Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: OFC 338: Slater vs BK
Date: Feb 03, 2018

#R1#
Boone lands a nice shot to the body.
Boone throws the left hand but Van Gogh avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Boone pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boone misses with a straight right.
Van Gogh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gogh.
Van Gogh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boone manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Boone. That snapped Van Gogh's head back.
Boone walks into a left hand.
A nice combination there by Van Gogh.
Boone walks into a jab.
Boone misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Gogh!
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Gogh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boone has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Gogh fails with the takedown.
Boone throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Gogh.
Boone scores with a nice body kick. #T1#
Boone swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh has a takedown stuffed.
Van Gogh doesn't manage to clinch there - Boone circles away.
Van Gogh loads up on a big right hand but Boone slips the punch.
Robert Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gogh moves away.
Boone takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Gogh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boone circles away quickly and effectively.
Boone throws a big shot that misses.
Van Gogh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Boone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice sprawl there from Boone as Van Gogh shoots in.
Boone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Van Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boone misses with an uppercut. Van Gogh saw that one coming.
Van Gogh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boone looks to land a right hand but Van Gogh moved out of range.
Van Gogh darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Boone throws an overhand right that lands on Van Gogh's shoulder, as Van Gogh tries to avoid the shot.
Van Gogh seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#TD#
Van Gogh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boone is trying to buck Van Gogh off.
Boone felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Van Gogh is trying to ground and pound but Boone uses the momentary lack of control by Van Gogh to regain half guard.
Van Gogh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boone wants to get back to his feet.
Boone won't allow Van Gogh to pass to mount.
Boone keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Boone is trying to stand back up but Van Gogh is controlling him #T3#
Van Gogh winds up and cracks Boone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Van Gogh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Gogh throwing shots but Boone is blocking nicely. #ES2#
Boone has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Van Gogh is on him like a limpet, forcing Boone back against the cage.
A short right from Van Gogh on the inside. #BC2#
Boone breaks from the clinch.
Van Gogh missing with a left hand there. Boone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.
Van Gogh misses with a hook
and Boone counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Boone 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.
Van Gogh throws a head kick that misses.
Van Gogh lunges at Boone with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Boone's hand.
That kick from Van Gogh tenderised Boone's leg. Boone is trying to keep his angry face on.
We've been told by Van Gogh's head coaches at LOD: Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Van Gogh misses the target.
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.#T4#
A jab from Van Gogh does it's job there.
Boone blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Boone releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Gogh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Boone has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Gogh finds it's way round the side to connect with Boone's head.
Boone connects with a single shot there.
Van Gogh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Van Gogh lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Gogh blocks a head kick by Boone.
Van Gogh takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boone lands a high kick!
A swing and a miss from Van Gogh.
Boone throws a series of punches but Van Gogh moves out of range. #TD#
Van Gogh shoots in and bounces Boone off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Van Gogh is controlling him.
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 Pierre Van Gogh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Boone lands a lovely overhand right.
Van Gogh throws a nice looking combination but Boone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It seemed like Boone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boone staying out of range there.
Van Gogh fails with a takedown attempt.
Boone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Gogh motions for Boone to come forward. Van Gogh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gogh tries to land a front kick but Boone steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Gogh moves out of range as Boone strikes.
Boone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Van Gogh's sensitive parts.
Boone is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh throws a jab but it's blocked by Boone.
Boone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Boone backs up against the cage.
Boone waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands a two punch combo. #T1#
Van Gogh looks to throw the jab but Boone is out of range. #CL#
Van Gogh darts in and clinches Boone up against the cage.#BC2#
Boone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gogh with a poor takedown
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pierre Van Gogh is winning the standup battle so far.
Boone scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Boone misses.
Van Gogh slips a straight right by Boone.
Boone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Boone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Gogh on the side of the head.#KD2#
Boone feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Gogh sprawling to the canvas! Van Gogh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boone finish him?! #ROC2#
Van Gogh is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Boone misses.
Van Gogh throws a combination that misses
letting Boone counter with a right hand.
Oh Van Gogh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boone cracks Van Gogh on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Van Gogh falls backwards against the cage. Boone follows up with more strikes that drop Van Gogh to his knees. Boone keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Van Gogh! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Boone!
Robert Boone seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: OFC 334: Lafayette vs Makaki 2
Date: Jan 13, 2018

#R1#
Van Gogh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redfield is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Gogh 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.
Redfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redfield scrambles back to his feet.
Redfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Redfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Redfield definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
No joy there for Redfield, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Van Gogh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Van Gogh!
Redfield ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Redfield went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Redfield moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Redfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Gogh works the jab nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Redfield as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Van Gogh is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Redfield's half guard.
Redfield is looking to improve his position.
Van Gogh throwing shots but Redfield is blocking nicely. #T1#
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Redfield is working from the bottom.
Redfield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Gogh.
Redfield has hold of Van Gogh's hands but Van Gogh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Van Gogh is thwarting Redfield's attempts to control the position.
Van Gogh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Van Gogh throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Redfield to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Redfield wants to sweep but no luck.
Van Gogh trying to control the position from guard on top but Redfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Gogh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Van Gogh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Redfield's head.#T2#
Van Gogh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Redfield blocks nicely.
Van Gogh prevents Redfield from getting back to his feet.
Van Gogh wants to control from the top but Redfield keeps moving.
Van Gogh advances position into side control!
Van Gogh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Redfield is not content to let Van Gogh control the position.
Van Gogh misses with the ground and pound.
Van Gogh lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Gogh landing a few strikes. #T3#
Redfield defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Redfield takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Redfield is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Gogh wants to control but Redfield is keeping him busy.
Redfield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Redfield is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Gogh throws a strike aimed at the side of Redfield's head but Redfield avoids it well.
Redfield dodges the ground and pound from Van Gogh.
Redfield is trying to get back to half guard.
Van Gogh is putting a hurting on Redfield here, landing some big shots from side control. #T4#
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands a nice forearm strike.
Redfield takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Van Gogh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Gogh working the ground and pound from side control.
Van Gogh lands a few punches from side control.
Van Gogh is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfield taking a bit of punishment here - Van Gogh scoring with strikes.
Redfield is not content to let Van Gogh control the position.
Van Gogh working the head with strikes.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but Redfield slips to the side and avoids it well.
An elbow from Van Gogh crashes against the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Van Gogh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Van Gogh slips under a jab.
Redfield sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Redfield avoids it this time.
Redfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Gogh takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Redfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Gogh lands a nice shot that snaps Redfield's head back.
Van Gogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redfield slips a jab from Van Gogh.
Redfield misses with a head kick.
Redfield takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redfield slips under a jab.
Redfield walks into a jab.
Redfield looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Redfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Gogh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Redfield has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gogh.#T1#
Redfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Van Gogh throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Redfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
A jab from Redfield misses.
Van Gogh takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Van Gogh misses with a straight right.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh cracks Redfield with an open hand slap.
Redfield throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Van Gogh ducks under a wild hook from Redfield.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Redfield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Van Gogh cracks Redfield with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Redfield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Redfield scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Redfield staying out of range there.
Redfield misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Gogh throws the left hand but Redfield avoids the punch easily.#T2#
Good shot there by Van Gogh.
A jab lands there for Van Gogh.
Redfield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Gogh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#TD2#
Van Gogh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Van Gogh stops Redfield from getting back to his feet.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Redfield is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redfield trying to hold on to Van Gogh's head to control him but Van Gogh postures up.
Van Gogh wants to pass the guard but Redfield is defending well.
Van Gogh misses with a head shot. Redfield uses the momentum to regain guard. #T3#
Redfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Gogh trying to control but Redfield is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh lands a couple of elbows.
Van Gogh controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Van Gogh throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Gogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Gogh landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Gogh stops Redfield from standing up. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Van Gogh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Van Gogh landing some decent shots from guard.
Van Gogh connects with a couple of short punches.
Van Gogh trying to control but Redfield is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Gogh chips away with some ground and pound.#SUB#
Redfield looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Redfield keeping moving, preventing Van Gogh from controlling successfully.
Van Gogh slips nicely into half guard.
Redfield is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Van Gogh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Van Gogh has taken the fight to the clinch.
Redfield takes an elbow to the temple.
Redfield throws a knee to the head but misses.
Redfield using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Gogh has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Redfield tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Redfield looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Redfield is trying to stall.
Redfield tries a knee to the head but Van Gogh blocks it.
Redfield avoids the elbow strike from Van Gogh, against the cage.
Redfield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Van Gogh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Van Gogh lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Gogh.
Redfield tries to throw a body punch but Van Gogh avoids it by throwing Redfield back against the cage.
Van Gogh lands an elbow that stopped Redfield in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#
It looks like Chris Redfield has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short left from Van Gogh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh lands an elbow just above Redfield 's eye. #T1#
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Van Gogh lands a hook that snaps the head of Redfield backwards.
Redfield missing with knees to the body.
Van Gogh looking to throw knees to the head but Redfield is blocking nicely.
Redfield blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Van Gogh scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Van Gogh.
Redfield with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Van Gogh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redfield tries to work over Van Gogh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Gogh wants a takedown.
Redfield working aggressively here. #TD2#
Van Gogh jumps into guard, dragging Redfield to the mat.
Redfield stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Redfield.
Van Gogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Redfield is one step ahead there. #T2#
Van Gogh thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Van Gogh striking off his back but it's not causing Redfield any problems.
Redfield with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Redfield stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Redfield is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redfield stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh 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#
Van Gogh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh moves nicely into side control.
Van Gogh fails to land a wild elbow strike. #T3#
Van Gogh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
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.
Van Gogh scores with punches from side control.
Van Gogh working the ground and pound.
Pierre Van Gogh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Redfield is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Van Gogh has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands an elbow.
Van Gogh throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Van Gogh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Redfield some visible discomfort.
Van Gogh looks up at the clock and then as Redfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van Gogh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Van Gogh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Van Gogh scores with punches from side control. #T4#
Van Gogh misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Van Gogh looks up at the clock and then as Redfield takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van Gogh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Van Gogh working the head and body with strikes. #ROC2#
Redfield is rocked!
Van Gogh lands a few punches from side control.
Oh Redfield is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Gogh lands a big left to the face of Redfield, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Van Gogh and another - Redfield is out! Van Gogh stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pierre Van Gogh!
After the fight, Pierre Van Gogh 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.
In defeat, Chris Redfield stepped up to the mic, saying 'The End is Near. No Scratch that, I think it's here.'.

