Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: PFC 80 Alzheimer vs Dad
Date: Dec 22, 2018

#R1#
Cranial looks to throw the jab but Turnbull is out of range.
Turnbull uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cranial.
Turnbull connects with an inside leg kick.
Turnbull misses with a hook
and Cranial connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Turnbull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Turnbull follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turnbull. Cranial does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cranial appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cranial swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Turnbull coming out on top.
Cranial blocks a jab.
Nice body punch from Cranial.
Cranial has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Turnbull.
Cranial misses with a hook.
Cranial lands a lovely overhand right.#CUT#
It looks like Colin Turnbull has been cut.
Cranial is looking to slow Turnbull down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnbull throws out a leg kick but Cranial moves out of range and Turnbull only half commits.
It looked like Cranial wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turnbull throws a leg kick which misses Cranial's front leg but catches the back leg as Cranial tries to avoid it.
Turnbull scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Turnbull thumps Cranial with a low kick.
Turnbull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Cranial moves into the clinch.
Turnbull is leaning against Cranial and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Turnbull.
A left hand lands to the body for Turnbull.
Cranial is breathing heavily.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Turnbull on the inside.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Turnbull lands an elbow that stopped Cranial in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Cranial takes an elbow to the temple.
Cranial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Turnbull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cranial takes a shot to the head. #T2#
Turnbull lands with a light punch inside.
I was talking to Cranial's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cranial blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
Cranial tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Cranial back against the cage.
Cranial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cranial throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cranial takes a shot to the head.
Cranial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Turnbull works on Cranial's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranial's elbow.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turnbull creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cranial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cranial's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T3#
Cranial swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cranial throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Cranial tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Cranial gets through Turnbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cranial misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Turnbull pushes Cranial back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Turnbull lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Turnbull lands a right hand.
Cranial blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull digs a right hand into Cranial's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cranial's gas tank. #T4#
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranial.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Turnbull.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turnbull lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turnbull lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards. #ROC2#
Cranial is rocked!
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
Oh Cranial is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Turnbull scores with a shot to the side of Cranial's head.
Turnbull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cranial blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a big uppercut that drops Cranial! More strikes from Turnbull and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cranial lies dazed against the cage as Turnbull celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colin Turnbull!
Colin Turnbull decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: PFC75 Yamaguchi vs Fitzpatrick
Date: Nov 24, 2018

#R1##TD2#
Diggs drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Diggs working away.#SUB2#
Diggs is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cranial has escaped the position, nice work there.
Diggs tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. #SUB2#
Diggs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Diggs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cranial is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Diggs off and has taken his back!
Diggs looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Diggs wants to escape the position. #T1#
Diggs looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Diggs is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Cranial has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Diggs's body.
Diggs is trying to break free.
Diggs breaks Cranial's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Diggs looking to pass the guard. #T2#
Cranial working a defensive guard here.
Cranial is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Cranial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB2#
Diggs has gone for a leg lock! Cranial slips out almost immediately though and dives into Diggs's guard.#REVR#
Diggs wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB2#
Diggs throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cranial escapes and throws Diggs's legs to the side, diving into side control! #T3#
Diggs manages to get back to half guard.
Cranial prevents Diggs from improving his position.
Diggs keeps trying to improve his position.
Diggs wants to get back to full guard but Cranial has passed into side control.
Diggs is looking for a sweep.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diggs wants to control but Cranial postures up.
Cranial happy to just control the position for now.
Diggs sneaks back into half guard.#SUB2#
Diggs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Diggs gets full guard.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Diggs has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Diggs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cranial postures up.
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 Von Cranial will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Cranial fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cranial lands a jab to the nose.
Good standup being displayed there by Diggs as he connects with a hook.
Cranial moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Cranial on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cranial swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cranial throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Cranial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cranial, as that shot connected.
Diggs looks for a takedown but Cranial sprawls well.
Cranial looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cranial buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranial.
Diggs throws a push kick but Cranial slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cranial checks a leg kick. #T1#
Cranial drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cranial takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cranial tries to clinch but Diggs is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Diggs on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Diggs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cranial is looking to counter the offense by Diggs and move into the clinch.
Cranial jabs at Diggs's body.
Diggs misses with a straight right.
Diggs throws a hook but Cranial blocks it.
Cranial misses with an uppercut.
Diggs with a hook.
Diggs throws the left hand but Cranial avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Cranial.
Cranial slips a straight right by Diggs.
Von Cranial is winning the standup battle so far.
Diggs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cranial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Cranial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cranial fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T2#
Diggs thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranial throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranial throws a lazy right hand but Diggs sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cranial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Diggs to counter with a crisp jab.
Cranial cracks the inside of Diggs's front leg.
Diggs looks to throw the jab but Cranial is out of range.
A jab from Diggs misses.
Diggs gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cranial fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cranial punishes Diggs's body with a nice straight punch.
Cranial slips a jab from Diggs.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Diggs misses the jab.
Cranial throws the left hand but Diggs avoids the punch easily.
Cranial scores with a body shot. #T3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Cranial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Cranial, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Diggs misses with a straight left.
Cranial throws a big counter combination but Diggs scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Diggs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranial manages to avoid it.
Cranial fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diggs scores with a sloppy right hand. Cranial should have avoided that one.
Diggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranial moves away.
Cranial buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diggs throws a nice looking combination but Cranial bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Cranial.
Cranial throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Diggs on the side of the head. #CUT#
It looks like Robert Diggs has been cut.
Diggs ducks under a wild hook from Cranial.
Diggs connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T4#
Diggs stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cranial.
Diggs lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Diggs jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cranial lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cranial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diggs misses the jab.
Cranial lands the left hand.
Diggs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cranial.
Cranial lands with an overhand left.
Cranial misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CL#
Cranial has closed the distance and engaged Diggs in a clinch.
Cranial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cranial prevents a body shot from Diggs.
Diggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Cranial dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Robert Diggs's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Diggs checks a leg kick.
Cranial tries to clinch but Diggs moves out of range.
Cranial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggs sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diggs throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cranial tried to counter with a leg kick but Diggs avoided it.
Cranial slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Diggs.
Diggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cranial misses with a hook
and Diggs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cranial looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggs manages to avoid it.
Cranial turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cranial lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cranial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diggs misses the jab.#T1#
Diggs throws a body shot but no joy.
Cranial misses with a looping left.
Diggs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cranial is looking to clinch but Diggs is avoiding it.
Cranial scores with the left hand. Diggs knows he should have avoided that one. #CL#
Cranial has taken the fight to the clinch.
Diggs blocks a body shot from Cranial.
Diggs lands an uppercut.
Diggs misses with a body punch.
Diggs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial misses with the head strike.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Diggs scores with a hook to the body.
Diggs has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cranial avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Diggs's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
Diggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T2#
Diggs misses with the head strike.
Diggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Diggs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cranial is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
I was talking to Cranial's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Diggs pushes Cranial back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranial lands a left hand.
Cranial lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Cranial. #TD2#
Diggs has picked Cranial up - he's going for a ride! Diggs dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Diggs thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Diggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cranial's head.
Diggs trying to control from half guard but Cranial is working away.
Robert Diggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Diggs is thwarting Cranial's attempts to control the position.#SUB2#
Diggs is working for a submission of some sort.
Cranial is in trouble now - Diggs has advanced to mount!
Von Cranial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Diggs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cranial because Diggs loaded up on that one.
Diggs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cranial wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Diggs. #T4#
Cranial slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Diggs is pressing down on Cranial's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cranial is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Diggs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. #SUB2#
Diggs is working for a kimura but Cranial is defending it quite comfortably.
Cranial is pressing down on Diggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Diggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Von Cranial.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cranial, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Cranial!
Von Cranial 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: PFC 69 Com vs Sullivan
Date: Oct 20, 2018

