bale lands a body shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right handed body shot lands from Abrams.
Abrams is working Bale over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taite Abrams dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Abrams looks to land a combination. Bale sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Abrams lands a big head kick that sends Bale to the canvas! Abrams follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taite Abrams!
Taite Abrams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: gc148
Date: May 06, 2017

#R1#
A head kick misses from Bale.
Gordon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bale misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID290K) in the buildup to the fight.
Gordon moves out of range as Bale strikes.
Bale is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight. #CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Bale throws an overhand right that lands on Gordon's shoulder, as Gordon tries to avoid the shot.
Bale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gordon cracks the inside of Bale's front leg.
Bale scores with a sloppy right hand. Gordon should have avoided that one.
Gordon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bale's sensitive parts.
Bale connects with a body shot.
Bale fails to land with a series of punches.
Gordon tries a quick counter leg kick but Bale is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bale tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
Bale lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CUT#
It looks like Darby Gordon has been cut.#CL2#
Gordon pushes Bale up against the cage in a clinch.
Bale misses with a punch on the inside.
Bale is looking to control Gordon's arms but Gordon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bale has his back to the cage.
Gordon prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
Bale working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bale misses with a punch on the inside.
Gordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon misses with some punches.
Gordon told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.#T1#
Gordon prevents Bale from breaking the clinch.
Gordon has a couple of punches blocked by Bale.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Bale.
Gordon lands a nice uppercut.
Bale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bale is trying to break free.
Bale is trying to break the clinch but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bale fails to land.
Gordon tries a body shot but Bale blocks it. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bale doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bale slips under a jab.
Bale misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bale tries to move into range but Gordon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
No joy there for Gordon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bale listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tony Bale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gordon needs to keep his hands up - Bale had a free shot at his head there.
Bale will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gordon scores with a shot to the side of Bale's head.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gordon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gordon works on Bale's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Bale scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon. #BC#
Bale breaks the clinch.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bale manages to avoid it.
Gordon checks a low kick from Bale.#CL2#
Gordon moves into the clinch successfully.
Bale takes a shot to the head.
Gordon throws a head punch that misses.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Bale in his tracks for a moment.
Bale working some nice short punches in the clinch.#T3#
Gordon tries a body shot but Bale blocks it.
Bale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gordon keeps control of Bale as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bale is trying to stall.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bale's defenses. #CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Bale misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Bale blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gordon pushes Bale back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bale.
Bale misses with a body punch.
Bale fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bale avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Bale lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Bale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gordon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Gordon as the two fighters clinch.
Bale throws a punch but it's blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bale backwards.
Bale blocks an uppercut.
Gordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bale wants to get back to striking at distance but Gordon won't allow it.
Gordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gordon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bale wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bale gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good body shot from Gordon.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Bale in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
Jeez, Tony Bale's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bale's brow.
Nice elbow from Gordon.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Darby Gordon!
Darby Gordon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: gc145
Date: Apr 15, 2017

#R1#
Bale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
Horrible takedown attempt by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Bale, which made it look bad.
Bale pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bale enables Man to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bale manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bale working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man looking to pass the guard.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bale is trying to control the position but Man postures up.
Man stands up over Bale, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man connects with a couple of short punches.
Man throws an elbow that misses. Bale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Man's guard. Nice move by Bale!#REVB##T1#
Bale trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Bale must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bale content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bale manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Man has gone for a leg lock! Bale slips out almost immediately though and dives into Man's guard.#REVB#
Bale throws a big right hand that misses.
Bale wanted to stand there but Man had control of the position.
Bale is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Man looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bale with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2##SUB#
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Man is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SUB#
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bale defends it easily.#SUB#
Bale avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bale trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Man is looking for a triangle but Bale pushes his legs off easily. #SUB#
Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions. #T3#
Bale postures up and lands a big shot to Man's brow.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Bale is proving a slippery customer.
Man keeping moving, preventing Bale from controlling successfully.
Bale postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.
Bale lands a couple of digs.
Bale trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
Bale passes Man's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Man tries to roll over but Bale keeps him under control.#SUB#
Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Man punching from the bottom. #T4#
Bale working over Man with some ground and pound. Man looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB#
Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bale pulls his head out easily.
Bale wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Bale is looking to stall here but Man recovers full guard.
Bale scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bale takes a decent strike to the side of the head. #SUB#
Man looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bale passes into half guard. #SUB#
Man is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bale pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Man taking some punishment here, with Bale in his half guard.
Man trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tony Bale will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Bale connects with a body shot that sends Man's belly button to the back.
Bale connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Man tumbling to the canvas! Bale pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Man was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Bale!
After the fight, Tony Bale was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.