Event: OFC: Blood Night XLVI
Date: Dec 06, 2017

#R1#
Peukalo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Van Gogh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A swing and a miss from Peukalo.
Peukalo looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt
and Van Gogh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peukalo. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Peukalo tries to get set, Van Gogh tries to push him back and clinch up but Peukalo manages to avoid the attempt.#CL2#
Peukalo clinches up against the cage.
Peukalo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but it misses.
Van Gogh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Peukalo.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Van Gogh has had enough of the clinch but Peukalo keeps him there for the moment.
Van Gogh lands a right hand.
Peukalo dodges an elbow strike from Van Gogh.
Our sources have told us that Van Gogh has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A head punch on the inside from Van Gogh fails to land.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Van Gogh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Peukalo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Peukalo fails in his attempt to clinch. #KD2#
Peukalo lands a left and a right that send Van Gogh crashing to the mat, dazed. Peukalo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Van Gogh is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Pierre Van Gogh has been cut.#T1#
Van Gogh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Van Gogh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Peukalo clinches up with Van Gogh and pushes him back against the cage.
Van Gogh seems to have got his legs back now.
Peukalo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Van Gogh backwards.
Van Gogh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Van Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Van Gogh throws a punch but it's blocked by Peukalo.
Peukalo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Van Gogh lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Van Gogh blocks an elbow strike from Peukalo.
Van Gogh tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Peukalo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#BC2#
Peukalo manages to break the clinch.
Peukalo misses with a hook. Van Gogh ducked under it nicely.
Peukalo swinging wildly here.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Peukalo saw that one coming.
Peukalo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T2#
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Peukalo doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Gogh is defended easily by Peukalo.
Peukalo takes one to the side of the head.
Van Gogh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Peukalo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Donk. Van Gogh catches Peukalo right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Peukalo misses.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Peukalo off balance momentarily.
Peukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Gogh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peukalo on the wrong end of a nice hook.#CL2#
Van Gogh tries to keep at a distance but Peukalo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peukalo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Van Gogh.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Van Gogh.#BC#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peukalo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Gogh tests Peukalo's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T3#
Peukalo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh connects with a jab.
Van Gogh looks to land a right hand but Peukalo moved out of range.#CL2#
Peukalo closes the distance and clinches.
Van Gogh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Peukalo lands with a short shot to the head. #BC2#
Peukalo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch combination from Peukalo misses.
Van Gogh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Peukalo under the eye.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gogh tries to counter by clinching up but Peukalo breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Gogh lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Peukalo backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peukalo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Van Gogh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Gogh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Peukalo moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Peukalo moves out of range of the strikes.
Peukalo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Peukalo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A big left from Peukalo misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Gogh as he connects with a hook.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T4#
Van Gogh scores with a sloppy right hand. Peukalo should have avoided that one.
Peukalo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Gogh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Peukalo avoids it easily.
Peukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Van Gogh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peukalo throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Peukalo throws a nice looking combination but Van Gogh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Peukalo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Van Gogh throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Van Gogh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Van Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Peukalo to see if he's OK.
Van Gogh moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Peukalo taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peukalo is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Van Gogh crashes against the mat.
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 Pierre Van Gogh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pierre Van Gogh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##KD2#
Oooooh!!! Peukalo has knocked Van Gogh down with a huge combo! Peukalo steps away and waves a wobbly Van Gogh back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Crack! Peukalo connects with the perfect overhand right and Van Gogh falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Peukalo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Poro Peukalo!

Event: OFC 324: Imbula vs Maneno
Date: Nov 15, 2017

#R1#
Ritter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gogh moves away.
Ritter throws a leg kick but Van Gogh moved away.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ritter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gogh was well out of range. Poor timing from Ritter.
Ritter misses with a low kick.
Ritter misses with a hook.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ritter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Gogh thumps Ritter with a low kick.
Ritter throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Ritter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
Van Gogh lands a glancing blow to the side of Ritter's head.
Ritter fails with the takedown
and Van Gogh counters with a two punch combo.
Ritter walks into a straight right hand from Van Gogh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Ritter misses with a leg kick.
Van Gogh avoids the body shot from Ritter.
Van Gogh misses the jab.
Van Gogh scores with a nice right hand.
Ritter blocks a jab.
Van Gogh scores with a shot to the body.
Van Gogh lands the left hand.#T1#
Van Gogh moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritter. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ritter throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Ritter throws a low kick but Van Gogh avoids it.
Ritter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ritter misses the jab.
Ritter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh checks a low kick from Ritter.
Ritter on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Gogh connects with the punch.#CL#
Ritter closes the distance and clinches. #BC2#
Van Gogh breaks from the clinch.
Van Gogh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ritter misses with a body shot.
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Van Gogh throws a big shot that misses.
Ritter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ritter tries to move into range but Van Gogh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Van Gogh does it's job there.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Ritter saw that one coming.
Ritter was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#CL#
Ritter rushes Van Gogh and presses him up against the cage.#T2#
Ritter misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gogh lands a damaging elbow. #CUT2#
It looks like Sylvester Ritter has been cut.
Ritter pushes Van Gogh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Van Gogh misses with the head strike.
Van Gogh 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ritter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gogh's elbow.
Van Gogh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ritter's defenses.
Van Gogh lands with a right to the head.
Ritter goes for a takedown attempt but Van Gogh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ritter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh wants to counter with a clinch but Ritter pushes him away.
Ritter takes a swing at Van Gogh's ribcage but misses.
Van Gogh misses with a hook. Ritter ducked under it nicely. #CL#
Ritter clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Van Gogh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut.
Van Gogh moves in looking to clinch but Ritter pushes him off.
Ritter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ritter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Gogh misses with a looping right.
Ritter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T3#
Van Gogh missing with a left hand there. Ritter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Van Gogh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ritter moves away.
A slow jab from Ritter misses its intended target.
Pierre Van Gogh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Gogh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ritter.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Gogh.
Ritter throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Ritter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ritter scrambles back to his feet.
Van Gogh blocks a low kick nicely.
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ritter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Ritter saw that one coming.
Van Gogh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Gogh paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut
and Ritter counters with a nice body shot.
Ritter is looking to wear down Van Gogh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ritter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gogh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ritter back to the cage. Van Gogh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Van Gogh scores with a nice right hand.
Van Gogh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T4#
Ritter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Gogh is out of range.
Ritter throws a leg kick but Van Gogh checks it.
Ritter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ritter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Gogh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Gogh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ritter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh tries to counter by closing the distance.
Danga de danga de dang - Van Gogh scores with a four punch combination!
Van Gogh is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ritter had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Van Gogh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slow jab from Ritter misses its intended target.
Ritter doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Gogh circles away.
Ritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ritter. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ritter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ritter misses with a shot to the body
and Van Gogh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ritter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ritter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gogh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ritter's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Van Gogh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sylvester Ritter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Ritter throws a leg kick but Van Gogh checks it.
Decent striking displayed by Van Gogh there.
Ritter scores with a shot to the body.
Van Gogh lunges at Ritter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ritter's hand.
Ritter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gogh moves away.
Ritter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gogh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Van Gogh scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ritter doesn't seem phased though.
Ritter throws a leg kick but Van Gogh checks it.
Van Gogh wants to counter with a clinch but Ritter pushes him away.
Ritter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ritter ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gogh.
Ritter misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gogh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ritter tries to land a leg kick but Van Gogh saw it coming and moves away.
Ritter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
A quick step to the side and Ritter tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gogh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritter.
Ritter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ritter tries to move into range but Van Gogh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T1##CL#
Van Gogh gets tackled into the cage by Ritter. Ritter maintains the clinch.
Ritter has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Van Gogh is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Ritter. #BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ritter misses with a body punch
and Van Gogh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Gogh tries to bum rush Ritter with a series of wild strikes but Ritter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Van Gogh.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh misses with a hook.
Ritter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritter lands a jab to the nose.
Ritter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Van Gogh cracks Ritter with a good 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!
Van Gogh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ritter throws a series of punches but Van Gogh moves out of range. #T2#
Van Gogh moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ritter just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ritter swings for the body but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ritter.
Van Gogh connects with a looping right hand.
Van Gogh slips a jab and a cross from Ritter.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh tests Ritter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ritter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice shot by Van Gogh.#CL#
Ritter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Van Gogh manages to break the clinch.
Van Gogh thuds his shin into the meat of Ritter's side.
Ritter tries to move into range but Van Gogh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T3#
Ritter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh lands an overhand right.
Van Gogh stuffs the takedown attempt from Ritter. Ritter gets slowly back to his feet.
Ritter tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Gogh is able to avoid easily.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ritter.
Van Gogh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ritter under the eye.
Ritter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ritter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Van Gogh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ritter looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ritter moves forwards but Van Gogh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ritter just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gogh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ritter misses with a body shot.
Ritter moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gogh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Van Gogh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ritter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ritter slips a straight right by Van Gogh.#T4#
Van Gogh lands a really nice looking cross but Ritter seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh cracks Ritter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Ritter's head but Ritter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Gogh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Van Gogh scores with the left hand. Ritter knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Gogh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Van Gogh looks to land a left hand but Ritter moved out of range nicely.
Van Gogh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ritter.
Ritter misses with a looping right.
Van Gogh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Van Gogh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ritter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ritter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ritter. Ritter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Ritter misses its intended target.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Ritter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Van Gogh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sylvester Ritter'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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Van Gogh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ritter moves forwards but Van Gogh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ritter wants to clinch.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Ritter's head but Ritter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Gogh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Gogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gogh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Gogh scores with a punch to the head.
Ritter doesn't manage to clinch there - Van Gogh circles away.
Ritter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gogh.
Ritter connects with a body shot that sends Van Gogh's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Ritter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Van Gogh - just one landing.
Van Gogh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Van Gogh misses with a hook.
Ritter misses with a body shot. #T1#
Ritter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Gogh slips under a jab.
Ritter sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Ritter avoids it this time.
Van Gogh throws a series of punches but Ritter avoids them all with ease.
Ritter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
No joy there for Ritter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ritter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ritter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ritter takes one to the side of the head.
Van Gogh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Gogh loads up on a big right hand but Ritter slips the punch.
Ritter lands with a good body shot.
Ritter walks into a left hand.
Van Gogh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Van Gogh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ritter.
Ritter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Van Gogh lands a leg kick that knocks Ritter off balance momentarily.
Van Gogh misses the jab.
Van Gogh throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ritter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Gogh finds it's way round the side to connect with Ritter's head.
A good leg kick by Van Gogh.
Ritter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
It seemed like Van Gogh was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Ritter tries to close the distance and clinch but Van Gogh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ritter swings for the body but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Van Gogh misses with a wild combination.
Ritter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Van Gogh moves out of range of the leg kick from Ritter.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the head.
Van Gogh checks a low kick from Ritter.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Gogh.
Ritter takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ritter doesn't seem phased though.
Sylvester Ritter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Gogh throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ritter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Ritter misses its intended target.
Ritter finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ritter scores with a hook.
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Ritter swings widly with a right hand
and Van Gogh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Van Gogh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Gogh throws a quick inside leg kick.
Van Gogh lands a really nice looking cross but Ritter seems unphased.
Van Gogh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Van Gogh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Van Gogh looks to land a right hand but Ritter moved out of range.
Ritter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Gogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Ritter moves away and avoids it.
Ritter scores with a nice strike.
Ritter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh wants to counter with a clinch but Ritter pushes him away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ritter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ritter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ritter tries to score with a low kick but Van Gogh moves his leg out of the way.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Van Gogh, as that shot connected.
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!
Ritter misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ritter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Gogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ritter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gogh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Gogh scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ritter doesn't seem bothered though.
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Ritter sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Ritter avoids it this time.
Van Gogh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Gogh works the jab nicely.
Ritter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ritter throws a good cross that connects.
Van Gogh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ritter throws a hook but Van Gogh blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gogh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Van Gogh misses its intended target.
Van Gogh jabs Ritter right on the nose. Ritter blinks but takes it well.
Van Gogh works Ritter's body with a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Van Gogh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Van Gogh 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Van Gogh!
Pierre Van Gogh 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: OFC 320: Cyberpunk
Date: Oct 25, 2017