#R1#
Cranial walks into a stiff left hand from Bobby Jr.
Cranial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Extreme Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Bobby Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cranial momentarily.
Cranial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bobby Jr in his tracks.
Bobby Jr 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.
Cranial scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ricky Bobby Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bobby Jr slips a straight right by Cranial.
Bobby Jr swings for the body but Cranial moves out of range.
Bobby Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bobby Jr scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Bobby Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Bobby Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bobby Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cranial blocks the elbow strike.
Cranial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cranial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Cranial avoids the damage to the body.
Cranial lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Bobby Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.#T1#
Cranial misses with a punch on the inside.
Cranial misses with some punches.
Bobby Jr working aggressively here.
Bobby Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cranial avoids it.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bobby Jr.
Cranial tries a body shot but Bobby Jr blocks it.
Cranial tries to throw a body punch but Bobby Jr avoids it by throwing Cranial back against the cage.
Bobby Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bobby Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cranial is defending well for now.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr blocking some punches. #T2#
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Jr works on Cranial's body with a couple of short punches.
Bobby Jr lands a left hand.
Cranial makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Cranial misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bobby Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cranial throws a punch but it's blocked by Bobby Jr.
Cranial lands with a light punch inside.
Cranial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bobby Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bobby Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Cranial avoids the damage to the body.
Cranial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cranial lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
Bobby Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T3#
Cranial lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
Cranial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobby Jrs head.
Bobby Jr blocking some punches.
Bobby Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Cranial blocks with his arms.
Cranial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bobby Jrs head.
Cranial lands a hook that snaps the head of Bobby Jr backwards.
Bobby Jr lands a knee to the body.
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
Cranial takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Bobby Jr blocking some punches.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cranial avoiding damage as Bobby Jr throws knees to the body. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby Jr.
Cranial on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cranial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Bobby Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab lands there for Bobby Jr.
Cranial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranial swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bobby Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bobby Jr moves away from the strike by Cranial.
That kick from Cranial tenderised Bobby Jr's leg. Bobby Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
Bobby Jr has closed the distance and engaged Cranial in a clinch.
Cranial misses with some punches.
Bobby Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Cranial misses with a punch on the inside.
Bobby Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cranial is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ricky Bobby Jr will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Bobby Jr lands a body shot.
Bobby Jr cracks Cranial with an open hand slap.
A jab from Cranial misses.
Bobby Jr throws a counter combo.
Bobby Jr throws a low kick, looking for Cranial's leg but Cranial calmly moves out of range.
Bobby Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Bobby Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cranial has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cranial blocks a head kick by Bobby Jr.
Cranial connects with a single shot there.
Bobby Jr blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Bobby Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bobby Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Bobby Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bobby Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bobby Jr throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bobby Jr avoids the body shot from Cranial.
Cranial feints and then cracks Bobby Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bobby Jr down.
Cranial moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice defenses there by Bobby Jr.#T1#
Bobby Jr scores with a jab. Cranial acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #ROC2#
Cranial is rocked!
Bobby Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bobby Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cranial looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cranial keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bobby Jr.#CL#
Cranial gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
Bobby Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bobby Jr tries to throw a body punch but Cranial avoids it by throwing Bobby Jr back against the cage.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial tries to work over Bobby Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von Cranial has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bobby Jr goes for a takedown attempt but Cranial pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cranial tries to clinch there but Bobby Jr circles away.
Cranial swings for the body but Bobby Jr moves out of range.
Bobby Jr throws a body punch but Cranial moves out of range. #T2#
A shot to the liver by Bobby Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Cranial listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Bobby Jr has knocked Cranial down with a huge combo! Bobby Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Cranial back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Cranial is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bobby Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cranial on the side of the head.
Bobby Jr loads up on a big right hand but Cranial slips the punch.
Bobby Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bobby Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cranial.
Bobby Jr throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cranial seems to have got his legs back now.
Sloppy strikes from Bobby Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Cranial tries to counter by clinching up but Bobby Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Bobby Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cranial swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cranial avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bobby Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Cranial rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bobby Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cranial throws a solid leg kick but Bobby Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cranial.#T3#
Nice straight punches there by Cranial. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cranial.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cranial.
Bobby Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bobby Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cranial at a distance.
Bobby Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bobby Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cranial was well out of range. Poor timing from Bobby Jr.
Bobby Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bobby Jr lands an overhand right.
Bobby Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bobby Jr scores with a jab. Cranial acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cranial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bobby Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cranial looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cranial fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! Bobby Jr connects with the perfect overhand right and Cranial falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Bobby Jr!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricky Bobby Jr!
In his post fight interview, Ricky Bobby Jr started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: PFC 45 Antonio vs Crank
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
Nice uppercut there from Cranial.
Peukalo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cranial at a distance.
Peukalo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cranial moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peukalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranial has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cranial there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cranial paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cranial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Cranial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Peukalo moves away.
The fighters circling - Cranial throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cranial fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Peukalo moves forwards but Cranial connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peukalo punishes Cranial's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Peukalo drives through and clinches with Cranial against the cage.
Peukalo lands an elbow inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peukalo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peukalo avoiding damage.
Cranial swings wildly with an uppercut but Peukalo uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Cranial takes an elbow to the forehead.
Peukalo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cranial working aggressively here.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cranial avoids the elbow strike from Peukalo, against the cage.
Peukalo lands with a left to the head.
Cranial pushes Peukalo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cranial has a couple of punches blocked by Peukalo.
Peukalo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cranial seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Peukalo can turn it around.
Peukalo pushes Cranial back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Peukalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Peukalo is trying to stall.
Cranial doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T2#
Cranial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peukalo backwards.
Peukalo blocks an uppercut.
Cranial has a couple of punches blocked by Peukalo.
A short uppercut from Peukalo.
Peukalo lands an elbow just above Cranial 's eye. #CUT2#
It looks like Von Cranial has been cut.
Stalling in the clinch from Peukalo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Cranial.
Peukalo misses with a punch to the body.
Cranial blocking some punches.
Peukalo blocks an uppercut.
Peukalo lands a shoulder strike.
Cranial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Cranial.
Cranial blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cranial lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peukalo backwards.
Cranial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peukalo's elbow. #T3#
Peukalo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cranial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peukalo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cranial gets through Peukalo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Peukalo tries to throw a body punch but Cranial avoids it by throwing Peukalo back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cranial.
Cranial working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Peukalo.
Peukalo presses Cranial against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cranial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peukalo backwards.
Peukalo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peukalo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cranial has a couple of punches blocked by Peukalo.
Cranial misses with some punches.
Peukalo prevents a body shot from Cranial.
Peukalo goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Cranial dodges an elbow strike from Peukalo.
Cranial works on Peukalo's body with a couple of short punches.
Peukalo is trying to stall. #BC#
Cranial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cranial throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Poro Peukalo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranial misses with the combination.
Cranial keeps the fight on the outside.
Cranial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peukalo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cranial tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Peukalo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cranial moves forwards but Peukalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Peukalo throws a poor cross that misses
and Cranial counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Peukalo looks to land a left hand but Cranial moved out of range nicely.
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 Von Cranial will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Von Cranial's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Peukalo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cranial back to the cage. Peukalo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CL2#
Peukalo closes the distance and clinches.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peukalo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cranial. #BC#
Cranial escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peukalo misses with a straight right.
Peukalo misses the jab.
Peukalo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Cranial to counter with a crisp jab.
Von Cranial is winning the standup battle so far.
Cranial keeps the fight on the outside.
Cranial feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Peukalo's calf.
Peukalo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL#
Cranial closes the distance and pushes Peukalo back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Cranial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peukalo has a couple of punches blocked by Cranial.
Peukalo taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #T1##BC2#
Peukalo breaks the clinch.
Peukalo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranial turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cranial swats away the attempt to clinch by Peukalo.
Peukalo throws a lazy uppercut
and Cranial counters with a stiff right hand.
Poro Peukalo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peukalo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peukalo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cranial.
Nice jab there from Cranial.
Peukalo throws a combination that misses
and Cranial counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Peukalo is breathing heavily.
Peukalo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranial.
Peukalo misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cranial.
Peukalo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cranial. Cranial obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Peukalo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #T2#
Cranial throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Peukalo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Peukalo moves in looking to clinch but Cranial pushes him off.
Peukalo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cranial to counter with a crisp jab.
Peukalo throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Peukalo does no damage. #KD#
Cranial feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Peukalo sprawling to the canvas! Peukalo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cranial finish him?! #ROC#
Peukalo is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Poro Peukalo has been cut.
Cranial staying out of range there.#CL#
Cranial pushes Peukalo up against the cage in a clinch.
Peukalo prevents a body shot from Cranial.
Peukalo tries to throw a body punch but Cranial avoids it by throwing Peukalo back against the cage.
Cranial blocks an elbow strike from Peukalo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Peukalo in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cranial tries to work over Peukalo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peukalo tries a body shot but Cranial blocks it.
Peukalo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #BC#
Cranial breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peukalo wants to clinch.
Cranial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Peukalo can do to turn this around?#T3##KD#
Cranial drops Peukalo with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Peukalo looks back up at him and smiles so Cranial waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Peukalo is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranial finish him?
Cranial jabs Peukalo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Peukalo seems to have recovered his senses.
Cranial tries to clinch up but Peukalo circles away and keeps his distance.
A combination from Peukalo does no damage.
Cranial lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cranial blocks a jab.
It looked like Cranial was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Peukalo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Cranial. #KD#
Cranial feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Peukalo sprawling to the canvas! Peukalo rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cranial finish him?!
Cranial walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cranial drops Peukalo with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Peukalo! Cranial dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: PFC 40 Asskicken vs Brophy
Date: May 18, 2018