Event: gc139
Date: Mar 04, 2017

#R1#
Bale lands a glancing blow to the side of Saraste's head.#CUT#
It looks like Konstantin Saraste has been cut.
Bale misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saraste.
Bale misses with a looping left.#TD2#
Saraste gets the takedown into side control.
Bale tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Saraste misses with a punch to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saraste biding his time, controlling Bale. #SUB2#
Saraste has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Bale has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Saraste scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bale is looking for a way out. #T1#
The referee is taking a good look at Bale as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Saraste! #CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Saraste misses with a punch to the head.
Saraste has the hooks in. Bale is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Well, with Saraste on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Bale is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Saraste misses with an elbow to the head.
Saraste lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Saraste scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Bale is looking for a way out. #CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Saraste throwing sloppy strikes.
Saraste tries to keep control of the position but Bale is staying busy.#T2#
Saraste missing with strikes.
Good control from Saraste.
Saraste has Bale flattened out and is raining down punches. #CUT2#
Jeez, Tony Bale's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Konstantin Saraste!
Konstantin Saraste made sure to mention his sponsor, MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview.

Event: PFC 40: Sigurdsson vs. Evans
Date: Jun 04, 2016

#R1#
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Bale misses with an uppercut.
Bale looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Bale with a hook.
Bale connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT#
It looks like Jimmy Johnson has been cut.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bale sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Johnson looks to move away, Bale throws a big counter combo but Johnson just gets out of the way.
Johnson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Bale.
Johnson scores with a sloppy right hand. Bale should have avoided that one.
Bale tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt. #T1#
Bale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Johnson. #CL#
Bale instigates a clinch.
Bale can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
Johnson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Bale on the inside.
Bale has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bale.
Bale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Bale.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T2#
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Bale bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bale is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bale fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD2#
Johnson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bale sprawls well initially but Johnson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bale defending well though.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bale defending well though.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bale's head.
Johnson is looking to take a break and control but Bale is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson stalling away here and it's allowed Bale to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard. #T3#
Bale is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bale's head.
Bale working a defensive guard here.
Johnson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Johnson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Johnson misses the jab.
Bale throwing a counter right hand but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Bale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnson circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bale looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T4#
Johnson looks to land a right hand but Bale moved out of range.#TD2#
Johnson scores with a takedown into Bale's guard.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Bale uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Bale!#REVR##SU#
Johnson is working an open guard so Bale takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bale throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected. #CUT2#
Tony Bale's cut is getting worse.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Bale circles away easily
and Bale cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tony Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Johnson.
Johnson dives in for a single leg takedown but Bale sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bale lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Bale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimmy Johnson will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Bale slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#KD2#
Johnson cracks Bale with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bale to stand back up!
Johnson throws a hook but Bale blocks it.
Bale tries a head kick but it misses.
Johnson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A big right from Bale misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson digs a good body shot into Bale's ribs.
Bale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bale keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Johnson scores with a jab. Bale acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bale is fending him off so far but Johnson persists. Nope, Bale circles away and we're back to standing.
Bale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice shot lands for Bale.
Bale throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bale as he avoids it easily.
Tony Bale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Johnson.
Johnson is breathing heavily.#T1##KD#
Bale lands a left and a right that send Johnson crashing to the mat, dazed. Bale thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Johnson is rocked!
Bale lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Johnson head around and knocks him out cold! Bale hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tony Bale!
Tony Bale seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: PFC: Fight Night 40
Date: May 14, 2016

#R1#
Nice defenses there by Bale.
Clegane throws the left hand but Bale avoids the punch easily.
Bale moves away from the strike by Clegane.
Bale ducks under a wild hook from Clegane.
Clegane swings widly with a right hand
and Bale counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT2#
It looks like Sandor Clegane has been cut.
Bale looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Clegane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Clegane dodges the punch combination from Bale.
Bale defending well as Clegane loads up on a big left hand.
Clegane jabs Bale to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Clegane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clegane throws out the jab.
Clegane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bale looks to land a body kick but Clegane moved away.
Bale swings widly with a right hand
and Clegane counters with a stiff right hand.
Clegane misses with a right hand
and Bale counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC2#
Clegane is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clegane jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Clegane tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bale counters with a big right hand! Oh Clegane is in trouble here! Bale follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bale!
A victorious Tony Bale thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PFC: Fight Night 38
Date: Apr 16, 2016

#R1#
Nice cross by Taparzo.#CUT2#
It looks like Tony Bale has been cut.
Taparzo lands a body shot.
Taparzo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bale is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bale throws a series of punches but Taparzo avoids them all with ease.
Taparzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taparzo scores with a hook to the body. Bale takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Taparzo ducks under a wild hook from Bale.
Taparzo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bale moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bale throwing a counter right hand but Taparzo manages to avoid it.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Bale has knocked Taparzo down with a huge combo! Bale steps away and waves a wobbly Taparzo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#CUT#
It looks like Luca Taparzo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bale pounces like a tiger and cracks Taparzo with a vicious hook! Taparzo is down but not out! Bale follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Bale!
Tony Bale seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

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