#R1#
Nice shot lands for Garrison.
Good work by Van Gogh as he checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Van Gogh clinches.
Van Gogh blocks a body shot from Garrison.
Garrison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Van Gogh is looking to break free of the clinch but Garrison has double underhooks. #BC#
Garrison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Gogh connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garrison's hands.
Garrison staying out of range there.
Garrison attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Gogh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Garrison throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gogh moves out of range easily.
Garrison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garrison ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a big shot that misses.
As Van Gogh looks to move away, Garrison throws a big counter combo but Van Gogh just gets out of the way.
Garrison walks into a stiff left hand from Van Gogh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garrison staying out of range there.
Garrison appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Gogh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garrison throws a big counter combination but Van Gogh scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Garrison uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
A head kick misses from Garrison.
Greg Garrison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Gogh. That snapped Garrison's head back.
Garrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Nice jab there from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Garrison needs to keep his hands up - Van Gogh had a free shot at his head there.
Van Gogh scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Garrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Gogh misses with a looping left.
Garrison throws a looping overhand right but Van Gogh ducks down to avoid it.
Garrison misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Gogh.
Garrison throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Garrison sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Garrison avoids it this time.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garrison misses with a body kick.
Garrison sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Garrison avoids it this time.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Garrison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garrison lands the left hand.#T2#
Garrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Gogh avoids the head kick by Garrison.
Garrison fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garrison tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Gogh is able to avoid easily.
A big left from Garrison misses. #TD2#
Garrison gets caught flat footed, as Van Gogh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Garrison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Gogh working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Van Gogh is looking to work some ground and pound but Garrison has wrist control.
Van Gogh wants to control from the top but Garrison keeps moving.
Garrison trying to control the position here.
Garrison keeping full guard, as Van Gogh tries to pass.
Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T3#
Van Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Garrison blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Gogh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Gogh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Garrison working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Gogh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garrison is keeping the position for now.
Van Gogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Van Gogh working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Gogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Van Gogh with a nice head shot there.#T4#
Van Gogh throws an elbow that misses. Garrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Van Gogh's guard. Nice move by Garrison!#REVR#
Van Gogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Garrison is one step ahead there. #SUB2#
Garrison is sitting in close to Van Gogh's body. Van Gogh has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Garrison is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Garrison is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Van Gogh.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Pierre Van Gogh!
After the fight, Pierre Van Gogh 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: OFC 314: Jah vs Wyatt II
Date: Sep 27, 2017

#R1#
Van Gogh looks to land a right hand but Avreli moved out of range.
Avreli moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Avreli moves away and avoids it.
Avreli bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Avreli feints the counter takedown.
Van Gogh looks to land a right hand but Avreli moved out of range.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Gogh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Gogh lands a nice hook to Avreli's body. Avreli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Van Gogh misses with a straight left.
Avreli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Van Gogh moves in looking to clinch but Avreli pushes him off.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Van Gogh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Avreli.
Avreli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Gogh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Avreli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Avreli moves out of range as Van Gogh strikes.
Van Gogh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Avreli was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Gogh.
Avreli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.#T1#
Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Avreli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh connects with a looping right hand.
Avreli ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Avreli saw that one coming.
Avreli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decent striking displayed by Van Gogh there.
Avreli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Avreli slips a straight right by Van Gogh.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Van Gogh misses with the combination.
Avreli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've been told by Van Gogh's head coaches at LOD: Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Avreli moves out of range as Van Gogh strikes.
Van Gogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avreli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Gogh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Gogh looks to land a combination but Avreli avoids it well.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Gogh pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Avreli ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws an overhand right that lands on Avreli's shoulder, as Avreli tries to avoid the shot.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Van Gogh misses with a leg kick.
Avreli feints the counter takedown.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Avreli moves away and avoids it.
Van Gogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avreli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Avreli slips a straight right by Van Gogh.
Avreli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Gogh defends it well.
Van Gogh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Gogh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Gogh darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Van Gogh misses with a straight left.
Van Gogh throws the left hand but Avreli avoids the punch easily.
Avreli drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Van Gogh defends it well.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Van Gogh lands with a right hand. #T3#
Avreli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avreli changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Avreli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Gogh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Avreli avoids it easily.
Avreli feints the counter takedown.
Van Gogh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gogh tries to work over Avreli's front leg with a kick but Avreli checks it.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Avreli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Avreli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Gogh throws out the jab.
A jab from Van Gogh does it's job there.
Van Gogh throws a right hand that Avreli ducks under and follows up with a left that Avreli also avoids with ease.
A jab from Van Gogh does it's job there.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Gogh misses the target.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T4#
Avreli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gogh.
Avreli feints the counter takedown.
Avreli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Avreli is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Avreli moves out of range as Van Gogh strikes.
Van Gogh lands with an uppercut that bounces Avreli off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh tries to clinch there but Avreli circles away.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Avreli ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Avreli with the counter takedown but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Avreli avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Gogh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Gogh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Avreli's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Avreli scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Van Gogh dominated that round.
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#
Van Gogh looks to land a left hand but Avreli moved out of range nicely.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Avreli saw that one coming.
And Avreli tries to counter it with a takedown but Van Gogh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Avreli doesn't seem phased though.
Van Gogh lands with a right hand.
Van Gogh looks to clinch #TD2#
and Avreli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Van Gogh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Avreli can do to turn this around?
Avreli postures up.
Van Gogh wants to sweep but no luck.
Avreli is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Van Gogh is controlling Avreli's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh 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.
Avreli slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Van Gogh looking to control. #T1#
Van Gogh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Avreli.
Van Gogh not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Avreli passes Van Gogh's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Avreli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Avreli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Gogh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Avreli drops an elbow to the side of Van Gogh's head.
Avreli is nestled in close to Van Gogh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Van Gogh tries to roll over but Avreli keeps him under control.
Van Gogh is working hard here to advance position.
Avreli trying to control the action but Van Gogh is working from the bottom. #T2#
Avreli drops an elbow to the side of Van Gogh's head.
Van Gogh wants to get back to full guard.
Avreli trying to mount his opponent but Van Gogh defends it.
Van Gogh wants to control but Avreli is keeping busy.
Van Gogh is looking to improve his position.
Avreli working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Van Gogh is looking for a sweep. Avreli is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Avreli is trying to control the action in half guard but Van Gogh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Van Gogh tries to roll over but Avreli keeps him under control.#T3#
Van Gogh is not content to let Avreli control the position.
Van Gogh tries to get to full guard but Avreli has control of the leg.
Van Gogh moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Gogh is on top in guard. #REVR#
Van Gogh wants to pass the guard but Avreli is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Avreli utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #T4#
Van Gogh passes Avreli's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Avreli tries to get to full guard but Van Gogh has control of the leg.
Van Gogh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Gogh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Avreli moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Avreli pulls Van Gogh in close to prevent any damage.
Avreli wants to sweep here but Van Gogh controlling him for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Gogh throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Van Gogh thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 Pierre Van Gogh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Van Gogh throws a poor cross that misses #TD2#
and Avreli counters with a takedown into side control.
Van Gogh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Van Gogh tries to bench press Avreli off him but Avreli keeps the position.
Avreli in side control lands a decent elbow.
Avreli wants to control but Van Gogh is keeping him busy.
Van Gogh tries to bench press Avreli off him but Avreli keeps the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avreli is chipping away with strikes.
Van Gogh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Avreli off and has taken his back!
Avreli turns into Van Gogh and is now in his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avreli scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Van Gogh is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Avreli looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T1#
Avreli won't allow Van Gogh to sweep him here.
Avreli wants to control from the top but Van Gogh keeps moving.
Avreli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Avreli scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Gogh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Avreli's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Avreli with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Van Gogh has his foot on Avreli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Avreli works his way back into a safe position though.
Avreli postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Van Gogh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Avreli working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T2#
Avreli slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mark Avreli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Avreli chips away with some ground and pound.
Avreli scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Gogh looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Gogh, not yet.
Avreli controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Avreli landing some decent shots from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Gogh is on top in guard. #REVR#
Avreli is trying to control the position but Van Gogh postures up.
Avreli working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh is looking to work some ground and pound but Avreli has wrist control.
Avreli wants to sweep here but Van Gogh controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Van Gogh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Avreli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Gogh is pushing down on Avreli's leg trying to pass to half guard. Avreli is fighting to maintain full guard but Van Gogh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Van Gogh prevents Avreli from improving his position.#SUB#
Van Gogh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Avreli is just riding it out for now. Van Gogh eventually gives up the hold.
Van Gogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Avreli defending well though.
Van Gogh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Avreli's head.
Avreli blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #T4#
Avreli gets full guard.
Van Gogh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Van Gogh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Avreli bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Van Gogh's guard. #REVB#
Avreli throwing strikes from guard but Van Gogh blocks nicely.
Van Gogh is trying to control the position but Avreli postures up.
Avreli throwing strikes from guard but Van Gogh blocks nicely.
Van Gogh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Avreli trying to control but Van Gogh postures up.
Avreli regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Avreli.
I think Van Gogh 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Van Gogh!
Pierre Van Gogh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: UGD 72:Arnold Vs Perry
Date: Aug 25, 2017