#R1#
Cranial keeps the fight on the outside.
Grout fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grout tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cranial paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grout wants to clinch up but Cranial keeps it at a distance.
Grout has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Takeover in the buildup to the fight.
Cranial avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranial.
Grout tries to clinch up
and Cranial counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grout tries to clinch up.#CL#
Grout closes the distance and clinches.
Grout blocks an uppercut.
Cranial working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Grout working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial lands an uppercut.
Grout misses with the head strike.
Cranial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Grout scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cranial.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grout misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grout. #T1#
Good body shot from Cranial.
Cranial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grout working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Cranial.
Grout misses with some punches. #BC2#
Cranial's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grout wants to clinch.
Grout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cranial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Grout takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT2#
It looks like Harry Grout has been cut.
Cranial throws an overhand right that lands on Grout's shoulder, as Grout tries to avoid the shot.
Cranial sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Grout's defenses. It connects perfectly with Grout's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
A very excited looking Von Cranial rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: PFC 35 Antonio vs Cranial
Date: Apr 27, 2018

#R1#
Antonio throws a shot from downtown. Cranial moves away and avoids it.
Antonio lands a nice looking body kick.
Antonio misses the jab.
Some wild striking there from Antonio.
Cranial looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Antonio misses with a straight left.
Cranial takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Antonio misses with a series of wild punches.
Antonio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cranial.
Antonio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Antonio seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#CL#
Antonio moves into range and clinches up with Cranial.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio misses with the head strike.
Cranial lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Antonio.
Cranial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T1#
Antonio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial blocks a body shot from Antonio. #BC2#
Cranial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Antonio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cranial throws out a loose jab but Antonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Eugenio Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Antonio lands the left hand.
A jab from Cranial misses.
Antonio throws a jab when Cranial was well out of range.
Antonio looks to land a left hand but Cranial moved out of range nicely.
Cranial misses with a straight right.
Antonio throws a push kick but Cranial slaps the foot to one side.
Cranial misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cranial thumps Antonio with a low kick.
Antonio staying out of range there.
Antonio scores with a punch to the head.
Cranial 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.
Cranial's corner calls for a 1-2. Cranial obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #CL#
Antonio rushes Cranial and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Antonio swings wildly with an uppercut but Cranial uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Antonio throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Antonio.
Cranial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Antonio's elbow.
Antonio is working Cranial over against the cage.
Cranial looks winded!
A short left from Antonio.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Antonio pushes Cranial back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Antonio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Antonio.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranial. #T3#
Antonio digs a right hand underneath Cranial's ribcage. Cranial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Antonio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Antonio can't find room to land a body shot as Cranial controls the action.
A body shot lands from Antonio.
Antonio pushes Cranial back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside.
Antonio working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio is working Cranial over against the cage.
Antonio tries to work over Cranial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cranial misses with the head strike.
Antonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranial. #T4#
Cranial blocks a body shot from Antonio.
Antonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Antonio cracks Cranial with a nice body shot.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Antonio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Antonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cranial takes a shot to the head.
Antonio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Antonio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cranial.
A hook to the body from Antonio.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antonio.
A short right from Antonio.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike.
Antonio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cranial backwards. #ROC#
Cranial is rocked!
Antonio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugenio Antonio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Antonio lands with a right that hurts Cranial. Cranial looks to clinch but Antonio throws a short knee that drops Cranial. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Eugenio Antonio!

Event: PFC 25 Yamaguchi vs Rock
Date: Mar 16, 2018

#R1#
Cranial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from John.
Cranial bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cranial avoids the body shot from John.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by John.#CL2#
John rushes Cranial and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Cranial breaks the clinch.
John throws a combination that misses
and Cranial cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cranial misses with a straight left.
Cranial moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJohn.
John slips a straight right by Cranial.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cranial.
John keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranial misses with a body shot
and John counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranial misses the jab.
Cranial scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
John drops his hands momentarily and Cranial takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
John closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cranial counters with a straight right hand.
Cranial looks to land a left hand but John moved out of range nicely.
Cranial backing away here, and John unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cranial tries to work over John's front leg with a kick but John checks it.
John jabs Cranial right on the nose. Cranial blinks but takes it well.
Cranial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from John is predictable there
and Cranial counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cranial throws a leg kick which misses John's front leg but catches the back leg as John tries to avoid it.
Cranial throws a body punch but John moves out of range.
A big left from Cranial misses.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cranial is looking to counter the offense by John and move into the clinch.
Cranial circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cranial finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.#T2##CL2#
John closes the distance and pushes Cranial back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
John crunches a lovely knee into Cranial's ribcage.
A right hand to the body from John.
Cranial is breathing heavily.
John lands a left hand.
Cranial lands a left hand.
John lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Cranial has a couple of punches blocked by John.
John throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
John works on Cranial's body with a couple of short punches.
John lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cranial blocks the elbow strike.
Cranial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
John misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for John.
John holding his opponent close, against the cage. #T3#
John blocking some punches.
Cranial blocking some punches.
John tries a body shot but Cranial blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. John obliges.
John unloads a knee to the mid-section.
John lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
John lands a nice uppercut.
John throws an elbow that misses.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that John has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
John blocking some punches.
John lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
John tries to work over Cranial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cranial avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body. #BC2#
John breaks the clinch.
John moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CL2#
John clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
John blocking some punches. #T4#
John lands an uppercut.
John is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cranial is defending well for now.
John lands with a short shot to the head.
Cranial pushes John back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters up against the cage, John throws an elbow but misses.
John prevents a body shot from Cranial.
Still in the clinch, Cranial scores with a nice short uppercut.
John throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranial. #BC2#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cranial cracks John with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
John slips a straight right by Cranial.#CL2#
John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cranial, pushing him back against the cage.
John lands an elbow inside that Cranial shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
John is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
John misses with the head strike.
John lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott John dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Cranial.
John connects with a solid leg kick.
Cranial misses with a straight left.
Cranial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cranial misses with a body punch
and John counters with a nice leg kick.
John swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cranial misses with a straight left.
Cranial takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
John missing with a left hand there. Cranial was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cranial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial slips a straight right by John.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
Cranial throws a leg kick
and John counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John avoids the body shot from Cranial. #T1#
Cranial misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cranial connects with a good right hand that stumbles John. John circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A head kick from John lands but Cranial takes it in his stride.
John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cranial paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cranial just misses with a punch to the body.
Cranial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Cranial lands a jab to John's midsection.#CL2#
John clinches up against the cage.
John digs a right hand into Cranial's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cranial's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cranial's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cranial throws a punch but it's blocked by John.
John lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
John has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranial tries to throw a body punch but John avoids it by throwing Cranial back against the cage.
John lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
John pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cranial digs a right hand underneath John's ribcage. John let out a lung full of air as it connected.
John gets through Cranial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cranial takes a shot to the head.
John blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
John breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cranial throws a hook to the side of John's head but John sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
John misses with a right hand
and Cranial cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John throws a hook to the side of Cranial's head but Cranial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
John misses with a hook.
Cranial misses with a two punch combination.
Cranial misses with a double jab.
Cranial staying out of range there.
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cranial doesn't seem bothered though. #T3##CL2#
John drives through and clinches with Cranial against the cage.
Cranial lands a left hand.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
John misses with a punch on the inside.
John comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
John misses with an elbow over the top.
Cranial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cranial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scott John seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
John lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cranial working some nice short punches in the clinch.
John lands a right hand.
John cracks Cranial with a nice body shot.
John struggles to land a body shot inside as Cranial controls his hands.
John manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cranial avoiding damage as John throws knees to the body. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
John lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cranial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
John lands a nice shot to the body.
John with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
John lands with a right to the head.
John scores with a hook to the body.
John lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
John lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, John just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cranial's brow.
John misses with a body punch.
John tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
John lands an uppercut.
John missing with knees to the body.
John misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranial blocks the elbow strike.
John blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from John.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
John misses with an attempted mid kick.
John scoring well with a low kick there. #CL2#
John has Cranial up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
John escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cranial clobbers John with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab by Cranial.
Cranial blocks a low kick nicely.
Cranial lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
John lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cranial at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
John scores with a nice head shot.
John scores with a kick to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John needs to keep his hands up - Cranial had a free shot at his head there.
John lands a head kick. Cranial smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #T1#
Cranial throws an uppercut from half a mile away. John sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Von Cranial is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from Cranial misses the target.
John counters with a body kick.
John moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cranial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cranial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and John counters with a leg kick.
John goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
John throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cranial stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Cranial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
John slips under a jab.
Cranial blocks the body kick.
Jab from John.
John scores with a kick to the body.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cranial's sensitive parts.
Von Cranial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cranial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
John misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
John checks a leg kick nicely.
John dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
John keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cranial.
A head kick from Cranial lands but John takes it in his stride.
Cranial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranial.
John's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cranial under the eye.
Cranial looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cranial swings widly with a right hand
and John counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cranial misses with a lunging right hand
and John counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T3#
John moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
John tries to close the distance and clinch but Cranial swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cranial wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cranial lands with a right hand.
John looks to throw the jab but Cranial is out of range.
Cranial is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from John.
John throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cranial was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cranial tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cranial eats them both and turns towards John to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
John fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranial manages to avoid it.
John misses with a body kick.
Cranial throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
Cranial takes one on the button.
Cranial misses with a head kick.
Cranial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by John.
Cranial is looking to counter with a shot to the body.#T4#
Cranial throws a low kick but it's checked well by John.
John tries to clinch up.
Cranial throws a poor cross that misses
and John counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut lands for John. That snapped Cranial's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for John.
John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cranial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but John was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranial.
Cranial misses with a looping left.
Cranial scores with a jab to the jaw.#CL2#
John closes the distance and clinches.
Cranial misses with a body punch. #BC#
Cranial breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
John doesn't manage to clinch there - Cranial circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott John comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well John has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott John!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scott John made sure he mentioned Dauntless, along with how happy he was to win his fight.

Event: *PPV: imPULSE
Date: Feb 17, 2018

#R1#
Cranial throws a jab but it's blocked by Antonio.
Cranial avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cranial stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Antonio is looking to clinch.
Cranial cracks a nice hook into Antonio's ribs.
Cranial avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Antonio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Antonio looks to throw the jab but Cranial is out of range.
Cranial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Antonio.
Antonio defending well as Cranial loads up on a big left hand.
Cranial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Antonio.
Antonio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cranial. Cranial circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Eugenio Antonio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cranial fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Antonio on the side of the head.
We've been informed that Cranial has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Antonio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Antonio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Antonio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Antonio misses.
Antonio sets himself, and Cranial steps forward looking for the clinch! Antonio avoids it this time.#CL#
Antonio instigates a clinch. #T1#
A right handed body shot lands from Antonio.
Cranial working aggressively here.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Cranial as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Antonio.
Antonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranial's elbow.
Antonio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Cranial.
Antonio blocking some punches.
Cranial lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Antonio backwards.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranial tries to throw a body punch but Antonio avoids it by throwing Cranial back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Antonio.
Cranial tries to throw a body punch but Antonio avoids it by throwing Cranial back against the cage.
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
Antonio digs a right hand underneath Cranial's ribcage. Cranial let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Antonio misses with a punch to the body.
Antonio lands with a light punch inside. #T2#
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranial scores with a shot to the side of Antonio's head.
Cranial lands a left hand.
Cranial swings wildly with an uppercut but Antonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Antonio misses with a punch on the inside.
Cranial blocks an uppercut.
Antonio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cranial scores with a shot to the side of Antonio's head.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Cranial breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Antonio moves into the clinch.
Antonio tries to work over Cranial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Antonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Antonio fails to land.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranial lands a left hand. #T3#
Cranial swings wildly with an uppercut but Antonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Antonio.
Cranial lands a shoulder strike.
Cranial misses with a punch on the inside.
Cranial misses with a punch to the body.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio scores with a hook to the body.
Antonio lands a right hand.
Cranial misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Antonio.
Antonio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Antonio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cranial's elbow.
Cranial blocking some punches.
Antonio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Antonio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cranial scores with a shot to the side of Antonio's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Antonio misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Antonio on the inside. #T4#
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cranial throws a punch but it's blocked by Antonio.
Antonio misses with the head strike.
Cranial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cranial misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Cranial.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cranial.
Cranial blocking some punches.
Cranial throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Antonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Cranial controls his hands.
Cranial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Antonio lands a nice uppercut.
Antonio misses with a punch on the inside.
Cranial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial swings wildly with an uppercut but Antonio uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eugenio Antonio will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cranial, as that shot connected.
Antonio slips under a jab from Cranial.
And Antonio counters with a quick kick to the body but Cranial blocks it.
Antonio connects with a body shot.
Antonio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Antonio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cranial.
Antonio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #KD#
Antonio drops Cranial with a beautiful combination! Cranial stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Antonio is looking for the KO!
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!#CL#
Antonio forces Cranial back against the cage and clinches.
Antonio works on Cranial's body with a couple of short punches.
Antonio struggles to land a body shot inside as Cranial controls his hands.
Antonio misses with a body punch.
Cranial's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Antonio lands a nice shot to the body.
Antonio lands an uppercut.
Cranial is breathing heavily.
Antonio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #ROC#
Cranial is rocked!
Eugenio Antonio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Antonio lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cranial is still on wobbly legs! Can Antonio finish him?#T1#
A nice left hand lands by Antonio.
Antonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Antonio lands a body punch.
Antonio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Antonio pushes Cranial against the cage. Antonio is working some dirty boxing. Antonio pushes off with a quick right hook! Cranial goes down! Cranial tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Antonio moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eugenio Antonio!
Eugenio Antonio is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: PFC 9 Cranial vs Monsoon
Date: Jan 13, 2018

#R1#
The fighters circling - Cranial throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cranial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Cranial looks to land a left hand but Monsoon moved out of range nicely.
Monsoon blocks a jab.
Monsoon looks for a takedown but Cranial sprawls well.
It looked like Cranial wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cranial misses the body punch
and Monsoon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monsoon misses with an uppercut. Cranial saw that one coming.
Cranial slips under a jab.
Cranial's corner calls for a 1-2. Cranial obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. #T1#
Monsoon misses with an uppercut.
Cranial lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Monsoon at a distance.
Monsoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cranial moves away.
Monsoon fails with a takedown attempt.
Cranial fires out a quick counter leg kick but Monsoon just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Monsoon misses the target.
Cranial is looking to counter punch.
Jimbo Monsoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cranial scores with a body shot.
Monsoon swings widly with a right hand
letting Cranial counter with a right hand.
Cranial wobbles Monsoon with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Cranial dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Monsoon to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial retains his heavyweight title!
A less than humble Von Cranial misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

Event: PFC 2- Benign Beginnings
Date: Dec 09, 2017

#R1#
Kitano connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cranial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Cranial connects with a body shot that sends Kitano's belly button to the back.
Cranial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kitano! But no joy.
Jab, jab by Cranial - just one landing. #CUT#
It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
Cranial swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kitano.
Cranial sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Kitano's defenses. It connects perfectly with Kitano's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial is the new heavyweight champion!
Von Cranial 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.
In defeat, Sendou Kitano stepped up to the mic, saying 'We are Heavyweights, we can not win them all. Congratulations to my opponent'.

Event: Pulse 97 - Carter vs Taranin
Date: Nov 04, 2017

#R1##CL#
Cranial gets a clinch.
Parker blocks an uppercut.
Cranial blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cranial.
Cranial is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cranial throws a head punch that misses.
Parker is trying to break the clinch but Cranial has him pressed against the cage.
Cranial pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parker has Cranial pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Cranial.
Cranial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cranial scores with a hook to the body.
Parker looks winded!
Cranial gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cranial lands a big right hand that drops Parker! The killer instinct kicks in and Cranial finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Cranial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.