#R1##CL#
Van Gogh tries to keep at a distance but Ritter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Gogh prevents a body shot from Ritter. #BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gogh slips under a jab from Ritter.
Van Gogh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ritter circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the head.
Van Gogh dips to his left and cracks Ritter with an uppercut!
Van Gogh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ritter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Van Gogh misses with a combination #CL#
and Ritter counters by moving into the clinch.
Ritter struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Gogh controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Van Gogh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Gogh blocks a body shot from Ritter.
Ritter can't find room to land a body shot as Van Gogh controls the action. #BC2#
Van Gogh escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Van Gogh throws a looping overhand right but Ritter ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ritter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ritter throws a jab when Van Gogh was well out of range.
Ritter takes a swing at Van Gogh's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Van Gogh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ritter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ritter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gogh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Gogh checks a low kick from Ritter.
Van Gogh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ritters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Van Gogh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ritter catches Van Gogh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ritter throws a body shot but no joy.
Ritter looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.#TD2#
Van Gogh shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Van Gogh wants to control but Ritter is keeping him busy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Ritter controlling the position well.
Ritter wants to get back to full guard.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh controlling the pace.
Ritter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ritter.
Van Gogh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Gogh landing with the ground and pound.
Ritter is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Van Gogh tries to roll over but Ritter keeps him under control.
Van Gogh misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Van Gogh manages to get to full guard.
Ritter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ritter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#T3#
Van Gogh trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Van Gogh looking to control.
Ritter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Gogh 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.
Ritter sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van Gogh keeping moving, preventing Ritter from controlling successfully.
Ritter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Gogh wants to sweep but no luck.
Ritter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ritter won't allow Van Gogh to sweep him here.
Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ritter throwing strikes but missing. #T4#
Van Gogh wants to sweep here but Ritter controlling him for the moment.
Ritter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ritter wants to control from the top but Van Gogh keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Van Gogh is on top in guard. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ritter is on top in guard. #REVR#
Van Gogh 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.
Van Gogh trying to control the position.
Ritter preventing the sweep.
Ritter tries to free his leg and advance position but Van Gogh is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ritter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ritter wants to control from the top but Van Gogh keeps moving.
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 Sylvester Ritter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2##CL2#
Van Gogh darts in and clinches Ritter up against the cage.
Ritter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ritter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Gogh's elbow. #BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gogh misses with a straight right.
Van Gogh scores with the left hand. Ritter knows he should have avoided that one.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Gogh connects with a looping right hand.
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ritter as he avoids it easily.
Ritter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ritter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gogh connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ritter. Ritter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ritter punishes Van Gogh's body with a nice straight punch.#CL#
Ritter has closed the distance and engaged Van Gogh in a clinch.
Van Gogh wants to break free but Ritter has control. #TD#
Ritter turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ritter working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Van Gogh is trying to get back to half guard.
Ritter trying to control the action but Van Gogh is working from the bottom. #T1#
Van Gogh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Van Gogh's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Van Gogh regains half guard.
Ritter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ritter wants to control but Van Gogh is keeping him busy.
Van Gogh gets full guard.
Ritter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ritter connects with a couple of short punches.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Van Gogh holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ritter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.#T2#
Ritter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Gogh controls Ritter momentarily but Ritter frees himself.
Ritter wants to control from the top but Van Gogh keeps moving.
Ritter stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Ritter wants to control from the top but Van Gogh keeps moving.
Ritter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Gogh looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ritter is one step ahead there.
Van Gogh trying to keep a closed guard but Ritter is proving a slippery customer.
Ritter works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van Gogh wants to improve his position but Ritter is controlling well.
Ritter is nestled in close to Van Gogh, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#T3#
Ritter prevents Van Gogh from improving his position.
Ritter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Van Gogh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ritter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ritter wants to pass to mount but Van Gogh is defending the position.
Ritter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ritter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ritter uses his free foot to push down on Van Gogh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh is squirming around, avoiding Ritter's attempts to control the action.
Sylvester Ritter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Gogh is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ritter working Van Gogh over with strikes here.
Van Gogh tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Gogh wants to hold on but Ritter pushes him away.
Ritter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ritter lands a big elbow. #ROC#
Van Gogh is rocked!#T4#
Ritter postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Van Gogh is out cold - huge knockout for Ritter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sylvester Ritter!
Our winner, Sylvester Ritter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: UGD 68:Man Vs Napoleon
Date: Jul 29, 2017

#R1#
Strong connects with a looping right hand.
Strong misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strong.
Strong chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Gogh tries to bum rush Strong with a series of wild strikes but Strong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gogh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Strong counters with a nice leg kick.
Strong throws out a leg kick but Van Gogh moves out of range and Strong only half commits.
Van Gogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Strong - that will leave a mark!
Van Gogh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've been told by Strong's head coaches at England Fight Club MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Strong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Gogh misses with a double jab.
Strong throws a low kick, looking for Van Gogh's leg but Van Gogh calmly moves out of range.
Strong throws the kick towards the body but Van Gogh avoids it.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strong seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Strong throws a sloppy head kick and Van Gogh moves out of range easily.
Van Gogh tries to counter with a clinch but Strong shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strong steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.#T1#
Van Gogh misses with a double jab.
Van Gogh misses with a straight right.
Strong misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Gogh or perhaps it was just good defense by Strong, which made it look bad.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Strong tries to clinch up.
Strong moves in looking to clinch but Van Gogh pushes him off.
Joe Strong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Strong tries to land a leg kick but Van Gogh saw it coming and moves away.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strong throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Strong throws a jab when Van Gogh was well out of range.
Van Gogh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Strong blocks it.
Strong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh 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.
Strong moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh moves away from the strike by Strong.
Van Gogh misses the jab.#T2#
Van Gogh works the jab nicely.
Van Gogh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Strong. Strong obviously looking to wear him down. #CL2#
Van Gogh moves into range and clinches up with Strong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strong missing with knees to the body.
Strong slows down the pace here.
Strong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Van Gogh tries to clinch but Strong moves out of range.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong throws a wild body kick that Van Gogh sees coming a mile off.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Gogh looks to land a combination but Strong avoids it well.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Strong's head but Strong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Strong wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T3#
Strong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gogh.
Strong misses with a head kick.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
Strong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
As Van Gogh backs away, Strong returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.#TD2#
Van Gogh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Van Gogh misses with the ground and pound.#SUB2#
Van Gogh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Gogh landing a few strikes.
Van Gogh in the domination position with Strong hanging on.#SUB2#
Van Gogh tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Van Gogh has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Van Gogh trying to control the position but Strong is working away. #T4#
Strong controls the position for a moment.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.#SUB2#
Van Gogh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Van Gogh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Strong, who protects the arm well.
Van Gogh throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Strong is not content to let Van Gogh control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Van Gogh dominated that round.
That's time! Strong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Van Gogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strong.
Strong looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Van Gogh throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Strong counters with a nice kick to the body.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Strong blocks it.#CL#
Strong darts in and clinches Van Gogh up against the cage.#BC2#
Van Gogh breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Van Gogh is defended easily by Strong.
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Strong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Van Gogh tries to keep at a distance but Strong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Gogh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Strong is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong lands a body shot.
Strong tries to throw a body punch but Van Gogh avoids it by throwing Strong back against the cage. #BC#
Strong breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Strong misses.
Van Gogh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.#T1#
Strong fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gogh throws an off balance right hand
and Strong counters with a series of strikes. Van Gogh will be more careful next time no doubt.
Strong throws a low kick but Van Gogh avoids it.
Van Gogh wants to counter the offense by Strong and move into the clinch position.
Van Gogh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Strong can pounce on him. #CL#
Strong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Strong working aggressively here.
Strong scores with a knee to the head. #BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gogh throws a big shot that misses.
Strong thuds his shin into the meat of Van Gogh's side.
Strong tries to clinch up but Van Gogh circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Gogh scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh fails with a takedown attempt.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Van Gogh.
Strong tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Gogh avoided it.
Van Gogh scores with a leg kick. #T2##TD2#
Van Gogh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Strong manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Strong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Gogh trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Van Gogh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Van Gogh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Gogh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strong is looking to stand up but Van Gogh isn't so interested in that idea.
Strong is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T3#
Van Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Strong blocks nicely.
Strong lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR##SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Gogh trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
Strong stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Pierre Van Gogh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Strong is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Van Gogh looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Gogh, not yet. #T4#
Van Gogh bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Strong's guard. #REVB#
Strong tries to strike from the bottom.
Van Gogh distracts Strong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Gogh distracts Strong with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strong wants to sweep but no luck.
Strong pulls Van Gogh in close to prevent any damage.
Strong utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Strong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Strong wants to stand up but Van Gogh is controlling him.
Van Gogh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Strong dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##CL#
Strong has taken the fight to the clinch.
Van Gogh working hard to break the clinch.
Strong is struggling to control the position.
A nice left hand lands by Strong.
Strong lands a body shot.
Van Gogh wants to break the clinch but can't.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Strong avoiding damage.
Strong looking to throw knees to the head but Van Gogh is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong misses with a body punch. #BC2#
Van Gogh manages to break the clinch.
Van Gogh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Strong.
Nice body kick from Strong.
Strong scores with a sloppy right hand. Van Gogh should have avoided that one. #T1#
Van Gogh connects with a body shot that sends Strong's belly button to the back.
Strong blocks a jab.
Strong misses with a wild body shot. #CL#
Strong clinches up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Van Gogh as Strong tries to tie him up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.#BC#
Strong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Gogh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Strong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Strong misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh misses with a few strikes there.
Van Gogh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strong pinned against the cage. Strong gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Strong doesn't seem phased though.#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Van Gogh. That snapped Strong's head back. #CL#
Strong clinches with his opponent.
Van Gogh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Strong pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strong quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Strong moves away and avoids it.
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Strong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
Van Gogh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Strong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Van Gogh darts in looking for a takedown but Strong gets double underhooks and turns Van Gogh into the cage.
Joe Strong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Van Gogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Strong slips under a jab from Van Gogh.#T3#
Strong fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Van Gogh on the side of the head.
Strong with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Gogh throws a one two combo.
Strong attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strong.
Strong misses with a leg kick.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Strong saw that one coming.#TD2#
Van Gogh drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Van Gogh is looking to work some ground and pound but Strong has wrist control.
Van Gogh trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh stopping the sweep attempt from Strong.
Van Gogh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SUB2#
Van Gogh drops back, looking for a kneebar! Strong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Strong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Strong! #REVR##T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Van Gogh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Gogh is pressing down on Strong's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Van Gogh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Gogh wants to hit a switch here but Strong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Van Gogh there!
Strong content just to control the position here.
Van Gogh is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strong 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Strong!
After the fight, Joe Strong 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: UGD 61:Palmer Vs Usyk
Date: Jun 10, 2017