Event: PFN 9 - Chosen One
Date: Oct 04, 2017

#R1#
John checks a leg kick.
John lands with a hook. Cranial tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cranial lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but John circles away quickly and effectively.
Cranial lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cranial takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from John misses.
The fighters circling - Cranial throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
John throws a body punch but Cranial moves out of range. #CL#
Cranial has John up against the cage in a clinch.
Cranial working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from John.
John throws an elbow but it's blocked.
John creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cranial's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
John presses Cranial against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cranial lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T1#
John scores a nice knee to the body.
Cranial is breathing heavily.
John lands a knee to the head.
John lands an uppercut.
John is struggling to control the position.
John lands with a light punch inside.
John crunches a lovely knee into Cranial's ribcage.
Cranial dodges an elbow strike from John. #KD2#
John drops Cranial with a big knee straight up the middle! Cranial is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC2#
Cranial is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cranial looks up at the clock. Bad move! John lands a right hand from hell, dropping Cranial. John pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott John!
Scott John opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: Pulse 91 - Aldo vs Malone
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1#
Monsoon misses with a body shot.
Monsoon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Monsoon lands a body shot.
Monsoon takes a swing at Cranial's ribcage but misses.
Cranial feints a counter leg kick.#TD#
Cranial tries to sprawl but Monsoon drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Monsoon wants to pass to mount but Cranial is defending the position. #SUB#
Monsoon is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Monsoon looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique. #T1##SUB#
Monsoon is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Monsoon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Cranial is defending against the submission attempts here by Monsoon. #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Monsoon is looking for a kimura here. #SUB#
Monsoon is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cranial defends it well.
Monsoon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! #SUB#
Monsoon is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cranial to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cranial shrugs it off. #T3##SUB#
Monsoon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cranial has worked his arm free - good work by Cranial! #SUB#
Monsoon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cranial, who protects the arm well. #SUB#
Monsoon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Monsoon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cranial is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB#
Monsoon swings around for an armbar but Cranial sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Monsoon's guard.#T4##SUB#
Monsoon throwing his legs up looking for a triangle. #SUB#
Cranial got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monsoon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cranial has managed to get both his arms back between Monsoon's legs - danger averted.#SUB#
Monsoon has an active guard here but Cranial has managed to pass into half guard. #SUB#
Monsoon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've been hearing good reports from Monsoon's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.#SUB#
Cranial moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Monsoon.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes there by Cranial.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimbo Monsoon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Cranial takes a swing at Monsoon's ribcage but misses.
Monsoon stalks Cranial and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cranial's face. Cranial staggers backwards, shaken.
Cranial lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CUT2#
It looks like Jimbo Monsoon has been cut.
Monsoon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cranial looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Monsoon.
Monsoon misses with a hook to the body
and Cranial counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Monsoon. Cranial does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monsoon misses with a lunging right hand #KD2#
and Cranial counters with a crisp right hand that drops Monsoon! Cranial lets Monsoon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cranial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Cranial seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Monsoon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranial.
A little feinted left hand from Monsoon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T1#
Cranial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monsoon manages to avoid it.
Monsoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranial is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monsoon with a body shot.
Monsoon darts in looking for a takedown but Cranial gets double underhooks and turns Monsoon into the cage.
Monsoon lands a glancing blow to the side of Cranial's head.
Cranial misses with a body punch
and Monsoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cranial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jimbo Monsoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Monsoon misses with an uppercut
and Cranial counters with a nice body shot.
Cranial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Monsoon.#T2#
Monsoon throws a looping overhand right but Cranial ducks down to avoid it.
Cranial tries to counter by closing the distance.
Good exchange - Cranial coming out on top.
Monsoon misses with a looping left.
Cranial throws a body punch but Monsoon moves out of range.
Monsoon is looking to counter punch.
Monsoon throws a looping overhand right but Cranial ducks down to avoid it.
Monsoon staying out of range there.
Monsoon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cranial counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Monsoon misses with a body punch
and Cranial counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monsoon with a hook.
Cranial is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Monsoon rather than just go for the knockout.#T3##TD#
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cranial napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cranial is trying to improve his position.#SUB#
Monsoon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Monsoon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! #SUB#
Monsoon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB#
Monsoon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cranial knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB#
Monsoon swings around for an armbar but Cranial sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Monsoon's guard.#T4##SUB#
Monsoon looking for a guillotine here but Cranial defends easily. #SUB#
Monsoon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cranial doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cranial manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cranial won't allow Monsoon to sweep him here. #SUB#
Monsoon looking for a guillotine here but Cranial defends easily. #SU2#
Cranial decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Monsoon, up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Cranial showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimbo Monsoon'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#
Monsoon misses the shot to the body.
Cranial has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cranial there as he acknowledges the shot.
Monsoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Monsoon connects with a crisp jab.
Cranial misses with a jab to the body
and Monsoon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cranial throws a combination. Monsoon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monsoon shoots in looking for a takedown but Cranial manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Monsoon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cranial has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Monsoon looks to throw the jab but Cranial is out of range.
Cranial is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Monsoon with a body shot.
A jab from Monsoon does it's job there.#T1#
The fighters circling - Cranial throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Monsoon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Monsoon throws a looping overhand right but Cranial ducks down to avoid it.
Cranial cracks Monsoon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cranial throws a shot to the body.
Monsoon staying out of range there.
Cranial takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Monsoon throws a right and a left that Cranial avoids nicely.
As Monsoon backs off Cranial throws a huge counter combo but Monsoon manages to avoid it all.
Cranial moves out of range of the strikes.
Monsoon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cranial sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T2#
Monsoon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cranial appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cranial misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Monsoon as he connects with a hook.
Monsoon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cranial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Monsoon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monsoon tries to bum rush Cranial with a series of wild strikes but Cranial uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cranial let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Monsoon gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cranial makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimbo Monsoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Monsoon misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cranial counter with a right hand.
Cranial cracks Monsoon with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Monsoon misses #KD2#
and Cranial counters with a crisp right hand that drops Monsoon! Cranial lets Monsoon back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#
Monsoon is rocked!#CUT2#
Jimbo Monsoon's cut is getting worse.
Cranial misses with a straight right.
Monsoon throws a body punch but Cranial moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cranial! But no joy.#KD2#
Cranial sends Monsoon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cranial is motioning to the referee to let Monsoon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Monsoon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranial looks to land a combination but Monsoon avoids it well.
Monsoon shoots in for a takedown but Cranial shows good takedown defense.
Cranial steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Monsoon.
Monsoon seems to have got his legs back now.#T4#
Monsoon swings widly with a right hand
and Cranial counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cranial.
Monsoon misses with a body punch #CL2#
and Cranial counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cranial misses with a punch on the inside.
Cranial throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monsoons head.
Monsoon is trying to pull guard but Cranial turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cranial.
Cranial lands an uppercut.
Monsoon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cranial smiles and moves away.
Monsoon slips under a jab from Cranial.
Monsoon looks up at the clock. Bad move! Cranial lands a right hand from hell, dropping Monsoon. Cranial pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial 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: Pulse 87 - Kromog vs Driver II
Date: Aug 19, 2017

#R1#
A big right from Cranial misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kitano! But no joy.
Cranial misses with a right hand
and Kitano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cranial connects with a looping right hand. #CUT#
It looks like Sendou Kitano has been cut.
Kitano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cranials jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cranial misses with a looping right.
Cranial misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kitano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cranial.
Cranial moves out of range of the strikes.
Cranial misses with a lunging right hand
letting Kitano counter with a right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranial. Kitano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cranial looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cranial lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kitano needs to keep his hands up - Cranial had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranial misses with a body punch
and Kitano counters with a nice body kick. #T1#
Kitano misses with an uppercut #CL#
and Cranial holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cranial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kitano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cranial avoids it.
Kitano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cranial misses with some punches.
Cranial misses with a punch on the inside.
Kitano throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kitano lands a body punch.
Kitano lands a hook that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Cranial tries a body shot but Kitano blocks it.
Kitano gets through Cranial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kitano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cranial is breathing heavily.
Cranial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kitano takes a shot to the head.
Kitano lands a good knee to the midsection. Cranial won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kitano lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Kitano lands with a right to the head.
Kitano lands a right hand. #T2##BC2#
Kitano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kitano thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cranial if he has to take too many more of those. #KD2#
Kitano lands a big right hand that sends Cranial crashing to the mat! Kitano stays standing though and waves Cranial back to his feet!#ROC2#
Cranial is rocked!
Cranial leaves his chin hanging out and Kitano seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cranial crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sendou Kitano!
Sendou Kitano managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Aspire Clothing, into his post fight interview.

Event: PFN - 5 - Contender
Date: Jul 19, 2017

#R1#
John looks to score with a jab to the body but Cranial is just out of range.
John displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cranial throws out the jab.
Cranial takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Cranial misses.
John lands a nice hook to Cranial's body. Cranial takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
John thuds his shin into the meat of Cranial's side.
John chopping away at his opponent's legs.
John shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cranial misses with a looping right.
John definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial punishes John's body with a nice straight punch.
Cranial rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but John moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
John looks to throw the jab but Cranial is out of range. #T1#
John throws a wild body kick that Cranial sees coming a mile off.
Jab by Cranial.
No joy there for John, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
John lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cranial's sensitive parts.
Cranial needs to keep his hands up - John had a free shot at his head there.
Cranial throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from John finds it's way through Cranial's defenses.
Cranial misses the shot to the body.
Cranial connects with a jab.
Cranial showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from John.
John walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranial misses with a body shot.
John scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
John scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cranial doesn't seem bothered though.
Cranial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
John throws a jab but it's blocked by Cranial.
Cranial connects with a jab.
John avoids the body shot from Cranial.
Cranial works the jab nicely.
Cranial keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cranial stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from John.
John throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cranial sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cranial takes one to the side of the head.
John cracks Cranial with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Cranial has knocked John down with a huge combo! Cranial steps away and waves a wobbly John back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
John throws a body punch but Cranial moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cranial on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T3#
Cranial throws an overhand right that lands on John's shoulder, as John tries to avoid the shot.
John is looking to counter punch.
John misses with a double jab.
John lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
John closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cranial moves out of range of the body kick from John.
John scores with a leg kick.
John avoids the body shot from Cranial.
A solid leg kick lands there for John.
Cranial catches John with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#ROC2#
John is rocked!
Cranial closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks John out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
In his post fight interview, Von Cranial started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.

Event: Pulse 80 - Kromog vs Yuesheng
Date: Jun 24, 2017

#R1#
Cranial will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Boyfriend misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Cranial moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cranial.
Boyfriend is trying to force a seperation but Cranial has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Cranial. #CUT#
It looks like Daniel Boyfriend has been cut.
Boyfriend wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cranial has him pressed against the cage.
Cranial keeps control of Boyfriend as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boyfriend wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cranial has him pressed against the cage.
Boyfriend is trying to push Cranial away but Cranial has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cranial keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boyfriend's efforts to push away.
Cranial working aggressively here. #T1#
Cranial pushes Boyfriend back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cranial lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boyfriend's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cranial has a couple of punches blocked by Boyfriend.
Cranial has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short left from Cranial.
Cranial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boyfriend's elbow.
Cranial lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boyfriend or not.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranial scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cranial lands with a left to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Boyfriend's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boyfriend prevents a body shot from Cranial.
Boyfriend takes a shot to the head. #ROC#
Boyfriend is rocked!#CUT#
That has opened up Daniel Boyfriend's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyfriend is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranial finish him?
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cranial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyfriend.
Cranial scores with a hook to the body.
Cranial swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyfriend uses good head movement to avoid it. #T2#
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial swings wildly with an uppercut but Boyfriend uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cranial throws a punch but it's blocked by Boyfriend.
Boyfriend blocks an uppercut.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boyfriend blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boyfriend.
A head punch on the inside from Cranial fails to land.
Cranial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boyfriend seems to have recovered his senses.
A shot in the inside from Cranial.
Cranial dips a shoulder and cracks Boyfriend with a mighty uppercut! Boyfriend falls back against the cage and Cranial unloads with a barrage of strikes! Boyfriend is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Cranial screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Cranial!
A very excited looking Von Cranial rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.

Event: Pulse 76: Kormrok/Cranial II
Date: May 27, 2017

#R1#
Kormrok misses with an uppercut
and Kormrok takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #CUT#
It looks like Von Kormrok has been cut.
Cranial closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kormrok lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cranial backs up against the cage.
Cranial connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kormrok momentarily.
A lazy left from Kormrok finds it's target.
Kormrok throws a body shot but no joy.
Cranial moves forwards but Kormrok connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD2#
Kormrok changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cranial looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranial parries the strikes from Kormrok easily there. Kormrok is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Cranial to escape.
Kormrok is chipping away with strikes.
Cranial can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T1#
Kormrok remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kormrok looks up at the clock and then as Cranial takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kormrok smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cranial's coaches at Hellfire Antechamber have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Kormrok tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The strikes coming from Kormrok are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cranial can't do much from the bottom here.
Kormrok working the head with strikes.
A bit of a lull in the action here.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kormrok is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cranial's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kormrok 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.
Cranial is trying to control Kormrok's posture but Kormrok avoids it.
Kormrok creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cranial sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cranial takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Kormrok politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kormrok prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kormrok sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cranial is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kormrok throws a strike aimed at the side of Cranial's head but Cranial avoids it well.
Kormrok trying to control the action but Cranial is working from the bottom.
Cranial on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cranial tries to get out of the position.
Kormrok working the ground and pound but Cranial is defending the strikes. #T3#
Kormrok taking a breather here. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A jab from Kormrok misses. #CL2#
Kormrok darts in and clinches Cranial up against the cage.
Kormrok scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kormrok tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kormrok misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kormrok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cranial working aggressively here.
Cranial misses with some punches.
Kormrok has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cranial after a bit of a struggle.
Kormrok misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cranial misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cranial. #T4#
Kormrok stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cranial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kormrok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cranial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kormrok lands a hook that snaps the head of Cranial backwards.
Cranial misses with the head strike.
Kormrok blocks an uppercut.
Kormrok wants to take the fight to the mat but Cranial manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Von Cranial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Von Kormrok.
Kormrok blocking some punches. #BC#
Cranial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kormrok gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cranial counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kormrok swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cranial.
Cranial misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Kormrok dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Von Kormrok's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cranial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kormrok.
Cranial misses with a straight right.
Kormrok looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cranial connects with a crisp jab.
Kormrok scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cranial in his tracks.
Cranial lands with a good body shot.
Von Kormrok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Kormrok gets a double leg takedown into Cranial's guard.
Kormrok controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kormrok wants to control from the top but Cranial keeps moving. #T1#
Kormrok in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kormrok wants to control from the top but Cranial keeps moving.
Kormrok postures up in Cranial's guard and throws a big left but Cranial blocks it.
Kormrok trying to control the position from guard on top but Cranial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kormrok with a nice head shot there.
Cranial has Kormrok pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL2#
Kormrok moves into the clinch.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cranial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kormrok misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Cranial's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kormrok lands a glancing blow to the side of Cranial's head.
Kormrok scores with a sloppy right hand. Cranial should have avoided that one.
Kormrok misses with a hook
letting Cranial counter with a right hand.
Kormrok throws a lazy right hand but Cranial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Cranial finds it's way through Kormrok's defenses.
Kormrok misses with a body shot.
Cranial was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cranial swings for the body but Kormrok moves out of range.
Cranial misses with a series of wild punches. #T3#
Kormrok connects with a body shot that sends Cranial's belly button to the back.
Cranial moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cranial! #CUT#
That has opened up Von Kormrok's cut even more.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranial. Kormrok does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kormrok throws a poor cross that misses
and Cranial counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Cranial misses the target.
Cranial missing with a left hand there. Kormrok was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T4##CL2#
Kormrok instigates a clinch.
Kormrok blocks a body shot from Cranial.
Kormrok blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Cranial breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kormrok.
Cranial swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kormrok jabs at Cranial's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranial misses with a left hand
and Kormrok counters with a nice body shot.
Kormrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cranial.
Cranial is looking for a counter combo.
Kormrok scores with a hook to the body. Cranial takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Von Kormrok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Von Kormrok's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
A punch lands to the side of Cranial 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kormrok misses with a looping right.
Kormrok catches Cranial with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cranial takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cranial switches off momentarily and Kormrok cracks him with a monster right hand! Cranial topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Kormrok dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Kormrok!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Kormrok!
Von Kormrok is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: Pulse 69 - Marx vs Mugabi
Date: Apr 08, 2017

#R1#
Cranial ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cranial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dawg manages to avoid it.
Dawg jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dawg takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT2#
It looks like War Dawg has been cut.
Cranial lands a head shot.
Cranial 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.
Dawg throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cranial throws a body punch but Dawg moves out of range.
It appears Dawg was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dawg misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Cranial on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dawg ducks under a wild hook from Cranial.
Cranial scores with a jab to the body.
Cranial throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Dawg crashing down! Dawg tries to stagger back to his feet but Cranial just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Dawg asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Cranial! Von Cranial retains his heavyweight title!
Von Cranial 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: Pulse 65 - Kormrok vs Cranial
Date: Mar 11, 2017