#R1#
Buster cracks Van Gogh with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Buster catches Van Gogh right on the button with a cross.
Buster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Van Gogh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A punch lands to the side of Buster 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Buster lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Gogh doesn't seem phased though.
Buster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Buster.
Buster throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Gogh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Buster bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Van Gogh's head backwards.
Van Gogh cracks Buster with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Van Gogh 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!
Van Gogh moves out of range as Buster strikes.
Jab by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Gogh misses with a left hand
and Buster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Buster leaves Van Gogh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Gogh slips a jab from Buster.
Buster moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Buster checks a leg kick.
Buster is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#T1#
Van Gogh lands an overhand right.
Van Gogh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Buster to score with a decent uppercut.
Buster misses with a body shot.
Van Gogh cracks Buster with an open hand slap.
Buster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Buster misses with a double jab.
Nice body punch from Buster.
Buster swings for the body but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Van Gogh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Buster defends well and Van Gogh ends up having to push Buster into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Buster tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Van Gogh is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Van Gogh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buster is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut.
Buster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cyrus Buster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Buster misses with a looping right.
Buster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at *****POLAR***** in the buildup to the fight.#T2#
Buster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
Buster lands a really nice looking cross but Van Gogh seems unphased.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Buster avoids it easily.
Buster is looking to counter the offense by Van Gogh and move into the clinch.
Buster digs a good body shot into Van Gogh's ribs.
Buster throws a hook but Van Gogh blocks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Buster misses the target.
Buster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Buster avoids it easily.
Buster swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Buster checks a low kick from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Buster throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Gogh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Gogh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Van Gogh tries to bum rush Buster with a series of wild strikes but Buster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Buster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Buster looks to land a left hand but Van Gogh moved out of range nicely.
Van Gogh moves away from the strike by Buster.
Buster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Buster scores with a jab.
Van Gogh throws a jab when Buster was well out of range.
Buster misses with a body shot.
Van Gogh takes one on the button.
Buster throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Van Gogh.
Buster throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Buster.
Buster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gogh was well out of range. Poor timing from Buster.
Van Gogh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Van Gogh.
Buster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh thuds his right hand into Buster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#T4#
Van Gogh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A telegraphed right hand from Buster misses the target.
Buster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
Buster throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Buster is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Buster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buster moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Nice straight punches there by Van Gogh. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Gogh.
Buster throws the kick towards the body but Van Gogh avoids it.
Buster throws a big shot that misses.
Buster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Gogh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buster takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Buster cracks Van Gogh with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gogh throws a right hand that Buster ducks under and follows up with a left that Buster also avoids with ease.
Buster turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Gogh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Buster throws out the jab.
Buster is looking to wear down Van Gogh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Buster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Buster dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Van Gogh on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Buster misses the target.
Van Gogh lands an overhand right.
That kick from Buster tenderised Van Gogh's leg. Van Gogh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buster blocks a jab.
Van Gogh misses with a hook.
Buster swinging wildly here.
A big left from Buster misses.
Van Gogh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#TD2#
Van Gogh decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Buster has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Van Gogh is on him like a limpet, forcing Buster back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buster misses with a body punch.
Buster misses with the head strike.
Buster throws a head punch that misses.
Van Gogh takes an elbow to the temple.
Buster misses with some punches. #T1#
Buster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Van Gogh blocks the elbow strike.
Buster working aggressively here.
Buster'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.
Buster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Buster throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Buster lands a hook that snaps the head of Van Gogh backwards.
Buster lands a body punch. #BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch.
Van Gogh looks to land a left hand but Buster moved out of range nicely.
Van Gogh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
Buster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buster throws out a powerful jab.
Buster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Gogh can do to turn this around?
Buster fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Van Gogh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buster slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Gogh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Buster digs a good hook to Van Gogh's body.
Cyrus Buster is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buster just misses with a punch to the body.
Van Gogh misses with a hook. Buster ducked under it nicely.
Van Gogh jabs Buster right on the nose. Buster blinks but takes it well.
Buster tries to land a body kick
and Van Gogh counters with a straight right hand.
Buster shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Van Gogh eats them both and turns towards Buster to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
A combination from Van Gogh does no damage.
Buster misses with an uppercut. Van Gogh saw that one coming.
Buster checks the leg kick.
Van Gogh throws a nice looking combination but Buster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gogh moves away.
Van Gogh slips a jab from Buster.#T3#
Van Gogh takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buster scores with a body shot.
Buster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh scores with a hook.
Buster blocks a jab.
Buster keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Buster. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Buster saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Van Gogh misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh misses with a left hand
and Buster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buster ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a jab but it's blocked by Buster.
Van Gogh misses with a hook. Buster ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Buster was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Van Gogh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Gogh throws a poor cross that misses
and Buster counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Gogh darts in looking for a takedown but Buster gets double underhooks and turns Van Gogh into the cage. #T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Buster takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Buster throws a good cross that connects.
Van Gogh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Gogh is breathing heavily.
Buster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Gogh has his takedown stuffed
and Buster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cyrus Buster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Buster avoids it easily.
Buster throws a combination. Van Gogh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Buster's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Buster duly obliges. #ROC#
Van Gogh is rocked!
Buster misses the jab.
A punch combination from Buster misses. #TD2#
Van Gogh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth. #ES#
Buster sneaks out the side door and pushes Van Gogh away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gogh moves away from the strike by Buster.
Buster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gogh was well out of range. Poor timing from Buster.
Buster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Buster is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Buster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyrus Buster dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Van Gogh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donk. Buster catches Van Gogh right on the button with a cross.
Jab from Buster.
Buster looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Buster misses with a two punch combination.
Van Gogh has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut
enabling Buster to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Gogh misses with a right hand
and Buster counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Van Gogh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Gogh is still on wobbly legs! Can Buster finish him?
Buster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Gogh.
Buster sets himself, and Van Gogh steps forward looking for the clinch! Buster avoids it this time.
Van Gogh seems to have recovered his senses.
Buster lands a leg kick that knocks Van Gogh off balance momentarily.
Van Gogh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Buster uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Gogh.
Buster moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
A big left from Van Gogh misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Buster takes a jab right on the kisser.
Van Gogh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice shot lands for Van Gogh.#T1#
Van Gogh on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Gogh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice jab there from Van Gogh.
Buster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
Buster slips a jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Van Gogh dives in for a single leg takedown but Buster sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Van Gogh listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Buster. Those never looked like landing.
Buster fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Buster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Gogh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Buster takes one on the button.
Buster pivots, looking for a leg kick but Van Gogh is out of range and Buster settles back down.
Van Gogh looks to land a combination but Buster avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buster misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre Van Gogh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Van Gogh misses with a hook. Buster ducked under it nicely.
Buster ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands a lovely overhand right.
Buster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Buster.
Van Gogh throws a right hand that misses
letting Buster counter with a right hand.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh throws a lazy uppercut
and Buster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Gogh doesn't manage to clinch there - Buster circles away.
Buster is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buster is fending him off so far but Van Gogh persists. Nope, Buster circles away and we're back to standing.
Van Gogh misses with a hook.
Buster throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Van Gogh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Buster.
Buster with a jab.
Van Gogh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Buster.
Buster looks to land a right hand but Van Gogh moved out of range.#T3#
Van Gogh looks to clinch
and Buster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Gogh throws an overhand right that lands on Buster's shoulder, as Buster tries to avoid the shot.
Van Gogh gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Buster scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot by Buster.
A lazy left from Van Gogh finds it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buster. That's going to slow Van Gogh down.
Van Gogh defending well as Buster loads up on a big left hand.
Buster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Gogh doesn't seem bothered though.
Buster scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Gogh lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buster slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Gogh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
An attempted straight right counter from Buster misses the target.
Cyrus Buster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Buster fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Gogh checks it well.
Van Gogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buster sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It appears Buster was looking to counter with a kick there.
Buster staying out of range there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Buster, right into the meat.
Cyrus Buster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Van Gogh wants to clinch.
Buster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Buster throws a right and a left that both miss.
Van Gogh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Van Gogh shoots in but no luck this time.
It appears Buster was looking to counter with a kick there.
Van Gogh takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Buster misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Buster.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buster lands with a good body shot.
Buster listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick as Buster jumps back.
Buster scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyrus Buster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Buster 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyrus Buster!
Our winner, Cyrus Buster, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: UGD 57:Sakamoto Vs Sturm
Date: May 13, 2017

#R1#
Nice takedown defense from Van Gogh. No joy for Maafala on that attempt.
Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Maafala uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maafala tries to counter by clinching up but Van Gogh breaks away and moves out of range.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the head.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Gogh throws a right and a left that Maafala avoids nicely.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Maafala's head but Maafala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Van Gogh misses with a right hand #CL#
and Maafala counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Gogh.
Maafala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Gogh.
Maafala displaying some good clinch control by pressing Van Gogh up against the cage.
Maafala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Gogh avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maafala has Van Gogh pressed against the cage, preventing Van Gogh from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maafala is stalling here.
Maafala throws an elbow that misses. #T1#
Maafala swings wildly with an uppercut but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maafala stalling.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maafala takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Van Gogh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Gogh wants to break free but Maafala has control.
Van Gogh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maafala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Van Gogh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maafala tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Gogh avoids the damage to the body.
Maafala tries a knee to the head but Van Gogh blocks it.
Van Gogh working hard to break the clinch.#BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maafala seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#T2#
Van Gogh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Gogh sizes up Maafala with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Maafala tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maafala tries to clinch there but Van Gogh circles away.
Van Gogh misses the jab.
Maafala takes one to the side of the head.
Van Gogh connects with a single shot there.
Van Gogh connects with a right hand. Maafala shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh lands a nice shot to the body.
Maafala is looking to clinch.
Van Gogh with a jab.#CL#
Maafala moves into range and clinches up with Van Gogh.
Knees to the body from Maafala.
Maafala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Van Gogh blocks an elbow strike from Maafala. #BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch.
Maafala slips a jab from Van Gogh.#T3#
Maafala bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maafala is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Van Gogh.
Maafala steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Maafala avoids it easily.#TD2#
Van Gogh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Maafala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Maafala is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh is looking to take a break and control but Maafala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SUB2#
Van Gogh is working for submissions here but there's nothing on. #SUB2#
Van Gogh is working for a submission of some sort.
Van Gogh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
Van Gogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maafala defending well though.
Maafala tries to roll over but Van Gogh keeps him under control.
Van Gogh working over Maafala with some ground and pound. Maafala looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Gogh wants to free his trapped foot but Maafala is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Van Gogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Maafala defending well though.
Van Gogh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maafala keeps working.
Maafala is looking for a sweep. Van Gogh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Gogh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Van Gogh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Nice shot by Van Gogh.
Maafala has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Van Gogh lands a jab to the head.
Maafala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maafala seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Maafala slips under a jab from Van Gogh.
Maafala walks into a straight right hand from Van Gogh.
Maafala moves in looking to clinch but Van Gogh pushes him off.#TD#
Maafala shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Gogh manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Van Gogh has control of Maafala's left arm, preventing Maafala from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Maafala avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Maafala trying to keep a closed guard but Van Gogh is proving a slippery customer. #T1#
Maafala avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #ES#
Maafala manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Van Gogh has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Maafala is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Van Gogh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Gogh cracks the inside of Maafala's front leg.
Maafala slips a jab from Van Gogh.
Maafala changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Maafala tries to clinch but Van Gogh is having none of it.
Van Gogh wants to counter with a clinch but Maafala pushes him away.
Maafala closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maafala moves in looking to clinch but Van Gogh pushes him off.
Maafala ducks right into an uppercut from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Van Gogh misses.
The fighters circling - Van Gogh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Van Gogh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gogh scores with the left hand. Maafala knows he should have avoided that one.
Van Gogh lands with a straight right. Maafala didn't see that one coming.#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!
Maafala is looking to clinch.
Van Gogh loads up on a big right hand but Maafala slips the punch.
Maafala keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Maafala moves away and avoids it.
Itula Maafala is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maafala tries to close the distance and clinch up but Van Gogh swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice combination there by Van Gogh.
Maafala misses with a double jab. #TD2#
Van Gogh bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The strikes coming from Van Gogh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Van Gogh connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Maafala some visible discomfort. #SUB2#
Van Gogh wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Maafala, who protects the arm well.
Van Gogh scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh is looking to take a break and control but Maafala is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3#
Van Gogh working the body and head with strikes.
Van Gogh scoring with punches from side control.
Van Gogh landing a few strikes.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Maafala is working from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Van Gogh.
Maafala parries the strikes from Van Gogh easily there. Van Gogh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Maafala to escape.
Maafala is looking for a sweep.
Van Gogh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maafala tries to bench press Van Gogh off him but Van Gogh keeps the position. #T4#
Maafala is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Gogh throws a strike aimed at the side of Maafala's head but Maafala avoids it well.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Maafala is working from the bottom.
Pierre Van Gogh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Gogh working the body and head with strikes.
Maafala takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.#SUB2#
Van Gogh has hold of Maafala's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Maafala tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Van Gogh cranks the arm and Maafala screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Maafala, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Pierre Van Gogh!
An out of breath Pierre Van Gogh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: UGD 53:Pulkkinen Vs Cotto
Date: Apr 15, 2017

#R1#
Van Gogh throws a series of punches but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Van Gogh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilson somewhat.
Van Gogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wilson throws a head kick but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Van Gogh wants to counter with a clinch but Wilson pushes him away.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Van Gogh has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Wilson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Van Gogh wants to slow Wilson down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Gogh moves out of range of the body kick from Wilson.
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Gogh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Gogh is out of range.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wilson misses with a low kick.
Wilson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White's ELITE Fitness Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Wilson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Van Gogh.
Wilson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Gogh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#TD2#
Wilson gets caught flat footed, as Van Gogh shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#T1#
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Van Gogh is proving a slippery customer.
Van Gogh trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh throwing strikes but missing.
Van Gogh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Van Gogh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Van Gogh postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
Van Gogh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Van Gogh is one step ahead there.
Wilson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #T2##SUB#
Wilson looking for a triangle here. Van Gogh is fighting it but it looks tight! Wilson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Van Gogh is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sam Wilson!
A relieved looking Sam Wilson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DUEL#46 Hardy vs Morgan
Date: Feb 25, 2017