#R1#
Kormrok looks to land a right hand but Cranial moved out of range.
Kormrok's corner calls for a 1-2. Kormrok obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kormrok keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cranial.
Cranial misses the shot to the body.
Cranial looks to throw the jab but Kormrok is out of range.
Kormrok on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cranial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kormrok was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranial.
Good standup being displayed there by Kormrok as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kormrok fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kormrok goes for a double leg but Cranial avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cranial continues to drive forward.
Kormrok misses with a hook. Cranial ducked under it nicely. #T1#
Kormrok takes a swing at Cranial's ribcage but misses.
Cranial tries to clinch but Kormrok moves out of range.
Kormrok throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cranial to counter with a crisp jab. #CUT2#
It looks like Von Kormrok has been cut.
Cranial swings widly with a right hand
and Kormrok connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kormrok waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cranial.
Kormrok looks to land a left hand but Cranial moved out of range nicely.
Cranial throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kormrok is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kormrok will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kormrok connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheers as Cranial lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kormrok doesn't seem phased though.
Cranial throws out a powerful jab.#T2#
Cranial wants to clinch up but Kormrok keeps it at a distance.
Kormrok swinging wildly here.
Kormrok looks to land a right hand but Cranial moved out of range.
It seemed like Cranial was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kormrok takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A left lands for Cranial.
The fighters circling - Cranial throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kormrok scores with a jab to the head.
Cranial throws a body punch but Kormrok moves out of range.
Cranial displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kormrok.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Von Kormrok. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3#
No luck for Kormrok with that takedown attempt.
Kormrok misses with a straight right.
Cranial let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cranial lunges at Kormrok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kormrok's hand. #ROC2#
Kormrok is rocked!#CUT2#
Von Kormrok's cut is getting worse.
Crack! Cranial connects with the perfect overhand right and Kormrok falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Cranial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial! Von Cranial retains his heavyweight title!
Von Cranial 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: Pulse 52 - Aldo vs Chonan III
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1#
Cranial doesn't manage to clinch there - Snore circles away.
Cranial looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Snore lands with a straight right. Cranial didn't see that one coming.
Snore misses with an uppercut. Cranial saw that one coming.
Snore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cranial swinging wildly here.
Snore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cranial connects with a crisp jab. #CUT#
It looks like Zee Snore has been cut.
Snore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cranial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cranial ducks under a wild hook from Snore.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial staying out of range there.
Cranial just misses with a punch to the body.
Snore throws a jab when Cranial was well out of range.
Snore moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Von Cranial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranial drops his hands momentarily and Snore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T1##KD#
Cranial drops Snore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Snore looks back up at him and smiles so Cranial waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Cranial throws a body shot but no joy.
BOOM! Cranial lands a beautiful left hook that drops Snore. Snore tries to recover but Cranial is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Snore lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial retains his heavyweight title!
Von Cranial bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Pulse 49
Date: Nov 05, 2016

#R1#
Destruction throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cranial looks to score with a jab to the body but Destruction is just out of range.
Destruction takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #CUT#
It looks like Devon Destruction has been cut.#KD#
Cranial cracks Destruction with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cranial has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Destruction to stand back up!#ROC#
Destruction is rocked!
Cranial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Destruction.
Destruction is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranial finish him?
Destruction throws a looping overhand right but Cranial ducks down to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Destruction fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cranial manages to avoid it.
Cranial fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Destruction square on the jaw! Damn, Destruction is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial retains his heavyweight title!
Von Cranial bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

Event: Pulse 46
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
Cranial throws a body punch but Hotline moves out of range.
Hotline is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Hotline gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Cranial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hotline tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cranial swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cranial looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Cranial throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Hotline was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hotline tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hotline tries to clinch but Cranial moves out of range.
Cranial lands with a cross.
Hotline takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cranial throws a body shot but no joy.
Hotline tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cranial manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial swings for the body but Hotline moves out of range.
Hotline looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cranial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hotline was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranial.
Cranial misses with a two punch combination.
Hotline displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cranial throws out the jab.
Hotline tries to clinch
and Cranial counters with a nice uppercut. #T1##KD#
Cranial cracks Hotline with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cranial has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hotline to stand back up!#ROC#
Hotline is rocked!
Hotline tries to clinch there but Cranial circles away.
Cranial lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Hotline out cold! Hotline is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the ropes! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial retains his heavyweight title!

Event: Pulse 43
Date: Sep 24, 2016

#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Honda or perhaps it was just good defense by Cranial, which made it look bad.
Cranial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Honda was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranial.
Honda tries for a takedown but Cranial circles away easily
and Cranial counters with a nice uppercut.
Cranial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect. #TD2#
Honda shoots in and gets a takedown into Cranial's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Honda postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cranial keeping moving, preventing Honda from controlling successfully.
Cranial has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Honda trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cranial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Honda on the ground.#T1#
Honda trying to control the position from guard on top but Cranial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Honda is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Honda accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Honda controlling from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Honda wants to control from the top but Cranial keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cranial with a hook.#CUT#
It looks like Yoko Honda has been cut.#T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cranial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Honda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cranial counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Von Cranial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoko Honda.
Honda staying out of range there.#KD#
Cranial cracks Honda with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Honda looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cranial finish him? #ROC#
Honda is rocked!
Cranial misses with a wild body shot.
Honda has his takedown stuffed
and Cranial counters with a big left hand that crumples Honda! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial retains his heavyweight title!

Event: Pulse 40
Date: Sep 03, 2016

#R1#
Hotline takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hotline lands a glancing blow to the side of Cranial's head.
Hotline closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cranial looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cranial bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hotline's head backwards.
Cranial misses the shot to the body.
Hotline wants to counter the offense by Cranial and move into the clinch position.
Von Cranial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cranial lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cranial lands the left hand.
Hotline tries to clinch up.#KD#
Cranial cracks Hotline with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hotline looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cranial finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranial knocks out Hotline with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Cranial before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Cranial picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!
Von Cranial is the new heavyweight champion!

Event: Pulse 34
Date: Jul 23, 2016

#R1#
Cranial is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cranial feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nunes s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cranial looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Cranial.
Cranial throwing a counter right hand but Nunes manages to avoid it.
Cranial misses with a few strikes there.
Nunes throws out a loose jab but Cranial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Cranial.#CUT#
It looks like Dennis Nunes has been cut.
Cranial connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Nunes out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!

Event: Pulse 31
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Cranial throws out a loose jab but Reddish uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reddish connects with a leg kick. Cranial looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Reddish lands a nice looking body kick.
Cranial scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #CUT#
It looks like Garrett Reddish has been cut.
Reddish on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cranial rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reddish counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cranial tries to bum rush Reddish with a series of wild strikes but Reddish uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cranial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Cranial has knocked Reddish down with a huge combo! Cranial steps away and waves a wobbly Reddish back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reddish ducks under a wild hook from Cranial.
A little jabbing left from Reddish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Reddish lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cranial's sensitive parts.
Von Cranial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cranial. Reddish does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Cranial. That snapped Reddish's head back. #T1#
Cranial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reddish manages to avoid it.
Reddish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cranial.
Cranial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cranial feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Reddishs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#KD#
Cranial cracks Reddish with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cranial has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Reddish to stand back up!#ROC#
Reddish is rocked!
Crack! Cranial connects with the perfect overhand right and Reddish falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Cranial!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!

Event: Prestige Pride Cup 2
Date: May 04, 2016

#R1#
Cahill throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cranial steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cahill.
Cranial slips a straight right by Cahill.
Cranial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cahill moves away.
Cahill throws a body shot but no joy. #KD2#
Cranial lands a big right hand that sends Cahill crashing to the mat! Cranial stays standing though and waves Cahill back to his feet!#CUT2#
It looks like Jim Cahill has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Cranial. No joy for Cahill on that attempt. #KD2#
Cranial cracks Cahill with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cahill looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Cranial finish him? #ROC2#
Cahill is rocked!
Cahill really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cahill throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cranial 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.
Cahill takes a swing at Cranial's ribcage but misses.
Cahill shoots in for a takedown but Cranial shows good takedown defense.
Cranial tries to counter with a clinch but Cahill shakes him off and moves away.
Cahill swings for the body but Cranial moves out of range. #T1#
Cranial circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Cahill tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Cranial wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Von Cranial!

Event: Prestige FC 60: Feast Fight
Date: Apr 09, 2016

#R1#
Gingerson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranial.
Gingerson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cranial fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gingerson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gingerson tries to score with a low kick but Cranial moves his leg out of the way.
Gingerson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cranial as he jumps to the side.
Cranial is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gingerson.
Gingerson shoots and misses
and Cranial counters with a left to the body.
Cranial lands with a good body shot.
Gingerson looks winded!
Gingerson misses with a takedown attempt - Cranial sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cranial wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Von Cranial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alf Gingerson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial digs a good hook to Gingerson's body.
Cranial is looking to wear down Gingerson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cranial punishes Gingerson's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Cranial pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gingerson back to the cage. Cranial follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cranial digs a good hook to Gingerson's body.
Cranial 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.
Cranial has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cranial digs a good hook to Gingerson's body.
Cranial fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gingerson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cranial fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gingerson on the side of the head.
Cranial throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cranial lands with a shot to the body.
Gingerson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cranial digs a good hook to Gingerson's body. #T2#
Cranial lands with a good body shot.
Cranial throws a body shot but no joy.
Cranial digs a good body shot into Gingerson's ribs.
Cranial with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cranial scores with a body shot.
Gingerson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cranial scores with a sloppy right hand. Gingerson should have avoided that one.
Cranial swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cranial closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A shot to the liver by Cranial. Beautiful body shot.
Gingerson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cranial connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gingerson scrambles back to his feet.
Alf Gingerson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Cranial throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gingerson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cranial lands a nice shot to the body.
Cranial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gingerson wants to counter the offense by Cranial and move into the clinch position.
Gingerson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cranial connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gingerson scrambles back to his feet.
Gingerson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing. #CL#
Cranial closes the distance and clinches.
Cranial tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gingerson's elbow.
Cranial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cranial presses Gingerson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cranial gets underhooks to prevent Gingerson's takedown attempt.
Cranial lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gingerson backwards.
Cranial can't find room to land a body shot as Gingerson controls the action.
Cranial tries to work over Gingerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T4#
Cranial prevents Gingerson from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Cranial.
Gingerson takes a shot to the head.
Cranial is working Gingerson over against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranial lands a hook that snaps the head of Gingerson backwards.
Cranial goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cranial lands a body shot.
Cranial struggles to land a body shot inside as Gingerson controls his hands.
Cranial lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cranial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Cranial - that landed with a thud.
Cranial tries to throw a body punch but Gingerson avoids it by throwing Cranial back against the cage.
Cranial lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cranial works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cranial is working Gingerson over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Cranial dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Nice uppercut lands for Cranial. That snapped Gingerson's head back. #KD#
Cranial drops Gingerson with a beautiful combination! Gingerson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cranial is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Gingerson is rocked!
Cranial misses the shot to the body.
Gingerson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cranial defends it nicely.
Cranial works Gingerson's body with a nice hook.
Gingerson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gingerson is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cranial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cranial fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Cranial scores with a body shot.
Cranial just misses with a punch to the body.
Cranial is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cranial looks to land a combination. Gingerson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cranial scores with a body shot. #CL#
Cranial moves into the clinch.
Cranial lands a nice shot to the body.
Cranial works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cranial stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cranial lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cranial lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cranial tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cranial tries a body shot but Gingerson blocks it. #T2#
Cranial struggles to land a body shot inside as Gingerson controls his hands.
Cranial lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cranial can't find room to land a body shot as Gingerson controls the action.
Cranial lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Cranial.
Cranial stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Von Cranial has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cranial works on Gingerson's body with a couple of short punches.
Cranial misses with a body punch.
Cranial doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cranial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cranial misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gingerson goes for a takedown attempt but Cranial pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cranial scores with a body shot. #T3#
Cranial lands a nice shot to the body.
Cranial scores with a jab. Gingerson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cranial scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cranial fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gingerson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cranial scores with a hook to the body. Gingerson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cranial scores with a jab. Gingerson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Von Cranial is winning the standup battle so far.
Gingerson takes one on the button.
Gingerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gingerson tries a quick counter leg kick but Cranial is wise to it.
Gingerson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gingerson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cranial.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gingerson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cranial fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cranial jabs Gingerson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cranial lands a slapping body shot.
Gingerson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gingerson avoids the body shot from Cranial.
Cranial throws a shot to the body.
Cranial connects with a body shot that sends Gingerson's belly button to the back.
Alf Gingerson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gingerson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cranial to score with a decent uppercut.
Cranial listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cranial wants to clinch up but Gingerson keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Von Cranial dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Cranial jabs at Gingerson's body.
Cranial ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cranial fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gingerson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cranial lands a slapping body shot.
Cranial scores with a shot to the body.
Cranial changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cranial fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cranial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cranial connects with a jab.
Gingerson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gingerson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gingerson wants to counter with a clinch but Cranial pushes him away.
Cranial scores with a jab.#T1#
Gingerson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cranial tries to avoid it but Gingerson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cranial to the ground. Cranial escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cranial is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gingerson.
Cranial is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gingerson can do to turn this around?
Cranial connects with a looping right hand.
Cranial lands with a good body shot.
Cranial stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gingerson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cranial finish him?
Cranial cracks Gingerson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cranial lunges at Gingerson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gingerson's hand.
Gingerson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gingerson seems to have recovered his senses.
Cranial stuns Gingerson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cranial lands with a nice body punch.
Gingerson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
Cranial dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cranial lands with a good body shot.
Cranial scores with a jab.
Cranial takes a swing at Gingerson's ribcage but misses.
Gingerson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cranial lands a body shot.
Cranial lands with a shot to the body.
Cranial takes a swing at Gingerson's ribcage but misses.
Von Cranial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cranial just misses with a punch to the body. #CL#
Gingerson tries to keep at a distance but Cranial has taken the fight into the clinch.#T3#
A short right from Cranial on the inside.
Cranial misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cranial working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gingerson fails to pull guard.
Gingerson prevents a body shot from Cranial.
Cranial lands a hook that snaps the head of Gingerson backwards.
Von Cranial is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gingerson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gingerson missing with knees to the body.
Cranial tries to work over Gingerson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gingerson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T4#
Gingerson trying to land knees to the body.
Gingerson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cranial just stands there and leans against the cage.
Von Cranial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alf Gingerson.
Gingerson misses with some punches.
Gingerson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gingerson blocks a body shot from Cranial.
Gingerson is trying to pull guard but Cranial turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gingerson tries to pull guard but Cranial forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gingerson tries to pull guard but Cranial holds him up against the cage and eventually Gingerson drops back down to his feet.
Cranial misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Von Cranial showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cranial 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Von Cranial!

Event: Prestige FC 56: Ketto
Date: Mar 19, 2016

#R1#
Cranial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Tall was well out of range. Poor timing from Cranial.
Von Cranial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Tall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cranial misses the body punch
and The Tall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cranial tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. The Tall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cranial throws a right and a left that The Tall avoids nicely.
Cranial swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Tall counters with a three punch combo that has Cranial backing up. Cranial nods at The Tall to acknowledge the strikes.
Cranial misses with a body shot.
The Tall lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice shot lands for The Tall.
Cranial has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hellfire Antechamber in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranial throws a body punch but The Tall moves out of range.
Cranial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Tall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cranial.
It seemed like The Tall was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cranial misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Tall.
The Tall works Cranial's body with a nice hook.
The Tall shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cranial eats them both and turns towards The Tall to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#T1#
Cranial throws a body punch but The Tall moves out of range.
Cranial lands a slapping body shot.
Cranial throws a hook to the side of The Tall's head but The Tall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cranial swings away with a body shot that misses
letting The Tall counter with a right hand.
The Tall slips under a jab.
Cranial misses with a jab to the body
and The Tall counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Tall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cranial throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Tall lands with a hook. Cranial tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #KD2#
The Tall lands a left and a right that send Cranial crashing to the mat, dazed. The Tall thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#
Cranial is rocked!
Cranial is looking to wear down The Tall with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cranial fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Tall manages to avoid it.
Oh Cranial is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cranial misses the shot to the body.
The Tall lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cranial seems to have got his legs back now.
Cranial misses with a hook to the body
and The Tall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #KD2#
The Tall sends Cranial crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! The Tall is motioning to the referee to let Cranial up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!#T2#
Cranial throws an overhand right that lands on The Tall's shoulder, as The Tall tries to avoid the shot.
Cranial throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Tall makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cranial is breathing heavily.
Cranial swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Tall counters with a straight that turns Cranial's legs to rubber! The Tall pushes forward with more strikes and Cranial goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan The Tall!
Duncan The Tall took some time post fight to say the following; 'I really want to fight alot, need money havent afford with nothing! kepp the fights coming boss. '.

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