#R1#
Van Gogh shoots for a takedown but Boone saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Gogh misses with a looping left.
Boone misses with a straight left.
Van Gogh misses with a double jab.
Boone throws a hook but Van Gogh blocks it.
Boone needs to keep his hands up - Van Gogh had a free shot at his head there.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Van Gogh slips the punch.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boone throws the left hand but Van Gogh avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boone momentarily.
Boone misses the jab.
Van Gogh avoids the body shot from Boone.
Van Gogh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boone throws a series of punches but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Van Gogh cracks Boone with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Van Gogh looks to score with a jab to the body but Boone is just out of range.
Boone throws a counter combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boone throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh misses with a two punch combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boone! But no joy.#T1#
Van Gogh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boone is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boone.
Boone lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've been told by Van Gogh's head coaches at LOD: Scrap Squad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd cheers as Boone lands an impressive looking overhand right. Van Gogh doesn't seem phased though.
Boone lands a jab to the nose.
Van Gogh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good shot there by Boone.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
Boone 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.
Boone throws a hook but Van Gogh avoids it easily.
Van Gogh with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boone misses with a straight right.
Robert Boone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boone scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Van Gogh misses with a two punch combination.
Van Gogh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gogh throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Boone as he jumps to the side. #T2#
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the head.
Van Gogh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boone at a distance.
Van Gogh throws a lazy uppercut
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Gogh throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boone counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Van Gogh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gogh 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.
Van Gogh throws a right hand that misses
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Boone lands with a straight right. Van Gogh didn't see that one coming.
Van Gogh moves out of range as Boone strikes.
Van Gogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gogh fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Van Gogh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Van Gogh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Boone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Gogh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Boone defends well and Van Gogh ends up having to push Boone into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T3#
Boone with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Gogh to score with a decent uppercut.
Boone throws out a powerful jab.
Boone slaps away a takedown attempt from Van Gogh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh misses with a hook
and Boone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boone 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.
Boone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boone misses with an uppercut.
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Boone as he avoids it easily.
Boone looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Van Gogh moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gogh misses with a straight right.
Van Gogh scores with a jab. Boone acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Boone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
Boone connects with a single shot there.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boone moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Gogh scores with a one two! Boone had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Van Gogh ducks under a wild hook from Boone.
Van Gogh shoots in for a double leg but Boone sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Boone loads up on a big right hand but Van Gogh slips the punch.
Boone throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Gogh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boone on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Van Gogh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boone stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#KD2#
Boone sends Van Gogh crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Boone is motioning to the referee to let Van Gogh up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#ROC2#
Van Gogh is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gogh lands a jab to Boone's midsection.
Oh Van Gogh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boone throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gogh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gogh seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Gogh takes a jab right on the kisser. #KD2#
Boone feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Van Gogh sprawling to the canvas! Van Gogh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Boone finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Boone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Boone's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Van Gogh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boone scrambles back to his feet.#KD2#
Boone drops Van Gogh with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Van Gogh looks back up at him and smiles so Boone waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Van Gogh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Boone tries to avoid it but Van Gogh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Boone to the ground. Boone escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Van Gogh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Van Gogh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boone counters with a straight right hand.
Van Gogh misses with a lunging right hand
and Boone scores with a counter punch that sends Van Gogh to the canvas! Boone smells blood - he's punishing Van Gogh with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Van Gogh has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robert Boone!
During a confident post fight interview, Robert Boone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DUEL#40 Armis vs Gaultier
Date: Feb 04, 2017

#R1#
Crimson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Crimson's head but Crimson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crimson lands a high kick!
Van Gogh dodges the punch combination from Crimson.
Van Gogh cracks Crimson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt - Crimson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've been hearing reports that Crimson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crimson connects with a body shot that sends Van Gogh's belly button to the back.
Van Gogh throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Crimson to counter with a crisp jab.
Crimson looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Crimson misses with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crimson slips a straight right by Van Gogh.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Crimson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
No joy there for Crimson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands a glancing blow to the side of Crimson's head.
Crimson scores with a head kick. Van Gogh tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Culver Crimson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Van Gogh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crimson misses with a few strikes there.
Crimson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Gogh wants to counter with a clinch but Crimson pushes him away.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crimson.
Van Gogh 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.
Crimson lands with a kick to the temple. Van Gogh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Van Gogh throws a series of punches but Crimson moves out of range.
Crimson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crimson looks to land a combination but Van Gogh avoids it well.
Crimson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes from Van Gogh. Those never looked like landing. #TD2#
Van Gogh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crimson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Van Gogh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2##SUB2#
Van Gogh is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Crimson still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Crimson has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Van Gogh tries to buck Crimson off but Crimson is having none of it.
Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crimson wants to stand but Van Gogh has his arm trapped.
Van Gogh tries to bench press Crimson off him but Crimson keeps the position.
Van Gogh trying his best to control but Crimson has mounted him.
Van Gogh regains half guard.
Van Gogh is looking to improve his position.
Van Gogh regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3#
Van Gogh wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Van Gogh working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Crimson has passed into half guard!
Van Gogh tries to roll over but Crimson keeps him under control.
Van Gogh is still trying to improve position.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Van Gogh gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Van Gogh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Gogh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Van Gogh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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 Culver Crimson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Van Gogh misses with the combination.
Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
Crimson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crimson tries a head kick but it misses.
Crimson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
Van Gogh lands with an overhand left.
Crimson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Van Gogh lands a head shot.
Culver Crimson is winning the standup battle so far.#TD2#
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Van Gogh working the head and body with strikes.
Van Gogh wants to control but Crimson is keeping him busy.
Van Gogh misses with a head shot. Crimson uses the momentum to regain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gogh throws a big right hand that misses. #T1#
Van Gogh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Van Gogh throws a strike but Crimson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Van Gogh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Van Gogh is looking to sweep but instead, Crimson has passed into half guard.
Van Gogh trying to control but Crimson postures up.
Crimson wants to get back to his feet.
Van Gogh wants to get back to full guard but Crimson has mounted him!#T2#
Van Gogh can't escape the position.
Van Gogh is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Van Gogh keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Van Gogh regains half guard.
Crimson prevents Van Gogh from improving his position.
Van Gogh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T3##SUB2#
Van Gogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Gogh is looking to get back to full guard here but Crimson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Van Gogh is looking for a sweep.
Van Gogh keeps trying to improve his position.
Van Gogh tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Crimson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Van Gogh is looking to get to half guard.#T4##SU#
Crimson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick but Crimson checks it.
The crowd cheers as Van Gogh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crimson doesn't seem phased though.
Van Gogh fails to land with a series of punches.
Crimson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Gogh avoids a punch combination nicely.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Crimson misses the target.
Crimson jabs Van Gogh to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crimson.
Van Gogh takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Van Gogh misses.
Crimson misses with a wild combination.
Crimson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Gogh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Culver Crimson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Van Gogh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crimson.
Van Gogh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Gogh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crimson stuffs the takedown.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Crimson's head but Crimson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crimson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crimson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #KD#
Crimson drops Van Gogh with a left right combo! Crimson follows him down to the ground into side control. #ROC#
Van Gogh is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh is trying to get back to half guard.
Van Gogh is still in real trouble! Can Crimson finish him?
Van Gogh manages to get back to half guard.
Van Gogh seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gogh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Gogh is trying to get back to full guard.
Culver Crimson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
Van Gogh is looking to get back to full guard here but Crimson has managed to pass to side control instead.
Van Gogh gets back to half guard.
Crimson prevents Van Gogh from improving his position.
Van Gogh is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Crimson jumps into side control!
Van Gogh tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Crimson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Van Gogh gets back to half guard.
Pierre Van Gogh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2##SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh tries to roll over but Crimson keeps him under control.
Van Gogh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Van Gogh is looking to control Crimson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Gogh avoid being mounted?
Van Gogh wants to get back to full guard.
Van Gogh works his way to full guard. Good work.#SU#
Crimson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Van Gogh, up you get! #T3#
Van Gogh looks to land a combination but Crimson avoids it well.
Crimson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crimson lands with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crimson!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crimson!
Van Gogh takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Van Gogh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crimson ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh ducks under a wild hook from Crimson.
Van Gogh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Crimson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Gogh with a jab.
Crimson lands with a slapping head kick.
Crimson lands a head kick!
Van Gogh throws an overhand right that lands on Crimson's shoulder, as Crimson tries to avoid the shot.
Crimson moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Gogh catches Crimson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crimson throws a right and a left that Van Gogh avoids nicely.
Crimson throws a head kick but Van Gogh moves out of range. #T4#
A jab lands there for Van Gogh.
Crimson with a nice cross.#TD2#
Crimson gets caught napping as Van Gogh dives in and scores a takedown. Crimson manages to retain guard.#ES#
The fighters are working up against the cage. Crimson manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#BC2#
Van Gogh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Van Gogh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Van Gogh misses. #TD2#
Van Gogh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Van Gogh showed some decent athleticism there.
Crimson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gogh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crimson's head.
Van Gogh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Culver Crimson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crimson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Van Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots.

And that's the end of the fight!
Culver Crimson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crimson 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Culver Crimson!
A very excited looking Culver Crimson 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: DUEL#35 Riccuito vs Heidegger
Date: Jan 15, 2017

#R1#
Hari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Hari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hari fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Gogh in the body.
Hari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Gogh wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Van Gogh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hari misses with a body kick.
Hari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Van Gogh connects with the punch.
Hari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gogh.
Hari's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hari's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hari looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Gogh throws a jab but it's blocked by Hari.
Hari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hari tries to clinch up but Van Gogh circles away and keeps his distance.
As Hari tries to get set, Van Gogh tries to push him back and clinch up but Hari manages to avoid the attempt.
Van Gogh avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #TD#
Van Gogh closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Hari quickly recovers to half guard.#SUB#
Van Gogh seems to be working for a kimura but Hari defends the submission attempt.
Van Gogh controlling the pace.
Hari missing with punches from the bottom.
Hari flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage. #T1#
Van Gogh working the head and body with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Van Gogh connects with a nice short shot to Hari's temple.
Van Gogh prevents Hari from improving his position.
Van Gogh looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hari is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.
Van Gogh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Van Gogh looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hari is trying to escape the mount.
Hari is in a horrible position here. Van Gogh smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Van Gogh tries to control but Hari wriggling away.
Van Gogh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hari flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing that Van Gogh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Van Gogh lands a big elbow. #ROC#
Hari is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Gogh looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hari covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Van Gogh!
An out of breath Pierre Van Gogh thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DUEL#31 Myles vs Armis
Date: Dec 24, 2016

#R1#
Van Gogh throws a good cross that connects.
Van Gogh takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie. #TD2#
Van Gogh shoots in and gets a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Van Gogh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB#
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Van Gogh looking to sit in guard and control but Gracie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Van Gogh is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
Van Gogh preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for subs off his back but Gracie has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!#SUB#
Gracie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Gogh defends it well. #T1#
Van Gogh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Gogh wants to get back to full guard but Gracie has mounted him!
Van Gogh working to try and regain half guard.
Gracie tries to control but Van Gogh wriggling away.
Van Gogh is looking to get to half guard.
Van Gogh is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#SUB#
Gracie goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Van Gogh turns into him and now he's in Gracie's guard. #T2#
Van Gogh postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it. #SUB#
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Van Gogh defends easily.
Van Gogh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Gogh scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Gogh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Gogh working some strikes from top position.
Gracie trying to control the position.
Van Gogh throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Gogh wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving. #T3##SUB#
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Van Gogh gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh postures up and lands a big shot to Gracie's brow.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB#
Gracie is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Van Gogh frees his head nicely. Oh but Gracie has switched to an armbar! Van Gogh is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Wayne Gracie!
A victorious John Wayne Gracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DUEL#24 Lopez vs Matthews
Date: Nov 27, 2016

#R1#
Van Gogh lands with a right hand. #CUT2#
It looks like Simon Vale has been cut.
Vale misses with a wild combination.
Vale punishes Van Gogh's body with a nice straight punch.
Van Gogh shoots for a takedown but Vale saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vale displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Van Gogh.
Vale lands with an overhand left.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vale looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Vale has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Factory in the buildup to the fight.
Van Gogh swings widly with a right hand
and Vale connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vale throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Van Gogh 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.
Vale lands a right 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!#TD#
Vale closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Van Gogh wants to control but Vale is keeping busy.
Van Gogh is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vale winds up and cracks Van Gogh with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Van Gogh moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vale throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Vale trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Gogh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vale preventing the sweep.
Vale has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vale cracks Van Gogh with a solid left hand.
Van Gogh has momentary wrist control but Vale slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB2#
Van Gogh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vale stopping the sweep attempt from Van Gogh.
Vale scoring with some ground and pound.
Van Gogh looking for a sweep. Not yet Van Gogh, not yet. #SUB2#
Van Gogh working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Vale doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Vale manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T2#
Van Gogh keeping moving, preventing Vale from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Gogh tries to strike from the bottom.
Vale lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Gogh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Vale scoring with punches to the head and body.
Van Gogh is trying to keep Vale in close.
Vale chips away with some ground and pound.
Vale distracts Van Gogh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#SUB2#
Vale has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Van Gogh to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Vale is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Van Gogh pulls down on the head and he's put Vale to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pierre Van Gogh!
Pierre Van Gogh decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: Death Squad 354:Koko v Morgan
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Van Gogh moves out of range as Leopoldo strikes.
Van Gogh throws a series of strikes that have Leopoldo backpedaling. #CUT2#
It looks like Pedro Aristides Leopoldo has been cut.
Van Gogh lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Gogh scores with a jab. Leopoldo acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #TD2#
Van Gogh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Leopoldo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Leopoldo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Leopoldo.#SUB#
Leopoldo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Leopoldo tries to strike from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Gogh tries to free his leg and advance position but Leopoldo is retaining full guard.
Leopoldo has momentary wrist control but Van Gogh slips an elbow through the middle.#SUB#
Leopoldo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Gogh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Van Gogh pushes down on Leopoldo's leg and manages to get into half guard.#SUB2#
Van Gogh is trying to work for a kimura but Leopoldo is defending well. #T1##SUB2#
Van Gogh is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leopoldo defends it well.
Leopoldo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Van Gogh wants to pass the guard but Leopoldo is keeping the position.
Van Gogh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Gogh passes Leopoldo's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #SUB2#
Van Gogh is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Leopoldo is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pierre Van Gogh!
Post fight, Pierre Van Gogh took to the microphone: 'Whether I get it or not; I'm looking for the finish. I will always try and bring excitement to my fights. '.

Event: Death Squad 347:Papu v Snuka
Date: Oct 08, 2016

#R1#
Van Gogh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Van Gogh seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.#TD2#
Chung changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Van Gogh looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB2#
Chung working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Chung tries for a kimura but Van Gogh is defending well.
Van Gogh manages to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Chung wants to work for an arm triangle but Van Gogh is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Van Gogh is looking to control Chung's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Gogh avoid being mounted?
Van Gogh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Gogh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh working a defensive guard here.
Chung stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Van Gogh swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Chung drops back, looking for a kneebar! Van Gogh looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Van Gogh looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Van Gogh! #REVR##T1#
Chung manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. #SUB2#
Chung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Van Gogh pulls his head out easily. #SUB2#
Chung looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Chung looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Van Gogh.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Van Gogh seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Gogh lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Van Gogh connects with a nice short shot to Chung's temple. #ROC#
Chung is rocked!
Van Gogh scores with a big shot! Chung's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Chung! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Van Gogh!
As Pierre Van Gogh got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Whether I get it or not; I'm looking for the finish. I will always try and bring excitement to my fights. '.

Event: Death Squad 336:Duffy v Baba
Date: Sep 03, 2016

#R1#
Tua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Gogh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gogh takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Gogh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gogh was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Van Gogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Van Gogh lands a jab to the nose.
Van Gogh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Van Gogh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Van Gogh tries to counter it with a takedown but Tua pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A shot to the liver by Van Gogh. Beautiful body shot.
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tua fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Gogh blocks a jab.
Van Gogh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tua defends well and Van Gogh ends up having to push Tua into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Van Gogh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tua with a nice cross.
Van Gogh has a takedown stuffed.
Fatu Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Van Gogh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tua throws a solid leg kick but Van Gogh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tua.#T1#
A slow jab from Van Gogh misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Tua misses its target.
Tua takes a swing at Van Gogh's ribcage but misses.
Van Gogh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Gogh slips under a jab.
Tua paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tua works Van Gogh's body with a nice hook.
Tua's jab looks to have found its range, popping Van Gogh under the eye.
Tua looks to throw the jab but Van Gogh is out of range.
Van Gogh ducks under a wild hook from Tua.
Tua takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Tua is predictable there #TD2#
and Van Gogh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tua!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gogh is trying to ground and pound but Tua uses the momentary lack of control by Van Gogh to regain half guard.
Van Gogh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Gogh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T2#
Tua is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Van Gogh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Van Gogh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Van Gogh seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Gogh throws a strike but Tua avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Van Gogh is in close to Tua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Van Gogh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Van Gogh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Gogh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tua swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Van Gogh trying to control but Tua is working from the bottom. #T3#
Van Gogh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tua haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Van Gogh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tua is keeping the position for now.
Tua is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tua controlling Van Gogh's posture. #ES#
Tua manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.#BC#
Tua pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Tua uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
Van Gogh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Van Gogh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Van Gogh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tua throws out the jab.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tua. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Gogh tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Gogh jabs Tua right on the nose. Tua blinks but takes it well.
Van Gogh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tua slips a jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh moves out of range as Tua strikes.
Van Gogh lands with a straight right. Tua didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua needs to keep his hands up - Van Gogh had a free shot at his head there.
Van Gogh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Tua misses.
Van Gogh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gogh dives in and grabs Tua's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tua pushes down on Van Gogh's head and hops out.
Van Gogh bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tua's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre Van Gogh will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tua's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Van Gogh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tua swivels and escapes.
Van Gogh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tua under the eye.
Van Gogh lands with an uppercut that bounces Tua off the cage and back into range.
Van Gogh throws a nice looking combination but Tua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Gogh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tua. Tua obviously looking to wear him down.
A punch lands to the side of Tua 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pierre Van Gogh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Gogh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tua.
Van Gogh staying out of range there.
Van Gogh connects with a crisp jab.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tua has time to react.
Van Gogh cracks Tua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gogh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua.
Van Gogh has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Gogh digs a good body shot into Tua's ribs.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Gogh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tua swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tua fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Van Gogh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Gogh ducks right into an uppercut from Tua.
Tua lands a jab.
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt - Tua sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fatu Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Van Gogh with a poor takedown
and Tua counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tua.
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tua is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by Tua. Beautiful body shot.
Van Gogh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tua.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Gogh throws a series of punches but Tua avoids them all with ease.
Tua stuns Van Gogh with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Van Gogh misses with an uppercut. Tua saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Tua misses the target.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Van Gogh might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua leaves Van Gogh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T2#
Van Gogh moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tua misses with a series of wild punches.
Tua moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Gogh scores with a decent looking hook.
Van Gogh scores with a one two! Tua had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tua throws a nice looking combination but Van Gogh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tua takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tua connects with a looping right hand.
Tua misses with a hook. Van Gogh ducked under it nicely.
Tua misses with a hook.
Van Gogh drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tua defends it well.
Van Gogh shoots in and drives through. Tua sprawls well.
Van Gogh cracks Tua with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T3#
Tua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tua misses with a body shot.
Van Gogh connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Van Gogh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tua manages to avoid it.
Tua wants to land a leg kick but Van Gogh is out of range.
A big right from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tua has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tua there as he acknowledges the shot.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A big left from Tua misses.
Tua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Gogh. That snapped Tua's head back.
Van Gogh fails with a takedown attempt.
Van Gogh with a hook.#T4#
Tua lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Tua tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tua misses the shot to the body.
Van Gogh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tua has time to react.
Van Gogh throws a body punch but Tua moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Van Gogh there.
Tua shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Van Gogh misses.
Van Gogh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tua defends it nicely.
Tua swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tua moves out of range of the strikes.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
Van Gogh with a nice cross.
Van Gogh looks for a takedown but Tua sprawls well.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pierre Van Gogh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Tua misses the jab.
Tua throws the left hand but Van Gogh avoids the punch easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tua.
Tua throws the left hand but Van Gogh avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Gogh will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Van Gogh lands with a hook. Tua tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Gogh tests Tua's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big left from Tua misses.
Van Gogh just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Tua wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Van Gogh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tua circles away.
Tua throws a jab but it's blocked by Van Gogh.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh cracks Tua with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Gogh moves away from the strike by Tua.
Tua darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Tua throws the left hand but Van Gogh avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh 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.
Tua throws out a loose jab but Van Gogh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Gogh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tua looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Horrible takedown attempt by Van Gogh or perhaps it was just good defense by Tua, which made it look bad.
Tua throwing a counter right hand but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
Fatu Tua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Tua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tua misses with a body shot.
And Van Gogh tries to counter it with a takedown but Tua pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Van Gogh throws a hook to the side of Tua's head but Tua sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tua throws a lazy right hand but Van Gogh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jab from Van Gogh.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Gogh was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Tua looks to land a left hand but Van Gogh moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Tua misses its intended target.
Tua scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tua throws a hook but Van Gogh avoids it easily.#T2#
Van Gogh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tua jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Gogh misses with a two punch combination.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Van Gogh shoots in and drives through. Tua sprawls well.#TD2#
Tua gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Gogh postures up in Tua's guard and throws a big left but Tua blocks it.
Tua is pulling down on Van Gogh's head to control his posture.
Van Gogh is looking to work some ground and pound but Tua has wrist control.
Van Gogh wants to control from the top but Tua keeps moving.
Van Gogh lands a couple of elbows.#T3#
Tua looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Pierre Van Gogh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Van Gogh throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Gogh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Van Gogh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Van Gogh looking to pass the guard.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Van Gogh throwing strikes from guard but Tua blocks nicely.
Tua keeping moving, preventing Van Gogh from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Gogh tries to clinch but Tua is having none of it.
Tua throws an overhand right that lands on Van Gogh's shoulder, as Van Gogh tries to avoid the shot.
Van Gogh is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Van Gogh misses with a hook
and Tua cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fatu Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Gogh throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Gogh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Van Gogh lands with a right hand.
Van Gogh lands with an uppercut that bounces Tua off the cage and back into range.
Van Gogh slips under a jab from Tua.
Van Gogh shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Good exchange - Van Gogh coming out on top.
Tua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Van Gogh.#KD#
Tua lands a big right hand that sends Van Gogh crashing to the mat! Tua stays standing though and waves Van Gogh back to his feet!#ROC#
Van Gogh is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Pierre Van Gogh has been cut.
Van Gogh walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Tua! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Fatu Tua!
Fatu Tua 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: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 21, 2016

#R1#
Van Gogh looks for a takedown but Aokiji sprawls well.
Aokiji misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Van Gogh tries for a takedown but Aokiji circles away easily
and Aokiji counters with a leg kick. #TD#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Aokiji enables Van Gogh to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Aokiji manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Gogh works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Aokiji is working from the bottom.
Van Gogh misses with a head shot. Aokiji uses the momentum to regain guard.
Van Gogh stopping the sweep attempt from Aokiji.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Aokiji's head.
Van Gogh throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Gogh preventing the sweep. #T1#
Van Gogh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aokiji tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Van Gogh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Aokiji avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Van Gogh.
Van Gogh in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aokiji is trying to control Van Gogh's posture but Van Gogh avoids it.
Van Gogh lands a decent elbow from side control.
Van Gogh creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Aokiji sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Aokiji parries the strikes from Van Gogh easily there. Van Gogh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aokiji to escape.
Aokiji is not content to let Van Gogh control the position. #T2#
Van Gogh throws a strike aimed at the side of Aokiji's head but Aokiji avoids it well.
Van Gogh looks up at the clock and then as Aokiji takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Van Gogh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Van Gogh tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Van Gogh cracks Aokiji with a big right hand but Aokiji just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Van Gogh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Aokiji keeps working.
Van Gogh working the ground and pound but Aokiji is defending the strikes.
Aokiji wants to control but Van Gogh postures up.
Aokiji is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh lands some shots froms side control.#T3#
Aokiji taking punishment in the form of punches.
Van Gogh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Aokiji to see if he's OK.
Van Gogh advances nicely into full mount.
Aokiji is desperately trying to improve his position but Van Gogh has a good base and remains in mount.
Van Gogh thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Van Gogh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aokiji's face.
Van Gogh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Aokiji looks a forlorn figure.
Van Gogh cracks Aokiji with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Van Gogh postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Aokiji badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Van Gogh around the waist but Van Gogh pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Van Gogh is the winner by TKO! Van Gogh jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Van Gogh!
Pierre Van Gogh thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: UGD 11: 2000 Seater
Date: Jun 25, 2016

#R1#
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akainu but Akainu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice jab there from Akainu.
Akainu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Gogh.
Akainu scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Akainu.
Van Gogh dives in for a single leg takedown but Akainu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Akainu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Akainu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akainu cracks the inside of Van Gogh's front leg.
Akainu with a hook.
Akainu connects with a single shot there.
Van Gogh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Akainu's waist but Akainu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Van Gogh off to one side.
Sakazuki Akainu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Van Gogh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akainu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Van Gogh has time to react.
Van Gogh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Akainu defends it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Gogh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Akainu - the referee stops the clock and Van Gogh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Akainu. Van Gogh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.#T1#
No luck for Van Gogh with that takedown attempt.
Van Gogh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#KD#
Akainu connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Van Gogh to the floor! Akainu dives in looking for the finish!#ROC#
Van Gogh is rocked!
Akainu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Gogh is still in real trouble! Can Akainu finish him?
Akainu looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van Gogh keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Van Gogh seems to have recovered his senses.
Van Gogh is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Van Gogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Gogh is trying to get back to full guard.#T2##SUB#
Akainu is looking for a kimura but Van Gogh is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Akainu to get the leverage.
Akainu is trying to control. Van Gogh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Gogh wants to improve his position but Akainu is controlling well. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Van Gogh taking some punishment here, with Akainu in his half guard.
Van Gogh is not content to let Akainu control the position.#SUB#
Akainu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Van Gogh doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Akainu.
Van Gogh tries to get to full guard but Akainu has control of the leg. #T3#
Akainu is trying to control. Van Gogh wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #SUB#
Akainu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game. #SUB2#
Van Gogh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Akainu pulls his head out easily.
Van Gogh trying to control but Akainu postures up.
Akainu passes the guard and advances to mount!
Akainu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Van Gogh is trying to escape the mount. #T4#
Akainu is landing with some decent strikes but Van Gogh is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Van Gogh sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Van Gogh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Akainu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Gogh won't allow Akainu to pass to mount.
Akainu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Gogh makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Van Gogh.#SUB2#
Akainu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Gogh has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Akainu has managed to get both his arms back between Van Gogh's legs - danger averted.
Akainu stands up over Van Gogh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akainu passes into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akainu working Van Gogh over with strikes. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Akainu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sakazuki Akainu dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown but Akainu shows good takedown defense.
Akainu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Akainu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice sprawl there from Akainu as Van Gogh shoots in.#KD#
Akainu connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Van Gogh to the floor! Akainu dives in looking for the finish!
Akainu trying to control from half guard but Van Gogh is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Akainu controlling the position here and throwing strikes from the top. Nice elbow lands there... and another... and another... oh, Van Gogh is out! Akainu gets to his feet and admires his work - nice finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sakazuki Akainu!
During a confident post fight interview, Sakazuki Akainu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: RCG PPV 2: Pyy vs Solo
Date: Mar 26, 2016

#R1##TD#
Fury shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fury was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fury is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Van Gogh is looking for a sweep.
Van Gogh is trying to control Fury's posture but Fury avoids it.
Van Gogh is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Fury is staying active.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Van Gogh is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Van Gogh wants to improve his position but Fury is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh keeping hold of Fury's head, controlling as best he can.
Fury prevents Van Gogh from improving his position.#T1#
Fury thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Gogh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fury prevents Van Gogh from improving his position.#SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Van Gogh wants to control but Fury is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Van Gogh is looking for a sweep. Fury is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Van Gogh actively working from the bottom here.
Fury lands with a punch from half guard.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Van Gogh actively working from the bottom here.#T2#
Fury wants to free his trapped foot but Van Gogh is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Van Gogh actively working from the bottom here.
Fury trying to control from half guard but Van Gogh is working away.
Fury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fury working over Van Gogh with some ground and pound. Van Gogh looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Van Gogh is holding on to half guard well.
Van Gogh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fury scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fury is taking a breather. Van Gogh 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.
Van Gogh trying to control but Fury postures up. #T3#
Fury tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Gogh knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. #SUB2#
Van Gogh actively working from the bottom here.
Nice strikes from Fury there.
Fury wants to take a breather but Van Gogh is having none of it.
Van Gogh taking some punishment here, with Fury in his half guard.
Fury is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Fury is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Fury is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Van Gogh defends it well.
Van Gogh tries to roll over but Fury keeps him under control.
Van Gogh is looking to control Fury's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Gogh avoid being mounted?#T4##SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions off his back.
Fury is keen to just control but Van Gogh is a slippery customer.#SUB2#
Van Gogh is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fury pulls his head out easily.
Van Gogh taking some punishment here, with Fury in his half guard.
Van Gogh holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Van Gogh is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Gogh might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Fury haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.#SUB2#
Van Gogh actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Fury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lotza Fury dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
A left and a right from Fury both land. Nice combination.
Fury looks for a takedown but Van Gogh sprawls well.#TD2#
Van Gogh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#SUB2#
Van Gogh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fury doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Van Gogh.
Van Gogh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Fury does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fury wants to control but Van Gogh is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Van Gogh looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T1#
Van Gogh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Van Gogh trying to control the pace.
Van Gogh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fury defending well though.
Van Gogh trying to control the action but Fury is working from the bottom.
Fury tries to roll over but Van Gogh keeps him under control.
Van Gogh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fury gets full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Van Gogh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Van Gogh cracks Fury with a solid left hand.
Van Gogh throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fury works some decent striking defense from the bottom. #T2#
Van Gogh wants to control from the top but Fury keeps moving.
Van Gogh throws a big right hand that misses.
Van Gogh throws a strike but Fury rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB2#
Van Gogh has his foot on Fury's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fury works his way back into a safe position though.
Fury makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Van Gogh looking to control.
Fury trying to control but Van Gogh is working from the bottom.
Fury postures up.
Van Gogh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fury lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Van Gogh can do to turn this around?
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Van Gogh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Gogh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T3#
Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Our spies down at at La Grande BJJ & Muay Thai inform us that Van Gogh has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Fury is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Fury pushing down on Van Gogh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Van Gogh is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fury wants to free his trapped foot but Van Gogh is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Fury wants to control but Van Gogh is keeping him busy.
Van Gogh has hold of Fury's hands but Fury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
Van Gogh looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fury looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T4#
Van Gogh manages to get to full guard. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
Van Gogh keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Van Gogh looking for a guillotine here but Fury defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fury landing with the ground and pound.
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 Lotza Fury will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Van Gogh slaps away a takedown attempt from Fury, before circling back to the center of the mat.#TD2#
Van Gogh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Van Gogh stands and throws Fury's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Van Gogh working the ground and pound but Fury is defending the strikes.
Fury is working to avoid the ground and pound but Van Gogh connects with a decent elbow.
Van Gogh grinds an elbow into Fury's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but Fury slips to the side and avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh throws an elbow but Fury slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fury tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fury takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fury is not content to let Van Gogh control the position. #T1#
Fury is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Van Gogh working away.
Van Gogh cracks Fury with a big right hand but Fury just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Van Gogh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Fury regains half guard.
Fury is holding on to half guard well.
Van Gogh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fury blocking the ground and pound attempt from Van Gogh.
Pierre Van Gogh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Van Gogh lands with a punch from half guard.
Van Gogh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fury keeps working.
Fury is trying to control but can't.
Fury is concentrating on defense, preventing Van Gogh from advancing position.
Van Gogh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fury avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh wants to control but Fury is keeping him busy.
Van Gogh thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Van Gogh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fury with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fury avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Van Gogh. #SUB2#
Van Gogh seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Fury has recovered full guard.
Fury wants to sweep here but Van Gogh controlling him for the moment. #T3#
Van Gogh trying to control the position from guard on top but Fury is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Gogh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fury swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fury trying to control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Van Gogh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Van Gogh throws a big right hand that misses. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD#
Fury shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fury was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fury working the ground and pound.
Van Gogh is trying to get back to half guard.
Fury trying to control the position but Van Gogh is working away.
Lotza Fury is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Fury in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fury controls the position from side control.
Van Gogh struggling a bit here.
Van Gogh tries to improve position but can't.
Fury working away.
Van Gogh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fury off and has taken his back!
Lotza Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Van Gogh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fury trying to control the position but Van Gogh manages to sink in the hooks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury manages to reverse the position and now he's in Van Gogh's guard. Nice work there by Fury.
Fury trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Gogh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Van Gogh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fury 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!

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